Evening journal., 1911-07-14
AVID WINS
HANDICAP
teran Philadelphia Beats
BuCkwaIter Two Birds
in Extra Event
DTH MEN TIE UP
WITH 96 BREAKS EACH

Harry David, of Philadelphia, whose
sooting sobriquet of Butch Lands is
rhaps better known to the general |
bile than his Christian name, won
D Eastern Handicap championship
sterday by defeating Harry p.
ckwalter, of Royersford, Pa, and
10 is also a member of many of the
aker City clubs, in an extra shoot
by 10 to II. David's victory Is the
cond time a Philadelphia has cap
red the blue ribbon event of the
sst Charles S. Newcomb last year
at out a fellow townsman, d. d.
Agle, in an extra event at Edge Hill,
J., after an exciting match.
It required the best of marksman-
ip to win the event. A record
leaking entry list of POI gunners, the
cam Of the professional and anna
ur shooting world, entered the race
r the big purse and the 500 watch
b, and although the experts were
FRED from shooting for any of the
ize loot or the trophy, nevertheless,
ey carried the rest of the field along
a pace which left many struggling
r in the rear when the final count
Id been totaled David who shot
ON a 10 yards rise, won on pure
erve and good craftsmanship. In his
DO birds he got off to a very poor
art, in fact a beginning which
ould have disheartened many a
hooter. Out Of his first 20 birds he
{ four slip away and his chances 60
eat out such a field as confronted
i'm looked anything but encouraging.
ut it was right here that his nerve
sserted itself with his aim. He fred
wav with wonderful precision at his
st so birds and by SCATTERING every
ne he tied up Buckwalter for the
lonors of the day, then went in on
he shoot off and grabbed the prize
nd honors.
Buckwalter, who stood at the 20
ards mark, started like a thorough
red, running so straight without the
emblance of a miss, but then he
tarted to lose direction and gauge,
or on his last 40 four blue rocks
Tipped away and he wound up in the
lie with the veteran Butch.
hOOt was Well Handled.
The tournament proved to be
Wonderful success and reflects great
redit on the DUPONT Gun Club under
whose auspices the shoot was staged,
N to Jim Sicily, Elmer r. Shanger,
luther Squiers, Bernard Elesssr,
lloyd Lewis, Edward Banks and the
est of the Wilmington force who
worked night and day to please the
runners and have everything run of
promptly and successfully. II was .
snonstrous tourney TO handle, espec-
ally the card presented yesterday,
but so promptly did everything work
hat every shooter had finished before
Sol had disappeared beyond the west
srn hills and ali had chased in for
whatever loot was coming their way.
Although David and Buckwalter
scooped the field they had to go some
10 lead the bunch who finished up
thar or tharabouts, when the five
events had been shot through. Five
ambitious and eager amateurs tied
for second honors and money with "a
breaks, they being G. W. Hoover, of
Piedmont, W Va; L. D. Willis, of
Wilmington; A. ]. Mengle, of Read
ing: W. NJ. Foord, of Wilmington, and
f. f. DUPONT, of Wilmington. Six
gunners shared third place with 90
4 smashed He'll, William Richardson,
3 Colheld, Day and Frank Hineline, OF
Camden, being the runners up to sec
ond place.
c. G. Spencer, the st. Louis profes-
sional shot a wonderful race in the
Eastern. He was back at % yards
vet by superb craftsmanship, broke
81 out of his 100 targets, a truly won
a-~e,,T o,-bil,fffor, Of -hof c1rn haudIinc
NewcOn b High Amateur.
Although Charles H. Newcomb fail
ed to make much Of an impression II
the eastern race he accomplished othel
honors which netted him quite a tidy
sum for his endorsements. In the
100 target event shot in the morning
he tied with A. B. Richardson, o
Dover, and H. J. Schlicher, of Allen
town, for the high amateur total will
IS breaks which gave him the three
DAYS high amateur record with 3Sl
breaks. w. NJ. Foord, of Wilmington
H. W. Kahler, Of Philadelphia, ant
Lon Fisher, Of Columbus, all tied 70
second honors, with 1888 smashes. Il
the morning events the veteran, W
r. Crosby, the professional, ran 10
straight without blinking an eyebrow
he beating Fred Gilbert and Leste
German, both of whom tied for seconl
place by two birds. On the tire
days German won the high profes
sional honors with 1913 breaks out o
4OO targets, his nearest opponents be
ing Spencer, Gilbert and Crosby, VIII
broke 3S7.
H. H. Stevens, Of Roselle Park, n
J., made the best professional higl
run with 1853 consecutive breaks
while F. B. Stephenson, of Brooklyn
had the highest amateur run with 104
Following the shoot-off between
David and Buckwalter, Mr.. and Mrs
Topperwein, the two noted shots fror
Texas, gave a wonderful exhibition o
craftsmanship with revolver, rife an
shotguns.