Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-25
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The South Shore Country Club, of Chicago H., will stage the Grand American Trapshooting tournament the blue ribbon event of the trapshoot- ing world-in 1917. This will be the eighteenth running of the famous han dicap, and it will be the fifth time that Chicago has been honored with the event.
 Several weeks ago we predicted that the 1917 Grand American would be held in Chicago, and we are gald that our prediction came true. Right at this time Chicago has more to offer than any other city. and at this particular time the Interstate Association for the Encouragement of Trapshooting feels that more good can be done for trap shooting by having the event held 1n Chicago than anywhere else.
 It was a pleasant surprise to the officers of the Interstate Association to nave five cities bidding for the trap shooters worlds series" In the years gone by one or two cities usually put In a bid, but this time there was keen competition for every one Of the sub- sidiary handicaps ,as well as the Grand Amercan. The competition is the best proof of the great interest the sporting public has in trapshooting.
 The Chicago Interurban League Of Gun Clubs was an applicant for the tournament, too, and the league officer announced it would support the South Shore club in it's effort to make this the greatest trapshooting tournament of all time, that there was no dissen- sion in the ranks of the. Chicago traE'- shooters. The Interurban league want ed to stage the event at Grant park, where the classic of 1915 was held. The other bidders were the Indianap- oils Gun club, the Park Gun club of Kansas City, Mo-. and the Toledo Power Boat Gun club of Toledo. O.
 When a decision was reached that lG or more traps would be needed for the 1917 tournament Indianapolis with drew it's application, their offer being five traps Three times has Indian spoIis been favored with the Grand American Handicap, and on hve-trao competition no doubt would have landed it in 1917.
 The South Shore Country club is seven miles from the heart of Chicago, on Lake Michigan, adjoining Jackson park It has a membership of more than 2.000, is the wealthiest and most beautiful country club in America, and promised the Interstate association that they would spare no expense in making the 1917 classic the greatest trapshooting event the shooting frater- nity has ever attended. The club 1as 1c,000 feet of lake front, and the tar gets will be thrown over the waters of Lake Michigan, which will give the Erapshooters a sky background. During the week of the tournament the coun- try club will hrow it's doors open to the general public.
 So much interest was centered in the 1917 tournaments that mayors, presi- dents of the Chahmber of Commerce, tourists bureaus, commercial clubs and boards of trades of several of the interested cities appeared before the Interstate association and urged the selection of their cities. They all look upon the trapshooting tournaments as city booSters,- because of the class of me nand women they attract. Cities have awakened to the merits of trap shooting as a business as well as a sporting proposition.
 St. Josephs. Mo, was awarded the Western Handicap over the gun clubs of Omaha, Neb., Waterloo, la, the Badger Gun club of Milwaukee, Wis, the Toledo Power Boat Gun club of Toledo, the Park Gun club of Kansas City, Mo, and the Starved Rock Gun club of La Sale, III.
 Hartford Gun club of Hartford, Conn, will stage the Eastern Handi- cap The Southern will be staged by the Roanoke Gun club of Roanoke, Va. and the Pacific Coast Handieap oy the San Jose Gun club of San Jose, Tal. The Riverside Gun club Of Rochester, N T., and the Oriole Gun -ldD OL I1clllllllOIC, Aio., WClC lilC OIAlSI applicants for 'the Eastern Handicap, ard the Los Angeles Gun club of Los Angeles. Cal, and the Spokane Gun ,lrb of Spokane. Wash, were the other applicants for the Pacific coast prepayment. Memphis Gun club of M. TT Dhis, Tenn, offered to take the Sc"thern Handicap if no other club ITuljed for it.
 Th7 Grand American Handicap m le16 e.l. tagged in St. Louis, Mo-, and he i1aidiary handicaps were held in 2nl'a =: hia, Pa, Memphis, Tenn, orhata Neb., and Portland, Ore They -,o., all successful, had more shooters .r- han ever before, and the general 'sp'ioer is that the year of 1917 will be he biggest ever.
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