Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-07
Burlington Hunters Protest
Against Proposed Law For
Closed Quail Season
Pur FORWARD WEAK ARGUMENT
Petition Legislature for Short Open
Season Each ,Year-corneIl College
Base Ball schedule-consolidation
of Iowa Horse Racing Circuits Pro-
posed-Many Ducks in South Da-
kota-other Sports Gossip.

From Burlington comes a protest
against the passage of the proposed
bill which will make it unlawful TO Kill
any quail or prairie chicken in Iowa
for five years. This Burlington pro-
test is directed especially against the
prohibition of the killing of quail. The
contention set forth in the petition be-
ing circulated there is that hunters
kill but very few quail anyway, and
that not nearly so many are killed
with the gun as are destroyed by the
cold winters and quail trappers. 1t
fators a short open period of fifteen
days each year and resident hunt
CTS license.
many that have gone UP every time an
Iowa legislature has attempted to cor
rect hunting evils and protect the
Estates game. Years ago it was said
the Wild pigeons and prairie chicken
were too numerous to be wiped out.
Where are they now? The pigeon has
disappeared entirely, and there are not
a dozen counties in the state that
could scare up enough prairie chick
ems to make one days good shooting
for I; pair of hunters. Closed spring
seasons for ducks in this and every
other northern Iowa state is the only
assured means of preventing their an
initiation. But when Iowa proposed
to cut off duck shooting a band of
spring hunters from Sioux City and
its vicinity swooped down on the
Legislature and its good intentions We're
nipped in the bud.
Prairie chickens are too few in Iowa
to make any protective measure worth
while. The time for prevention has
passed The Bob White" Is still scat
tered over the state. and he needs the
help of the law to further establish
himself and rear his young and in
crease his numbers. Despite the Bur-
lington and all other similar protests,
let US have five years of protection.
Following is the base ball schedule
for Cornell college, Mt. Vernon:
April 13--Norinal, at Mount Vernon.
April 20-Coe at Mount Vernon.
April 27-Grinnell at Mount Vernon.
May NEBRASKA university at Mt.
Vernon. A
May 10--Ames at Ames.
May 11-Simpson at Indianola.
May 1S-Grinnell at Grinnell.
+ May 1S-S. U. l. at Mount Vernon.
May 22--Ames at Mount Vernon.
May 25-S. u. L at Iowa City.
May 31-Simpson at Mount Vernon.
+ June Normal at Cedar Falls.
June S-Cce at Cedar Rapids.
A consolidation Of the Cedar Valley
and the Greater Cedar Valley racing
circuits is one of the possibilities Of the
spring. Such movement is under
consideration, and at a meeting to be
held in Waverly Tuesday, March IL,
the plan will be accepted or turned
down. This meeting date has met
with the approval of officers of both
circuits. Should such circuit be made
believe that both would benefit by the
consolidation.
The spring migration of ducks has
begun. While it has not been especi-
ally noticeable in Iowa, from South
Dakota comes reports of unusually
large numbers of ducks for this time of
the year The open water, and there is
very little of 1t around Vermillion, S.
d., is said to be fairly covered with
ducks of all descriptions. With the
corn fields covered with snow and ice,
and the. sloughs and ponds frozen over,
the ducks have been forced to take to
the open water of the river.
ass
Toni Caponi the Italian middle
weight who fights for Teddy Murphy,
has been matched to meet Ben Trem-
BILE in Minneapolis on March Is. They
will go ten rounds at weight which
has not yet been decided.
Pitcher William Jankee of Tippeca-
noe, Ind, last year twirler for the
Bourbon team, has signed with South
Bend. Elmer Bliss came to terms with
Grand Rapids. Eddie Coffey refused
to sign with Terre Haute.
A return battle between Young Cor
bett and Jimmy Britt, fistic engage
ment which has been hanging fire for
three years, is now assured, and Reno,
New, is to be the scene of combat be-
tween the bitter rivals. The Britts,
James, Edward and Willis, will depart
for Reno soon. when the final arrange.
ments for the contest will be made.
The men are to battle for $4,000
purse, winner to get so per cent and
loser 40 per cent. They will fight at
1873 pounds and weigh in at o'clock.
In the billiard match at London
England. between Reece and NJ In
man. the former won with a break of
1863. unfinished, which is the world
record at English billiards. The best
previous was one of SO2 by H. w. Ste
yenson.,
The Davenport Athletic club has
completed a program for it's boxing
show of March 12-"Packy" McFar-
land and Joe Galiigan. both of Chicago.
will fight fifteen rounds in the main
bout.
SCORES THE sALActous PRESS.
Cardinal Gibbons Urges That sensa-
tional Newspapers Be Stunned.
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