Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-07
JOSEPH KALBFUS
TELLS SPORTSMEN
NOT TO BE SPORTS
Secretary of State Game
Commission Pleads for
Protection Of Birds by
farmers and Hunters Here
By JOSEPH KALpFus

Secretary Kalbfus has written a series
OF interesting articles on State game
questions which will appear in the
EVENING LEDGER from time to time.
The first instalment. addressed to the
Sports Editor. is as follows:
Some time in October 1 wrote you
relative TO game protection and the pos
sibility of game increase in Pennsylva-
MIA and attempted to express the idea
that, TO my mind, the sportsman only
was the man who had up to this time
given protection to our game and Wild
birds. have never known a church
man. unless he was also a sportsman to
spend a minute of his time or a cent of
his money to help place laws upon our
books relative TO these subjects or to
help enforce these laws after they were
enacted.
II have known but few farmers who.
unless they were also sportsmen. ever
did one thing for the birds. the lifework
Of which makes success possible on the
farm Sportsmen. the men who in the
minds OF many are mostly lOafers and
all destroyers, are the only ones who
acted when necessity required and have
stood between our game. especially our
birds and sure destruction. A bushel
Of grain placed where Bob White can Sc
cure II means more to him and his fam
ny IMAM All the huBBesuOnh lhdl can De
offered BY all the people in the county
where they are about TO die OF starva-
ton
II desire. also, TO have it distinctly un-
derstood that there Is vast difference
between sportsman and a sport. the
first respecting the rights OF his fellow
men in all things. loving nature, taking
reasonably OF the things nature provides
and doing his utmost TO continue to COM
Ing generations the things that have made
this world pleasant 70 him, and to that
end Is willing to give as well as take,
'srhe sport, utterly regardless OF com
sequences, lives for himself alone. and
gives no thought to the possible result
of his actions; he cares for nothing. so
long as be has his desires gratihed to-
day and Ia seems 70 me that all the
people Of the world might be divided into
these two classes. All sports do not wear
red neekties.
= some years ago attended a meeting
81 suorismen al Columbus. o. Governor
Myron + Herrlck spoke al the banquet.
ana among other things said; You have
1aan IA session here for three days. Your
delegates are gathered from almost every
State IA this Onion, even far-away Alas
IA "a represented. 4 have been present az
several sessions. j have had repre-
sfufative here present al All the sessions,
SID understand that mol once BY any OF
tho many here assembled has the ques-
fion of eommereiaIism been mentioned.
Rroal fo sou as Individuals has been
Eirar no consideration Your entire effort
sfms Is have been directed toward the
4aaseffafi0n sef national resources. 10
afea4reIns and continuing 20 those who
y follow you IL this world the things
4hnt haze helped 70 make this life 10
sdn worth living the forests, the fcHers.
i birds same. fish, q pure water sup
otf never knew what sp0rtslna nship
ant before thia time. and aguFe sou
oH IS sportsman from this day The
~ 4afE ol helniHs he fellow men car-
aa eH - this Han. as she repFeaenta-
tIts 81 America s. France. during the
tssnl aar delaenslrates Re q stu keep
tIs nlonilsa and Is doing az n hia
ar - alleviate sanernE around hllu.