Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-29

he holds no trap-shooting title on
single target Art Riser. Of Paris,
III. has earned No. l position in the
ranking for the season OF 1921.
The secret OF Risser's success at
the traps is his consistency. He
doesn't have those wild spells that
either take him soaring or drive
MIN to the depths. This alone en-
abled him to finish with the best
average of the year, he breaking o.
loi registered targets out of also
Tor an average of 1856. Never be-
fore In the history of the great clay
target sport has any man complied
Such n seasons average, so Riser
and his shotgun made history. The
closest average to Risscr's was mad,
by Mark ArIe, the present worlds
champion, in 1919, when he finished
with $3.50.
Bids for Fame in 1910.
Rfsscr did not make his real bid
Tor fame until 1919 when he was
given sixth place with an average
OIL .9721. but In the following sea
son he lost some OF his cunning.
or was doing too much experiment
Ing In the hope OF bcttering hi,
average. because he dropped and was
inc last man to be given a rating
As there are nifty places on the list
kisser just managed to say he was
among the first fifty"
Never has Riser succeeded In
winning his own State champion
snip. or his zone championships. hut
he always has been compelled TO
stack UP against the best in the land
In those competitions for, with Mark
Arie and Chan Powers to compete
against II is n mans Job to carry or
tho Illinois title.
The race for leadership In 1921
was n four-cornered affair with w.
II. (Billy Heer, OF Guthrie. Okla:
T.. w. tCyclone) Renfro. of Butte.
ana voolfolk Wooly) Henderson, of
lexington. Ky. always close to
nissers heels. And 1t was long
race. Tor clubs began shooting regis
tered targets early last year and did
not hntsh until Father Time had torn
up his calendar. Up to the very
last stages OF this merry chase
Renfro rolled along like cyclone
threatened to catch Riser at every
step. but the Butte man tried too
hard and late In the fall struck n
mighty bad day for trap shooting.
The result was that he not only
iaiied TO catch Riser. but fell from
second 10 third position in the rank
ing. However Renfro is go
spor' ana reels that he had his fling
put couldn't reach his goal. Renfro
had Wonderful year. winning the
championship Of his State He stood
seventh on the list In 1920.
Hccr Tx AN OId-Timer.
heer Is an old-timer and as steady
az CLOCK He was rated as No. i
man In 1917 on an average of .o7A1
and in 1919 and 1920 he made Tho
FIRST nifty" He reached the apex of
ms endearors. however in 1918, when
ne carried of the American amateur
championship. That same year he
won The Oklahoma State CHAMPION
ship.
And, speaking or winners OF the
american amateur championship. it is
ra'her significant that only three
men who ever captured that title
Won u place on tie 1921 ranking list.
The men who share this honor with
nccr are Henderson and Frank NJ.
!Toch' The present champion, Me
ARE, of kingman, Ariz. who is n
fother of the famous Mark turned
N an average of less than 1900. so OF
course, missed the first nifty" by n
good margin.
Henderson. who stands fourth on
me list for 1921, is shooter of the
hlshest calibrc. For many years he
mas been the leading shot Of the Solid
South. The greatest bit Of shooting
ne ever did was in 1914 when he won
we american amateur championship
al singles ANA doubles and also the
grand American handicap from the
twehty-tw yard mark That wa.
'ust about the sweetest piece or
"hootinS any man ever has done. so
oo!y holds high place in the
'r"p-sAooting game.
Henderson Hard TO Heat.
henderson has lost none of his
ski! or cunning. He Is ono OF the
nafdeSt men In the country to beat
nc probably has earned II position
among the FIRST fifty more times
IMAM any man in The sport lie was
rated No in 10th 1914 and 1915
was No IN 1917 and 1919 and lin
iShed third in 1916. This is his third
ufne to get fourth rating.
FRANK Hughes, the No. ) man. has
been tried and found TO be there
win the' goods AT all times. sHc on.
'o!ed the same rating after the 1920
season. that hc does today.
70 Iro'h mus; 20 the credit OF
maintaining his splendid skin ovcr
e"usr number Of targets than any
"'her man in the game. lie stands
sixth with the average of .o7IO after
smoothing al more than 5000 regis
t~red targets. This star from Van
couver. Wash. has won his state
championship six times: has won
no. ranking position ,wice-l9lS
ana 1920 and was the foremos;
doubles sho, in 1916. lie got into
me "hrst atty" for the FIRST time
IN 1913 and never has failed 10 make
the grade since.
w. IL. Patterson. OF Buffalo. y.
christencd Man o. War by the,
nimrods. Is the leading Eastern
nhooter. being placed In .eventh
o"e'"o1. r-..''-cn t-t,Shri,liynt hut