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WESTERN TRAP. 
St, Charles beats Warrenton. 
St. Charles, Mo., Nov. 8.— There have been three contests be- 
tween the town of Warrenton, as represented by the gun club, 
and the town of St. Charles, the last one being held on Nov. 5. 
On July 3 the home club was defeated by 2 targets. On Aug. 28 
the tsbles were turned by 2 targets, which tied the clubs. The 
last shoot found St. Charles' boys in the best trip, and with 29 
to the good, made a decided victory. 
The St. Charles now feels able to shoot with any club located 
in Warren or Lincoln counties. The scores: 
Str Charles— Paul 35, Hubbard 38, Wilke 47, Schoenberg 43, 
Barklage 43, Wilmes 37; total 243. 
Warrenton — Langford 40, Linnert 39, Boloom 19, Yocum 39, 
Harbaum 38, Morrisey 39; total 214. 
Invitation Shoot. 
Evanston, 111., Nov. 9. — There are a couple of good fellows at 
Warsaw, TIL, as evidenced by the clever act in inviting C. D. 
Baxter and O. T. Campbell, of this city, to shoot with them. 
Saturday was the day chosen, and the day was pleasantly spent. 
Each man shot at 20 live birds, with the result that Gash was 
high with 19, Baxter 17, Wernhauer 16, and Campbell 14. 
Campbell got even on the target shooting, as he was high with 
a score of 56 out of 65 targets. 
East St. Louis Championship. 
East St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 7. — For some months there has been 
a proposition on foot which finally terminated in a shoot held 
Sunday at the Central Gun Club grounds. It was the opening 
shoot for the championship of East St. Louis, St. Louis and Belle- 
ville. The conditions were 100 targets, and the opening contest 
was won by W. H. Clay. It was a good first with 94, making the 
last 25 straight. Lenhorth was not far in the rear with 92. 
The next shoot will be held at the Progressive Gun Club, East 
St. Louis. 
The scores, each shooting at 100 targets: Lenhorth 92, P. 
Baggerman 90, W. H. Clay 94, W. Baggerman 86, Deletine 78, 
Strop 70, Huff 82, Covy 90. 
At France&ville. 
Francesville, Ind., Nov. 12.— The regular shoot for the club's 
trophies was held Tuesday. All the members present shot in six 
events, with a total of 85 targets. Brown, from the 21yd. line, was 
high man with 76. E. Brown, of Pleasant Grove, won the cup 
event, and the club badge was carried away by Frank Rice. The 
scores, at a total of 85 targets, distance handicap, follow: Nichols 
(21) 74, Brown (21) 76, Rice (17) 67, Kopka (17) 57, Prewett (17) 
55, Shumacher (17) 68, Myers (17) 65. 
Effingham Tournament. 
Effingham, 111., Nov. 10.— The first annual tournament of the 
Effingham Gun Club was held here last Saturday with a good 
attendance both of trade representatives and amateurs. The vis- 
itors were well pleased with the good grounds and the way the 
targets were thrown. All were pleased with the division of money 
on the Jack Rabbit system, as this gives all some opportunity to 
enjoy the sport without it becoming too expensive. 
. The trade men, Vietmeyer, Riehl, Cadwallader, Boa and Stan- 
dish and Bronaugh were ever ready to give some detailed in- 
formation as to guns and ammunition on trapshooting pointers. 
The day was a fine one for the sport, and on the whole the shoot 
was a success. William Hawes was high man with 141, while 
George Johnson made 139. The scores: 
Shot at. Broke. 
Vietmeyer 195 
Riehl 195 
Cadwallader 195 
Boa 195 
Ryman 195 
Johnson 195 
Austin 195 
Haines 195 
Shot at. Broke. 
168 Greenhorst 195 99 
182 Gandell 195 89 
170 Burden 195 91 
185 Parkhurst 100 47 
120 Walters 120 59 
139 Pretzky 45 21 
101 Le Crone 55 23 
141 
At Freeport. 
Freeport, 111., Nov. 10.— A few years ago targets were sent to 
the town of Freeport by the carload, which was an index to the 
shooting done at the trap. 
Following this, came a season of inactivity and no more shoot- 
ing was done for several years. With about twenty out to-day 
and a powder representative present, it is a pleasure to note that 
the shooting men have come forward to once more enjoy the 
pleasure of burning powder. 
Mr. Keck, the one-armed shooter, made a good score, though 
out-classed by YVaddington. 
Scores: J. A. Poling shot at 100, broke 59; Keck 150, 117; Wad- 
dington 115, 104; E. B. Hall 50, 39; A. C. Knoor 100, 67; Young- 
Jove 75, 47; H. F. Jansen 115, 70; A. Moogk 75, 14; C, E. Bentley 
25, 7; W. F. Karchner 75, 20; W. N. Tice 15, 8; Piersol 10, 2; 
Brown 25, 14; J. Sweeney 25, 18; Dillon 25, 20; W. A. Kintzle 
10, 3; R. Rosenstell 15, 10; Ray 25, 15. 
At Joplin. 
Joplin, Mo., Nov. 9.— The Webb City, Mo., Gun Club held an 
open contest Tuesday. The attendance was fair and the scores 
only medium, the average being less than 50 per cent. It re- 
quires some persistence to shoot at 70 targets and only score 12, or 
to make ten straight ciphers. The scores: T. B. Brewer shot at 
110, broke 73; J. McLoughlin 80, 51; R. M. Jones 70, 45; B. 
Gammon 100, 42; Jim Smith 50, 35; F. Hamilton 40, 21; F. Boyer 
50, 17; John Donahoe 70, 12; Frank Houston 10, 4; Lowery 20, 3; 
J. McCormack 10, 3. 
At Guthrie. 
Guthrie, Okla., Nov. 9.— The race Saturday for the White 
trophy was a close one. N. D. McGinley and H. U. Carle shot at 
15 live birds; result, McGinley 14, Carle 11. The next contest 
for the medal will be between Harold Eisenschmidt and the holder. 
The target scores follow: Harry Carle broke 39 out of 50; 
Kusy 68 out of 100, Rosenberg 67 out of 100, Daniels 52 out of 
75, Donnelly 102 out of 125, Eagan 124 out of 150, McGinley 18 out 
of 25, Olssmith 58 out of 75, Hutton 29 out of 50, Sam Smith 63 
out of 75, H. C. Eisenschmidt 61 out of 75, MacMorris 56 out 
of 75. . 
In Other Places. 
When the last meeting of the Oak Knoll Gun Club, of St. Louis, 
was held, the club members were pleased to meet Mr. and Mrs. 
Crossman, of Clayton, Mo. Mrs. C. was high gun on the per 
centage, with 72^. Scores: Mrs. Crossman shot at 40, broke 29; 
C. Crossman 60, 39; Essig 75, 54; Barrowe 75, 54. 
Tuesday the Nicholas Park Gun Club met and spent a pleas- 
ant afternoon. Several good scores were made, the best being 
that of William Craig. Another tournament will be held at Jack- 
sonville, 111., Nov. 20 and 23. This club has completed a good 
club house and can take care of a large attendance. 
Burlington, la. — A one-day tournament was held here recently. 
Considerable interest was taken, as there were special prizes 
awarded. The best prize was won by Mr. Wagonor, and he was 
proud of it. There are many shooters around Burlington, and 
there should be more tournaments held. 
Teranceville, Nov. 7.— The gun club held a shoot Saturday and 
six events were on the programme. Nichols and Brown were 
handicapped at 19yds., with the rest at 16yds. In the cup shoot 
Brown was high with 24 out of 25. The club will hold an all-day 
tournament on Nov. 24. All who attend will have a good time. 
This is assured by the fact that Everett Brown will be the man- 
ager. 
Taylorville, 111., Nov. 7.— The shoot held here Saturday was a 
record-breaker in this respect, that H. W. Cadwallader, profes- 
sional, shot at 25 targets from the 20yd. mark and broke them all. 
"Cad" has made a reputation in other parts of this and other 
States, but they were made at 16yds. For the day the highest 
score for a professional was made by Frank Riehl, 169 out of 
175; second, H. W. Cadwallader, 164. The amateur average was 
won by W. J. Manning, Morrisonville, 158; second, J. P. Speer, 
Taylorville, 155; third, W. E. Keller, of the same place. 
M. B. Acumpaugh, of Leads, S. D., says that deer shooting 
will be good in the Black Hills this winter. The open season 
is Nov. 15. All poachers are being watched. 
The . pigeon shooters of Rockford, 111., on last Monday were 
invited by the farmers south of town to rid their premises of the 
pigeons. The boys report having had a most enjoyable time, 
and the farmers enjoyed a potpie which was flavored with pigeon. 
The members of the lately organized gun club of Rockford, 111., 
were so well pleased with their tournament that regular shoots will 
be held. The contest for the Lefever gun will not soon end, as to 
own it the same party must win twice in three attempts. 
The U. M. C. Gun Club held their semi-monthly shoot Tuesday 
with targets and live birds trapped. The Chas. White cup was up 
as between N. D. McGinley and Harry Carle. McGinley was the 
last winner. 
The Topeka, Kan., Gun Club has taken to the woods for the next 
few weeks. It would seem that target practice is little tame for 
the gunners of the West during the game season. 
Shooting poorly pays at times. At Freeport, 111., W. W. Wad- 
dington, has donated a fine sofa pillow, which will be awarded to 
the poorest shot of the gun club. 
C. F. Gilstrap writes that there was an error in the scores as 
sent in by him of the shoot at Bryan, Tex., and that T. E. Hubby 
should have the credit of making the highest score. 
There will be one more shoot held by the Missouri League of 
Trap Shots, at which time all the guns and special prizes that 
were up for the season will be decided. The place is Elliott's 
Blue River Park, and the time Nov. 24 and 25. 
The shoot for $25 a side between Rupert and Knister, 0 f Decatur, 
did not materialize, owing to the non arrival of pigeons. The 
match will be pulled off this week. 
Freeport, 111,, Gun Club will invite all the surrounding clubs to 
join them in a tournament. The dates will be announced soon. 
The Matthews, Ind., Gun Club held their fourth annual tourna- 
ment last Wednesday. The attendance was not good and yet 
the manager has failed in his duty to furnish scores. 
The medal offered by the Ewell, Tenn., Gun Club for 1904, was 
won by W. C. Bobb. He made one perfect score and high 
average. 
The Winser Gun Club at Boise, Idaho, believes in doing the 
social act as well as shooting at the trap. Last Saturday there 
was a meeting at the Vendome Hotel, where plates were laid for 
forty. The secretary reports that the occasion was one never to 
be forgotten. 
The Highland Gun Club, of Elkhart, Ind., held a shoot last 
Friday, with twenty present. Kit Shephardson, of La Grange, was 
high gun, with "Smoke" Loshbaugh second. "Shep" lost but 10 
out of 180. There were several representatives pushing the inter- 
ests of their various concerns. 
The secretary writes that the Menominee, Mich., Gun Club will 
not attempt to keep up their shoots during the winter. He was 
well pleased with the showing made during the past season. The 
Northern Peninsula tournament will be held by this club during 
the season of 1905. 
Mounds, 111., has come into the shooting fold, and a wag has 
given the club the name of the Hit or Miss Jerusalem and Jericho 
Gun Club. Some of the members do not lay much claim to 
marksmanship, yet they hope to improve their opportunities. 
The trapshooters at Pipestone, Minn., have thought well of the 
proposition to organize a gun club. 
During the last week of January and the first ten days of Feb- 
ruary there will be much doing in the trapshooting line in Texas.. 
Jan. 23 to 28, the Sunny South Handicap at Brenham; Jan. 311 
and Feb. 1 and 2, Central Texas Handicap at Taylor, and them 
the following week at Houston comes the Otto Sen's Grande 
Southern Handicap. This should keep the shooters busy. 
On Nov. 10 the Lincoln, Neb., Gun Club held a tournament.. 
The weather was very disagreeable, being windy and snow fall- 
ing. Dan Bray, the Nebraska veteran, now of Columbus, was the 
winner of the Denver Post trophy with a score of 71 out of 100' 
targets, to Geo. Carter's 68. Those who know these Western trapi 
shots well know that the shooting must have been fiercest ever,, 
as the scores plainly show. 
Tuesday last the Leroy, Minn., Gun Club met and shot at 50 
targets: C. Cannon 30, C. I. Roy 42, F. O. Welles 24, J. L. 
Denel 37. Archie Welles, a thirteen-year-old boy, used an 8- 
gauge gun and broke 11 out of 25. 
The day following the World's Fair Handicap there was a 
special match between Joe O'Niel, of St. Louis and Dr. E. 
Duncan, of Louisville, Ky., consisting of 50 live birds each. The 
result was a tie, and on the shoot-off at 15 birds, O'Niel killed out 
and Duncan lost one. Thus O'Niel went 65 straight. 
On last Saturday there was some trouble at the Youngstown, 
O., shoot. It was reported that one party would have been high 
man over all if all the targets he hit with shot had "busted." The 
scores as reported were Francis 21, Seaborn 19, Selby 15, Hughes 
15, Barnett 13. ' 
The gun club of Kent, O., closed the season with a 100-bird 
race, in which Fred Bean won with 88. Will Lee, of Kent, won 
the medal with 23. Lyman received a medal for being the cham- 
pion kicker. 
The Crescent Gun Club, of Evansville, hold together well into 
the fall. Last Friday, 25 targets were fired at with the following 
results: Haddy 22, Heaur 20, Beard 17, Wanders 16, McKim 14, 
Hill 14, Keuln 9, McKinney 8, Ruhl 6. 
Ralph Storm and E.' E. Hagaman, of Waterloo, la., shot a 
match at 100 targets. Storm broke 85 to Hagaman's 76 ; but as 
Hagaman was allowed 16 added as broken, he had a grand total 
of 92. Mr. Storm is storming around now, and will uot give 
so much allowance again. 
It is reported that in the vicinity of Des Moines, la., the 
weather has not been suitable for quail shooting, and owing to this 
the gun club is yet able to hold regular shoots. The latest, 
matches have been arranged on the unknown angle system. 
The shoot held this week at Tampa, Fla., promises to be a big 
one. Good grounds are to be used, and money to the extent of 
$400 will be added, being larger than ever before offered. Many 
visitors were reported present. 
Now and then the members of the Wizard of Oz company take 
a half .. day off and visit some shooting park. The last account 
places them in Detroit, Mich. At the trial of 25 bluerocks, Mrs. 
Fred Stone, from 14yds., made 19; Mr. Stone, 21yds., 18; Mr. 
Meek, 16yds., 14. The prize was a cup, donated by the members 
of the Wizard of Oz company. 
The Portsmouth, O., Gun Club will hold their regular shoot 
Friday of this week. 
