Evening journal., 1916-07-20
EVENTF|JL DAY IN
BIC Shooting match
Harry Lodge Captures Pre-
liminary Handicap of East
ern Tourney With 60
WHILE SO EARNS JOHN
NOEL SPECIAL EVENT

And it came 10 pass when even ar
rived and the sons Of trapshooting-
dom competing in the third days
events Of the Great Eastern Handi-
cap tournament yesterday out on the
grounds of the Keystone League at
Holmesburg Junction called it day.
that ]. II. Noel, Of Nashville, and II.
W. Lodge, Of Philadelphia, had laid
low enough targets in their respec-
tive competitions to net them honors
of the day
Noel, who is president OF the Ten
nessee Sportsmen's Association, and
who while a student at Yale captured
the Pacific coast trapshooting cham
pionship. went after the flying ien-
nies' in the special 1O0-target match
with so muct zest that before he
ceased pumping his gun he had
brought down 80. slipping up on one
TARGET on his fourth time up
Noel is considered to be a crack
shot BY gunners throughout the coun-
try. but the fact that the Tennesseean
succeeded yesterday in putting 10
rout a field of the best trapshooters
ever gathered together stamps his
feat as heing the more remarkable,
for. unlike his brother sportsmen,
Noel has only one hand. His left
hand has been cut off at the wrist
and he uses an artificial one TO rest
his gun on.
IL looked as though DOL" Richard
son were going 70 put a crimp in
Noel's chances for winning the event
bv going straight on his last stand
and thus ueing the score. but Rich
ardson dropped the necessary ]. and
he fell back into tie with fve others
for second money.
NJ. e. Barker. Of Gloversville, n. j.;
y M Bartlett Baltimore; r. w. Ford
Washington: William Foord Whining
ton. and Fred Plum, Atlantic City
were the amateurs who tied for the
second most. while Lester German ans
A A. somers. the two crack profes
sionals. also succeeded in registernl
aS
Let the reader figure the skill Wit
which Harry W. Lodge competin
against trapshooter representatives o
an sections of the United States. ant
shooting from the 19-yard mari
broke 90 clays out OF a possible 100
which earned him a victory in the
preliminary handicap. and brought
Philadelphia under the rays Of the
calcium
Lodge had perfect scores on his
first and last times up. but on his
other stops at the stakes his shoot
ing average fell off somewhat W. A.
Joslyn. professional. who was shoot
ing for targets. managed 20 go lust
one better than the Philadelphia.
shatiering 97 discs. but. as the prizes
were only for amateurs. Joslyn did
not figure only in the gathering of
laurels.
P. II. Wiley. OF Riverside. n. j..
and ]. ~ Mclaughlin got into action
IN true 42-centimeter style. pressing
Lodge hard for frs, in the handicap
event When these two experts fin
ished banging away they were tie al
e5 and in the shoot of 10 decide the
winner Of the second prize. McLaugh-
lin. standing al the 1S-yard mark
cent - straight clays 20 'splitcreens.
while Wiley. shooting from IL Yards
smashed is. and thus McLaughlin ca
vorted away with the trophy place,
snugly under his arm
HeTc let's pause 10 state that J. &
Martin. Of Harrisburg, added anothe
victory 70 his string when he cleaned Il
for the l5otsrget event, in which n
tied with Harry Fisher cn Tuesday, an
which he won Yesterday hy breaking 2
straight 10 Fishers rs.
FREQ Plums high rnn Of l4O made tn
day previous toftered and trcmhled il
ihe balance when a. a. Somers. @
Delta, got on a streak With one NOR
needed 10 tie the Atlantis CITY represen
tative's mark Somers blew the neces
sary one. and he had 10 be content Wit
lSN which was the highest run Of tn
lay