Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-16
Gun EXPERT INSPIRED BY
INDIAN TO BEGIN SHOOTING
First Taught to BE Marksnian OE
Red Man on Banks OF
Mississippi River.
WRITES FROM OWN EXPERIENCES
Tom A. Marshall, Veteran Sports
man, Starts Series OF Articles In
Times Dispatch Sports Columns
for Hunters and NimrodS.
BY TOM A. MARSHALL.

Greetings and saiutations! This TO
the knights Of the scattarGnn and
am personally acquainted with. the
rest | want TO know. | have con-
ncc,ed myself with The Times:.D;s-
patch in their newly established Trap.
Rod and Gun Department. and viii
hereafter furnish once week an
article pertaining to large game hunt
inB. experiences OF myself or friends
aheld. or with the rod.
1t is my intention to keep the thou
formed as to what is going on in the
shooting and fishing line throughout
the country, There viii be a series
OF articles. based upon the experiences
OF the all-American team abroad. the
humorous phases. facts in conjunction
inside history OF the trip and It's re-
made public.
lul aSEregation, | believe | am in pos
session Of all that would be of inter
Gst to the readins PUBLIC. with such
Gilbert. Crosby, Powers. Merrill.
Trip. rarmalec: Tanning. Elliott and
terial 10 feature the greatest shooting
eSpedltion ever made into foreign
There will be interesting material
from every shooting angle known; in
Structions given TO the novice and
Iniu u to the experienced. along the
fishing. ~
Suggestions. which, i, followed. will
enable the cracker jack" to improve
beginner along the proper channeis
Tor success. by. avoiding the many
, III, PSI faliac!es. An occasional
women who are adopting this sport
IN many localities. have been con-
Iy tor x she na ass fapshooting fra.ern
experience afeld extends beyond that
have uho, ,.n>.,
State in the Union. With fairly GOD
anccess Ny extended acquaintance
With With the ,rapshooters of this and other
WIN any gun club l visit. TO the de-
o o9 OF the rod and shot gun, / take
o CA my nat as being the salt OF the
ne Irritation they carry on with Dame
,ra,S ufe. when afeld. inoculates them
to be found on earth. ~ 'A p" ''''s
hreakinE into the Sport
no" did you break into the shoo, :
asked me brf; Ss "Ss', With 'r ms tn
ill., Wh benu,,; T1s II,y,nE n Hei,hsburg
ne banks banks or the Mississippi River.
migrating like the birds impeiied b. v
me seasons En- route the india ~
wIth tSSe eve exhibitions OF the r skill
small coin from split sticks. Al nirhGG
MI, Tntn wierd light refectins ubon
mem. spectators would be repaI.d
n,h me snake Sun, Green Corn and
IL was the bow and arrow e,hi,s,io,
oE the Indians that aroused in ~
me desire TO shoot My first at;.,,nt
Ma, Tas with the weapon Of the rcdskins
ms taught me to shoot with bntb
Eyes open. as do all trap EXPERTS ill.,
lielHes. Crosby and Gilbert The nj
STEP was single barrel nuzzle loader
winch was only a gun in name ver
WIN careful and continuous crawIin r.
occasionally landed a duck
on my twelfth birthday nv nare,ts
i Haesented me with a Joseph Manton.
uoupie Darrc'. 'nu1zle loader. hammer
gun The ramrod had n screw on the
end. The locks had ducks engraved
on the sides. This placed me on the
pinnacle with the other boys II then
became necessary for me to win the
ir'e dship OF an older person. who
could ana would teach me the funda-
mental principles OF wing shooting
I.ouey CaarbonnauI was the man.
made no mistake III my choice I.ouey
vas typical French voyageur, smoke
broken English was we'll educated
honest. conSenial, resourceful and
faithful. I grew TO love him.
Louey discovered in me cas- he in
later years conhded) latent shooting
ability, which nc determined TO de-
veiop. His first lesson was accuracy.
care and safety. Take no chances:
his motto and slogan Afcld. the
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