Evening journal., 1920-04-05
W.T.A.BOYSAGAIN
ARECHAMPIONS
Retain First Honors in Trap
shooting League by
Two Birds
MINNICK'S EYE
SAVES THE DAY
FINAL TEAM STANDING
~ PnILA. TRAP LEAGUE
TorOofs

lL lt- nome IN bNefpfook, on N1turdd1, d
made a hercuican but futile attempt iOI
break the Championship monopoly that
Wilmington has enjoyed in the phila-
dclphia Trapshooters' League during
The posl several seasons. Ths score
was s-s TO 476, this two-target mar-
gin telling tale Of grim determlna-
ton on the part OF both clubs in this
battle for supremacy.
10 was the last match OF the season
and both clubs had come through To-
the final without a defeat, and this
championship match that meant honor
and glory to the winniDg club
was fitting climax to the successful
season.
An unusual turnout was anticipated
and the traps were thrown open al ten
O'Clock, and from that time 10 the close
Of hOstiliiies II was q nonstop affair,
with 49, shooters making valian, ef-
forts 70 be numbered among the high
ten OF the respective teams The rail
readers had the edge on the number OF
entries with i0G, The champions lin,ng
up eighiy-four
Whca the Wilmington Tr1psh0oilugI
Association raises its third successive
championship, Il can proudly place the
name Of John Mlnnck. the veteran
star from down Dover way. conspicu-
dusly on the emblem, as IL was his
fifty straight that was the actual fac
tor in the victory. This score gave the
Powder City Club an early lead OF four
targets. and in the see-saw game that
followed this lead was at one time
increased 10 twelve, but the railroad
boys ware continually finding a new
ace" that was bidding for a place on
that famous wrecking crew.
Near Tie finish, when the lead was
still ten targets in favor Of the cham
pions. Charles swain and Jack Hick-
man distinguished themselves by push
ing several Of the veterans of the
crew" with scores Of IS TO 20, IL was
needed help and closed the gap TO fye
It was in The last squad that SECRETARY
Mcdowell and Frank Wall brushed
Two more &c scores or the team and
replaced them with ~ and IS: this
needed but three OF the necessary six
10 win, and The match was over.
For the second successive time thel
Railroad Club. with only a three years
membership in the league. has been
ihe runner-up Tor the championship.
last season Wilmington was also an
undefca,ld champion. IN fact the cham-
pions have now won twenty-thred
straight lcarie matches, While the
pCnnsy boys lost two last season.
Harry Sloan tried hard TO duplicate
the nfty straight performance OF thel
opposition. Ills solitary miss was the !
AZ. a f.ah ~ Ill
dencc of being hard hit, but dropped
90 the ground unbsoken. steve Croth- |
crs contributed a IS TO The club total. /
and Chief Bender displayed much oil
his oldilme fcrm when he broke A. !
George NcCarlv, the Woodbury. star, /
and .Nfl King OF the famous Maplewood
squad. duplicated this total. The i6l
score of Ward Hammond was necessary !
TO round out The team.
state Champion o. Delaware Biliyl
Foard Offset one Of the railroads 40
and Harry Carbon. Max Rosen and J. 7. |
Skelly each covered The IS. II was not
necessary 20 20 under az on the VIII |
mington team. as J Ben Mcliugh came
in 40 The finish and relcgated the last
80 into the discard. c. w, phellis, FL
Malip, p. d. Gest and Clyde Walker be
ing responsible for a previous score
OF the samo figure.
The railroad boys did not come out
Of tho championship contest empty
handed as Harry Sloan. one OF the most
dependable members Of the "wrecking
crew." won the individual champion |
ship with his 30. defeating Bill VIII
liams. the {. s White champion. by a
single target. The final score was az
% ii6 out OF the 800 league targets
Scoras