The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-30
SPORTS
Outstanding Perforn7ances of 1917 Trdpshooting Season
Troeh Former Amateur Champion, Is Credited With Highest Run of the Year, 284-Three Thousand Eight Hundred and Forty-five Shooters Had
 Runs Better Than 5O-11 Were Over 200
By pETE P. CARNEY

That trapshooters are becoming more proficient each year is evidenced by the remarkable number of long runs made. Records are compiled only of the runs of 50 straight or better, and in 1917 there were 2S29 runs oe- tween 50 and 74, 691 runs between 70 and 99 and 325 runs over 100, total of 3S45 runs of 50 or better
 The quality of the shooters appears to ;mnroye with quantity, for there arc more deyotees of the sport allurlnS each year. There were more men ana women at the traps in 1917 than ln any other year and the scores were better. Some of the performances were remarkable. The shooting far surpassed that of 1916
 Tho best run of the year was made bv an amateur-Franl1 Troeh of Van couver Wash, the 1916 Washington state and national amateur champion. He broke 2S4 straight at Seattle, Wash, April 29-30.
 The longest run of the year by pro fessional was 2s1, by Hugh Poston of Los Angeles Cal He made this at the Pacific coast handicap at San Jose. The best amateur run of the 1916 sea- son was 283 by Fred Plum of Atlantic \ City, N. J., and was made at Maple wood. N. H. The best professional run was 252 by Arthur Killiam of St. Louis, Mo.
 There were only four runs over 200 in 1916, two by amateurs and two py professionals. This was greatly exceed ed in 1917. Besides his high run, Troeh had another of PAP and Henry Pfrr- mann. the 1916 amateur champion or California, ran 272 without miss in the California state tournament. D.. N. Ford of San Jose, Cal, had runs of 200, 2os and 2S0 and Fred S. Bair' of Eureka, Cal, broke 235 straight at Los Angeles. September 16. A. z. sKutt Of Morton, N. Y, had an unfinished run of 234 at Maplewood, N. H., July 6 and 2.
 Bart Lewis, the Auburn, H.. profess sional, broke 234 at Robinson H., June E. and In September broke 256 at the Indianapolis Gun club and Rush Razee, professional of Curtis, Neb., broke 2os stairght at Anaconda, Mont, July IF.
 TROEH'S SHOOTING BRILLIANT
 While the performance or Mark Arie at the Grand American handicap tour rament made him the outstanding fig- ure of the 1917 trapshooting season, Frank Troeh andFo. N. Ford dc. not want to be slighted when bouquets arc being showered Arie won the all around amateur championship. the national amateur championship; was ruilner-up in the national doubles championship and tied for the sraha American handicap. He had run or 1o6 from p yards and averaged better than 97 for the week. He did every thing that was possible for one man to do in a weeks time. He was given credit for it. Attention will now De devoted to few others.
 Trceh in the Washington state shoot brake 295 out of 300 targets, broke 395 out of 400 in the oregon state tourna- mont and 492 out of 500 targets in the California state tournament, clos ing out with an unfinished run Of lso. Tn this tournament. too, he had run of 242 In the Oregon tournament ne had an unfinished run of 147 and at Portland. Ore, later he compiled 162. Tn the international shoot at Toronto he broke 166 straight and Fl straight on successive days and at Chicago he made the highest run during the grand American-162. His victory in the South Shore introductory. when ne broke 1e9 out of 200 targets, finishing with. 107 straight from IS yards. is a x next door to peing perfect. But for k the miss on the ninety-second targets Troeh would have had run of 27l
 GRAND FINISH BY FORD o. N. Ford, the San Jose veteran, straveled 2136 miles to take in five con secutive shoots, beginning at Los An geles, September 16, and winding up at Phoenix, Ariz., October IS, and this mileage does not include the return trip to San Jose. Ford missed only l7 targets out of 600 in three days shoot ing at Los Angeles, four in 200 in a one day shoot at San Jose, six in 4oo in a two-day shoot at Vernon. II n $50 in three days shooting at Ray Ariz and finished up by breaking 2Oy ! straight at Phoenix. Besides the runs < mentioned previously he has A better than 50 and six better than 100. Of the last 2125 targets Ford shot at he broke 20S5. about 9S per cent. Ford's five consecutive tournament mark Is