The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-23
WIMBLEDON. .
The British Team Captures the Match
by Forty-five Points--Other
Sporting News.

pouring down, forming pools Of water The
Americans say they will make as good scores
at long ranges as the British will The
match will probably be a very close one,
1880 d NIT is raining hard and a strong
wind is blowing from the butts. The Ameri
cans have just arrived in camp, and all were
well ana confident
Ia n The Americans are proceeding to
the firing point Though it is still raining
heavily the san is trying to struggle through
the clouds Very few spectators are on the
ground.
ll;22 a. m.-The rain has ceased. The COM
retitors have Just begun to blow off"
1I:40 d NIT is again raining The light
is very bad, The wind Is moderate and blow
ing from the targets.
ll.45 a. m.-The match has again opened,
with firing at 500 yards range Young, of
the British fired first aud made "magpie :"
The rain is ceasing. Lowe, of the British,
and Cash, of the American team, both made
misses on the first shots
II m,--At tue sixteenth shot the scoring of
the teams was level Both seem to have got
the proper elevation. The sun is shining
brightly.
l2.3Jp IN. At the end of the fourth round
the Americans were twelve ahead on the days
shooting. A thunder storm was then raging.
Pearse, of the British team, missed on the
ninth shot The Americans are shooting
splenddly Smith made the first hulls-cye
for the Americans McVittie, of the British,
missed his first shot 1t is raining i'll tor
rents.
Up. m.-The firing at 800 yards range has
been completed, and the result is "A good vic
tory for the visiting rifiemen. They scored
34j points, while the British made but $50
The aggregate thus far for two days is: Anne.
Iican, |. l.434, British, l,400
Following is the detailed score at SOC
wards American tcam-Smith, p; w.
Scott. 81; Joiner, 2S; Brown -; S Scott, 33
Dolan. 2S, Pollard, %; Cash a; Hinman,
y; Bull, 81; Paulding, 81; VanheuSen,
30: total, $40. English Young,
2s, Pearse, %; Goldsmith 81; Gibbs,
p: McVittie, 24; Bates, %; Godsall,
2s; Lowe "a; Parry, 26; Dods, 32,
Humphrey. q: Wattleworth 80; total. $50
The attendance Of the spectators was much
larger in the afternoon than morning Wis
itors are arriving rapidly, and there is every
prospect Of a large gathering at the conclu-
sion of the match. The British attribute the
fact of their being so far behind to their not
having rested enough, as they had been firing
with all sorts of rifles at various ranges up to
the day previous to this match,
2p m.-Firing at 900-yards range is now
soiiis on' e"ise HIi ''''' "''''
of Smith iAmericanl was ricochet, being
equlValeuI 10 MISS. Iuo WIN" Is sun o'o"
ing from the targets,
2;3o p. nj he shootlnS al 9oo yafdS haS
oeeh co'i'pi9teI anu IestoVs'i ID " Sut'''ail1l
gam lor lhe bl'IlS" ii'le'iien' WIN S'oIe'
- against @"' lor 'l'e AlileI'C 'Cdhs' Inn Inn
makes the aggregate at the ehd Oh the wv wv
laF"S suootlns, d. A'''o's' D'''iSH' i''''
Americans, loSG
Inc following IS tIn detailed score; amer,
ic'lAs-'''iil'n o. " - w. D. = -. W Soco',
- y, % y, P = ~ n . 20 g Goot, ~,
/ o1s ~ 6s norana
36 PoIIard > r > 2 0-1s Cash ? :
3 ;, ;. SO Hinman ). 4, 43,5.5. s.
ii Bull 4. i. o. ;. 0, 20. PauIdiug 3
= 2 = 5-22 Vanheusen 3 3 ; : 3 0
PA Total at 900 wards, 263
Britisb-Younr >, 4.42.2, >. 30 Pearse
q q 4-26 Goldsmith. d a. 3, q. 5
| 2 A-21 Gibbs 3'3 : : 5 4-2q Nc
| Eittie 4 434 :. $50 Bates. 2. 4. ;
IS Co1sau i = as
n =, % po,.1- . : :
10" = ", ,' !, T., ~ n . o ., p 20
- -, 10 humphrey w. =" . :, - . > 10
Nattieworth, =, 4, /, i, >, ., -. Total a
800 wards. 297.
Lieut.. Wa'VT Sou , '-A'l9' '''.i, i,',9se't VI
the second sh'' -. az ''o S"''7 N' '''"' ''ii'
ram was asa,il I',n''i7' 7'-,-...- r ,-.,...
Inv, , " 'iip ~
round III 'haI 9t'lTe 'iH Ai'i'IicAilS ich pN
| fourteen points Al The ehd OF Inc lonril
round there was tie III the grand total
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m l.: .;n,5.,. -.
o, d''ii an, at
-" Sd''9' am o"''th 'A''i.' '."'p ii'2''l vi
| his fourth shot. Stnth rhlllrtlSeI "ecl~i''
as to his shot, but IL was confirmed Jon1
,t.,,,t,. ,,.,.I. ,..a.,.1
| 4nn m F,in. at I ON, wards range now
/ com, an yo,nr lRr,t,tM and Spitl
I I4n,erjcan missed then first shots Rain
| then began falling heavily Dolan
! Pollard and Hmman iAmerlrau)
also missed on the first round. thus civ
| mo five misses ON that round by Americans
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