Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-12
GATES is HIGH In
SECOND DAY SHOOT
Wins l6o.Tsrget Optional Sweep,
stakes and Is Tied for First in
100-Target Event.
MCowN GETS COMBS TROPHY

Shooting in most consistent form. Lester
Gates Of Columbus carried off the honors
in the final events of the Nwo-day regis
tered tournament held under the auspices
of the Omaha Gun club yesterday. Gates
was high gun in the l5o-target optional
sweepstakes with a score of 142 and tied
for first place with Bert Dixon OF Omaha
and 4. Kanyen OF Fremont in the 100
target optional sweepstakes with score
Of "a.
Ben Gallagher Of Omaha won the 100
target trophy race for the simon-pure
amateurs with score of 81. This match
was open only to shooters who had never
made score OF over 50 per cent in a
registered tournament.
With his "a score. Gallagher ceased to
be a simon-pure amateur as does l. ID.
Callahan. who finished second with 50
The other competitors fell below the so
mark and still retain their standing.
KennIcott Makes Long string.
II. kennicott OF Evanston, Ill, was the
high gun OF the day with score OF 14S
out OF possible l5O but being a profess
sional, does not cut in the money Ken
nicott also shot the longest unbroken
string. iO5 targets. That is the record
for the tourney.
In the 150-target optional sweepstakes,
C. L. Wagner Of Dillon and Bert Dixon
of Omaha tied for second with a score
of 1u.
Don McCown. Les Gates and Kanyen
all broke "a rocks in tho 1OO-target race.
Charles GammCn Of Arcadia, c. l.. Wag-
ner Of Dillon and Bert Dixon OF Omaha
were tied for second in this eyhnt with 80
breaks.
McCOwn Gets Trophy.
Don McCown is the new possessor of
the t. L, Combs trophy a cup which has
been a cherished trophy among Nebraska
trap shooters for a dozen years. McCown,
tho challenger. defeated Chris Christensen
of Elk city. holder Of the cup. in spe-
cial 1OO-target race. McCown turned in a
score Of "a. while Christensen broke but
50 birds. The even scores in this race are
as follows:
McCJWn .............u....S II ~ ~ ly-St
christensen .......,,......14 "a - IL 1876
Gallagher upset all the dope in the
simon-pure amateur event. as did Gala
han. who finished second, A. j. Work
man ana Cliff Wolfe were tied for third
position with 30
The tournament was an unqualified sue
Ntso dlau lilt itltAnDtIH. VI lit Oiildiid 6hAi
club are more determined than ever to
make II an annual event. Next fail
another two-day registered shoot will also
be held
Scores yesterday were as follows:
l5O-target optional sweepstakes;
W. r. Smith, Council Bluffs..........,.
...,.l0 10 II II Il Il IL u 10 14-127
G. c. Bendel, Lincoln. ................
-. 3 10 II s Il II IA l2-lo7
Charles Cannon, Arcadia ..::~;;..:: -.
Cliff Wolfe. Council Bluffsa,. .....:
-, 8 10 II IA 10 Al 10 12-lOd
Art keeiine, Omaha :; !; ,,s
| L. r. R. & Panama. .t..............l.
10 8 II Is IL Is is Is "a i5-129
Frank Beard, Omaha. ;:.';:..;;' 60: ,.o
..,sr 'H s,ats. u c1 II n 10 y u 10 i.-i''
....1B IA ii 10 10 IA IS u Is l4-14s
A. Raven. Fremont. "::.,.: a..
~. "a Y u y - 10 II 10 ID 4-lSt
49, IL IA IA 10 Is II Is 10 Il l2-l36
go ..".M Il Il Is IL il il is Is is-is0
rs Il Is Il "a u 70 10 Il l5-lSi
lib ii Is IL IL Is Is L IA l5-l43
Harry ThG II Il H ls la Is p ii Is lila
sCeorRe Carter Lincoln.
..I.i2 Is Is 10 Il Is IA II 10 1P-i4O
~ HollingsWorth, Lincoln. s..ss..'':. -.
...11 II 12 70 10 10 10 i3-lS lS-l21
C. L. Wagner Dillon a 4 "a X ii;,n
.....is il 10 il 10 Il 10 10 "A 1s-lS2
III. Kennicott, Evanston, Ill. s....,.Y
III Is Is 10 Is Is 10 II 10 ills
w n Tickle Glenwood ...........,..
...13 10 i2 IA IL u II II IL A-l2s
lC. C. Hail. Omaha. ...,.....,,..s.::...: -.
III IL II 19 10 IA IA IA IA R-lSS
George Redick. Omaha. ...::...:..;.',' 90
Ill IA Is 10 10 10 Is ID S-l2s
Don Mccewn, Omaha '. :; - - 'is,as
ia IL 10 IS IS IA Is 10 10 ls-lh
Raw kingsley, Omaha. ..........t.....
I.i2 Is ~ 10 10 IS Is II Is H-lSa
James Terryberry, Louisville. 1870.
~. IS IS ~ IA II u IL II IA 10-l2l
Henry Voght Avoca. ...........,..,,..
- 10 i3 Il y "a IA u IA Is 2-l2s
| w. A Boyd. Tabor. ........":...:.,.:: "a
Ill II 10 II II II IL II II ll-nI
10 rs 10 II Is Is IL Is II l2-15s
Roy ,Weatherhead. Tabor. ...............
| LII 10 Is II IA IA 10 Is IL 1913
Fred Miller Berwyn.
| 10 IL 10 - 10 IA Is 10 II 1915
Sris Christensen, Elk City...........,..
10 10 II II Ii 10 IL IA I'LL.
w r. Holtz, Shelby .........,.......,.:.
10 IL 10 II 10 10 =. D-'ss
E. H. 4 % * II 'io-la1
Fred weatherhead. Tabor; '';s'',s... :; 90,
Fred AInmons. Fender. .......,.......!
I'll 10 70 10 II 10 u 10 "A 1914
VIII Clover. Fender. ....:..::..::.-;:...: -.
| ~ IL II 10 10 10 10 10 9-l0a