The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-04-06

| bullet has pierced is for the purpose of in
| forming marksmen whether they are shoot
| ing high or low, right or left, so that they
| can adjust their sights and overcome the
| change in light or wind during the progress
| of the days shooting.
/ Every Friday and Sunday after the forma-
ton of tho club the mem bers could be found
at the butts. rife in hand, doing the hard
practicing which brought them to victory.
March 3, 1876 the club held its first public
| pTiZc-ShOOting, and A. Strecker won the
| first prize The first week in May they held
buPs-eye shooting, in which William
| EhrenpfOrt carried off the first prize with a
dad center. With the money gained the
club had a fine grizzly bear carved and
gilded, flags made, etc. The team to repre-
posed Of tho men whose pictures are given
above. When it is taken into consideration
that each man paid his own expenses II will
be seen how enthusiastically these men en-
tered into the undertaking OF placing their
adopted State at the head of the list in
Workmanship, and how bravely tn ey have
since defended that honor is well kno wn to
all marksmen.
THE CENTENNIAL TEAM
The Centennial team was composed Of the
following marksmen: Captain Greiner,
William Exrenpfort, j. A. Bauer, William
Strecker and PhilO Jacoby. They left San
Francisco in the beginning of June, 1876,
and participated in the eght-day hooting
festival in Philadelphia, during the last
week in June, with great success. winning
, many high prizes. July G, 1876, was the day
set apart for the team shooting. There
were twenty-one teams entered, but only
nine representing different States, faced
the targets aud remained to the end of the
days contest 1t appears that all the other
clubs were determined that the representa-
tives of the Golden State should be defeated
at any cost. With this end in view the best
men of the twelve teams who withdrew
from the contest were absorbed by the eight
teams who faced the Californans- The
fasteners then thought they were sure
winners, but how badly they were disap-
pointed is shown by the result.
THE FIRST SHOT
When the cannon gave the signal to begin,
A. Strecker OF the California team fired the
first shot Of the contest and the red flag which
came out Indicated that lie had made a %
"a 0ne-nch bulPs-eyel. When his shot was
scored member OF President Grants Cab
met. all of whom were spectators, leaped TO
his feet and proposed three cheers for the
CdlifOrnians, and deafenlng cheers from the
III mense assembly greeted his master shot.
The Calfornians all shot we'll. Kenig
made lis first three shots all PAS az rings
Strecker made in his first five shots Ill
rings, and when the contess closed III y had
beaten the next highest team. the Helyetia,
81 rings, Philo Jacoby being the highest in the
team with 1872 (half inch) rings. Captain
Greiner did not shoot, but watched tia
shooting of the Hrlvetia, the Captain of
which kept an eye on the champions.
SCORE OF THE CENTENNIAL TEAM.
The scores made by the rihemen who COM
posed the winning team ar the Centennial
contest are rs follows:
A. strecker:..;..25 1927 "a 81 8 II 1s 30 ls-1ss
j. A. Bauer. 7 Is 10 81 10 Is 10 II l5-l48
W. a. Streuh 10 ~ - % - 20 "a IL IL l7-l7l
W. Kgnig ~ u "a II lS 20 o Is II is-IsS
Phiio Jacoby... II ~ 10 "a Z 20 % ID 20 23-l92
The total of the scores of the opposing
teams was:
g.,v.t,, CHM R,p ,ss pnn,,s,,,,, Rings
Newark: .........id0 baltimore -. sts
New Yors Ga; l 95 U9nn s35
HIGH HoNoRs.
In the great contest for supremacy Philo
Jacooy came out of the race the second
highest man OF all who had taken part.
Stecker was third, R1hwyler fourth,
K9nig fifth and Streuli sixth. 1t will thus
be seen that the Californians won by far
more than their share of the houors. When
1t is taken into consideration that the space
between the rings of the target was only
one-half an inch, aud not three-quarters, as
at present, it must be admitted that the
shooting on the whole was excellent. IL is
true that every one of the team got flyer
in his string, but under the nervous strain
that was placed upon them and the con-
slant cheering of the spectators it is sur
prisng they held out so well. The manner
In which the other teams broke to pieces is
proof OF the excitement which existed.
THE RESULT CHEERED.
When the result was announced, cheer
after cheer went up from the immense audi
ence and the marksmen for tue Califor-
mans, procession was formed and this win
ming team placed in front, and headed by a
band of music all marched to the banuu ct
hall, where the champion prize, the han d.
some Centennial goblet which now grac es
the entertainments of the club, was pre-
sented. The goblet was fifty inaugurated-
out OF IL by the thirsty marksmen Of the off
ferent teams. After the return of the team
to San Francisco, the members of the same
presented the champion goblet to the club
whose property 1t now is. When the Vpte-
ran Home was first inaugurated in our State
the California Schuetzen Club held prize
shooting, the whole proceeds of which, some
| $500, were given to that benevolent ohlect.
The club has also held prize shooting for
the benefit Of the sufferers by the overflow
| of the Rhine in Germany, and their money
| (Which was telegraphed to Berlin) was the
first to arrive from America, tie handsome
acknOw ledgment of which from the Presi-
dent of the German Reichstag now graces
| the walls of their meeting-r0om. The club
also held shooting festival for the benefit
| of the YOUNGSTOWN sufferers and realized a
| handsome sum, which was sent to the
| needy Of that overflowed district and duly
| acknowledged by the authorities in charge.
CALIFORNIA; REPUTATION UPHELD.
The California Schuetzen Club defended
Californas reputation with good results
| five and six yearsago. The cham piuu team
| Of the Carsnu Civ fNpyad.A mii,ti., ha.1 IL