Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-15

Wing shots are made, not borni 1t
is the prevalent fallacy, repeatedly
| heard, that the underworked stork
volplanes to earth, conveying to this
mundane sphere tiny package of
humanity endowed by the All-Wise
| Providence with special ability,
powers or concessions, which it is
empowered to successfully perform,
without study, practice or thought,
or with gifts which entitle one to
preferred sphere in the business,
musical or sport world. This is
monumental mistake. Special accom-
| plishments in a marked degree in
any given direction are acquired by
combination of mentality. coupled
with adept touch and ability to exc
cute. Concentration of the combined
attributes as outlined, makes experts
in life or sports.
A born musician" "a born me-
| chanic," or "a born shooter" are
| frequently applied to persons who
have made a marked success in any
venture.
Thoughtless assertions. The me-
chanic as a boy essayed the con-
|
| sity, he coupled thought with in
dustry, reasoning from cause to ef-
| feet, resulting in credible construc-
| tive efforts Commentator from
parents and friends, stimulated fur
| ther mechanical labor and accom-
panying thought, the work becomes
pleasure; he gradually acquires
knowledge with ability to execute.
lie is heralded "a born mechanic"
| Environments and associations fire.
! quently open channels or blaze trails;
| when persistently followed they will
lead to unusual and marked success.
| The musician, who is pronounced n
| prodigy" has devoted countless
| hours to practice, is really entitled
! to more consideration than the me-
chanic. his hours of practice have
been hours of torture to family and
neighbors hence little commendation
| of efforts have been showered, one
much reach state of perfection be-
| fore appreciation is even suggested
A mans home located in a territory
where game is abundant, becomes an
incentive to hunt and accurately
in the open one becomes infatuated
with lifes study. The seductive as
| sociations with Dame Nature makes
| her cooling music to the ears. The
study of surroundings, trees. rocks.
streams and Mother Earth's products
| of game and its habits in native
| haunts, creates desire to match
| wits with the quarry, either fish or
| game, which has been endowed with
| instructive intelligence by All-Wise
| food product within the reach Of man,
Providence, who has so placed this
but has surrounded the procuring
with sufficient difficulties, that ex-
cessive bags or creels are unusual
Once initiated into the order of
wins-shots, having received the pass
word, life in the OPEN" you imme-
diately become a full fledged fan.
The microbe which inserts it's little
shooting singer, to an unusual
depth, has inoculated you with a vi
rus, which will for all time elm
mate satisfaction with indoor life,
without an occasional answer to the
Call of the Wild" which develops a
layed by a trip afield with scatter
gun or rod in hand.
There is but one substitute for field
shooting. The pursuit of those little
inanimate "tar-hawks,' which will
furnish all the thrills to be found in
accurate shooting afleld. In either
line of sport your accuracy is ac-
quired, not God-given. Especial ac-
curacy, which elicits the fallacy -
"a born shot" - is mentality.
which reasons from cause to effect.
putting into immediate action a null
tiple combination of mans different
senses, ht-hearing-nerves all
acting in perfect unison, a winning
combination when touched off by the
contraction of the trigger finger. In
telligent practice coupled with con-
centration, is the right slogan for
successful shooting. Dick CIancey.
at present high class professional
shot, failed to connect with one tar
get in the first 100 he essayed to
break. Practice and determination
with lack of dscouragement. made
him an expert shot. Firing a gun
| into mid-air. without mentally com
putting requisites for accuracy is of
no benefit to beginners. Start your
shooting career on a foundation of
correct IDEAS, profit by sensible sug-
gestions from those who know" De-
vote time to practice. "wingshots
are made not born"