Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-19
TRAPsHOOT|NC TOURNEY
BATTLE OF CHICAGO ON
TAPIS FOR PRESENT WEEK
Hundreds OF Participants From Every
Part of Nation Invade Chicago for
GRIND American Handicap.

Hundreds OF Participants From Every
Part of Nation Invade Chicago for
Grand American Handicap.
Chicaso-the second city in the
United States-will this week be tho
scene Of the greatest battle Of modern
times.
The greatest destruction in the Chi
cago battle will be tho smashing of
many thousands OF clay targets-or
clay pigeons. as they are more COM
2.121,13o OF these clay targets have
been smashed in the grand American
trap-shooting handicap tournaments
and this one in Chicago will be bigger
than any OF the others. and, therefore,
the destruction of the clays will be
greater.
This Chicago battle. which will take
place on the shore Of Lake Michigan.
at the South Shore Country Club. will
cause many Americans to como TO
arms. 1t will be the eighteenth run
ming OF the grand American trap
shooting handicap tournament and
some 500 trapshots-men and women.
boys and eirls-will answer the roll
call Fourteen traps have been placed
and they will fire at the targets with
the blue waters of the lake as the back
ground.
A finer place for the trapshootcrs
to battle could not be secured The
South Shore Country Club is one OF
most beautiful town and country club
in the world. 1t is organization
of Chicaeo's most respective citizens.
and represents An investment of near
ly 100000. 1t is located adjoining
Jackson Park where the worlds fair
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following the South Park Boulevard
through Washington and Jackson
Parks and finishing on the superb
drive OF the South Shore Club. is said
to be the finest in the world.
This is the fifth time that Chicago
has staged the grand American handi-
cap tournament.
Tourney Really Opens To-day.
While the grand American handicap
tournament does not get under way
officially until Monday. the Goth. the
tournament unofficiqlly opens to-day,
when the hazard trophy-emplematic
OF the worlds double target champion
ship-will be shot for by William Rid
ley, Of What Cheer. Iowa. and A. n.
Winkler of Chicago. Ill. Following
this match, there will be the Richard
son memorial competition and the ALL
round amateur and open championships
at 200 targets.
The South Shore Introductory takes
place tomorrow; the Chicago overture,
the national doubles championship and
the national amateur championship
the SECOND day. the preliminary handi-
cap on the third day. the grand Ameri
can handicap on the fourth day, and
the consolation handicap the fifth and
concluding day. There will be special
events for women and professional
shooters. each one of these to decide
the women's and professional cham
pionships.
The two outstanding events of the
week are the national amateur cham
ponship. which takes place Tuesday
and the grand American handicap on
Thursday. 1t is necessary for
shooter to win the championship of his
State to be eligible to compete for the
national amateur title. 1t is an event
for championships champions of every
State--and the winner is the champion
of champions.
The grand American handicap Is the
| event that every trapshooter has his
eye on. No one has won 1t twice.
| Only ono shooter has ever broken 100
targets in the many years OF it's COM
Thompson. He shattered the 100 clays
in Chicago in 1910. 1t is impossible
to pick winner with 800 or more
| contestants. for there are too many men
of about the Same ability.
The United States Navy will he rep
Iusehieo NJ the sHool LOT tne Hrst time,
Tho navy Is regarded in the light OF
a State by the trapshooting organiza-
! ton. and F.. p. Williams, the navy
champion. will participate in the ma
tional amateur championship event
| The grand American handicap trap
shooting tournament is to trapshooters
what the werlds series is to baseball
fans, what the Davis cup matches are
to tennis devotees. and the derby 10
to the horaemen. II is the biggest
event in sportdom to-day.