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CHRISTMAS SHOOTIS BIG EVENT}T1The Jasonville Gun Club held aslhoot on fihei(r grounds Christmas \ )V1Day 'that was beyond a doubt the bi.cr-gest and best event of its kind everheld in that part of the country.The weather was ideal for the occassio-n and the many shooters motored for miles to help d*ust the clay saucers, while others came to prove their skill with the 22-caliber rifle.Quite a number of persons said they came to meet old acquaintances j vilt; whom they felt sure would attend the! he shoot. These old friends were sure [ M; there too, judging: by the hand-shakes that could be seen alt;nv time during the day. One shooter called it a “Sportsmen’s Home Coming.”'Practice targets were thrown until 9:30 at that time entrys were coming'so fast the enire office force was very busy and' were kept busy until darkness put an end to the perfect day.One hundred and fifty shooters took part in the shoot, either at the traps or at the rifle range. Seventy p?rrzes# composed of nine Hmrkeys, three hfcrns, twe'jity-five shou!.d,ers, fifteen ducks, twelve geese, one beef, three guineas, one 22-caliber rifle rid one combination lunch-box and j 22 Thermos bottle were given to winners in various classes. Two thousand three hundred and twenty-four targets were trapped during the contest. Below is the name of the winners :Walter BisselManuel Barkley Jay Thomas Loyd Hayes J. W. Snow Mort G riffle Chas. FritzH. BalickT. C. O’ConnorEmery Beaty Ray We nee C. Nichols Lem Thomas C. McCulloughOscar WelchL. Haley Jess Jones E. Gentry Don Herod L. Johnson Geo. Price Frank GobleC.C. Setty P. TTadlyI. S. Ritchey J. Cabali
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Jasonville Leader
Jasonville, Indiana, US
Wed, Jan 03, 1923
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