The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-21
FRED HARLOW LEADS AMATEUR SHOOTERS IN UNITED STATES
Official Report for 1916 Is Made by Interstate Asso- ciatiOn-SOuth Well
 Represented

Pittsburg, January 20.-The annual trap shooting average for the season of l9l6 as issued by the Interstate association show that out of more than 10000 shooters who competed in registered tournaments over 250 amateurs and 100 professionals qualified under the regulations of the association. Fred Harlow of Newark O.. leads the amateurs with an average or .977l and Homer Clark of Alton, H., the professionals with .9S00, in the single tar get class. At double targets F. M Troeh of Vancouver, Wash, is first amateur, with 8750 and c. G. Spencer of St. Louis, Mo, best professional with. .9000
 The averages for single targets for both amateur and professionals are based upon a minimum of POGO targets and those of double targets for competition in at least two tournaments in accordance with the Interstate association regulations The first 10 in each class, as shown by the averages, are as follows:
 AMATEURS, SINGLE TARGETS
 Fred Harlow Newark, O., shot at, 2olo; broke, 1864; percentage, .9771.
 Nj. Arie, Thomasboro, H., shot at, 240O broke, 2337; percentage, .9797.
 w. Henderson, Lexington, Ky, shot at, 265O: broke, 2572; percentage, .9705.
 R. A. King, Delta, Col, shot at 2OOO;
 
 broke, 1886; percentage, .96S0.
 A. B. Richardson, Dover, Del, shot at, S495; broke, S31e; percentage, .s65S. H. Bonser Cincinnati, o. shot at, 2OoO; broke. 1929; percentage, .9645.
 H. J. Prendergast, Phoenix, N. Y, shot at 225O; broke, 216S; percentage, .9635. c. H. Peck, Remington, Ind, shot at, 2460; broke, 256i; percentage, .9609. H. Pfrrmann, Jr., Los Angeles, Cal, shot at, 21Oo; broke, 2017; percentage. 9604
 F. A. Graper, Custer Park, Ill., shot at 4250: broke, 4074; percentage, 95S5. PROFESSIONALS, SINGLE TARGETS
 Homer Clark Alton, H., shot at, 21OO; broke, 205S; percentage, $500. l.. s. German, Aberdeen, Md, shot at, 400; broke, 4o73; percentage, .9729.
 w. R. Crosby, O'Fallon H., shot at, 5545; broke 5S67; percentage, .967s. c. G. Spencer, St. Louis. Mo-. shot at, 5l60; broke, 49SS; percentage, .9666.
 Charles A. Young, Springfield, O., shot at 9690: broke. 3565 percentage, .966l.
 Art Killam, St. Louis Mo, shot at 6535 broke, 6S10; percentage, 9655 Ed L. Mitchell. Los Angeles. Cal, shot at, 22o0; broke, 2l24 percentage, 9654.
 Rush Rezee, Curtis, Neb., shot at, 2l90; broke, 2114; percentage, .9652 J. R. Taylor, Newark, O., shot at, 4250;
  H. D. Gibbs, Union City, Tenn, shot at 3050; broke, 2942; percentage, .9645. AMATEURS, DOUBLE TARGETS F. M. Troeh, Vancouver. Wash. shot at, 120; broke, 105; percentage, .S750 J. H. Noel, Nashville, Tenn, shot at, 60, broke, 50; percentage, .S333. Guy V. Dering, Columbus, Wis., shot at 130; broke, 1O5; percentage, .S076. w. Henderson, Lexington, Ky, shot at, 130. broke, 1o4; percentage. 5000. w. H. Jones, Macon, Ga, shot at, 13o; broke, 101; percentage, ,7769. l Fred Plum, Atlantic City, N. J., shot at, 1 13O; broke 100: percentage, 1892 | F. U. Rosebergy, Chicago, H.. shot at, l 130; broke. 100; percentage, 1892 J. w. Hawkins, IT,, Baltimore, Md, shot at, 60; broke, 46; percentage, 7666 | George Nicolai, Kansas City, Mo- shot at. 130; broke, go; percentage, .7615 1 c. M. Powers, Decatur, Ill, shot at, 160; broke, 121; percentage, .7562. ! PROFESSIONALS, DOUBLE TARGETS | c. G. Spencer, St. Louis, Mo. shot at, 1 60; broke, 54; percentage. 5000. | R. w. Clancy Chicago, H., shot at, 60; broke, 50; percentage, .S333 1 w. R. Crosby, O'Fallon, H., shot at 1 60: broke. 49; percentage. .S166. T. A. Marshall, Chicago, H., shot at 1 60: broke, 49; percentage, .S166. 1 O. R. Dickey, Boston, Mass shot at, 90; broke, 72; percentage, 5000. | Art Killam, St. Louis, Mo-, shot at, GO; broke, 4s; percentage, 5000 1 Walter Huff, Macon, Ga~ shot at O. broke, 47; percentage, .7S33. l Mrs Ad Topperwein. San Antonio. Tex. shot at, co., broke, 43; percentage, .7l66