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his feelings. “It wouldn’t be so bad if we could shoot 
for money, then there would be some personal in¬ 
centive to shoot good outside of demonstrating for your 
bread and butter.” 
There was a weak chorus of protests from the others. 
“I mean it,” said Sim; “we often get trimmed. It 
would be an even thing. Look at the results of the 
State shoot. We all got trimmed there.” He uncon¬ 
sciously lowered, his voice as “Harry” walked away to 
the edge of the tent to take a peep at the weather. 
“Yes,” resumed Sim, his voice picking up, “he’d got 
his, too, if he hadn’t gone like a runaway horse on the 
last day in that pouring rain.” 
“What makes it all the more wonderful,” said Mis¬ 
sionary George, breaking in, “I made out my reports 
and sat talking till about 2 o’clock, and when I went to 
turn in there was a light in Harry’s room, and I found 
him with his clothes on rolling around in pain on his 
bed with an ulcerated tooth. He never got a wink of 
sleep that night before he broke the 98 out of 100.” 
“Say,” said Jack, “you fellows make me tired, kicking 
about the weather. We are paid to come out here and 
shoot. Everything is arranged for us. We have the 
best rooms in hotels. Wherever we go our shells are 
delivered for us. That is, they were before the new order 
went out, making us buy shells on the grounds. Now 
look at that old cuss there trying to fix that trap. He 
like as not got out here at 6 o’clock. Didn’t sleep much 
last night, thinking about the weather and other things 
that would affect the running of the shoot. He probably 
has done most of the preliminary work. Begged prizes 
and ads., and attended to the hundred and one things 
that are necessary in getting up an open tournament. 
What does he get out of it? Nothing but disappoint¬ 
ment in the attendance; likely a bad cold; money lost 
for the club treasury, and personal loss, for he is shoot¬ 
ing for the money and has failed to land in the money 
yet.” 
“Yes,” broke in “Bill” from up in Maine, “you’re an 
overworked, underestimated, zealous ninny. I recom¬ 
mend a club-drudge who gets all the knocks, spends his 
hard-earned coin, makes money for his club and never 
gets a word of thanks for his pains, either from his 
fellow club members or from those who attend and skim 
the first moneys and high averages and pick up a valu¬ 
able piece of junk besides.” 
“It’s a wonder to me that there are any open tourna¬ 
ments held,” said Jim, who gc« back from his inspection 
of the trap in time to hear Bill express himself. “I 
have seen rich men scrapping over the division of a few' 
dollars average money as though their lives depended 
on it, and, mind you, when the class of division was 
plainly stated in the programme. Instead of bowing 
gracefully to the conditions, they try to argue the 
management into a different division just for two or 
three paltry dollars. It cheapens the sport when men 
of means and standing will take such a view of it.” 
“Well,” said Sim, resignedly, “I guess we paid men 
have got the long end of it at that, though we have to 
shoot rain or clear and tfve amateur can pick his weather 
—what’s that—a target? The’ve got the old junk heap 
fixed up. Come on, boys—first squad up!” 
Very little, if any of the above ever took place, but it 
touches upon subjects that should make it of interest to 
all trap shots. Buck Nix. 
Lehigh Valley Shooting Association. 
Allentown, Pa., June 15.—The monthly shoot held by 
the Lehigh Valley Shooting Association, on their 
grounds, Albright’s Hotel, was a grand success. C. F. 
Kramlich had entered in but five events of 10 targets 
each and broke straight. There is no telling how long 
Charlie would have continued breaking them had he 
entered in the nine events. 
Mr. Ziegler scored excellently. 
Bitterling made a good average for his first appearance 
at these traps. 
Knause scored three straight, breaking 63 out of a 
possible 70, which gives him an average of 90 per cent. 
Mr. Desh followed up very closely in six events. 
Mr. Kramlich, manager for the tournament for July 15, 
will have the programmes ready for distribution shortly. 
Capies of same can be obtained" from him or from A. B. 
Heil, secretary, 345 North Fourth street, Allentown, Pa., 
upon the receipt of a postal. 
Events: 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 7 8 9 
Shot 
Targets: 
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 25 
at. 
Broke. 
Kramlich __ 
. 10 10 10 10 10 
50 
50 
Ziegler . 
. 8 
7 
9 
7 
8 
8 7 9.. 
80 
63 
Keiser . 
. 6 
7 
4 
8 
7 
50 
32 
Acker . 
. 4 
6 
7 
4 
7 
50 
28 
Bitterling .... 
. 6 
7 
8 
6 
6 
5 8 6 19 
105 
71 
Jarrett . 
. 5 
5 
7 
8 
5 
8. 
GO 
38 
Guenther .... 
. 5 
5 
7 
7 
6 
5. 
60 
35 
Jones . 
. 9 
8 
5 
5. 
40 
27 
Butz . 
. 5 
6 
6 
5 
i 
6 7 7 18 
105 
67 
Knause . 
. 8 
8 
8 10 
9 10 10 .. .. 
70 
58 
Desch . 
7 
7 
9 
6 6 23 .. 
75 
58 
Tremont . 
6 
7 
5 
6. 
40 
24 
Welsh . 
7 
4 
6 
5 6 .. .. 
50 
28 
A. K. Ludwig, 
Sec’y. 
At Chattanooga. 
Chattanooga, Tenn., June 19,—The following scores 
were made this week on our new grounds on the banks 
of the Tennessee. Saturday has been selected as our 
regular weekly shooting day and visiting shooters -will 
be accorded a hearty welcome should they find occasion 
to drop in on us. 
Shot Shot 
at. Brk. at. Brk. 
P B Plummer.. 
. 100 
91 
B ’ Haskins. 
.. 50 
.T9 
J T Moseley .. 
. 100 
82 
E E Jenkins .. 
.. 50 
26 
J L Molsdale .. 
. 100 
82 
Capt. Wells.... 
.. 50 
24 
W Brown . 
. 50 
39 
W Stanley .... 
.. 25 
12 
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