Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-02-17
FORT MILL NAN MASTER SHOT

Thomas X. Lee World ChAmptou with
Rine and Pfstoa.
Fort Mil il the old home town oe
the worlds champion fifie and .,ls.ol
shot and his name Is Thomas K Lee,
son OF Mr.. and :1rs. d. A Lee OF Fort
Mill. He left here about IL years
ago ond is NOW located IN B,rniog-
ham, Ala, as treasurer Of q coal min
ing company. As q lad on hls IA
ther's farm near Fort Mill Mr.. Lee
acquired local reputation AZ q
marksman. but at that time neither
ne nor his fiiends thoGght that he
would eventually become the MASTER
shot OF the country. But that's what
he is now, thanks to hard, consistent
practice and c:ean living.
Mr.. Lee is now 32 years OLD. When
his father moved to town Is Years
ago he had just attained his majority
ana was ready to strike out In the
WORD Tor himself. A course at a
business college fitted him to acep, a
commercial position in Georgia and
ne went to that State to work. Seven
or eight years ago he moved to Rir-
mingham and has since made his
nome in that city. There he has ac-
CURED the reputation which he,
made him famous as the possessor of
the most perfect trigger finger I'm the
world. Mr.. Lee has the reputation of
shooting one firearm about rs well as
another. The rifle. pistol, revolver
ana shotgun-they are all alike to
him.
recent issue OF the Birmir CHAM
news contains the following story of
Mr.. Lees wonderful shooting ability:
Birmingham has one champion
she never gets tired of telling the
universe about IN Thomas X. Lee. the
greatest living allround shot in tho
Wcrid. Lee. the master mark.man
or the century. holds 81 worlds rec
ords. with pistol. and II worlds rec
oros with rifle. Every one Of Lees
recoros was made in official cumpcti-
tlon. Since 1913 Lee has won 81 na-
ti"nal championships with rifle, pis-
tol and revolver and one international
title. He has won so many local,
state and other matches than ma
tional that he has lost count Of them.
Lees record for shooting would
MI the Congressional library. lie
holds the record for smallest group
or shots made with rifle at 25 yards.
every shot being fired inside n quar-
Ter men ring. 4 half dollar covered
MS shots at 100 yards. while a small
NoNSiNu lne 3t
yards. He has made possible scores
at every range from 200 to 900
yards with army rife. having rnade
IL consecutive possibilities at 200
yards. rapid re. He has scored 27
bulls-eyes out of 35 shots in So Sec
onds with army rifle at 200 yards
rams can still recall how Tackhole
Lee astonishe1 audiences at the JEFF
terson theater with his daring mnrks-
manship. shooting objects, tho size of
quarter. from his wifc's fingers
mead. mouth and shoulders, while
holding rifles in various difficult posi-
tiore.
Lee wins so often at the traps Of
the Birmingham Gun club Mt the Ala.
bnria State fair grounds that 1t has
become monotonous. He has held
the doubles championship OF Alabama
Ter two yenrs IN succession ard w:,s
runaer-up one year In the singles.
Ills longest runs with shotgun are
lH1. Isl and 224. He has shot so
| una loo straight over a hundred
different times.
| Lee Is n teetotaler. He doesn't
use intoNicants. smoke or eat highly
seasoned foods. He has a wonderful
ly developed physique and marvellous
| control OF his nerves.
| "A pistol shooters arm doesn't
nave to be so strong said Champion
Lee In commenting on his arm, 'bu,
50 much practice has made mine so
anyway. good deal OF my physical
development / owe to my work as
physical director some years back. I
| used to play baseball on my school
teams and I have always had a sen-
| eral liking for things athletic and
| outdoor sports'"
| The Rlua Rnck1a ,ottoo .~,u,