The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-11-24
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
Some Fine Scores at the Shell
Mound Range.
A Friendly Game of Cricket-Two Records
Made by Amateur Sprinters-Foot.Ball
and Hand-BalI Games.

The shooting range at Shell Mound Park
was well patronized by marksmen yester-
day. The San Francisco Schuetzen Vercin
held their monthly medal shoot and at the
same time contested for their Thanksgiving
turkey. According to the rule laid down
by the company the first three shots on the
medal string of each marksman counted for
his turkey. AS consequence the over
anxiety of the markSmen to obtain fat bird
caused most of them to be somewhat shaky,
and the first three shots were, as rule, the
worst ON the string.
Several members of Battery c, Second
Regiment, spent the day in practice, and did
some good work.
Company of the Third Regiment was
we'll represented, and their Captain was kept
busy the greater part of the day encouraging
his men when they did good shooting.
The Swiss Rifle Club, stationed in Oak
land, were also present and entered into
their monthly medal contest with much en-
thusiasm.
SOME GOOD SHOOTING.
A. johnson and F. o. Young. the WELL
known markSmen, had an interesting match
of 100 shots and did close and good shooting.
Fifty shots were fired with the pistol and
fifty with Winchesters. The distance with
the pistol was 90 yards and with the rifle
200 yards. The target used was the Ameri-
can field.
Private L. Ringen and Sergeant w. Wood
all, of Battery c, Second Artillery Regiment,
shot match and both men scored the same
number OF points, as will be seen by the
score:
L. Ringen. ...........,......4 5 4 40 Al
w. Soodall. ...........-.--.4 ) 3-4l
The friends Of Captain Siebe assembled
in fnraa and did THAR hast n w mn nf fha
prizes which the proprietor of Shell Mound
had placed at their disposal. About 500
shots were fired by the marksm en- and many
good turkeys were carried off to grace the
Thanksgiving table.
Captain Klein, Colonel Beaver, Howard
Carr and Ed Hovey were busy at the pistol
range in the afternoon, and made many good
scores.
THE SCHUETZENS.
The members of the San Francisco
Schuetzeu Verein assembled about one hun
bred strong and made excellent scores
All who participated in the shoot will be
presented with turkey, the weight of the
fowl depending upon the score. The COM
pany also shot for the medals of the orsani-
cation. The Shooting Committee announced
that the turkeys will be distributed az Ger
mania Hall tomorrow evening. The scores
and medal winners are as follows
Champion medal, X. Wertbeimer, 407; first
class, l.. Bendel, 39S; second class, III. Ihode,
3S9; third class, H. Huber, 1858; fourth class,
Ii. lpsen, 1926.
The medal for the last best shot was won
by +. Freese with dead center The first
best shot was scored by FL. Huber, who also
placed his shot in the center of the target.
Ally member of the company winning either
OF these medals seven times becomes its per-
manent pOssessor
THE PRESS CONTEST.
An interesting feature of the days pro-
ceedings was contest among the members
of the press Tor their Thanksgiving dinner.
The San Francisco Schuetzen Verein put up
q turkey and called upon the members of the
press to shoot for it. Some good scores were
made, and the quill drivers surprised the
members of this veteran company by the
way in which they handled the rifle. At
first the members of the SchuetZen on seeing
the amateurs approach the butts were dis
posed to seek a place of safety for them
seves, but few shots satisfied them that
their fears were groundless and they emerged
from their retreats. Representative of The
CALL, Chronicle ard Examiner participated,
and the result was that The CALL man car
ried off the trophy. Below are the scores:
G. r Taylor OF Examiner. .......,...2l, IA, 1870
W. Burke OF Chronicle. H. II, 25-4S
TEAM SHOOTING.
The members of Company B, Third Regi-
meDt, decided to make match and Captain
Kennedy and Private Brown picked out two
teams and shot a close contest. The Cap
tain's team won the victory nv one point