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Show 101 RACE FC8 STATE FISH-CAME Ml Five 'Prominent Men Line Up in Race and' All Expect lo Win. The hottest fight ever'recorded In tho race for state fish and gamo warden Is on at tho present time, which position Is at present held by II. B. Cromar. Tho others In the raco aro Brig Madsen of Provo, I. Mont Fisher of Salt Lake, M. Mathews and W. W. Wilson of Ogden. All theso men have lined up their friends to pull for them, and each claims a cinch on the position. It ought to bo a good betting race. Mont Fisher has tho support of C. Mcintosh Mcin-tosh of tho Rudy Slough club, J. Edwards or the Morris club. C. II. Griffin of tho New State Gun club, F. U. Rudy of the Harbor club, Fred Mitchell of the Utah State club and Mr. Wcldcmann of the Black Sloughs club. With this array of talent. Fisher will make a formidable foe. Brig Madsen, It is reported, has Senator Sen-ator Reed Smoot backing him. Cromar has Senator Sutherland backing him, whllo Wilson and Mathews of Ogden aro play-lug play-lug a pat hand and aro betting their chips to win. The sports In general, It is said, do not caro who holds the position. With them it Is a question as lo who can put tho mOat trout In the streams to mako fishing good, and to protect all wild game properly out bf season. Those who fish and hunt aro now paying annually over $20,000 Into the fish and game fund, and expect something from this source. If It Is not forthcoming In the near future, there may be a lack of funds and tho gumo commissioner will once again have lo work with no pay attached to his Job. |