Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-06-22
OLYMPIC TRAPSHOO7|NC
TEAM HAS BEEN SELECTED
Team That Sails From Boston on
June 23 Will BE Comprised of
the Best Clay Target Break
ers i'm United States.

That the United States will be well
represented in the trapshooting
events in the Olympic Games is proven
by the personnel of the team, as
shown below.
We have the best shooters in the
world in this fair land of ours
both with the trargun and rifle-and
the only question that confronts those
selecting the teams is "how many !
good men they will have to leave at |
home"
Late in the winter we selected the
United States team to the Olympic |
Games. There was nothing official
about the selection; just the team We
thought should go. That We were
right We will prove. Our team con-
sisted of Arie. Troeh, Clark, Wright
and Heer if six were taken, as at that
time there was no telling as to the
number that would be eligible to rep
resent a nation. Arie, Troeh, Wright
and Clark are on the team that is to
leave our shores on June 30. Hen
derson and Heer were also chosen
and had to be relegated to the side
| lines because of he fact that once
upon time they were professionals.
We have a rule in trapshooting in
! this country that professional car.
return to the amateur ranks after
! lay off of several years. In no other
sport is such a thing possible and
those connected with the International
Olympic Committee thought it would
be best for the American Trapshoot-
ers and all concerned not to send any
one who had previously been profess
sonal The inclusion Of these mel
might cause the entire team to be dis
qualified. The amateur standard III
Europe is much stricter than in the
United States. ~.
| The Olympic rules allow eight
entries for a team, six to shoot and
two substitutes. In the individual
championship seven are entered and
FIVE allowed to compete.
|, Something About the Shooters.
The present plan is to have Aria,
Troeh, Wright, Powers, Plum ana
Donnelly shoot as the American team
with Clark and Bonser as reserves
The first mentioned five will more
than likely shoot in the individual
championship match. Mr.. Clark, as
captain, has placed himself with the
reserves in both instances but II IS
more than likely that the members OF
tho team will insist that he shoot III
both the individual and team Matches
This is something for the shooters 70
work out. No matter who shoots the
shield will be we'll taken care OF.
Much has been written about the
ability of Arie, Troeh and Wright
Arie and Troeh are former National
champions, have won state champ
;onships many times. and the pair are
uDouestionably the two best SHOTS
in the world. Troeh, this year, mas
won every tile he has mot ').'
Wright ism QUITO 90 S'0''' ''
first two. blt he always shoots Wen
when he has o.
Fred Plum ust won the Champion
shin of New .rcrsey and appears TO ue
having q cool season. Paying str'c'
attention to shooting there are he"
better shots than Plum. He won the
Hercules all-round amateur champ
iorship in 1916 and 1917 and TINS
later wear won the Columbus Cup al
Roanoke, Va.
Ben Donne'ly was member OF 'he
couth Shore Country Club trapshoo'-
ing committee that pulled on the
Grand American Handicap the laS'
three wears. His record last year
wasn't very good but this year DON
llv has been shooting wonder'u'i'
in the East. He was high an''''"'
at the New Jersey state shoot anu -