THE LEAGUE OF AMERICAN SPORTSMEN. 



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pets" seem to miss me; but that they (my 

 friends) will stand guard till my return, 

 which I hope is not far off. 



My only dependence is on my friends; 

 consequently you must imagine what pleas- 

 ure and comfort your letter has brought me. 



Hoping your League may continue in 

 good favor, and make many converts to the 

 love of bird life, I remain, 



Sincerely yours, 

 James L. Tooker, Jr., Paterson, N. J. 

 c|o J. F. Buckeley. 



Mr. Tooker's action meets the hearty ap- 

 proval of every sportsman with whom I 

 have talked. He is in need of financial as- 

 sistance, and all friends of game protection 

 are earnestly requested to send to this office, 

 at once, such sums of money as they can af- 

 ford to contribute. The fund thus raised 

 will be known as " the Tooker Defense 

 Fund," and all moneys paid in will be 

 promptly remitted to Mr. Tooker. No one 

 need send more than $1, and even smaller 

 sums (which may' be remitted in stamps) 

 will be thankfully received. 



Bridgeport, Ct. 



Editor Recreation: The Connecticut 

 members of the League were called on, in 

 August last, to elect a Chief Warden, in ac- 

 cordance with Art. II., Sec. 1 (a) of the con- 

 stitution. There were at that time some 

 40 members, and Mr. Ralph B. Lawton, of 

 Bridgeport, was chosen. He is an enthusi- 

 astic sportsman, probably the most active 

 member of the Nassau Fishing and Game 

 Club, of Bridgeport and Stratford, and 

 which controls 3 square miles of territory. 

 For 3 years he has worked hard preparing a 

 series of pools for the propagation of trout, 

 and has been very successful, during the 

 past season, in rearing English and Mon- 

 golian pheasants. • , 



A better man could hardly have been se- 

 lected at this stage of the Division's exist- 

 ance, since Mr. Lawton's business takes him 

 all over the Western part of Connecticut as 

 well as into Western New York and West- 

 ern Massachusetts. 



Recruits have been gained rapidly. By 

 the first of October there were 50 members 

 and a secretary-treasurer was appointed. 

 There are now 66 members in this Division, 

 living in 23 different towns and cities. 



Deputy wardens have been appointed in 4 

 counties, viz.: Fairfield, Hartford. Litch- 

 field and New Haven, and much good work 

 is expected in the way of detecting and 

 prosecuting offenders against the game 

 laws. Mr. Beach, of New Haven, has been 

 exceptionally active, and in Dr. Ross we 

 have one of the most enthusiastic of sports- 

 men. He is an earnest worker in all mat- 

 ters pertaining to game and its protection. 



The Connecticut Division will be run on 

 business principles. The sportsmen of the 



state seem to feel that the game laws are 

 fairly satisfactory and we are mainly anx- 

 ious that they be enforced. Certain details 

 might be improved and the chief warden will 

 soon appoint a committee on legislation 

 which will give its attention to such points. 



We are desirous of appointing deputy 

 wardens in the remaining counties of the 

 state and should be pleased to hear from all 

 interested sportsmen who would serve or 

 who know of good, determined men willing 

 and able to act as deputies. Will all such 

 kindly communicate with the Secretary- 

 Treasurer? 



Addresses of Officers and Deputy War- 

 dens: 



Chief Warden. — Ralph B. Lawton, 824 

 North Avenue, Bridgeport. 



Secretary-Treasurer. — Harvey C. Went, 

 11 Park Street, Bridgeport. 



Deputy Wardens. — Fairfield Co.: George 



B. Bliss, 2 Park Row, Stamford; Harvey 



C. Went, 11 Park Street, Bridgeport; 

 Hartford Co.: Abbott C. Collins, 783 Main 

 Street, Hartford, (County Warden) care 

 Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Com- 

 pany; Litchfield Co.: Dr. H. L. Ross, P. O. 

 Box 100, Canaan; New Haven Co.: Wilbur 

 E. Beach, 318 Chapel Street, New Haven. 



Harvey C. Went, Sec.-Treas. 



LEAGUE WARDENS IN NEW YORK ARE ALSO 

 STATE WARDENS. 



Chief Warden Pond has appointed the 

 following local wardens to represent Jthe L. 

 A. S. in this state. 



County. 



Name of Warden. 



Address. 



Essex, 



Warren H. Broughton, 



, Moriah. N. Y. 



Rensselaer, 



Capt. J. B. Taylor, 



Rensselaer, N. Y. 



Montgomery 



, Chas. W. Scharf, 



Canajoharie, N. Y. 



Tioga, 



Geo. Wood. 



Owego, N. Y. 



Erie. 



Marvin H. Butler, 



Morilla, N. Y. 



Cayuga, 



H. M. Haskell, 



Weedsport, N. Y. 



Washington, 



C. L. Allen, 



Sandy Hill, N. Y. 



Orange, 



Wilson Crans, 



Middletown, N. Y. 



Erie, 



E. P. Dorr, 



103 D. S. Morgan 

 Bldg., Buffalo, 

 N. Y. 



Orange. 



J. H. Kidd. 



Newburgh, N. Y. 



Schenectady, 



J. W. Furnside, 



Schenectady, N. Y. 



Allegany, 



J. D. Holden, 



Belmont. N. Y. 



Oneida, 



E. J. Breeze 



Forestport, N. Y. 



Broome, 



M. A. Baker, 



\\ hitney's Point, 

 N. Y. 



Westchester. 



Geo. Poth. 



Pleasantville, N. Y. 



Chemung, 



Fred. Uhle 



Hendy Creek, X. Y. 



Suffolk, 



P. F. Tabor, 



( Jrient, L. I. 



Richmond 



Lewis Morris, 



Port Richmond, 

 N. Y. 



Albany, 



C. D. Johnson, 



Newtonville, N. Y. 



Suffolk, 



F. J. Fellows, 



Islip, L. I. 



In accordance with a provision of the state 

 game and forestry law, these men have been 

 appointed by the state board of fish, game 

 and forestry commissioners as state wardens 

 ex officio. They are, therefore, authorized 

 to make' arrests and to prosecute violators 

 of the law, in the name of the state. Any 

 person knowing of any infraction of fish, 

 game or forestry laws should report the 

 same, either to Chief Warden Pond or to 

 the nearest local warden, as shown by this 

 list. 



