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was divided among the high amateurs, Mr. Warren re¬ 
ceiving $40.15, high average money. 
As is usually the case at all large tournaments, there 
was a battle royal on between the representatives of 
the several ammunition houses for high honors, but H. 
D. Gibbs, of the Remington-U. M. C. Co., won out 
with the good score of 296 out of the 300 registered 
targets and also was high on all targets, he scoring 
492 out of 500, having a straight run of 187 yesterday. 
H. D. Freeman, of the Peters Cartridge Company, 
and Walter Huff, of the Du Pont Powder Company, 
tied with 292 out of 300, while H. A. Holt, of the Win¬ 
chester Company, had 288 to his credit. 
On the 500 targets Freeman was second high pro¬ 
fessional with 489, and Huff third with 487. Surely some 
wonderful shooting. 
High runs for the tournament were: Gibbs 187, 
Freeman 157, Huff 112, for the professionals, while the 
only amateur to get the coveted 100 straight was Laslie, 
who has an unfinished run of 112. 
After the shoot was finished, the trophies were pre¬ 
sented by the vice-president of the club, Judge Wm. 
Walker, with some very happily chosen remarks, and 
sprung the surprise by presenting a very beautiful solid 
silver vase filled with flowers to Mrs. O. L. Garl, the 
vase being inscribed, “Presented to the Champion Lady 
Shooter of the South by the Shooters of the Alabama 
State Association.” 
Mrs. Garl is the charming wife of the secretary of 
the local club, and is a most excellent shot, as her 
scores of 87 in the State championship race, and her 
total score of 432 out of 500, will show. 
The individual scores made this day are shown 
below: 
Shot at. Broke Shot at. Broke 
w 
T Laslie .... 
250 
245 
H C Ryding. 
250 
220 
T 
K Warren... 
250 
240 
T H Perch. 
250 
216 
V 
Cates . 
250 
240 
Mrs O L Garl... 
250 
214 
w 
M lones. 
250 
237 
Jas Hillman ... 
250 
215 
T 
R Livingston. 
250 
235 
P N Lalande_ 
250 
211 
J) 
A Edwards... 
250 
234 
W M Griffith... 
250 
206 
L 
F Lalande_ 
250 
232 
.1 H Minga. 
250 
204 
A 
Lawson . 
250 
231 
\V R Dunn. 
250 
204 
1 
Fletcher . 
250 
231 
N Tucker . 
250 
200 
G 
Hillman . 
250 
227 
I Armstrong.... 
250 
195 
w 
A Leach. 
250 
226 
T T Coulbourne. 
250 
195 
L 
Moody . 
250 
225 
F F Baker. 
250 
194 
E 
C Little. 
250 
225 
R H Baugh. 
250 
192 
A 
Meaders . 
250 
225 
YV J Timms. 
250 
161 
t : 
Lambeth . 
250 
225 
F B Bowie. 
250 
159 
R 
R Skinner.... 
250 
224 
C W Dunlap.... 
150 
123 
O 
L Garl. 
250 
224 
C D Hunt. 
150 
116 
V 
C Prowell.... 
250 
224 
C W Wheeler... 
150 
111 
J 
A Blount. 
250 
224 
Chas Bowen .... 
150 
98 
o 
Meredith .... 
250 
224 
E C Singley. 
150 
84 
1 
H Lowe. 
250 
223 
Dick Brown ... 
100 
90 
B 
Timms . 
250 
222 
Professionals: 
H 
D Gibbs. 
250 
248 
C E Goodrich... 
250 
234 
H 
D Freeman.. 
250 
246 
P B Plummer... 
250 
222 
Walter Fluff ... 
250 
244 
T A Cassety. 
250 
210 
E 
A Holt. 
250 
242 
L M Norwood.. 
250 
206 
Guy Ward . 
250 
237 
The following are the scores of those eligible for 
the State championship on the last 50 targets of the 
day’s program: 
W T Laslie. 
... 50 
V C Pro well. 
... 45 
T K Warren. 
... 48 
W A Leach. 
... 43 
A Lawson . 
... 48 
II C Ryding. 
... 43 
1 R Livingston. 
... 48 
L Moody . 
... 43 
T H Lowe. 
... 47 
N fucker . 
... 43 
J A Blount. 
... 47 
Mrs O L Garl. 
... 42 
'J H Perch. 
... 47 
j Lambeth . 
... 42 
R Skinner. 
... 46 
T H Minga. 
... 41 
O L Garl. 
... 46 
F P Baker. 
... 41 
G Hillman . 
... 46 
P H Lalande. 
... 40 
W R Dunn. 
... 46 
R FI Baugh. 
... 38 
O Meredith . 
... 46 
J T Coulbourne. 
T Fletcher . 
... 45 
I Armstrong . 
... 36 
E C Little. 
... 45 
F B Bowie. 
... 31 
Jas Hillman . 
... 45 
Pick-Ups. 
Wasn’t it just about the best ever? 
Who says the Birmingham boys can’t entertain? 
How about that chicken dinner served each day? 
“Nigger” Gibbs drank a barrel of buttermi.k. 
H. B. Blanks had a hard luck story—did he tell you? 
“Bill” Laslie has a penchant for Birmingham’s silver¬ 
ware. 
J. H. Lowe calls “pull” like a buzz saw in a pine 
knot. 
W. J. Timms has some voice when he is ready to 
shoot. 
Guy Ward speaks softly, but he breaks ’em up just 
the same. 
There may be others, but none so dear as our own 
Walter Pluff. 
President Jas. Hillman broke a straight 25 and 
smiled twice. 
“Bob” Baugh borrowed Walter Huff’s gun and 
broke a straight. Must have been the gun—so H. C. 
Ryding says. 
Lee Moody’s health is fast improving, and he was 
able to shoot through the entire program. 
“Uncle Pete” Bowie was on hand as usual and had 
a new story. 
W. A. Leach, of Talladega got off bad and never 
caught his stride. How about that telegram he was to 
send if he won the championship cup? 
Freeman was “wiping sweat,” and when questioned, 
answered, “I’ve got to break 99 in the next 100 to beat 
Huff.” He did. 
L. M. Norwood was a very sick man, but stuck to 
his gun and shot the program through. His score is 
no criterion of his ability or of his popularity with the 
Alabama shooters. 
Bruce Plummer must get used to the Birmingham 
“cats”. To look at his score one would know that some¬ 
thing was wrong. 
John Fletcher won enough golf balls from “Bob” 
ALABA MA 
.... . 
THE STATE SHOOT 
Held at Birmingham, August 6-7 
was another sweeping victory for 
SMOKELESS SHOTGUN POWDERS 
AMATEUR RECORDS 
THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP 
Won by W. T. Laslie, of Tuskegee, Ala., an amateur, with 99 x 100 
HIGH AMATEUR AVERAGE 
Registered Events 
Won by J. K. Warren, of Birmingham.with 288 x 300 
HIGH AMATEUR AVERAGE ON ALL TARGETS SHOT AT 
Won by W. T. Laslie.with 481 x 500 
HIGH AMATEUR RUN 
W. T. Laslie.112 Straight 
Mr. Laslie and Mr. Warren both used 
DUPONT SMOKELESS 
PROFESSIONAL RECORDS 
HIGH PROFESSIONAL AVERAGE 
Registered Events 
H. D. Gibbs. 296 x 300, with Schultze 
TIE FOR SECOND HIGH PROFESSIONAL AVERAGE 
H. D. Freeman and Walter Huff.292 x 300 
(Mr. Freeman used Ballistite. Mr. Huff used SCHULTZE) 
HIGH AVERAGE ON ALL TARGETS SHOT AT 
H. D. Gibbs. 492 x 500, with Schultze 
LONG RUN OF THE TOURNAMENT 
H. D. Gibbs.187 straight, with Schultze 
WHAT POWDER DO YOU USE? 
Baugh to last him until the next annual shoot in 1913. 
These two had a ball bet on each event of the tourna¬ 
ment. It’s a good thing Baugh buys golf balls by 
wholesale. 
“Bill” Laslie “went crazy” toward the finish and 
wound up with an unfinished run of 112, and sighing 
for just one more day on the program. A fine shot 
and a clever gentleman. 
Ed. Holt skipped a few each morning, but soon got 
right and ground ’em up the balance of the day, but 
oh! “those early birds sure did hurt.” 
Gibbs broke the ten events of 15 each and came 
back with a 25 straight in the extra, missing his 
eleventh target in the second extra event. Every time 
he broke straight he drank a glass of buttermilk. 
()uery: How much was the waist measure at the 
finish? 
E. C. Little got to going good, and when he missed 
his 98th target, it almost broke his heart. “So near 
and yet so far.” Everyone was pulling for him to get 
the hundred straight and one of “Jim” Skelly’s watch 
fobs. 
Laslie took home all the silverware—both cup and 
pitcher, and also has a gold watch fob coming for his 
run of 112 unfinished. This is Laslie’s third consecu¬ 
tive win of the State championship, and his one regret 
was that “Tid” Alexander was not along to see him 
turn the trick. 
Jovial John Lester was a happy man—his goods 
captured all the honors, professional and amateur, with 
Gibbs, Warren, Laslie and Cates “pointing to per¬ 
fection.” 
Captain Andy Meaders, “the dean of American 
shooters,” was on hand, and his score of 225 out of 25J 
and 228 out of 250 will show that he is able to hold his 
own with the young fellows at the traps, while soc.aly 
he is a most delightful gentleman of that old type so 
fast disappearing. Capt. Meaders has been shooting con¬ 
tinuously since 1857, and never misses attending one of 
Birmingham’s shoots. 
The ladies of the West End Catholic Church upheld 
their past reputation by furnishing excellent dinners to 
the shooters, and the boys certainly showed their ap¬ 
preciation of this feature. 
The referee at trap No. 2 won the shooters by his 
fairness and promptness in announcing results of each 
shot in an unique and pleasing musical manner. 
Secretary Garl was everywhere, it seemed, looking 
after the comfort and pleasure of the shooters, and yet 
found time to make some very good scores. He cer- 
