The New York herald., 1920-01-23
]. ". ESHELMAN HAS
GOOD TRAP SCORE
Lancaster ShootC Lead at
Pinehurst with = 4 Clay
Birds.
EAST-WEST MATCH CLOSE
Only One Point Separates Sides at
End of Day, Totals Being
1870 to 1869.
(srectol DESPATCH to the Herard.)


PINEHURST. N. c., Thursday. The
Pinehurst special preliminary handicap at
100 BIRDS the principal shoot today in the
midwinter carnival at the traps, is in a
fair way to be won j. w. Eshelman, OF
Lancaster. Pa, who took up trap shooting
only last June. Esheman was in the lead
tonight with 81 kills, but oil OF the squads
had not finished when halt was called
at dusk H. e. Wendeling. of Ohio. had
lost but two out of sixty and had chance
Weather conditions made it hard for the
shooters The day was cold and gray
and misses were many in the handicap
The stars of the back mark made espe-
cialiy low scores. Frank Wright had only
81, William Wettleaf rs, Harve Dixon s.
and Jay Clarke only "A. Frank I. Troeh
with 81. did the best shooting Of the back
mark group. II
In the East VS.. West competition, at
$50 clay birds. 400 OF which have been shot
Frank Wright. of Buffalo, is setting the
pace with 337. That also makes him the
high average man to date at the registered
targets The Eastern five are still behind
the Western five, but by only one point
'The Fasteners gained today, and the
score is 1870 to 1859.
NJ. r. Stewart. of West Fairmount, Pa
shot under difficulties. His gun broke
down, and he had to borrow one from his
neighbors. Nevertheless he brought dowI
50 cays.
Among the spectators were Charles (Kid
Nichols, the best pitcher of his day ant
a contemporary and rival Of Amos Rusie
Nichols lives in Kansas City. plays golf
travels for movie concern and has grand
children.
The summaries:-
ol Morning Shoot go Targets,.--w. Z. Egner
44s; A. y Godfrey, OHIO. is, p. ", Baker. Titts
Se esy r New ts ioas y eay a j. onsE9
D. cobSn as 6so D. s n wsSS N% Ssf
srSp eaS NarS d IL sossr ohG t = M Mos
oYpet b lssas @a5p3S SSw q {orf M SxSu ss$Ts 4
hGvf H. New T. cramer S1ae SGnfnp d??fs
Girothers tin1 PhadslFPPa. IL IL lIurlbutt conpec
i Ids"gs Gs%'ssNM Mcsi 6 hiGPhiif:
T. ana B. A. lllfnf 9 2o WSs,oM ~ + H. osrrn Non Non
deIins, Delaware, il. - - 'eN
9e1%s II Esst,nsa %rsn@Sry @pqiSae oS rsrsss @
g. SRiG ;sd;s. d 81, Roy MsI@isrc b%ls ra
e@[Sf sa o a H. h2 E. bStsy 81; %
G!svG,aanq aa 1' sxaFt ~; e. C,hppman Goneectsu nc
ass s d carEc. eT TrankfcTd r%f'1Hsn' ra o o r.
,i Mii,lis n, New Jersey as. q: 8: H. Sabel. YORK
II;%ii ,as ss q %haraway. 1Seio is,, "S o. b I
aao6,a 'is co j. Osborne A9p; gi., 8! Marylan rPi
A, D.. ,GGodl1ey. ohio ,lsI, 9U:. .iosepb scabors
jan a,' D. po GrcSnG Avon NJ Nrrea Missoyr " 4 o , sa
SSr,,asml r9reato ans,,, s.; 3: Lallanee Wet
\. Y, 1s, 50; |. Turner. Delaware GS,,. so. {
=. Slickley. Nirginia Ci9,. IS: T. NJ, Troeh, Var
". +. Clarke, Boston ds,,, IS; Il. Doerken, rat
Irscn, !: :, ds!. ss; n. Kay. Ohio ds,, S
Michigan 1s,. ss; y; ,Tbal, Phiiadeiphia iIoi s.
mih dSaas 5Sfasr' I'M mp@!IsdFHai G y n osci 1 Il oea
port l9). 81: Thomas Hale Tennessee as, 50.
EAST VS.. WEST.
Esst-Frrnk Wright. New York 337; C. I
Cobna. obi,. s34: Or. A. II. Aber. Pennsylvania
az; Jy CLARKE. Ir saseescbusctts, 3se: r.
West t.-.Harye Dixon. Missouri. 33G: williai
Mettleai; Iowa, 334;, II; NJ. Troeh. Washington
Missouri ;SI2; total. 1870