Evening journal., 1916-03-07
SPOONS Hold SAbVE
FOR DUPONTSHO0TERS
Although Beaten by Lans-
dale in League Match, They
Get Some Consolation
BLAME DEFEAT ON
ABSENCE OF HOME


the second defeat which The DUPONT
Trapshooting Club has suffered this
season in the Philadelphia Trap~I
shooters League matches The
Lansdalc Gun Club, of Lansdale, Pa.
was the organization which took the
local trapshooters into camp by the
score Of 456 20 44C
The day was cold and windy, but
despite this fact sissy Lansdale
shooters faced the traps against
forty-two for the DUPONT Club. 1t
was evident before the match had
progressed very far that the Lans-
dale team was obtaining a command
ing lead, and it was not until the
last few DUPONT shooters had turned
in their scores that this lead was re-
duced to ten targets.
c. b. Felver. Of Lansdale, turned
in As, which was high score for
the day L. Swartz and A. He'll ac-
counted for AZ OF their targets, and
er. W. NJ Foord had the honor of
leading the local target smashers
with the only AZ made by the losing
team. w. A. EdmansOn and l.. r.
Beauchamp were close on his heels,
towever, with a nice 46.
Every member of the DUPONT Club
who attended last Saturdays shoot is
loud in his praise over the royal treat
ment accorded him by the winning
team. Every enc of the sixty shooters
who shot under Lansdaes coiors was a
thorough sportsman. and all honor is
due club which can come through a
league season with sewn straight VIC
tories TO its credit. The citizens of
Lansdale TO man are roofing tor the
local club and are taking pride in haN-
ing their town represented by a team
which leads the league at the present
time DUPONT Club members do not
think it any disgrace TO be beaten by a
club of sportsmen like Lansdale, who
proved conclusively last Saturday that
they were the better shooters
papers last week a spoon was awarded
to the two high mon in each class w
VI. Foord. with A.. won the first spoor
in Class 4. while ". Edmanson annex
cd the second spoon by breaking lG OF
his 30 targets
l.. r. Beauchamp's i6 was high il
Glass Il. and won for him one of tn,
prizes. William Swavne and y. X
41 49, n
scores of 1880. and it will be necessary
to decide the winner at the Camder
shoot on March u.s.
In Class c spoons were awarded 10
r. l.. Naudain and T. W. Keithley
both of whom were credited with &c
breaks. The ineligible spoon went to
IT, d. Albaugh. who with his added
targets made a perfect score. There
were no Glass ID or f men in attend
ance.
A tie in Glass L had been carried
over from the proceeding league
shoot, and in view of the fact thai
II. T. Reed did not make the trip tC
Iansdale it was necessary to determ
inc the winners by lot ~ this
method spoons were awarded to II. T
Reed and II. s. Crawford, the draw
Ing eliminating w. +. Jensen. II wal
also necessary to shoot off 4 tie il
the ineligible class. W. NJ. Hammond
with his added targets scored 46 to ;
A for the Il. r. Jenckes and captured
the spoon.
The trophy. which the management
of the dupont Club had announced
would be given to the low man max
ing the team, was presented to vii
liam Swayne. His score of 43 was tn
last score to count among the tel
high men. W. b. Smith. Jr.. was un
fortunate to break only 26 targets
hut was fortunate enough by this per
fornance to become eligible for tn
trophy awarded to the low man Of tn
dupont Club. These two tophie
we're donated by friend of tn
DUPONT Trapshooting Club.
Captain Bennett, who halls from
the West Coast, and who is a grea
friend of Captain w. A. Simonton
very generously offered TO donate
loving cup to the member of the du
Pont Trapshooting Club making tn
high score for the day. The homo
and the trophy fell TO w. NJ. Foord
who missed but three of his tift,
targets.
The great number Of DUPONT Clu
members who made the trip TO Lans
dale is a strong indication of the in
terest taken by sportsmen in IN
trapshooting game. Some shooter
affiliated with the local club travele
more than one hundred miles to com
pete in the shoot. The defeat O
the DUPONT team may be traced I
lack Of practice on the part of loca
trapshooters. Undoubtedly they woul
have given a much better accoun
If themselves il the traps of the du
Pont Club we're available for prac