Evening star., 1938-06-05
LIED, .410W|NNER,
SHADESD.C
Deyoe Ties Old Mark With
SO as Visitor Scores
One More Hit.

Outshooting a field Of so of the
best sub-small-gauge skeet shots in
the East. six of them co-holders of
the world record, D. Webster Lied of
Denver, Pa, yesterday blasted his way
to a world record of 81 in the .4l0
gauge in the feature event of the OPEN
ing day of the fifth annual North
South championships.
Lied was forced to set the new mark
to defeat Detail Sergt. George Deyoe
Of the Metropolitan Police Depart
ment, member of the National Capt.
tai Club, who Is minutes before had
tied the old record of 96. Frank r.
Kelly, captain of the All-America
skeet team for the third successive
year, originally set the record, and
was present 20 see it broken.
Masters Toughest Field.
The three birds missed by Lied
were on the first, second and fourth
fields, giving him a perfect score on
No. 8, generally rated as one of the
toughest in the country because of
the screen of trees which hides the
targets.
Dick Shaughnessy, the 17-year -old
Boston star who was co-holder of the
former mark, having won the North
South event last year with 96. took
the individual 20-gauge championship
yesterday, breaking 98 out of 100 clays.
The junior 50-target title was won
by Larry Williams of Washington with
perfect score. This crown was
taken in 1887 by Shaughnessy, who
this year was over the age limit
Kelly, defending champion in the
20-gauge, was tied for second yes
terday with Jack Horton of Edge
wood, R. l., with 97 Dick Stuart, jr.,
of Alexandria missed one bird in the
junior championship event to finish
in second place with a score of 40.
A third-place tie between Bryan Bat
tey and l.. Ziegler of Washington
was shot off with Battey winning.
Mrs. Walker Triumphs.
Mrs. A w. Walker of Washington,
declared the outstanding woman
skeet shot of the country last year,
won the women's open championship
in the shoot-of of tie with Mrs. L.
S. Webb of Richmond. Mrs. William
c. Coe of this city, the defending
champion, took fourth place with a
score of 90.
Mrs. Winifred Hanley of Stamford.
Conn, who held the women's title in
1885 and 1886, won the handicap
event yesterday with score of 89-15
-104.
The important five-man team cham
pionship event will be shot today,
with about 20 of the ace clubs in the
country competing. Washington is
represented by the National Capital
Rebels, the defending champions, who
one point of tying the world record |
held by the Roseland IN. j. Club, |
which also will be on the line today. |
A telegraphic team event will be
shot concurrently with the main event,
as will the individual all-bore in which
Kelly is defending titleholder.
Summaries:
Junior 50-Target.
Won by Larry E. Williams, tr:, Wash |
ington so: second. R. E. Stuart. jr Alex |
andria. 40; third. Bryan Battey. Washing |
ton. aud L. Zegler, Alexandria. 46. Shoot |
off won by Battey. 22-22, 2419.
Small Gauge t.410 Gauge).
Won by D. w. Lied, Denver. Pa, 81: |
second. George Deyoe. Washington. 90; |
third Don Sperry Flint. Mich: Dick |
Shaughnessy, Boston. and Jackie Horton, |
Boston, "a; sixth. Frank R. Kelly. East |
Orange. NJ J. New world record Of 90: |
old record held jointly by Frank R. Kelly. |
Don Sperry. Carl Schweinwer. East Orange. |
N j.: Ed Williams California; Dick |
Shaughnessy and George Deyoe.
Women's Open.
Won by Mrs. A. w. Walker. Washing
ton. and Mrs. L. S. Webb. Richmond |
(tied). %; third. Mrs. NJ. L. Smythe Au-
rora. Ohio, 95: fourth. Mrs. William c.
Coe, Washington. a2.
WOmen's Handicap.
Won by Winifred Hanley, Stamford. |
Conn. S9-15-104: second. Mrs. NJ. B.
Orr New York. S3-20-103: third, Mrs.
William c. Coe, Washington. 92-S-100.
2O-Gauge Individual.
Won by Dick Shaughnessey. Boston. 9S: |
second. Frank r. Kelly. East Orange, N. j.,
and Jack Hortong Edgewood R. l.. 81; |
fourth, Don Sperry, Flint. Mich; j. M.
George. Sudlersville, Md: E. Moore. Allen
town N. Y. and NJ. B. Orr. New York. 96.