Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-09
The Important Dates for the Months
of May, June and July Given-Fish-
ing Season Begins Next Friday, May
Exchanges in Football RuIes-TaIk
of the "Puss."

nishes the course. On many of these
latter training grounds are to be found
the old timer with his youngster out
of which he expects to evolve a To-
class animal. but who will probably
land outside the flag in his first go with
the green ones. The early summer
dates scheduled so far this season,
that are of any prominence, are very
prominence are very fair in number,
the more principal ones being West,
Union, May 27-29; New Hampton,
June 1912; Waterloo. June 1926; He'd
rick, July 4; Marshalltown, July 14-16;
OttumMa, July 1916; Des Mones,
July 2l-24; DEBORAH. June pa; Wav-
erly, June Ills; Marion, July Ia
Aurora, July Ii: Davenport, July
14-17, and Oskaloosa. July 2123.
wet one and in some cases meetings
were almost entirely done away with
on account of the rain, as a whole K
was q successful one, and the season of
1903 promises to be even more so. While
in Iowa there has been but little more
than newspaper talk regarding the
shortening of the races and making
the game one of the best two out OF
three, there is no use denying that this
sentiment is gaining ground. and some
action in the various western associa-
tons can be expected. Owners. track
managers and starters all seem to
agree that for every one concerned the
short method of racing, preventing the
laying up of heats, is the only proper.
system by which owner and spectator
alike can get quick action for thelr
money, without the tedious worrying
delays characteristic of the old races.
Minnesota has thrown open her lakes
and streams to her fishermen on May !.
and they can take from them all kinds
of fish excepting black bass. The sea-
son for this species will begin on May
Is. next Friday, ar.l on the same date
ii will be lawful for fishermen In Iowa
10 take their first try for the finny fell
lows. Just what may be expected IS
rather hard to predict, but it is very
likely the early fishing will be poor. 1t
would seem with the very few fish
taken last season, that this year should
be fruitful of better things. There has
food washed into the streams of Iowa
that will satisfy the cravings of their
inhabitants ia. some time. Something
like line on the summers prospects
can be better foretold month from
now.
The twenty-sixth annual tourna-
ment of the Iowa State Sportsman $
Association will be held at Osceola
on May 10, 20 and 81. and the gentle
men of that place propose to make III
the banner gathering of the history of
the organization. The program shows
two days of target shooting and one of
live bird events. The first day Will
have 8, Is and four 20 target
events. The second day will hold eight
fifteen, four twenty, and one twenty
five clay bird events. One the last day
the state trophy team event of twenty
live birds, the diamond badge event
with ten live birds, and the fifteen
bird event, handicap, open to the
world will be shot. Cash to the
amount of $500 has been added to the
purses.
Football rules are likely to be radi-
rules carry into effect the regulation
under consideration. This is to change
the present system whereby three men
must touch the ball before 1T is in
play by having only two lay hands on
it, BY the proposed rule the center
can snap the bali to any man on the
team who may then rush with it. 1t
will be possible, therefore, for the
quarterback to carry the ball, an i'm
portant innovation, and because of the
fact that any man may take the pig
skin without the quarter-back's pre-
vious assistance all sorts of puzzling
combinations will be feasible. With
this regulation in effect the present
evils of mass play, which have aroused
such opposition, would. it is believed,
largely be done away with and a more
open and less dangerous style of play
come into effect.
1t is likely that Young Corbett's trip
through the west will soon be cut
short. The trip has not been a sue
cess from a fistic point OF view, altho
the champion has made plenty of
money Since his victory over Terry
McGovern Young Corbett has not
done much training. AS a consequence
he has taken on a lot of weight which
has made him slow. This accounts
mainly for his narrow escapes at the
hands of third raters lately.
Terry McGovern, who is matched to
box Abe Attell at Fort Erie on Me-
mortal Day, has begun training in a
light way Terry is in fine condition
and is confident that he will whip the
clever Californian.
Gunfire, two-to-one shot, won the
Metropolitan handicap at Morris park,
New York. He carried Burns at los
pounds and made sl1,1S0 for her owner
Whitney. f. e. Watchers. owner of
Lord Derby and McChesney, Won
$4,000 at the odds.
Cotton Reaches High Price.
New York, May Cotton futures to-
day raacbad q new high level, JULY All-