South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-25
Days of Real
Sport are Once
More With Us
B. F. Augustine is Some Shot
and is Ready to Provide
Thanksgiving Dinners.

That The laws Of the Modes and
the Persians altereth not" seems to
have little association with at least
the Interpretation Of the laws of the
city Of South Bends so far as gam
bling is concerned. At least this
seems a matter Of fact so far as
certain members of the Keller ad-
lninistration are concerned.
A year ago turkey shoots were
ia boo, for the reason that with the
payment Of a 50-cent entrance fee
and the subsequent popping OF clay
pigeons for high score, and a
THANKSGIVING favorite in the meat
line for decoration of the festive
board. was construed as a game of
chance. And such a chance,
But this was year ago. and time
changeth all things" Within the
fortnight one Burr +. Augustine.
president of the South Bend board
Of safety. and touted crack shot
from the pit TO the mud-bird, has
annexed sufficient turks. it is said.
to feed the neighborhood for week
commencing today.
Team Work COInts.
Team work was the slogan. and
Mr. Augustine. with Al. Cramer and
Fred Kale, and at times c. J. Morris.
worked together toward the winning
of many birds through their ac-
knOwledged prowess with the gun.
Pirates bold were members of the
St. Joseph Valley Gun club, accord
ing 10 Mr. Morris, who praised the
prowess of his fellows at arms i'm a
telephone conversation Wednesday
evening.
We've got enough birds to last
all winter" he said. chuckling hap
PLY. why. Bill Staples, Burr Au-
gustine. AL. Cramer and myself al
most had to charter a truck TO
bring back the booty from New Car
Isle" He added that the local MIN
rods had patronized the New Car
Isle shoot out OF courtesy, since the
New Carlisle men had spent much
time and fee money here. 1t was
also a matter of courtesy to work
individually and to bag all the game.
How about the local shoot?" was
the query.
Augustine "Somc" shot.
"Oh, that was Saturday, and
won. Yes. Augustine was second
and got, 1 think. two birds. We
came out evenly, all right. Yes.
Augustine is some shot! Sure. Fred
Kales another handy man with the
gun"
How about the Mill Creek
lshoot?"
81 didn't get out to that. but
Cramer, Augustine and some of the
other boys went: FIRED KaR. I
believe. Yes, they won there, too.
l suppose.
When are we going to have an
other shoot here? In a couDIe
of weeks; rather short Of pigeons
now and the boys have been doing
lot of gun work lately. Before
Christmas Oh yes. in a couple of
weeks now.
Come on out some time.-its
great sport" invited Mr.. Morris.
congenially, and who should 1 call
for when ] have some more dope on
the shOOts2''
Scribe Values Life Highly.
Well. the questioner might have
given an assumed name. and he
might think twice before he accept
ed the invitation TO participate
There's such a thing as being mis-
taken for a deer in the north woods
and why not clay pigeon at Mues-
sells grove, and Burr Augustine
must he some shot,
"Oh, yes" enlightened Mr.. Nor
/ ris. IL think Augustine is on a shoot
today Which means surely that
he will provide the vicinity with
I Thanksgiving dinners. or save his
spoils OF the contest for the next
session of the st. Joseph Valley club.
unless. for one reason or another.
the former Interpretation of the law
/ is accepted.