Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-12
RECORD DAY IN
BIG FALL SHOOT
Entry List Keeps Everybody
Busy; No Sensations in
First Event

Atlantic City, N. J.. Sept. 12.-
Amateurs topped professionals at the
opening days program of the elev-
enth annual shoot of the Westy Ho-
gans yesterday. Voolfolk Hender-
son, of Lexington, KY, and A. H.
King, of Pittsburgh, led the field
with 147 breaks in the $50 targets.
FRANK Huseman, of Rochester, and
4. T. Fox. of Roanoke, Va, were
hlgh professionals. each with a total
OF l45 In the same allotment. c. d.
NoDurn, of Mechanicsville, Ohio, and
George N. Fish, of Lindenville, n. Y,
ranked second among the Simon
pures' with LAG down in $50 blue
rocks.
Considering the caliber of the field,
scores were mediocre and there was
no sensational shooting. Leo Bea-
champ, Delaware state champion,
cracked 145, and Clarence B. Platt,
who won the New Jersey crown this
year at Little Falls by smashing 100
straight and then continuing for a
run of 233, broke 144. Fred Plum,
holder of three worlds records,
Knocked off 145 and Charles II. New
comb 144.
Owing to the unusually heavy en-
try list of 1872 shooters on practice
day, the greatest in the annals of the
organization, a number of squads
could not finish yesterday. afternoon.
The unprecedented field Is q testi-
monial to the new program which
promises to hold interest until the
very windup on Saturday afternoon.
The money in the instances where
events were unfinished will be re-
turned and the afternoon events
| ofhcially closed by the committee.
There will be 175 targets thrown
to-day. Five events of fifteen tar
gets each constitute the forenoon
shoot and the state championship
race is listed for the afternoon. The
scores:
$50 targets-H. Almert. 116; II.
Harrison. 141; John Ebberts. 139;
w. III. Rogers. 1886; d. A. Eisellne,
1873; +F. II. Huseman, las; f. S.
Wright. 140; S. G. Vance%141; G. N.
Fish, 146; j. De Bee, 142; &C. II.
I. Washburn, 1913; C. II. Farnum,
124; Mrs. Topperwein. 145: w. d.
Clay, 1S9; w. Spangler, 144; C. d.
Coburn, 144; ]. Vause. 141; at. II.
Fox, 1877; d. ]. Dalton, 1870; f. A.
Seibert, 1876; w. II. Cochran. 1876; II.
George, 1876; Mrs. Dalton. 1875; j. A.
Depew, 113; *H. w. Winchester, 1876;
e. f. Scar, 1874; f. V. Roseberry,
1913; II. c. Hoffman. 1873; Fl. w.
Lodge, 1885, 7. P. Thompson, 1856;
+Neaf Apgar, 141; o. A. Phelps, 1924;
137; I. Andrews, 129; T. It. Todd,
1913; Jack Reed, 1877; DR.. A. P. Gray,
1S0; George Gray, 1873; Charles
Humer, 1874; H. B. Shoop, 141; S. II.
Hoffman, 1873; II. E. Snavely, 120;
F. Sidebotham, 1877; William Will
liams, 1875; w. B. Severn, 142; "J. F.
Graft, 1874; w. s. Jones, 140; ]. C.
Knox, 1876; w. p. White, 140; f. C.
Dial, 142; A. o. Keator. 1923; ]. II.
Minnick. 141: 7. c. Marshall, 140; p.
H. Way, III; e. F. Ford, 1877; C. o.
Hedstrom, 126; G. McCutcheon, 1913;
%F. A. Baker, 1877; f. ]. Hinline, 1873;
G: E. Sheldon, 127; w. B. ogden,
135.
professional.
IS targets-W. Pritchard, 5S;l A.
w. Vernon, 70; C. S. Strauss, 6S; G.
w. Ord, Sc; G. w. Derrick. So; w. H.
Kivids. 50; II. German, 6S; p. Bur-
ger, 72; A. l.. Lewis, 68; ]. Wasley,
Ga; f. G. Roth, 60; S. NJ. Crothers,
II; S. Crothers. 65; r. G. Fell, GA;
II. X. Curtis, SO; ]. I. D. Bristol, SO;
]. P. Prest, 81; ]. M. Bullock, S.;
w. II. Patterson, 60; J. G.. Martin.
II; p. w. Shank, 60; r. Young. 81;
60; r. G. Cabell. 6S; F. d. Kelsey,
6S; w. NJ. Hammond. SO; w. H.
Powers 20; ]. F. Phillips. II; A. b.
Slime, 60, f. C. Friends. AZ; F. Bill
myer, ~; A. C. Cochran, 60; j.
Rauch, 50.