The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-06-28
ne following i INC score
JOLIET.


Company DIS average, 1856; Company BIS av
erage, 23.5.
| Company D-bulrs eyes made Eldredge, l; Pet
tit, 2; Ruger, l; Mitchell. 2; Trimble, 2; Cullen
l. Misses Ruger, /; Mitchell, |; Lockwood, .
Company B-bulrs eyes; Jewell, .; Page, 2
Misses: Werner, l Theiler, /.
Executive officer, Lieut.. J. B. Fithian.
Scorers: Lieut.. Petit, Sergeant Schaffner.
Markers: q. A. Forbes and Louis Butler
The Joliet people having collected SO to bt
distributed among theirteam for the best scores
the amount was distributed as follows: Hamill
LIST prize, $50; Kennedy, 2nd, sl5; Darragh, Ord
sl2; Snapp, 18th, $S Williams, (holder of the
badge given to the best shot in the battalion, he
having made 30 in one match,) 9Th, s..
The Joliet papers have the following:
The Republicdn
For some unaccountabe reason neither team
succeeded in displaying the skill which had
been expected by their friends, and as shot fol-
lowed shot, il seemed as though the contestants
were vieing with one another to see who could
make the lowest score. 1t reminded one of a
game of give.away in checkers, where the sole
object is to let your opponent do all the jumping.
Not man in the Joliet team-uness we except
Hamill-made the score that was expected he
would and the loss of match and cap rests not
on one member of the team alone, but upon every
man who participated in the shooting.
The Signal:
Whether from being over confident Of victory
or not the fates were against the Joliet team and
the prize which they fondly hoped to retain full
possession of slid from their grasp by score Of
one point. The result depended upon the
nerve and efficiency of Howard Snapp, Of Com
pany B, and Chas. Cullen, Of Company ID, both
Of whom took their stand and exhibited a cool
hat borllt m no ny
Cullen, however proved too
much for his opponent.
The Vcic%
Our bows are the most sorely disappointed lot
Of fellows ever seen. None Of them ever made
so low a score as tuey made on Saturday, in any
practice or match. But they are not discouraged,
and will work every inch Of ground till the cup
comes back again. The Ottawa boys are q me
lot of young men, and though the score made
was nothing to speak Of, they deserve credit for
the manly spirit manifested during the match.
AT OTTAWA.
The news was received here with such sugges-
tions of ''tafy," at first hut the repeated tele-
grams confirming the news, the remaining
members of the company and the friends Of the
team settled down to vigorous and continuous
"hurrah," and by the time night came the town
was in fever heat Of enthusiasm. Shortly after
eight O'Clock the company under the command
of Geo. W. Sweet and the cadets fell into line,
headed by Bachs 18th Bait. Band; on the way TO
the hotel, Fitzgerald's band fell in, and the
whole marched to the depo, via Columbus ST.,
gathering a crowd at each corner. At the depot,
the crowd-G00 or 500 people-flled the platform
and when the train came in saluted the victors
with deafening cheers. The boys having landed
boofaI by Will
brooms, followed by the Battalion Band, the
team-Capt. Eldredge bearing the trophy
Company ID, Ftzgerald's band, the cadets, and
the citizens TO the number Of q thousand or
more when the march had brought the crowd
TO town. The procession reaching the Court
House square, the scene was enlivened by the
music of both bands, the firing off OF rockets
and roman candles, bon-tres, fre-crackers, col
ored lights, &c, and the circuit OF the company
around the square was marked with continuous
cheers The march ended ct the Armory where
the team was received on the part Of their friends
by Mayor Nicholson, who, though called upon at
the last hour, made one Of his happiest address
es which was received with repeated cheers by
the company, the cadets and a few friends Of s.
r. Blanchard; for owing to senseless exercise
of authority by Mr.. B. none of the general pnb-
lie DESTROYS of hearing the address were permit
ted to enter the hall. A sublimer "bull' OF more
insult to the friends Of the company
was never perpetrated. Fortunately those pres
ent understand the situation and that the compa-
ny and team unanimously reFudiate his action.
However, the crowd bore their disappointment
good nataredly, and when the exercises were over
went home jolly and proud Of the OTTAWA
Team" and the victory.
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