342 
FOREST AND STREAM 
Sept. 13, 1913. 
Central Pennsylvania Trap Shooters' Leagae. 
Expedit, Pa., Sept, 1.—The third annual meeting of 
the Central Pennsylvania Trapshooters’ League was held 
here to-day, while the fifth and last league tournament 
shoot was being conducted by the Big Ben Rod and 
Gun Club. 
Jack Waltz, the league secretary, has a division for 
dividing the purses, and it was used in the division of 
the money and about 55 per cent, of the shooters won 
and received money, not a small piece, either. The 
professionals participating in the shoot kept the spec¬ 
tators on nettles all the time. Carl F. Moore only 
missed one of his 150 targets. H. D. Gibbs missed three. 
Mrs. Ad. Topperwein made 142. W. A. Joslyn broke 139. 
Edward Hellyer, of Alexandria, Pa., won high ama¬ 
teur with 144 out of 150. He is the high amateur man 
in the league this year. E. G. Miller, of Ebensburg, 
was second, while Mr. Bennett, of Big Bend Club, and 
Deck Lane, of Ebensburg, tied for third place, and 
Patrick L. Morrison, of Altoona, captured fourth honor 
and money. 
Much credit is due to the officers and members of 
the Big Bend Club for the arrangement of the enter¬ 
tainment of the visiting shooters. 
The league held its annual meeting in the office of 
the club secretary, to wind up the business of the old 
season and plan for the new one of 1914. The old 
ones were: President, C. D. Hughes, Altoona; Vice- 
President, H. M. Rodgers, Johnstown; Treasurer, L. M. 
Hagerty, Alexandria; Secretary, Jack Waltz, Altoona; 
Directors—Spooneybarger, Huntingdon; Morrison, - Al¬ 
toona; Thompson, Ebensburg; Steinbach, Lewistown; 
Shiffer, Big Bend. 
The newly elected officers were: President, W. C. 
Shiffer, Big Bend, Expedit; Vice-President, William 
McClarren, Ebensburg; Treasurer, L. M. Hagerty, Alex¬ 
andria; Secretary, Jack Waltz, Altoona; Directors—C. G. 
Brenneman, Altoona; F. A. Sargeant, Johnstown; Roy 
Walker, Lewistown; E. R. Springer, Indiana, and E. G. 
Miller, Ebensburg. The election of Jack Waltz was a 
hearty and unanimous one, and to him is largely due 
the great success of the tourney this year. He was 
always on the job, kept boosting and plugging until 
trapshooting has again found its former popularity in 
this section. 
New rules were adopted and several resolutions 
were passed that will be beneficial to the members. The 
tournaments next year will be closed to members, pro¬ 
fessionals and visitors shooting lor targets alone. A 
shooter whose 1913 average is between 88 and 90 per 
cent, will shoot at the 18yds. line; all over 90 per cent, 
at the 21yds. line, and those below 88 per cent, at the 
16yds. line. The shoots will consist of 150 targets or 
six 25-target events. The dates and places for the five 
shoots will be announced later. 
The league was organized in this city two years ago 
and has been "most successful this year. Secretary Jack 
Waltz has been one live wire in the league, his work as 
secretary tending to make the past year a big success 
and the league members were wise when they again 
elected him to his old position. Through his efforts 
the several tournaments were great events, the last one 
being the best of all. The trapshooting game has 
jumped into popularity and the coming season promises 
a new lot of sportsmen. 
L A Bosserman 
A M Burnett ... 
W C Shiffer .... 
Wm C Smith 
121 
135 
119 
J B Shiffer . 
.... 117 
“J C Garland .... 
.... 126 
J W Ross . 
.... 102 
J PI Staman . 
.... 96 
J D Keifer . 
.... 102 
W E Mulhollen ... 
.... 93 
*J Lewis . 
F W Buchanan .. 
.... 116 
J A Smith . 
E A Sargent . 
W R Young: . 
*Mrs Topperwein 
.... 142 
Jack Waltz . 
.... 114 
C G Brenneman .. 
122 
Fred Ebright . 
.... 126 
Geo Ebright . 
.... 127 
*W A Joslyn . 
.... 138 
W A De Forest ... 
.... 126 
H E Miller . 
.... 112 
W E Varner . 
.... 131 
If H Hunter . 
.... 109 
*H D Gibbs . 
.... 147 
“Carl F Moore . . . 
.... 149 
J K Nolder . 
.... 123 
P L Morrison .... 
Ed F Wolf . 
.... 94 
L Louie . 
“Professionals. 
W P Steinbach . 115 
Chas Steinbach . 129 
W C Letterman .129 
J J Slautterback .113 
A E Baker . 128 
Jas Peach . 132 
Dr Pardeaux . 95 
W H Smith . 118 
Dr H G Diffenderfer. 92 
M D Bearer . 130 
L J Shetlig . 130 
H M Ford . 130 
A A Detrick . 99 
“Bush” Smith . 87 
E R Springer . 119 
Jack Richards . 113 
C V Gessler . 104 
J E Thomas . 68 
J W Barr . 93 
E G Miller . 137 
M M Frailey . 110 
Wm McClarren . 123 
D Lane . 135 
E R Suedden . 127 
W E Lafferty .122 
P F Pershing . 114 
E E Goss . 130 
Robt Scanlon . 125 
Robt Snyder . 93 
Ed Hellyer . 144 
L I Rodgers . 99 
Fort Thomav G. C. 
The special attraction at the club grounds on Aug. 
31 was an exhibition of fancy rifle shooting given by 
Mr. Bud Razee, a Remington-U. M. C. representative, 
and his wonderful skill with the rifle was witnessed and 
thoroughly appreciated by a gallery of nearly 300 spec¬ 
tators, which included a large number of the fair sex. 
At the conclusion of this exhibition the target traps 
were brought into commission, and the spectators were 
treated to a performance with the elusive clays, which 
has never been equaled on these grounds. This was 
the work of Mr. W. R. Chamberlain, of Columbus, O., 
who shot at 100 targets, missing but one target in each 
50, and finishing with a total of 98. Mr. Chamberlain is 
the representative of the Peters Cartridge Co., and takes 
high rank among the professionals of the country. Sec¬ 
ond to him came Richards, one of our best local ama¬ 
teur shots, with 92. H. Stegeman was third on a score 
of 84, which was much below his average. Brown and 
A. Stegeman tied for the next place on SI. Mr. Razee 
shot in two events, and struck his gait in the last time 
up, where he broke straight, being the only contestant, 
except Chamberlain, to accomplish this feat. Richards, 
in the last half of the program shot a 94 per cent, gait, 
a little hard luck in his first event bringing his total 
down. A number of the officers were prevented by other 
duties from taking part in the sport at this shoot. 
Shot at. Broke Shot at. Broke 
W Chamberlain 
100 
98 
Dr Peed . 
.. 100 
67 
Richards . 
100 
92 
uni . 
.. 100 
64 
H Stegeman ... 
100 
84 
Capt Davids .. 
.. 75 
43 
Brown . 
100 
81 
Morton . 
.. 75 
40 
A Stegeman .... 
100 
81 
Razee . 
.. 50 
40 
II Porter . 
100 
75 
John Irby .... 
.. 25 
17 
W atson . 
100 
74 
Knabelkamp .. 
.. 25 
13 
II Tones . 
100 
70 
Burger . 
.. 25 
10 
Cincinnati G. C. 
Eph. Randall, of Mason, O., was high man at the 
Labor Day shoot, missing but 3 targets out of 115 shot 
at. L. Gambell, also known as “Bobs,” gave him a 
close race for high honors, and finished in second place 
on 111. 
The heat and counter attractions of the day kept 
several of the regulars from attending, but over a dozen 
of the members were on hand, and the traps were kept 
busy until after 6 o’clock. The main feature of the day 
was the six-man team match, at 100 targets, the teams 
being captained by Supt. Gambell and Medico. The 
race was a hot one, and only three targets separated the 
teams at the finish. Medico’s team secured a lead of 3 
targets in the first round, and in the second string in¬ 
creased this lead by 10 targets, giving them a total lead 
of 13. In the third string Gambell’s bunch cut this lead 
to 10 targets, and in the fourth reduced it to 9. The 
last string was also Gambell’s by 6 targets, but his team 
was unable to overcome the advantage gained by their 
adversaries in the first two rounds and quit losers by a 
score of 515 to 518. Randall made high individual score 
of 97, and in the practice events broke his first 66 targets 
straight. L. Gambell was not far behind the leader, 
breaking 96. Gaskill and Schreck, members of Gambell’s 
team, tied with Medico for third place on 92. 
The heat was very trving to the shooters, and the 
glare of the sun made it difficult to judge the targets, so 
that, although there was no wind, some of the contest¬ 
ants failed to put up their usual scores. 
In a second team match at 25 targets per man, 
Davies, Ertel and Shropsh're defeated A. Gambell, Con¬ 
nelly and Kolb bv 8 targets. 
Standing at 18vds., the following scores were made: 
Gaskill 23, Schreck 23, L. Gambell 22 Medico 19, and 
Ertel 20. 
The wind-un was a four-cornered match, in which A. 
Cambe'l was high man with 24 out of 25, Shropshire 22, 
Kolb 20, and Connelly 13. 
Donald, of Felicity, O., faced the traps for the first 
time since the Grand American Handicap, and conse¬ 
quently did not do his usual good work, though he im¬ 
proved before the close of the shoot. L. Pfeiffer, who 
used to be one of the regular attendants at the club 
shoots, and one of our good local shots took part in 
the events, but lack of practice cut his score below his 
old time average. Scores: 
Herron Hill G. C. 
Pittsburgh Pa., Sept. 6. —One of the most success¬ 
ful matinees for shooters given this season by the 
Herron Hill Gun Club was the combined spoon race 
and trophy shoot held on its Davis Is'and grounds 
yesterday afternoon. A corn roast, at which all sorts of 
good things were served, and a brass band made the 
event most popular. 
The spoon race was also an excellent event, and not 
without its ties. Speer broke 49 and took the Class A 
spoon. Baker took Class BB’s trophy. Kable, Humes, 
Kohlmeyer and A. H. King, Jr., tied for the Class C 
leadership. Kable took it on the shoot-off. Sperling 
won the Class D spoon in a shoot-off with Ridgway. The 
scores: 
King trophy shoot: 
A H King . 
.... 0 
48 
Baker . 
.... 4 
48 
El bet . 
.... 4 
48 
Morrison . 
. 4 
48 
Speer . 
- 4 
48 
Lautenslager _ 
.... 4 
48 
Hickman . 
_ 4 
48 
Humes . 
_ 6 
48 
Bradberry . 
. 8 
48 
Reiber . 
. 8 
48 
McMeans . 
.... 4 
48 
Cochran . 
. 0 
47 
Speer . 
Kelsey . 
49 
48 
Morrison . 
48 
Cochran . 
48 
Hickman . 
47 
Brooks . 
46 
McMeans . 
46 
Baker . 
45 
A II King . 
44 
Garland . 
44 
Grale . 
43 
Ulery . 
42 
Kirsch . 
, 40 
Lautenslager ... 
39 
Kable . 
38 
Humes . 
. 38 
Garland . 4 47 
Brooks . 4 47 
Ulery . 4 47 
Painter . 0 46 
Grale .4 45 
A H King, Jr. 8 44 
Sutton .4 44 
Sperling . 6 47 
Denman . 4 39 
Kable . 6 44 
Kohlmeyer .6 42 
Landgraff .8 40 
Koh'meyer . 38 
A H King, Jr. 38 
Elber . 37 
Bradberry . 37 
Denman . 37 
Murray . 36 
Sutton .36 
Ridgway . 35 
Sperling .35 
Mcjunkin .33 
Reiber . 32 
Brabson .31 
Mrs. Reiber . 26 
Landgraff .22 
Beck . 19 
Indianapolis G. C. 
Bridgeport, Ind., Sept. 5. —Nineteen shooters faced 
the traps at the Indianapolis Gun Club at their Labor 
Day shoot. Edmonson was high gun; Hofer and Tetzel 
were tied for second place. Scores: 
Parry ... . 137 
Edmonson . 147 
Plofer . 142 
Britton .136 
Moller . 135 
Ilymer . 118 
Golden . 123 
Lewis . 133 
Stitle . 135 
Spencer . 130 
Meyer . 129 
Short . 118 
Laughlin . 139 
Speckermon . 130 
Arvin .134 
Tetzel .142 
New . 132 
Arnold . 77 
Bell . (90) 57 
Targets: 
15 
20 
20 
20 
20 
20 
Total. 
Donald . 
. 12 
16 
19 
18 
15 
19 
99 
“Schatzman . 
. 13 
16 
12 
41 
Randall . 
. 15 
20 
20 
18 
20 
19 
112 
Schreck . 
. 12 
20 
18 
17 
19 
18 
105 
Shropshire . 
. 8 
12 
15 
18 
15 
15 
S3 
Kolb . 
.12 
15 
16 
14 
16 
12 
85 
Medico . 
. 13 
19 
19 
19 
18 
17 
105 
A Gambell . 
. 12 
19 
13 
17 
20 
IS 
99 
Trimble . 
. 12 
17 
19 
18 
17 
IS 
101 
Nieber . 
.10 
17 
15 
16 
18 
14 
90 
Pfeiffer . 
.12 
15 
13 
17 
12 
16 
85 
L Gambell . 
. 15 
18 
20 
18 
20 
20 
111 
Gaskill . 
. 15 
17 
19 
19 
19 
18 
107 
♦Connelly ... 
17 
19 
10 
46 
“Shot at 15 in their last event. 
T»am match, 100 targets: 
Gaskill . 
..92 
Neiber . 
. SO 
L Gambell . 
.. 96 
R Trimble .... 
I. Pfeiffer . 
.. 73 
Medico . 
.... 92 
A Gambell . 
.. 87 
Kolb . 
. 73 
..75 
97 
Shreck . 
.. 92—515 
Donald . 
.87- 
518 
Team match, 
A Gambell . 
25 targets: 
...21 
Davies . 
99 
Connelly _ 
...19 
Ertel . 
. 23 
Kolb . 
... 21—61 
Shropshire ... 
. 24- 
-69 
Sept. 6.—Arvin was high gun in both practice and 
trophy shoots at our regular shoot to-day. The complete 
program of the day was not finished because of rain. 
The scores follow: 
Practice: 
Shot at. 
Broke 
Shot at. Broke 
Parry .. 
. 40 
37 
“Vietmeyer 
.100 
85 
Britton . .. 
. 20 
IS 
Dixon .... 
. 40 
38 
Lewis . 
. 20 
19 
Golden .... 
. 20 
17 
Edmonson 
. 40 
3S 
Neighbors 
. 20 
12 
*Barr . 
.100 
94 
Bennet .... 
. 65 
47 
Alig . 
. 40 
34 
Brennan .. 
. 45 
35 
Arvin . 
. 40 
40 
Skaden .... 
. 50 
46 
Moller .... 
. 40 
34 
Trophy, 
distance 
handicap, 60 birds: 
Parry. 19 . 
.... 53 
Moller, 18 
.... 50 
Britton ... 
.... 52 
Dixon, 18 . 
.52 
Lewis, 18 . 
.... 49 
Golden, 17 
. 44 
Edmonson, 
20 . 
.... 51 
Neighbors, 
16 . 
(45) 23 
Alig. 17 .. 
.... 46 
Wilson, 16 
. 48 
Arvin. 17 . 
.... 57 
“Professionals. 
Geo R. Waite, Sec’y. 
Charleston G. C. 
Robin Hood G. C. 
The Robin Hood Gun Club he'd their regular holi¬ 
day shoot on Labor Day. On account of the Staten 
Island Fair being held on that day, there was a small 
attendance and some 
good scores were shot. Scores: 
Practice. 25 birds: 
G. F. Hutchings ... 
.... 21 
T E Smith . 
. 20 
J Martenitz . 
.... 16 
G Conelley . 
99 
W Bush . 
.... 16 
Hercules fob, 25 
birds: 
W Bush . 
.... 23 
T E Smith . 
. 21 
G F Hutchings .... 
.... 17 
T Martenitz . 
. 12 
G Conelley . 
.... 17 
Stevens fob, 25 birds: 
G Conelley . 
.... IS 
G F Hutchings . 
. 21 
J Smith . 
.... 8 
T Martenitz . 
. IS 
Dtt Pont fob, 25 
birds: 
W Bush . 
.... 16 
G Conelley . 
■>1 
G F Hutchings .... 
.... 19 
J E Smith . 
. 21 
Shoot-off for Du Pont fob. 
25 birds: 
G Conelley . 
.... IS 
J. E. Smith . 
. 18 
Second shoot-off 
for Du Pont fob, 12 birds: 
J. E. Smith . 
.... 6 
G Connelley . 
. 10 
G. Coneleey, Sec’y. 
Charleston, W. 
Ya , 
Sept. 1.—Scores made 
at the 
Labor Day shoot of 
the 
C harleston Gun Club 
follow. 
11. M. Shaul and ,\ 
. N. 
Davis shot at 200 each, the 
others at 100: 
1 >avis . 
94 
Moore . 
.. 60 
Shaul . 
93!v 
Deering . 
.. 52 
De Gruyter . 
9b 
Dyke . 
.. 52 
87 
.. 45 
87 
.. 28 
Mottesheard . 
71 
Payne . 
.. 26 
Wiggins . 
70 
Reynolds . 
67 
J. A. de Gruyter, 
Sec’y. 
Brookhaven G. C. 
Brookhaven, Miss., Aug. 28.—Owing to the in¬ 
clemency of the weather last week, we did not hold 
our regular weekly shoot. As the good roads auto tour 
took some of the boys out of town, only five of the 
enthusiastic members who enjoy the sport were out to¬ 
day. Scores as follows: 
Events: 12 3 Events: 12 3 
Dr N Thompson. 23 24 19 W Henderson.24 18 .. 
I E Bennett. 24 23 24 L II Baggett.22 19 .. 
G Ford . 20 23 22 
I. E. Bennett. 
