Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-03-10 | Page 41 | Court of Inquiry is Held at Rifle Club

I L Court of Inquiry Is IsField Held Field a at t Rifle Club Members Reprimanded for Failing to Shoot Up to Practice Form in National Matches At a court o of inquiry held hold by the tho Salt Lake Lal Rifle Rino and Revolver club last Friday Frida nl night ht all members on the team leam now shooting in the tho national matches were summoned before the court and an Investigation in was started to find out why they are not riot shooting up to standard standard stan stan- dard third form torm C. C T. T Letchfield was tho the first to be questioned In his case the court demanded demanded demanded de de- de- de that he lie show cause why he ho should not be severely r reprimanded for fOI shooting an average of ot but In tho first three matches when he has been shooting all season In practice for tor an of said he ho had nothing to say and the court Immediately Immedi atel found him guilty ull of or lax conduct and ordered him to 0 redeem himself In Inthe inthe inthe the next match The evidence of ot an average of ot OS 98 for the week eel which In Included Included In- In eluded three possible counted heavIly heavily liea ily fly against him Franl Frank Hogan was then ther put through the tho third degree to learn why wh he has been shooting below par particularly JI during luring the second and third matches when it had been his turn to score re respectively ro- ro a possible and a For some fome reason or other his case did lid not progress far tar and he was suddenly dismissed dismissed dismissed dis dis- missed without further ado Some of or ortho thode tho e present during the proceedings thought this might be due to his re remarkable Influence with certain members members mem morn bers of the court but others believed the court at that time caught sight o of C. 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I Foxs Fox's score for tor the third match and became so rattled It ft failed for tor the moment to realize what it had done Anyway Fox was immediately sent for tor and charged d with shooting for tor a second offense and antI for endeavorIng endeavor- endeavor Ing to boost Burlingame from cellar collar position after atter it had been specifically understood amon among members that Burlingame Bur Bur- lingame aune was waR to be low man for cor or the tho entire entire en en- tire meet Foxs Fox's defense defenso was that ho had been so accustomed to shooting with a revolver that he lie forgot himself himself him him- self seli and from force of habit had perpetrated perpetrated perpetrated per per- an Injustice upon the whole t team am In the opinion of ot the tho court ho he was or guilty of gross gross carelessness and ordered to score an average of at least for tor the tho remaining matches which he promised faith faithfully tully to do Burlingame next came before the tribunal for tor his failure to shoot a re respectable re- re le average He was reprimanded severely when he lie sallied forth forthwith forthwith with several sarcastic remarks to the effect that his shooting was at least consistent which h he declared was more than ho he could say for several other members of or the tho teatS team A certain amount of or wisdom was found In his remarks however howe and he was dismissed dismissed dismissed dis dis- missed after being warned to pick up In his shooting shooting- or go down to everlasting ever ever- lasting disgrace William Stokes was wa next He was char charged ed with remaining remaining- silent and ot acquiescing in the lax conduct of others an offense as serious as that of ot the principals themselves lIe He pointed out that his average was rather high and asserted that he had strived In Industrious Industriously industriously In- In to set Bet a good example for tor forthe forthe the other men He also asserted that he was wall a man of ot action not words He Ic was complimented on this manly at at- and voted the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to promote harmony In Inthe Inthe Inthe the club M. M A. A Keyser was accused of keepIng keeping keep keep- tn Ing his good era a averages es In stora storage e. e and upon his bis Insisting that his outfit was waa new and unaccustomed to such fast tast company compan he was waa admonished by the tho court for to trying to ring In a n weak alibi and sentenced to desist practices s in the future J. J W. W Arey was questioned as to his hla I reason for taking more than his bis share of or the honors but quickly convinced all hands that on account of or shooting shoot- shoot ins Ino left-handed left It was almost Impossible Impossible impossible sible to score as poorly as a 1 right right- hander bander He was ordered to la lay off oft and nd give ghe some somo of or the others a n chance Ser Sergeant Sisemore was Immune as asan asan asan an army man hut but he ho volunteered the I Information that he has discovered his weakness and can bo he expect expected d to produce produce pro pro- duce from this time forward I Bob Dob claimed Immunity is ts I Ian an ex cx hut but he be couldn't get by with It A certain amount of ot leniency was vas shown however how on account o of hIs bin good mark for the third match and find he of or sound was excused with a few CeW advice from the presiding r. Peep Sight Lee was waR threatened with a new name If he shoots an any more He prayed the tho court to have merc mercy and was allowed to go after atter he had made mado It clear cleal that he be could be expected hereafter to shoot up to practice practice tice tico form Corm With that the court adjourned ad ad- burned until next week Match totals to date follow This week Total Stokes 19 io Harkness jS Arc Arcy Arey 19 19 hoyer Z J I Lee cc e i b 2 IIo Hogan an f 74 1 Sisemore xi a y yi I J i y Fox am I x shot for Sisemore William Stokes Stokes 99 99 99 A Average VerD e. e 99 C. C T. T 97 96 98 99 97 n. 96 96 97 98 OS 99 A Average 98 R. R B. B Harkness 98 Harkness 98 98 OS A Average vcra e 98 I Ora Lee Lee 99 99 97 97 98 OS 99 99 95 IS 95 A Av Average y- y i 97 4 7 N. N H II OG Burlingame-OG OS 98 OS 95 95 96 96 99 98 99 99 99 98 OS Average 97 4 Frank Hogan Hogan 97 97 98 97 97 99 99 95 95 Average 96 5 I C. C I. I Fox FOX 94 94 97 98 97 n 97 95 94 A Av Average vera y- y I era crage e. e 96 06 3 M. M OC l 96 96 06 Average G. 96 I J. J W V. Arey Are OS 95 95 95 93 99 99 96 96 96 96 I Average Avern e 95 I M. M r. r A. A I Keyser 97 97 98 98 96 96 Average 95 ft Sergeant 96 Sisemore 96 92 92 96 Average 9 94 91 2 II L. E. E 95 Ic urt 95 95 S SO 91 91 97 A Average Average Aver Aver- ver- ver age ase 93 Captain Robbins 93 93 90 90 SO 89 Average 90 2 REVOLVERS R. R B. B Harkness 89 A Average SO 89 Frank Hogan Hogan 85 86 SS SSp Average 86 1 Sergeant 85 Average 85 So