690 
FOREST AND STREAM 
[Nov. 4, 1911. 
Philadelphia Trapshooters’ League. 
Clear, cool, brisk weather was of decided advantage to 
the members of the Trapshooters’ League Oct. 28, and 
the result was that in the four matches shot at Edge 
Hill, Ilolmesburg, Lansdale and Fifty-seventh and Lan¬ 
caster avenue were events of big scores and sensational 
shooting. High scores were frequent, and on many of the 
clubs a score of 40 was not good enough to make the ten 
high class. All the winners of the opening day event 
won again Saturday, thus increasing their lead in the 
chase for the target championship. 
The S. S. Whites, in outshooting South End at Holmes- 
burg, set the day’s highest total score with 4G8 breaks, 
the Camdenites getting 441. Highland took the visiting 
du Fonts into camp at Edge Flill by 459 to 443, while 
up in Lancaster the home gunners broke 438 to Clear- 
view’s 386. At the Fifty-seventh and Lancaster avenue 
traps, the home team succeeded in outscoring Haddon- 
field by 442 to 386. 
Individual high scores ran race with the team totals, 
and it required the best of marksmanship to finish 
among the high guns. Tom Tansey, of the Highlands, 
carried off the day for individual high. He did not miss 
one of his 50 targets, he being the first man of the season 
to achieve this coveted feat. Three other Highlands 
came within one target of equaling Tansey’s record. 
Hoover, McCarty and Kahler all smashed 49. Scores of 
48 were frequent. Everett and Joslyn, of du Pont; 
Powers, Cantrell and Newcomb, of the Whites; C. 
Swartz, of Lansdale, and Hogan, of Meadow Springs, 
letting but two of their fifty breaks get clean away. The 
points scored and targets broken by the clubs follow: 
S. S. White .... 
Highland . 
Meadow Springs 
Lansdale . 
South End . 
L)u Pont . 
Clearview . 
Haddonfield _ 
Targets 
Points. Broken. 
.. 4 930 
.. 4 904 
.. 4 901 
.. 4 863 
.. 2 880 
.. 2 903 
..2 837 
.. 2 802 
Meadow Springs—Haddonfield. 
Meadow Springs membership list was well represented 
in the league match against Haddonfield, at Fifty-seventh 
and Lancaster avenue, on Oct. 28, and having almost 
three gunners to one of the Jerseymen to select their 
ten highest men, the West Philadelphians had little 
trouble in winning the match by 442 to 386. 
Clear weather, with no wind, were tempting induce¬ 
ments for the target chasers, and high scores were in 
the majority. Meadow Springs had their ten highest men 
to average 44 and a fraction of a target per man, and 
this combined shooting proved to be too strong a propo¬ 
sition for the visiting delegation. Some of the Haddon- 
fields shot well, but those proved to be in the minority, 
and their good work went for naught as far as winning 
was concerned. 
Hogan led the entire field with 24 breaks in each of his 
25, giving him a total of 48 smashes. Platt and Torpey, 
also of the Meadow Springs, tied for second high gun 
with 45 breaks, while J. Peacock, with a score of 43 led 
the South Jerseymen. Scores: 
Meadow 
Springs. 
Haddonfield. 
Hogan . 
. 48 
T Peacock . 
43 
Platt . 
. 45 
Tompkins . 
42 
Torpey . 
. 45 
Schreve . 
42 
P V Nace... 
. 44 
F Elolloway . 
41 
Williams ... 
. 44 
1 Dungan . 
39 
Willey . 
. 44 
C Holloway . 
39 
Philbrook .. 
. 44 
J W Logue. 
39 
Renner . 
. 43 
Bennett . 
36 
Henry . 
. 43 
B F Lord. 
35 
Ziegler . 
. 42—442 
Lichenstine . 
30—386 
Scores made by gunners who failed to qualify for their 
respective teams, follow; 
Meadow Springs: Walton 36, Gorhard 37, Sloan 36, 
Morris 33, Clegg 40, Chandler 35, Neeley 44, James 37, 
Butland 34, Soley 38, J.. F. Emerson 37, Hewlett 37, L. 
Pierce 33, MacAlonan 18, Woodward 29, Keenan 31, 
Steelman 37, Thompson 37, Hardy 13, Murdock 41, 
Hillpot 38, Stone 32, E. R. Christiansen 42, E. Hatter 
27, Coyle 38, Heathcote 35, Deily 38, F. Hollaway 41, 
Tompkins 4T B. L. Lord 35, S.' Bergen 29, Wood 22, 
Schreve 42, T. llideman 28, J. Peacock 43, J. Dungan 39, 
C. Holloway 39, L. Lichenstine 30, Bennett 36, J. W. 
Logue 39, Pedlow 27. 
DuPont—Highland. 
Highland threw a hard jolt into the Du Pont Gun 
Club of Wilmington in the second match of the Phila¬ 
delphia Trapshooters’ League on Saturday, Oct. 28, over 
the traps at Edge Hill by winning by the score of 459 
to 443. The Delawareans came up with a more than 
ordinarily good squad, and were brimful of confidence 
that continued more than half the match, when the 
Highland moved into the lead, a lead that was steadily 
increased almost to the last firing squad. Anticipating a 
hard match, the Highland members rallied to the club’s 
support and shot as they have seldom done before, even 
in a league match. There are some classy trapshooters 
belonging to Highland, and when they set out to do 
anything, there is not a club in the East that has any¬ 
thing on them for speed. So it was yesterday, and the 
stars all made good, while Hoover, with 49, Crothers 45, 
Davis 43, J. Franklin Meehan 43, and Walter Dalton 42, 
displaved form that earned them deserved commendation. 
Highland. 
Du Pont. 
Tansey . 
50 
Everett . 
48 
Hoover . 
49 
Toslyn . 
, 48 
McCarty . 
49 
Robertson . 
, 4< 
Kahler . 
49 
Colfax . 
, 40 
Crothers . 
45 
Bush . 
. 45 
David . 
45 
McHugh . 
43 
W Wolstencroft ... 
44 
Winchester . 
. 43 
Davis . 
43 
Hammond . 
. 43 
T F Meehan. 
.43 
Du Pont . 
. 41 
\V Dalton . 
42—459 
I Turner. 
40-413 
Those gunners who failed to qualify for their respective 
teams follow: 
Highland: Clark 42, Pflegar 42, Hibbs 42, Herman 42, 
Ringgold 42, Wentz 41, Cooper 41, E. Johnson 40, L. Lee 
40, Biddle 40, Lindley 39, Harkins 39, Muller 39, Rotche 
38, Kollock 36, Mawson 36, Meehan, Jr., 34, Perry 33, 
Flanigan 28, Laurent 27, J. Meehan, Sr., 19, * Wilson 45, 
*Bowers 44, *Umstead 37, *Edson 33. 
S. S. White—South End. 
Having ten gunners who broke 45 or better, the S. S. 
White Gun Club won its second victory in the Trap- 
shooters’ League by outshooting the South End Club of 
Camden Saturday, Oct. 28 at Holmesburg Junction by 
a score of 468 to 441. The Whites’ team shooting was a 
little less than phenomenal. Although the targets tossed 
were anything but easy to pace, nevertheless not a White 
man who made the team fell before the 45 mark. Then 
there was but one of the ten who made that record. The 
other nine made 46 or better. 
The weather helped things considerably. A clear at¬ 
mosphere, little wind and a superb background framed 
the stage for a perfect day. The targets loomed large 
against the sky line, and hardly any gunner had a kick 
to make when he lost a bird as to either background or 
erratic working of the traps. 
The Whites, however, had to shoot some to win the 
match. The South Ends, although having but fourteen 
members present, shot at a terrific clip, not a gunner 
turning in a card for less than 41. Their general average 
however, was not equal to the Whites, and they lost the 
match by 27 targets. 
Newcomb, Cantrell and Powers, of the Whites, tied 
for the high gun of the day with 48 breaks. Each man 
lost a bird on each of his rounds of 25. The South End’s 
leading gunners were Hineline, Fleming and Springer, 
all of them smashed 47, they tieing with Hamlin, Side- 
botham and Beyer, of the YVhites. Scores: 
S. S. 
White. 
South End. 
Powers . 
. 48 
Hineline . 
47 
Cantrell . 
.4S 
Fleming . 
47 
Newcomb .. 
. 48 
Springer . 
47 
Hamlin . 
. 47 
Slear . 
45 
Beyer . 
. 47 
II Greene . 
44 
Sidebotham . 
.. 47 
Wakeman . 
44 
Smith . 
. 46 
Edwards . 
43 
(iriffith . 
. 46 
Goodfellow . 
42 
C )verbaugh , 
. 46 
Tohnson . 
41 
White . 
. 45—468 
Cross . 
41- 
Scores made by gunners who failed to qualify for their 
respective teams follow: 
S. S. White: Watson 43, McKean 43, Cotting 44, Severn 
42, Pratt 43, Westcott 40, Fontaine 40, Abbott 41, Cook 
39, Ford 38, Keene 35. Jones 32, Hinkson 33, Shattuck 
28, Robinson 32, Coowan 23. 
South End: W. Lippincott 38, J. Anthony 40, E. G. 
Firth 35, Borden 33. 
Lansdale—Clearview. 
Du Pont: Mathewson 39, Connor 38, Carlon 38, Mc¬ 
Mullen 37, Ilighfield 37, Tomlinson 37, Smith 36, Wood 
36, Martin 35, Curley 34, J. Anderson, Jr., 32, Doremus 
29, Betts 26, *Wills 49, *Messian 42. 
*Visitors. 
Lansdale won its second match in the Trapshooters’ 
League, on Oct. 28, by outshooting Clearview over the 
Lansdale traps by a score of 438 to 386. The up-State 
gunners shot well from the first target, having every one 
of their victorious ten to make 41 or better. With Clear¬ 
view it was just the reverse. Fisher and his men could 
only make four scores above the 40 mark, this enabling 
the home team to win by a comfortable margin of 52 
bluerocks. 
Forty-eight breaks by C. Swartz was the highest in¬ 
dividual score registered on the grounds. L. Schwartz 
with 46 was the next runner up, followed by Clark and 
Henry, who each smashed 45. Fisher and Bensall with 
43 were the leading men among the Darby delegation. 
Scores: 
Lansdale. 
Clearview. 
C Swartz ___ 
. 48 
Fisher . 
. 43 
L Swartz . 
..46 
Bonsall . 
. 43 
Clark . 
. 45 
King . 
. 42 
Henry . 
. 45 
Ferry . 
. 41 
Metz . 
. 44 
Ciideon . 
. 39 
Bender .. 
. 44 
Martin . 
. 38 
Ranch .. 
. 42 
McCullough . 
. 37 
Rogers .. 
. 42 
Elwell . 
. 35 
D Schwetz .. 
. 41 
Davison . 
. 35 
Lamborn . 
. 41-43S 
Kinshenir . 
. 33 386 
Scores made by gunners who failed to make their re¬ 
spective teams follow: 
Lansdale: Zimbree 40, Kamflia 38, Jensen 38, Hoffman 
38, Jones 38, Taylor 35, Bright 35, J. Schwetz 34, Henning 
33, Gerber 32, Hilbebake 31, Henry 26. 
Clearview: Shuster 31, Paul 30, Letford 28, Fink 25. 
Logansport Gun Club. 
Logansport, Ind., Oct. 19-20.—Threatening weather for 
several days previous to our dates and a downpour on 
the second day kept our attendance down to about that 
of the congregation in a dissenting church on a rainy 
Sunday in a suburban village. The loss in numbers was 
counterbalanced by enthusiasm of those present. 
Clyde Collins, national amateur, lent his efforts, and 
showed us the gentle art of breaking bluerocks by break¬ 
ing 25 pairs straight. He also- tied for second place with 
G. G. Williamson, of Muncie, Ind., breaking 325 out 
of 350. High gun was A. F. McLaughlan, Gray’s Lake, 
Ill., his score being 328, only one less than W. D. Stan- 
nard, of Chicago, high professional. F. W. Cadwallader, 
a Chicago professional, also made 328. Considering the 
weather, these scores were decidedly creditable. We are 
knee-deep in arrangements for three big days next year. 
Shot at. Broke 
Shot at. Broke 
C 
W Thomas... 
350 
311 
C 
E Janson.... 
350 
308 
Geo Cuppy .... 
350 
264 
G 
G Williamson 
350 
325 
T ' 
T Park. 
350 
312 
1 
Bales . 
155 
139 
Geo Wagoner .. 
350 
313 
E 
N Morris. 
150 
115 
F. 
E Howard.... 
350 
291 
J 
W Harris. 
75 
60 
W 
N Wise. 
350 
318 
H 
A Collins.... 
175 
143 
T 
II Perry. 
350 
307 
Tohn Miller ... 
175 
136 
F 
W Lewis. 
350 
277 
E 
Brown . 
175 
157 
C 
Edmondson.. 
350 
302 
c 
Nickle . 
175 
157 
E 
Collins . 
350 
325 
H 
M Creviston. 
80 
47 
Dr 
• Strauglm_ 
350 
321 
M 
C Roush. 
65 
52 
K 
Shepardson... 
350 
320 
F 
Freeman . 
95 
70 
W 
I. Penn. 
350 
309 
Dr Britton . 
190 
173 
A 
F McLachlan 350 
328 
Professionals 
G 
E Matthews. 
350 
318 
Tames Barr . 
350 
309 
T 
W Van Nest. 
350 
279 
W 
D Stannard. 
350 
329 
F 
Cadwallader.. 
350 
328 
Big Four League. 
Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 26.—H. E. Snyder furnished 
all the excitement here yesterday and to-day by running 
100 straight, and being high gun for the tournament 
with 2S8, beating Harvey Dixon and, other fixtures in 
the shooting constellation. Geo. Nicolai finished second 
with 278. The other amateur scores were pretty poor. 
Bill Crosby shot like a Trojan, excepting for a lapse in 
the third and fifth events. His total was 292 out of 300. 
George Maxwell shot badly the first day, but came back 
after a night’s rest with a clean run for the entire pro¬ 
gram of 150. His two days’ total was 190. 
First Day. 
Second Day. 
A 
r \ 
Shot at. Broke. 
f _A. 
Shot at. 
"\ 
Broke. 
H Dixon . 
. 150 
137 
150 
131 
Geo K Mackie . 
. 150 
114 
150 
130 
H E Snyder . 
. 150 
147 
150 
141 
Geo Nicolai . 
. 150 
138 
150 
140 
N H Greene . 
. 150 
102 
150 
101 
R Thompson . 
. 150 
139 
150 
132 
E W Renfro . 
. 150 
116 
150 
128 
H Grindle . 
. 150 
128 
150 
136 
K C Hudford . 
. 150 
112 
150 
95 
F Huston . 
. 150 
128 
150 
142 
J F Caldwell . 
. 150 
135 
150 
140 
S T Mallory . 
. 150 
122 
150 
126 
F Mallory . 
. 150 
128 
150 
133 
W H Barber . 
. 150 
112 
160 
100 
T S Thomas. 
. 150 
128 
150 
118 
T R Elliott. 
. 150 
126 
W E Stroup. 
. 150 
99 
. . * 
O L Withers. 
. 150 
86 
150 
82 
W Heil . 
. 60 
49 
W B Cosby. 
. 150 
128 
iso 
111 
A M McCrea. 
75 
57 
1 W Harlow.. 
90 
59 
f P Cudahy. 
60 
41 
Professionals: 
D D Gross. 
. 150 
115 
150 
113 
T A Marshall_ 
. 150 
136 
150 
128 
W R Crosby.. 
. 150 
145 
150 
147 
Ed O’Brien .. 
. 150 
110 
150 
131 
Dave Elliott . 
. 150 
118 
150 
126 
G W Maxwell_ 
. 150 
140 
150 
150 
W F. Grubb . 
. 150 
139 
150 
128 
H E Sherman.... 
. 150 
128 
150 
133 
Some 
Hints to 
Beginners. 
Copyright, 1911, 
BY EDWARD : 
by E. I. du 
BANKS 
Pont de 
Nemours 
Co. 
There are, strictly speaking, two classes of “begin¬ 
ners” among those who start shooting at clay targets 
thrown from traps, and these two classes are about as 
widely different as they could possibly be. 
One class (and quite a large one) is made up of field 
shots, more or less expert, men accustomed to and skilled 
in the handling of a shotgun. From the ranks of such 
have come most of the best professional trap shots in the 
world, men who have made wonderful records and 
demonstrated what hand and eye can do when backed up 
by perfection in gun and ammunition. With a beginner 
of this class but few hints are necessary, and only com¬ 
paratively small space will be devoted to his requirements 
later on. 
With the other class, however, the beginner pure and 
simple—the man, woman or child who perhaps has never 
had a gun in hand before, much has to be learned before 
the “novice” graduates and becomes an “expert.” In 
this class are many town- and city-bred men, who have 
all the qualifications, so far as hand and eye are con¬ 
cerned, who may excel or hold their own with others at 
billiards, tennis, etc., but who have never had an oppor¬ 
tunity to become acquainted with a gun. Given the 
chance, and the necessary amount of practice, there is no 
reason why they should not find places high up in the 
ranks of the experts. 
CHOOSING A GUN. 
The first and most important step along the road to 
success in trap shooting is the choice of a gun—not so 
much its make, but its fitness for the work it will have 
to do. Clay targets are small objects to aim at, and 
unlike game birds and animals, have no wing bones or 
legs to break and put them out of commission. A clay 
target must be hit solidly, and with several pellets of shot 
if it is to be counted on the score sheet. In the field a 
wounded bird or animal can often be retrieved and put 
in the game sack after having been only lightly hit: but a 
clay target, even when “dusted” heavily, cannot be retrieved 
and counted on the score sheet. Hence a close-shooting 
