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FOREST AND STREAM 
[May 28, 1910. 
Pennsylvania State Tournament. 
The twentieth annual tournament and convention of 
the Pennsylvania State Sportsmen’s Association was held 
on the grounds of the Highland Gun Club, at Edge 
Hill, one of the suburbs of Philadelphia, on Tuesday, 
Wednesday and Thursday, May 17, 18 and 19. 
The grounds are well located and not distant from the 
station, and were equipped with seven traps, the two 
traps at the extreme right being reserved for special 
events, which were open throughout the tournament, one 
of these being at 10 singles, distance handicap, according 
to classes, and the other at five pairs, miss-and-out, re¬ 
entry unlimited. The ground, from where the targets 
dropped, to the scores, sloped downward. The fact that 
the shooters were shooting up hill made considerable 
overshooting; in fact, that was the cause of the large 
majority of missed targets throughout the shoot. 
The program was certainly an involved one, and one 
of the most complicated the writer has ever tried to 
fathom. That was the consensus of opinion among the 
shooters and working force, and some of the members of 
the program committee state that the program as pub¬ 
lished was not the program they signed. 
The office was in charge of Luther Squier. Bernard 
Elsesser was the compiler of scores. J. Franklin Meehan, 
the hard-working secretary, had charge of the compe¬ 
tition, and he certainly was a very busy man throughout, 
while H. L. Brown had charge of the traps. The com¬ 
petition was conducted very smoothly, though at times 
the shooters were very dilatory about 'getting to the 
score, and were hard to find over the extensive grounds. 
Practice Day, M ay 16. 
Just ten squads in all participated, forty-five of whom 
shot through the carded 150 targets, and as the day was 
fine, the scores ranged high, and there was general sat¬ 
isfaction expressed over the smooth running of the 
equipment. 
Thomas Tansey, the treasurer of the Highland Gun 
Club, led the amateurs with 115 scored, and W. H. 
Wolstencroft followed close on their heels with 144, and 
a number of others were only a few' targets away. 
Lester German omitted only two targets, while George 
Lyon skipped one in each of the first three events, and 
then refused to dodge any more during the balance of 
the day. Hank Stevens stood third with 144. 
First Day, May 17. 
This day was also very propitious for target shooting, 
ahd the attendance was quite fair, there being ninety- 
seven shooters who had participated when the summaries 
were scanned at the end of the day. Thirteen were 
professionals. 
The shooting was certainly high class. When all had 
shot through it was found that C. H. Newcomb, Chas. 
Mink, both of the Highland Gun Club, and Geo. E. 
Painter (“Kelsey”), of the Herron Hill Gun Club, of 
Pittsburg, had finished on even terms with 162 each. 
Howard Schlicher, that shooting star from Allentown, 
was just one point away with 161, he being one to the 
good over H. P. Herman, of Chalfonte, Harry Kahler 
and Harry Buckwalter. The event at 5 pairs, with which 
the regular program concluded, had many of the boys 
“buffaloed” and Wm. Eck was the only man of that 
big field to break them all, though there were a few 9s. 
Lester German and Mowell Hawkins topped the list of 
professionals and the whole crowd with 164 scored, and 
George Lyon followed them with 162. 
The Harrisburg trophy, for three-man teams, was won 
by the Highland Gun Club, the team being composed 
of H. Kahler, G. S. McCarty and Charles Mink, with a 
score of 71; the Herron Llill Gun Club, of Pittsburg— 
Kelsey, Johnston apd Anderson—being second with 70, 
and Highland No. 2 being third with 69. 
The two-man team race, for the Milt Lindsey trophy, 
at 25 singles and 5 pairs, was also won by the Highland 
Gun Club, the team being composed of Harry Kahler 
and W. H. Wolstencroft, with a score of 63, and Herron 
Hill team—Kelsey and Johnston—tied for second with 
Spring Valley Shooting Association—Adams and Wertz—- 
the scores being 62 
The extra Highland events for this day were pro¬ 
ductive of much sport, and as it was optional with the 
shooters whether they compete in them or not. those 
who did go in got a full measure of fun out of it. The 
5 targets, incomers, from a trap 18yds, distant, had the 
boys guessing, and II. P. Herman and Lester German 
w'ere the only ones to 1 get them all, and Billy Severn was 
the cause of that, as he gave them shells loaded with 
spreaders that did the trick. Several of the boys showed 
aptness by getting four. W. H. Wolstencroft got a 
straight alone in the second extra from 21yds., and 
McCarty, Herman and Speicer each broke 18 in the event 
at 10 pairs, as did German and Stevens. 
Tn the mixed doubles and singles—and they were 
mixed—Henry w'as high of the amateurs with 23, and 
H aw'kins broke 24. H. P. Herman was high in the whole 
series with 66 out of 75, and took the Western Cartridge 
Company gold badge. Henry won the Wolstencroft 
punch bowl in this event. 
The annual meeting was held at the Odd Fellow's’ 
Temple in the evening, and a very interesting, but 
long-drawn-out session resulted, and there w r as so much 
discussion of important matters that it w'as found neces¬ 
sary to adjourn with much business unfinished, espe¬ 
cially the matter of selecting a place for holding the 
next annual shoot. 
After the meeting was called to order, President Ben¬ 
nett being in the chair, an address by Dr. Kalbfus, of 
the State Fish and Game Committee, was listened to 
with much interest by the shooters present, and this 
was followed bv an address by Mr. Wm. Meehan, whose 
topic was “The Conservation of the Fisheries,” and 
J. Franklin Meehan also gave a short address on the 
preservation of and rehabilitation of the forests. 
Tust before the close of the meeting the following 
officers w'ere elected for the ensuing year: President, 
Frank M. Eames, of Philadelphia; Vice-President, Chas. 
E. Foster, of Selinsgrove; Secretary, J. Franklin Meehan, 
GENERAL VIEW OF THE FIRING LINE FROM THE LEFT. 
of Philadelphia, and Treasurer, Wm. H. Wolstencroft, of 
Philadelphia, the latter two being re-elected. The fol¬ 
lowing directors were chosen: Francis S. Cantrell, Jr., 
who w’as also appointed counsel for the Association; 
Allen M. Seitz, E. M. Ludwig, John S. Speer and Geo. 
S. McCarty, the latter being the only new member of the 
directorate. 
The scores of the first day follow: 
Wm Dalton 
J S Johnson.. 
Sidebotham 
Events; 
Targets: Class. 
T F Meehan.... C 
H Eyre . C 
H Fisher . A 
Appleton . C 
W Firth . D 
C Kelly . C 
E W Kelly..... C 
T S Speer. C 
F Kuhn . C 
T W Ouinn.... B 
W W "Miller... A 
E H Adams.... C 
L W ertz . A 
F Bender . B 
Herman . B 
Griffith . A 
Pflegar . B 
New'comb . A 
Schlicher . A 
Severn . A 
Plerrold .. A 
Troxel . B 
Schoffstal . D 
Foster . C 
Speiser . B 
Kahler . A 
Mink . A 
McCarty . A 
Wolstencroft... A 
Tansey . A; 
Seitz . D 
Englert . A 
Stone . B 
J ebb . B 
Jacobs . 
N Johnson .... B 
Kelsey . A 
Bennett . C 
C R Anderson. B 
C N Miller. C 
Mooney . B 
Minker . B 
Snvder . D 
W H Wilson... C 
Worden . B 
Goebel . B‘ 
N Long. B 
Alan . C 
ICE . C 
Eames . B 
Landis . A 
Buckwalter .... A 
Ludwig . C 
E R Johnson... B 
Crowhurst .' D 
T H Anderson. C 
W T Smith.... C 
I Wolstencroft. C 
Raymond . C 
Clegg . C 
Paul . 1> 
Beattie . D 
E Ford . C 
W Dalton . C 
Wm Eck . B 
F. J Bruck. C 
F S Cantrell... A 
H P Wilson.... C 
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15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 
10 11 
25 10 
11 11 13 9 7 13 15 12 14 22 
12 14 15 11 14 14 13 12 8 20 
14 15 15 11 14 15 13 12 14 24 
12 15 13 14 13 10 12 10 12 21 
13 13 14 10 9 11 10 12 11 20 
12 15 14 13 11 11 8 14 14 22 
11 12 14 12 11 12 13 12 11 20 
15 13 11 13 12 13 14 12 11 14 
13 14 14 15 12 13 12 13 12 19 
12 13 11 13 12 11 12 12 11 24 
15 15 13 14 13 14 13 12 13 24 
14 15 12 11 11 12 12 13 12 22 
14 15 15 14 12 15 15 13 14 23 
12 13 14 14 11 15 14 13 14 22 
14 14 15 14 14 15 15 15 14 23 
14 14 15 15 14 13 13 15 15 22 
14 14 14 11 9 15 11 14 10 21 
13 15 15 15 15 14 15 15 15 23 
14 15 15 15 14 15 15 15 14 23 
14 14 14 13 12 14 15 13 15 23 
12 12 14 12 12 14 12 13 15 19 
12 14 11 12 14 12 13 14 14 21 
13 12 13 14 14 13 12 14 12 19 
15 11 9 13 12 13 14 11 12 21 
15 12 15 14 13 13 13 14 12 17 
15 15 15 15 14 14 15 14 13 23 
14 15 15 15 15 14 15 14 15 24 
13 15 15 14 12 14 12 15 15 23 
14 15 13 14 11 13 14 15 13 24 
13 15 15 13 13 14 14 15 13 22 
9. 8 11 3 5 11 11 11 8 21 
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13 14 14 14 15 14 13 14 11 23 
13 13 15 15 12 15 14 14 12 23 
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15 14 15 13 13 13 11 13 12 25 
13 14 15 15 15 15 14 15 15 22 
11 13 13 14 11 13 13 14 12 22 
14 14 15 15 13 15 14 14 14 23 
12 14 10 13 12 10 10 13 11 22 
11 13 15 12 14 13 15 14 15 23 
13 11 13 13 13 14 13 15 13 24 
11 11 12 12 9 13 13 12 13 14 
13 11 9 10 14 12 13 12 10 22 
14 14 13 13 15 14 15 15 14 23 
15 12 14 14 10 14 12 13 12 15 
15 13 15 14 12 11 14 11 13 18 
11 11 12 12 9 10 10 14 13 22 
14 12 12 13 11 13 14 15 12 20 
12 14 13 14 11 15 12 14 14 22 
10 13 13 13 12 14 15 13 13 20 
14 15 15 14 12 14 15 15 14 24 
14 12 8 12 14 10 11 12 12 19 
14 13 13 14 14 10 14 14 12 22 
8 8 10 12 9 
12 9 12 13 13 
13 12 12 11 10 
9 10 13 12 
13 10 13 11 
13 14 14 11 
10 6 9 10 
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8 
9 11 
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10 12 15 12 
7 11 10 17 
9 11 11 14 
13 13 14 24 
13 14 12 14 19 
7 8 9 10 16 
11 10 12 13 11 11 10 10 13 17 
15 12 10 13 14 12 14 14 14 22 
13 12 15 14 12 13 13 14 14 22 
12 13 13 14 14 14 10 14 14 24 
13 9 11 12 9 10 12 10 14 21 
13 11 15 15 13 14 14 14 14 21 
13 12 12 12 13 15 11 11 14 20 
Cate . 
J M Keller.... 
Brk. 
134 
139 
153 
139 
127 
138 
133 
134 
144 
138 
154 
142 
159 
145 
160 
155 
138 
162 
161 
155 
143 
145 
143 
137 
143 
160 
162 
155 
155 
154 
105 
144 
154 
153 
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150 
162 
143 
158 
135 
151 
149 
124 
132 
158 
136 
142 
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127 
146 
101 
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116 
117 
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L Lewis . 
Glover . 
H Stevens .... 
German . 
Pratt . 
Darton . 
Hawkins . 
Lyon . 
Welles . 
Blood . 
Llarrisburg trophy, three-m 
Highland G. C. 
Kahler . 23 
McCarty . -2 
Mink ...25—71 
Herron Hill G. C. 
Kelsey . -- 
Johnston . -4 
Anderson . 23 iO 
Highland G. C. No. 2. 
Newcomb . 23 
Tansey . 22 
W Wolstencroft -24—69 
Du Bois G. C. 
E W Kelly. 20 
D Quinn . 24 
F Kune .••• 19—63 
Atglen G. C. 
Minker . 24 
Jebb . 23 
Ludwig ..; 19—66 
Lansdale G. C. 
F Bender . 22 
Rodgers .. 23 
Clark .■ 18—63 
Harrisburg S. A. 
Worden . 23 
Allan . 22 
I C E . 20-65 
Harrisburg S. A. No. 2. 
Hunter . 18 
Wilson . 22 
Keller . 0—30 
Sunbury-Selinsgrove. 
Farrell . 21 
Spicer . 17 
Herrold . 19—57 
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an team race: 
Sunbury-Selinsgrove 
Sch off stall . 
Snyder . 
Foster . ; 
Lehigh R. and G 
Englert . 
Schlicher . 
Miller . 
Highland G. C. N 
Severn . 
Cantrell . 
Eames . 
Highland G. C. N 
Herman . 
Landis . 
Griffith . 
Highland G. C. N 
Anderson . 
G M Dalton. 
W Dalton .. 
Independent G. C. 
Fisher . 
Goebel .’.. 
Eyre . 
Independent G. C 
Wilson . 
Sidebotham . 
Appleton . 
Independent G. C 
Johnson . 
Sterling . 
Clegg . 
Independent G. C 
Ford . 
Beattie . 
Firth . 
No. 2. 
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C. 
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23 
21 
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o. 4. 
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No. 1. 
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No. 2. 
20 
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No. 3. 
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No. 4. 
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Milt Lindsey trophy, two-man team race: 
141 
Clearview (J 
. C. 
Lehigh R. and G. C. 
98 
Fisher . 
90 
C N Miller. 8 30 
122 
Oliver . 
7 
27-57 
E 1 Bruch. 3 24—54 
146 
Du Bois G. 
c. 
Highland G. C. 
147 
C Kellv . 
4 
26 
Kahler . 7 30 
152 
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5 
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Wolstencroft ... 9 33—63 
124 
Du Bois G. C. 
No 
2 
Highland G. C. No. 2. 
151 
L W Ouinn. 
7 
31 
McCarty . 7 30 
137 
F Kune . 
7 
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Mink . 5 30—60 
