Arizona republican., 1921-02-20
Clay Target Title
 Shoots Must Have
 Sanction of A. T. A

Trapshooters are determined that the word Championship" shall stand for something-that a sportsman, who pulls wicked trigger when shooting at clay targets, and wins a title, shall have all the honor and recognition to which his performance entities him. With that thought in mind, the general committee of the American Trapshoot- ing association has ruled that:
 The use of the word champion ship in connection with any competi- ton at registered targets is prohibited, unless special sanction is granted by the American Trapshooting associa- tion."
 This rule naturally will result in drawing the line bit finer as to what constitutes a titular event. However, the shotgun men will have chances ga lore to win championships which have been sanctioned by the governing body of the clay target sport. As t matter of fact, there will be no less than 174 official individual champion ship titles at stake in the United States, l Canada and the canal zone in 1921. 1 The A. T. A. registers all targets of l three classes: Singles, 16 yards; dou- | bles, and distance handicap. At the | Grand American Handicap tournament (the big national event., there will be an opportunity to win the American ! amateur championship at single tar
 
 ship at double targets, and the Amer ican amateur 1S-yard championship The above represent three champion ship titles up for competition.
 At each of the five zone handicap tournaments there will be a zone zone championship at single targets Is yards rise; a zone championship al doubles, and a zone 1S-yard cham pionShip. This means an additiona fifteen championship titles to be com peted for.
 At each of the several state (ol provinciaD tournaments, there will b' on the program a state Cor provincial. championship at 16-yard single tar gets, and at doubles. Of the AS state: in the union, two-Nevada and New Mexico - are affiliated respectivel! with California and Colorado. Conse quently, there may be 46 state tourna ments If all the states are able |, fulfill the requirements for registra ] tion. There are four divisions in tn Dominion of Canada, each holding it l provincial Cor divisioaaD tournamen at which similar championships a single targets and doubles will be held i This provides a total of fifty tourna ments. at each of which two individua i championships will be on the program or a grand total of 100 championship titles put up for competition amoni the residents of the several states an'
 
 Then there will also be an all-rount championship at the G. A H., at eacl of the five zone tournaments, and a the fifty state and divisional tourna ments. To Win this title contestan must be high on all targets shot at O the program, or, in other words, hay the highest average at all the 16-yar targets, at the doubles, and at the dis tance handicap targets, and at the ( A. H. and at the zone tournament: - the 18-yard targets will be included :, This would give a total of 56 aIl-roun 1 championships to be decided in 1921.
 Adding together the three nations i championships. the 15 zone champion Q ships, the 100 state championships an
 the 56 all-round championships "
 would have the grand total of 174 of Q ficial individual championship titles a D stake in the United States and Canad in 1921.