East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-05-05

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dents of oregon,
Frank Traeh has a new challenge
on his hands, this time from back
ers OF Mark Arie, OF Chicago. Two
sortsmen, one in New York, and ono
In Chicago, will back Arie with Sso,-
600 in AN ail-round 500 bird event.
They would match the pair with 100
birds from each Of the l6, is, 20 and
80 yard lines and SO pairs Of doubles
]. II, Harrison. OF Astoria, nearly
broke the bridge Of his nose when his
gun kicked after an extra tight shell
had found its way into his barrel, His
was one OF the few guns to jam.
s. II. Sharman OF salt Lake, who
tied at 96 with Freuk Troeh for
second place among amateurs, shot
Ss4 out of +00 targets In the recent
state tourney in Arizona, He has fire.
auently visited Portland shoots and
expects to take part in the Portland
Gun Club event June II, -, IS and
-. Il
Omar stevens, who captured the
laNioE NihpnN ny ~ NiAAN
rally" was formerly policeman on
the Pendleton force and is handy with
a pistol as we'll as with the shot gun
He has been IN the trap game only
five months, but made 90 in the lo0-
bird event. which outstrips the mark
made by many who were rated high
at Athena,
O. f. Lynch and Mrs. Lynch. of
Palouse, are host and hostess to a
party Of fNe. which NOTICED ever
from the neighboring state to take
part in Pendleton's shoot. James and
William Hickman and w. j. Ander-
son are their guests and the four men
eNpject to do some of the shooting
which won for them n reputation in
the Spokesman Review telegraphic
shoot this spring. They arrived too
late yesterday to shoot.
Dean of all the shooters is Pete
Holohan. Dupont powder representa-
tive. who, with Mrs. Holohan, is here
for the state shoot. Holohan never
misses a shoot, no matter how large
or small and always stands up among
the top notchers when the final bird
IL scattered. He visited the Lewiston
and waitshurg shoots before coming
here.
Two of Lewiston's best shots are in
Pendleton to take a run at the prize
money. A. r. Johnson. 1918 Idaho
handicap chapion and runner-up this
year. is one of the visitors and his
running mate is Guy Chiesman, who
held the 1918 state title for Idaho
but also lost out this year. johnson
also represents Lewiston in the Ida
no state legislature, where they tell,
he also kills a few BIRDS
Not the king of trapshooters, but
prince of good fellows is the reputa-
ton which H. r. Everding, known far
and wide as Hi" brings with him.
Everding is from Portland and he
shoots not for the money or the tro-
phies, but for the love of the sport.
on a recent trip to the south, he
brought back a new gun which is
marvel of perfection. having been
made entirely by hand by one of the
best gunsmiths in the country. II
has six locks and is one of the finest
and strongest construction through
out. 1t is said to have cost $500 and
required six months to build.
Ask trapshooters where Stan
wood, Wash, is and he probably
couldn't tell you, but mention the
name Dockendorf and every man who
has ever shot in a tournament Will
show signs of recognition at once. 1t
so happens that, in the case OF
Charles Dockendorf, cashier for the
local state shoot, he is better known
than his home town, which is tucked
away on a little mudflat on the shores
of Puget Sound. Dockendorf runs
hotel there when he is not cashierins
at some big shoot and there are few
he does not attend. He has been fol-
lowing the trapshooting game for 22
years and until five years ago was
with the DUPONT Powder Co.
Several minutes delay was occa-
stoned on trap No. 3, when the trap
release wire broke. A few minutes
Of fast work put the trap in shape
A hearty round of applause went
up in the vicinity of trap No. 1 when
Mrs. q. NJ Jones shot a straight 15.
She did SO out of 100 Sunday, tying
Mrs. Ada Schilling.