The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-28
WaterVilIe Came Near Tying 1.-THE
Leading Score.
Individual Champion
ship Shoot Today.
Other Events On the Grounds of
Portland Gun Club.

Shooters from Maine cities and towns
assembled here yesterday to participate
in the championship contests. There
were in all 40 or 90 of Names best shots
in attendance at the grounds of the Port
land Gun club IN the Deering district
when the shooting began. The P ortland
first team. composed of Arthur, Rich,
Randall, Taylor and Foster, won the
state championship for the second time.
Last year they obt ainsd first place at
Auburn from the team representing that
city, and their victory this year insures
the holding of the state shoot in Port
land for another season. The high gun
IN Yesterdays match was Arthur of Port
land. who had an average of 90 per cent.
1t is thought that he viii show up well
today in the match for the Individual
championship.
In the team race for the championship
each club was represented by five
men, who snot at 30 targets at known
angles for each man. The teams were
made up as follows;
Green. Stobie, Foster Preble and Reid
represented the WaterviIle club.
Arthur, Rich, Randall, Taylor and
Neil comprise the first team of the Port
land club.
HunnewelI, Ashley, Connor, Cobb and
Norton comprise the first team of the
Auburn contingent, while Noble, Robin
son, Berry, Libby and Barker fare mem
bers OF The second team from that city.
From Lewiston the Androseoggin club
sent the following representatives: Cain,
Moody, Cushman, Doten and LittlefieId.
The second team from the Portland club
were made up as follows: Gray, Hunt.
barton, Adams and Coleman.
Portland's first team won the state
championship by a score of 22s, while
WatervtIIe was second with a score of |
227 The other teams finished in the /
following order: Auburn's tirs5 team.
Portland's second team, Auburn's second |
team, and the Androscoggin team.
Besides the team race there were
other events for the shooters. These were
five events at known angles, shooting /
at 10 blue rocks and five events at un-
known angles, shooting at 10 blue rocks.
In the contest for Is blue rocks at
known angles, % men competed, shooting
by squads, with the following results:
Squad No. 1-Green 14-10; Stobie,
15-14; Foster, 13-15; Reid. 12-18.
No. adams, 15-1I; Coleman, 9-12;
Arthur. 1914; Randall, 15-15s Rich,
14-15.
No. 3-Dickey, 1914; Thompson,
lis; Baker, l4-12; Leroy, 15-l5; In
man. 1877.
No. 4-Cain, l2-11; Moody, 1910;
Cushman, SO; Hall, 1O-7; Littletield,
1g-13
No. 5-Hunnewell, Ala; Ashley,
III; Connor, 1873; Cobb, 1913;
Norton, 1913
No. 6-raylor, lid; Neal. 1O-14;
Gray, 1910; Hunt, 11-14; barton,
12-15.
No. 7-NobIe, 1911; Robinson, 1O-11;
Berry, 14-12; Libby, 10-11; Barker, "a.
No. S-Wyman, 13-11; Dwinel, 1O-11;
1873; Hull, 1914; DOten.
1873.
No. 9-Jones, 100; Larrabee, It'll;
Jordan, 14-l3; Winslow, s-l4; Kinds,
5-13.
Besides the other contests today will
occur the shoot for the Individual cham
pionship. This is at present held by Mr..
Norton of Auburn, who won it last
year by hitting 40 out OF so targets.
Some of the Portland men are expecting
to give him lively race for the honor
this season.
During the day caterer served lunch,
but owing to the tremendous heat the
shooters were laboring under difficulties
Iii day The attendance today is expected
TO surpass that OF yesterday and 40 or 90
shooters will contest for the champion
ship OF the state