Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-05
Inside Stuff" About Famous
Trapshots From 7 Tom Marshall

behindf the bat. they put up a front
that assisted materially in landing the
pennant. His success on the diamond
and before the traps is due to his
ability to concentrate-at all times
having his Block" under perfect con-
troll, weighing up and taking advan-
tage of every angle that might perch
success upon his banner. His debut
as a scatter-gun artist was made upon
the flats adjacent to Chesapeake Bay,
in pursuit of ducks. the feathered
aces of the air. Finally persuaded
to have a try on targets, his me-
teoric trapshooting career was
launched. His ability to rapidly COM
pute angles, leads, elevation, dips and
velocity, putting into immediate ac-
tion every necessary faculty, requisite
for successful finish, attracted the
attention of the Dupont Powder Com
pany, who Immediately put him on the
payroll as professional trapshot. Ex-
perience in the pitchers box. with hts
pinch hitting proclivities, eliminated
stage fright, making him most for
midable competitor. He is an inde-
fatiguable student of the game. His
timely advice has started many anna
teurs on the highway to successful
shooting careers. Applying the laws
of cause to effect he studies ground
contour. flight of targets. wind veloc-
ity. At the score he splits upon his
hands and rubs them on the ground.
stamps and paws the earth, hunting
a comfortable place to stand. thus his
baseball habits are accentuated. Com
pletely lost to the grandstand, he
leans forward, his massive frame al
most rigid, he calls pull" in a fog
horn voice. You now have a mental
picture of the amateur and profess
sional champions as they appear after
winning 1917 seasons averages. as the
writer has seen and studied them from
a rinEside seat.
Question: How far would buckshot
be effective fired from a 12-gauge
shotgun? Why don't you give us an
article on shot guns for trench work ?
Charles Martin.
Answer: Buckshot would be ex-
tremely discomforting at 100 yards,
discouraging at rs yards, and most
disastrous at 60 yards. Will write an
article in the near future. exploiting
| the effectiveness of riot guns loaded
with buckshot in trench warfare.
Question: Is there any interest in
wing shooting in the u. S. Navy? Do
they shoot aboard vessel or on shore
. leave?
Memphis. Tenn. James Forsythe.
Answer: There are many trapshoot-
ing clubs now extant in the U. S.
Navy. There is a great deal of
friendly rivalry. They shoot both
aboard ship and ashore. At this i'm
in pursuit of much larger game, upon
which there seems to be no close sea-
son. as they are in the category of
hell divers. May they kill the limit
every day.
Question: Do you know of any per-
son who has eaten the German carp
! How are they prepared We have q
| great many in the bayous near here
| but no one has been able to eat them.
If they could be properly prepared it
would be a great conservation OF
meats.
| Clinton. Iowa. Jacob Menier.
/ Answer: l have no intimate friends
fwho banquet on carp, considering
| them a delicacy. They are smoked
and claimed to be superior for that
purpose. preferable to fish of finer
| fiber. Carp will never be considered
a table fish, excepting when made
| seductive by low prices.