Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-09
MANY BIDDERS
FOR BIG SHOOTS
Interstate Association Re.
elects Officers; Discuss
Important Changes

New York, Nov. 9.-The Interstate
Association for the Encouragement
of Trapshooting opened its annual
convention in the Nimrod Room in
the Astor Hotel, and most of the ses-
sion was devoted to discussion of
TGes"ihls @=Nansess Ia the conduct of
the tournaments throughout the
country for the coming year. Only
one of the twenty delegates eli
gible was absent. Officers We're
elected as follows: T. Hayer Keller.
New York City, president; Fowler
Manning, New Haven. Yice-presidenti
Il. Reed Shaner, Pittsburgh, secre-
tary; Elmer L. Shaner, Pittsburgh,
treasurer and manager. 1t was the
twenty-sixth time that the senior
Shaner was elected to the office OF
treasurer and manager and a testi-
monial dinner was given to him by
the delegates in the recognition of
the rounding out of twenty-five years
of service. A diamond shrine pin was
presented to him as a momento.
Amateurs Only
One of the chief points of discus
sion was the entire elimination or
professionals in the amateur events.
1t was proposed that the profession
ais should shoot on Monday of the
the professional championship and
then refrain from the competition
during the rest of the week. Another
lively discussion was held over the
question of class shooting and 1t met
with the approval of many of those
present j. Leonard Clark brought
out statistics to show that there are
only seven per cent. of the competi-
tors in the country who could be
classed as stars and he said ne
thought it about time that the other
SO per cent. should receive such con-
sideration. The class division will
probably be carried tomorrow.
r. w. Peacock, of the South Shore
Country Club, of Chicago, made an
application for his club to hold tine
Grand American Handicap next year.
This club had the event this year.
There was no other application. To-
day applications We're received for
the Eastern, Southern, Western and
Pacific Coast tournaments. Also the
formal application for the Grand
American was made. r. A. Johnson,
representing the Peoria, Qll) Gun
Club, asked for the Western contest.
Roy McIntire, of Butler, Pa, runner
up in the amateur championship
asked for the Eastern, as did the For
est Hills Gun Club, of New York, and
q. r. Calvin, for Wilmington Dell
while Omaha is going to make a
strong bid for the Western, Louis
Vile and Birmingham want the
Southern.
Less Team Events
There was quite a lively lot of talk
about limiting the number of tourna-
ments in the various states. accord
ing to the population. 1t was pointed
out that last season Iowa had sixty
one registered tournaments, more
than one week. Many Of the mem
bers think that this is too much and
that more attention should be paid
to quality than to quantity.
A rule was passed that in the fu-
ture there will be 100 money prizes
in the Grand American. II previous
years there were only fifty prizes.
That was figured in the olden days
on a field of $50 shooters, but in the
last FIVE years there have been any
where from 500 to 500 contestants.
The new rule will be that where the
contestants exceed $50 in the pre-
liminary handicap and Grand Amer
lean there will be 100 moneys. If the
field is less than $50 there will be the
usual fifty prizes.