THE LEAGUE OF AMERICAN SPORTSMEN. 



OFFICERS OF THE L. A. S. 



President, G. O. Shields, 19 W. 24th St., 

 New York. 



1st Vice-President, Dr. C. Hart Merriam, 

 Washington, D.C. 



2d Vice-President, E. S. Thompson, 144 

 Fifth Ave., New York. 



3d Vice-President, Hon. W. A. Richards, 

 Cheyenne, Wyo. 



4th Vice-President, W. T: Hornaday, 69 

 Wall St., New York. 



jtn Vice-President, A. A. Anderson, 93 

 Fifth Ave., New York. 



Secretary, Arthur F. Rice, 155 Pennington 

 Ave., Passaic, N.J. 



Treasurer, F. S. Hyatt, National Exchange 

 Bank, 90 West Broadway, New York. 



CHIEF WARDEN POND IS HUNTING FOR 

 GOOD MEN. 



State Warden Pond, of the New York 

 State Division, has sent out a circular to 

 all New York members, of which this is a 

 copy: 



" Dear Sir: The Constitution and By- 

 Laws of The L. A. S. provide for the ap- 

 pointment of Local Game Wardens in each 

 and every county, and to this end I would 

 consider it a favor if you would send me, 

 at your earliest convenience, the names of 

 such persons as in your judgment are 

 qualified to fill such a position, and who 

 would, if appointed, faithfully perform the 

 duties required of them. 



It is vitally important that a Local War- 

 den should be a man who is not afraid to 

 prosecute friend or foe; one who has the 

 courage of his convictions and who will 

 see that the game laws are enforced, to the 

 letter. 



Send me the names of all such men with 

 whom you are acquainted, and in a very 

 short time we shall see a rapid increase in 

 all the game to be found in this State. 



It is to be hoped every member will do 

 his utmost to increase the membership of 

 the L. A. S. Bring the matter before your 

 friends and induce them to join at once. 

 If you have not already provided yourself 

 with a badge, now is the time to do so. 

 Don't delay it, but send 25 cents, 75 cents, 

 or $2.50 to the Secretary, A. F. Rice, stat- 

 ing which kind of badge you want, Bronze, 

 Silver or Gold. 



A. E. Pond, Chief Warden, 

 124, 5th Avenue, New York City." 



AN IMPORTANT LAW. 

 Section 30, of Article 11, Game and 

 Forest Laws of New York, 1897, provides 

 that: 



" The board of commissioners may, in its 

 discretion and at pleasure, appoint or re- 

 move a person recommended by the ma- 

 jority of the supervisors of any county, or 

 by any incorporated game club for the pro- 

 tection of fish and game, as special pro- 

 tector and forester, who shall possess the 

 same powers that are conferred on the 

 State protectors and foresters." 



This means that this game and forest 

 commission will, on application by the 

 officers of the L. A. S., appoint all of its 

 local county wardens, in this State, as 

 special game protectors and foresters. It 

 also means they will be invested with au- 

 thority to make arrests, and to prosecute 

 game and fish law violators, the same as any 

 other game protector, or as a sheriff or 

 constable. 



This is a most important provision of 

 law and shows the deep interest that is felt 

 by the law-makers of this State, in the work 

 of game and forest protection. Steps are 

 now being taken to incorporate the L. A. S. 

 under the' laws of this State, and, as soon as 

 Warden Pond gets his list of local wardens 

 completed, an application will go to Al- 

 bany to have all of them appointed State 

 game protectors. 



The other State divisions of the L. A. S. 

 should at once take measures to have their 

 respective legislatures place on their statute 

 books a law similar to the above. This 

 can readily be accomplished, in every State 

 and territory, and there is no reason why 

 within 3 years the League should not have 

 a warden in every county in the United 

 States, vested with local State authority to 

 enforce game laws and to prosecute game 

 law violators. 



"THE WISE MAN CHANGES OFTEN." 



Percy Selous, Greenville, Michigan, 

 wrote me some months ago that he was op- 

 posed to the plank in the L. A. S. platform, 

 which declares the League opposed to the 

 sale of game, at all times. I replied, stating 

 the reasons which have led up to that 

 declaration in the January convention. 

 Several letters passed between Mr. Selous 

 and me, and under date of May 14th he 

 writes: 



" I have seen the error of my ways, and 

 henceforth am with you, heart and soul, 

 with regard to the sale of game, under any 

 and all conditions." 



This is a most important victory for the 

 League, and we feel we have done a good 

 work in enrolling, on our side, so thorough 

 a sportsman and so high an authority on 

 game protection as is Mr. Selous. He is a 

 prominent instructor in the Grenville, 

 Mich., public schools; is a well-known 



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