Evening journal., 1920-08-09
SHOOTERS
HOLD RECORD
Team of Five Wilmington
ians Break PA Targets
In a Row
STORM MADE
SHOOTING HARD

Making and breaking Of records In |
every sporting endeavor is always a
source Of pride TO those endowed with
the prowess TO perform such achieve
ments; in irapshootlng particularly,
it is cherished memory to those
with skill enough 10 establish new
records on the elusive flying clays.
Recently at the Delaware state
tournament. flve-man squad. COM
posed OF members OF the Wilmington
IrapShOoting Association. established
new squad record for straight
breaks when 22i targets in a row
were shattered by their deadly aim.
The feat was the more gratifying TO
The participants because a wet north
easter AIDED a handicap that favored
the targets.
Captain ". A. Simonton. the genial
president OF the Delaware Stale
Sporisman's Association and one OF
the leading lights in Eastern trap
shooting circles, had the satisfaction
OF starting the phenomenal run. even
though 10 also fell TO his lot 10 let
the target get by that brought its
career TO an end. Harry C.. Hoffman.
the former diamond star. and for the
past several years real dyed-in-the-
wool shotgun fanl1 1slly Foord. the
holder Of the clay target champion
ship title in Delaware. with Henry
Wncheste~, the Hercules star pro-
fessional and l.. r. Beauchamp, who
turned professional right after he
won the Delaware championship in
1917. will have their names engraved
on the 1920 record tablets for the
achievement
70 is TO be regretted that trap
shooting has not always had a stat
isician so that some OF the older
records would have been preserved
for comparison with the present day
prowess OF the clay target followers
u is thought, however, that The for
mer squad record was held by the
fsmous Maplewood squad, as run
Of 209 straight breaks was sand.
wiched into its marvellous score OF
i97 out Of 500
This squad, it may be remembered
was made up OF Charles II. NewcOmb
the veteran Philadelphia star; Fred
Plum Of Atlantic City. who is now
abroad with the olympic team; Ralpf
Spotts. president OF the New lorl
q State Sportsmens Association; Ar
thur King, OF Toms River. y j., an'
the late Dol Richardson, then champ
ion Of Delaware.
10 NONlNllf NiIhtu INNNih - d"
more difncult than Is individual
achievement. as 70 Is not often tina
an entire squad OF five is right a
the particular time that the oppor
tunity Is presented for breaking
record. A we'll balanced squad come
ihe closest 10 team play in the ella
iarrpt game that IL Is possible I
reach. no individual error can ever b
covered by a team or squad.mate an
for making squad records the co-oI
Grafton Of each member by shootn
In perfect time and with machln
like precision. Is absolutely essenta
mat the honor system IN classii,
ing and handicapping the clay .targ'
, followers is nearly ripe Tor universe
adontion Is being proven by the nun
hcr of the larger tournaments ina
have tried the system with success
, and the Philadelphia TrapshOoter
League management thought so we
NJ 10 that the preliminary on OctoD,
the Mid-winter handicap on IaI
nary and the post ason on Ma
ii will let each contestant on hon'
designate The class and the yard mar
when competing in these tournamen
For fho nrst time In the history
tho TrapshoOters' League no ia
was available during the month
Senlemher for staging the pTeliminal
Tournament. and with the opening
the league season with regu ar
scheduled matches on October ., IN
Fall season will be the biggest eve