THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN. PORTLAND, NOVE3IBER 20, 1910.
N 0 RTHW ESTTEN N I S
RANKINGS ARE OUT
Bernard Schwengers, of Brit
ish Columbia, Is in
First Place.
PORTLAND MEN NEAR TOP
lYlekrrlam and Gorrlll Hank High
Committer fakc Selection In-Mirfk-l.-nt
Data f-poll Hank
ing Over Seven.
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Wlrhecaham. Portland.
B J. C. T ler. ypokin. Waah.
. F. 1. Ituaaeil, s-attl. Waah.
8. B. C. 5"rrtU. PorllafMt. r.
. iv. a. rt't. tti. wash.
T. V- J. H. I'ar.llrvall. Vancouver.
B. C.
N It. Na fcr:br rina!ns mart on
a--eun? of lr.uffw-:,nt tiata an4 In
Urchjnc of p'av.
I.lItl.F..
I Ft. H Wlram'uiTi and R. C.
Oorrli:. Portland. r.
2. W. .V Kill an. I S. I. II !!.
Prattle. With.
1 J. C. Tr aad r. A Marrae.
ffpokaa and N.w tvtndriarer. R C.
4. H. f. Frhwnrri and J. Cam
He. Victoria. It- '-
5, E. N. ;tllUtt and A. A. Jukra.
Viarour. B. C
ICANKIN'l riiMMITTEE.
Maurice H. WlM-s. Kverett L. T.
Club. E-arrM. W1.
F. r-Brnn4T. Vancouver 1-.
T. Cll. Vanrmirar. B. C
F. H. V. Andrvna lrrlnston Club.
Tort land. Or.
BT RAI.rH H. MIT'-HEt.L
To those who have followed the
cam of tennis this pa.t !fon the
above ranking- a nntiiiuii..l last nlclit
by a most ratable committee, today
will' create no great surprlies. and all
conrerned. whether their names appear
tn the list or not. undoubtedly will be
satisfied.
Without the ahtilow of a doubt Ber
nard Schwengers I the ranking play
er of the Northwest, the comparative
urnrw ihowlnic how easily ha defeated
tne em-Champion Joe Tyler, of Spo
kane, and what a comparatively easy
time he experienced with Brandt Wlck
ersham at the Spokane tourney. It Is
only unfortunate that Sch wenuers was
not seen more In action more often
during the season, particularly at the
Oregon state tournament and at the
I'ai-tfic States play, where he undoubtr
edly would hare elvrn the California
cracks some trouble and would have
been a clever partner with Ralph Gor
rlll at the lel Monte doubles.
Portland. without question other
than from Seattle, la entitled and Just
lv to second place In the person of
llrmndt Wickers ham. Wlckersham. all
In all. played a strong came, but did
not show the form at times during the
season of which lie l capable. In at
leaat two tournaments the Portland
expert was "off color." but hla tourna
ment showing, with results obtained,
accord him second honors of the sea
eon. Some mlKht question the'commltlee's
decision on Kivinar third place to Jos
eph Tyler, of Spokane. Tyler, as has
been mentioned In these columns be
fore, was far from play ins; the (came of
tennis this year, lie had business to
watch and matters In which Cupad
l.layeJ a leading role weighed heavily
on the young man's mind, which nat
urally was not on the frame of tennis
as a consequence. Despite all this. Ty
ler won the Inland Empire champion-
ship, defeating Wlckersham
while the Portland man won from Ty
lr In the International play. -, c-l.
It was unfortunate for Tyler, one
might say.'that It was due to Schwen
rers to put him out of the play In two
Brttleh Columbia championships, but
the fact that Tyler was put uu aicainst
the Northwest champion la enough to
warrant placing the Spokane man near
the top. That Sam Buasell mlftht be
entitled to third rather than fourth
place, would be the belief of the sup
porters of the Seattle man. but Huascll
met few hard men as opponents In any
tournament In which he played this
year. Wlckersham probably being his
most difficult man to find." Kussell
opposed KHz, his doubles partner, on
two occasions, and won each time only
after hard. Ions: matches. As Russells
only two "hard" men this year were
Tyler and Wlckersham. and the fact
that be lost to, both of these, hardly
would warrant giving him anything
but fourth place, as the committee has
done.
With the name of Ralph C. Oorrlll.
of Portland. In the fifth pocket, one
nilcht be caused to wonder. Unfortu
nately. Gorrill only was able to appear
in three vital tournaments, vital to his
ranking position In the North Iarlflo
International Association play. True,
ha appeared at Del Monte and made
a rood showlna;. but In the Interna
tional at Spokane he fell before the
mighty Schwengers; tn the Inland he
loot by default and in the Ore Ron State
he was pitted against the best tennis
player In the Northwest today. Nat
Kmeraon, but he only lost after taking
the first set of 21 games, many of
which went deuce In one of the most
err I Ulna matches seen on a Portland
court. By scores It mlsrht appear to
some enthusiasts that Uorrill deserves
a bls-her position, but the committee
hardly could rive It owing to his In
ability to appear In more tournaments.
He has the making; of one of the best
players the Pacific Coast has ever
seen, and undoubtedly will Rive a bet
ter account of himself next year.
With Fits and Cardinal!, respective
ly, occupying the sixth and seventh
places In toe ranking this year. It Is
conceded that their play has given
them positions, but not higher than
they are placed. Fill's frame Is so
much like Russell's, each knowing; the
weaknesses and strong points of the
other, yet Russell ranking a shade the
better that It Is necessary to place
Kits, despite, the fact that, he met no
strong men outside of Schwengers and
Oorrlll this year.
Cardlnall. It nilght be raid, "played
In hard luck." fur he met his betters in
Wlckersham (twice). Joe Tyler and
iichwengers. wnlch naturally meant
that ha roust bow to the Inevitable and
take what fie could, aa he did In two
cases, taking one set from Tyler and
one from Schwengers In the British
Columbia championships. Cardlnall la
destined to make the leaders hum next
year for the places ahead of him and
with the showing he made this year. It
Is evident that the Westminster crack !
will be counted, other than "out" at
the next, ranking. The comparative
records of each of tha seven ranking
players follow:
B. P. Srhweaarra. Victoria. II. C.
Internstlnnal. Snoksne Bent M. H.
Wildes. S-3. -4: W. S. Fits. i-T. 12-10.
-2: l:. liorrlll. -4. I. II. Wlck-
crsMam. 6-. n-i. t-Z 'final!.
Inland fmire Champlon-shlp. Spo
kane Keal I W. Prll.hett. C-l. li-I:
S. Pulford. default: K. II. V. Andrews.
-3. -2. lst to J. CamMe by default.
Championship of the Mainland. B. C.
Vancouver Heat N. mlth. 6-0. C-l: I
Burns, t-3. C-3; II. G. Garrett. C-4. -S.
J. Tyler. 4-1. -4. -l (finals.
Championship "f British Columbia.
Victoria Heat J. Camble. L. S.
Montironiere. -l. t-.l: R. Thompson.
C-l. C-l: A. J. M. C.irdlnall. C-l. l-.
C. p. ScMwenuers. -4. C-4: K. J. Mar- f
sliali, b--. S- 7. 6-1. C-S finals; J. C.
Tyler. C 2. 6-1. 6-0 (challense). j
A. 3 It. II. Ickershaaa, Portlaad, Or. I
Internatlonu. Sookane Beat A. J. If. I
Cardinal!. 6-3. -': S. I Russell. I
T-S. 6-4- J c. Tyler. C-l. l-ost to I
It. 1'. S. hr .M,Cers. 6-. C-4. 6-2 tfituilsl.
InUn.l KniDlre ChHinplonshlp. Spo- I
I kan- Bent Varnell. by ilefnult: Juke.
I.v default: A. .1. II- Cardlnall. 10-s. -o.
lat to J. C. Tyh r. C-5. 6-1.
itreiron State 'hiuiilonBr.lp. Port
land l.t to Nat ilmerson. 6-1, Cl,
;-& (challenge.
3 loaesh f. Tyler, Spokane, Wink
International. Spokane Best S. Pul
for.l. C-l. -R: I". II. V. Andrews. C-l,
Ijxt to It. H. Wlckersliam. s-C. C-l.
Inland K'nplTe I'liiimplonshlp. Spo
k.ne Heat Kwlnit. t-Z. 6-4: Brain. 6-2.
Ri.lisr.ls. 6-2. C-3: Wl.ker-
sh.-nn. 6-:. -2; Carnble. 6-1. -T (finals.
ChaiMplonvhlp of the Mmnland. It C.
Vancouver Ileal Stevens. -;
Newell. C-4. C-l: Cardlnall. C-4. S-7.
-. I.st to B. 1. Schweinter. -l,
C-4. -l.
Championship of British Columbia.
Victoria Lost to It P. Schwengers. C-2,
C-l. 6-0 (clialienKR round.
Aw. 4 . I- Raaaell, Seattle, Wash.
Internnt lonnl. Spokane Best L- W.
I'rltcliett. T-i. 6-3 Lust to It If. Wlck
ersham. i-7. 7-5, C-4.
Inlnn.l Kn-pire Chumilonslilp. Spo
kane Heat Ort:i. 6-1. 6-t: S-.otheran.
C-l. C-2: Ctniatt. C-S. C-l. Lost to J. C.
T ler by default.
Championship of the pacific North
west. Tscoma Bent W. Bi.tchehler.
C-. c-l: W. S. Tavlor. -. 6-3: 1. Keen.
C-l. 6-3: S. Pulfur-I. C-3. -4: W. .t
Kit. 6-4. T-. 1-6. C-l (finals.
Clinmplonshli af State of Washing
ton. S-at'le-Heat Bay Thotnpaon. C-2,
-). I:. B l:at( hehler. C-l. c-2: Lyon.
C-l. 6-3: Richnr.lson. 4-4. 0-C. -3. W.
S. Fits. 4-6. C-2. ;-. C-l. 6-3 (finals).
Aw. a Kalph C .otrlll. Port la ad. Or.
International. Spokane Beat Lyon,
C-4. fc-tf. .Monta-omcry, C-4. C-2. Iast to
Scli wenicers. C-3. C-4.
Inland Kmplre Championship, Spo-
kane I'.eat Taylor, by default: J. .'.
Remolds. 4-. 6-2. C-1 : P. K. Smith.
6-4. 6-2: W. S. Kit!!. 7-S. S-C. 8-6. Lost
to J. Caml. by default.
Orcein state Championship. Port
land Kent Gamnile. 6-0. C-l: tt . W.
Morse. 7-S. 6-.1: II. If. Hordmsn, -l.
6-1: M. W. Jii.l.l. 11-13. 6-1. -0: A. I.
WakemAn. C-3. 6-2. Lost, to al r.mer-
son. 12-'". -4.. 6-3 (rinais.
Aw. a Walter M. Kits, aeattle. Mask.
Internstional. Spokane Wat J. 1".
i:lns. -4. 4-, 6-3. Lost to B. P.
Schwcnrers. 6-,. 12-10. 6-2.
Inland Kniplre Championship, Spo
kane l:ent .Vnlher. 6-1. C-; C. A.
S. tilth. C-;. c-. Loot to R. C. Oorrlll.
7 -6. li-fi.
Chsnit-lonshlp of the Pacific North
west. Taconin Bent M. W . Judil. hv
rtefnult: J. Wlnante. C-l. C-l; M. II.
IVildes. 4-c. C-4. 6-2: V.. . Breexe, C-4,
C-2. la9t to S. U linssell. 6-4. 7-9.
1-6. &-. 6-1 (flnnlst.
State of Wsshlnirton Championship.
Seattle Rent Townsend. C-2. 6.-0; llell-
bron. s-2. C-3: Marshall. -&. C-3: Juld.
7-S. C-3. Lost to 8. L. Russell. 4-6. 6-2.
7-. C-l. -3.
Aw. 7 A. J. II. Cardlwall, W eatmlaater,
It C.
International. Spokane Loet to B. H.
Wlckersham. 6-J. C-l.
Championship of Inland Fmplre. Spo
kane Beat Merrltt. by default: Mont
aomcrv. 6-2. 6-4. Lost to Wlckersham.
10-. 6-0.
Championship of the Mainland. B. C
Vancouver Beat Hainble. C-0. C-l: Ox
lade. C-4. 6-2: Harris. 6-1. C-l: GtlHatt.
by default. Lost to J. C. Tyler. 6-4.
i-7. S-C.
Championship of British Columbia.
Victoria Boat Keefer. 6-2. 6-4: Gujc
ler. C-0. -!: Kirk bride. C-3. 6- Lost
to B. P. Schwengers. C-l. 1-6.
rENDI-ETOX DKKHXTS INDIAN'S
Old Carlisle and Clirmiws Itpd'sklna
IiOae? 19-Q Game.
PRNDLHTON. Or.. Nov. 19. -rl 5pec!al.)
Pendloton High School football team to
day defeated an Indian team from the
t'matilla reservation by the score of
to 0.
There were several old Chemawa and
Carlisle pi lycre In the Indian line-up.
Ick of practice made them easy victims.
The game was ended early in the fourth
quarter when one Indian was disqualified
for rough playing "and the remnlnder of
the train refused to play the game out.
20 KILLED ON GRIDIRON
PKATII VICTORIOUS DESPITE
NEW FOOTBALL RULES.
Injured Total 499, or 100 More
Than In Anj Previous Play
ing Season.
CHICAGO. Nov. 1. (Special.)
American football playera" annual con
test with death la now drawing near
to Ita close and the score up to date
Indicates dearly that death will be
victorious again this year. Just as It
has been In the ten years beginning;
with 101.
Last year the number of players
killed on the football field or dying
later after a lingering Illness from
Injuries received on the field totalled
10. This year the number of dead Is SO.
It would seem from these figures
that Inauguration of new rules had
made the game one-third less danger
ous than they were a year ago. but a
comparison of the number of deaths In
two years Is not conclusive on this
point.
A compilation of the number of in
jured this 'year shows a total of 49.
Last year the number of Injured was
only Zla- The number of maimed and
bruised and broken football players
for the year 110 exceeds by more
than 100 the Injured of any year since
19oi.
From these figures It Is apparent
that a revision of the rules .and the
dividing of the game Into quarters In
stead of Into halves, lias not had the
effect of reducing dangers that 'was,
sought for. On the contrary the game
of football seems, under the present
rules, to be dangerous to more people
now than It ever has been before.
The big Thanksgiving day games are
yet to come and Thanksgiving day
games can always be relied upon to
add materially to the list of killed and
badly hurt.
Seattle Gets Tl;he.
BLOOMINGTON. III.. Now 19. (Spe
cial. John Tighe, for three seasons
bench manager of the Rock Island Club
In the Tnree-Kye League, which won the
pennant :ast year and attained second
place thla year, signed today with Seat
tle for 1911. Prior to Ma entrance In the
Three-FTye League he was with Norwich
and other teams of the Connecticut
League and has had remarkable success.
TENNIS EXPERTS OF NORTHWEST WHO HOLD HIGH RANK IN
1910
HG ROOMS RIVALS
OIIEGOXIAX AXD JOURNAL
FOOTBALL TKAMS PREPARE.
Klwcns to Meet In Annual Game.
Both Squads Made Up of Many
Old-Time (flare.
With the nucleus of a good tesm on
hsnd The Oregonlsn nialllntj-room foot
ball team Is being organized and practice
work will begin soon. This team lei made
up chiefly of Intcrscholastlc League tars
who were Ineligible to play until after
the academic season was concluded. The
players have one object In view a match
of strength on the gridiron with the
Journal mailing-room tam. The game
between these keen rivals last season re
sulted In a clean-cut victory for The Ore
gonlan team. The teams play for a ban
quet, the losers playing host to the
Victors.
To the players on either team this
game Is Just as Important as the game
betw Harvard and Tale. Moreover, the
garjjfbe player say. will not end In a
tic w did the Harvard-Yale game yes
terday; one side must wiu. Each team
playa only one or two preliminary games
each aearon to fit tliera for the more
strenuous championship game. A game
with the Deaf School of Vancouver,
Wash., Is In prospect for The Oregootan
mailers within the next two weeks. How
ever, Manager Henderson, says hlx team
Is open to all comers for games; If neces
sary the svoson will be prolonged after
tlie Joumal-oregonJan "paste-ellnger"
game. Uiunce with Kast Portland. Pied
mont Stars. Wabash Independents, Mc
Laughlin club antl Brooklyn .Would be ac
ceptable to the mailers.
"Btub" TVeon. center for Lincoln High
School, la captain and center. Price and
Tuerck. will brace him at the guard
position a Several good tackles are num
bered In the candidate for positions,
among whom are: Shearer, Earl. Terry
and FlegeL Jones. Williams, Stiles and
Henderson are appearing for end posi
tions. "Midge' Cornell, the undisputed
all-star quarterback of the Interscholaa
tlc League, who has worn st Waahlngton
High School uniform for four years, will
guide the eleven from the quarterback
position. Trine, Parsons and Day will
be tee halves and Ben Robertson,, the
Hturdy line plunger of Washington High
SV-hool. will play fulluack. Parsons was
the best ground gainer for Washington
the p;.t cA.ison and Trine Is .one of
Lincoln's speedy bttckftold men. For
games address R. H. Henderson, care
The Oregon lan mailing-room.
PORTLAND ENTRANTS WINNERS
Paper Chase at Vancouver Barracks
Held Despite Rain.
VANCOUVER BARRACKS. Wash..
Nov. 19. (Special.) The closed paper
chase of the Vancouver Barracks Folo
and Hunt Club was held today In nplte of
the tain. 50 members taking part, ten
being women. The chase began at 3
o'clock, and ended less than three
auartera of an hour later on the polo
grounds.
Mr. Davis won first place, and Mr.
Norlln second, both members of the Port
land Hunt Club. Mlsst Elisabeth Sears,
of this post, won the souvenir given for
the first young woman to complete the
chase.
Edward Bishop, riding Jefferson Davis;
In making a turn. fell, and slid 40 feet,
hut was not Injured, cwlng to the soft
news of the ground
Following the chase, refreshments1
were served at the quarter of Major
t ; V - J A
"1 Jj ' I I ' ' 'Ui am j,, iniex, Wil
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SEASON.
John (Tonklin. Music wasj furnlslved by
the orchestra from the First infantry'-
Freight Overeharge Related.
SALEM. Or., Nov. 19. (Special.) L.
?. Collins, of Eugene, complains to the
State Railroad Commission that he has
been tiie victim of an overcharge in
freight rates. He declares he shipped
a box of household goods prepaid from
Rapid City, S. D.. to Eugene, payinsr
freight charges of $7.44. He says he
received notice from Portland that the
goods were at that point and an addi
tional $4.45 must be paid before the
goods would be advanced. He has
asked tlie commission to Investigate
Into the action of the railroad.
Football Counts Another Victim.
TKKAMAH; Neb., Nov. 1?. Carl Nelewn,
aged 17, of this place, died last night of
Injuries caused by playing football. He
was a member of the high school team
here.
ABERDEEN LAYS CLAIM
BATTLE WITH TACOMA
ENDS SCOKELESS.
HIGH
Championship Title Yet Hangs In
Bnlunce, Though Aberdeen Has
Apparent Right to Honor.
ABERDEEN, Wash., Nov. 19. Under
a driving southwest gale, with the
field a sea of mud and players and
spectators drenched to the skin, Aber
deen High School football team and
Tacoma High School team battled to
a scoreless finish at Electric Park to
day for the Intcrscholastlc champion
ship of Washington. As a result of the
contest. Aberdeen, having already de
feated Tacoma once, claims the cham
pionship.
Another game, to be played in Ta
coma on Thanksgiving day Is now be
ing discussed.
For three quarters, Aberdeen out
played Tacoma In. all departments of
the game except in punting-- Coblentx,
who played a star game for Tacoma,
outdistanced Blackwell In three ex
changes with spiral kicks of great dis
tance. Aberdeen had a chance to score once
when it. carried the ball within six
Inches of the goal line, but could not
make It across. Tacoma, In turn, ran
20 yards for a touchdown, but It was
disallowed, the runner going out of
bounds at the 6-yard line.
Forward passes ended In fumbles and
punts, for the most part, were poorly
handled, the ball being so slippery that
It could not be handled. '
Hundreds came from the Sound cities
and all Souihwestern Washington to
witness the contest.
Other Football Scores.
Atlanta Georgia Tech. . Georgia 11.
Cleveland Western Reserve 0, Den
nlson 3.
St. Louis Iowa State 38, Washing
ton University 0.
Milwaukee Marquette 42. Carroll
College 0.
Columbus Ohio State 0, Oberlln 0.
Boston Holy Cross 14. Tufts 0.
- Hoboken Rutge'rs 8. Stevens S.
Lafayette Indiana 15. Purdue 0.
Euston, Pa. Lafayette 14. Lehigh 0.
Bellingham Bellingham North Side
High 5. Queen Anne High (Seattle) 0.
New Orleans Alabama &, Tulane 3.
' Washington Georgetown 14, V. 2d.
r. .
Canton Case 12. Mount Wilson 0.
l.aramie University of Wyoming 5.
Nebraska Wesleyan-0.
Fort Collins. Col. University -of Col
orado 44, Colorado Agricultural Col
lege 0
WIPING OUT OF
G1E THREATENED
Birds, Beasts and Fishes Are
Alike Menaced Because
of Inadequate Laws.
PARSONS GIVES OPINION
Picks Flaws In "Statute 'Which.. Not
Only Inoperative, but Harmful,
Make Protection Under Them
Entirely Impossible.
BT E. A. PARSONS.
Whenever and wherever two sportsmen
meet these days It Is safe to assume that
their conversation will principally con
cern the subject of reconstruction of the
game laws, a subject that Is not only up
permost In their minds, but Is also re
ceivlntx considerable attention from th
public In general.
The question of what Is to be done
to save our fish and game from exter
minatlon is a grave one right now.
That it is a question with a wide dl
verslty of opinion is proved by the fact
that It Is seldom that any two men will
agree upon the proper line of proce
dure to accomplish the desired result.
The reason of this Is that In all pro
posed fish and game legislation there
are so many Interests to be served, and
each Interest seeks a special prlvlleg
of exemption of Its own.
As much as we may regret to say It,
we are forced to believe that the ad
ver?e factions working against a gt-n
eral game and fish law have been In
fluenced by a desire to secure the
largest piece of the "pie." No con
slderatlon Is given the possibility of
extinction In the near future, and many.
are the hunters who pay absolutely no
attention to laws relative to limits and
the like.
Selfishness Is 'Blamed.
Selfishness In hunting and flshin
has always predominated from the
early days when our forefathers blazed
the trail Into the wilderness, and our
own game, was at times, their only
means of sustenance. Recent history
tells us of the awful slaughter that
followed the trail of the pioneer until
our mountains and plains, which for
merly fairly teemed with game, have
been made practically destitute or ail
semblance of feathered, furred or finny
specimens.
Who can but reirret the outrageou
destruction of that mighty monarch of
the plains, the American buffalo. An
with the destruction of the buffalo w
can readily foresee the total extinction
soon of almost all species or wild an
mals. So sadly have the ranks or
many species been depleted that It Is
a matter of considerable concern
whether It will be possible to preserve
them even now. It Is very doubtful
Indeed, if the elk, for Instance, can be
saved from total annihilation, for this
handsome species, the monarch, of th
forest. Is to be. found In very few sec
tlons of the country, and In almost as
four mimherfl This SDecles Is Protect
ed by laws, but the penalties are a joke
and hardly worthy or the name, wnicn
Is almost the same with reference to
every species of game. The penalties
attached to the killing or certain spe
cies Is not severe enough, and cannot
he made too severe. Illegal slaugnter
lntr of erame offers no excuse and
should not be condoned by a mere fine,
State's Efrorts Lauded.
The State of Oregon today Is devot
Ing every energy toward promoting
and developing Its many diversified re
sources, and, that rapid progress has
been made in securing world-wide puD
llclty Is shown by the records. Too
much credit cannot be given our com
mercial bodies as well as the promoters
of the annual Rose Festival, the fruits
of which speak for themselves. How
ever, all true sportsmen believe that
not enough attention Is given to game
protection. One of the Items coming
under Oregon Industries and which is
the second largest asset in tne state,
comes within the pale of game and
fish protection salmon fishing. The
lumber industry, of course, is Oregon's
first commercial output.
No state in the Union has the nat
ural conditions for the propagation and
preservation of game, fish and animals
as has Oregon. The one thing most
needed In this line Is the concentration
of effort on the part of all citizens
of the Btate on that which will be
most beneficial to the game. pass
up all Individual Interest. There is
no question but that most of our laws
In force are good. Most any law Is
good, but the fault lies In the enforce
ment of It. Relative to game laws,
these can only be made forcible by
either the education of all to respect
them, or to provide for more severe
penalties than those now attached to
violations. In the matter or euuea
tlon the newspapers can be of valuable
assistance. Too much publicity cannot
be given the frightful Inroads being
made on the game ana risn or tne
state.
One of the worst conditions that ex
ists Is the needless fight being waged
between the farmer and the city sports
man. Each side believes ne is ngnt
and" the other fellow wrong, and neither
Is willing to give way for the good
of all. The farmer is blamed for kill
ing the birds before the open season,
and this to a large extent Is true, and
yet fair-minded men believe the city
hunters (notice I say hunters) are re
sponsible. These city hunters have vis
ited the country repeatedly and violated
the laws most flagrantly and repeated
ly and In that way have set the ex
ample. A farmer cannot be expected
to respect a law which is defied openly
by a city "feller."
Hunters Spoil Farmers.
In days gone by how many respected
the laws on limits? Some did. but these
were so few that no good was accomp
lished by their strict observance, for
they received no credit for- it. It Is
hardly proper to expect a farmer to
heed laws when the same are violated
flagrantly right under his nose by
the hunters from the larger and more
settled communities.
Then there Is another general cause
for animosity between the ruralfst
and the pleblan. This relates to the
continued violation of the trespass law.
Few, Indeed, are the hunters who have
not violated this law, and one cannot
blame a farmer consistently for ob
jecting to a man using his land upon
which to do his hunting. Were you
In the farmer's place and heard the
bang of the rifle and shotgun, and
knowing that your livestock was at
large on your own territory, what
would you do In the circumstances?
Tlie , farmer is not always able to
identify the trespassers, and does not
know whether the shooting is done
by men who are capable of using Judg
ment, a mighty scarce asset among the
average hunters who trespass. And
when you, supposing you are the
farmer, hasten down youn field and
order the irresponsible persons off your
land and were informed, jauntily, to
"go Jump in the river.", how would you
feel toward a hunter? What is the
result? Mr. Farmer is glad to have
the birds shot off before the season
opens, and very promptly encourages
his own sons, or his neighbors, to do
the shooting before the hated "city
chap" can got his hand In the game.
Invasion. Not Right.
Along these lines it might be well
to remember that a hunter has no more
right to Invade the ranch of a farmer
to do his shooting than he has to go
behind the cashier's desk of a bank
and help himself to all the money in
sight. The farmer owns the land and
he wants his ownership recognized. The
average farmer would like to see the
trespass act include a jail sentence In
stead of the nominal fine now attached.
He would force every hunter to have
written permission, signed by tha
farmer owning or leasing the property,
before he would be immune from arrest
on a charge of trespassing. The aver
age farmer, if treated with courtesy,
will not refuse permission to hunt on
his grounds unless he has a good rea
son for not wanting shooting in his
vicinity. It would be a good thing if
the trespass law was so amended as to
require a hunter to have a "farmer's
permission" in his possession the same
as the law requires him to produce his
hunting license.
Another amendment that will be ad
vocated by the sportsmen desiring rigid
reform is one that will permit the
State Game Warden tn enter into writ
ten agreement with the landowner to
set aside portions of land as a game
preserve for a limited number of years.
Anywhere from two, three, five or ten
years, according to tire length of time
the owner will agree, would suffice.
Stringent Agreement AVanted-
Thls amendment should be made
binding. Just the same as a lease or
other legal transfer. During the life
of the contract not even the owner of
the land should be permitted to shoot
upon It, and a Jail -penalty should be
entailed. Many ranchers who do not
hunt and do not want others to do so
will gladly take advantage of this. It
will afford them an opportunity of
saying "no" to their most intimate
friends, who may importune them for
the privilege of hunting over a choice
section.
Such scattered preserves will pro
vide a place of refuge,' which will soon
become known to the birds, and when
they realize they will be safe they
will remain and breed steadily enough
to tock the surrounding country, and
in 'this manner act as a base of sup
plies. On these preserves new birds
can be liberated, for there Is no ques
tion but that we need new blood In
the supply of upland birds. .In any
poultry yard there has to be a con
stant Infusion of new stock, and this
i true with our Chinese pheasants.
It Is safe to say that hardly half of
the eggs hatch out, and only a few of
the birds live to mature age. For 20
years the Oregon stock of pheasants
has been constantfy inbreeding, and
this should be corrected by the infu
sion of new blood, introduced system
atically In different parts of the Wil
lamette Valley, where the birds thrive
best.
Duck Law Lacking.
Now a little word about the duck
law. At present the law reads that It
should be illegal to kill more than
35 birds in one day. but the fritsiers
of the statute forgot to add the words
"have In possession." A hunter, under
the present conditions, can kill' all the
birds he desires, and say he is taking
In the "bag of his friend." If the words
"or have in possBSslon" are added to
this statute this will eliminate the
slaughter of many ducks killed wan
tonly. As to tha trout laws, I would sugr
gest that the- State Game Warden be
authorized to arrange with the Master
Fish Warden for the propagation of
trout. ln salmon hatcheries.
As the salmon hatcheries are Idle
several months in the year, this should
not be hard to arrange. These hatch
eries are Idle a good deal of the time
when trout are spawning, and the two
departments could handle the propaga
tion of trout without the expense of
building new hatcheries. The Master
Fish Warden can keep an account of
the actual expenses of propagating the
trout, and this expense can be met out
of the anglers' license fund. It should
also be provided for the State Game
Warden to have charge of the dis
tribution of young trout. A law should
also provide closing of trout streams so
stocked by the warden during such a
period as would be required for the
fish to mature. It Is a waste of time '
and money to Yestock a stream and al- .
low the flngerllngs to be taken. The,
law provides that trout under the legal i
length be returned to the stream from I
which taken, but this Is not always '
done, and even when the law is com- I
plied with the fish usuallydie. I
With a system of closing the streams I
during such periods, the streams can
be restocked systematically and the fish
protected much more effectively than
under the present system.
Cougar Main Foe of Deer.
Now we come to the protection of
deer. The cougar is the worst enemy
of the deer known, and destroys more
deer annually than all the hunters
combined. With the extermination of
the cougar the deer can be expected
to thrive much more advantageously
than at present. The natural advan
tages enjoyed by deer In Oregon are
enough to guarantee their increasing
in numbers once the carnivorous en
emy is eliminated. I therefore think
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that a recommendation should be made
to the' next Legislature increasing the
bounty on cougar skins and also elim
inating the clause providing for the
cutting off of the front paws to de
posit as security with the County Clerk
pajing tlie bounty. tj,ome other means
of marking the hide to prevent its
being turned In twice can be evolved.
To cut off both front paws spoils the
skin for tanning or mounting pur
purposes. A good cougar hide suit
able for mounting or for a rug r ner
ally brings In the neighborhood of 110.
With the paws cut off to get the boun
ty the hunter loses the chance for the
sale of his specimen which virtually
lessens the reward. Amending of this
law relative to the paws and increas
ing the bounty will help In the preser
vation of deer to a bigger extent than
any other method.
As to the inroads made in the deer by
hunters, the greaeeit complaint has been
over hunting these animals with dogs.
This was quite common last season, but
it is extremely, hard to secure evidence
necesttary to convict. The hunter, when
caught with his hounds, simply pleads
that he is out hunting wild cats and
other "varmints." To cover this excuse
there should be a law providing a jail
sentence for anyone convicted of hunting
deer with dog or dogei or allowing the
dogs to run loose In the woods or moun
tains where deer frequent during the
open season on deer.
It might also be. effective in putting
a stop to this practice to vest the gauie
warden and hla deputies with authority
to shoot any and all dogs found in the
deer country In the open season. This
would likely be the most effective meth
od of stopping the Inroads made on deer
in this manner. Then the hunters own
ing dogs would be mighty careful to keep
them penned up in that period of the
hunting season.
Several prominent sportftmen to whom
I have submitted these views on game
laws and needed reforms have tfpproved
them In every respect. It Is quite likely
that enough pressure can be brought to
bear by offlcenp and members of the Ore
gon Fish & Game Protective Association
to secure the passage of some If not all
of the-e suggested amendments. The
game laws of Oregon must be changed
to Include more severe penalties, and to
have a wider scope of protection, or it
will not be many years before there will
be no game at all in the state.
WISCONSIN SPRINGS SURPRISE
Chicago Defeated by Badgers by
Old-Time Football.
MADISON. Wis.. Jov. 19. The Wis
consin football team astonished even Its
most enthusiastic supporters today by
defeating the University of Chicago
team 1(1 to 0. in a game replete with
spectacular features. The Badgers won
by strictly old-time football methods,
while the Maroon warriors tried every
thing in the calendar, failing signally to
in i, nlnvi of a trlclr ti :i 1 1 1 r P
The Wisconsin goal was in danger
only twice and the ball was In Chi
cago's territory most of the time. The
lineup.
Wisconsin. Position. Chicago.
Carter 11 H Sauei
Buser KT Carpenter
pierce HG eawyet
Arnin '. Whltlna
Nehrud I.Ci. Whiteside
Mack. Miller 1,T Rademachet
Hunker i ; 1j K Kassulket
Iiean QH Wilson
Newman RHB Crawley
Gillette LHB Rog-ers
Samp .-KB Youns
Officials Kelly. Know, Slager and Endloy.
VANCOUVER TO PLAY EUGENE
Thanksgiving Day Gnme Promises
Excitement In "U" Town.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Nov. 1?. (Spe
cial.) The football season of the Van
couver H:gh School will be closed
Thanksgiving day by a game with Eugene
High School at Eugene. Vancouver had
no game today, but played 'in Portland
during the week, so the men will be in
good condition Thursday. A number of
rooters' will accompany the team.
ahnrtiv iifter the foothill! season In
over, basketball teams will -be organized.
Several or the rooioau players are mu
basketball payers, so the season here will
not begin until football work is over.
Navy Closes With 9-to-0 Victory.
ANNAPOLIS. Md., Nov. 19. By defeat
ing New 'York University 9 to 0 the
Navy today closed the season of 1914
as far as games on the local field are
concerned. Next week the Midshipmen
will close their schedule, when they
meet West Point at Philadelphia.
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