Show I SPORT s 0 FF TA i n in 1 What Not ot ol Y By Lon Richardsons Richardson V s 4 THE TilE NEW NEV COMMISSIONER What sort of a fellow is our new fish and game com cour- court comi commissioner commissioner t i missioner r How much experience has he actually had What are arc his plans Does he expect to better fishing and andI I hunting I Those are a few of the questions tossed at yours truly since Newell B. B Cool Cook took over the fish and game reins succeeding J J. J Arthur Mecham Cook Is a truly outdoor man Born in Idaho he has hunted and fished from the time he was able to handle rod and gun Even before he joined the state fish and game department Cook had done field work worl exclusively f Hes He's a likeable chap and talks with authority on outdoor outdoor outdoor out out- door subjects I Newell doesn't expect to make an any radical changes in fish Ush and game ad cd- td- td ministration I 1 hope to rain e and plant more fish and aed pheasants than 4 ever er before fore he stated and I expect t t 1 to work along the most economical lines Unes possible Yes I do hope to better fishing and hunting But it will be a difficult task with th present finances s. s I 1 hope that some time In the near future the license fees can be raised in order to have more money for production Its It's ts purely a commercial proposition Did You Know That That That- Catfish can live Hie for 18 48 hours i out of water and have ha often orten been shipped about the state te for that period of time In sacks and Ice whereas them in jn oftentimes often often- oftentimes times results in casualties S Branch Rickey is a. a keen a-keen student student stu stu- 0 dent and baseball theorist i he used to lecture the Cards on intelligent ent baseball and andone i one of or the Cards he lectured i 0 was no Rogers Hormby the i Ra Rajah h thought all Branch's fine theories a lot Jot of Cheshire 0 cheese so 50 when hen he suc suc- succeeded uc- uc r S Rickey a as manager of the Cardinals in 1925 lie Ice called the boys bos together and thus 4 stake he You fellows can ran forget all that bunk this other I 0 guy y has bM been telling telling- you Jou Im I'm not going going- to cram your jour yourI our I heads full of nonsense about a i million plays that never ne come 0 up up ba base hIts lilts win the ball L games g and not smart ideas i I i now The Thc more n money spent hi in raising raising rais rats ti L. ing fish and pheasants the better I and nd hunting will beI beI beI be I expect to stress production more 4 than protection It seems scents ems that there is less and l se less s wanton violation each t 3 year nar car and Im I'm hoping that it will vill continuo continue that way war way Cook ha has a gigantic conservation in mind but isn't ready tomake tomake to tomake make an any ort sort of or announcement aj as yet jet The Tic department is t. t ing ins right now the commissioner said td Vc M believe that it can be ac accomplished ac- ac com pUshed but want to be dead sure before spending an any mone money In the h effort Dont Don't worry orr Ill I'll let you know about it soon on enough i IIi In answer to the question sUon of cooper cooperation t atlon with federal war work worl 1 Cook assert assert- ac asserted rt- rt ed d T I 1 expect to cooperate with the federal men In every cry way possible I ha e just had a 3 talk with Fred Foster Foster Foster Fos Fos- ter of the U. U S S. S bureau of fisheries Utah lake has been offered to him for Investigation and he will wUl do doI I much work there He also plans more morer r scientific research work in iu the WaI Wasatch Wasatch Wa- Wa I satch sa h national forest and I hopewell hope f well we'll the Idaho commissioner and andI Cook be able to get his help at I Bear lake Its It's an interstate proposition proposition proposition tion there you Jou know |