League and enticed the League to host a duck-calling contest on March 11, 1927 between

waterfowlers from Illinois and other states. The League wasted no time and sent

out notifications to distant cities. On March 11, 1927, the Kokomo,

Indiana Tribune wrote under the headlines “Duck Calling Contest at

Quincy: Fans will hear something akin to music tonight as forty quackers

including five women entries compete in a duck-calling contest. A silver trophy

engraved ‘Champion ‘Duck Caller of America’ will go to the winner of the

contest."