The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-10
GREAT Gun SHOOT
TO DE HELD HERE
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Hers record by reason of his !
longer list of tournaments and
greater number OF targets. which
were 1900 more than any other pro-
fessiona making the highest yearly
average ever attained by any shooter.
This is the greatest honor in the trap
Shooting world, as we'll as the severest
h test which can be applied to trap shells.
b His Arrow shells enabled Herr to go
h through a whole year with less than
four targets missed out of each nun
dred shot at. Herr has more long runs
than any other man in the shooting
world as follows: 100 1903, ITO, 10,
leo 1aa, 1870, l31, 1873, las, 15S, 1S2, EOS,
21S, 256.
{ I'll o. Heikes.
I5n;,ses has attended more tourna-'
ments fred more shots, and amused
more people with his guns than any
nther man who has followed the SHOOT
inf, circuit He has held every cham
pionship OF the United States contes.e"
Y with a shotgun, and holds an recorue
Ins Fast shooting At Atlanta, Ga. m
giving an exhibition of rapid shootins
with five auto loading shotsnhs' no
broke Al out of 80 in one minute aea
forty-five seconds. Everybody thkes
4 off his hat to neilscs as the most grace
II f,ls shot IN tho world His best record
Sin d live bird match was with the great
shot. Fred Gilbert, who is now re
cupcrating in California. Heikes Killed
30 out Of 100 in this match His lons-
est run was ITS on targets
Old Baseball Man Coming.
A few years ago Lester S. German
Of Aberdeen, Md, was better known
among baseball enthusiasts than among
the followers OF the sport of trap
d shooting. Going back only a few YEAR
|fsf--tllat is, to 1S93--his name Is foun'
ut the head OF the list Of pitchers II
she National League. Few, il any, o
his old teammates would recognize
him now, for when he was in base
ball he weighed about 100 pounds
whereas now he refuses as a rule I,
look at weighing machinc, Mr. Ger
man Is not % 6.t ,tonnhy about his as,
Sut owns up to ,thrty-slx years q
earth, stating that he arrived In Bal
Nmorc, Md, June ., 1870, a small br
8 extremely pretty baby, For the pas
lew years he has been smashing Ia,
gets and bringing down pigeons wit
regularity that made him an ar
tagonist always to be regarded wilt
respect. During the present seaso
he has done his best work. and
now shooting as we'll as anybody.
His High Averages.
Wilmington, Del, May 2a--defeate
"a. B. Richardson in match for IL
AN Wawaset Gun Clubs trophy by IL
score of "a TO %. Mr.. German made
bad start in this match, but score
~ out ofihls last 10
Indianapolis. Ind, June 1922---wc
high amateur average With total
= II rtt nF
Philadelphia, Pa, July 17-l9--w,
high amateur average with $40 out
SGO
Annapolis. Md, July 27--scorcd
out OF 100 in team race between T.
Colgate Gun Club, Of Baltimore a.
the AnnapolIs Gun Club.
Beiterton, Md. August 2S-3l-,hii
average for entire tournament, brea
ing 40i out of 445, all shot at from
twenty ward mark. He also scored
out of 80 from the siNteen-yard ma
in the team race. and scored 9S q
OF 100 from the same marx Wneh
a defeated Edward Banks In the chi
lenge contest for the Wawaset G
Clubs ,tropy.
Lynehburg. Va. September s-4---w
high average with. a score OF SSS {
OF 400
~, Atlantic City N. j. September ~
won high average with n scorc of
Cincinnati o.. September 25-27--N
high average with score of 6ST
Of 500.
These records show total Of 2.
targets shot at from distances IN
ing from twenty to sixteen yal
N with score Of 2.572 breaks, or
average SLIGHTLY over oa6 per cen
Tenn Marshall.
aChief Long Talk" the Mayor
Keitsburg, M. has been known 10
shooting fraternity for these ~
sears. He is something of 20
clan. and has held the Office OF NJ
Of his town continuously for lo'
aerm than any other man In his
or possibly the United States, III
however 100 shrewd to attemp'
run for Congress-, az that might II
fere somewhat with his shooting !
Marshall vas captain az the
man team that went to England
opened the eyes OF the old world
what American experts could d
tire shooting line with the She
But the Illinois Mayor is chief
be remembered as the only man
twice won the Grand American IL