Evening journal., 1918-02-11
TRAPSH0OTERS Plan
Their 1918 Season
Interstate Committee De-
cides TO Drop Four Subsid-
iary HandicapS
DELAWARE GOES
INTO CLASS c

The tournament committee Of the
Interstate Trapshooting Association, /
.he national body, completed its labors
asst week and announced the plans Of
the association for the 1918 season.
Nearly all Of the functions Of the in
erstaie association come under the
head Of the tournament committee,
which is comprised of former Presi-
dent T. +. Doremus, as chairman; Lu-
lher J. Squire. Frank G.. Drew J.
Leonard Clark and J. T. Skelly.
There will be no cnange IN the gen
srous policy OF the association, the
committee deciding TO adopt the same
liberal plans that have been found so
successful In the past. but with the dis
continuing Of the four subsidiary han
dicaps and the Inauguration Of the
state handicaps the committee had
considerable work 20 do in reclassify-
Ing states.
The states were divided into four
ciasses-A. B. G. and D-according 20
ne number Of trapsh0oters registered
The states have been reclassined as
follows.
A-Calif0rnia-Nevad Illinois. Iowa,
Kansas. Nebraska. New York, Pennsyl-
vania and Wisconsin.
B-Conneciicuf. Indiana. Michigan,
Minnesota, Missouri. Oklahoma and Wiz
ginia.
C-colorad0-New Mexico, Delaware.
Idaho. Kentucky. Maryland-District of
Columbia Massachusetts,. Montana, New
Jersey, North Dakota, oregon, South
Dakota, Tennessee. Utah and Washing
Ton.
D-Nabama. Arizona, Arkansas, Flor
ida. Georgia. Louisiana. Maine Missis-
sippi. New Hampshire. North Carolina.
Rhode Island South Carolina Texas,
Vermont. West Virginia and Wyoming.
The United states Navy was NOT
classified The committee felt that the
officers and men in the navy would be-
kept PRETTY busy this year and would
not have time for trapshOOling t0urna-
ments. The shooting they viii do viii
be OF another kind
Glass A states will be awarded $50
for state tournaments; Glass b. $500.
Glass c. s275. and Glass d, 500. To
This amount each class A, 3 and Z
the purse and 90 give the winner Of the
handicap event a gold watch valued at
$50 The Class ID states are asked 10
add s25 and a watch Each Sta.e asso-
citation is requested TO conduct a han
dlcap event. open only Go resid 'nts OF
fhe state giving the tournament, at 100
ards The trophies will be distributed
under the same division tnaf prevails id
TNnmHfnan
The handicap committee for each of
ihe STATE handlcaps will DE chosen by
Ihe state Sporisman's Association, not
bv the club civing the tournament c.
me Interstate Trapshooting Association.
The committee. which shall DE of three
or 1--WE. must be residents M the state
in question
Resident amateurs may shoot for tar
gets only 10 any or the STATE 'ouIn-
menfs and be eligible Co win any OF the
trophies given by the Interstate Asso-
riaffon. Nonresident amateurs and
nrofessionals may shoot for targets
onlv but shall not be eligible 90 share
In the purse or win any OF the prizes
Zach state association is requested Ca
conduc, a professional state cham-
plonship event in connection with The
amateur fNdNlNiNNril ilF' At-N+' ------
mo- prize In this event.
The committee went on record as
helng opposed io too much shooting
There is such O thing and 10 Is harmful
io the sport Therefore applications ioi
one day registered tournaments VIII %,
given the preference. Last year several
clubs were granted one day sanctions
and they then ran a second days shoot
af non-regstered targets, which reall,
made the shoot a two DAYS event. Ini'
Is not in keeping with the spirit OF tn'
sport nor the ideas Of the committee
and clubs that follow this practice tnl'
YEAR will be penalized In the future
Applications for the registration o
tournaments. except state tournaments
must be made by February 10. Applica
lions for State tournaments may b
nled any time. The Interstate Associa
iion viii give $50 20 each registered
tournament. preferably in trophies. !
is necessary for a club IN making ~
| application for a registered shoot u
J have the approval Of it's state assocla
lion.
No more than two registered tourna
ments will be granted 20 one club dur
ing the year
The committed will continue the do
q nation Of trophies 20 all newly forme
gun clubs and for team competition