The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-07
LASLIE HAS SLIGHT LEAD FOR
THE CHAMPIONSHIP OF STATE
J. K. WARREN FOLL0WS-FIRST
DAY OF SHOOT PROVED HOWL
ING SUCCESSES FACED THE
TRAPS-THE FIGURES ENTIRE

Ideal weather. conditions. perfectly
working traps, a skilled office force, we'll
drilled trappers. pullers, scorers, and
squad hustlers, and, In fact, every detail
carefully arranged in advance made the
first day of the state shoot a success and
pleased the large crowd OF shooters who
competed for the honors yesterday.
II is highly gratifying to everyone con-
nected with the local gun club to hear the
complimentary expressions from visiting
shooters on the way the Birmingham
boys have of doing things Just right"
and whether a shooter is winner or not
he so thoroughly enjoys the tournaments
of the local club that he is sure to come
back to the next one and bring his friends
with him.
Sixty-four shooters were on the firing
line yesterday and nearly all of them shot
Through the entire programme of $50 tar
gets, and an examination of the append
ed scores will show that most of the
boys had their shooting clothes on"
Warren Leading Amateurs
In the regular registered programme of
loo targets the high professional honors
went to Walter Hun OF Macon. Ga. he
breaking 147; H. D. Gibbs of Union city,
Tenn, second, with 146; H. d. Freeman
Of Atlanta, Ga, third, with las; e. A.
Holt of Montgomery, fourth. with IA, and
Guy Ward of Birmingham, fifth. with
143-surely some professional shooting by
professionals.
Amateur honors on the $50 targets were
won by ]. X Warren of Birmingham,
first, with IA; J. r. Livingston, second,
with 142. and W. II. Jones of Macon, Ca,
third, with IA.
on the total $50 targets for the day.
II. d. Gibbs finished first, with 244; II.
d. Freeman and Walter Hun, second.
with 24S each; Guy Ward, third, with 24O.
and e. A. Holt fourth with 23s.
The amteurs standing on the $50 shot
at were j. X. Warren and w. II. Jones,
tied on 237; w. 7. Laslie. third, with 1856,
tieing with Vassar Cate of Brunswick.
Ca. who scored 236. D. A. Edwards of
Memphis, broke 2S2, and j, r. Living
ston broke 231.
The last two events of % targets each
constituted the first so birds on the state
championship. the remaining so to be
shot wednesday under the same condi-
tions as those of today, the entire pro
gramme being repeated the second day.
Mrs. Gdrl SHOWS
Those who shot well up in front on the
first so targets yesterday were w. Il.
Iaslie, with 40, j. x Warren As, owen
Meredith of Tuscaloosa. with Al: j. A.
Riount of Greensboro and o. l.. Carl and
II. c. Ryding of Birmingham, with d
each.
Seven other shooters. including Mrs
O. L. Carl, broke As each, and while the
odds are in favor of the trophy being won
nv either Laslie or Warren, yet there Is
always a chance Of their slight lead being
overcome should either have streak of
bad luck.
Iaslie is from Tuskegee, and won the
championship in 1910 and again in 1911, j.
A. Blount winning in 1909 after tielng with
j. r.. Livingston and beating him in the
shoot-off.
Long runs were made by H. d. Free
man, who broke 157 straight. Walter Hun
broke 40 before missing. while among the
amateurs f. C. Little, the popular shoot
er from Gadsden. succeeded in getting
straight run of 81, just lacking three of
the coveted 100 straight which entities
any amateur shooting certain brand of
powder to a solid gold watch fob. while
to win one OF these beautiful trophies
pre- fessional Is required to break 125
straight, each additional long run win
ring an honor bar to be added to the fob.
John Warren gathered in SO straight,
while W. II. Jones and r. r. Skinner
have unfinished runs of 43 and Al respec-
lively to which they will endeavor to add
the required number today.
Yesterdays Results