The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-04
Am I Right !?

circulate about fishermen bringing home
one, two and three hundred fish caught
in a day or two This is wrong-woefully
wrong-from the standpoint Of the sports
man and something should be done to put
a stop to it.
Ten fish of fair size are all that any
sportsman is entitled to take from the
slaughters fish beyond the number he
can take care Of himself. It is not sport
to load up a boat with fish of all kinds
simply to make a record for kills. have
| little patience with the, fish hog who
chances to strike the water under ia,
vorable conditions and stays until he
drags forth a sufficient number of fish
to stock the neighborhood and then feed
his neighbours hogs.
Fishermen should remember that this is
not the last year Of fishing. Generations
are coming on who might like to cast a
| line In our waters and while away day
with hook and line. 1t is this sort Of fish
butchery which has depleted the eastern
| streams until fishermen are compelled to
| journey far to the Canadian wilds to
catch game fish. Minnesota is dotted
| with lakes and streams which are we'll
supplied with fish. BY the exercise Of a
little self-control on the part of those who
fish the streams and lakes can be made
a permanent source of enjoyment, but big
catches and fishing out Of season will de-
plete them as surely as fate. Hereafter
when you see man with more than a.
dozen fish as a result Of one days angling
don't set him down as lucky
nOWN in Brooklyn the other night a
~ gang of thugs sat in the basement
Of a saloon and allowed a 16-year-
old boy to fight fortytwo rounds against
a seasoned fighter. The boy chance to
be enough Of an aboriginal beast t stay
the limit, and was willing to atinue
when the referee, probably satis IN his
! lust for blood and gore, called 8. halt, and
it is announced that the fighters will meet
in two weeks to $50 to a fnish''
The Brooklyn police should hunt down
every man who attended that fight and
send him to the island for six months at
least. The referee should get about ten
years at hard labor. The boy who al
lowed himself to be made a choppine
block Of should be sent to a feeble minded
institution.
I will admit frankly, laying aside al
questions of morals and ethics, that there
match between men-not boys-who are
evenly matched and in good condition.
never missed one if could get to it. but
the line should be drawn promptly on al.
lowing boys to enter ring. It is muir
der, pure and simple. Immature youths
should never be permitted to box save ir
la friendly set-to in a gymnasium. Sneak
fights generally lead to fatalities. The man
who will permit and promote meetings
like that one at Brooklyn is no better
than a pickpocket. One way Of getting
! money is just as honorable as the other
4 Followers of boxing generally frown upor
such fights, and it is only thugs and de-
i generates who will have anything to dc
with such contests
u NT 1NNEAPOLIS Is interested in auto
4Y1 mobiles. Not only the fortunate
who own machines and have to patch
punctured tires but the general public Is
interested. This was attested by the turn.
out for the automobile parade Of Friday
night a week ago. This interest can b,
sustained and the public still more inter
, ested by a series of races and hill climb
, ing contests. hill climbing contest Il
|, under way for next Saturday. It will
! tomobile races would attract still large
r attendance
Just now most Of the makers Of auto
mobiles have specially built racing car
f and drivers who send them to the limi
: of speed. Minneapolis is at the gatewa;
to the northwest and If dealers and clu
, men Of the city unite to give automobil
0 races it will not be a difficult matter t
g secure the attendance Of the crack motor
! lists Of the country. There are a numbe
= Of courses over which races might be he'll
Q and as Minneapolis has no horse races t
speak Of the public would turn with pleas
y ure to motor racing. The automobile feve
y is just starting here, despite the fact tina
e over four hundred cars are owned an
IL operated within the city. This subject 1
9 well worth taking up by the Minneapoli
;. Automobile club, and, If not by them, b
It the dealers association. Such series {
d races should boom the sport and the trad,
d Thor.