Evening journal., 1912-05-30
MINNICK The
HIGH AMATEUR
Gets l46 Of bis $50 Birds
ever the DUPONT
Traps
PROFESSIONAL
One BIRp AHEAD

The shooting of ]. H. Minnick, a
local amateur, was the feature of the
first days shoot of the first annual
tournament of the Delaware State
Sportsman Association at the DUPONT
Gun Club grounds yesterday. Min
nick was but one bird behind Lester
S. German. a professional, OF Aber-
deem, Md. German got 147 of his
$50 birds, while Minnick finished
with 146
In the merchandise event Minnick
failed, however TO show good form
This was due most likely to the han
dicap of is yards.
There we're seventy-four shooters
to face the traps in the afternoon for
the forty prizes and two for the pro-
fessionals. Lester German, from the
2S yard mark ran three straight
scores of 25. Fred Coleman, of Penn
sylvania, ran one from the p yard
line and F. Plum of Atlantic City, was
third from the 10 yard. Mr.. German
had a narrow escape reom losing
honors, however, as W. A. Joslyn, the
clubs shooting manager ran "a tar
gets from the Is yards, but slipped
on the last bird. He got second In
the professional event.
Ties Decided BY Lot.
All ties in the merchandise event
were decided by lot and Fred Cole
man was the lucky one to win first
choice taking the Remington pump
gun; Mr.. Plum had second choice and
selected a splendid cut glass pitcher
to take home with him. The other
SS fortunate prize winners we're:
Tied on 24-Allen He'll, C. II. New
comb, w, Edmundson. J. Morris. J. B.
McHugh. II. Powers and p. d. Guest.
Tied on 23-H Eyre, H. W. Kahler.
II. Schlicher. ". NJ. Foord. w. II. Mat
thews, NJ. Conner, ]. A. McKelvey, H.
P. Carlon and n. X Smith.
Tied on &C. o. Williams. A. B.
Richardson, ]. J. Magahern, G. r.
Cleveland, T. Robertson. H. Sloan
and ]. Newman.
Tied on PIT. W. Matthews, Ike
Turner, John Philip Sousa. NJ. F.
Morris. f. zeigler, f. Palmer w. NJ
Hammond. Herman First, L. Lyon, L.
l.. FARRELL and Clyde Leedom
Tied on Pop. G. Diehl. H. B. Cook,
j. H. Minnick. E. f. DUPONT. a. H.
Lohand. w. B, Smith. Jr., and H.
England CAS- there we're only FIVE
prizes left when II came to the scores
of 90. two of the seven had to be
dropped out, and Messrs. Minnick and
Smith were the two unlucky enough
to make the lowest throws on the in
dicator used for the purpose Of decid-
ing the ties)
The scores in the first event of the
day, $50 targets at Is yards we're:
T. II. Keller, Sr., 126; Fred Cole
man, 1885, H. w. Kahler. 144; c. o.
Williams. 129; w. S. Welles, 1873;
w. Edmanson. 131; T. W. Mathew
son, 1872; o. r. Dickey 1856; W. H.
Mathews, 1876: II. Eyre, 121 j. P.
Sousa, 1913; DR.. Stanley Steel, 1876 +;
|. Turner, 1872; Edward Banks, 1877 (;
e. A. w. Everitt, 125; p G. Diehl,
1873; f. L. Litten, 1902; j. Morris,
14O; ]. ]. Magahern, 112; H. w.
Wright. 1913; A. He'll. 14O; c. H.
Newcomb, 1873; II. Schlicher. 141; /;
f. Ziegler, 129; J. F. Pratt, 11S; NJ.
r. MoIiibs 1Nts M 0oHupis 1oDs u
r. Cleveland, 112; F. Palmer, 119;
H. b. Cook, 139; II. L. Worthing-
ton, 1879; l.. S. German, 147; w. NJ.
Foord, 139: Neaf Apgar, IA; II. H.
Stevens. 144; A. B. Richardson, 142;
w. S. Colfax, Jr., 145; j. II. Min
nick 146; ]. B. McHugh, 140; w.
NJ Hammond, 1913; l. Budd, 1877; J.
A. McKelvey. 1873; II Powers, 13O
J. T. Robertson, 13S; r. S. Wood lis;
H. P. Carbon. t2S; E. Plum, 1871; ( p.
d. Guest 126; w. A. Joslyn, 1875;
w. G. Wood, ia; Eugene f. du-
pont, 143; 2. H. Lohand, los; c. H
Simon. 127; H. H. Sloan, 124; n. X.
Smith, so.