Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-22
From
SpOrtland
Uncle Sam is coming to the aid of
the udck hunters, /;

Uncle Sam is coming to the aid of
the udck hunters.
Realizing that private gun clubs
are gradually gaining control of all
available shooting grounds for water
fowl. h government is considering
legislation which will establish public
shooting grounds and game refugees.
There is a bill now before congress
known as the publis shooting grounds
and game refuge bill. which will in
tercst every sportsman n this vicinity.
The LAW before congress will give
everybody an opportunity to hunt
waterfowl. The measure. If passed
by congress, will not only create pub.
lie shooting grounds. but will estab-
fish permanent breeding and feeding
places n supply additional protec-
ton in that more wardens will be
placed in the field.
There have been many violations Of
the state and county laws by hunters
who do not know the meaning be-
tween a Sport" and a sportsman"
The federal warden is feared more
than any other officer n it is nee
essarv that a few more of Uncle
Sans ebert. game officials be placed
on the job.
The bill provides for a fedora!
waterfowl shooting license of $500.
all funds derived from which TO so
towards creating the new refugees.
grounds, and AIDED protection.
New York. Dec. e..-Miller Hug
gins, Yankee manager. it was learned
York last week that in event the
New York American league club is
successful in getting Outfielder Bob
veach from the Detroit Tigers. in al.
probability Babe Ruth vii! succeed
Wasl;e Ppp at first base for the Am
erscan champions mex, season. Ruth
wanted TO play the base last season.
hu, the injury of Bobby Roth and
Ping Bodies failure to hold his own.
reuired ku,h's retention in the out
fielded sufficiently we'll. bu, his hit
ting was desultory.
snuggins CONSIDERS Ncach a better
defensive player in left field than
Ruth and Indicated eagerness to shift
the home run king 10 the initial in
field staten. He believes h big
fellow is less likely to be injured
there than in roaming h outer
ranges
The Babe is rejoicing today over
;t,s ruling handed down by Judge
lands that he may go on The spring
ira ming "trip with his Cub and may
pta! IN eANseaNSI games
CscoFEc Has Mussachc
Georges Carpenter is beginning to
feel his years, for reports from Paris
tells us that he has now donned a
mustache. Perhans he feels II will
he an AIDED p~roteciicn to him IN his
hcu1 with Cook. The Australian fight
Ger. whom tho Frenchman Will usee:
on January 1. IN London. GecrEes
has beer i'll recently during which.
time he lose II pounds but expects
10 weigh in a, about lEo in his next
bout
Women Athletes
Co-eos in the University of Idaho
have taken matters inio their own
hands. They voiced the cpsnfcn that
;hev had no, been given a fair shake
at the athletic honors o.. The school
and so ook steps toward the or
xaniEaiion of wemeEs athletics
constitution Ia been adopted and the
fair cres VIII undoubtedly 500 bloom
forth In running logs ans r~noleshanS
Hockey Player blinded
old Eagle Eye" may 6ef,
the pads again. HuEie Lehman the
Vancouver goat tender on that fam
blinded, when struck by a stick
welded by a Seattle player recently.
1t Is feared that the blindness may be
perr-ans mt Lehman has ~ saas-
ed the -sTsady of the Geaaies" While
not more saranceEain years than tine
average veteran, he has va many
enson of not SERVICE. and Vancouver
ZANE el~s-" b ts the greatest goal ten
der in the world