Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-11-14 | Page 4 | True Shots

TRUE SHOTS There are so many legends about the phenomenal shots of Wild Bill Hickok most famous and handsome handsome hand hand- some sonic sheriff of or the old West Vest Hat lit It is difficult to distinguish truth from fiction But Frank Franl J J. Wil- Wil tach stach in his biography Wild Bill Hickok the Prince of tells of or some authentic instances that establish Bill Bm be beyond ond question as one of or the best shots of ot all time The late Joseph Wheelock the actor told Mr 11 that Ie he had seen Wild Bill stand between between between be be- tween telegraph poles and fire fhe sum sum- with a revolver in In each hand hitting both poles of or Bills Bill's feats was to cut a chickens chicken's throat with a bullet from fromn troma a n distance of or 30 paces without breaking its neck or or touching the head head- or body He lie was also wont to amuse his friends by driving the cork into a bottle without breaking breakIng break break- Ing the bottle He lie was able to hit a I dime at 50 paces nine times out of ten These feats are the more remarkable when it is taken into account that he fired from the hip without taking deliberate aim