Evening journal., 1913-05-26
COLFAXLEADTNC
LEAGUE GUNNER
dupont Club Trap Expert Cap
lures Trap Shooters
League Prize
OTHER CITY SHOOTERS
UP In The AVERAGES

W. Schuyler Colfax, of the champion
dupont Gun Club, this city, with a
percentage of 90 6-7. representing 325
broken targets out Of $50 fred at in
seven shoots. is the leading individual
gunner of the Philadelphia Trap
shooters League, according to the
official averages compiled, by Secre-
tary William E. Robinson. Jesse c.
Griffith, of the S, S. White Club, and
Harry h. Sloan, Of Meadow Spring,
finished tied for second place, only a
fraction of a point behind the Della
ware gunmans record. To Colfax
goes the leading trophy for the highest
percentage while Griffith and Sloan
viii shoot of for second and third
trophies according to conditions OF the
league, the winner getting second
prize and the loser the third They
are to contest for the trophies on
May 3O during the Delaware state
shoot at Wilmington.
On the averages based on five
shoots the three leaders we're very
closely punched. but Griffith nosed out
Sloan and Colfax by fraction of
40, he finishing with "a As per cent.
and Sloan and Colfax with an even
"a In this class c. H. Newcomb, S.
S. White, and Harry Fisher Clear
view, tied for fourth and fifth tro-
phies with 90 As per cent.
There was particularly keen COM
petition in all of the classes in the
league, and many ties we're the result
OF the seasons shoots. There were
trophies donated for all four classes,
namely, A. B, c and d. there being
three prizes for the three high aver
age men in each class. with the ex-
ception of d, in which four donations
we're made These included scores
made on the seven shoots and for
scores made on five shoots Five tro-
phies were donated to each class.
In class B, for the seven shoots, ].
Fl. Minnick, of DUPONT, and P. D. Guest.
of the same club, tied with Sc per
cent; A. :. Rener, Meadow Spring,
finishing with So II.
The Glass c competition for the
seven events resulted in tie between
Secretary Robinson, of the S. S.
Whites and H. H. Bush, DUPONT, each
scoring a rs per cent For third prize
F. Sidebotham, S. S. White; T. Nee
han, Highland, and j. F. Davidson.
Clearview. each attained a n 81
average.
G. Puff, Clearview, and George Ger
hart Glen Willow, tied for Class d
honors for the seven shoots with SO II
per cent. Charles Woodward
Meadow Spring, and Franklin J.
Meehan, Jr., Highland, were even up
for third prize with Ga 81.
c. H. Heite, S. S. Whites. won the
low average prize for the seven
shoots, while Charles H. Newcomb,
also of the same club, captured the
Howard George trophy for the high
est scores made in five shoots.
Joseph Rodgers, Lansdale; c. T.
Martin, DUPONT, and J. J. Magahern,
DUPONT, deadlocked for Glass 3 tro-
phies on five shoots, each finishing
with Sc per cent. E. F. Slear, J.
Rauch, " NJ Ford and R. Pie c. are
even for second trophy with So Is
a,ct5ge.
Three gunner tied for Glass c
gifts, they being W B. Soley, 4. 2.
Kirsch ard J. F. Neehan. Sr., with d
fiat rs. Messrs. Geier, Fink and Wei
man are at par for second rating, with
n 3-5.
c. II. F. Keene. S. S. Whites, won
Class d trophy with 66 per cent. Gar
rett Farrell, Glen Willow, finishing
second, and MacAlonan. Meadow
Spring. third. Chares Fessler and H.
o. Hoover shared the fourth estate.