The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-06-05
15O SHOOTERS
EXPECTED TO TAKE
PART IN BIC SHOOT
State Championship To Be
Held Here Three Days Next
Week-Breezy Notes of the
Knights of the SCattergun.
BY Al WILSON.

kfllgntS OF tne oCdlleTguil.
BY AL WILSON,.
One hundred and fifty trapshooters
are expected to point their gaspipes
over the fairgrounds traps and yen
Pull Monday in the opening events
Of the 1920 Tennessee championship.
The tournament will last three days and
as representative a crowd as ever as
sembed for a state competition in the
South is forecast by local shooters
There win be $500 added money. Five
hundred targets will be thrown, four
hundred Of which are registered. Mon
day will be preliminary day, when 100
bluerocks are due to be scattered by
each entry. Two hundred for Tuesday
and a like number for Wednesday are
provided by the program. The last 800
on the program will comprise the state
championship for which only amateurs
OF Tennessee are eligible. Outsiders,
Of course, will shoot in these events
but for monies only in the case of anna
tours and targets only for pros ;,
All events viii be % birds. no handl-
cap events are scheduled and all tar
gets will be thrown from 16 yards
There will be four monies and payments
made on the 40, 80, 20 and 10 percent
age plan.
There will be no defender of state
honors this season. Ollie Williams, the
Nashville sharp who last year won the
cup, died about three months ago. Sew
eral former title holders will be here.
however, and brisk competition as well
as some exceedingly fine scores are
very likely.
Four traps have been installed at the
north fairgrounds meeting place, Inc
background, while in some instances
not as good as that in the infleld, where
Southern handicaps were shot several
summers ago makes a very acceptable
one.
The same numbers Of targets applies
for the woman's championship affair
this title. Two cups have been pro-
vided for the leaders. Mrs. L. w. Ma
gruder, Mrs. Sam Phillips, Mrs. Bux-
ton and Miss Rogers are eligibles for
this championship,
Other fair shooters who are expected
to attend include the state champ from
Mississippi, Mrs. J. L. Doggett, Mrs.
o. L. Houston, Mrs. J. T. Watson,
from Tunica, and Mrs. F. l.. HiXon,
from Turrell, Ark.
Jake Gibbs, the Union City deadeye
and former pro, is smashing them as
an amateur now. However, "Nigger"
is not eligible for the state crown as
he has not put in his two years as
Simon pure.
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Tom Hale tall boy from Mount Pleas
ant. more than well remembered as the
man who three consecutive years won
the championship will shoot as pro
He recently deserted the amateurs. John
Fite, a fellow townsman, who also is
former title holder, will compete for
the cup. Another former king bee is
Boyd Duncan, who now is trade rep
resentative.
Sid Dodds, the ace of the recent
Clarksdale affair has promised to bring
dozen from the Coahoma metropolis.
This delegation will include, Fletcher
Fleming, Talbot Mullin, the joker trap
star; "Chief" Stratton and his boys.
Others of "CIe Miss" who have the
habit of having the score boy register
| dead BIRDS" include Tate owens, Tun-
Hensler, Aberdeen; Johnny Meehan, the
w. ]. B., of Charleston; and the Hardys
from Columbus.
Forest McNeir, Houston, possessor of
| a Carnegie medal, and the man who on
Friday was named to shoot on the
Olympic team, is expected with Jim
Day, the former pro, and Woodward, of
Texas.
No one has heard from Cham Pow
ers, the Decatur photographer and eX-
pert He has been a regular at local
shoots, but the Iowa state affair at
Des Moines next week, probably will
attract him.
Arkansas will send its champion to
cut in for some of the dough. He is
] f. Chatfield, of TeXarkana, who has
promised to bring Ben Anthony, Geo.
Conway, H. S. Hughes and j. r. Buch-
anan from that end Of the state. Geo,
Clements and E. ]. Voss, two who
sight wicked eye, and hold an un-
erring hand, will represent Little Rock
and Pine Bluff, respectively.
Capt. Andy Meaders, Nashville vet
eran, will head a couple of squads from
the capital. Included will be John
Noel, Walter Williams, J. c. Askew and
the 1OO-yard man, B. B. Askew, who
says he can sprint as well as shoot.
A new shooter who is being touted
as one to watch in the state quarrel
is johnson, from Union City. Dan
Glenn says he's bear. J. S. Sullivan,
former Memphian, also will be in the
Union City outfit.
OF course, Arch Yancey and Tom, the
goose, will be here from Jackson. Only
gun club, and are bent on cutting a
figure in the state tourney.
The practice affair Saturday after
noon brought in any number of visitors
The usual run of targets was thrown:
Several OF the pros turned up, as dld
quite a few of the amateurs, although
the majority of visitors are expected
Sunday night