Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-15


Powers $500. .........l4 Ii
Budd ......... ..........lS 10
Gilbert ...........l5 10
Marshall. ....... LIB IA
Powell $3.50. 80. ..........l4 II
Phelps ...... -. ..........,l0 IL
Sanders ......... -. ........ll 10
Horn. -. ...... .... .......l0 III
IFrom Wednesdays Daily.l
Fred Gilbert and his brother-in-law,
Russell Kline, both of Spirit Lake, car
ried of the honors yesterday at the
Iowa State Sportsmen associations
twenty-fifth annual tournament. Gill
bert broke 1856 out of 200 clay targets
and Kline finished with 100 to his
credit Although Mr.. Gilbert made the
highest total score of the day, Kline
wins the added money prize offered by
the local organization, owing to the
fact that the other man is a profess
sional and that the average moneys
are open only to amateurs. G. w.
Budd, who finished fifth for the days
shooting, with total of 1856 birds, was
thus shut out from drawing the aver
age money, and the first four places
fell, respectively, to Kline, with 1870;
J. M. Hughes of Palmrya, Wis, who
shoots under the name of Badger"
and who scored total of 1888; Chaun-
cey Powers of Decatur, ILL.,, with 1856;
and Hon. Tom Marshall, Keithsburg,
ILL.,, who made total of 1873. Each of
these four men drew S. in addition to
the amounts won in the different
events, as did also Charles Mcbride,
of Muscatine, who finished with the
low average. Among those who shot
| through the program, Triplett, of New
| ton was next to the lowest man for
the days totals, and was awarded the
prize of $3.50.
Are Shooting Today.
Although the rain of yesterday out
lived the night and rain feel part
| of today, the shooters still
| continue to break clay birds caring as
| little as if the day were bright and
sunshiny. Everyone connected with
| the tournament hopes, however, that
1 tomorrow will prove to be good day
| without rain, as the live bird events
are to be carried out then.
Smith Cup Event.
Event No. 8, on today's program is
for the Smith cup, a splendid silver
trophy which has been presented to
| the association by the l.. c. Smith
| Gun Co., for continuous competition
Each contestant shoots at twenty tar
/ gets and ties are shot off on the miss
and-out system. This cup was won
last year by George Selbhers of New,
| ton and is emblematic of the individ
nal championship of the state.
Live Bird Trophies.
On Thursday, two of the events viii
be for trophies. The state trophy
which is held by Gilbert and Kline, is
to be contested for by teams repre-
senting the several clubs of the state
The Ottumwa Diamond Badge event
is also on the program for tomorrow
the live bird day, and this will be the
most interesting part of the tourna
ment, especially to those who like live
bird shooting.
Yesterdays Totals.
!, Thirty-two people shot through the
entire program yesterday and seyera
others entered after the program hat
started. The number of entries was, il
all, fifty.one, and $500 birds were
thrown during the day. Only thos'
who shot in all the events on the pro
gram were entitled to places in thu
distribution of the average money
/ mention of which was made above
The totals made by the thirty-two mel
who shot through the program wer
< as follows:
Fred Gilbert, Spirit Lake. ........ 10
: Russell Kline. Spirit Lake 10
\ J. M. Hughes, Palmyra, Wis,
, C'Badger'') ..... ..............1 is
! Chauncey Powers, Decatur, Ill. rs
| c. w. Budd, Des Moines. Is
J Tom A. Marshall, Keithsburg, Ill. rs
| Frank G. Refill, Alton, Ill. rs
! 4 ]. Crosscut Nichols, Cred Wing') IT
L. Foley, Nichols ................1 IL
1 j VIM. Wolf, Bonaparte ............17
! VIM. Wetleaf, Nichols ............17
Guy Burnside, Knoxville, Ill. .....17
! A. H. Sheldon, Mason City. ....... II
(. L. G. Abbott, Marshalltown ......17
/ o. N. Ford, Central City. .........17
4 w. Is. LlHSll, Eiuoid -. !
/. Geo. Hoon, South English. IT
James II. Powell, Ottumwa. IL
4 C. e. Booth, Osceola ............. II
! | e. G. Wallace, Marshalltown 1885,, .16
/ Lee Wheeler, Ottumwa .......... 16
! B. Black, Nichols ................l 6
/ Dir. w. b. Kibbey, Marshalltown. 1G
Percival ........ ................lt
l L. t. Crisman, Ottumwa. ......... JIG
! T. w. Hardy, Sumner IL
III Teal Is
I Mcfarland, Osceola ..............l IL
i G. G. Phelps. Grinnell. .......... IL
n Dove, Eddyyille ..-..ls
/ Triplett, Newton ......... IL
I Charles Mcbride, Muscatine ..,...1z
II Yesterdays Events.
III The result of the shooting in til