Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-26
Champ Fishermen
OF State and Iowa
Will Be Selected
The Bee Starts Prize Contest
To End July %, Which
Will Settle
Titles.

Who are the champion fshermc'
of Nebraska and Iowa this year?
Out of the confusing maze of ua
verified, contradictory reports ant
highly embellished tales cf pisca
torial prowess promiscuously circu
lated The Bee would like to estaj
lish beyond peradyenture of doub
who are lawfully and truthfully en-
titled to the highest and ultimat'
rod-and-line honors for 1921.
The competition will be absolute
ly open and the title awarded undc'
conditions behtting the dignitics
perquisites and hcnors attaching tc
the wearer of the royal crown o.
scales. Nobody barred and salts.
fatcory proof of qualifications r.,
quired from each claimant of tn:
title.
Chance to Prove It.
If Bill Jones has been confidently
asserting to you his claims to cham.
pionship honors, based on alleged
success of that fishing jaunt of last
weekend, here's his chance to prove
himself in competition with the best
anglers cf two states. Tell him to
get into the race or forever hold his
peace. e..
On the other hand, maybe you've
been telling Bill a few things about
"fshin' what is fshin'." In a spirit
of helpfulness and good cheer The
Bee offers you the opportunity to
rut the whole argument before a
d.sinterested body of arbiters "a
sort of piscatorial arbitration board)
and settle the dispute with dispatch
and all fairness.
Opens Today.
The Bees Champ Fisherman Con-
test for $50 in prizes and the crown
Of undisputed angling championship
of Nebraska and Iowa opens today.
It will close July %.
Here are the conditions of the
competition:
Each claim for a prize award
must be accompanied by a photo
graph showing the catch upon
which the claim is based.
1t must also be accompanied by a
statement of when and where the
catch was made and few words
describing the incident.
There are no restrictic1s regard
ing size of the photographs.
1t is necessary that the FISH shall
have been caught in Nebraska or
Iowa stream or lake by rod and line.
For Biggest Fish.
Claims for championship honors
may be based on FISH caught at any
time since June I, 1921.
A prize Of SIS is offered for the
biggest fish caught by rcd and line
in Nebraska or Iowa waters from
June ! to the close Of the contest.
Second prize $40.
Another SIS prize will +" awarded
for the biggest catch (based en-
weight) by one fisherman in one
day. Second prize $40
All claims for awards, accom-
panied by photographs, must be
brought or mailed to The Bee office
by midnight Of July 23.
Prizes will be awarded by a COM
mittee of sportsmen to be named
during the progress of the contest.
Pictures of EN-.
Photographs of the prize winners
and the big fish that didn't get
away will be published in The Bee
following close of the competition.
For verifcation purposes in
awarding prizes each entrant in the
contest should be prepared to fur
nish affidavits from himself and one
other person regarding the catch on
which the claim for champ hcnors
is based. These affidavits, however,
need not accompany the original
fling of the claim for awards.
You will aid the smooth and easy
progress OF this competition by
sending in your claims early. Ad-
dress Champ Fisherman Contest,
The Pae