The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-08
Eager and Wheeler
Join the Worcester
Sportsman's Club.
THEY ARE AMONG THE LEADERS.
A Five-men Team Match is
Now Assured With the
Bay State.

william Eager and H. G. Wheeler of
Marlboro, two of the fastest trapshoot-
ers in New England, have been admit
ted to membership in Worcester
Sportsman's club. This infusion of new
blood strengthens the old club into its
old-time form, and makes 1t capable
Of turning out as strong five-man
team as is to be found in New Eng
land.
The first move of the organization
viii be the acceptance of the challenge
of the Bay State Gun club for a five
men team race, rs birds man, for q
suitable trophy The challenge was re-
Gently issued through the columns Of
The Spy, and when it came to the at
tention of Secretary Arthur w. Walls
Of the Sportsmans club, he frankly adj
nitted that his club was In no condi-
ton to organize a team for such a
match.
1t is we'll known that many Of the
topnotchers of the club have not ham
died gun this year to any extent, and
are consequently somewhat rusty ma
ter1al for match team. BY addition Of
the Marlboro men, the prospect for or
ganizing fast team was made con-
siqerably brighter, and five men will be
got together this week The race with
the Bay State club will be shot as soon
as favorable date can be arranged
mutually.
That the new club is capable of turn
ing out hard team to beat, is recog-
nized. The club drew heavily from tho
top Of the list of the Sportsuan's clubs
best men and numbers, prospective can
didAtes for team honors, Charles e.
Forehand, Jay N. Smell, George Rus
sell Frederick Bueklin, W. Fl. Buck
and Elmer w. Buck, and this draft
would leave the club with half dozen
members from which strong team
could be picked.
The personnel of the Sportsman s
club team will enlist the names of Ar
thur W. Walls, w. L. Davis, o. r.
Dickey, and the two Marlboro men. OF
the last, William Eager is known i'll
every section of the country where the
clays are thrown. He was a member
of the famous worlds fair team. win
ners of the challenge cup. He is said
to be as fast today as when he assist
ed in winning against the crackerjack
western teams that came together at
the COLUMBIAN exposition. lie mas D0eIl
frequent visitor to Sportsman's Club
park, and is known to every follower
of the traps in Worcester. Eager s
strong point is his ability in team races
and his impenetrable nerve in close
place. Wheeler is a fast and a sure
man, and his average this year places
him among the topnotchers.
o. r. Dickey was a member of the
five-men team that won back the fish
ing and shooting trophy for the Boston
Shooting association last winter from
the Sportsman's club team. He is an
old hand at the business, and is the
winner of many matches. AT Madison
Square Garden, during the weeks of
the sportsmens show he was a leader
in the tournament shot on the roof of
the big building.
With these three strong men to back
the club, Secretary Walls has no fears
in accepting the def of the younger
club. and will confer with Secretary
Smell today, for arrangement of dates
to pull off the match. The original ohal-
lenge of the Bay State club stipulated
that the match be shot at the traps of
the new club, and they may be asked
to waive the clause, so that the team
race can be held in continuation with
the Forehand- Griffith 100 bird race at
the time when the Sportsman's club
tournament will call together the crack
cracks that are now following the in
farState Sho0tS