The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-17
TRAP SHOOTING is
4 POPULAR SPORT
ever FourH hundred Tourna-
rnentsSHaves Been Sane
toned for this Year.

! 4 / s
NSRxp YORK, March 1.-THE an
,,cssnesrdentyofith the national trap shoot
~ 49,; Srieduies ! for the coming season
~ IN another Recommendations OF the
~ IN SD growth Of this sport. More
~ IllIFt0ufnan1ents ranging through
! eSseIssi sectional, state, city and cup
ss,ss,ss,,nsffossnahiDs are already named ana
r. STnscted that the number will
srDss fiiasl go mark before the traps
- - IA SoinE n the northern portions
of heSeonntry:s .
,,fsntSS TseisteredJ to date exceed ey A.
100 go ono hundred the entire Sane
I'm during Is rs and that this excess
" 'isEsIy Ia he + doubled before July.
H'hs s III 40 shown a shift In the cen
~ n fTap shooting activity during
az Sasf Twelve months. A year ago
ss.s ssTivsnia led all the states Win
fbarfvsefslif Registered tournam enta.
kSIi,,Sse Was second with thtrty-t%o
snd fnwasthird with twentyntnc. ms tI
sssaoI, IotwSas las taken The lead with
Serfy:efaft: fPennsylvania is second
liz foTf vthree and Illinois Is tnlfa
VIII forty two. 49, ,o,,,.
afsFs championship tournaments nave
s 100 named and applications Tor 9
s,Hn5ber az other tituiar shoots are on
AZ fSrs action. /; Those sanctioned 70
dafesaTes as; follows:
state tournaments
oFlahoma April IS, -, Oklahoma
s sssE April "A, 525. Atlanta.
SSissnmri MayS2, 3. a. st. Louis
ESsss1SStnGig5ENava4E +. Greenville.
EsSsas E16, ! II. Empsria:
psnnsyiyania, May IS, 49, 20 Lans-
ss Nav hampshire, May 10, 20. Man ian
ea s,i,esis stay %, a. IS, u Sale.
Nsbraska May %. a. 3d. Grand
ssf 5sspnessee, May 26. 81. Nashville.
MINI MAY so 81. SEpringville.
iowa MaySIso; 81, June !, Water
se9 srsgon 1IIne 8. d. S. Baltimore.
MIN "a Il June 6:si7, S, Baltimore.
nI,ISs lime 4 s; %. Toledo.
fdshsl Iune8f 81 g, Twin Falls.
Vernon e June d 8, IA. Montpelier
NJ Tork June 10. 14.to. sysa cuse'
M,sf1transs Jun 6 IA. Is. Battle Creek
Ma MAKO June IL. e. Lisbon
yV%ominrF July 8. 10. II. j.. Casper'
szisSonsin.E July 70. 10. S, Madison.
ssnmaecf icnt: July IA. IL. Oanbury'
Raade Island July Fl. p ProVl !
"s N1,s statement by Sir Thomas LIP
fen tI,af hsS hopes to race ms s@ S,,e
stanfoels INl for the AmeF'sa cas- t ~"
next lis to mind INC ray snaS
III ehaltense IS still caretuliE DoA 'sts
ahd IND erSgpard 3on the Brookt!n va,
feSfrnnf Sot Fl for. a moment slnce
shamrock nv: was hauled INTO osy s
doek cey cred with canvas ana ,DoSea
M sIate sifsS August. 1914. has the lap
nm az yacht heen3 without guard Nnd
eaTefakers American yachtsmen Kno"
ssss more about the lines and constrnc !,
ton az the challenger than they a1o
rs,an tlieS sloop appeared on Sanoy
Hook q few days after the declaration
- ,t'I,ere appears to be little chance
f6st I'M Shamrock w. will be uncov-
ara duringSthe coming season. Ke'
norfA fromSth other side, however, are
Is IN sffectSthat Sir Thomas is keep
S5p' In close touch with American
vS6tsnen and will put his challenger
overheard early In the spring OF 1917
ffSinfefnational conditions warrant the
beiieK that THE Americas Cup races
tsaT ia STAGED !: In the meantime 1t ts
eTnected THAT both the, Resslute and
Vanifefwilltb seen in few races this
etnmarf inYorder to keep the prospec'
ffFa defenders in shape for the yacht
iIie cISssisS when times are more pro
RS86tNTf KS q " if B. I'D '.E