Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-23
'TEMPLETON CHAMPION
OF AMATEUR SHOTS
Second HOnOrs In State Event
Won by DR.. Seeley and
Frank Van Eta


Portland, Or, May 23.-Frank Tenn
pleton Of Portland, and trapshooter ex-
traordinary, was yesterday crowned
king Of Oregon amateur shooters, when
he broke 81 out of a possible 100 ta-
gets in the annual tournament of the
Oregon State Trapshooters A.zpcation
held under the auspices Of the N0rtland
Qua club at Everding PARK. Frank Van
Alta and DR.. E. R. S,eley, both of Port
land, tied for second honors, each max
ing % score, and Van Alta won in
the shoot.off.
Although he was ineligible to accept
any honors in the state championship
classic. Frank Tr6eh, of Vancouver,
WASH, took his turn at the traps and
smashed 100 targets straight without
even blinking an eye. Troeh also enjoy
ed the honor Of chalking up yesterday
a long run, when he smashed 14S tar
gets straight without miss. The Van.
eouver expert was in excellent form.
c. D. Plank, professional, of Portland
ran Treeh close second, registering
SO out of 100. Plank dropped his lone
target in the third event. Frank nIeh
professional of Tacoma, broke 9S, and
Hugh Posten, professional of San Fran
cisco, blazed safely at 81, Peter o 'Brien
of Butte, Mont, was ineligible for any
honors, but was in good form and broke
81 clay birds out of 100.
Charlie Leith, of the Woodburn Gun
Club won the DR.. o. D. Thornton hand.
some trophy and the doubles champion.
/ ship of the state.
Hanging up a score of 9j out of 100
I targets, j. McNurlen of Pendleton, !
shooting from the l7-yard line, won the (
Interstate Association handicap OF the
Oregon Trapshooters Association Tues.
day on the Everding Parry traps of
Portland Gun club. Sixty shooters par
ticipated in the event and a number of
them had opportunities to register good
scores, but the strain proved too great
for some and they dropped out of the
race.
G. G. Dodele of Albany, Or, finished
second with a total of "a, and p. II.
. 'Brien of Butte was next with the
score of so. Dodele shot from the 49,
yard line and o O'Brien from the 21-yard
mark. w. H. Enderly of Portland scor-
ed Ql and Il. II. Keller and c. +. Cathey
of Portland, J. Mcintyre of Vancouver,
B. G., and +. c. Ingram of Pendleton
tied for fifth place with scores of 80.
Frank Riehl of Tacoma was high pro-
fcssional in the handicap with a mark
of 81. He shot from the 22.yard line.
c. y. Plank, Portland professional, start
ed out like world S champion, being
down but three targets in the first four
events. In the last 30 birds he missed
eight, which gave him total of S9
Plank was showing in remarkable form
but he became i'll shortly after lunch
and was hardly able to finish the event
Miss Gladys Reid started out strong
but she fell down in the last two events
and finished just outside of the money
winners. Shooting from the lS-yard line
she dropped but six targets in the first
80 birds, but in the next two events she
missed out targets. Mrs. Schilling scor
ed 70 from 90 yards.
A IA score in the fourth event rut
C. Il. Newman out of the running for
first place and A. Bowker of Heppner
was eliminated when he missed five
targets in the fourth event and four in
the fifth. +, p Nelson of Yacolt got
away TO a bad start, but finished strong
P. B. Dodele of Albany lost out in the
third event but dropped four targets
Charles Leith of Woodburn, Ore, won
another leg Of the o. D. Thornton medal
for the state doubles championship,
breaking % out of l2 pairs Of targets
Frank M. Troeh aud Il. G, Hawinan
broke q in the doubles. Posten and
Riehl were high pros, each scoring 81
The W. G. Bristol cup was won by
Charles Leith Of Woodburn who regis
tered score Of 25 straight. Jim Morris
shot exceptionally well in this event
with score of "a and he fin :
ished second in the II. r. Everding tro
ply with the same score. H. R. Ever !
ding and p. p. Nelson each made !.
straights in the Everding event. Ever =
ding withdrawing from the event in fa' :
vor Of Nelson.
The shooting was exceptionally good '
some very good scores being made from
The various yard lines.
Weather conditions were ideal. The n
tourney will end today with the state N
event Of 100 targets and "
he finals of the doubles and the team !,
championships.