South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-29
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Greetings and Salutations, This 10
the Knights OF the Scattergun and
Isaak Walton disciplines. Many of
you am personally acquainted with,
the rest 1 want 10 know. 1 have
connected myself with The News
Times in their newly esta blished
trap, rod and gun department and
will hereafter furnish once 81 week
an article pertaining TO large game
hunting. experiences Of myself or
friends afield. or with the rod. 1t is
my intention TO keep the thousands
Of followers Of these sports informed
as TO what is going on in the shoot
ing and fishing line throughout the
country. There will be a series of
articles. based upon the experiences
OF the All American team abroad,
the humorous phases, facts in con-
junction with the contests and in fact
the inside history OF the trip and
it's results. which have never before
been made public Having been
captain of this successful aggrega-
ton. I believe l am in possession OF
all that would be Of interest TO the
reading public. With such men to
write about as Heikes, Budd. Gilbert,
Crosby. Powers, Merrill, Trip, Par
malice, Tanning, Elliott and Banks
there will be no dearth of material
TO feature the greatest shooting eX-
petition ever made into foreign
countries. There will be interesting
material from every shooting angle
known; Instructions given to the
novice and lunches to the expert
enced, along the lines of trap and
field shooting and fishing.
Improving Workmanship.
Suggestions. which If followed will
enable the cracker jack" to i'm
prove his scores and which will start
the beginner along the proper chan
nels for success, by avoiding the
many traPshooting fallacies. An Oc-
casional article will be devoted to the
many women who are adopting this
sport in many localities. ! have
been connected with the trapshoot-
ing fraternity for the past 40 years
while my experience afield extends
beyond that period. I have shot re-
peatedly in every state in the union,
with fairly good success. My eX-
tended acquaintance with the trap
shooters of this and other countries
is such that ] am at home with any
gun club l visit. To the devotees
of the rod and shot gun, I take off
my hat as being the salt Of the
earth, congenial and cordial. The
little Irritation they carry on with
Dame Nature. when afeld. inocu-
lates them with generous impulses,
which brands them the most con-
genial companions to be found on
earth.
Breaking Into the Sport.
How did you break into the shoot
ing game?" is a question frequently
asked me. Drift back with me to a
time when I was living in Keiths-
burg. III. a beautiful little city To-
Gated on the banks Of the Mississippi
river. The noble red man yet pad
died his canoe upon the Father of
Waters. migrating like the birds i'm
peeled by the seasons. Enroute the
Indians would give exhibitions of
their skill with the bow and arrow,
shooting small coin from split
sticks AT night, with a wierd light
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would be RECALLED with the Snake,
sun, Green Corn and other dances.
It was the bow and arrow exhibit
tions by the Indians that aroused
in me the desire to shoot. My first
attempt was with the weapon of the
redskins This taught me TO shoot
with both eyes open, as TO do all
trap experts like Heikes, Crosby and
Gilbert. The next step was a single
barrel muzzle loader, which was
only a gun i'm name, yet with care
full and continuous crawling 1 oc-
casionally landed a duck. on my
18th birthday my parents presented
me with a Joe Manton. double bar
rel. muzzle loader. hammer gun.
The ram rod had a screw on the
end. The locks had ducks engraved
on the sides. This placed me on
the pinnacle with the other boys.
1t then became necessary for me to
win the friendship Of an older per-
son who could and would teach me
the fundamental principles OF wing
shooting. Louey CharbOnnaux was
the man. I made no mistake in my
choice Louey was a typical French
voya geur. spoke broken English. was
well educated, honest congenial. re-
sourceful and faithful grew to