Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-12
GATES is HIGH In
SECOND DAY SHOOT
Wins 150-Target 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 score of i43 and tied
for first place with Bert Dixon OF Omaha
and A. 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 a 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 81 score Gallagher ceased TO
be a simon-pure amateur. as does l. ID.
Callahan. who finished second with SO
The other competitors fell below the 80
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 las
out OF a possible $50, but being a profess
sional. does not cut in the money. Ken
nicott also shot the longest unhroken
string, lO5 targets. That is the record
for the tourney.
In the 15O-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 ia the 1Ol-target race.
Charles Gammon Of Arcadia. c. l.. Wag-
ner Of Dillon and Bert Dixon of Omaha
were tied for second in this eunnt with 30
breaks.
McC0wn Gets Trophy.
Don McCown is the new possessor OF
the T. l. Combs trophy. a cup which has
been cherished trophy among Nebraska
trap shooters for a dozen years McCown.
the challenger. defeated Chris Christensen
of Elk City. holder OF the cup. In a spe-
cial 10O-target race. McC'own turned In a
score of a. while Christensen broke but
Go birds. The even scores in this race are
as follows:
McCJwn ...,.....,.........1s II 10 20 1874
christensen .......,.......H IA IL IL lS-jo
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 20.
The tournament was an unqualified sue
cess ard the members. Of the Omaha Gun
club are more determined than ever to
make It an annual event Next fail
another two-day registered shoot will also
be held.
Scores yesterday were as follows:
l50-target optional sweepstakes:
I w. r. Smith, Council Bluffs.........
...,.lO 10 Il ~ Il Il IL u 10 14-127
! G. G. Bendel, Lincoln.
! 80 10 . ii rs il 8 ii IA i2-1OI
Charles Cannon, Arcadia .....s......
LIB n u Il II 2 y "A 10 Alb
| 80. 9 10 II IA 10 8 Al 10 12-lOt
ID Il . i i is iariS ii ills
10 > ii Il Il is is Is il i5-l2'
Frank Beard, Omaha.
....is il ii il II il Il Il 10 PIN
Lester Gates. Columo1s a "a,
Ia. Kayen, Fremont. .............. a::::%
-. q z Z i2 iS Is II i5 10 14-ls'
Harry Philson' Leighii K il Il Pa,
NO .....H il Il Is IL is il Is 10 1918
s. d. Hedges, Panama: :...;;;.,..: -,
George s;;if Rr e. r. Redfield, s. b. -:
49,. 10 "a 10 II IA Is Is Il IA Isis
Harry ThCma :, H - x Ip2ii IA 'iii-,s,
LII is 10 is IA IS IA II 10 1P-l4C
81. Holllngsworth. Lincoln. .::":s.:: -.
.....n IL 12 10 10 Is 10 10 10 13-l2I
lie L. Wagner, Dillon........".........s
| ....iS rs 10 10 "A IA 10 10 lS-lh
| Tom Palmer, Lincoln .................. -
-. 10 Il 10 II u IL 10 10 ls-lS.
III. kennicott, Evanston. Ili:@.;:.;;: -,
! III Is Is 10 Is Is 10 "A 10 14-lR
w III Tickle Glenwood ....."...,..
:" .,..1s 70 u i 70 Il u Il IL l4-la'
Is IL II Il 10 IA Il IA IA l2-1sS
George Redick. Omaha. ...:,..:..:..'.: -,
-. II "a Is 10 10 10 10 Is S-lH
! Don McCoWn Omaha. ..............,..
IL 10 10 IS IL Is IA 10 II l5-lS'
Bert Dixon Omaha. .........-........,..
ia IL 10 10 Is IA Is 10 Is 1914
| Raw Kingsley, Omaha. ......,....t....
.gi2 Is ~ 10 10 IS Is II Is i+-lS
James Terryberry, Louisville. ........
Is IS ~ IA II u IL IL IA 1O-l2'
Henry Voght. Avoca. ...,,:;...:.,:..:s -,
| 80. 10 fs Il Y "A IA - IA 10 lS-iS
w A, Boyd, Tabor; !; 4 in,
! George Weatherhead Tabor. ..........
LIB is IS II Is is II Is II i2-lS'
Troy Weatherhead. Tabor. .......,......
| ......1i Is Is II "a IA 10 10 IL lS-lS
| Fred Miller, Berwyn.. ...s......
ia II Is - 10 IA Is 10 u 1913
| Sris Christensen, Elk City .............
10 10 II II IL 10 ~ IA I'll:
w. r. Holtz, Shelby .............-..,.:.
10 70 10 II Is 10 B-is'
ii IL Is IL Il p u Is II 1o-l2
Fred Weatherhead, Tabor: .::..::...:;
10 70 u IS II IL 10 Is 10 i4-l2
Ill 10 y 10 y 10 - 10 "a 13-l2
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