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IMPROVED FISHING IN NEARBY LAKES FISH-GAME GLUB PLANTo restore Acquatic Vegetation Soon; P!an Casting Club.Effort to restore acquatic vegetation at Swift Run pond, Echo Lake and Frantz' Pond which haa been destroyed by tloolt;ls in the past, thus makbig these favorite fishing spots noar the city more suitable for blue sill andcrnpjile fishing waa Initiated tn the May meeting of the rlqua Fish and Game Protective Association last night at the Legion hall.In addition, agitation to arouse sufficient interest to bring about complete organization o£ a casting club along with the appropriation of funds for the purchase of needed equipment to aid in the construction of the new Decker Lake north of the city were other items.In the matter of restoration of acquatic vegetation in the favorite fishing spots near here, the following committee headed by Mel Baker wrs named to secure and plant sudh elements as speedily as possible Ghartcs Hatch, William Ankerman, Davo Stevenson, Carl Myers, and Jolin Davis. To assist this group, Fred Lange has offered to furnish illy roots from Indian Lake In-planting In these nearby bodies of water.New Lake StartedThe work of constructing a dam in a selected ravine, blocking water In a stream as well as Its adjacent watershed to create a man-made lake for fishing purposes under the direction of the State Conservation Council with NY A labor Is under way, club officials announced.As previously reported, this lake will offer about- !5 acres of fishing ground for persons In this immediate vicinity. Under the direction of the Conservation Department with the cooperation of the local sportsmen's organization, the lake will also be used to some extent for propogntion purposes.In response to a call for NYA labor, consisting of young men from 18 to 23 years of age, not necessarily on relief roles, the supply easily exceeded the demand in this instance, club officers revealed.With the construction of a fine new casting platform at Echo Lake, the association named Carl Myers to be temporary chairman to form the necessary organization for a casting dub, and also Instructed himto arrange for the necessary equipment for casting practices and events. rIn this connection, a good sized sign will be placed on the platform definitely stating that It Is for casting only and that no boats should be docked nor tied to it.Free InstructionFrank McCollocb, well - known local fisherman, has offered to Instruct any or all interested persons in either bait or fly casting each Monday night at 7 o'clock at this new club costing platform.Plans for the 1939 membership drive were considered while talks by Mayor V. R. Osborn, State Representative Will lam McCulloughS UP?THE NEWEST GAM!and Frank Z, McColloch completed the evening's business prior to the showing of two reels of Michigan Conservation department movies on fishing. Refreshments and a social hour concluded the lengthy evening's activities.TRACK MEET WILL OPEN HERE TODAYFinals in the shot put and pole vault along with preliminary heats in the 100, 229 and 440 yard dashes will comprise the program of the first day’s competition in the 1038 Stillwater Valley league track and field meet getting under way this afternoon at 4 o'clock at Roosevelt Park.Wednesday’s slate calls for completion of the meet with action beginning at 3:30 o'clock- Raymond Mote. Central High athletic director and veteran track mentor, has been named official starter of this two-day meet.Performances this spring show that the meet will likely find three schools bathing today ancl Wednesday for title winning points with the other three schools mted as •'outsiders In the pre-meet dope,West Milton, Newton township and Covington have tangled In dual and triangular meets this spring with no one school able to pile up a commanding margin over the other. Tills red-hot rivalry will be continued here today and Wednesday burring unexpected poor performances by leading slurs of the three squads.Tipp city’s showing this far this spring rates it ns a likely fourth place finisher while Bradford and Stunuton townships, whose teams will enter the meet with little or no performances upon which to rate them, nre figured to scrap it out for the final fifth nnd sixth spots in the race fur ih* ]938 SWL track-ficld title.TO ADOPT SKEDLegion Junior Bose-'ball Commission M^ets Wednesday.Adoption of the 1938 schcdu along with other details of the cos mg season will headline the meellr of the American Legion Junk Baseball Commission Wednesda night at 7 o’clock at the lire dlt; partmenfc,All members of the commlsslc should make a special effort to 1 present nt this session as these df tails mu si be completed at one President Emmett Murray aatri.In addition, plans for a meetin of all eligible boys for the is:* season (those who have not reache their 18th birthday prior to Marc 31) will be reviewed at this timiNew York—Since the fceglnfnng. April, 13 shells filled with mo: than 100 oarsmen have been en harking from the Kent School boa house for practice on Connecticut Housa tonic River. Kent long lu been a $ource*of material for collet crews.MVL Track,With the 1038 Miami Valley league baseball tll1e tournament
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Piqua Daily Call
Piqua, Ohio, US
Tue, May 10, 1938
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