The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-12
JOHN WARREN WINS
 GUN TITLE OF STATE
Shoots Off Tie With John Livingston and Wins Championship of Alabama-W H. Jones Makes Unfinished Run
 of 119 Targets

TM opening day of the Alabama state tournament, held by the Birmingham Gun club at Fairview. witnessed some of the finest shouting ever seen over these traps. The programme consisted of 300 flying targets. the last 100 of which constituted the Alabama state championship and 54 shooters, from all parts of the country. participated
 Of the 300 targets, ". H. Jones' an amateur of Macon, Ga. and c. E. Godrich. professional of Atlanta, Ga, finished in the lead with the remark able score of 296. In accomplishing these magnificent scores, Jones has to his credit an unfinished run of 1l9 straight, having, broken the last ll9 targets shot at, while MT. Goodrich, who missed one in his first frame of 20, ran I'll straight, before he again missed and finished the days programme with an unfinished run of 115 to his credit.
 Next came E. R. Holt of Montgomery, a professional, with 291, and H. D. Gibbs of Union City, Tenn, another pro- fessional, with 2ss This score was tied by G. NJ l.. Key of Meridian, Miss who holds the championship of his state.
 
 J. R. Livingston, who last year won the championship of Alabama, finished next in line with 2S7. By far the most important event of the day was the Alabama state championship, which con sisted of the last 100 targets on the programme. In addition to the cham pionship trophy, the Interstate associa- tion for the promotion of trap shooting, had contributed seven handsome troph- ies to go to the seven high guns in this event. This proved one of the,most interesting races of the day and re- suited in John K. Warren of Birming- ham winning out after shooting off tie on 97x100 with J. R. Livingston of Springville, Ala. The shoot off was at 20 targets, of which Warren scored l9 to Livin ngston's IS.
 The other trophies were won by John Fletcher and C. J. Barr of Birming- ham, w. T. Laslie of Tuskegee, H. C.. Ryding and Dr. |. J. Sellers of the local club, who finished in the order named.
 II. D. Freeman, who led the shooting yesterday, did not quite shoot up to his previous record, but turned in the good score of 2S3 out of 300.
 Next to the long runs mentioned above E. c. Little of Gadsden, with d run of 110 straight, won hadsome 
 powder company, while Mir. Warren broke 77 straight II. c. Ryding 56 and J. T. Austin of Monroe, La, 52 straight.
 E. R. Holt and Walter Huff, among the professionals, scored 105 and Fl. re- spectively, without missing.
 Tomorrow's programme consists of 300 targets, the last 100 of which con- stitutes the Alabama handicap, $50 in gold being given by the local club to the winner
 The shooters in this event will be handicapped, the better shots. being re- quired to shoot from greater dis tance than those ofAsupposed less skill.
 About 400 spectators were present to witness the contests.
 The cashiers office is being looked after by Al Goehegan, assisted by M Fex. These two gentlemen have es- tabslished a record in this important feature of a tournament that reaches as far as southern shooter goes and their names always insure promptness, accuracy and courtesy
 To o. l.. Carl, the hard working sec retary of the local club, fell the inn portant work of managing the shoot.
 The following scores were registered.