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The committee in charge of the handicap shoot 
was composed of Harry Downey, Charles 
Winkler and William Poole, while Al. Noble 
and Harry Good measured the longest fish. 
OHIO STATE TOURNAMENT. 
The twenty-eight tournament of the Ohio State Trap 
Shooters’ League was held on June 2 to 5, under the 
auspices of the Ideal Gun Club, Circleville. The affair 
was well handled by the officers of the local club, and 
proved to be one of the best state shoots given by the 
league. The attendance, while not quite up to ex¬ 
pectations, was an improvement on that of last year, 
and the club is to be congratulated on the success of 
its efforts to look after the comfort of the visitors, and 
to give them fours days of fine sport. Tents with 
ample seating capacity were provided for the shooters 
and spectators, the office force found nothing to com¬ 
plain of in the accommodations furnished, and the field 
help gave general satisfaction. That the out of town 
shooters approved of what had been done in the way 
of preparation and conduct of the shoot was evidenced 
by the unanimous vote of thanks which was tendered 
to the Ideal Club at the annual meeting of the league. 
The events of the program were pulled off over three 
traps, which were in charge of C. A. North, a guar¬ 
antee that they worked smoothly, threw the regula¬ 
tion target, as called for by the rules, and that no de¬ 
lays were caused by trap troubles. Mr. T. D. Krinn 
presided at the cashier’s window, and had charge of 
the financial end of the shoot. L. J. Squier was on 
hand when needed, and his help was much appreciated. 
What he does not know about the details of a tourna¬ 
ment, has not yet been discovered. Charlie North was 
also right on the job, doing a thousand little things, 
which left undone meant delay and dissatisfaction. Lloyd 
Tompkins was referee and scorer at trap 1; L. Crawford 
at trap 2, and Jess Jefferies at trap 3. The weather was 
fine throughout the week. There were several showers 
but they came before the shooting commenced or after 
it had ended, so that it was not necessary to stop pro¬ 
ceedings at any time. The grounds are easy of ac¬ 
cess from the city, and few, if any clubs in the state 
are so well located. There is a clear sky background, 
with nothing to interfere with the shooter getting a quick 
sight of the target as soon as it leaves the trap. The 
wind on two of the days was rather a handicap, though 
in many cases the scores would indicate that the shoot¬ 
ers found no trouble in locating the clays. The exhibi¬ 
tion given on practice day by Mr. and Mrs. Top- 
perwein, was a great attraction, and drew over a thousand 
people to the grounds. All through the week the at¬ 
tendance of spectators was good, and the many ladies 
present added a pleasing touch of life and color to the 
occasion. At the annual meeting of the league, Wednes¬ 
day evening, a spirit of enthusiasm was infused into the 
members by the remarks of several of those present, 
and the outlook for the future of the organization is 
brighter than for a number of years past. It should 
be the governing trap shooting body of the state, and 
an earnest effort will be made to have every club, or 
a large majority of them, represented at the next meet¬ 
ing, when it is hoped to effect an organization that 
shall really be worthy of the name. 
PRACTICE DAY. 
On Tuesday, June 2, the usual course was followed 
of providing a few events for such of the visitors as 
desired to become acquainted with the grounds and 
warm up for the real work of the tournament. This 
program consisted of four events at 15 and two at 20 
targets each, and was shot in the afternoon, the squad 
going to the firing line about 1:30, fifty-seven shooters 
entering, and nearly all shooting through. It was a 
somewhat better showing than was made in the similar 
events of last year, and the club officers felt that their 
efforts to provide an attractive program had borne fruit. 
The weather was fine, and, barring a fresh cross wind, 
all that could have been asked for. But the shooters 
were in good trim, and paid little attention to erratic 
flights, smashing the targets with pleasing regularity. 
The professionals rather “laid it over” their amateur 
friends, filling about all the high places. C. A. Young 
dropping but 3 out of the 100. Mrs. Topperwein gave 
J. R. Taylor and W. R. Chamberlain a hard race, and 
finished with them in second place on 96. T. A. Mar¬ 
shall was next with 95, and C. F. Moore 94. The ama¬ 
teurs finished well bunched, J. D. Platt being at the 
top with 95, followed by N. V. Noble with 94; B. D. 
McCormick, E. Brune and C. D. Coburn with 93 each, 
and H. W. Heikes 92. About four o’clock the last 
squad sheet was handed in at the office, and shooters 
and spectators dispersed. During the afternoon 5,100 
targets were trapped, everything running smoothly, as 
was to be expected with Charlie North to put the traps 
in working order. Mrs. Topperwein attracted the at¬ 
tention of both spectators and shooters, and she always 
had a big gallery when on the firing line. Her exhibi¬ 
tion of skill and endurance is wonderful and well worth 
watching. Late afternoon arrivals filled the hotel lobby 
in the evening, the visitors renewing old acquaintances, 
and passing the time pleasantly talking over past events, 
and the prospects for the coming week. 
Fred Harlow . 
R. Smoots . 
B. D. McCormick 
B. S. Cooper . 
E. Brune . 
J. W. Lamparter .. 
Fred Hosier . 
*W. R. Chamberlain 
J. E. Walters . 
E. M. Stout . 
*J. R. Taylor . 
C. D. Coburn . 
C. Stevens . 
Total 
.. 90 
.. 88 
-- 93 
.. 89 
• • 93 
.. 83 
.. 80 
.. 96 
.. 86 
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.. 96 
.. 83 
.. 86 
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