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FOREST AND STREAM 
[June 27, 1908. 
The Indian Tournament. 
The ninth annual tournament and pow-wow of the 
Indians' was held on the grounds of the Cedar Point 
I lot el Co., Sandusky, O., June 15 to 19, inclusive. Cedar 
1 oint is a spur of land projecting into Lake Erie, with 
a clean, sandy shore, the delight of bathers. It is cov¬ 
ered with a growth of mixed kinds of trees of fair size, 
fine and healthy in appearance, with leaves in constant 
flutter from the refreshing Lake breeze. It is a famous 
outing resort. The mammoth hotels afford accommo¬ 
dations for many hundreds of guests, and its numerous 
places of amusement serve to divert the visitors pleas¬ 
antly. One of the large buildings has, in the second 
story, an immense dancing floor with a capacity for 
hundreds of couples. Well-kept walks lead to all 'parts 
of the grounds. Steamboats run from Sandusky to it 
every hour and sometimes every half hour. An ample 
board walk skirts the shore from the amusement section 
to The Breakers, a large hotel, rambling’in structure, 
which can accommodate about 1500 guests. This was 
the headquarters of the Indians. 
About five minutes’ walk from The Breakers, along 
the shore, were the shooting grounds. Three sets of 
traps were installed on the sandy beach, which was of 
sufficient width between water and woodland to contain 
seats for the spectators, firing points for the shooters, 
room for the traps, with a stretch for the flight of the 
targets which ended at the water’s edge. The targets, by 
the way, were not thrown hard, probably about 40yds., 
yet they taxed the utmost the skill of the shooters. Facing 
the water, as did the shooters, with the targets starting 
from near the water level and flying toward or over the 
water, presents many difficulties to good scoring, the 
cause of which is not precisely known. In this particu¬ 
lar instance, however, there seemed to be various swirls 
and curi ents of wind about the point which made many 
high targets and low targets and bobbing targets and 
targets with tricky flights which cannot be classified. If 
the wind blew in from the lake, the target flew high. 
The sand bank, which marked the limit of the lake 
shore, the work of tbe storm and water through the 
centuries, was backed by a thick growth of trees, which 
served as a wind-break when the wind blew lakeward 
so that no breeze was felt at the score, though the tar¬ 
gets flying further out were materially affected by it. 
In the way of goodfellowship and wholesome enjoy¬ 
ment, the Indian tournament was in distinct contrast to 
the average, garden variety of tournament in which the 
main purpose is to get the shooters out as early and 
keep them out as late as possible, to the end that the 
greatest number of targets may be thrown and the club 
treasury or the promoters’ pockets swelled accordingly 
I he Indian programme was finished early each day, 
thereby affording time for the many enjoyments which 
the resort offered. 
The bathing in particular appealed favorably to many 
of the gentlemen and ladies. The pavilion on the board 
walk m front of The Breakers was a favorite gathering 
place of the visitors to chat, to watch the vessels sail 
lazily by in the distance, and to watch the children play 
in the sand or paddle about in the water. 
A number of the shooters brought their wives and pap- 
pooses with them. Of the lady visitors there were 
Mrs R. O. Heikes, Mrs. T. A. Marshall, Mrs. H W. 
Heikes, the charming bride of Mr. Rolla Heikes’ son 
Horace; Mrs. Bert Mallory, Mrs. Fannie Even Mrs 
J. S Mallory, Mrs. E H. Tripp, Mrs. J. A. Flick, Miss 
R. Hike Mrs. Spear, Mrs. S. S. Johnston, Mrs. Tessie 
\oung, Mrs. C. A. North, Mrs. J. L. Appall, Mrs. F. E. 
Mallory, Mrs. E. S. Rogers, Mrs. S. G. McCarty and 
several others. There were a number of very bright and 
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smartly dressed children, who derived unbounded en¬ 
joyment from their visit. 
J |te Indians had a parade in full Indian dress on 
\\ ednesday evening. They devoted themselves to a tour 
of the amusement places, all of which are controlled by 
one management and run with a view to entertain the 
best class of people. 
On Thursday evening the Indians held their annual 
pow-wow. the officers in the main were re-elected. 
Tp?n A. Marshall is High Chief; W. R. Crosby, Vice- 
Chief; I rank C. Riehl, Chief Scribe; Ed. O. Bower, 
Corresponding Secretary; M. E. Mallory, Chief of Wam¬ 
pum. The tournament committee has one change. R. O. 
Heikes refused re-election to the chairmanship, a very 
responsible office, one connected with much hard work, 
as he thought that some one else should enjoy the posi¬ 
tion, and the choice fell on E. H. Tripp. The following 
were taken into the tribe and had names bestowd on 
them as follows: G. S. McCarty, Chief Talk It Out, 
Philadelphia; T. M. Mclntire, Chief War Paint, New 
Martinsville, \V. Va.; J. S. Young, Chief Rain Stick, 
Chicago; R. S. Pringle, Chief Light Foot, Bradford, Pa¬ 
ll- D. Gross, Chief Moon Face, St. Louis; D. A. Upson, 
Chief Heap Gun, Cleveland; Harry Kahler, Chief Pap- 
poose, Davenport, la.; Lester S. German Chief Crow 
Foot, Aberdeen, Md.; J. A. Flick, Chief One Wing, 
Cleveland; Hugh Fleming,' Chief Crazy Horse, Pitts¬ 
burg; L. R. Barkley, Chicago, unnamed. High Chief 
lorn A. Marshall, in the name of the American Indians, 
sent a telegram to the Cleveland Target Co., in which 
was set forth that the Council indorsed the Leggett 
leaps and targets, and that they gave entire satisfaction 
throughout the tournament. Another was sent to Chief 
Piasa and wife, Tacoma, Wash., conveying the congratu¬ 
lations of the Indians on his re-election to the office of 
Scribe. Another was sent to Tom Duff, genial and be¬ 
loved by both white men and Indians, setting forth in 
reply to one from him as Chief of the Canadian Indians 
that the American Indians extended heap many thanks 
for best wishes, with hopes to meet him at Niagara on 
the Lake at their forthcoming tournament. 
Reference has been made herein to them as a tribe 
but it Will be noted that every Indian is a chief, which 
is a bit at variance with the commonly accepted idea of 
what constitutes a tribe. Still, as a tribe of chiefs, it is 
selected material, the ultimate of possibility, and there¬ 
fore the very best there is. 
the group picture herewith, depicting the Indians in 
costume, is evidence that they are a fine body of men, 
some handsomer than others, as is peculiar to all In¬ 
dians, but all alike in the common property of bright 
mentality, vigorous activity, men of importance in the 
world's business affairs. 
The trade representatives present were J. A. R Elliott 
(Chief Brook Trout), H. S. \Y elles, T. T. Skelly, T. A. 
Marshall (Chief Long Talk), J. W. Garrett (Chief Wood- 
pecker), Chris. Gottlieb (Chief Slob), L. J. Squier (Chief 
\\ hite Scalp), R. O. Heikes (Chief Bald Eagle) L W 
Cumberland, D. D. Gross (Chief Moon Face) H w' 
Heikes (Chief Hoochee Coocliee), Fred Gilbert (Chief 
Heap Ialk), W. H. Heer (Chief Drink Water), H. D. 
freeman, J. M. Hughes, J. R. Taylor (Chief Buckeye), 
J r‘ ee M. Barkley, W. R. Crosby (Chief Kmnekinnic), C. 
A. \ oung (Chief Snarrow), R. \Y. Clancey, H. W Viet- 
meyer, Seneca G. Lewis and B. Call, and C. A North 
(Chief Make Em Fly). 
Aoout 56,000 targets were thrown. In cash, $1000 was 
addea. i here were twenty-nine moneys for the high aver¬ 
ages of the four days, divided as follows: Five, $30 each- 
seven $25; seven $20; seven $15, and three $10 each. 
The traps were kept in perfect working order bv Mr 
Chas. A. North. 
The cashier’s office was ably managed by Mr. J L. 
Mullen, of Parkersburg, W. Va. Mr. L. W. Cumber¬ 
land acted as compiler of scores. 
June 15 was devoted to a preliminary programme of 
five 20-target events, $2 entrance. Mr. Chan. Powers led 
with a total of 90 out of the 100. Mr. VV. II Heer was 
second with 95. Messrs. R. O. Heikes and Fred Gilbert 
tied on 94. I he scores: 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 
Targets: 20 20 20 20 20 
E O Bower. IS 17 18 17 20 
J b Speer. 12 13 14 .. .. 
N. D. Freeman. 16 18 14 17 i§ 
C, S McCarty. is 19 18 16 19 
W II Heer. 18 20 20 18 19 
Shot 
at. Broke. 
100 
90 
60 
39 
100 
83 
100 
90 
100 
95 
J W Stewart. 
100 
71 
I T Rathbone. 
100 
68 
I- i Hopkins. 
100 
76 
1 P Dudley. 
100 
41 
Fred King . 
100 
85 
C M Powers. 
. 19 19 20 19 19 
100 
96 
(;eo K Mackie. 
100 
88 
T W Garrett. 
. 17 IS IS 19 18 
100 
90 
( hris Gottlieb . 
. 14 16 15 16 18 
100 
79 
S A Huntley. 
. 20 20 IS 16 19 
100 
93 
1 M McIntyre. 
. 15 14 15 17 17 
100 
78 
C I) Linderman. 
. 19 19 19 15 19 
100 
91 
J M Hughes. 
. 18 19 . 
40 
37 
• W Wiseman. 
. 16 14 16 14 19 
100 
79 
II W Heikes. 
. 15 17 18 14 19 
100 
83 
R O Heikes. 
. 19 19 IS 20 IS 
100 
94 
1-red Gilbert . 
. 19 20 IS 19 18 
100 
94 
(ieo Roll . 
100 
88 
I. l Willard. 
. IS 20 19 17 19 
100 
93 
S r \ Mallory. 
. 18 19 19 20 19 
100 
•95 
11 Stanberry . 
. 11 13 9 13 14 
100 
60 
(ieo Steinbauer . 
. 15 14 14 10 18 
100 
71 
Tom A Marshall. 
. 16 20 . 
40 
36 
F E Mallory. 
. 13 20 IS .. .. 
60 
51 
L E Mallory, Tr. 
60 
- 52 
1 t Mallory. 
. IS 16 17 .. .. 
GO 
51 
L F Squier. 
. 18 13 15 17 18 
100 
81 
( A Young. 
. 17 20 20 17 18 
100 
92 
L) D Gross. 
. 15 18 16 17 17 
100 
83 
1 R Taylor. 
. 16 19 20 19 20 
100 
94 
F M Edwards. 
. 18 19 IS .. .. 
60 
55 
L B Fleming. 
.IS 19 17 .. .. 
60 
54 
\ H King. 
. 16 IS 16 .. .. 
60 
50 
H W Kahler. 
.14 19 16 .. .. 
60 
49 
W F Hendrickson. 
.17 17 
40 
34 
June 16, First Day. 
The programme on the first, second and third days 
respectively consisted of ten 20-target events, $2 entrance, 
$10 added. There were seventy-one contestants, sixty- 
nine of whom shot through the programme. Of the 
professionals, Mr. R. O. Heikes made high average. 194 
out of the 200; second, Mr. \V. PI. Heer, 191; third, 
John R. Taylor, 188. Amateurs: First, Messrs. John 
A. Flick, L. C. Willard and E. A. Huntley, 190 each; 
second, Mr. J. S. Young, 187; third, Mr. G. S. McCarty, 
186. The weather was raw and windy, so that Heikes’ 
score was quite extraordinary, considering the unfavor¬ 
able weather conditions. 
Events: 1 23456789 10 
Targets: 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 Broke. 
JAR Elliott.16 19 19 18 19 IS 17 19 16 17 178 
John Martin . 15 19 19 18 20 16 19 IS 16 19 179 
II S Welles. 17 18 14 17 16 16 14 19 19 20 170 
E H Tripp. 19 16 18 14 12 13 15 16 IS 16 157 
J T Skelly. 15 20 11 18 19 15 20 20 16 19 174 
T A Marshall. 20 18 17 20 20 20 18 17 18 14 182 
Geo Roll .IS 20 19 19 IS 19 18 19 IS 15 183 
L C Willard. 19 19 19 19 19 19 20 19 19 18 190 
H W Kahler.18 19 19 IS 19 17 19 18 17 IS 182 
G S McCartv. 19 20 IS 19 18 IS 17 19 18 20 186 
F E Mallory. 17 17 19 18 17 19 17 19 19 16 178 
S T Mallory. 16 17 20 17 15 19 17 16 18 18 173 
J F Mallory. 16 19 18 19 20 18 15 19 20 14 178 
L E Mallory, Jr.16 IS 18 20 19 16 16 19 19 17 17S 
E O Bower. 19 19 19 20 17 19 19 19 17 15 183 
C M Powers. 19 IS 18 18 15 18 20 19 19 17 181 
Geo Mackie . 16 18 17 18 19 18 17 19 20 19 181 
J w Garrett. 20 16 20 20 20 19 17 17 19 16 184 
TOM A. MARSHALL (CHIEF LONG TALK) AND H. W. 
HEIKES (CHIEF HOOCHEE COOCHEE). 
