Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 243, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 October 1914 — DR. ROBINSON WON GUN CLUB MEDAL [ARTICLE]

DR. ROBINSON WON GUN CLUB MEDAL

Remington Dentist Tied With 0. H. Peck and Won in Shoot, Off at Match Held Tuesday. The most successful meeting the Rensselaer Gun Club ever held was that of Tuesday, when seventeen competitors engaged in a match. The most interesting of the events was the match for the old Iroquois Club medal, Which John M. King won for several years and which the Rensselaer Gun Club purchased of him two years ago. Joe Parks, of Brook, won ft at that time and has held it since. This match was a twenty-five rock event and the scores of the leaders follow: Dr. Robinson, Remington 22 C. H. Peck, Remington 22 Everett Brown, Rensselaer 21 L. M. Co?ay, Bro6k '.... .20 J. Corey, Brook ..20 In the shoot off Dr. Robinson won, Mr. Peck, Who had held the medal one year some time ago. proving his sportsmanship by shooting below his form. The handicap match of 150 rocks, shot in stages of 25 each, was won by Eyeret Brown, who broke 139. The higher scores follow: Brown 139, C. H, Peck 135, Joe Peck 131, J. Corey and C. E. Eger each 122, L. M.-Corey 118. J. Graham, of the E. C. Powder Co., and W. D. Standard, of the Dupont Powder Co., were both on hand and shot in the handicap match. Graham broke 135 and Standard 134. Graham represented the United States in the Olympic matches last year and is regarded one of the best blue rock shots in the world The handicaps in the match were from 16 to 20 yards, Brown, Peck and Parks shooting from scratch. It is probable that another match will t>e held this fall, possibly more than one, although the present plans provide for only one, a turkey match before Thanksgiving. C. H. Peck had the only perfect score during the shoot. In the third set of the handicap he broke all twenty-five. Brown broke 24 out of 25 in the first set.