The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-04-10
TRAP SHOOTING BOOM
HERE IS EXPECTED
WITH REORGANIZATION

Trapshooting in Richmond promises
to boom this year with the reorganiza-
ton of the Richmond club with the
Boston club. Inability to get perma-
a clubhouse and other things neces-
sary for a registered club made 1t
necessary to organize with the Boston
club
A permanent clubhouse is being
erected at present and should be COM
pleted in a few weeks. A plot of
ground has been donated by A. N. Mel
son, OF the Boston club, for this pur-
pose. The clubhouse will be of the
bungalow type, and two traps will be
built on the grounds. The house will
be modern clubhouse, with all the
necessary accommodations.
To hold registered shoots club
must have Is active members, which
was not SO with the local club. BY
organizing with the Boston club, how
ever, the organization now has men,
bership of Al members, and many
more expect to join.
The club has sent into the national
headquarters request to hold six reg
istered club shoots here and two reg
istered tournaments. This will enable
the club to offer trophies for the
shoot These shoots have not been
granted the club yet, but there is lit
tie doubt but that they will receive
them.
First Shoot Soon
Plans are being made by the club
to hold their opening shoot during
the last week of April. The date for
this shoot has not definitely been set
and several dates are being consld-
cred. This shoot will be just an open
club tournament.
Persons who wish to join the club
may do SO by getting in touch with
Elmer Harter or Bert Packer, secre-
tary of the club.
1t is possible that if enough interest
can be aroused among the women trap
shooters in this section that the club
will hold a woman's tournament.
There are several women who are
planning to take up the sport TINS year
At least six men from the local cluD
will take part in the annual state trap
shooting meet which will be held by
the Indianapolis Gun club, May ID to
1S. The six local men who have an
nounced their intentions OF entering
the meet are Harter, Peck, Packer,
Higgs. Traylor and Hamilton. 1t is ex-
pected that several others will enter
before the meet. The state ail-round
title, amateur championship ana
doubles competition are the three
titles that will be at stake.
Clubs to Participate
Shooters representing gun clubs IN
Peru, Marion, Valparaiso, Boone Grove
Gary. Whiting. Huntington, Logans
port. Goodland, Lafayette, Richmond
Vincennes. Elkhart, Wolcott, Danville
Oxford, Upton and Jasonville are
scheduled to participate in the shoot
G.. II. Ford the present state amateur
champion, shoots weekly on the In
dianapolis traps and expects to retain
the state title.
In addition to the state tournament
the indianapolis Gun club will be host
for the Great Lake Zone shoot early
in August Trap shooters from ONO
Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota
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compete and it is expected nearly
1000 shooters will face the traps in
this event.
State champions from those eight
states will be opposed by the besi
J shooters in the states. Seth Klein OF
the Indianapolis Gun club board OF di
rectors. is president OF the Grea
Lakes Zones association and will be
head Of the committee directing the
shoot. Art Riser of Paris, H., mem
Der of the local club, was the higf
man in the amateur ranks in 1921. He
will participate in the zone and STATE
shoots, it is said.
To take care of the two champion
ship events this year. the indianapolis
Gun club will add a new trap.