El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-10
TraPShooting

INDICATIONS at this particular
time are that there will be
4 spirited bidding for the four sec
tional trapshooting haEdieaps and
the 1913 Grand American Trapshoot-
ing Tournament al the annual meet
ing Of the directors OF Interstate
Association for the announcement Of
Trapshooting which takes place in
New York on Thursday, November S.
For many years there was little
genuine enthusiasm in the conduct
ing Of the sectional tournaments.
This isn't the case now. There were
dozen or more applicants for each
subsidiary handicap last winter and
there viii be quite number OF cities
in line for the events when the bell
IS tOIled on November s. All ap-
plications for the Eastern, Western,
Southern and Pacific Coast Handi-
caps and the Grand American Trap
shooting tournament must be in the
hands OF the Interstate association
BY October IS
Spokane, Wash, and Los Angeles,
cal, have already put in bids for the
Pacific Coast Handicap; Omaha, Neb.,
and Peoria. Ill for the Western
Handicap Louisville, KY, and Birm-
iugharns Ala for the Southern Handi-
cap; Wilmington. Del, Baltimore,
-iAA-s ana new 4OEk CITY 4OE Lle E4aSL-
ern Handicap. and Toledo. Ohio, for
the Grand American TrapshOoting
Tournament
Trapshooters rather hope that the
South Shore Country club. Of Chi
cago. Ill, win put in a bid for the
Grand American Tournament and
that Toledo VIII wage a fight for
the Western Handicap. Toledo has
a fine place on the bay for the shoot
not more than 20 minutes from the
heart OF the city, and Toledo will
give a royal welcome 10 the trapshots,
but the trapshooters would pick Chi
cago over all other places. and the
South Shore club first Of all It is
next to impossible 70 stage a Grand
American any better than Chicago
staged the last one--and If the South
Shore club bids again the Interstate
association could aught but award
them the tournament.
Toledo was n contender for
the Western and Grand American
tournaments last year losing ont
both ways.
Z Baltimore was . contender for the
Eastern Handicap last year, losing to
Hartford This time the OriOle CITY
viii have strenuous opposition also in
Wilmington and the new Forest
Hills Gun club, OF New York. VIII
minEton staged the Eastern Handi-
cap in 1911 and 1913 and had 2Ol en-
II AE5 Al 1911 anu AuI III 1910 W IL
minEton has q new gun CLUB now,
new trapshooting park and more
pep" than ever.
Omaha staged the Western Handi-
cap in 1911. 1913 and 1915, and in
these years had 1SS. $50 and 159 en-
tries Omaha always stages a good
shoot Peoria has a hustling gun
club and its members got in a lot
OF good licss during the Grand Ameri-
can; Spokane and Los Angeles were
both bidders against St. Jose last
winter for the Pacific Coast Handi-
cap. Spokane staged the shoot in
1907 and Los Angeles in 1906 and
both want TO show how much they
have come TO the front since then.
birmingham held the Southern Hand
leap in 1908 and attracted lis en-
tries. Louisville has never bid for
the tournament, but IS coming 10 the
meeting with a full delegation intent
on getting this one.
By October Il the Interstate
association should have n good
crop Of cities eager TO stage the
trapshoOtinE classics OF the year.