The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-02
CHURCHILLAWIN
He Defeats Eberly, Of Tacoma,
in : Live Bird Shoot
HIS TITLE As CHAMPION IS GOOD
Best Shots % Seattle go Tacoma Join
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a. X. Churchill the champion live
pigeon shot ok Seattle. celeh<ased New
Tears day by going over TO Tacoma ard
defeating ". A. Eberiy. the best pigeon
shot Of that town. I'm match for $50
. side. fifty birds. under American Shoot
ang Association rules. loser to pay for
the birds. Mr.. Churchill was accom-
panied by quite a number OF Seattle
nnarksnen. including Richard Stevens.
Fred Charles. secretary OF the Seattle
Rod ard Gun club. G. r. Treat, Dr. r. A.
Purdy, c. w. Bcwhey, A. l.. Hall. j. ~
Hardy and G. f. Graf. and about 30
persons were On the ground.
The match was the result 81 a chai-
lenge sent last Friday by Ebe-iy to
Stevens 10 shoot 1a0. birds for purse
OF Slea on New Years day i'm Tacoma.
stevens was out II the cfty. so Churchill
accepted the challenge and arranged a
match on the terms named The Tacoma
men had secured 900 good strofg birds
from ]. F. Mcknight ard scoop traps
were used. 1t being found necessary only
once or twice TO use the flush ropes. 4
great majority of the birds were direct,
left or right qnartersng drives. and long
runs on this kind OF birds were out Of
the question.
On arrival at the grounds II was found
that Mr. Eberiy had everything ready.
but as the Tacoma shots had not arrived
a nye-blrd sweep. entrance s., was shot
for practice. This being finished. the pre-
liFsfanaries of the match were fixed, E. A.
kimbail. of Tacoma, being CHOSEN referee.
e. 3, Fogg, OF Tacoma, and C. r. Graf,
OF Seattle. keeping the scores Stevens
for Eberly. All the money offered by
the Tacoma boys found ready takers,
and quite a little Seattle money was left
uncovered, even when odds OF 2 TO were
offered.
Churchill was first to score and killed
his bird in good shape. Eberiy did like
wise. Churchill killed straight TO his
seventh. which he lost. Eberiy did not
do 50 WELL. losing four out Of the first
eight birds shot at. He killed his next
five and then surprised all present by
losing four In succession. and In fact,
the match. Churchill lost five more birds,
his misses being evenly distributed. Eb-
erly lost six more In his next twenty
seven. This being the forty-fourth round,
and the score standing IS To 80 In favor
OF Churchill. Eberly withdrew In order
TO save birds for the sweeps. Eberly
was decidedly out of form. not coming
anywhere near his standard. The score:
Churchill ........... .2i22i2o2l z:229ellel222
NONCOMPLIANCE 22sa22s-ss
Eberly ....... ..i210ol0ol i2oooal2I12ia0lie
0sioi0l2oi2l2laoiwithdrew
A. Il. Churchill the winner of the
match. has been a member Of the Seattle
Rod and Gun club ever since he first
came to this city. He has had great ex-
perience In live bird as we'll as target
shooting and Is without doubt one Of the
best shots in the Pacific Northwest.
Eheriy was a cheerful loser and won
many friends by his coriialfty and
squareness The success OF the shoot
was chiefly due to his energy. for he
kept and did some OF the shooting at
the same time and managed everything
TO the satisfaction OF all participants.
Kimhaii also made a good referee. not
one of his decisions being questioned.
During the afternoon pool shooting
took place. some good scores being made
4 team shoot is now being talked up be-
tween teams from the two cities and a
contest will very likely take place here
ON February -, when c. T. Graft In
tends 10 give another live bird shoot
In the pool shoot Denhasn killed ten
birds straight. and in a subsequent shoot
]. NJ. Bell and u. L. Ellis killed nine
each.