Evening journal., 1913-05-19
DUPONT MEN
ARE CHAMPION
TRAP SHOOTERS
Beat Out Meadow Spring
GunnerS in Final Match
by Six Targets
COLFAX WINS THE
INDIVIDUAL TITLE

In the teeth OF driving rain and
under most adverse weather condi-
tons. the dupont Gun Club won the
championship of the Philadelphia
Trapshooters' League on Saturday by
conquering the Meadow Spring out
TT IN a stubbornly-fought contest by
455 to 449. Upon this match hung
two possible results. Had Meadow
Springs won. they would have tied
DUPONT for first place. which would
have nccessitated an extra shoot &c
determine the championship The
other condition. and which was
eliminated by duPonts was that a
victory for Wilmington men mean the
title
The duPonts scored for the sea-
sons seven shoots IA points out Of a
possible IA. they winning every one
of their matches The league sys-
tenn in determining the champion
ship Is TO award two points TO the
club scoring the greatest number Of
broken targets for their ten high
men. giving the opposing club one
tally DUPONT did not take the soli-
tary count once. and they also I'm
ished the campaign with the highest
number of broken clays, getting 1854
ou. Of a possible $500 blue rocks and
breaking the record established by the
S S Whites last year OF 3,0S3.
Meadow Sprln.. and S. S White tied
for second place with II points
apiece. the Dentists finishing as tar
gets ahead of the West philadel-
phians they totaling Bill to he N.
s + 3065. Lansdalc ranks third hav-
ing II points and 1882 targets. with
Highland fourth with 10 counts and
902 shattered clays. Camden made
nine points during the campaign and
broke 2,916 clays, while Clearview
and Glen Willow finished deadlocked
for the tail-end position with eight
counts each The Darby sharp
shooters broke 70 more skimmers
than the Manayunk men, they getting
2.S67 to 2,S15 for the G.. VS..
Both clubs were strongly repre-
sented at the traps, and elbow room
was at a premium in the cllb house
around the traps DUPONT had "A gun
men on the firing line. while Meadow
Spring had out AZ, who used their
guns 10 the best of their ability.
It was a nip-and-tuck fight from
the start and the winner was not as.
sured until the last squad had ceased
firing DUPONT did not have man "a
fall below 43 on the team. aud re-
markable feat. considering the handi-
cap the gunners were forced 10 con-
tend with Meadow Spring team men
had 10 do Al or better 10 get their
name enrolled on the big ten.
The scores made by the gunners
who finished their strings on May 3
were counted on Saturday. on that
date Meadow Spring had ehot 10 men
through their allotted so birds and the
duPonts had eight who completed
their eight when the trap broke and
which defying repair for the day made
necessary postponement cf that
match. which was decided Saturday
by the rest of the gunners firing
through their belated program
V. Williams, of DUPONT fred the
high gun Tor the champions getting
As on May 8, wac the high man for
". A. Joslyn, OF dupont and Wiley
OF Meadow Spring, tied for second
high honors. with AZ api ce, Wiley
making his score two weeks ago
W. Schuyler ColfaN who by shat
tering As of his half hundred, rounded
out record which gives him the in
dividual championship of the league
In the seven shoots he made an aver
age of SO per cent beating Out Harry
II. Sloan. OF Meadow Spring aud Jesse
Griffith. OF the S Whites by a frac-
tion. TIC latter two being tie ava.
with % 2-S per cent Standings and
scores follow: