Salt Lake Telegram | 1925-02-22 | Page 14 | Grist from the Daily Grind

miST 1 lite da S SS GRIND GRINDa a o S SM M THE WRONG DIRECTION Sportsmen of Utah are headed hooded in itt inthe the tho wrong wrong- direction For the past three months the theS S ranks ot t tho the fishermen and nd outdoor outdoor outdoor out out- door enthusiasts have been in a turmoil The Salt Lake County Fish and Game Came association with its splendid membership among the S true sportsmen of the county has hasa T a a. split in its ranks that may tear th association wide open pen It has S all all' come ab about ut because ot of differ differ- l of opinion on various phases S 'S of fish and game protection The difficulties came to a head with S the planning of the present fish Ish und and game bill before the house of 5 S representatives r r The trouble began early eary in iii the when a coterie of sports- sports n a a. faction which probably had hads t S H s own measures In sight accused 1 officers and a si clique of theS the S RS atlon in railroading certain ji through the meeting meeting- p t was a beginning that was i I iThen hen came a split between tho the S. S 1 b fishermen lt and the fly fisher fisher- 2 L e Vf f over oyer the proposed law against tisher-I tisher i h use se of salmon eggs as at al lure S fb fishermen or at least a ai I P of them the voted for in- in in-I in S. S elusion in the fish and game bill bIU billS S Qt a measure to prohibit the r c tied The bait fishermen including it tt who use worms and other rV n. n strenuously opposed the prod pro- pro loosed d' d law The bait fishermen JP use salmon eggs joined In oPS op- op J f S position p to the tho measure because V t t tI S saw In the move threats r-n r 4 all bait bait fishing fishing- I SS' SS J Bilt fishermen claim that hat when fig JJ me measure sure came up for vote yoto be- be 1 f the association meeting it wasI was 5 fir e by a strong negative vote voteS and following owing the vote a committee committees r s appointed to pass upon that I i sure and others The appoint- appoint t t of the committee according ome fishermen was the steam- steam k r stuff of the officials to get ir their program as it condemned lure I h on eggs as es ft he Telegram doesn't attempt to upon the merits of the cornS com com- I S 7 3 ri ts nor nOlo upon the of Association It merely desires I f Y e best interests of sports to the attention of the sportsmen it i ote e seriousness seriousness-of th the situation I 0 Thinking lI men know no that ha no nC o or-i or OT- OT I can exist eist V LL it 1 is S. S td against Itself Theres There's no noS S s no to stress the point It would W make mako one platitudinous I. I t Respite the fact the association the sportsmen are squabbling 5 fir hing new organizations org dissentS dissent'S dissent dissent- S 'S accusing and counter accusing h hole thing means disaster i In the last few days day a Bait Fishermen's Fishermens is league has been j formed mEd and numbers some hundreds j jj of t members joined up Announce Announce- me eI li has also been made Announce I that the v Izaak Walton fitton league a national association of sportsmen is to form torm formS S nr organization In jn Salt City I id Utah That means that the thet I Il t l CI and Influence of pf the Salt SaltS S 4 i Lal Laker County Count and Utah Fish and andS 1 S G C Game in m Protective association will will will-be be bev v The present may ay still hold the the balance of S 1 ow but its force and its will be lessened S p politics petty jealousies dissension have ruined many a strong and steady organization S fish and game associations of ot state have themselves power ul- ul uland and influential or orI or- or I I But organization is S SS S Imperishable Once it gets ot off v the right track disintegration soon ets In and in and Its It's pointed in the therong wrong rong rong direction now o S. S iOne One Eyed Eyed Connolly in a moment moment mo mo- mo- mo ment of fri frivolity was offered a job as 53 an umpire Some of the Coast league fans are hoping he lands in in n. n I their loop An umpire with one oneS eye cye might be some improvement S S SS S S 1 WELCOME RETURN George Ceorge Nelson i is lf coming back to the wrestling game I S Tho The popular trainer of the Utah Aggles and coach of the IT U. A A. A C. C Wr wrestling team has not taken r wrestling seriously f for r years year al al- al I though he ne is s one or of the best oest heavy neavy heavyweights heavyweights weights in the West Vest and while not the the the- best liest yet et a in theS the S he heavyweight v division S His return to the game which will willS willbe S be Continued in a match with Ira Dern Dern worlds world's middleweight champion champion champl cham cham- pl pion n at atthe Salt Lake theatre on onS S Thursday Is wel welcomed omed by the wrestling fans of the state George is 0 o interested in his work at the Utah Agricultural college that he ha has given glyen but little tittle attention to the professional sport He has time now however for a match or two and showed that that- he has his old time class when he wrestled a fast twp two hours with Pink Gardner at at S. S log Logan h a week or two ago Nelson elson is a credit to the game g He lIels is a great wrestler as his draw t r match natch with Ad d Santel last summer showed and in addition he is a fine line clean cleM fellow and anda a thorough sports sports- man S His return Is a welcome one