Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-03-29
lBy Peter p. Carncy.)

Wy SVNG H. ~Ut hSS
The United States will be repre-
sented in the 1920 Olympic games by
the greatest expohents of shooting in
all the world.
The Olympic games will be held in
Belgium, the majority of the events
taking place in the. Antwerp stadium,
now nearing completion. The shoot
ing events will take place on grounds
especially laid out for this form of
entertainment at Beverloo, 80 miles
east of Antwerp.
This is getting the shooting events
quite a distance away from 1.-THE big
show but the marksmen who will
represent the United States are con-
f1dent that the news of their victory
will travel the so miles in very fast
time.
Just who will represent the United
States on the trapshooting, rife and
pistol teams during the period of
July % to July 81, is something that
is yet to be decided; but we have Il
fairly good idea who fou of the rep
the trapshooting competition. These
four are: Mark Arie of Champagne,
ILL.,: voolfolk Henderson, of Lexing
ton. Ky: Frank M. Troeh, of Van
couver, WASH, and Frank s.. Wright,
Of Buffalo, N. z.
A number Of plans have been adj
!ranced for the selection of the vari-
ous shooting teams, but none have
proven satisfactory.
The original idea on trapshooting
was to have each contestant in the
registered trapshooting tournaments
OF 1919 pay one-quarter cent a target
but this plan was not pushed and
only $346 was turned over to the
American Trapshooting association.
These Mem to Pick Team.
AS the trapshooting body had in
formed the American Olympic COM
mittee that it would take care of the
expenses Of the ~trapshooters the on
ly thing for them to do was 10 20
through with the plan. That the
matter might be adjusted s~atisfactor~
lily to the amateur t~rapshootcrs, a
committee of amateurs was named to
select the team and devise ways and
means of seeing that the team got to
Belgium. This committee is made up
Of Jay Clark, Jr., Of Worcester,
Mass; E. p. Mathewson of Anacon-
da. Mont, and Ralph H. SPOTS, OF
New York, with Mr.. Clark as the
representative to h American
Olympic committee.
The original. idea for the sending q
team of trapshooters to Belgium was
the selection Of the ten highest mer
in the 1913 averages on 1000 OF
more targets, but with the failure O.
the voluntary contribution plan, this
scheme died too, and the present idea
OF the committee, as we understand
it. is to send not more than ten mer
who will play their W. expenses anG
Who will agree to practice the con.
tlnental style of shooting for some
time previous. to the Olympic match.
es.
They Are All Champions.
No team of trapshooters from the
United States would be complete
without the four shooters we have al.
ready mentioned. They are the foul
best amateur trapshots in the United
States. Wright is the present anna
teur champion of the United State.
and Canada, and also the Interna
tional champion, and. the other three
are former amateur champions o
the United States. Each of the fou,
shooters is the champion Of his state
In the 1919 averages Arie led will
the remarkable average of $3.50 o,
about $500 targets. His average wa
but one-one hundredths better tina,
Henderson,.
Troeh shot nearly three times a
many targets as either Arie or Hen
derson and averaged 1852. Wrigh
was fifth in the averages with .9725
There is no getting away from it bu
that this quartet of shooters can de
feat any other four men in the world
In the Olympic games it is NOR
than likely that five men will com
prise the team. Now, all that i
wanted is another, high class shoot
er to ft in with this combination. i
is our humble opinion that no bette
selection for the fifth man would b
than the man who is representing m
amateur shooters on the Olympi
committe. Jay Clark. J. Clark is
former champion of Massachusetts
the present champion of New Eng
land and once tied for the annateu
championship of the United State.
HIS average in 1919 was better tina.
90 per cent.