The Washington herald., 1917-11-19
u. 5. GUNMEN take
ENGLAND'S NUMBER
Invaded Island in 1901 and Upheld
. the Flag, for 1t Was Undefeated.
BY PETER p. CARNEY,

The invasion Of France by goodly
numbers of the finest specimens OF
American manhood, each and every
one quite intent on feeding the Kais-
ers co-workers a plentiful supply of
American lead, recalls the invasion
of England by a band OF American
shooters in 1901, but this band was not
in a warlixe mood.
1t was the idea Of the shooters who
journeyed to England 16 years ago TO
wise up the Britishers on some angles
Of the shooting game they had no
knowledge of-and they did-just as
the young men of today are going TO
enlighten the followers of Wilhelm.
1t was a classy gang of gun pointers
that invaded England and it is a
classy gang OF gun pointers now in
France. Gen. Pershing is the leader
of the present force, while Paul North
was the leader of the army OF 1901.
North discovered that the British
were anxious 10 meet a team of Amer
ican trapshooters, and North, with
Tom Marshall, made arrangements
with Capt. Butts for the overseas
trip. The result is history, but at this
particular time some OF the details
a. AS NOANh
Those who defended America against
the best Of Britons without lowering
the colors were: Tom Marshall, of Chi
cago, Ill; Fred Gilbert, Spirit Lake,
Iowa; Charles Budd, Des Moines,
Iowa; William r. Crosby. o'Fallon.
Ill; Rollo Heikes, Dayton, Ohio; John
Tanning. New York; J. A. r. Elliott,
Kansas City, Mo-; Dick Merrill, Mil
nh EranLr De-
ha, Nebr.; Ernest Tripp. Indianapolis,
Ind, and Edward Banks, of Whining
ton, Del.
Ten men comprised each team, each
man TO shoot at 100 targets, is yards
rise, unknown angles. The matches
took place over the Middlesex Gun
Club traps, near London. The series
was the best three in five matches for
$4,000 a side. The British were al
lowed the use of both barrels, the
Americans being restricted to one.
Marshall, leading SofT for America,
drew a screaming left angle and
snuffed the clay, giving hint Of what
was coming from that gang Of fast
pointing, hard shooting invaders. And
come II did, so speedy and true that
the Yankees won the first match by a
VI % hliAS. AhC eCNOhN aNN
was such an easiness-Uncle Sans
men 81 to the good.
But the third and last foray Of this
fruit gathering expedition was petty"
larceny, pure and simple. Honestly,
1t was a crime. The J. Bulls never
had a look-in-they couldn't even get
started to peek. so fast was the pace
and the final try. the mix that meant
u -,
childers Of Sammy 1T by 50 majority.
OF course there was heap much happy
gIadhand stuff at the finish. for the
Brits were game losers. In fact, they
figured the match had been lost to
their own people, after all, so why
crouch or feel sad?
BY this time the tight little isles
were hep that your Uncle Sans cho-
sen band was a tough outfit, but the
canny Scots were from Mizzou, so the
team trekked TO Glasgow and per-
formed the pleasing operation Of sep
arating the Highlanders from a wad.
1t was easy, for the bur-r-r boys re-
fused any handicap. but the foxy
Scotch put up only 500 washers.
Then came an individual race be-
tween a Kitty named Faulds and ct.
SAOSOgpa WIN
State that owns Auroaria, Peoaria.
and Chicawga. This little affair was
a surprise party to ct. Willie" The
match was at 200 birds each, 100 being
thrown from a tower. and IT. Bill"
was hep to that game about as much
as a jay-bird to Delsarte. But the lit
tie Illinois trapshark made good and
gathered the coin. Tight squeak,
though, for William won only by three
birds.
Followed then a race by the Amer
leans for a cup given by the British
to determine who was champion Of
the invaders. 1t was a swell scramble
and wound up with Charlie Budd and
Fred Gilbert tied. In the shoot-on the
Spirit Lake wizard won.
Paul North was SO uckled over the
way the British donated that he pi-
loted the boys to London and gave
them a big blowout at Hotel Cecil
This eats was full brother TO another
at the Royal Cafe, given by the Eng
lishmen. Then one day the American
hired a couple Of vans to haul their
money in, rambled down to the ocean,
bought q ship and came home
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