Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-12
|. A. RIFLES SHOW
CLASS ON RANCE
Turn in High Score for Match
Against Seattle in League
Competition

The fourth regular match of the Pa
cific Coast Rifle league was shot yes
terday with the Tacoma club hooked
up with Santa Ana, Spokane shooting
against the Southern California Rifles
and the Los Angeles Rifle and Re-
Volver club pitted against the Seattle
Rifle and Revolver association.
The local club sprung a surprise by
rolling up the biggest score yet made,
and yet having the fewest shooters out
of any match this summer. Their
points totaled I'll and but seven men
were out from which to pick the high
six called for by the league conditions.
Seattle does not shoot until the sew
enteenth, having to postpone its shoot
on account of the Labor day shoot last
Monday, and having their state medal
shoot on the seventeenth, so their end
of the score will not be received until
next Sunday. 1t is doubtful if they
can win. as their highest score this
year is but 772. and most of their
scores have been around the $50 peg.
Conditions yesterday were the regu-
lar league. ten shots per man at 200,
300 and 500 yards, the six high men to
compose the team.
From the number of shooters turn
ing out it looked as though the club
would take another licking, but the few
on hand were the reliable ones. e. c.
Price is out OF town, and Kline is in
Europe, while Umsted went chasing
deer somewhere back of Wilson's,
which left the club handicapped, the
absence of President York not helping
any.
However, the croakers who forsaw
defeat forgot to reckon with Sergeant
Harmon Decius. just returned from
Camp Perry with the California State
Rifle team, where he stood second out
of the twelve cracks representing the
Golden state in the national shoot.
Decius rolled up 1877 points out of
the possible $50, the highest total for
any member of the club over the three
ranges and beaten only by crack shot
Hubbs of the Southern California
Rifles. Decius' work was especially
good for the reason that the 800 and
500-yard ranges are not included in the
national match at Perry, and he was
also shooting a strange rifle.
Not to be outdone. Kellogg came
through with 1872, Crawford bored out
130, Crossman shot 129 and even the
fall from grace of Hanson with 119
did not pull down the total enough to
spoil the clubs chances of winning the
match. The work of Crawford is
worthy of note. Formerly an officer of
the National guard, and member of
the SeVenIn as an Officer during the
Spanish war. Crawford used to head
the list of the California shots in the
days of the black powder Springfield
cannon. his team mate, Harry Miles,
playing "horse and horse" with him
year after year. with scores at 200
yards that are not duplicated at the
present time. In spite of the lapse of
time and the lack of practice Crawford
proved during the last few months that
he could "come back" laughing at the
5S years and the fact of being full
fledged grandfather. Few rifle clubs
have two such veteran shots as Craw-
ford and Miles, SO and 6S years of age,
and both of them soldiers of 25 years
The fact that Crawford is a
man probably accounts for
his good shooting, the easy life led by
such persons being conducive to steady
nerve and good scores.
Decius probably gathered in the
Southern California record for straight
bulls at 300 yards, although Hubbs has
a goodly string to his credit. Decius
pulled out a straight eight bullseyes
before an unaccountable three spilled
the apple wagon.
MONS