Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-01-06
WON BY STOCKWELL' TEAM.
vICroRs iN THE TRIANGULAR SHOOT
FOR 4 GAME SUFFER-.


The team or trap shooters which was
picked out by George Stockwel TO shoot
for a game supper against the teams cap
tanei by Frank j Smith and Ed Hickman
will have the pleasure next Saturday even
ing OF bauqueting at the expense OF the
two last named teams Contrary to the
expectations and predictions of most OF the
shooters stockwelis team came out on top
In the triangular contest at the Washing
ton park shooting grouuds yesterday win
ming by a total score Of ilO birds to los for
Hickmans team and @ for Frank Smiths
team. According to the agreement govern
ing the shoot Smiths team will pay 60 per
cent of the cost of the supper and Hck-
mans team will pay 40 per cent. Commit
tees from the two defeated teams will ar
range the preliminarios of the supper and
decide where 1T shall take place.
Despite the extreme disasreeableness OF
the weather there was a large attendance
of those who had been chosen on the sev-
eral teams. Sixteen men were allotted to
each team and Of these fourteen of Cap
tain Smiths men showed up twelve Of
Captain stockwell's and only nine Of Cap
tain Hickmans. The latter team might
have Jared better had more of the men
shown up to shoot their scores. In the
scores given below the shooters of each
team VINO Idlleu 10 appear are tltNlbtu
with the number OF birds allowed them by
the mutual agreement
But three straight scores were made out
of the thirty-iive shooters who faced the
traps. These were made by Ed Hickman,
C. NJ Gordon and g. Mills, both of the
former being members of Hickman's team.
The leather medal of the shoot was cap
tured in graceful style by Eli Becker, who
was scheduled to kill two of his ten birds
and only succeeded in killing one Scores
OF nine were made by George orr Chris
Gottleib. Charley Baldwin, Carl Gulnotte
and f.. + Swinuey and scores OF eight
~Crt numerous.
1,r shooting developed many surprises.
m. shooters who We're expected to lead
the various teams did not as a rule shoot
~ .1 tNa.r true form, while In a number
OF instances the men who were expected
TO kill four or five birds did a great deal
better and it was largely due to the shoot
ing of the weaker men on the team that
Stockwel won. Lon Nutter, l.. +. Swim
ney. Ed SCoyille, Ben Baldwin and G. Mills
all shot above the number of birds which
had been figured for them, these five men
alone gaining sixteen birds for Stock
wells team. All OF Hickman's team who
put in an appearance did well, but they
could not overcome the birds gained by the
low men of Stockwells team. Smiths team
shot in hard luck and poor form a rule
throughout. not more than two or three Of
them shooting up to their mark.
The race soon after the start developed
into a close fight between Hickman's and
stockwell's teams with the former in the
lead and Smiths team trailing Hickmans
team In the first squads to shoot opened
UP big gap and at one time 1t looked like
II would hardly bs possible to head it of,
but the late comers of Stockwell's team
pulled 1t out and the finish was very eX-
citing one. Captain Hickman was conf
dent of victory TO the last while Captain
stockwell maintained that his team would
win out and it did. The whole shoot de-
pended on the last two men who went to
the score, Mills of Stockwells team and
Nangle of Hickmans team. Mills shot in
great form and while he was only sched-
uled to kill six birds, he grassed every one
of his ten in elegant style while NanEle
who was figured TO kill six birds, dropped
down and only got five Before these two
men shot their scores Stockwell's team was
in the lead by two birds, but here a clear
gain of five birds was made which gave
them the victory by a margin of seven
birds. Smiths tam fell back further and
further as the shoot progressed and at the
finish was not in the race.
II was amusing to watch the countenance
OF Captain Stockwell as his team first over
hauled and finally passed Hickman's team.
George had worn rather serious express
sion while Hickman's men had apparently
n winning lead, but as his men began to
pull up his features relaxed into Il cheerful
smile. which by actual measurement was a
yard wide when Mills grassed his tenth
bird and victory for his team was an as
sured fact The shoot was thoroughly en-
Joyahle and Il perfect success In every
way. Those who took part had a world of
fnn, but they expect to have more fun
when they gather round the festal board
next Saturday evening to fight the battle
over again and tell how it all happened.
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