The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-07-13
Great Shooting Match.
Rock Island VS.. Daven-
port.
Rock Island Victorious T!
HAWkEYES BEATEN ON THEIR
OWN GROUND.

The PROPOSED shooting match between
Rock Island marksmen, and the crack shots
Of this city, takes place on the grounds
back Of West Davenport. on Monday fore
noon at 10 o'clock. Well bet Rock Island.
ers don't come to time. No takers. -.Sdtur
day's Davenport Demo rat.
The Davenpor. Democrat OF Mondays is
sue contained the following batch of stuff
which may do to read as kind Of q pre-.
Jude to the entertaining aud satisfactory
statements which will come after. 1t also
furnishes striking evidence of the enter
prise Of which Hawkeye newspapers are
continually Boosting. 1t may also serve to
excite the risibles Of our sporting fraternity,
who will scarcely know which to admire
most, the indolen, confidence Of writer &C.
cussomed to bamboozle au unsophisticsted
public, or the utter disregard of the facts in
the case, and the brazen etrrontery with
which false statements are promulgated
THE GREAT SHOOTING MATCH.-Some Of
the Dragging marksmen of Rock Island
have been for some time daring Davenport
to a trial Of skill. This morning they
agreed 70 meet back Of West Davenport
where everything had been ar .snged for q
fair trial. The three hundred birds we're in
readiness, and teams we're in waiting ct the
levee to take them TO the grounds. The
appointed time was long past, but still no
. Suckers reported. At last a solitary marks.
man appeared plucky "Lu" Buford,
as he is called. Surprised at not finding his
Rock Island hackers on hand, he immedi.
ately left for Rock Island to bring them to
time. He filled his pockets with Davenport
gravel, and lett for the purpose of crowdng
il into their gizzards and thus making them
gritty enough to face the music, AS moth
q ing has been heard Of him since, it is sup
posed be is still feeding them sand.
-, About sA weeks ago, when in DavenpoI
one day, n number Of the good shots Of that
city suggested to US that they would be
pleased to shoot birds with suy set Of men
Rock Island could turn out. They had
i heard some brags which had been made
over the river, and Overlooking with ability
to out shoot ANYTHING or anybody in this
section, they yerJ much desired to get up g
match, aud after having beaten their oppo
: nents, would be much pleased to also eat a
nice game supper at the expense of the
champions Of Rock Island They asked us
feelings through the ARGUS, and in that way
obtain q response. We assented. A short
paragraph proved sufficient to stimulate n
> discussion of the subject. The Davenport
Democrat threw out few banters, and i'm.
: mediately both sides prepared for the con
test. The best shots in Davenpor. were
carefully selected, grounds were prepared al
= "a secluded locality back of West Daven
pors, and about two hundred pigeons were
caught and reser Jed for the occasion. Mor
day afternoon was appointed for the trial Of
> skill.
The DaVenpoi. ers were SO fearful that
their opponents would not "come over to get
= scooped, that they actually sent our whole
souled friend f. A. 1leben across to see
" that no backing out occurred. Atabout one
o'clock, III the midst of drizzing rain
Rock Islands devoted band made an ad
vance upon the enemy. One or two friends
accompanied the party. Arrived on the
grounds they were most cour;eously receiv
ed, and without much ado the match for the
:, belt of the two cities was commenced -
The first trial was at single birds out Of @
= trap Mr.. Phil. Allen was chosen by both
parties to keep record of the firing. The
= tally stood as follows: