The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-03-24

challener the Crystal Falls sharp. shooters TO
shoot two rifle matches In the city of Florence.
ON Wednesday. March 2S. 1883. at nine o'clock
a. m. In the event Of each club wnninea match,
a third match TO take place IN the afternoon 81
the same day. Conditions: Ten men on side
ana and. Ten shots TO man; Two has ,l yards
club viii pay the expenses Of the visiting team
while In the city. Hoping 70 receive reply by
return native remain n s:aps yonss
GEO. G. louSos secretary.
II was decided to accept the challenge
and ON Thursday President Morrison,
IN behalf Of the Sharp-Shooters, forward
ed the appended answer:
Crystal FALLS, March ~. 1883
A. X. GoDsHALL, Prest n. X. e.
DEAR sm:--ln behalf Of the Crystal Falls
your chaIense Of the giss Instant rom the
Florence Rifle Club. for two or three matches as
stated, to take place at Florence nj the park OF
your club ON Wednesday, March ~, instant, NJ
nine o'clock "a m. The conditions mentioned
are satisfactory. Trusting that the meeting win
be- equally as enjoyable and beneficial as those
which have been held heretofore, remain.
Yours. respectfully,
john MORRISON, president.
IL Is not yet known who will compose
the team To shoot this match, but IL rs
thought that the names as appeared on
the score sheet Of Monday will not be
changed.
AT SHORT RANGE.
William l.. Taft, OF the Florence
Rifle Club, made the best ten-shot score
at the shoot on Monday His string
footed forty-two. Billy" as he is
familiarity called, is crack shot and one
of the best amateur hunters ON the range
lie uses "A Remington and can almost
call the value az his shot before he pulls
the trigger. II all Of the Florence club
were like Billy, IL would be a difficult
combination to get away with, but
fortunately they are not.
Crystal Falls seems to hold her own.
Last summer base ball team was or
ganized and i'm its first match defeated
the oldest and strongest club ON the
range and continued To walk over every
thing that came along and now our rifle
men are taking the same course pursued
by the base ballists. Our sportsnen are
a determined lot OF gentlemen and il il
hard work TO down them when they mean
business.
Two Of our very best shots lost control
OF themselves almost completely during
the match, They cannot account for il
either, as both tried hard to hold out as
usual.
Revenge IL sweet and the Florence Rifle
Club wants big chunk Of it. II IL fair
that il should win the next match, but
predictions are strongly the other way.
A member of the Florence Rifle Club
admitted that he did not expect defeat
and WIS greatly surprised mt the progress
our boys had made I'm so short time.
Chas. Nearing and II. j Mullinder came
within nine of the limit Each made "A
string OF forty-one in ten shots.
The Sharp-Shooters did better than
was expected OF them, and will, no doubt,
do even better next time.
Hugh McGlinchy made "A ten shotstring
OF forty. VIII. Noyes did likewise.
Refreshments were served on the
grounds during the contest.
II Is TO be hoped that next Wednesday
will be clear day.
David Kitto attended the target and
did il well.
Another match will soon be arranged.