Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-26

- HOOTERS of the Washington
Gun Club have experienced an.
other successful and active year
~ in the trap-shooting game during
la2s. High honors have fallen
to the club shooters through their skill
with the scatter guns and az result
of this the club membership has grown
considerably.
In the series Of seven shoots between
the Washington Gun Cub and the
Oriele Gun Club of Baltimore the
Ia imere Club took the measure of
the local aggregation. IN 2. but high
honors feli TO the individual marks
men ri Washington. r. J.. Williams
of Washington was high gun tower ain
In FIVE contests OF the seven with the
grand total Of 92.1s. which topped the
mark of Ra,tinora's best shooter, II.
II. Ice. lsv nearly : points.
on stss@ first S+va~wsreDlesas in tlse is
yard roHsests washington had three as
representatives Williams sWash.t led
with 9s.o@: then came Ice tBali.l with
s4.T5: f.. j.. Morgan tWasi.i. Is: DIR.
J. s. Isndigo tBaltl % IS. and DIR A.
p. Slime tWasi7.l. 39.z3. In the doubles
Washington had two representatives
in Williams. who scored s7.02. and
Burrows. 80. Bob Lee of Baltimore
made the third high in this form OF
craftsmanship with 81.
ID. E. Places Three Men.
In the Maryland district State shoot.
held at Baltimore in June. Washington
shooters again proved their ability by
pacing three Of the first five, high
shots in the championship race &.
VI. Lsnahan nf Glencoe. Md. won the
state championship after a stubborn
rare with several shooters. Of whom
Morgan was the closer to tying. Lana
han broke 195x2oo and Morgan by
virtue of his Is3. was selected as alter
nate 10 represent the Maryland dis.
trict shooters al the Grand American
Handicap at Nandalia. Ohio. in August
Williams and Fawgeft we're the
other Washington maTkKTnen 10 place.
Williams breaking I9lx2n0. while Faw.
set trailed with J90x20A. FawHett in
1895 WAS the winner IF the MARYLAND
district state shoot. the contest being
bed on the local grounds Al Bennin@.
In April the club staged race
vh}th attracted considerable attention
among the shooting fraternity. The
Yale Gun Club II Yale University shot
19a~tsr2et race a. guests nf the
elut II VAS definitely shown that
while ire college boys have n little
more speed than the members Of the
Washington Club. the older shofe have
the keener eyes. Washington put i..'n
fsYe-gg4sn teams on the f3eld. both:ug
defeating the college shooters by Soy
eyaI targets. The teams and scores
Washington. No. l-~Emuons. s2: VII.
liarnr. 80; Fswseft -; Slime. 81 Nor.
gar. So: total. 5ss. Washington. No. p
Maj. Smith. 81: Burrows -: EiUn6on.
81: Jameson. ~. i8rSong. -. total
zo9. Yale-Ph:iiipf. r.. Green. ~;
NerriI. 70. STACY. u; Lewis. 10; total.
arg
with the con pletlon II the seven
contest Eefies ~ intefciiy team races
between Baltimore and Washington
the shooters turned ~ the District u
Columbia singles and handicap "bam.
pioneh8ps which were Ehct on August
20 jus. prior 70 the grand American.
Non-Tses dent n Winner.
". s. Jones ~ ieffha Ylile Va. =
yon.Fesi denl member 81 she clGb. son
the singles championship by fhaltot~
ing ~ II 100 ia the inegn3UE patt 81
the program. ~. Parsons. pftz}0t ~
~ lie club ara II F1,crialisf 80 SHINING
handicap t0atchfs hung Bp he hest
mark III tie Afternoon session 10 win
tne handicap championship total
Of 20 from tie is-gagd mari
TIE competition for The "fpi. George
HELEN Trophy' pte~ keen 1T sap.
,he gst ~ November a. hand and 'hs
Lees eo1steAt for the trophy "otnpiete I'd
walter u Ison. field captain ~ ihe
dub Aas found 80 bs the high @UH
or sac minimum nufnber ~ target r
allowed Bfsdeg tie f05ff IS The 'DHtt -.
Wilson iitfsken &G3 lar9ets opi ri .
y,eesft5le 3aa 10 average - 4 Parsons
N8s n4ose saeol1. ~ lfh ~ iiiie
burrows W8s the third nigh gun. "l'h
IT. az ~ gVetARe.
series III races If the lnier't3
ttg,e wse arranged :" run through the
,etoaittdef Of 1927 aDd the Spring Of
1928 yith three clubs participating
instead Of the usual dual match be-.
tween the ueigtlboF1Hg teams ~ Wash
3nelou q nd Baltimore. Gettysburg War
the additional club 10 FouBd out TIE
Trio Tie f3Fst contest staged ~ Dia'
clubs grounds resulted in IN "ytt
pefef,t3ng s1ctoty for the pi3oi.s Via
asd fielr eyes peeled f0f ibs match,
I<,csls Obtain Eftfags,
v 5.tr.eg. sn the tefona 'oiiiFefs Hrld
e3 tHe Isenu}ng ifaps. there "aF ~
.t htf SHE - tte aJoF34 u &FhibPfph
enUp&ttS t9,tsgAnR sWaF "iih 3" fiiI ~
sug 4IttD. 1taf the other f%p '}uh"
4be capped tB& rian se'I}"i b9zA' "V
Grtt, etIsA t87 snd isaifino1~ SO
~ ilus n.aseh n. 4, S"' hiSt# '"h
profe seIca4i eurDfIked ana dfitsllifd
fHe f8atar3ns II by turning ~ 90" ~