Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-07
RIFLES DEFEAT
REVOLVER CLUB
SEESAW SHOOT ENDS WITH
CLOSE SCORE
ONLY THREE POINTS BETWEEN
Them AT END
Humorist Press Agent Writes Enter
tanning Story of Donss at Glen
dale Range Yesterday
Afternoon

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shot, Backus Of the Southern Cali
fornia Rifles bored out a bullseye for
his last shot, Sunday, and his team
defeated the Los Angeles Rifle and
Revolver club by the scant margin of
three points, the final score being 98f
to 984. For three ranges the two
teams had fought it out one leading
at one stage and then losing out to
regain its place, until the result mar
rowed down to one shot, and that
fired with the target in the shadow
late in the evening.
The shoot took place at Glendale
range of the Rifle and Revolver club,
and for the reason that this was the
home range of the losers the chances
should have been in their favor, but
nobody could notice the difference in
the shooting.
The conditions called for ten shots
man, eight men to the team, ranges
any sights allowed Both teams
used the new Springfield military
rifle, in spite Of the agreement al
lowing the use Of any arm.
The principal feature of the
match was the splendid shooting of
c.. b. Hubbs for the winners, who
practically won his own match with
his 14O in possible $50. Not salts
fled with his fine score of 45 off-hand,
he proceeded to bore out a as at 300
yards, a score not duplicated once a
year at this range, and clinched his
lead by a good AZ at 500 yards.
r. G. Crossman and c. F. Nichols
tied for high place on their own
team, and also for second place of the
nineteen men shooting on the range,
but their 130 score was far below the
140 for Hubbs.
Backus of the winning team shot a
beautiful score at 500 yards, boring
out 40, and that in the quickest time
for score of ten shots at this range.
The light had failed until it was
doubtful if he could see to finish his
score, but the dark tarket did not
feaze him, and he bored out bullseye
after bullseye with monotonous
regularity. After finishing up his
score, but the dark target did not
Wotkyns because the latter had
bothered" him into getting one
-four" by picking up empty cartridges
near him while Backus was shooting.
Kellogg came out to the range feel
ing In good health, but the fair dam
sci who was to encourage the rlheman
to wondrous deeds strayed off to pick
flowers with a clubmate of Kellogg $,
and the latter's feelings were mir
rored in his shooting. He appeared
to fancy that the "2' ring was the
face of the offending one and filled 1t
full Of holes. The club is still Won
dering what sort of a wonderful score
he would have put up had he imagined
that the bullseye was the to-be- nit
thing instead of away out in the two
circle. His score of III was about ten
points below his usual form.
e. D. Nichols gave a beautiful ex-
ample of how they don't do it at Camp
Perry, with a 35 at both 300 and 800
yards, which contributed largely to the
defeat of his team. He wound up at
500 yards with four straight bulls, but
couldn't square himself by his late re-
form. His rifle went bad-accordlng
to his own explanation-but it was re-
ported the trouble lay just back of the
gun.
Clement ambled out with an auto
matte covered with pretty scratches and
strangely enough the little gun shot
even better than it looked, most of the
cranks trying it, regretting that they
had not shot the little Remington auto
instead of their own blunderbusses.
The rifle is q work of art, having
been procured from the Remington
factory by Clement on recent visit
and being a gem of gunmaking in its
details.
Markham of air rifle fame ambled
out to see why the gang didn't take TO
the blunderbusses of the wind variety,
instead of spending good money on
powder and lead, but remained TO nre
a few shots with real guns
Old Don Orrill came out to see his
boy Ade did not stop off on the way
at any soda water fountains or other
sinful places. That's the bluff put up
bv the old gentleman, but he slid into
the first vacant place at the firing
line and spent the rest of the time
hoping that somebody would go away
and give him another show.
Irving, a new member, shot on the
team and did fairly well, but his scores
undoubtedly will go higher with little
practice.
one of the noticeable features of
the shoot was the good feeling dis
played and the loud and cheerful
noises that made the Glendaleites think
the Philadelphia riots had been trans
planted to Sycamore canyon. A large
gallery was present, including seNerai
women. one of whom was the clubs
unoficial scorer, jolly Mrs. Umsted.
Kellogg's family was present for part
of the shoot, his father having to hurry
back to Los Angeles to take charge or
a revival service during the evening,
at which George was scheduled to
sing, but which the shoot prevented.
Huddleston, who won the state
championship twice during his service
in the militia, came out and announced
that he intended to join the club and
again show the spring chickens how
to do it when looking over the rifle
sights. Another visitor was Lander,
one of the charter members Of the
Civilian Rifle club of New Orleans. He
nut in his application for membership
and will shoot with the club Sunday,
March 13.
The match yesterday was the first
one of series to be pulled off be-
tween the two clubs, the next one to
take place at Schuetzen park March
20. conditions the same as those gov
erning Sunday. A practice shoot will
be held next Sunday at the Glendale
range, to which all rifle cranks are
invited.
one of the noticeable features of the
shoot was the even shooting of the
teams throughout the different ranges.
The Rifle and Revolver club led by
three points at the end of the 200-yard
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