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STATE GAME WARDEN 1 WINS THE SHOOTNearly Thirty Shooters Attend Webster City Gun Club Meet at Driving Park.The Webster City Gun Club shoot held at the west side driving park Friday was attended by about thirty asplrlug shots, of which the only two professionals were Whitney of Des Moines and Kastman of Sioux City.B. Arthur Wilson was the official score-keeper and Fred Whitney acted as cashier for the occasion. The highest score of the day was made by State Game Warden Henshaw, who succeeded in breaking 192 out of a possible 200 targets. Eastman being second with a record of 187. Frank Gotch of Humboldt modestly took a hack seat and for fear of hurting his friends feelings was content with 146 targets. Claude If. Rlcheeon of the locals was high in a the first event of the doubles, break- I lng sixteen out of a possible twen- * ty. whill X. M. O'Connor made the highest record for the locals In the entire shoot with 177 out of a possible 200.Following Is a record of the ten highest scores of the day:Henshaw. Spirit Lake.........102Kastman. Sioux City .........187Chas. Hummell, Webster City... 186Nick Webber. Waterloo .......184John Peterson, Randall .......183Doc. Ahrahamson, Jewell ......182Frank Shores, Waterloo .......181T. Shoffer...................180X. M. O’Connor ..............177Dr. R. W. Pote..............167Dr. X. C. A. Berg............165At noon during the Intermission. Chef Comley. served lunch to tho hungry sportsmen, thereby adding much to the enjoyment of the day. All visitors pronounced themselvea very well pleased with the shoot and promised to come again next year. Frank Gotch issued invitations to a meet to be held at Humboldt tho latter part of the month, the exact date for which will be fixed later.
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Webster City Freeman
Webster, Iowa, US
Tue, Jun 10, 1913
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