Evening journal., 1912-09-30
WEST CHESTER
DIDN'T HAVE
THESHOOTERS
Only Nine Men, and They
Were Drubbed by the du-
POnt Club MarkSmen
EUGENE DUPONT HIGH
WITH 40 OUT OF 50

dupont Gun Club had an easy time
putting il over the West Chester Gun
Club on Saturday afternoon. The
Quakers only could muster a nine
man team. to bring 20 Wilmington,
most of their marksmen being away
and Captain f. NJ. Eachus, ono Of the
best men before the targets, being
unable TO compete because OF brok-
en- arm. Forty-two Wilmingtonian
shooters were on hand, however, and
II was decided that the best nine
scores should count West Chester's
nine totaled 327, and Nilmingtons
nine best 450
Eugene DUPONT was high man for
the DUPONT Gun Club with ~ out OF
so. Tied for second place were }. y.
McHugh and II. =. Carbon, at 40,
while II. w Bush and J. II. Minnick
both scored 45. w. Edmanson. II. Il.
Reed and w M Armistead made the
team with "A apiece, while Henry
Winchester was the ninth man on the
team with a.
c. J. Happerset was high man on
the West Chester team, and won the
silver souvenir spoon donated by the
local club TO the high man on the Wis
ifing team. C. Barnes was next TO
him with AZ. The scores of West
Chester were:
West Chester Gun Club-C. w Mar
tin. 36: c. Barnes. AZ; p. w Eagan,
~: r. Temple, 2S; G. J. Happerset,
AZ. ID Grooms. IS; e. Farr, SO; II.
Martin. 70. w Torpcy 40
The scores made by the DUPONT
Gun Club we're as follows, those
marked with an asterisk not being
eligible to count in the team race:
dupont Gun Club-W. Edmanson,
As: w Nj. Hammond. 80: Eugene du-
Pont. 40: II. W. Bush As; j. II. Min
nick. IS: c. Leodom, AZ; G. ii. 81
mon. 80: III. L. Worthington, As; ~.
S. German, as: S. j. Newman, Al; 10.
H. Ford. 90: S. G. David, "a; 7. w.
Mathewson. 80; Stanley Tuchton, Az;
SID. Banks, As; ]. b. McHugh, 46;
J. J Magahern, 40: Or. S. Steele, Al;
l.. l. farrell, Sc: II. p. Carbon, as; J.
w Anderson, Jr., 80: j. T. Sicily
40: E. 70. DUPONT. AZ; p. A. lddingsi
Al. II. r. Reed, a.; G. %. Prickett, 30
Turner, 81; l.. w. Crawford. 81;
Alexis l. dupont, 40; w. B. Smith. Jr.
ss: II. Winchester. AZ; w. Tomlinson
Al. w. IL Hitchcock, 80; w. NJ. Arm
istead, "A: w. G. Wood, %.
Other contests dccided.-ln connec.
ton with the first % targets shot al
Ina the team race, the weekly contests
for the Coleman DUPONT spoons was
decided. Eugene DUPONT not beinG
eligible under the club rules for a
spoon. J. II. Minnick and ]. b. Nc
Hugh tied for the Glass A. spoon on
% out of %. McHugh won on the
shoot off, which was held when the
light was very poor, with the score
of q TO 90 II. w. Bush and Clyde
Leedom tied for the Glass B spoon
with scores Of "a apiece. and decided
the tie by the toss of a coin, Bush
being the lucky man and winning the
rpoon. In Glass G DR.. A. G. Patterson
and S. ]. Newman are tied with Il
each. the tie having to be shot of al
some future date. H. T. Reed with q
won the Glass d. spoon, ]. nj. Turner
in Glass winning with IL.
The challenge contest between ed
Banks. holder of the Glass A cup, anC
w. NJ. Hammond, challenger, was de
cided i'm favor of Hammond, after I
.t,c of 43 out of so. Hammond won OF
the shoot off with % TO %. Eugene
r dupont has challenged Mr.. Ham
mond and the match will be sho
of shortly.
Many good scores were made durinl
the afternoon, weather conditions be
ing about perfect J. II. Sicily lee
with 9S out of 100 shot at.
Rifle Scores.
On the clubs rifle range the fol
lowing scores weer made, Miss Hick
man being a beginner:
J. b. Hickman ......104 1O2- q
Miss r. Hickman -. liz 1918
T c. s. Dorsey ....... 222
H. r. Golterman .......l6o lO4
A team race that created some in
terest was as follows:
w. f Sillitoe and w. f. Jensen SO
7. c. S. Dorsey and e. r. Golfer
man .-.--. -. 49, -. 90
A ]. Curley and ]. G.. S Grant i. 81
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