Evening journal., 1918-07-26
TROEH HIGH Of
amateurs IN SHOOT
German Tops Professionals
in Opening Event of Pow
der City Tourney
LIBERTY BOND
LIBERTY BOND
EVENT ON TODAY

Trapshooters from all over the United
States competed in the Liberty Bond
championship shoot over the Bellevue
traps yesterday afternoon. II Is the
second days program Of the Powder
City tournament and like the FIRST days
competition, yesterday was the most
keen.
Frank Troeh, a Washington State
entry and one time national amateur
champion, yesterday gathered In the
A class laurels by smashing i73 out
OF a possible f75 targets. The marks
manship he exhibited made many OF
the contestants gasp, and yet such was
the class OF entrants that the score was
tied. However, l.. S. German, who also
broke all save two clays, Is a profess
sional. and each, therefore, took the
high honors In his respective class.
Two Wilmington shots, George IL.
Simon and w. NJ. Foard, finished second
and third Troeh, the former earning
q score OF i72 and the latter 40. The
shoting In this class was by far the
best and closest OF the day, for while
the winners were also punched In
Class their records were on the aver
age five targets poorer. II was mere
that Phlladelphians came TO the fore,
s. z. Clarke, II. G. Hoffman, and IL. w.
Lodge quitting victorious In that order.
Clsrkes mark was i6s; Hoffmsn's i6I;
and Lodges l66.
Second TO German among The pro-
fessionals was Worthington, a Baltimor-
can, who clipped 40 targets. Incident.
ally, his conqueror had the longest
run Of the day, smashing ii9 straight
at one period. A run Of ~ by simon
also featured.
First place In Glass @ was cllnched
by II. P. Way who shattered iSo tar
gets. w. A. Lindsay was next with
Ii9. while w. A. HASTINGS and w. 4.
Palmer split third honOrs at i44.
Greatly TO every ones surprise, Ghas.
Newcomb. philsdelphia's best bet ana
winner Of the Pinehurst, Eastern ana
Nfaplewood handicsps. failed TO hgure
In the prizes. Newcomb, who Is also
pennsylvania state champion, obtained
a moor start and although he later re-
gained his usual consistency, u was
Of no avail. His final mark was ieh
When the AFFAIR was at its height
ulta an unusual sight lay before the
snectstors who were. comfortable set
ned on the porch Of the clubhouse Five
lrsps. each accommodating a Ike num-
her OF elinners. were being worked 10
ihe limit. The crouching forms OF the
men in action, the blue-belching guns
which crumbled the clsys while sun on
the rise. and the dull, shocking reports,
.hree or four coming together at times
an combined TO hold the interest ot
the uninltiated, who departed Vastly
Impressed with the new conception OF
Inc sports usefulness. ..
Valuation was placed on the tourney
nv ihe large number OF contenders
rom far-off parts. r. A. King, the Col
orsdo peer was one Of the most proml-
nent visitors, and though his start was
bsiovv expectation. he wound up Drill
i,sntfv with four clean runs OF twenty
uis score was i69. Just three targets
hsfter Than that OF D. w. Franchet, ms
noost sbie opponent from among those
,,bo had come from a great distance
Al comnete. Franchet halls from Okla
homa. r. -. a,so
rresent n consisting Of Walter Hun
and i r. Cothrsn, Georgians, ana Col
Sfoorehead. a North Carolina crack.
Tbis evening an organization known
az E.stern Indians wilt be formed.
N will be conducted on the same pish
az the American Indians, In the ma
Ale west and the Pacific Coast Indians.
A shoot viii be held each year Dy anna
ieurs. for amateurs, at some SEASIDE
resort in the east. Charley NewcohD
is sponsor for the movement.
Yesterdays summaries: 40,
AL
Martin 80. -. - -. -. --'''' 20 ,sS
little .... 80. .--loo
Brenneman -. 49, -. '-' 80 To-
Ault -. 80 go 20
BARTLETT =. ...-. -. -. -. -. -'tSo
German -. ...-'' 80 tss
sSlear -. -. -. -. go -.' ~ ~
WINS 80. 80 80 80 80
chandler. ......- 80 80 -. -. 10y
'Worthington -. - -. isS
Newcomb 90. 49, 80 40
TrOeh 80. -. 49, 80 80 Iso
Plum ..s 80 go - 40
Foard -. - .. 1e-
Hun ....-.-..-- ..'s---- $50
Moorehead -. 49, 80 80 &c
COthrOn .....- 20
Richards ......-.. s.---. $1,000 80
r. p. dupont ..... - -. -. 80 - ,So
Fontaine 80. -. - 80
sheppard. -. 49, -. 80. 80 '''i9s i5s
Johnson 49,. -. ..--.. 80
Cfirkley - "a. .....-.-.-.. .....lJl
pratt -. !. 80. -. ..'.-' 'i9o
McFarlan = ..--. ..-'.'' 80 ,s- ,S
pOsey 80. .-.---....--s. - .. .-.y
Lindsay 80 -. -. 80 80. '''.s,
Ludlam 80. -..---.' -. .-''.
Stellar -. ..---- 80 ---..''i.t
p. +. dupont .. -. -. .-'ito
Wolanscroft 80. 80 -. --.-ite
Simon -. go -. 80 .'"'.
Sim0nton.... 49, 80. .........s .'ivo .'i
Wood ....-- .---.. 60. -. 80 ''iyo
q. Gray -. 80. .-...s...tV-
Wo0ten .....-.'its
DR.. Gray =. =. - -...-..-itt
Lodge ...--.-...-..--..- -. .....loo
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