Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-20
FOWLS REWARD
EXPERT SHOTS
NICHOLS WINS 0FF-HAND
MEDAL WITH EASE
MANY OUTSIDERS COMPETE FOR
DUCKS AND CHICKENS
Nichols, Hague and Crossman Prove
Three Best Shots--The Cold
Weather Spoils Good
Scores


wards for good shooting on the Glen
dale range of the Los Angeles Rltle
and Revolver club Sunday, and num-
ber of the members have quit ngurlng
how much their Christmas bird Will
cost them, through their good scores.
Cold weather and biting wind play
ing up the range all day Kept away
many members, and many Of those
who did put in an appearance failed
to shoot Cold weather is not con
ducive to good shooting, and the thin
blooded Californians stood about and
shivered in spite of the bright sun
shine
The feature of the day was the win
ming of the Western Hardware and
Arms off hand medal by T.. ID. Nichols
with the splendid score of o'-equal
to every other shot bullseye. captain
l. +. Hague of Harvard school shot
another g., with the light failing, tying
Nichols and making the two highest
scores shot for the trophy since 1t was
hung up. In the shoot-off Hague land
ed for his last shot, chargeable to
. for his last shot, chargeable to
bad SHE'LL as his shooting was uniform
throughout. Andrews of Glendale shot
&c, almost enough to tie, and beating
any past score FOR the medal. Three
wins land the trophy, and the medal
has been taken twice by c. f. Nichols,
brother of the winner and by Cross
man. The others were loaded for bear
in the effort to prevent either Nichols
or Crossman winning the trophy ana
thus removing 1t from the clubs shoots
Il. G. Nichols is a dark horse i'm that
he never showed winning form until
yesterday, but his score shows him 10
be a dangerous competitor.
Military Arm Better
In the bird event the Glendale men
were handicapped by poor sporting
rifles without fine sights. and most of
them without wind gauge adjustments.
Had they been armed with the military
rifles of the club they undoubtedly
would have made the clubmen get out
and practice to get any birds at all.
Several of the former Glendale club
men have put in their APPLICATIONS for
membership in the Los Angeles club
and will order the military Sprlngfields.
Hague landed ,he first bird to show
what he could do. Il. ID. Nichols. the
winner of the medal. took the second
bird, while May landed the second
prize in the event chicken. George
Nesby, unattached shooter, landed the
third bird with IA, the highest off-hand
score in the chicken shoot. Crossman
| landed the chicken in the first event
with IA for his three shots. and the
| duck in the second event with 49, beat
ing out Quick. who had another 13, in
the final shoot-off.
The last bird went to G. +. Nichols
! to console him for losing out on the
medal, which he was expected to win
from his former showing.
Hansons Hard Luck
Hanson landed a double load in one
of the service cartridges he used and
was kicked about half way across the
range. The bullet landed about half
way up the hill beyond the 300-yard
target, while the spectators pulled the
shooters shoulder aronud from behind
his left ear to its normal position.
Hanson is accumulating an unhappy
reputation as a hoodoo. and the mem
bers edge away from him when he
commences to shoot, with the pleasant
feeling that his rifle is on the point Of
disappearing into space with each shot
A shoot will be held Christmas day
on the range at Glendale.
First event, one chicken. three shots
at 200 yards-Captain l. r. Hague. II
(bird); George Nesby, 13; l.. Andrews
l3: Nichols. IL; Gus Rose, 70; j. c.
May, II: Zigler, H. d. Quick, IL; w. 5.
May, 10: II. c. Miles, G.
Second event, chicken and duck.
three shots off-hand at 200 yards-E
ID. Nichols, IL (duck); j. {. May, 10
(chicken); George Nesby, 12; Zigler,
10: II. c. Miles, -; Crossman, 70; c. F..
Nichols, 70; D. Quick y; w. s. May
II: Gus Rose, 9.
Third event, duck. three shots at 200
yards-George Nesby, IA (duclO; An
| drews. 13; c. F. l;ichols, 13; I. f.
| Hague. 13: G. T. Kellogg, -; II. c..
Miles. II; Crossman. 10.
Fourth event, chicken, three shots at
300 yards, sitting-E. c. Crossman, IA
| (chicken); l. f. Hague, Il: c. f.
| Nichols, y; ]. c. May. 12; d. Quick.
II: w. s. May, II; Zigler, II; II. C.
Miles. II; f. d. Nichols, 9; p. S. Han
! son, 4.
Fifth event. duck, three shots at 200
yards-C. f. Nichols 10 (duclO; George
Nesby, 70; e. d, Nichols, 70; e. c.
| Crossman, 70; G. T. Kellogg. 12; ID.
Quick, II; May, IL; II. c. Miles, IL;
Hanson, 10.
| Sixth event, duck, three shots at 300
yards, sitting-E. c. Crossman 10,
shoot-off (duck); d. Quick, 10; G.. T.
! Kellogg 12; Hanson, IL; Zigler ~; An
drews, II; York. IL; May, II.
Off-hand medal shoot, Is shots Off
hand, 200 yards. any rine-E. d. Mich
OILS, 67; l. f. Hague, 81; l.. Andrews, Sc y
! e. c. Crossman, So; G.. T. Kellogg
| SO: c. f. Nichols, 81; Mrs. r. C. CrosY