The San Francisco call., 1909-12-06
'GOODSCOR[S MADE
IN FINAL CONTEST
Shell Mound Pistol and Rifle
Club Ends the Season With
Competition and Banquet

OAKLAND, Dec. with the holding
of the annual king shoot. followed by
an elaborate banquet, at which the
prizes won during the season were pre-
sented. the Shell Mound pistol and rifle
club wound up its 1909 shooting season
at Shell Mound park this afternoon.
Albert NJ. Poulsen. the king, was the
guest of honor. Poulsen won the regal
honors during the afternoon.
The king shoot started early in the
afternoon. The shooter making the
best bulrseye during the afternoon was
hailed as the monarch of the club and
the competition was keen. Poulsen's S
shot was decided by mechanical meas
center and he will rule over the Shell
Mound club for year to come. G. w.
Whaley. who won the kingship last
season, gracefully abdicated and helped
initiate Paulsen.
j. NJ. Klassen, one of the younger
marksmen, won the rifle competition
for the best aggregate medal scores
made during the year and was awarded
the Theodore Gier trophy. James E.
German won the pistol and revolver
honors, which carried with them the
Siebe trophy, and NJ. w. Housner an
nexed the honors in the special bulls
eye event, thereby winning the preSi-
dents and vice presidents trophy.
OTHER TROPHIES AWARDED
The following shooters followed
Housner in the order named and re-
ceived the trophies mentioned: III. Wob-
Der, o. A. Poulsen trophy; Christopher
Often. Edward Niehaus trophy; Al
Thompson. E. A. Wollitz trophy, and
Louis L. Delavergne, O. A. Bremen
trophy
Henry A. Harris was second in the
pistol competition and received the
Captain George Larsen trophy. and Will
liam A. Siebe was awarded the George
Hollstefn trophy, which was the third
prize These marksmen shot in the
first class. In the second class c. w.
Whaley captured the c. NJ. Henderson
trophy and Captain George Larsen an
nexed the trophy offered by E. Scier-
baum for the second best score in the
second class. The honors in the third
class were captured by NJ. W. Housner,
who won the William Glindenann tro-
ply, and second honors fell to X o.
Kindgren, who received the r. S. Wixon
trophy
At the conclusion of the shooting the
members and invited guests adjourned
to the banquet hall in the park, where
the banquet committee had everything
in readiness. President Chris Often
occupied the chair and Albert NJ. Poul-
sen acted as toastmaster.
President Often gave a brief review
of the progress of the Shell Mound club
and several other members spoke on
matters pertaining to shooting. Among
the speakers We're: Captain Ludwig
Siehe. Henry A Harris. Colonel Theo-
dore Gier, Commander J. A. Bolger of
thes national guard. Captain George
Larsen. George w. Hughes, A. NJ Poul-
sen and others. male quartet rem
dered several selections during the
evening and number of the members
entertained with songs and stories.
NEW MONARCH CROWNED
At the close of the banquet the king
was crowned with much ceremony and
the prize winners were awarded their
trophies.
Following are the annual scores and
also the scores made by the other or
ganizations which competed at the
Shell Mound targets today:
Shell Mound pistol and revolver club. annual
klassen 2209: c. NJ. Henderson. 2163; N. w.
Housner 220I: H. wobber 2161: first class E.
Scheerbaum 2100; F. J. Povey. 20I2; Al Thomp-
A: NJ. Pauisen. 1871: George Hollstein. 1I29
w A. siebe, Ill; second class. R. Long 1855;
LogSe; sSss 1890; = Phillips 1871; r Paul
1919; ]. D. Phillips. 1741; Or. Il. A. Summers.
171o: third class. Fl. W. Kleineubroieh. 1910:
w. Guild, 1910; J. G. Day. 1866: L. Erickson,
lf5l; z. Larkin, 1l43; l.. Sutter, 1858; p. Ku-
Three shot re-entry competition, possible 225-
Champion class. J. NJ. Klassen. 2fS. c. NJ. Hen
derson. 2f2; first class E. Scberbaum. 2G9; A.
NJ. Pousen 202: second class, NJ. Nielsen. 209;
r. Long. 19S; third class, L. Erickson, fsS; l..
Sutter. 191.
Pistol and revolver scores possible 1000
First class, j. e. German, 9SI: f. A. Harris.
914: ". a. Siebe. so4: F. j. Povey. $50: second
class; 6. W. Whaley. $50; A. n. PouIsen. s6s;
H. Wobber. $40, third class N. W. Housner.
S3I: T.. Schoerbaum. 74S; h. o. Kindgren, 733.
Pistol competition. 10 shot scores. re-entry.
a. Harris, 1928; second class. G. W. whaley.
3o6: Captain George Larson. 2sS: third class,
NJ. ". fousner, $50: X. o. kindgren. 24S
Oakland turner schuetzen. monthly medal shoot
Brunge 345 A. Englehardt 275, J. schmidt 25S.
Maecabee rifles closing shoot-Captain +. d..
Finley. 40 II. McAipine 10. George Bentfeldt
3s. Charles ,Munson 81. l.. j. Reno 90. C. f..
Petersen 81 s. Gibson 35, f.. V. HoIlingsworth
2S. l.. g. Buckley %.
Deutscher krfeger veren monthly medal shoot
Prrsf 1rsIo champion amp class O. Weggemann s4I
Meyer. 81; second class. J. koeberc. 217;
third class. u. Stoken. 276; first best shot, d.
Stolken, "a: last best shot. j. koeberle, %;
Bnlseye prizes-C weggemann, d. StoIken,
Captain #. Kaiser, J. Koeberle.
Independent rifles monthly medal shoot-Lieu-
tenant II. Gaetjen "a. W. b. Cook 45, Captain
j. Murphy 10. Sergeant c. Iverson "a.