The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-22
MADE A STRAIGHT SCORE
CHAN VI. POWERS BROKE ONE Hun
DRIED TARGETS IN PRACTICE.
Prominent shooters Here for Tourna.
ment-Return Match for AII-Amer-
lean with English Team.

The best and largest aggregation Of
shooters that ever gathered together in In
dianapolis for a tournament will participate
in the dedication tournament of the Indian
apolis Gun Club to-day. tomorrow and
Thursday. Nearly one hundred out-of-town
shooters were in the city last evening. and
many of them were at the Indianapolis
Gun Club grounds in the afternoon.
Many Of the visiting shooters faced the
traps yesterday for practice, and a phe-
nomenal record was made by Chan NJ.
Powers. of Decatur. Ill. who broke 100
straight in the practice events. Many OF
the other visiting and local shooters also
made good records at the traps. and dem~
onstrated that high scores will be made
during the tournament
The fastest lot of shooters in the coun-
try are now here for the tournament. The
Winchester Arms Company and the u. NJ.
C. have sent their best professionals here
to make the first tournament of the In
dianapolis club a grand success. Tom
Marshal, one of the best shooters In the
country, said last night that Indianapolis Is
now the leading shooting center In the
country, and the manufacturing concerns
desire TO make every tournament held here
a big success. For this reason the crack
shots were entered, and the coming tourna-
ment will help wonderfully to advertise the
city's chances for the next Grand American
Handicap. which probably will be awarded
to Indianapolis.
Seven members of the All-American team
that went to England and won such
glorious victory over the Britishers are In
indianapolis and Will participate in the
tournament. They are Capt. Tom Marshal,
Ii DnI1A ~ LfEod IL
bert, Charles w. Budd, Chan NJ Powers
and William r. Crosby. The members OF
that team who are not here are j. "A. X.
Elliott, Frank s. Parmalee and John Fam
ming. Ernest II. Trip will entertain the
members of the All-American team at a
banquet at the English Hotel Thursday
evening. There are also about twenty MEM
bers of the famous Indians here, who rank
among the best shooters OF the country.
Some OF the other prominent professionals
here are Frank Phiel. James Head, James
Hughes, Col j. 7. Anthony, Phil Phelis
and Charles Spencer. There are nearly one
hundred prominent amateurs entered I'm the
various events. The professionals will go
from here to Lexington and then to Louis
vile.
Tom Marshall, captain of the All-Amer-
lean team, gave out the information last
night that negotiations had been closed
with the English team that shot against
the All-American team for a return match
TO be held at St. Louis during the worlds
fair. Captain Marshall said the All-Amer-
lean team would be the same as went To
England, and the provisions OF the match
stipulate that should one team make a
change in its membership the other team
will have the privilege to make a change.
Captain Marshall said he is perfectly salts
fed with his team, and would make no
changes for the next tournament with the
English. He also announced that negotia-
tons are now pending TO take the ALI
American team 20 Australia for a big
match, the principal thing now standing In
the way of a final settlement being the
amount of stakes the Australians desire to
shoot for.
The programme of the Indianapolis Gun
Club to-day and tomorrow will be at tar
gets, and Thursday will be devoted 10 SPAR
rows. The first tournament for the Englisl N
Hotel cup will be shot to-day and to-mor-