Arizona republican., 1921-03-27

Where baseball scandals failed to
 reach! Fred E. Clark. ex-manager of
 the Pittsburg Pirates. is now living in the Sun Flower state having invested in oil leases which are making him so
 much money he can't put it all in one
 pile. Fred is floating up stream against an eight-mi1e financial current. He has partially lost faith in the baseball fraternity, based on the World series exposures. duplicating men. who in hi. baseball days were, like Caesars wife. above suspicion or reproach. He has switched his allegiance from sport on the diamond to field and trapshooting AS a side kick, he has annexed to his stair that old time professional trap l shot, Ed O'Brien of Florence, Kan.
 Park Lake Hunting club, with an | area of 5000 acres. is located in Staff | ford county, Kansas, 40 miles west of 1 Hutchinson,- a shooting mecca very | attractive toNF.red and Ed when those l migratory feathered aces of the air l come from the north on their annual I pilgrimage to southern climes. Park | Lake club has a limited membership Of l4 whose homes are so distant, few are in action on the marches at any
 one time This preserve is direct fly way for red head and canvasback on their itinerary between the sand hills of | Nebraska and Gulf of Mexico. Three
 small lakes are incorporated in the club grounds, Middle, Red head and Rose | lakes, all set to grass nuts, rice and
 celery. number of permanent blinds are built and arranged for the especial comfort of occupants. Club house stands short distance back from shore line. Facing the front door, an immense fire place greets you upon i entering: it's diffusing heat invites a startle and open the eyes of nimrod novice Where this preserve is located, in early pioneer days, was the feeding grounds and runway for vast herds of buffalo. Evidences of those days are
 frequently found, uncovered by the
 shifting sands Bones and skulls of
 bison dot the prairies, while Indian relics pertaining to the case are very
 numerous. The local fly way for home
 bred birds is between Little Salt Marsh and Cheyenne Bottoms, covering Sta lowlands of four rivers, Arkansas. Rat tlesnake, north and south branches oi NimiSka-
 more congenfal aggregation oi good Indians never connected them selves with club Their varied per sonal experiences furnish an everlast- ing fund of entertainment Persona association with a good bunch is tn, real pleasure of a hunt Accuratel, pointing a gun and successful kills arr side issues incident to the enjoymen of camp fire recountings of past hunts The pleasure of mentally contesting fl trapshooting events, so vivfdly DOT trayed by a contestant silhouetted il the firelight, as he finishes first il some major event, Is almost as enjoy
 able, exciting and realistic as havin | the wreath of laurel adjusted to one own brow. Again, when the roun r table is artistically decorated wit deuces wild. which requires a nigh
 school education enabling you to quick ly add, subtract and multiply. to sue \ cessfully contest that great America \ game-Old Maid, which holds such in
 tense and entrancing interest the gam Is frequently prolonged until lou smelling coal oil lamps are extin guished and Old Sol tints the east wit ruddy complexion, there you will hea a line of running talk not confined en tirely to playing the game
 Indians in early days designate
 Kansas as the annex to their happ \ hunting grounds. Comfortably CT \ sconced in my blind at the narrows \ Red Head lake, watching birds cross | ing and recrossing between their feed \ ing grounds, there was grave quet | tion in my mind whether Kansas hs | as yet forfeited her claim as annex NJ the final destination of all good Indian | There was a continuous flight of car \ vasback and red head: the major pol \ ton of the birds stopped at our lal \ long enough to investigate condition \ Attracted by continuous squawking
 \ our live decoys, they usually can \ within the killing zone. Our blint 2 were within d short distance of eaC \ other: we could note results of evel \ shot made It was no place for = novice, who was expected to back h