The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-30
ROCK Err WINS HE CUP.
The Interstate Shooting Tournamen

The Interstate Shooting Tournament
Ended-The Scores.
The interstate gun club tournament came
to an end yesterday after three days Of sue
cessful shooting. The scores yesterday were
among the best of the tournament. and the
large numbered spectators present was en-
thusiastic over the achievements OF home
talent.
John Rocker of the Forest City Gun
Club won the championship of Georgia aud
the solid silver cup by the best score of the
meeting. He made run Of forty-eight out
of a possible fifty. He was greeted with
cheers from the spectators on his fine work,
and was the recipienta0f numerous con-
CALCULATIONS from the experts
The shooting of the amateurs was excep-
tionallY good all around, and Mr.. Jacob
Pentz Of the american Field. who is an
authority on shooting. remarked that no
experts need expect to have a soft thing in
winning money from Savannah's sports
men.
Among the high averages OF the tourna-
ment were those OF Westcott So per cent. +,
Uimer 81 $40 per cent, Cope 81 per cent. ;
Palmer 81 per cent, Lemcke 81 per cent.
The records of several other local amateurs
went as high as 80 and over.
j. II. Parker of Detroit. who
managed the tournament, said it
was one OF the most sue
cessful ever held by the dealers association.
He has high regard for the work done by
the Savannahians. and thinks several of
them will before long be equal to any Of
Americas experts.
Yesterdays events were as follows:
Event No. Ito Singles-Rocker Z,
Brandt 6. Ulmer 8, Aston ., Cope 8, Du-
Bray 9, Angler 9, Martin s. Lemcke 10.
Lanier 9, Boykin s, McMurchy 10, Apgar 5,
Curtis s.
Event No. s-15 Singles II, Cur
tis ID, Martin Is, Lemoke 10. Lanier IA,
Boykin 10, Angler Is, Aston 10, Palmer 10,
Ulmer IA, Brandt 10, IVestcott II, McMur-
chy ID. Apgar Is, Courtenay IL. Cope 10,
Rocker Is, OFT IL, Reederman 9, ]. Woelt-
jen IL.
Event No. $50 Singles-Du Bray IA,
Lemcke l6, Bozkln IA. Aston 16, Palmer 13,
Angler Is. McMurchy IS, Apgar II, Courte
nay ID, J. Woeltjen 12. Curtis 10, Jaugstet-
Ulmer 16, Lanier 10, Monahan IA.
Event No. 40 Singles McMurchy 8,
Apgar s, Courtenay 8. DuBray 9, Angler 7,
Martin 9. Monahan s, Campsen ~. Boykin
Q. Brandt z, Westcott 10, Rocker I, OFT 8,
Ulmer Q, Aston 0, Jaugstetter s, Ebber-
vein z, Lemcke 9, Lanier q, j. Woeltjen 5.
Curtis Z.
Event No. 5-l5 Singles-McMurchy 70,
Apgar IL, Courtenay II, DuBray II. Angler
II, Aston IL, Brandt 2, Campseu IL,
Boykin II, Ebberwein IL, Rocker u. Curtis
-. Ulmer IA, Lanier 10. Mouahan IL,
Lemcke 10, Westcott II, Martin II.
Palmer IL.
Event No. 6-Iudividual State Champion
ship, so Siugles-W. q. Neidlinger 90,
Brandt "a, Angler 40, Curtis AZ, Rocker AZ,
Martin 43, Palmer 40, Aston 80, Ulner AZ
Event No.7-State Team Match Is Singles
and Douoles-Forest City Team-W estcott
%. Rocker %, Jaugstetter 20, Campsen 49,
Monahan %. Total score 105. Chatham
Team--H. w. Palmer 81. W. r. Curtis 81 ,
b. B. Lemcke 10, John Timer 20, Cope ~.
Total score 101.
Event No. S--Open Sweepstakes, Is
Singles Campsen 7,Westcott 10, Boykin o,
som II, Apgar II. Rocker ID. Curtis ~
Lemcke IA, Lanier IL, Penrose ID. Angler s,
Aston IL, Palmer 10, McMurchy IA, Ulmer
II, Monahan IL. Cope IA. DuBray Is, Parker
IS. Martin IA, Manning 8, Erskine II, T. f.
Thompson 10. VIC. Neidlinger Z, White 10.
Event No. 8-Extra Sweepstakes-Man
ming Z, Erskine 9, McMurchy 10, Martin 10,
Monohan. Curtis 9, Westcott 9, Reederman
s, Rocker 8, Angler 9, DuBray7, Aston 6,
Apgar 10, Cope 6, Ulmer9.
The Chatham Gun Club will give it's tour
nament next May, aud will be assisted by
the dealers association. The club will at
once commence making arrangements for
the event, and it will be the biggest affair
of its kind ever held in Georgia.
Apgar's American wood powder shells
caught the boys, and they have sworn
off from hereafter using the old black
powder of their daddies.
Mr.. Jacob Pentz better known as Uncle
jake" who has been in attendance at
the tournament as the representative OF the
American Field and New York Sporting
Times, is one of the Oldest shooting men in
America. Al one time he was known as
one of the best amateur live bird shooters in
the country. As sporting writer Uncle
Jake has few equals and no superiors. He
makes specially of shooting tournaments
aud his columns.in ne two papers are spicy
and interesting features. Mr. Pentz belongs
TO one of the oldest New York families,
himself, his father, grandfather and his
great-grsndfather having been born in the
metropolis. His paternal great-grandfather
was a captain in the American army in the
revolutionary army, and was imprisoned in
the old New York sugar house.