Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-13
He Wins the Title by Defeating
Brewer in a Remarkable
Shooting Match.
A PITTSRURGER WINS VERY WELL.
Interesting News About the Local As
sOciation Football League and
Its Prospects.
AL BUCKENBERGER SIGNS WEAVER.
Ed Carter Once More Wins the l0-sIile Amateur
Pedestrian Championship
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH, =,


NEW YORK, Dec. 12.-Fifteen hundred
persons saw E. D. Fultord, of Lock Haven,
Pa, defeat J. II. Brewer, of Philadelphia,
in a 80 live-bird race for 81 900 side at
Wocdlawn Park, the shooting grounds of
the Fountain Gun Club, of Brooklyn, near
the Coney Island boulevard, to day by o
score Of 223 10 PIG. Brewer was considered
well-nich inviRcible until he met Fulford
six weeks ago at Marion and suffered defeat
in two out OF three matches, and there were
men in this city and Philadelphia who up
10 that time would have wagered thousands
of dollars that the stalwart captain could
defeat any man in the world, Hurlingham
rule, with such birds as were furnished for
to-day's match.
Endurance and Skill.
To-day's match was the outcome of the
contests at Marion, and in order that the
endurance, SIS well as the skill, of each man
should be tested, the agreement was that 250
birds should be shot at. John Riggots, of
Long Branch, was referee, and Charles H.
Townsend, of Forest and Stream, official
scorer. Brewer shot his princess" Greener
hammerless, weighing pounds Is ounces,
and Fulford his new 7sz-pound Greener
hammer gun. The morning was clear and
crisp, and there was scarcely a suggestion of
breeze as the men appeared to toss
for shots Not more than minute was lost
in preliminaries before the match was
under wav and betting, which had Jagged
somewhat, became very lively, even money
being the ruling odds 1t was plain at til;
outset that the birds were an unusually
good lot and when at the conclusion of the
first 25 Fulford had kill 13 to Brewers -,
she remark was general that no man living
could make clean scores on such rapidly.
ing, twisting birds as those sprung for this
match. Then followed
A Most Exciting Match
for more than 100 birds. The men were not
sepa~"-ed hv more than two birds. For half
an hour at a time they were tied, and when
Erewer missed il was almost invariably
signal for Fulford to do likewise. When
100 birds had been shot at Fulford led his
opponent By one bird, and s.. 300 was put
up in une bet az even money, Young man
named Ryan, of PittsbUrg, taking the Full
ford end against q syndicate. Fulford made
the crowd shout by his kill OF his fifty-first
llI'is Ailt Stttiiu AtiiCi lOiilg i!!c u6eU iC bD
Yards When 200 birds had been shot the
score was tie with 1S7 kills each. Brewers
powers of endurance were expected to tell
in the lJtler part of the race, but Fulford
despite the heavy load he was shooting, the
recoil making him vince perceptihly, kept
bird or two in the lead antil the end of
the one hundred and fftieth round, when
the scorer announced a tie
Wind Helped the Birds
Both had several dead out of bounds, and
Brewer got two by their flying against the
fence and dropping TO the ground The
wind had fresEcned considerably, and at 2
o'clock it was blowing smartly in the backs
oi the shooters. This gave the birds add.
tional impetus and helped to keep the score
down. From the 150ih TO the 175:h birds
nobody ever saw such flyers. They went
away like catapults. Fulford managed to
keep on even terms or one bird in the lead
until each had shot at 175 Then he out
tucked and outshot his opponent, and the
result was never in doubt. Brewer was
much chagrined and when he missed his
19Sth bird with both barrels, he remarked
ruefullv: I'm doing the meanest shooting
I've done in ten years