July 4, 1908.] 
FOREST AND STREAM 
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M Ballou . 15 18 13 14 17 15 16 15 15 16 154 
E S Graham. 14 14 18 18 16 17 12 16 20 15 160 
Shoot-off of ties on 188: 
Gilbert .11111111111111111111—20 
Barber .11110111111111001111—17 
The Amateur Championship. 
The amateur championship had a special following of 
admirers and good wishers, as did the professional, 
though it cannot be said that either championship had a 
following so devoted that it had no interest in the other. 
An admirer might have more friends in one than in the 
other, but nevertheless he had an abiding interest in 
both contests. 
The conditions in the amateur handicap were precisely 
like those of the professional, with the exception that 
it was for amateurs only, and that $100 was added to 
the purse, an amount double that addedd to the pro¬ 
fessional purse. The total value of the amateur purse 
was $1,460. The total number of entries was eighty-five. 
The total number of starters was eighty-four. 
As the competition neared the end, the eagerness for 
knowledge of the competitive situation was intensified. 
The bulletin board was besieged by a solid group, which 
scanned it constantly, figuring up who was in the lead 
and who had a chance to lead or win if such and such 
contestants did not miss in their last 20, or did not miss' 
more than one cr two or three, and so on, as the case 
might be. 
When all had shot at 200 targets, four contestants 
were in a tie and in the lead, namely, D. A. Upson, 
of Cleveland, O.; H. E. Buckwalter, of Royersford, Pa.; 
Geo. Roll, of Blue Island, Ill., and C. H. Ditto, of 
Keithsburg, Ill. Each was a mighty man with the shot¬ 
gun. In the shoot-off at 20 targets, Buckwalter and 
Roll each lost one, therefore tied on 19. Upson and 
Ditto each lost two, and therefore were out of the race. 
The two remaining contestants were each famous as 
nervy, redoubtable men in a shoot-off. Of this they 
had given signal proof in many gruelling contests. The 
most recent, in reference to this point, was that of 
Buckwalter, in the contest for the individual cham¬ 
pionship of Pennsylvania, at Bradford, May 28, in which 
lie with others tied on 49 out of 50. Tn the first shoot-off 
he tied on 24 with McCarty, of Philadelphia. In the 
second each scored 24. In the third each scored 25 
straight. In the fourth shoot-off, Buckwalter again 
broke 25 straight, while his opponent lost only one, 
but that one was sufficient to lose also the contest. With 
an opponent of such caliber, Roll seemed to have most 
of his troubles still ahead of him at the finish but when 
he went to the score he also seemed to be as unper¬ 
turbed and unconcerned as a Chinese idol. Nor did 
Buckwalter display any signs of nervousness, though 
temperamentally he is far from being so phlegmatic as 
Roll. Each had his large circle of admirers, who had 
unbounded faith in the success of his favorite. However, 
it was soon over. Buckwalter missed his fourteenth, 
then resumed the smashing up to the eighteenth, which 
was lost, while Roll calmly and evenly ground out 20 
straight, whereupon he was raised up into the atmos¬ 
phere by a group of sturdy admirers, of whom Lem 
Willard was first and foremost, and thus in manner 
stately and dignified, he was proudly borne into the 
club house amid much acclaim. The virile West and the 
effete East had met, but there are other davs a-coming. 
And thus was finished contests which for fairness, 
strong finishes, good fellowship and good environment 
could not be surpassed. 
The total value of the purse was $1,460, and the winners 
and the amounts they won were as follows: 
G T. Roll, $219. 
H. E. Buckwalter, $189.80. 
C. H. Ditto and D. A. Upson. $131.40. 
George Volk, H. W. Kahler, H. D. Gibbs and C. M. 
Powers, $94.90 each. 
Denny Holland, G. M. Collins, J. R. Graham and 
Lon Fisher, $54.75. 
T. H. Clay, Tr.. $43.80. 
I. em Willard, $29.20. 
G L. Lyon, Max E. Hensler, W. Henderson, J. E. 
Jennings and F. D. Kelsey, $23.35 each. 
In a few moments the ceremonious presentation of 
the trophies was in order. The principals, surrounded by 
the crowd, stood on the open space back of the score 
in front of the club house, each with a different ex¬ 
pression, according to his best judgment of the fitness 
of things. One looked modest and coy, one or two 
assumed a tinge of the military in bearing, or perchance 
again seemed to be heartily ashamed of the whole busi¬ 
ness, this no doubt due to contrition over the defeat 
of so many good men who had entered into the militant 
pilgrimage of which said trophies in a way were the final 
punctuation marks, the esteemed emblems of work well 
done. 
The president of the Interstate Association, Wilbur F.. 
Parker, Meriden, Conn., in a few brief remarks, setting 
forth the main points of the affair most happily, pre¬ 
sented the trophies to the team winners and the new 
champions. A few brief words of thanks by the re¬ 
cipients closed the presentation. 
Mr. Tefft, of the Dickey Bird Target and Trap Co., 
proposed three cheers for the manager, Elmer E. Shaner, 
which were given with such vigor and good will that 
there was no doubt of their hearty sincerity. 
Then Mr. Shaner announced that the Interstate As¬ 
sociation tournament of 1908 was officially ended. There 
was at once a general movement homeward. The strain 
was over, and the affairs of to-morrow were to be con¬ 
sidered and given their proper place in the activities. 
The 200 targets were shot in strings of 20, as follows: 
Total. 
T H Clay. Tr. 17 19 19 20 17 16 17 16 18 19 178 
R E Sheldon. 19 IS 14 18 20 15 16 18 15 17 170 
J P Sousa. 13 15 12 11 8 9 11 13 14 12 118 
C A Courtnev. 12 11 12 15 10 10 17 15 16 14 132 
D A Pumpelly. 15 14 16 19 12 15 18 14 17 19 159 
G S Lewis. 13 17 16 15 11 11 17 14 18 17 149 
S L Dodds. 13 16 18 16 15 12 14 17 19 13 153 
H D Gibbs. 19 18 19 19 17 18 19 17 18 18 182 
G V Dering. 19 18 16 20 16 17 13 17 15 16 167 
G L Lyon. 14 17 20 17 17 18 20 18 18 16 175 
D A Upson. 18 18 17 18 19 18 19 16 20 20 183 
C L Nickle. 13 15 13 17 19 13 19 17 18 16 160 
H D Anderson. 15 17 15 18 16 15 16 17 17 16 162 
D Holland . 18 19 18 17 17 20 17 17 18 18 179 
G M Collins. 18 18 18 18 17 18 20 18 16 18 179 
C E Wanamaker. 18 19 14 10 12 17 17 18 17 15 157 
F D Alkire. 16 14 15 15 15 16 15 13 13 12 144 
A B Richardson. 15 19 16 14 15 17 20 17 20 19 172 
H R Bonser. 16 17 18 18 16 19 19 17 16 17 173 
W Henderson . 15 18 19 19 16 15 18 16 20 19 175 
C D Linderman.15 15 15 16. 
J W Hardv.. 15 19 13 18 18 18 17 16 15 15 164 
L H Purcell. 10 12 11 15 13 12 10. 
F A Weatherhead.... 15 17 17 16 18 15 18 17 19 15 167 
J E Jennings. 19 14 19 19 18 16 17 15 20 18 175 
H E Buckwalter. 19 20 20 17 17 18 19 18 18 17 183 
F M Fames. 14 19 16 15 18 16 17 16 16 17 167 
E S Rogers. 13 17 17 14 15 16 18 18 16 18 162 
C E Burns. 14 18 18 16 15 16 17 15 17 14 160 
Andy Headers . 19 16 17 15 15 17 16 16 15 18 164 
J A Flick. 17 18 20 18 15 16 17 17 17 18 163 
C F Moore. 17 17 18 15 18 19 15 17 17 17 170 
C F C. Fuller. 17 13 19 15 16 15 19 18 18 15 165 
P C Ward. 16 19 13 18 17 16 16 17 14 11 157 
Wm Shattuck . 17 16 18 17 15 16 14 17 17 17 165 
J S Young. 15 16 18 19 18 11 17 17 19 17 167 
C M Powers. 19 17 16 20 20 17 18 17 20 18 182 
G S McCarthy. 14 18 19 19 18 15 15 18 16 18 170 
L P Lawton. 17 16 16 18 -16 19 16 19 18 15 170 
Max Hensler . 16 17 17 17 20 19 17 16 19 17 175 
J Graham . 15 18 17 20 17 18 19 18 17 20 179 
L C Willard. 16 17 18 17 18 17 16 19 20 18 176 
Joe Barto . 17 13 18 17 18 19 17 16 16 18 169 
Geo Roll . 19 18 19 19 18 18 19 20 14 19 183 
H Dunnill . 18 18 17 19 17 17 19 14 17 15 171 
C N Gilbert . 16 18 14 16 16 .. 16 20 13 20 
F D Telling. 13 14 16 10 15 15 16 17 16 15 147 
J A 1 rechtel. 15 18 17 16 18 18 17 15 19 15 168 
F M Edwards. 16 15 16 16 19 18 17 18 17 19 171 
J W Sentz.13 12 11 12 14 14 14 17 17 17 140 
Ed G Stuart . 16 16 15 15 14 17 13 16 15 16 153 
C H Ditto. 19 19 20 19 19 17 16 17 19 18 183 
W R Chamberlain... 15 16 19 14 16 19 17 14 15 18 163 
T H Funk. 17 16 19 11 13 18 18 16 16 14 158 
F O Williams. 14 15 16 14 19 18 18 18 18 20 170 
F H King. 15 17 17 18 18 16 14 16 15 18 164 
Bert Waggoner. 18 16 20 16 16 16 18 IS 17 15 170 
Fred King . 16 17 17 IS 19 14 17 15 16 19 168 
Geo IC Mackie. 17 15 16 14 18 20 19 17 14 19 169 
Geo Volk . 18 18 19 12 20 i3 18 20 18 20 182 
A Lyon . 15 14 16 16 17 17 16 17 18 16 162 
V B Asher. 16 16 20 17 14 18 19 14 17 13 164 
M H Johnson. 12 13 15 10 13 17 16 15 17 15 143 
T S Kelly. 16 18 14 16 15 14 18 14 14 15 154 
W Webster . 16 18 17 15 18 17 18 16 19 16 169 
D A Herrold. 18 16 17 17 17 17 18 17 17 18 172 
Samuel Rice . 15 13 20 18 16 14 16 16 14 16 158 
H W Kahler. 15 19 19 20 18 19 17 19 19 17 182 
Lon Fisher . 16 19 18 18 18 19 18 18 18 17 179 
C F Shell. 17 14 17 14 17 16 IS 16 16 17 162 
S A Huntley. 17 15 19 19 13 16 19 19 17 17 171 
Jeff Blanks . 13 19 18 15 14 16 13 17 14 16 155 
Sid Mallory .18 19 17 15 15 16 16 19 17 17 169 
Tas Wilhite . 16 15 16 18 17 16 13 15 17 16 159 
W S Hoon. 18 17 16 17 18 19 16 15 18 17 171 
C G Westcott. 15 17 13 14 17 14 14 15 15 17 151 
T A Blunt. 16 18 14 12 14 15 14 12 10 19 144 
W A Crawford. 14 17 15 13 16 13 14 10 16 17 145 
F D Kelsey. 19 18 19 16 16 16 17 18 19 17 175 
W H Matthews. 19 14 17 16 15 13 15 14 15 13 151 
Tas L Englert. 15 14 18 18 19 14 18 16 16 15 163 
Frank Burris . 15 15 15 15 17 14 16 15 10 19 151 
Wm Fishinger . 17 16 14 15 18 10 19 17 17 16 159 
C H Miller. 15 19 17 17 19 17 17 17 16 17 171 
Shoot-off of tie for first, on 183: 
Upson .10111111111111111101—18 
Buckwalter .11111111110111111111—19 
Roll .11111111110111111111—19 
Ditto .11101111111111111011—18 
Second shoot-off: 
Roll . llllllllllimilllll— 20 
Buckwalter .11111111111110111011—18 
Glmiings. 
Mr. Harvey McMurchy was a great admirer of traps 
Nos. 1 and 2, and after shooting at a string of 20, 
turned to a group of admirers and described their ex¬ 
cellence in imagery which almost invaded the truly 
poetic. 
The train service was advertised as running on a 
schedule of five minutes’ headway from 8 A. M. to 9:30 
A. M., to the Grand American Handicap grounds. On 
Thursday, there were no cars from about 8:15 to 8:50 A. 
M., much to the unpleasant apprehension of many 
entrants in respect to late arrival and consequent loss of 
standing. Those whose turn to shoot came late in the 
day were safe. However, the delay caused Mr. Skelly to 
arrive too late, and he was scratched. 
The following is a verbatim recountal, as jjiven by 
Mr. Edward Banks, of an interesting manner in which 
to win: 
“Fred Gilbert, Friday night, June 26, 1908, was clean¬ 
ing up in his room after winning the Professional Cham¬ 
pionship in the shoot-off of a tie with R. R. Barber, on 
188 out of 200. Fred’s friend had given an instance of 
superstition on his part, and Fred said: ‘Maybe you 
don’t think Noodle’s (himself) a bit superstitious, too. 
When I found I was in a tie with that other man from 
Iowa, I just made up my mind to go off and think things 
over a bit on the quiet, so as to make sure to beat him. 
Now the clubhouse was pretty empty and there wasn’t 
anything doing much in there, so I was going to sit 
down on that table near the piano, when I think to my¬ 
self: “Not for Noodle!” By gum, that’s where Hender¬ 
son from Kentucky was sitting this morning just before 
he went out to shoot off his tie with Harlow. And 
didn’t he get beat! No, sirree, not for Noodle. Some 
other place for mine!’ ” 
Another shooter put on a sock wrong side out, on the 
morning of the Grand American Handicap, in which he 
was an esteemed entrant. When he arrived on the 
grounds, the shoot was on, and he was scratched. 
Moral—Wear no socks at all, or wear them right. 
In the Professional Championship, a notable per¬ 
formance was that of squad No. 22, the members of 
which were Messrs. Apgar, Freeman, Posten, Young 
and Banks, the latter of whom broke 19, the others 20 
each, thus making a total of 99 out of 100 for the squad, 
which was surely some shooting. This in its forceful 
way was an object lesson against there being any optical 
illusions floating around the traps. 
The Winchester Repeating Arms Co. had respresenta- 
tives as follows: S. G. Lewis, C. H. Silvester, J. E. 
French, R. L. Trimble, J. H. P. Conner, Fred S. 
Foster, J. Gellispie, F. H. Silfkin, E. B. Morris, H. W. 
Van Ness, Jim Lewis, A. Cummings, F. C. Whitnay, 
salesmen. The shooters were as follows: W. R. Crosby, 
Fred Gilbert, L. R. Barkley, C. G. Spencer, J. R. 
Taylor, J. M. Hawkins, F. W. Bills, J. A. R. Elliott, 
Harold Money, Chris Gottlieb, John S. Boa, Ad. Top- 
perwein, Mrs. Ad. Topperwein. 
The U. M. C. Co. had the following representatives 
present, at the head of whom was Mr. A. C. Barrell; and 
U. M. C. Thomas, the ballistic expert; C. B. Adams, 
Col. J. T. Anthony, F. E. Butler, E. W. Graham, R. O. 
Heikes (the daddy of ’em all), W. II. Heer, R. T. 
Jackson, T. A. Marshall, G. W. Maxwell, H. H. Stevens, 
H. G. Taylor, B. Call, J. S. Cole, J. E. Anderson, F. 
Pragoff L. H. Cumberland, J. W. Wall. 
The Peters Cartridge Co/s representatives were as 
follows: L. R. Myers, T. H. Keller, Neaf Apgar. H. 
C. Hirschy, C. A. Young, H. D. Freeman, Fred E. 
Rogers, Luther I. Wade, A. H. Hardy, G. A. Olson, 
H. E. Poston, T. IT. Keller. Tr., H. L. Kme\ N. L. 
Richmond. J. M. Hughes and H. W. Cadwallader. 
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