Evening journal., 1919-07-29
WILLTRAPSHOOTERS'
LEAGUE CONTINUE?
Some Doubt Whether All
the Teams Will Go Along
This Year
SOME DISSATISFACTION
OVER CLASSIFICATION

VIII there bo another season for the
Philadelphia Trapshooters' League2
The annual meeting OF this model
I clay target organization will be held
| I'm Philadelphia, Monday evening. Au-
gust Z, and as every member Of the
/ league is invited TO be present. Il Is
almost imperative for all those who
-are Interested to be present. It Is there
that the momentous question Will be
answered.
The i9is-i9i9 season was decided
success In spite Of tho upset condition
OF everything in general; IL IS true.
there were nearly 25,OOO less targets
/ thrown than during the preceding sea-
son, but many OF the members that
were IN the service are now back. du-
Pont won.
Many important subjects bearing on
the success OF the coming season, are
slated for discussion at the meeting.
Persistent rumors have been a1oat
as 20 the withdrawal Of several MEM
ber clubs, while others have had the
consolidation bug buzzing nOisily under
their bonnets. The league as it is made
up today, is not so large That any one
club should be willing 90 lose IFS iden-
tity: in fact several additional strong
clubs within convenient reach Of Phila-
delphia would add much interest With
out making organization unwieldy.
An application that Will be placed be-
fore this meeting, is now in the hands
the secretary.
The Chester County Rod and Gun Club
Of Coatesville could place a valuable club
into the organization, the secretary Of
the club claiming that at least 100
shooters would be available.
Discussing with Secretary Robinson
the cause for the lack OF interest dis
played by at least half the clubs last
season, .he seemed to be at a loss TO
account for 10.
The three most important offenders
IN this respect, the Meadow Spring,
Lansdale and :. :. White Clubs, have
always been strong for the league and
always had to be reckoned with in the
final awarding Of the championship
hOnors.
In a recent interview with Secretary
Robertson, he outlined a plan that he
has been working on since the close
OF last season, an IL is worthy enough
for serious consideration.
The classification as 10 stands today
awards five trophies TO the high guns
In each Of FIVE classes. competition bas-
ed on al OF the nine shoots, and then
makes the same number OF awards on
the five highest scores TO those who
shoot in five or more contests and have
not been winners in the first class.
The figures Of last season show that
there are very few members shooting
in every contest. and 4 woeful lack Of
competition In the nine shoot series is
the result; for Instance, in Glass A only
eleven shooters were eligible for the
trophies while twenty-four shooters In
the same class competed in five or
more contests.
In Glasses d and E only ten MEM
bers were eligible in each under the
nine-shoot classification.
The idea suggested would do away
with the double classification and
make a single classification on six
shoots. those competing in more than
six contests 10 have six highest scores
counted. Then to award at least seven
trophies 10 each class and place a
higher value on each trophy. The IN
divldual championship stlll 20 be
awarded on the full schedule.
There are many shooters who for
various reasons are compelled 10 miss
one or probably several shoots, and un-
der the present system this also means
loss OF Interest. -l~