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FOREST AND STREAM 
Eastern Handicap 
Ninth Eastern Handicap, one of the Five Interstate Classics, Brings out Fine Scores 
Written and Photographed by W. G. Beecroft. 
THE INDIAN TOURNAMENT. 
The fifteenth annual Pow-Wow and tournament of the 
Okoboji Indians was held at Cedar Point, Sandusky, 
Ohio, on June 23, 24 and 25. It was 'the banner event 
in the history of the Tribe, not only in attendance but 
in the social features, and the phenomenal work done 
on the firing line. Seldom, if ever, in the history of 
trap shooting has a more classy set of marksmen as¬ 
sembled 'to contest for honors and prizes, and the win¬ 
ners were declared only after the bitterest of com¬ 
petition. This is the third consecutive year that the 
Tribe has met at Cedar Point, which is an ideal place 
for the holding of such a tournament as the Indians 
mean theirs shall be, one where the members and their 
families may meet and enjoy a few days’ social inter¬ 
course, as well as contest for the valuable prizes which 
are always offered. The shoot is not confined to the 
Indians, but paleface friends are invited to come with 
their families and enter the competions, and participate 
in 'the pleasures of the occasion. The arrangements 
made by the different committees were well planned, 
and well carried out, the only drawback being the 
weather, which was not such as to favor any very 
strenuous action. Throughout the week is was very 
hot, with a high degree of humidity, and the breeze 
brought little relief. A trip down the line of traps 
was a hard test of endurance, and left the shooters 
wet with perspiration and ready to drop in the first 
shady spot to cool off a little. The wind was from 
the west and northwest most of the time, and was not 
felt on the lake side of the point, but on Thursday 
afternoon it shifted to the east, and Friday was most 
delightful. The shooting grounds this year were lo¬ 
cated a little nearer the end of the point, and the 
change was one approved by all contestants who have 
been here at previous tournaments. The walk was some 
longer than heretofore, which was rather a hardship in 
the hot muggy mornings, but in ordinary Cedar Point 
weather would have been just a nice bracer for the 
day’s work. The 'targets were thrown toward the lake, 
but between the traps and the water was a consider¬ 
able stretch of rushes, and the green proved a much 
pleasanter background than the glaring white sand. The 
Cedar Point Resort Co., erected a fine building for the 
use of the Indians, furnished tents and seats, and did 
many other things which made for the comfort of the 
contestants. The club house was well arranged. The 
office was large and well lighted, and the workers surely 
appreciated its conveniences. There is a good sized as¬ 
sembly room in which the bulletin boards were placed; 
shell room, gun room and toilet. Five traps were in¬ 
stalled, in charge of C. A. North (Chief Make ’em Fly), 
and worked to perfection during the shoot, which is 
always the case when Make ’em Flv is on hand. In 
the office, L. J. Squier (Chief White Scalp) was cashier, 
and performed his duties with his usual ability. John 
Deist (Chief Early Bird) handled the cashier’s sheets 
and figured the moneys. W. F. MacCandless, the Day- 
ton hustler for the G. A. H., was also a member of the 
office force, and made a valuable assistant, his experi¬ 
ence in the N. C. R. Gun Club, coming in play. J. 
M. Lindsley, of Sandusky, was in charge of the field 
force, as he has been each year, and had experienced 
men at each trap, their work going far in making the 
smooth running of the shoot assured. And theirs was 
no cinch: to stand all day in the sun and heat is not 
play, but a hard test of endurance; they are entitled to 
credit for the way in which they performed their duties. 
Trap 1—Homer Neill, referee and scorer; Herman 
Kameane, puller; Ray Siggins, trapper. Trap 2—Charles 
Baker, referee and scorer; Gene Baxter, puller; H. 
Staley, trapper. Trap 3—W. Martin, referee and scorer; 
Joe Michel, puller; John Warren, puller. Trap 4— 
Bruce Bitten, referee and scorer; Jess Greene, puller; 
John Baxter, trapper. Trap 5—John Heyner, referee and 
scorer; A. Minchow, puller; Dick Winters trapper. 
The committee having charge of the social features of 
the Pow-Wow attended to their duties, and this new 
feature of the Indians’ annual meet was highly success¬ 
ful, and added much to the enjoyment of the squaws, 
papooses, and paleface ladies who were present. This 
feature will become a permanent one, and efforts will be 
made to have the next year’s program even more en¬ 
joyable than that of the one just concluded. The at¬ 
tendance included thirty-six amateur and thirteen profes¬ 
sional Braves, a record in the annals of the Tribe. The 
Braves and Paleface shooters, singly and collectively, 
appreciate greatly the many courtesies extended to them 
by all connected with the Breakers, from the manager 
down. 
PRACTICE DAY. 
Monday, June 22, was not a “pretty” day. The weather 
was hot and “muggy,” and the journey down the line 
of five traps was not a comfortable one. The wind was 
light and variable, and as it was mostly from the bay, 
those on the lake side of the point suffered. The 
change in the location of the traps seemed to meet with 
the approval of shooters who have attended previous 
shoots here, although the extra walk is not exactly a 
pleasure under the weather conditions that prevailed 
today. The program of ten 15-target events, was started 
a few minutes after 1 o’clock. No delays occurred, and 
at 4:30 the last squad sheet was handed in. Seventy- 
eight shooters entered for the events, 56 going through 
the entire program. The conditions were favorable for 
good scores, and not a few were made, the amateurs 
carrying off high gun honors, and sharing other places 
with the “pros.” Bart Lewis (Chief Hard Luck) headed 
the list with 148, which included a run of 63 in the 
first five events, and an unfinished run of 53. James 
W. Bell (Chief Ding Dong) and John Deist (Chief 
Early Bird) tied for second on 146. The former broke 
his first 97 targets, and the latter made a run of 104, 
which was the day’s record. The pale-face contestants 
crowded the Braves out of third place. F. C. Koch, Joe 
Rummel and F. M. Edwards tying on 145. C. D. 
Coburn (Chief Make ’Em Grow) was fourth with 144. 
Homer Clark (Chief Illini) was high professional, with 
147, and a nice, unfinished run of 86. George W. Max¬ 
well (Chief Right Wing) second with 146, which in¬ 
cluded a run of 67. W. R. Chamberlain (Chief Round 
Head) 144. There were a number of runs exceeding the 
half century besides those mentioned above; and the 
demand for trophies and trophy bars will be decidedly 
brisk. Joe Rummel, 61; Kivitts, 51; R. H. Bruns, 75; 
M. Kneussl, 66; F. M. Edwards, 63; F. C. Koch, 53. 
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squad of the day, dropping but one target in event 8. 
Total 
Joe Rummel . 
C. J. Nass .. 
G. P. Freeman _ 
A. B. Jones . 
J. S. Speer . 
*C. O. Le Compte 
Kivitts .. 
Remy . 
145 
133 
112 
131 
133 
134 
138 
135 
rvitt 
*R. O. Heikes .... 
G. A. Beard . 
C. A. Edmondson 
*G. W. Maxwell .. 
R. H. Bruns . 
B. S. Williams ... 
*W. R. Chamberlain 
Erskine . 
F. H. Fuchs .; 
D. A. Edwards _ 
A. Greene . 
*J. R. Taylor . 
C. D. Coburn . 
C. T. Stevens _ 
H. L. Hildinger :.. 
W. I. Spangler _ 
J. Kammerman _ 
W. F. Bippus . 
I . P. Sousa . 
A. W. Church .... 
A. Brown . 
K. Miller . 
Dr. Lothamer . 
A. Kuebeler . 
M. Kneussl . 
W. E. Trimble _ 
J. H. Pumphrey ... 
I. Brandenberg 
F. C. Koch . 
J. B. Lallance . 
J. H. Noel . 
Allen . 
R. J. West . 
*C. F. Moore . 
Mellon . 
J. I. Morrison _ 
T. R. Washburn .. 
C. W. Sadler . 
C. D. Manahan . 
G. L. Pearson _ 
T. D. Morris . 
*H. Clark . 
Bart Lewis . 
T. W. Bell . 
*C. A. Young . 
138 
107 
120 
136 
146 
141 
125 
144 
136 
130 
137 
131 
138 
144 
133 
124 
140 
143 
J32 
134 
132 
no 
142 
132 
127 
143 
130 
139 
141 
145 
135 
136 
127 
143 
142 
129 
133 
113 
69 
70 
68 
125 
147 
148 
146 
141 
FIRST DAY. 
The first day was cloudy, and the intense heat together 
with the high degree of humidity made the conditions 
most uncomfortable, the light variable winds not being 
strong enough 'to furnish much relief. The program 
called for five events at 15 and five at 20 targets each, 
entrance in the 15-target events $1.10 each, and $1.40 
in each of the 20-target events. A special event at 25 
targets was shot after the finish of the regular program, 
for the N. C. R. trophy, a bag of gold. There were op¬ 
tional sweeps of $1.00 in each event; $5.00 on the day’s 
regular program of 175 targets; $5.00 on the three days’ 
regular program events, at 500 targets, and $2.00 in the 
special event. The optional were quite popular with 
the shooters, many of them being willing to take a 
chance. The first event was started soon after nine, 
a little later than scheduled, bu't even Chief Make ’em 
Fly, good hustler as he is, could not get the shooters 
to hurry much in the heat. A short halt was called 
at noon to give the field force a chance for lunch, and 
a much needed rest from their work. There were 154 
shooters entered, and they all went through the regu¬ 
lar events, but a number quit after that, and went back 
to the hotel to cool off in the waters of the lake, before 
dressing for dinner. The special event had 101 entries, 
and 'the winner could not be declared, as there were 12 
tied on straight scores, and it was too late to shoot 
off. The miss and out trap was put in commission in 
the afternoon, and a rushing business was done, a con¬ 
siderable number of the shooters being willing to take 
three chances for a dollar. A couple of expert traps 
were installed in a pit a short distance from the regu¬ 
lar No. 5 trap. The targets were thrown in every way 
but what is called the “regulation.” Some were low, 
just' missing the top of the grass; other as high as 
the traps could be set to throw; angles of all kinds, 
and everything unknown except that when you called 
“pull,” you were sure that a target would appear some¬ 
where, and that you’d got to be mighty quick on the 
trigger or your chance was gone. Each chance was at 
10 targets, miss and out. One shooter got to going and 
forgot all about the passage of time, and was greatly 
disappointed when he visited the club house after seven 
o’clock and found the shell room closed, and that he 
would have to quit for the day. The scores made were 
good, and the runs of 50 and better so numerous that 
it became monotonous recording them; among the best 
were: Homer Clark, with 128, which included the last 
86 of practice day. G. W. Maxwell 109, including 36 of 
the previous day, and one of 67; John R. Taylor 114; 
Wm. Ridley 115; Bart Lewis 135; R. H. Bruns 95, and 
also one of 60; W. F. Bippus 74. High amateur aver¬ 
age trophy for the day was won by Max Kneussl on 
a score of 174; close to him were Bart Lewis, H. Ken- 
nicott and W. Ridley with 173 each; R. H. Bruns with 
