The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-12-08
TIFFIN GILMORE
ON BLACK BASS"
An Instructive Talk-Asso.
citation Elects; Prizes
Are Awarded
HoW's THls7


A big sporting tournament, to in
clude contests in fly and bait casting,
as we'll as trap-shooting and, in fact,
all elements of fishing, trapping and
hunting, was offered to Mt. Vernon
Tuesday night by Secretary j. F. At
wood of the Ohio League of Sports
men.
"ITl give you first chance" Mr. At
wood said, "and guarantee Is entries
from Columbus alone. 1t means more
to you than a convention. All you
have to do is to get merchants to Of
fer prizes"
He was taken UP on the spot.
John S. Gotshall moved that a COM
mittee be appointed to investigate
possibilities of the shoot Judge F.
o. Levering amended the motion,
placing the city of Mt Vernon with
Secretary Atwood for first reserva.
tion on program of this nature.
A rising vote brought everyone in
attendance to his feet.
The Knox County Fish & Game as
sociation will get busy at once.
Representing nearly every section
of Knox county, nimrods who love
to stray the banks of streams, pole
in hand, hunters who delight in fol
lowing dog on crisp autumn day,
trappers whose Joy it is to bait skill
fully their devices and await results
and men who believe in the proper
conservation of the fish and game in
terests of Ohio, thronged the X. of
P. armory-150 strong = Tuesday
night on the occasion of the annual
banquet of the Knox Co. Fish and
Game association, an organization
which now numbers 529 enthusiastic
sportsmen of the county on it's roster.
A dinner of rare excellence was
served by the Ladies' Auxiliary OF st.
Pauls Episcopal church which had as
its main article, of fare, luscious,
toothsome rabbit, shot and brought in,
by members of the association. In
addition, there were all the neces-
sary "trimmin's" which go toward
rounding out real game dinner.
Music was furnished during the
banquet by an orchestra composed of
G. G. Snow, violinist; Gordon Wag
ner, clarinetist; Charles Jennings,
pianist; and Ray Tucker, drums.
The guests of honor were Tiffln
Gilmore, one Of the organizers of the
League of Ohio Sportsmen, and j. +.
Atwood, secretary of that organiza-
tion. Both reside in Columbus and
are as well.informed sportsmen as
there are in the state.
President William L. Robinson of
the local association, in his intro
ductory remarks, made mention of
the work of the Knox county organ
ization which, in its three years OF
existence, has done much toward the
regulation of sport in Knox, as well
as promote a much better under
standing between the sportsman and
the farmer.
Announced to speak Oh "Black
Bass" TifIln Gilmore insisted on de-
voting some little time to birds be-
fore plunging into his main subject,
and the crowd listened with interest.
Diagramming the flights of migratory
birds-Atlantic, Mississippi and Pa
cific coast-Mr Gilmore pointed out
the six districts which are recognized
by the biological bureau at Washing
ton. lie stated that surveys are be-
ing conducted through the country to
ascertain whether or not the protec-
tion by law that should be the case
is afforded the birds.
There are more species OF birds in
the United States, said Mr.. Gilmore,
than fishes, mammals and reptiles
combined. The enormity of this is
appreciated when it is taken into
consideration that there are 1877 va
rieties Of fish in the state alone. This
classification includes turtles and
cells.
"The best and gamiest fish in Ohio