The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-29

venes Before Ties for Other Prizes
Can Be Shot of.
Sim Davis, of the West Side. won
first prize. a $75 u gold medal, at the
pigeon shooting sweepstake match yes.
terday at the base ball park under the
auspices Of the Green Ridge Gun club;
DR.. j. W. Houssr. of Taylor, won the
second prize, a $65 hammerless gun,
and Will Evans. Of the West Side, won
the third, $45 solid gold stop watch.
Owing to darkness the residue Of the
prizes were not awarded, as there were
at least two shooters tied 2or each one
of them, aud for some as many as six.
1t was the largest and most exciting
pigeon shooting match that has yet
been held in this city. and some de-
clare it was the biggest ever held in
the United States; that in no other
match has there been 80 many entries
and the number of birds shot at.
There were thirty-eight entries and
each man was to shoot at twenty-five
birds. When the programme opeded
in the morning at 8 o'clock the first
man on the list walked up to the mark
and shot at five birds The distance
from the mark to the traps was TWEEN
ty-one yards. There were five galvan.
lied iron traps set near the third base
line, and the mark where the shooter
stood was on line with the ticket
Office of the park. David Reese, of the
West Side, was referee, and Frank
Fuller. Of this city, was official scorer.
MANY CRACK SHOTS ENTERED.
The officers of the Green Ridge Gun
club are: President. +. M. Spencer;
vice president, DR.. G. s. Hill; secre.
tary and treasurer. II. d. Swartz. and
Captain, A. c. Monies.
Some OF the best wing shots in Lack
awanna and Luzerns counties were en-
tered, notably Thomas J. Eley, Of
WiJkes-Bsrre; Clem Marsh. jr., DR., ].
w. Houssr, W. Fl. Davenport and ".
G. Fry, of Taylor, aud F, NJ. Spencer,
H. D. Swartz, ]. Q. Highfield and c. j.
Maddox, of this city.
About /. 200 pigeons were brought to
the park in cages and it would require
every one Of them to finish the III ateh
if the ties were shot off. When the
match was ended the score stood as
follows
F. NJ. Spencer. 81; H. D. Swartz, 81; A. c.
Monies, IS; w. Ii. Davenport, %; Clem.
Marsh, jr., 10. J. c. Higbfield, 81; Fred
Mason, l6; l.. Young 81: viii Frey, 81; C.
j. Maddox, 20; j. D. Mason, 20; Philip
Williams, IA; James Twiss Is: f. h.
Clemons, Is; E. A. Highfield, l9; c. c.
Stackhouse, TO- j. A. VanBergsn, 49, 7. j.
Eley, 90; Robert Wallace, l9; John Coyne,
II; Simon Davis, %; DR.. j. W. Houser, 2l;
David j. Davis, 10; W. G. Fasold, 81:
Thomas Carter, 10; Will Evans, 20; L
Bunnell, Z; H. W. Kistler, 12; c. NJ.
Brownell, TO- VIII Annaman, IS; w. H.
Whatley, IS; R. j. Grimes, Is; Thomas
Lewis -; Sal Jones, 81; John Il. Hughes,
10; William Thomas, s; Charles Gardner,
10; Robert Clayton, H.
SHOOTING OFF A TIE
T. J. Eley, of Wilkes-Barre; w, II.
Davenport, of Taylor, and Sim Davis.
of the West Side, were tie for first
prize. Davenport took his turn first
and shot ut five birds He made q
clean score, killing the fve, and was
followed by Eley, who missed the last
and was dropped. Sim Davis tied
Davenport again and another round
was necessary. Davenport dropped the
first four birds in jig time. but missed
the fifth. an easy shot. and lost the
prize to Davis, who killed all Of his.
He was carried around the diamond for
i've minutes on the shoulders Of his ad.
mirers, amid great excitement.
There were eight ties for second
prize. f. NJ. Spencer. II. D. Swarts.
]. c. Highfeld. W. G. Frey, DR.. J. w.
Houssr, W. g. Fasold, L. Young and
Sol Jones. having twenty-one apiece to
their credit. Spencer killed his FIVE
Swartz missed the second and was
dropped, Highfield killed five, Young
and Fry missed a bird apiece, and
Houser and Jones killed five. In the
second round Spencer killed four,
Houser killed FIVE, and Jones missed.
The prize went to Houser.
There were three ties for the third
prizs and required two rounds to de-
eide it. G. j. Maddox. J. D. Mason
and Will Evans had twenty apiece.
Maddox killed his five on the saw off.
Mason missed one and was dropped
Evans followed by shooting all Of his
and tied Maddox. Ga the second saw
off the latter missed two out Of five and
Evans killed four. winning the watch.
Tied for fourth prize "a leather gun
cass) are Glenn Marsh, jr., Police OF
6cer T. V. Lewis. E. A. Highfield, Rob
Wallace, David J. Davis and John q.
Hughes, with nineteen birds apiece to
their credit. The darkness prevented
the settlement Of this match, as we'll as
the fifth, sixth. seventh and eighth
prizes.
| TO DECIDE THE TIES.
Secretary Swarts. Of the Gun club,
will announce through the papers
when the ties will be decided. 1t would
be done today but for the foot ball
game this afternoon.
The fifth prize, q split bamboo fish.
ing rod, stands between six who shot
eighteen birds apiece. A. G. Monies,
w. H. Whately, Frank H. Clem.
ons. James Twiss, J. A. Van
Bergen and Will Annsman. The
| SiAIu, IsoluiuSboh Ilus, 10 VIC ue-
tween John Coyne. of Minooka, and
Robert Clayton.
The seventh prize, hunting coat,
was given to Fred Mason, who killed
sixteen and had no sharer for the
honor. The eighth and last, q silk
handled umbrella, will have to be de-
cided between r. J. Grimes and
Charles Gardner.
1t was one Of the best days sport
that was ever witnessed by tho 1, 00O
spectators who were present. The
remarkable shooting Of Sim Davis,
who killed thirty.two out Of thirty FIVE.
considering that the wind was unfsv-
orable at times during the day, was
commented upon by many.
Next Saturday q match for $50 a