Jan. 31, 1914. 
FOREST AND STREAM 
157 
nell (8), 68; F. S. Low (20), 66; C. J. Stein (24), 65; 
H. A. Uterhart (23), 57. 
Distance Handicap—Twenty-five clay birds.—R. R. De- 
bacher, 6—22; W. B. Ogden, 19—22; Lenane, Jr., 17—19, 
Dr. E. R. De Wolfe, 19—19; C. M. Berner, 16—18; Dr. 
A W. Currie, 16—17; F. A. Baker, 16—17; R. L. Spotts, 
21—26; Conrad Stein, 19—16, and O. C. Grinnell, 19—14. 
Won by R. R. Debacher after two shoot-offs. 
Variety Cup.—Nineteen singles and three doubles—R. 
R. Debacher, 13; Conrad Stein, 12; C. J. Stein, 11; F. A. 
Baker, n; P. Cushing, 8, and Dr. A. W. Currie, 6. 
Herron Hill Shoot. 
Close competition featured the semi-weekly spoon 
shoot held by the Herron Hill Gun Club on its Davis 
Island Range yesterday afternoon, although the field was 
rather small. J. W. MacMeans won the Class A spoon; 
E. N. Gillespie, the Class B trophy; H. M. Stewart, 
the Class C trophy, 
and after a shoot-off 
with 
Sperling, 
H. E. Brooks, Jr., 
scores: 
took the Class D 
souvenir. The 
*C. F. Moore . 
. 14 
14 
15—43 
G. E. Painter . 
. 13 
10 
18—41 
E. W. Gillespie _ 
9 
15—36 
*Ed. Banks . 
II 
19—42 
H. M. Stewart - 
. 12 
6 
14— 3 * 
T. W. MacMeans .. 
. 15 
13 
17—45 
G. T. Sperling . 
. 8 
9 
5—22 
T. M. Kable . 
. 8 
II 
10—29 
I.ale Bakewell . 
9 
8—28 
*W. A. Staving - 
.. • 7 
6 
6—19 
H. E. Brooks, Jr. . 
. 6 
9 
7—22 
L. Lautenslager ... 
10 
14—34 
*H. T. Borden . 
II 
16—38 
*S. S'. Scholl . 
8 
14—33 
*J. C. Garland . 
. 8 
IO 
17—35 
Grev . 
. 8 
8 
14—30 
Walker . 
. 5 
4 
7—16 
”Tchn Hessian . 
. 7 
12 
14—33 
H. E. Kohlmeyer .. 
^Professionals. 
. 5 
10 
8—23 
Meadow Spring—Lansdale. 
Meadow Spring kept in the race for the championship 
of the Philadelphia Trapshooters’ League yesterday by 
defeating Lansdale over the Fifty-seventh and Lancaster 
avenue traps, the score being 456 to 449. The match was 
one of the hardest of the season, not alone for the 
closeness of the score, but because weather conditions 
were about as bad as at any time this season. Neither 
club had what might be called a representative turnout 
of its strength, the rain keeping many of the best shoot¬ 
ers at home, but those who braved the elements made 
scores that were inordinately high, and the totals of 
both clubs would do credit to a clear day. The shoot¬ 
ers started off at a fast clip, and the early squads set 
a pace that promised record-breaking performances, all 
but one of the. first eleven shooters for Lansdale qualify¬ 
ing and a majority of those of Meadow Spring getting 
within the select ten. Despite the rain, the shooters 
smashed their targets on the first string with an ease that 
was wholly unexpected, and straights and near-straights 
were common occurrences. Lansdale took a good lead 
early in the afternoon, but Meadow Spring came along 
at a fast clip, tied the score, and then in the last 
squads jumped to the fore and held the advantage to 
the end, although Lansdale was always dangerous and 
the match in the balance until the last sheet had been 
tallied. 
Ford and Felver carried off the honors for their re¬ 
spective teams, the former having the best score of the 
day. 49, with the Lansdale shooter just a target behind. 
Both broke straight on their first appearance at the 
traps in a steady rain that beat right into the eyes of 
the gunners. Harry Sloan and Mace helped Meadow 
Spring along, each with 48, and Williams got 47. All the 
rest of the qualifying team of the home club got 43 or 
better, which was some shooting for a day like yesterday. 
Lansdale, too, kept up a speedy gait, E. Schwartz break¬ 
ing 47. Frank Bender. Rodgers and Rorer following with 
46 each and Metz and PfHeger each smashing 45, but 
following that their scores whittled down to 41, and the 
failure of the tail-enders to make good spoiled whatever 
chances the up-state team had. 
MEADOW SPRING. LANSDALE. 
B. 
B. T’l. 
B. 
B. 
TT. 
Ford . 
.. 25 
24 
40 
Felver . 
• ... 25 
23 
48 
Sloan . 
... 25 
23 
48 
F. Schwartz 
. 25 
22 
47 
Mace . 
.. 24 
24 
48 
F. Bender .. 
.... 23 
23 
46 
Williams . 
.. 24 
23 
47 
Rodgers .... 
.... 24 
22 
46 
Pierce . 
j6 
Henrv . 
23 
45 
Metz . 
24 
45 
Kirscb . 
...24 
20 
44 
Pflaegar .... 
24 
45 
( oyle . 
.. 24 
19 
43 
L. Schwartz 
.... 22 
21 
43 
Chandler _ 
.. 24 
19 
43 
Hitchcock .. 
20 
42 
Torpey . 
23 
43 
Henry . 
20 
41 
Total . 
449 
Scores of shooters 
who failed to qualify 
follow: 
MEADOW 
SPRING. 
LANSDALE. 
B. 
B. T’l. 
B. 
B. 
T’l. 
Kane . 
... 23 
20 
3 
Rauch . 
21 
41 
Golton . 
... 23 
20 
43 
Marston . 
... 24 
18 
42 
Taylor . 
.... 23 
17 
40 
Gideon . 
22 
42 
Woodward ... 
21 
42 
Nice . 
.... 18 
21 
39 
Penner .. 
... 19 
20 
39 
Geiger . 
15 
36 
Bilger . 
13 
29 
Turner . 
.. 23 
13 
36 
MaeAlonan .. 
.. 19 
l6 
35 
Henning ... 
13 
29 
FTillnot . 
. . . 23 
10 
33 
Webb . 
T 6 
32 
Hunsberger 
.... 15 
13 
28 
Wisher . 
13 
2Q 
Hewlett . 
t8 
28 
Mitchell .... 
II 
23 
HANDICAPPING TRAP SHOOTERS. 
By Carl von Lengerke. 
The time is near when all trap shooting tournaments 
will be conducted under a systematic method of handi¬ 
cap and the sooner the trap shooters of this. country get 
together and formulate a set of rules or persistently urge 
the able co-operation of the Interstate Association and 
secure their assistance, the better. Some such organi¬ 
zation must “boss this job” and the clubs must be com¬ 
pelled to lend such assistance as in the judgment of 
“the Powers that be” is available and necessary. 
We find ourselves going deeper and deeper into the 
question of how to equalize the sport and handicap 
shooters according to Hoyle or fixed rules. We have no 
fixed rules now to govern this part of the grandest sport 
in the world and need them badly to entirely eliminate 
cause for that remark heard everywhere and at the read¬ 
ing of every Trap Shooting Tournament program: “What 
chance have I got there!” We need a method, a rule, 
strictly enforced that will put a different idea into the 
minds of the average person who dearly loves the sport 
but does not want to constantly continue to contribute 
to lessen the expenses of a few experts who win most 
prizes and cash, especially at local shoots. The handi¬ 
caps of more or less flagrant type, any old way so long 
as it does not take long and appears to give the poorer 
shots “a chance” to win; “appears to” give a “chance,” 
but that is all, it appears to! does not work out well. 
None of the handicaps thus far put in general practice, 
I speak of distance handicap particularly, have solved 
the question for the average run of shooters, for you 
may take these handicaps day in and day out and ninety- 
nine times out of every hundred the “Cracker-jacks” 
win high honors. Of course, the Grand-American and 
such shoots of -importance now draw none but “Cracker- 
jacks,” the very best men the state has to offer, clash 
here and they are always classed and placed as fairly 
and as evenly as the style of handicap in vogue, and 
according to the records and very best judgment; but 
this does not work out in the “everyday shoots.” I 
speak of the masses who attend what might be termed 
local shoots and would attend the G. A. H. etc., who 
now say as above quoted, “What chance have I got 
there?” For these we want handicaps at registered 
shoots, -open events, and other program tournaments 
other than distance handicaps, and such handicaps must 
be controlled by an organized body who will make it 
their business to keep strict account, as is now done 
for the G. A. H., and in a measure, in registered shoots 
and submit handicap when called upon by local clubs 
for shoots. For furthering this end I would suggest a 
system some such as that adopted by the A. A. -U. who 
control all other amateur sports. This organization can 
give us the record of any amateur runner in this coun¬ 
try and how he should be handicapped in a race against 
any other runner, and they do handicap fairly. 
Of course, this system has lived for years and it has 
taken many years to perfect it but with the records 
already in the hands of the Interstate Association it 
appears to me that some such system could be worked 
out for trap shooters, and perfected, with comparatively 
little trouble if the secretaries of clubs would assist and 
they will, I am sure. 
They let “The Powers that be” say, the 60 per cent, 
man should have 30 targets added to his score against 
a 90 per cent, man and the 80 per cent, man 10 added to 
his score and so on up and down the line. 
This method would be like giving yards handicap in 
a foot race and would equalize our shooter from the 
start. Then if our 60 per cent, friend through extra 
effort on his part or by good shooting excelled himself 
and broke 62 plus 30 added birds scored 92 and would be 
high gun, he would deserve the honors and win on 
merit. In other words, the man who heretofor had 
no chance “before he started” under the old haphazard 
system, or present distance handicap, really won first 
place by good shooting and hard work he is deserving 
of just as much honor as the fellow who broke the 92 
from scratch without half the effort. I believe this 
method of added bird handicap can be worked out 
right and to the satisfaction of the great majority and 
without such trouble if it is made compulsory to make 
entries prior to holding shoots the same as entries are 
now made for regular events tor athletic meets on stand¬ 
ard entry blanks furnished by the club for this pur¬ 
pose which must be filled in by the shooter and mailed 
to the shooting committee on or before the time set 
for their acceptance so that said committee may have 
ample time to forward these entries to the secretary of 
“The Powers that be” for approval or corrections or 
handicapping, after which the secretary of shooting com¬ 
mittee, conducting such shoot, forward notice of ac¬ 
ceptance of entry to applicant and he, in turn, will be 
squadded up by the club, doing away with “squadding 
up” as is low so much in vogue and detrimental to 
the game. 
The sentiment that prevails today in the trap shooting 
game makes it one of the cleanest outdoor sport we have 
and a gentleman’s game pure and simple and it is high 
time that it was governed by a set of rules defining 
handicaps that do not handicap the average shooter out 
of the game. They will be thankfully received by all 
and strictly lived up to by the club and incidentally 
prevent the pre-arranging of squads of “the pick of the 
bunch.” This is particularly so when conducting open 
tcurnaments where scratch races are not scheduled and 
scratch races might well be provided for in any program 
for those who like them. 
I believe there is nothing in the present well formu¬ 
lated rules of the Interstate Association that this sug¬ 
gestion conflicts with and I, for one, would be glad 
if that august body would give the above suggestion 
more than passing consideration because I leel that 
with their good help in this direction the game for 
amateur trap shooters will be strengthened materially 
and after all, it is the amateur “The Commoner” who 
should be encouraged as much or more at tournaments 
than the dyed in the wool top matches. 
CARL von LENGERKE. 
White Plains Gun Club. 
White Plains, January 24, 1914. 
At the weekly shoot of the White Plains Gun Club 
to-day Carpenter was high with 84 out of 100. Mrs. 
Rodgers’ score was 56. Scores: Carpenter, 84; HiP, 
82; Ward, 81; Martin, 78; Lawrence, 76; Ray, 76; Allyn, 
70; Rodgers, 71; Ward, .67; Healy, 63; Mrs. Rodgers, 
56; Finch, 37, De Nyse, 34; Bond, 36. 
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