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FOREST ANt) STREAM. 
[April 30, 1904. 
Kline 
177 
189 
S3 
449 
Gilbert ............... 
185 
193 
91 
469 
Powers ............... 
.192 
187 
87 
466 
Veach ................ 
............185 
182 
77 
444 
Taylor ............... 
186 
156 
85 
427 
Spatz ................. 
............174 
169 
76 
419 
Ford 
164 
163 
74 
419 
Wetzig ............... 
180 
172 
77 
429 
O'Brien ............ 
188 
187 
84 
459 
184 
86 
456 
Cunningham 
183 
186 
86 
455 
176 
79 
435 
Hear .................. 
188 
195 
90 
473 
Cornett ............... 
........... .177 
165 
84 
425 
Johnson .............. 
.172 
182 
78 
432 
Marshall 
............176 
188 
79 
443 
........... .171 
159 
78 
408 
............178 
175 
82 
435 
Eisenhaur ............ 
.173 
154 
75 
402 
C Dixon... ....... 
174 
179 
87 
440 
H Dixon ......... 
............186 
167 
76 
429 
Reust ................ 
............164 
182 
79 
425 
Hayes ............ 
............167 
151 
78 
396 
Timberlake ........... 
............176 
158 
74 
408 
Interstate target team race, five men to a team, 50 targets to the 
man; a silver cup to the highest individual score: 
Experts, targets only— Gilbert 45, Crosby 44, Powers 42, Riehl 43, 
Heer 42; total 216. 
Kansas — O'Brien 46, Wetzig 43, Anderson 36, Johnson 37, 
Timberlake 41; total 203. 
St. Joseph -Arnhold 39, Libby 38, Hardy 41, Eisenhaur 38, 
Cunningham 45; total 201. 
Kansas City— Clayton 26, Holmes 41, McGee 46, Gottlieb 41, C. 
Dixon 46; total 200. 
Nebraska— Veach 36, Townsend 44, Schroder 37, Reed 37, 
Thorpe 45; total 199. 
Iowa— Burmister 23, Ford 29, Kline 44, John B. 25, O. N. F. 30; 
total 131. 
Ed O'Brien, of Florence, Kans. ; W. McGee, of Kansas City, 
and C. Dixon, of Onarga, Mo., tied on 46. Shoot-off, Dixon 
won; score, Dixon 22, O'Brien 21. McGee 20. 
The Schmelzer amateur individual championship target trophy, 
50 Dickey birds, open to amateurs: Kline 48, McGee 46, Veach 
46, Timberlake 43, Arnhold 43, H. Dixon 41, Libbe 41, O'Brien 40, 
Reust 40, Dr. Hardy 40, Wetzig 40, C, Dixon 39, C. Pierce 38, 
Townsend 37, Hays 35, Eisenhaur 33, Schroeder 35, Dr. Plank 41. 
Kline wins first and the cup; others in the money as per scores, 
as there was an optional sweep of $2 on the side. 
This cup will be contested for monthly at the Schmelzer Athletic 
and Shooting Park. All who^ have won it will contest for final 
possession. 
Winners of special cups offered by Schmelzer: Sunday, Dr. 
Plank, of Kansas City; Monday, Dr. Hardy, Hole, Mo.; Tuesday, 
Wm. Veach, Falls, Neb. ; Wednesday, H. Pierce, Chicopee, Kans. : 
also Russell Kline won extra for a wind-up. 
These were put up by Schmelzer Arms Co. at the close of each 
day, and proved to be interesting events, and further evinced the 
liberality of Schmelzers, the promoters of the tournament. 
Those Present. 
Shooters were present as follows: 
Iowa— John Burmister, Fred pilbert and Russell Kline, Spirit 
Lake; O. N. Ford, Central City. 
Illinois— W. R. Crosby, O'Fallon; C. M. Powers, Decatur; Tom 
Marshall, Keithsburg; W. L. Hayes, Dwight; Frank Riehl, Alton. 
Nebraska— Wm. Veach, Falls City; Wm. Townsend, Omaha; 
Reed, Ohiowa. 
South Dakota— H. G. Taylor and E. Spatz, Meckling. 
Kansas— E. L. Wetzig, Junction City; Ed O'Brien, Florence; 
Wm. Heer, Concordia; B. Johnson, Le Loup; Heiiry Anderson, 
Salina ; D. Timberlake, Baileyville; Frank Hodges, Olathe; E. 
Decker, Pleasanton; Geo. R. Mackie, Scammon; Walter Peterson 
and O. F. Brae, Pleasanton; H. and G. Pierce, Chicopee; Chas. 
Kleinhaus, Grantville. 
Missouri— F. B. Cunningham, St. Joseph; C. Gottlieb, John Cor- 
nett, Wm. Campbell, Joe Batchellor, Jr., Wm. Clayton, A. C. 
Holmes, Alva Wilson, Dr. Plank, Forest Wickey, Walter Howe. 
Tom Norton and Harry Sherman, of Kansas City; Dr. Hardy and 
B. Eisenhaur, Hale; C. Dixon, Joplin; H. Dixon, Oronargo; J. M. 
Marshall, Dr. R. L. Hamilton, W. A. Smith, and Dr. R. Sevier, 
Richmond; F. E. Rogers, Bucklin; Joe Batchellor, Sr., St. 
Joseph; C. Willis arid E. Willis, Bean Lake; S. L. Beasley, 
Pleasant Hill; R. Dougherty, Bean Lake; John Wilmot, Lexing- 
ton; Geo. Essig, Plattsburg; Joseph Leggett, Carthage; J. S. 
Thomas, Pleasant Hill. 
O. Cundy, Atlanta, Ga.; A. E. McKenzie, Denver, Colo.; C. F. 
Reust, McLeod, O. T., and C. F. Legg, Chewelah, Wash. 
Busioess Meeting. 
On Tuesday evening the officers invited all the shooters to a 
business meeting in the hotel parlor, Chris. Gottlieb in the chair. 
The first business was to decide as to the trophies for the team 
contests, taking into consideration that the live-bird shooting has 
been prohibited in Iowa. It was carried that the three best scores 
should decide the team trophies. A proposition had been received 
as to taking Denver into the Association. Mr. McKenzie was 
called upon, and he stated that it had occurred to them and to 
those in the Missouri Valley that the distance was too great and 
would not be feasible. 
Officers for next year were selected as follows: Chris. Gottlieb, 
President; Ed. O'Brien, Vice-President; Frank Cunningham, Sec- 
retary; W. D. Townsend, Treasurer; John Burmister was added 
to the list of officers to constitute a board for running the 
tournament. Three more names were to be selected by the 
president and added to the tournament committee. It was voted 
to have five shoots during the winter of 1904 and 1905, and that 
four best team scores should count on general average. 
Mr. Gottlieb called Tom Marshall to the chair and offered the 
following resolutions, which were unanimously adopted: 
Resolution of Rejp'ct. 
Whereas, we have learned with profound sorrow of the death 
of M. J. Elliott, the mother of friends and comrades J. A. R. 
Elliott, Robert S. Elliott and Dave Elliott ; be it 
Resolved, by the trapshooters in attendance at the tournament in 
progress at Kansas City that we extend to our brothers and all 
members of the family our sincere sympathy in this hour of their 
great sorrow. 
Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be forwarded by our 
secretary to the members of the family, spread upon the records, 
and also furnished the several sporting papers. Signed Chas. J. 
Schmelzer, Chris. Gottlieb, Tom Marshall, W. Fred Quimby, Fred 
Gilbert, Tom Norton. F. B. Cunningham, Sec'y. 
April 21, Foafth Day. 
The day was not of the best, yet it was a good day tb make 
live birds fly, as the strong wind was an assistant that is not al- 
ways appreciated by the shooters. During the forenoon, the 
clouds hung heavily, and through the afternoon the sun shone 
for a couple of hours. The shoot was continued until late into 
the evening, when dark clouds again made the light bad. 
There were thirty-five entries for the individual championship; 
open to all, with handicap; 25 live birds, $20 entrance, the winner 
to bold, subject to challenge, the Wyeth trophy that Fred Gilbert 
won at St. Joseph at the first midwinter tournament and has 
successfully defended until it was called in and put in open com- 
petition here. 
Owing to a late start in the morning, the shoot was not ended, 
ye', enough shooters finished to show that the only straight 
score, which was made by John Wilmot, of Lexington, Ky., could 
not be tied. 
Mr. Wilmot proved a fine shot, though publicly heretofore was 
rather an unknown shooter. He showed up well with the f^rst 
barrel, and shot so quick that the most of his birds seemed fairly, 
easy. He used the second shot but eight times. He had luck 
with him on one occasion, as a bird struck the wire. 
Those who had hard luck to lose a dead out or skip one were 
Russell Kline, Tom Marshall, Ed O'Brien and Gorman. The 
23s had many for its division, yet as the Rose system was used, 
each received $24.45. 
Where the topnotchers landed shows you the class of birds 
furnished. They came from Chicago and were handled by R. C. 
Cox. Most of the retrieving was done by dogs, and they did 
well, especially the dog owned by Arthur Gambell. They were 
handicapped by the fresh cinders, which cut their feet. The 
scores : 
Cio-bv 33 1222122011221122222000222-21 
Wickev 2?" 202211121020222202020*22—17 
Gilbert 33 " 222212222222222*222222022—23 
Tavlor' 30 1222111221022222222202122—23 
T<iine '31 2221222222212220222222222—24 
Hv, mister "27 22012211221101*0222220102—19 
Ho mes 29 " 2111222101221212112202221-23 
Hctr 39 0011121*2120222201*2w 
Powers "32 2202221221222211222210112—23 
T Marshall 's' 2*22222222222222222222222—24 
Cunnin-haii 31 .' 22*22222220222*2020221222-20 
Gottlieb so' 2222212212220221220012222-22 
aBrien 31 ...211222222*222222222222212-24 
Tir ton 30 " ' \" 2112112022112222022122220-22 
R iehl 31 ■ ' 0212111222022022200*w 
c '„t7' 2q " 2212212022222222200212221—22 
w iim'ot 30 ■ : ". : ■. 1111111111212211121112222-25 
Peterson 29 2102010122122222222221122-22 
Fnrrl 2S 21022222*2222222202222222-22 
T Norton ' 30 '. '. 1122122102222122220122222-23 
Clavton 30 • 221122011*112122121112222-23 
Arnhold 30 220*202221221222**22w 
Tnhnsnn 28 2221222211202222121101122-23 
Townsend 30 '. . ■ ■ ■ ■ 2222022222202222022122212-23 
P1-,^V ^0 222222*222212220222222222—23 
r Dlinn 28 ." ' 0222220202212212222020120—20 
SpWHp,' 30 2212*292222012111022*1212-20 
rrrman 30 ' 11111221212*2122111121211-24 
TWrfp 'ss ■ 02200202220*0121220022002—14 
A"„^P '<,c 220222222221222002*2*w 
A,nderson '^9 12*2011111121120022122111-21 
vlnrln ?q 1222120222012122212111212-23 
r^^nnhelT 2^" 221222222*022222221220*11—21 
Stock well 28 • ^''Ol 1 1 '>"'''0220220212222020— 19 
Mnrtnn W 0221022012w 
EUi^tt, 31 . 2221222121220022222222222—23 
V April 22, Fifth Day. 
The morning opened up bright, with a quartering strong south- 
west wind, which blew through the day, making left-quartering 
incomers hard to get down before passing the boundary. The 
handicap was finished, and then the Interstate five-man team race 
was shot, which kept the traps busy until after 4 P. M. 
There were five teams entered, two from Missouri, and one 
each from Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa. The shooting was better 
than on the previous day, as the scores improved. Ctinningham 
and Zim, of the St. Joseph team, each made 25. Kline for Iowa, 
and O'Brien for Kansas, duplicated. Anderson and Gorman, of 
Kansas made 24. In their class came the Schroeders, of Nebraska. 
The team race was very hotly contester, and was not decided 
until the last shot. Kansas landed the winner by killing 118 out of 
125 — landed not only the winner for this meeting, but landed be- 
sides the high average for the series of midwinter shoots, beating 
cut St. Joseph by two birds. It was unfortunate for the St. 
Joseph boys that the committee had so changed the programme 
as to count only the three highest scores, as, providing the four 
highest had been counted, then St. Joseph would have won by six 
birds. For this shoot, Iowa and St. Joseph tied on 116, but this 
was due to the good shooting of Kline and Ford, who shot two 
strings — Kline dropped but one, and Ford four out of the 50. 
The Kansas City team fell so far behind that it lost the general 
high average. Kansas City did not have their regular team 
entered, as three of them were new men. The scores: 
St. Joseph Team. 
Cunningham 2111111122221222221222222—25 
Arnhold 2221222022212122222*22222-23 
Libby 20222212222*22101212*1220—20 
Gottlieb 2212202122122222222202222—23 
Zim Z222222122212221221222212— 25— 115 
Iowa Team. 
Kline 2121222102222212222221222—24 
Burmister 2220212220222122222210120—21 
Ford 2222222222221222*22222022—23 
Kline 2112221222211222221222222—25 ' 
Ford 2222222222222222222202022— 23— 11 6 
Kansas Team. 
O'Brien 2222122222222222222222222—25 
Anderson 2120112111221112121211212—24 
Tohnson .0221122212102221221222222—23 
Timberiake 12221112121212211222*1010-22 
Gorman 22211111221*1221121122222-24-118 
Kansas City Team. 
Holmes *111122111222121222220110— 22 
Frankie 2222222022222222202022222—22 
Clayton 02221201221*1222**2210222—19 
Campbell 222020]*21222]0221*202O.'0— 17 
Herman 22220222*2202121200222220—19— 99 
Nebraska Team. 
Veach 221121122212122222120**02—21 
Schroeder 221 21 21 022121 1 1222222121 2— 24 
Thorpe 122C01 1201101 22221 0120222—19 
Townsend 1 21 21 220212221 2222 1 1 11102—2;; 
Lewis 12122222112*00022j2,i01122— 2U— 107 
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