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Show I BURGESS WILL GIVE HBFELIHG HANDICAP Twenty-Gauge Gun Will Be Used Against Twelve in . Bird Shoot. A shotgun match which Is attracting a great deal or attention among the sportsmen sports-men Is that between Dorsey Burgess and John Hofollng. Burgess has agreed to shoot a match with Hofollng. using a 20-gauge gun against ii 12-gaugc. providing pro-viding that Burgess may shoot from tho 2S-yard line while Ilofellng Is compelled to shoot from the 30-yard line. The targets tar-gets will be live birds, fifteen In number fo reach man. This Is the biggest handicap handi-cap that'any shooter lias eVer given an-othor, an-othor, and a great many bets aro being made that Burgess will lose the match. Hofollng Is a crack wing shot. Burgess Is considered one of the best pigeon shots In tho world and hns won many matches In the cast for big wagers. A definite date has not been sot for the match, although the men may. shoot next Sunday at the trap grounds. |