310 
FOREST AND STREAM 
L. T. Distance Fly. 
(Average of best five casts) Feet. 
J. E. Amman .95 4-5 
L. E. DeGarmo .94 3'5 
H. Wheeler Perce .84 
G. H. Sammons .83 4-5 
L. T. Accuracy Fly. Per Cent. 
L. E. DeGarmo . 99 10-15 
E. Lambert .99 10-15 
C. C. Lucke .99 9-15 
F. E. Church .99 8-15 
J. E. Amman .99 8-15 
The remarkable performance of Mr. J. E. Am¬ 
man in winning three amateur championships 
(unprecedented in the history of the game, it is 
believed) together with a high place in three 
other events, easily gave him the “All-around” 
Championship, followed by H. Wheeler Perce, 
second place; L. E. DeGarmo, third place; F. 
E. Church, fourth place; D. R. Linder, fifth 
place. 
N. A. C. A. blue buttons (awarded for an 
average of 98 per cent, or better in the four 
accuracy events) were won in the order named 
by Perce, DeGarmo, Amman, Lucke, Lambert, 
Linder, Church, D. F. Beatty, Moffett, O. J. 
Towell, C. J. Spruce and H. A. MacLean. 
“First entrant cup” winners were R. D. Heat- 
field, H. A. McLean, Geo. W. Stromer, and O. 
J. Towell. 
The meeting and banquet was held Monday 
evening at the Great Northern Hotel and proved 
so enjoyable and enthusiastic that it was mid¬ 
night before adjournment. The officers elected 
for the ensuing year were: 
President, Dr. C. J. Spruce; vice-president, A. 
R. Gates, secretary, O. C. Wehle; treasurer, F. E. 
Church; directors, R. C. Nicholson, I. H. Bel¬ 
lows, and C. C. Lucke. 
As is well known, the National Amateur Cast¬ 
ing Association stands for a rigid, but eminently 
fair and consistent amateur standard along lines 
largely parallel with the definition adopted last 
June by the Athletic Federation, representing 
practically every civilized country, at its meet¬ 
ing in Lyons, France. 
The N. A. C. A. stands for popular govern¬ 
ment—every member to have a voice and vote 
in its affairs. It stands unalterably for the 
elimination of commercialism from its tourna¬ 
ments. 
It has no quarrel with any other organiza¬ 
tion, National or local in character, that may 
differ from it on these points, but it plants itself 
squarely on the proposition that believing firmly, 
as it does, in the correctness and righteousness 
of its standards, it has an inalienable right to 
its existence and its progress along its own 
chosen path. 
That such standards attract their share of pub¬ 
lic approval, was well shown by the 1914 Tourna¬ 
ment, which passes into history as a substantial 
guarantee of the continuation of that very 
gratifying growth, which was characterized 
since its birth, a year ago, the National Amateur 
Casting Association. 
CHICAGO FLY CASTING CLUB. 
Chicago, August 24, 1914. 
On August 22nd was the regular scheduled 
Quarter-Ounce and Dry-Fly Accuracy Events, in 
several instances completing the season’s score 
of the caster. 
Re- 
% Oz. Entry Dry-Fly Re-Entry 
Becker, O. E.97.8 98.5 .. 
Clarke, M. M.98.4 98.1 . 
Geary, F- W.96.9 98.1 . 
Let'terman, F. R...97.6 99 98 9-15 99 2-15 
Peet, F. N.98.7 98.1 99 4 99 2 
Ruck, J. G.97.6 97.2 . 
Schultz, A. G.97.9 98.2 99 3 99 3 
Smith, J. M.98.4 98.6 98 10 99 2 
Yocky, F. W.96.9 96.9 . 
Za'bokrtsky, J. 99 98 13 
Visitors. 
Humphreys .98.4 98.9 . 
Town, E. N.99.1 98.12 . 
Sunday morning, August 23rd, found a num¬ 
ber of the boys on the ground ready for an early 
start at the Salmon Fly, but owing to a westerly 
wind, were prevented from casting the event. 
We were glad to have with us on this day 
a good representation from both the Angler’s and 
Illinois Casting Clubs. All was going well in the 
Quarter Ounce, which was to be cast as a Special 
Event with a Re-Entry, when we were struck by 
a heavy wind and rain storm, making it im¬ 
possible for some to continue in the game and 
‘complete their scores. McCarthy’s fly scores were 
finished in the rain while some of us were clean¬ 
ing up what was left of the lunch. Scores: 
Dry- 
% Oz. 
Re- 
Entry 
Fly 
Accy. 
Re- 
Entry 
Becker . 
. 98.2 
98.9 
Clarke . 
. 98.3 
. . . 
. . . 
. . . 
Geary . 
. 98.8 
97.2 
Letterman .... 
. 98.5 
99 - 
. . . 
McCarthy .... 
.98. 
98.2 
99.2 
98.7 
Peet . 
. 97-7 
. . . 
• . . 
. . . 
Odell . 
. 98.2 
98.2 
. . . 
Visitors: 
Anway. 
. 97-3 
Kelly. 
.96.3 
. . . 
. . . 
. . . 
Pierson . 
. 99 -i 
98.8 
. . . 
. . . 
Ranney . 
. 98.6 
98.9 
. . . 
. . . 
Stanley . 
99.1 
. . . 
. . . 
Town . 
. 984 
98.3 
. . . 
. . . 
Some of our visiting friends and members of 
the Club came to enjoy the day with us, but 
hurriedly left to avoid the storm. 
This concludes the regular scheduled events to 
be cast prior to the National Association meet, 
beginning Sept. 5th. J. M. SMITH, Secretary. 
KANSAS CITY BAIT AND FLY CASTING 
CLUB. 
Kansas City, August 24, 1914. 
Below are scores made at our meeting August 
23rd. The unusually hot weather and “Fishing” 
accounts for slim attendance. 
Wilson .. 97.6 
Shuff . 97-5 
McCoy . 97-3 
Hollingsworth . 97-2 
Harris . 97-1 
Motley . 9^-9 
Hesterman .. 9^-9 
Noland . 96-7 
McClanahan . 95.5 
DISTANCE FLY. 
Heavy Light 
Tackle. Tackle. 
McCoy. 95 Feet. 82 Feet. 
Bramhall . 
. 92 
44 
IOO 
La Brie . 
.... 90 
44 
82 
Harris. 
.89 
44 
Hollingsworth 
.... 88 
44 
90 
Ramsey . 
.... 83 
44 
70 
Noland . 
.... 81 
(4 
77 
Shuff . 
44 
ACCURACY FLY. 
Bramhall. 
. 99.2 
McCoy... 
Noland.. 
Shuff. 
Ramsey... 
• 97-8 
Geo. L. Roberds, Secretary. 
FISHING IN CALIFORNIA. 
By Golden Gate. 
The Fish and Game Commission has been 
lenient this season in regard to the enforce¬ 
ment of the law which provides that all anglers 
must have licenses, this measure having but re¬ 
cently been placed in effect, but several arrests 
have been made in aggravated cases. Long Dick 
of Charity Valley paid a fine of $20 for fishing 
without a license, and Frank Clark of Westwood 
was fined $25 for the same offense. Edward 
Sorenson was caught fishing in the Mokelumne 
river without a license and paid a fine of $25. 
W. Rolleri of Jackson was arrested for having 
more than fifty trout in his possession and put 
up bail, announcing that he would fight the case, 
as the fish were not all caught by him. 
The Board of Supervisors of Merced county 
has passed an ordinance protecting striped bass, 
salmon, cat fish, black bass and crappie from 
seining. All fish will be protected against sein¬ 
ing during June and July. The maximum pen¬ 
alty for violation of the ordinance is $500 fine 
and six months’ imprisonment. 
Trout fishing has been rather late in com¬ 
mencing in the Yosemite Valley region but is 
now at its height, the high water having subsided. 
Anglers are having good sport on the floor of 
the Valley, some large fish having been landed 
near the Sentinel Hotel. On the south fork of 
the Merced River some especially fine sport is 
to be had, this stream being well stocked with 
German brown trout. M. Cross, a Deputy Fish 
Commissioner, recently landed a fish there 
weighing six and a half pounds and three pound¬ 
ers are frequently taken. 
A splendid run of quinnat salmon is now be¬ 
ing experienced in Monterey Bay and outside the 
Heads at San Francisco. Cottardo Ghio of Santa 
Cruz recently landed a fifty-five pound salmon, 
taking ten salmon one day that weighed 295 
pounds, beside five sea-bass, weighing 190 pounds. 
Several salmon weighing from thirty to forty 
pounds have been taken on San Francisco Bay. 
A number of large halibut are being taken by 
salmon trailers. 
A FISH STORY. 
By Rev. C. F. Aked, D. D., LL. D. 
N camp on Red Eagle Lake in the Glacier 
National Park, devoured by mosquitoes as 
big as vultures, as fierce as tigers, and as 
numerous as drops of water in the Pacific 
Ocean! 
