Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-12-06

No Nor. scores to he Publi-hrd-A Few
Oh-er,stton.-T Coming S-a-on-Th-
Ligow Xxi Medal Middle.
The trap season i over. and aside from
some little matches between members and
outside parties there will be no regular
weekly practice shoots until early spring
weather sets in.
On TUESDAY last there was held the regu-
lar rifle shoot. and also few SweepStake
matches at clay birds. and the shooting fra
ternity opened wide its eyes when there
appeared ia Thursdays Gazette an account
of clay pigeon match where the shooters
stood al sixty yaui> rise, and made i'll ten
shots some ninety-iivc To one hundred and
tive points out OF a possible one hundred
and twenty.
Ii i needless to state that McCart--
We mean the Young reporter OF the Gazette,
knew nothing OF the subject. and il is
pleasant Ia contemplate that such is the
fact, for in the future the regular practice
matches will br kept from the rapers with
the utmost care.
II has been known for some time that the
articles appearing from time to time in the
dailieS were objectionable tn many of the
shoOtcrS and even their nom de plumes did
not shield them from being dragged into
print. But this is not the worst feature, for
many will not avail themselves of the
pleasures of trap shooting for very fea'
that their poor scores may be held up as 4
shining light Ia the public
With the season of 1855 one new depart
ure will be made and maintained, posi-
( lively no scores To publish and as II is tht
voice of the club, We would like tO set
some syren-tOngued reporter capture thu
Score-bnok in the future.
/ Just ~ surely a. the glass ball was wiped
out Of existence by the more difficult tar
gets. will the present slow-rying and easy
to-ht targets ~ replaced 10y those that th'
>ho"tcr cannot boast of making clean scores
Clubs at Greenvillc. Bellefontaine anC
other towns. OF much smaller roll call. har'
neat and comfortable club houses, that adj
greatly to the comfort and popularity o
trap shooting.
As the subject of the Ligowsky media
sometimes comes up, W may as well sa!
that the Greenville club evidently cOnside
possession nine point, i'll the law, 70
they utterly disregard the challenge zen
them. and now reply that had the SpC ~
field club sci the date and gone over To rel
town they could have taken it hom
with them. They never accepted tn
challenge. for very simple reasOl
namely. they mad no club team Of ten mel
with which they could meet the Clark coun
" boys. or because one or two men from
that part Of the country. who Were mem
bcrs OF the Springfield Club. We're asked 4
shoot in places Of members who might no
be able I" attend. That the matter ha
been badly managed no one can doubt, bu
il i not fair for Darke county Ia make a
an excuse for not accepting or giving u
the badge that our boys should put them
selves 10 an expense of sixty or seventy dol
lars and lose an entire day TO
medal. they tSpringiield) turned over 4
them under the circumstances existing
\ year ago it was the mutual understand
ing between the clubs, or at least the prcsi
dents and captains Of the clubs that Spring
field the acknowledged best club and holde
Of the trophy. should drop il to Greenrllle
and in turn they should let Bellefontain
have il. and in turn it should 90 the round
of the Central Ohio Association, after whc
the best club was To win on its muscle
Greenvillr did not live up to the understand
Ing. and retained the medal when met b
one OF the clubs from the north. nor wOul,
size llttt tl give up lllt Uit'idl '" tit Sli iiik
held team. No doubt the matter will be re
ferred To the Ligowsk Bird CO., the donor
of the. medal for final settlement
Columbus has many good and enthusiast
trap shots. though none Of them belong 4
the most fiourishing Of organizations. tn
c. o. :. A.. and ii has been proposed tina
the first of the monthly meets for 1856 b
held at that city. This is step in the righ
direction. for a more central and better lpin
tn meet for the two days could not be oh
tanned. and it is predicted that many new
members will be added Ia the already larg
list.
The rifle club will hold an all day turke,
shoot upon their range Friday. Dec. l+th
which will as usual be well attended.
A very handsome design has been re
ceiyed from New York. for the new clu
medal. and will be brought before the mex
meeting. II is expected 10 afford pleasur
for year and give all an equal chance 4
win and carry the same.