Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-20

N1Ao, 20 ydlQ -,
Ford, % yards 49,. 80. .........
Linnell, % yards -. ...........
Rossbach, % yards ...... ....... II
Carrier. % yards ...... ...........
Adams, so yards -. ........-...
Cool, 80 yards ........... .,....out
VIM, " yards ...... $3.50.
Rlehl, 80 yards 49,. -. .......,.
snyder, 2S yards out
Clark, q yards ...................
Straightaways and Incomers.
One of the prominet figures at the
tournament, prominent because he
seemed to have aotliEg whatever to
do but talk, was Tramp" Irwin. IT.
win is one of the patT'archs OF the
shooting game, and attends every big
shoot in the country. He seldom
shoots but yesterday he joined in the
Ottumwa diamond badge race, shoot
ing under the name of Snyder" He
got % yards handicap but missed
three and quit before his ten birds
were out. Although Tramp" doesn't
shoot enough to be top man he
knows as much about shooting as do
many of the best ones. He representes
several sporting papers and attends
lllO oAlOolS DIS u SpcCldIOl III eAiS w
pacity of correspondent.
A letter received in the city from
John G. Smith, of Algona, stated that
he was unable to attend the tourna-
ment because of sickness in his family.
Mr.. Smith, whose portrait was repro
duced in the Courier the first day of
the shoot, is the only surviving charter
member Of the Iowa State Sportsmen's
association. He has passed three
score years but is still an ardent de-
voice of the sport ana as he says, he
can shoot good match or hunt all
| day as well as when he was young.
by Jimmy" said little boy W
was watching the shoot-off in the
mond badge event yesterday from the
top of a Darrell just in front of the one
occupied by Fred Gilbert "By Jimmy
that little Teller with the velvet coat
got one again. he exclaimed, as Rus
sell Kline grassed a bird. by Jim.
my, that's right, boy" responded Mr.
Gilbert from behind. He's better
shot than you are, amt he,' pursued
the youthful critic, but the Spirit Lake
professional was saved from admitting
that his diminutiye brother-in-laW
could beat him when the lad forgot al
about Kline in watching the Other
| shooters.
Dove, had the sympathy OF the en-
tire crowd yesterday when the dia
mond badge shoot, off narrowed down tt
contest betwee himself, Charley Budt
and Russell Kline. Whenever he
walked up to the score encouraging re
marks could be heard on all sides, ant
l ro1t enr x,yhn hn fna1lv 1a
| one pigeon get away from him and los
his chances of winning the medal. He
was heartily applauded by everyone
1 when he drew left quartering lncom
er during the shoot-off and could use
| but on barrel because his safety wa:
up. He brought the bird down inside
of bounds, however, with the one
/ shot, and was entitled to all the ap
4 plause he received.
j DR.. D. K. Douthett was the only MAJ
who ran straight in the diamond badge
shoot and killed all of his birds witt
!, one barrel The Osceola physician il
one of the best shooters in the bust
! ness, as demonstrated by this exhibi
j ton OF one-barrel work. He got hi
first bird on the shoot-off with the frs
Darrell. but the second got away.
$ Charley Budd wasein hard luck whe
!, The drew two birds that refused to fl
!, in the shoot-off. When the third wa
| released from the trap it started off t
. the right as if it were on the end Of
tense spring, and when Budd missed
and was out of the game his friend
: were indeed sorry. mo one had an
business killing that bird from thirt.
, one yards under tie best of circun
stances, said Fred Gilbert, "and afte
/ waiting at the score while the tw
: weak ones were humored and FINAL
brought in, no one could have killet
| 1t was the hardest luck have seen g
this tournament"
i The five men who hailed from Mel
! lois were among the best shooters an
, good fellows at the tournament. The
' are all good shooters and good fellow
i and their squad attracted no little a
& tention on account of it's good scores.