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Show By SteVe Moloney SHOOTING THE BISON TIK news dispatches carry a story of the arrival this week of a party of "sportsmen" from Los Angeles, who, for a consideration con-sideration of $200 eaeli, may shoot one of the bison in the herd now located on Antelope island. Those who love the virile history of the United States and especially the West must be proud of file present generation. At the same time there must be a Reeling of regret that the last of a noble animal trtfip must come to such an ignoble death. In the olden days the bison were killed onf for food and as . a matter of protection. As long as the tribe was plentiful, there was sport in the chase. But now there are only several hundred left. The onward sweep of. civilization has deprived them of their plains and driven them into a few obscure corners of the globe. They should be preserved. They are a part of the history of the nation. They bring back nit-mories of the days of our fathers tin: valiant men who made the West. ' But I hey are lb go. Two liiintlreiTTToTKir TnlTsf be pa1dfbr permission to do a deed reifl sportsmen wouldn't perform if they were paid two hundred. The Pullman crowd will arrive in Salt Lake, be frrried to the island, ami there, where this hapless tribe hasn't half a chance, with the bison driven into the open for an arm chair shot, these "sportsmen" will see blood of the noble beast two hundred dollars' worth. Why they are called "sportsmen" is hard to understand. But probably they are. Then, too. the men who dynamite streams or east in a gold fish bowl are anglers: the men who use brass knuckles are fighters, ami the men who would pay a couple hundred dollars to a circus to shoot a lion in a cage are wild game hunters. Luckily the hunt is to be recorded in pictures. It will be a great thing to look up real '."sportsmen" in a Mild game "chase." We will have a chance to see real "sportsmen?" When they return to Los Angeles they may. perchance, again have their pictures ' shown. But pictures came too late. Had they been earlier, posterity pos-terity might have been given the opportunity of seeing Daniel Boone stalking domestic cats, just as it will have an opportunity of seeing Angelenos lchasing bison." v .Sport dom may rejoice when "sportsmen" are as-searce as bison. St. Patrick's day is a bad day to try and lick an Irishman. Yet Willard wants to tackle a man by the name of Dempsey on that day. THE BLACK PERIL FROM out of the prison walls has come a challenge to Champion Jack Dempsey. The challenger -none other than smiling JacJt Johnson! News services, special writere, press agente and others are jus bubbling ovsr with information concerning the former colored heavyweight chamgion. They are boosting the colored boy to the skiss. He ie old, they say, but he ia atill good. Didn't he knock over two boys in the priaon boxing enow? Of courae. Jack Johnson is hot after a bout with Dempeey. He has . every reason to be. Johnson ie old. He is getting older. Although still good fighter, he ia out of the chempion claas. A bout with Dempsey would rrrasn a young fortune. It would be a big atake for Lil' Artha. and that ia Kjust what he needs. He ia willing to take a licking for it, and that ia just whst he would get. . The best place to atop the twik of a bout between Dempsey and Johnson Is right out at Joliet, where "flssh" managers are angtins to make msnsy sut ef Jack. The idea ahould be atopped where it originated. There is no man living today who haa done more harm to the boxing game thanks of the "golden smile." He won the honore and then began a lowbrow career of diesipation, lawbreaVing, aensational eecepadea and low 'debauchee which etartled the country. The blame went right onto the fight game, and it stayed there. Jghnsonwae compelled tobscome a fugitive from justice and roamed tha world, giving even more scandal. Ths belt found its way toJack Dempsey, and the "Utah Mauler" ia giving good account of himaelf and has brought respsct and honor to the geme. He resuscitated it when it was mighty near the land of the dodo and wreetling. There ia nothing meaner than putting the boot on a man when he is down. That ia not the idea. Let Jack work out hia own salvation. There ia plenty of work. He would make a good trainer or sparring partrfsr-but keep him out of the ring. He ia not to be feared for hie ring prowess, but for the harm he can do te the game. It ia better off without him. Anyway, ho would be nothing but a setup for Dempsey. The fight game ia on the upgrade, and we don't want it dragged back gain by Johnson. . . o e First requisites for a prize fighter: Two fists and an alibi. e s e THOSE AI.AMF.Rir.ANS AIrHori.ll the pant football seaaon Is already consigned to the record hook, h ports editors over the country are atill giving the rentle raxzherry to the All American team idoa. The display of cltisw shown by the California team in tha New Vear classic hns served to heighten he feeling. The latest la Jean Jordan of the Butte Miner, who. under a caption. "Victory Makes More Itldlculoua Attempts of Camp and Others t rick Team," says: "And still the grand old man of the gridiron. Walter Camp and many leKser lights peraiat in attempting t- paa on the merits of players they have never seen In action. They judge by what the1 hear and read on the abllitv of players they know not and those they know. "Here's a striking example: The eo called All American team for 1'50, flicked freely from the Ohio Htate and teams over which the Buckeyes romped, but not a Western man was given credit with lelng,ln ths swim.' California made what might he called monkeys of the Ohloans,. Over tvery position on the Ohio line California romped, her own line held, and she I repeatedly made long pauses while breaking up all threatening ones by the . team credited In the Kast with being the greatest exponent of the aerial attack known to football. "West fa Wesf and Kant la r-at. hut foot bull lx football, and until such time as a fair comparison of the mertta of both Is made, the ruesing that hns hurt In the past more than it has helped can be considered nothing more tha ft the joke that it is." He is a poor football player indeed who cannot get on somebody's some-body's All American eleven. Indianapolis Star. THE WRESTLING GAME T" KOBABLT tli" wrestling (tame has learned Its lesson. . i 1 In all events It ts staging; a comeback and sure as fate Is groina; J, tn got a fnir trial at the hands of sport lovers. Now ia the time for all mat enthuianta to take a hand snd see that the game la kept imopf the real sporta. No better lesson con be given lo tiie sarestlers, managers and promoters ef the game th:in to cite the past history. . The mat ia the easiest place In the world to frame upon the snorts, managers man-agers and promoters. Wrestlers took advantage of that fact am) many of them a great many f them framed upon the fans. They cleaned up for about a year made fortunes but then what? Everyone of that crew Is now down and out They were tinhorn aports st the best. They blew their money, killed the game that made It, ruined themselves and the Innocent who were ao unfortunate aa to be compelled to nssnctate with them. If the wrestliaer grime ia to continue on the upgrade as It haa for the past rear. It must avoid the old pitfalls and be on the lookout for new ones The gsme must be kept clean. j There must be no framing and fixing. The habit of prolonging matches for severs! hours just to round out a show must be, dropped. Tbe best" man should win in the quickest possible time. 1 t'ndesirables muat be refused matches by all promoters. Exhibitions must be abandoned for a number-of yeara promoters must tick to etrsight mstches. . The "after midnight" affairs, which continue for two or three hours niust be avoided. Promotera ahould shorten their programs and wrestlers ahould take more chances and go to the mat with their men. The present crew of grappiers la doing much toward the advancement nf the snort. They are trying and are boosting the game. There is a clique among the heavies which still endeavors to keep out newcomers, but they are learning their lesson.- It can be made a greaj aport if those Interested have enough foresight to -keep It going etraight. ' s e e e j The WMther of the past week looked so mucli like spring- base ball managers began predicting pennants. |