Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-05-12
GREAT SCORES
MADE BY EXPERTS
IOWA SHOOTERS IN BURLINGTON
TOURNAMENT START SHOW
WITH RECORDS.
MAXWELL RON
Hastings, Neb., one-armed Sharp
shooter Topped the Professionals
In Opening Events-ElIett
Shows Accuracy.

Burlington, May 11.-Travel stained
and bearing the marks Of long
journey, George Maxwell the wonder
full one armed shooter who halls from
Hastings, Neb, topped professionals
yesterday in the first day Of the Iowa
Sportsmens association shoot here. TIE
turned in score Of ITS in the string
of 100 singles, tieing with Bills, Of
Chicago.
Again Mr. Maxwell demonstrated his
ability to take any kind of target at
any angle by leading the professionals Y
in the event Of ten pairs of doubles
with a score Of II.
is always on the mark with clean
work had the high amateur score IN
the 1S0-target event, smashing 174
clay birds. He was closely followed by
Ford, Of Central City whose 17a
stamped him as having all Of his old
skill.
Budd of Des Moiens, the veteran OF
the crowd, turned In 173, and Lindell
of Eldora, who showed consistent form
yesterday. was fourth man with 171.&I
Wetleaf. Of Nichols; Ridley. Of What
Cheer, and Floyd of Novinger, Mo-,
tied at 10.
In the special event at ten pair OF
doubles, S. O'Brien Of Martell, made
killing with his excellent score Of 19
out Of possible 20. w. Wetleaf, OF
Nichols, came next with II, and then
followed a string Of sixteens made by
Elicit. w. Beckwith, E. Beckwith
Foley and Ridley. These scores were
made in the amateur class.
Scores Of Yesterdays Events.
In the PERCENTAGE shoot, comprising
twelve events at $50 targets, the
scores were as follows:
Professional Scores.
BIAS Hanve'. ........ 49, ... $3.50. Is s
Clancy ........... .............. 174
Gilbert ......... ........ ........ ITO
RAMSEY ......... 1850. 1b9
1dITelt ........ =. 10 !,
Dockendorff ............ ...... 100
Fitzsimmons ....... -. $3.50. u. 1856
veltmeyer ........ ........ 1855. ~
Amateur Scores.
Elicit, Keithsburg, Ill .......... ia
Ford. Central City, Ia..... ..... 173
Budd. Des Moines, Ia..... 1890. 172
Lirell, Eldora, Ia. ..... -. -. ]. III
Wetleaf, Nichols, Ia. 49,. 80. 80. Ito
Ridley, What Cheer, Ia..... 800. 10
Floyd Movinger. Mo-. !. ~. 10
Foley, Nichols, Ia. 1880. 1857
Munsey. Iowa City. 1a..... 80. 166
E. Beckwith Mt. Pleasant, Ia. -. 165
Ditto. Keithsburg, Ill. -. -. -. 165
Crhntharp, Nichols, Ia. 80. ...... 1874
Sharp, Movinger, Mo-. ........ 1854
O'Brien, Martell, Ia........ ..... 1853
0. Beckwith. Mt. Pleasant, Ia..... 161
w. Beckwith, Burlington, Ia..... 15s
Emery Fairfield, a.. -. ..... 157
Woepking, Burlington, Ia..... :. 147
Peet, Martell, la. $1,000. 147
Smith, Burlington, la. !. -. 135
The Special Event.
In the special event at 10 pair
doubles the following scores were
made out Of a possible 20 targets by
the amateurs:
S. O'Brien, Martell, Ia. 49,. ........ 10
w. Wetleaf, Nichols, Ia..... ...... II
Fred Elicit, Keithsburg. Ill.,. -. Is
w. Beckwith, Burlington, Ia. 1885,. Is
e. Beckwith, Mt. Pleasant, Ia. 49,. Is
L. Foley. Nichols. Ia. -. -. $50. 16
w. Ridley, What Cheer, Ia. 1900. Is
Lindell, Eldora, Ia. -. -. ...... 10
Cranthrop, Nichols, Ia. .... ...... is
Ditto, Keithsburg Ill.,. -. 49,. 10
Woepking, Burlington, Ia. 49,. $3.50. Ii
The professional scores in the
double event were as follows:
Maxwell ......... 1855. ....... II
clancy ........... ........... IL
Garrett ....... ........ 10
Bills ........s ........... .......... -
Gilbert . .. IL
Dockendoff -. Is
Hensler :. ..... IL