South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-01-25
ANNOUNCE PRIZES
FOR BIC EVENTS
Dennis. Cady and Staples
Form Handicap Committee
Invite Public.

lat spring the management OF
the ST. Joe VALLEY Gun club expend-
ed $4,000 in improving its shooting
range a. NIuessei's grove. and that
expenditure IS beginning 10 bear it,
fruit now Never before in the his
tory or .he city has such an active
Interest been taken in trap-shoot-
ing. and il is predicted that the art
or knocking down the clay pigeons
will be due for its most popular
season both locally and nationally.
Every SATURDAY, OF the year. re-
Eardless Of the weather, whether IL
be rain. snow. or shine the mem
bers Of the local club are out 20 get
big scores. Even when the weather
causes local pedestrians 10 scurry
for shelter the trap shooters are out
breaking the clay pigeons.
Election OF officers was held Sat
urday, the following men being
chosen 20 direct the destinies of the
club during the year. Sanford T..
Rugee. president. John II Vita
Movers. secretary and treasurer, I'm
addition 10 these afore mentioned
officers DIT. l. J. Smith and W. d.
staples will form the board Of di-
rectors. Four committees We're also
named. Finance. j. III. WolvertOn.
r. l. Dennis and W. II Holland;
handicap, r. u Dennis r. J Cady
and ". d. Staples. grounds and
trapping. +. J. Csdy, w NJ. Meyers
and ". d. Staples; auditing T. D..
Slick and r. j. Cady.
Trophies amounting 70 5000 viii
be given away at the end Of the
yer to the members having the
best scores. The Sanford b. Rugee
trophy going TO the winner of the
high average handicap for the year,
the J. NJ. Studebaker trophy going
to the second high average haudi-
cap FOR the year. and the Dr. H. j.
smith trophy going to the one hav-
ing third high handicap average Tor
the year. Many special prizes will
also be given; the William I'll. Hol-
land trophy going TO the member
having the highest long run during
the year. the Charles NJ. Oberln
trophy going 10 the one having the
highest scratch record for the year,
the Fred l.. Dennis trophy going 20
the enc having the low handicap
average for the year, and the Will
liam d. Staples trophy going TO the
one having the best 10 scores at 10
pair of doubles for the year
The mem bers OF the club viii be
divided into four classes during the
wear. class a. class y. class Q, and
the beginners class. The members
If the different divisions having the
highest number OF weekly wins III
their class will receive class but
toms. These buttons will be present
pd bv Messrs. Witamyer, staples
and Cadv The club event this year
viii he so targets only and the
doubles event 10 be 10 pair only
while optional practice events may
be held az any time.
cgub events OF so targets have
been started as an iuducemsHt to
beginners Last year the club eVeh'
was 100 targets which costs more
than many trap shooters care 10
nav. In reducing this event the
club places within reach OF d'l' =
good afternoons sport az nominal
EXPENSE. The public is cordially IN
vited 10 attend any Of the weekly
shoots which are staged. and intor-
nation rs 20 arms or ammunition
will gladly De furnished.
SIX shooters Of the St Joe Valley
cam club braved the wiurry wealth
or and the "du" epidemic by at
tending the weekly shoot or th'
club saturday afternoon at Muesse'
grove These six shooters found
warm fire iu the coy club house
and many of them turned i'm bigger
scores about the fire than they die
on the range. but this is nothing un-
usual. as I'm every sport the no.
stove league sessions always go bet
.er and bigger than they actually
do
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