The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-19
CHALLENGE ACCEPTED.
The ZettIers Take Issue With the Cali
fornia Club.

The ZettIers Take Issue With the Cali
fornia Club.
A short time ago the California Schuetzen
Club issued a challenge to any club in the
United States to meet from ten to twenty
men at the butts. One of the conditions of
tie challenge was that the club should have
been organized at least one year, and that
all participants in the shoot should have
been members Of the club for the term Of
nine months.
Philo Jacoby, the captain of the Califor-
MIA team, has just received an answer from
the Zrttler Club of New York, accepting
the def and agreeing TO shoot fifteen men
against like number of Californlans In
June next The Zettler Club comprises
nearly all the crack shots of the Empire
State, and when the coming contest takes
place it Is safe to say that some Of the most
brilliant scores that have ever marked the
history of rife p actice viii be made in this
match.
The California Club has never been de-
feated, and Philo Jacoby emphaticaliy de-
clares that no rifle club existing can COM
pei the California to lower Its champion
pennant This will be a telegraph match.
The Zett!er Club will shoot in New York
and tile California Club at HarbJr View.
and each viii have representative at the
different ranges
Concerning the match the Forest and
Stream had this 10 say in a late issue:
The California Sehuetzen Club of san Fran
Cisco OF winch the wsii-kuown mark man, Pniio
Jacuby, Is President, adopted At recent NEE Ting
number OF resolutions embOdying a challenge
10 ali bona hde rife clubs in The United States.
! Inc CAIfOrula mar, Smtu, who always
among the FIRST IN promoting the sport Of rine
shooting wish 10 arrange telegraph matches
under tie following conditions: Any club In lie
United States which has been in existence At
least one year, members OF The team To nave
0een bona hde members OF their association al
least nine mouths, fifteen meu To the team, IF
shots per man, to be uTed on dare agreed upon
by tie Pre- dents hetwe 10 O'Clock IN the
morning, and > O'Clock in The Afternoon position
strictly un Hand. pain rest permitted, distance
200 yards, rife without restriction TO weight and
sight except te,e cUPc sight, scores afjer start
ing 10 be completed wi.iout interruption, sta es
800 a SIDE judge Tor each Cub to act as stak e.
and Secretary Of The respective olgan-
cations, TO forward In writing a detailed
statement OF the scores 10 the President OF the
competing club. German 20-riug larger, "a E.
inch rings, with % center OF u inches diam
eter. THIS challenge viii be acted upon at the
next regular meeting of the Zettl Rifle Club,
aud there is no doubt that the Old aud we'll
known Eastern organization OF shaTpshOoters
VIII accept Ii. President B. Walter i greatly
m favor OF shooting the match, nut some OF TIE
conditions VIII have TO be changed. The Call
iUIuid club, which is al this season OF the year
greatly favored bg lie clmdiIC conditions, can
ha dly expect an Eastern team 10 shoot
now on liked date. The wes Ter in San Fran
cisco may be line, while New York and vicinity
may be b!es sed on the same day with blizzard
OF iOg. One judge, who shall watch al the
same time shooters and scorers, would be hardly
sufficient. as he could not properly supervise
| the Work Of the markers, and IL would need an.
other Judge 10 see that the men at The butts did
| their du,y.
| The points in controversy have now been
| adjusted, and the match will take place as
| above announced.