Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-22
REVIEW OF 1H[ SPORTS
Senate Bill to Protect Prairie
Chickens For Five Years u
Tardy Measure
FEW CHICKENS TO PROTECT
Protective Law Would Help tho bob
White" But the Prairie Chicken Has
Gone-Water Fowls Need Protection
Mo.t---Joe Cans, Winner of $4,000
In Two Fights, is Broke.

The state senate acted wisely, II
rather tardily, in passing the bill pro-
tecting quail and prairie chickens for
a period of five years. Presumably the
house will also pass the bill and 1t VIII
become a law. The only regret Is that
such a bill did not become a law five
years ago So far as the prairie
chicken Is concerned, the passing OF
the bin Is like locking the stable after
the horse has been stolen. Five years
ago such a law might have been OF
some value. Now 1t Is practically
worthless. There are no chickens In
Iowa now--at least not enough that
from them will be produced any large
amount Of chickens in five years. The
slaughter, wet years, and most of all,
the settling up OF the country and the
turning under for cultivation the places
which are their natural breeding spots,
have almost exterminated or driven
them out.
The Bob White" still exists in suf-
ficient numbers to warrant five years
protection. While still better able to
care for himself than the chicken, he
Is at the same time more liable to be
exterminated by natural causes, such
as extreme cold and deep SHOWS. than
his larger neighbor.
While the senate was on the subject
OF game birds 1t might better have ex-
pended Its energies In protecting the
water fowl by closing the spring sea-
son against shooting. Killing at this
time OF the year is one of the greatest.
il not the greatest force, that Is slowly
but surely wiping out the myriads OF
northbound ducks, which used to, but
do not any more, fly over the state in
March. There is yet time to save the
water fowl IL Iowa will act as other
northern states have before. protection
will not be needed, because like the
case of the prairie chicken, there will
be no water fowl to protect
in his last two big fights, Is broke. and
penniless. Craps" got the negroes
money. From his fight with Nelson and
Herman, and what was derived from
the fight pictures, brought Cans $685.
coo.
No hard indoor work is to be done
by the state university track squad be-
fore the. season for outdoor work be-
gins. Early training indoors had a
determined effect last year, and put
such a keen edge" on the team mem
bers early in the season that they went
stale" before the time for the state
meet.
Following are the dates and purses
for the Great Western Racing Circuit
as fixed at meeting of the circuit at
Milwaukee this week: Libertyville,
July 1919, $4,000; Terre Haute, July
1926, $4,000; Decatur, July 30-Aug.
2, $4,000: Pekin. Aug. SO. $4,000;
Galesburg, Aug. 1915, $17,50O; Dav-
export, Aug. 20-23, $4,000; Dubuque
Aug. 27-30. $1,000; Hamline. Sept. 2-7,
$26, 900; Milwaukee, Sept. 9-13, $25, 900,
and Springfield. Sept. 27-Oct. IS, $25,-
900. sss
Ned Hanson, former manager of the
Brooklyn base ball team has brought
suit against the Brooklyn club for $780,
600. The suit is brought In behalf OF
members Of the Baltimore base ball
association.
Ames is conceded to have the best
chance of winning first place in the
intercollegiate state meet. Iowa col
lege has a good claim on second and
Drake stands an excellent show Of
landing third place. The state univer-
sity may possibly land third. but Drake
has the better chance. Ames is thought
to be likely winner of first because
1T will put veteran team in the field.
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John Connors, first baseman, sold BY
South Bend to Toronto, with Pitcher
Elmel Moffitt, has signed a contract
for $3.50. Cecil Ferguson, the former
South Bend pitcher, will join the New
York Nationals Saturday.
President Joe S. jackson of the
South Michigan league, announces the
circuit will be one of eight clubs. Bay
City will be admitted and Flint prob
ably also.
Joe Wilkes, well known in Waterloo,
has signed a contract with Frank
Boyle, who will manage Waterloo's
team. Boyle will go to Waterloo to
live about March 1. Pennington, Sec
ond baseman for Boone, and later. for
Clinton, has been awarded to Waterloo.
Mahoney, formerly with Fort Dodge.
will be on Boyle's lineup.
Clinton, of the "Three-I" League, is
to be the home Of the infants of that
circuit. Infants" is the name that
has been tackled to Clinton's aspiring
bunch, and it is likely to stick.
Carves Artificial Teeth.
Miss Madeline A. Bartlett, of Boss
ton whose works Of SCULPTURE have