Evening journal., 1911-07-13
CUNNERS TIE
FOR HIGH PLACE
Bills and Stevenson Both
Score lag Out Of $50 in
End Days Target Shoot
GERMAN THE BEST
TWO DAY PROFESSIONAL

Amateur gunners from all over the
country are banging away today il the
Eastern Handicap. the blue ribbon
event Of the trap shooting tourney
which opened on the DUPONT Gun
Club grounds on Monday. It is the
last day of the big shoot and not until
late this afternoon will the winner of
the $3.50 purse and diamond studded
watch charm be known. Charles S.
Newcomb OF Philadelphia is the
present champion. The day was ideal
for the event and a big gallery was
out
A cooler atmosphere yesterday held
out tempting Inducements for the
army OF blue rock devotees in the
second day OF the Eastern Handicap
and with the added tonic administered
BY Dame Nature the scores doomed
bigger and better and the entry list
Jumped to 129 men. High scores
swept through the rank and file of
the gunners with startling rapidity
and no sooner had one marksman
finished his string with q high total
with an apparently safe lead over his
fellow shooters than did some other
keen-eyed shooter have his name pen
cilcd with a higher score on the Off
clal score board. And SO it ran until
.-.-kg - Rq shell was emptied at the last
S IN XVI yellow-ringed blue rock OF
tho afts~ noon
Naturally. the professionals swept
to the top OF the heap for the days
honors The cream OF the experts OF
the country are registered tn this
tournament, and IL takes a rafting
fine amateur TO beat the art and skill
which flashes out of the gun barrels
OF the "profs The high gun honors
ended in a tie between 4. G. Bills
OF Chicago. and II. H. Stevens. OF New
Rochelle. NJ w. each man breaking 149
of his $50 targets. This was wonderful
shooting by both men, but to Stevens
perhaps went the honors. The New
Rochelle gunner lost his second bird
of the day. q severe handicap, but
then by wonderful craftsmanship he
made a straight run Of las consecutive
breaks, which is still unfinished
Every target thrown from the traps,
no matter which way, high or law.
the expert shattered to the four winds
Of the earth. and he entered in to-
days final shoot with q splendid OPP
portunity of being able to continue
his great run.
Fisher Best Amateur
Lon Fisher. of Columbus. Ohio.
topped all the amateur shots. break
ing lat Of his $50. tieing up Fred
Gilbert. Lester German and ] r. Tay-
al L.
splendid, consistent race. gauging his
birds with accuracy, precision and
Thickness. which enabled him to beat
out every simon pure amateur shot on
the field. II. b. Stephenson, Of the
Crescent Athletic Club. Of Brooklyn,
we'll known New York amateur shot
gave Fisher quite rub for the
honors, being beaten out by only two
birds, he tieing with Gibbs and Haw-
kins. two Of the South's expert shots
Three professionals beat out the
Crescent man for third place. they
being Storr. Girkwood and Spencer,
all men who have gained a country
wide reputation as expert target get
ters
Charles S. Newcomb. Of Philadel-
phia, champion Of the East, who led
the amateur delegation on Tuesday,
did not fare so we'll yesterday, al
though at that his score of 141 breaks
was no mark to be sneezed at New
comb failed to find the combination
yesterday, although he promised to be
right there when the big noise started
today and to ably defend his title
Harry Kahler. who is setting the en-
tire camp afre by his wonderful ex-
hihition Of double shooting, led the
Fhiladelphians in the 150-target
chase. getting 144 breaks Mccarthy
broke 14S, Hermann 142. David 141.
Severn 1873, Oliver 1877, Buckwater
1S4 Cowan 12S, Pratt 12e. Anderson
IA Hamlin SIS. Dorp AZ and Ocheltree
Frank Hineline. Camdens only
representative on the field, broke 127
The fight for the lead Of the double
event which ended Yesterday wound
up in a tie between Lyon, Spencer,
Gilbert. Heer and Kahler, all Of whom
broke 46, beating out Al He'll. the
Allentown champion, and holder OF
the Wolsencroft trophy emblematic If
the double championship Of PennsyI-
wanna, by one bird. In the two days
Of the doubles Lyons, -1ahler and Gil
bert each broke 96 Of their century
OF marks. wonderful performance.
Mrs Topperwein, OF Texas, broke
1s7 OF her $50 targets. while Mrs.
Burrows. Of St. Louis. smashed 124.
Marty Hogan, manager of the Lancas-
ter Tri-State League Club, taking ad-
vantage Of a day OF In the schedule
f1r The Red Roses. fred at rs birds.
breaking 81 OF them Then Marty got
sore arm and quit the game.
Gu the two days Lon Fisher is high