Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-02
IOWA SPORTS IALK.
Large Number of Target Tour
naments Planned For Iowa
Shooters This Summer
CLOSED SEASON FOR sNlPE

IS to September 1-Boone's Racin,
Park-New Hampton Nine-Siou.
City's "Pus" Gossip.
Iowa trap shooters Will have plent,
o. tournaments to occupy their time
during the coming sumner. several i'm,
pcrtant shoots have already been ar.
ranged, and others will be announced
later. Their first chance at the flyina
targets will come next week on Tues.
day, Wednesday and Thursday wher
the Nebraska State Spc.smen's Asso.
citation will hold its annual trap shoot al
Lincoln. The more prominent of the
state shooters Will be there. On May !
and Z. b. Adams, of Fonda, will give
a tournament in that place. a 100 tar
get match between Q. G. Bottger, of Oh
lie, and al Gibson, of Fonda, will be one
of the special features. The Iowa State
S~portsmen's annual tournament comes
of 1t Osceola on May IL and 20. This
VIII probably be the largest of its kind
ever held in the tate. June 2, 8 and 4
is the date set for the Rurmister-Budd
shoot, and that of the Indians" will be
held at Arnold's Park. Lake okoboji, on
Aug. "a, 25, 26 and %. There has prob
ably Y been a season when there
We're so many large shoots in sight at
this time of the year as there are now
This with the smaller shoots, and strict
W. local :, &C., r- ,,-;1I ,.,,I.o - I~.-- l:. : r
trap events.
The recent excellent bag of jack snipe
killed by two Tama spo.tsmen recalls
the unusually good sport these little
waders have furnished this spring to
the fellow who was willing TO wade the
mire of their feeding ground. This was
doubtless due to the thoroughly soaked
condition of the low grounds. While the
sport is in every sense work. If the
birds o be found, it is unsurpassed
for wing shooting, and calls for the
highest skill in quick work. The aver
age hunter Who can return with one
bird for every two shells exploded has
maintained n very good average. Its
peculiar, uneven flight for the first ten
or twenty yards makes IL an extremely
easy target to miss. The shooter should
wait until the Jack" straightens out
in his flight. and then knock him down.
Some sportsmen seem to entertain
the idea that there is no closed season
on Wilson, or jack snipe. and that they
are not included under the list of game
birds. The state classes them with the
marsh birds and protects them during
the same closed season as it does ducks.
While this season is al: right on the
fall end, it shuts off much of the best
shooting in the spring. rs the flight of
the snipe does not as a usual thing start
until after the ducks have passed. The
a~dyisability of lengthening it in the
however, is open to discussion,
for the same reasons could be truth
fully brought forward against 1t as are
now advanced against the same duck
season.
Boone's racing fever is up, and as a
result that city expects soon to have a
driving park that will be a credit to its
A recent meeting was held.
and the Driving Park Association
formed, which resulted in over $40, 900
~ oIV1h IL liz iIGN CoiiteIIi belIS SOlQ. l
The work on the track will commence
at once.
Hampton with her new ball nine, yet
to be secured, will brenk on the dia-
lnond about June /. The team that has
been talked of for several weeks prom
ises to become a reality, for at a meet
ing of interested fans" $500 was SUBJ
and officers were elected. The
officers of the organization elected
were: Frank kratochvil, president; f.
V. Baldwin. vice president; L. NJ. Funk,
secretary: N. ". Beebe, treasurer, and
+. Shaffer, manager.
There is Something doing" In the
pugilistic circles in Sioux City and the
of the ring game in that river
are looking forward to the ten
match to be pulled off two weeks
from next Sunday between Dick Green
and Tommy Smith. Smith is a Chicago
a and as the story goes he is a fast
one. Green was trimmed last fall in
Sioux City by Clarence English. but
links the result would be different
we're they to meet now.
S
Cold weather. snow and wet grounds
postponed the opening of the Three ~"
season in Davenport Friday. In
the opening was called this after
when Cedar Rapids met the Dav-
EXPORT team on the latter's diamond.
Now that Jim Jeffries and Jim Cor
,ett are to meet before the Yosemite
Club of San Francisco during
early part of August. they are about
to begin to chew each others
thru the press. Jeffries will
cave next week for Oakland for a short
training and will polish off
1t his home in Los Angeles. He will be
worked out by Bob Fitzsimmons. with
shom he will do most Of his sparring.
will also leave for California
bout the same time.
Benny Yanger, at a p,ice of 10 to s,
Gems to still be the ~fayorite with the
PETERS for his go with kid" Broad.
cheduled for Louisville tonight. So
there has been sufficient Broad
money in sight to keep The quotations
sPoRTsMEN's MEETING.
Big Preparations Made at OsceoIa for
the Event
Ottnmwo NAV Great prenara-