70 
FOREST AND STREAM 
[July 9, 1910. 
Butler Rod and Gun Club. 
The first tournament of the newly organized Butler 
Rod and Gun Club, June 28-29, was one of the most 
successful tournaments held in Western Pennsylvania in 
years. The first day’s program called for 190 targets. 
Sixty-three shooters participated. The high professional 
score was made by H. D. Freeman, of Atlanta, Ga., 185 
out of 190. G. J. Elliott, of Butler, was high amateur 
with 181. 
On the second day the regular program of the West¬ 
ern Pennsylvania Trapshooters’ League was pulled off, 
and it brought out a record-breaking entry, eighty-one 
shooters participated with seventy-nine shooting through 
the entire program of 150 targets. C. F. Moore, ot 
Brownsville (Geo. Volk says, “That little fellow, he hits 
’em all”), carried off the honors on the League day 
with the good score of 144 out of 150. Geo. Volk, of 
Toledo, was second with 143. G. J. Elliott was third 
with 142. H. W. Millan, J. D. Elliott and H. D. Free¬ 
man tied on fourth with 141 each. 
E. O. Bower, of Sistersville, W. Va., made the long 
run of the tournament. “Chief Big Laugh” had designs 
on one of these long run trophies and finished the first 
day with an unfinished run of 86, but slipped up on his 
twelfth target the next morning, and had to be con¬ 
tented with 97 straight, which was some shooting at that. 
J. F. Calhoun, of McKeesport had an unfinished run 
of 78 on the second day. 
The Herron Hill team won the Wurtzberger cup with 
a score of 278 out of 300, and the Butler team won the 
Hotel Nixon cup with 422 out of 450. The Butler team 
also won the League team race. 
The purse, divided under the Lewis system, amounted 
to $120, or $30 in each class. 
The two days’ program was run under the Squier 
money-back system and resulted as follows: 
Purse created by money-back system_$278.65 
Cash added by Butler R. and G. C. 220.00 
Total purse .$498.65 
Losses paid in full . 251.45 
Surplus for high guns .$247.20 
According to the division of surplus money under the 
system the fifteen high guns received the following 
G 
T 
Elliott... 
. 323 
$44.50 
R C 
Stoops.. 
. 309 
$11.10 
Geo 
Volk ... 
. 318 
34.60 
J F 
Calhoun 
. 309 
11.10 
G 
E 
Painter . 
. 317 
27.20 
T M 
Mclntire 308 
7.40 
E 
O 
Bower .. 
. 315 
22.25 
L W 
Quinn.. 
. 308 
7.40 
C 
F 
Moore... 
. 315 
22.25 
V L 
Foster . 
..304 
5.00 
G 
Cochran ... 
312 
17.30 
J A 
Stoops .. 
. 304 
5.00 
J 
D 
Elliott . 
. 311 
14.85 
S W 
Bilsing 
. 304 
5.00 
C 
R 
Anderson 310 
12.35 
The individual and team scores follow: 
Wurtzberger cup team race: 
Herron Hill. Du Bois. 
G E Painter . 
. 93 
C Kelly . 
. 87 
C R Anderson .. 
. 94 
E W Kelly. 
. 88 
D E Hickey . 
. 91-278 
L W Quinn . 
. 91—266 
Butler No. 1. 
Brownsville. 
G J Elliott . 
. 96 
C F Moore. 
. 93 
T D Elliott . 
. 88 
T Morrison . 
. 82 
R C Stoops . 
. 88—272 
B D Matthews .. 
. 90—265 
Butler 
No. 2. 
T A Stoops . 
. 89 
W II Pape . 
. 70—246 
D Young . 
. 87 
Hotel Nixon cup 
team race: 
Butler. 
Brownsville. 
G J Elliott . 
142 
C F Moore . 
144 
T D Elliott . 
141 
R D Mathews _ 
130 
R C Stoops. 
139—422 
Geo Marker . 
131 — 405 
Du 
Bois. 
C Kelly . 
132 
L W Quinn . 
135—403 
E W Kelly . 
136 
Western Pennsyl 
vania League team race: 
Butler 
Pittsburg. 
G T Elliott . 
142 
Geo Cochran .... 
137 
T D Elliott . 
141 
Tas Lewis . 
133 
R C Stoops . 
139—422 
II E Young . 
125—395 
Brownsville. 
Aspinwall. 
C F Moore. 
144 
T Garland . 
133 
V L Foster . 
136 
S W Bilsing . 
131 
R Crawford . 
133-413 
J Donley . 
128-392 
Camden. 
Manor. 
J F Calhoun . 
140 
R M Clovis . 
124 
P J Linn . 
137 
I E Wampler ... 
115 
Dr Aber . 
129-406 
j R Sowash . 
112—351 
G E Painter ... 
C R Anderson 
E O Bower .... 
T M Mclntire 
F J Kennedy . 
J S Speer . 
C K Dresser .. 
L W Quinn ... 
C Kelly . 
E W Kelly .... 
F Guinzburg .. 
R E Miller ... 
J E Goodwin . 
J G Doutt . 
H De Arment 
F F Orner . 
C F Moore ... 
J Morrison ... 
K F Crawford 
B D Matthews 
Geo Marker ... 
J F Calhoun .. 
Geo Cochran . 
H R Boyd .... 
J Seaborn . 
“Moss” ... 
First Day. Second Day. 
- a-- , -*- 
riot at. 
Broke. 
Shot at. 
Broke. 
190 
177 
150 
140 
190 
173 
150 
137 
190 
178 
150 
137 
190 
172 
150 
136 
190 
141 
150 
107 
190 
157 
150 
117 
190 
135 
150 
101 
190 
173 
150 
135 
190 
169 
150 
132 
190 
162 
150 
136 
190 
155 
150 
130 
190 
152 
150 
128 
190 
145 
150 
111 
190 
151 
150 
114 
190 
157 
150 
115 
190 
143 
150 
117 
190 
171 
150 
144 
190 
149 
150 
117 
190 
154 
150 
133 
190 
170 
150 
130 
190 
165 
150 
131 
190 
169 
150 
140 
190 
175 
150 
137 
.190 
115 
100 
109 
75 
66 
190 
146 
150 
■ 1 12 
C H Watson . 
.190 
156 
150 
135 
H H Swartz . 
.190 
152 
150 
124 
J W Gribble . 
.190 
152 
150 
119 
V L Foster . 
.190 
168 
150 
136 
W H Schuyler . 
. 190 
163 
150 
123 
Sam Sherwin . 
.190 
114 
R S Deniker . 
.190 
162 
150 
91 
“Dennis” . 
.190 
138 
150 
124 
C F Suter . 
. 190 
156 
150 
134 
E C Phillips . 
. 190 
150 
150 
118 
G T Elliott . 
. 190 
181 
150 
142 
J A Stoops . 
.190 
168 
150 
136 
T D Elliott . 
.190 
170 
150 
141 
R C Stoops . 
. 190 
170 
150 
139 
W H Pape . 
.190 
145 
150 
114 
D E Hickey . 
. 190 
173 
Geo Volk . 
.190 
175 
150 
143 
S W Bilsing . 
.190 
173 
150 
131 
S G Purvis . 
.190 
159 
150 
130 
J B Duffy . 
. . . 
150 
135 
D Young . 
.190 
161 
150 
107 
C H Douglass . 
. 190 
128 
150 
118 
W A Ashbaugh . 
. 190 
124 
... 
H G Gillespie . 
. 85 
73 
... 
F D Smith . 
150 
122 
W A Andrews. 
45 
35 
H E Keener . 
. 80 
66 
150 
132 
J R Ferguson . 
“Baker” . .. 
.100 
60 
... 
150 
128 
Peter Linn . 
150 
137 
J A Curry . 
150 
107 
F F Cotter . 
150 
131 
H S Wilson . 
150 
104 
T C Dunn . 
150 
56 
H W Millen . 
150 
141 
R M Clovis . 
150 
124 
J R Sowash . 
150 
112 
H W Haley . 
150 
91 
T E Wampler . 
150 
115 
f F Donley . 
150 
128 
W J Patterson . 
150 
118 
R McCrum . 
150 
111 
Chas Wietzel . 
150 
90 
E H Weigle . 
“Max” . 
150 
91 
150 
124 
A H Aber . 
150 
129 
B H Matson . 
150 
100 
H B Graves . 
150 
103 
C W Peterson . 
150 
125 
C E Hackney . 
150 
99 
A Murphy . 
150 
105 
J Lawson . 
150 
98 
Professionals: 
H D Freeman . 
.200 
185 
150 
141 
R S Pringle . 
. 200 
169 
150 
137 
E H Kniskem . 
. 200 
153 
150 
131 
T C Garland . 
.200 
144 
150 
133 
Chas North . 
.200 
165 
H E Young . 
.200 
164 
150 
125 
Jas Lewis . 
.200 
156 
150 
133 
P T Evans . 
. 200 
145 
150 
120 
L Lautenslager . 
... 
150 
109 
The Trapshooters’ League of 
Indiana. 
The annual target tournament of the Trap Shooters’ 
League of Indiana for the current year, held at Indian¬ 
apolis on Wednesday and Thursday, June 15 and 16, was 
the most successful ever given by the associated gun 
clubs of Indiana. The executive committee of the 
League is highly gratified with the results—the very 
results it was hoped would be accomplished—the revival 
of a widespread interest in trapshooting throughout the 
State. 
Representatives of clubs from all quarters of the State 
were present. The annual business meeting, held at the 
Claypool Hotel on the Wednesday evening, was the most 
enthusiastic that has been had for a number of years 
past. T. H. Parry was elected President for the ensuing 
year; Gustav Moller, Vice-President; Harry W. Denny, 
Secretary-Treasurer, and W. N. Wise, of Noblesville, 
H. M. Creviston, of Marion, G. W. Wagner, of Peru, 
and W. C. Roland, of Indianapolis, Executive Committee. 
By unanimous vote it was decided to hold the annual 
tournament of 1911 at Indianapolis, at such time as the 
executive committee shall select. 
At the shooting park, on the first day, there were fifty 
participants. The second day there were forty-five. In 
all, there were fifty-three individuals taking part in the 
shooting, forty of whom shot through the entire pro¬ 
gram of both days. Of these forty, thirty-four were 
amateurs residing in the State of Indiana. The pro¬ 
gram had been planned with a special view of attracting 
and interesting the Indiana amateurs, and the results 
obtained were in every respect fully up to expectations, 
The scores were of a high order. Weather conditions 
could not have been more congenial. 
The sweepstake purses were divided according to class 
shooting into four moneys, and the shooting was so uni¬ 
formly good throughout the tournament that at no time 
or in no event did a score of less than 17 bring returns 
to the contestant. And, too, there were but two “lucky 
holes” in the regular program, one of these falling to 
Moore, the other to Hillis, in two separate events in 
which they were respectively the sole straights. In one 
event there were eight straights in the sweepstake scores, 
and in another there were fourteen 19s. In all, it was a 
bunch of strictly fast company. 
The amateur championship trophy, a diamond badge, 
was captured by Dr. C. C. Hickman, of Yeoman, Ind., 
but not until he had conclusively established his right 
to the honors by a strenuous effort fo,r ^supremacy. He 
and Kenneth Jewett, of St. Paul, Ind., tied in the 
original race of 100 targets with scores of 87 each. In 
the shoot-off of the tie Hickman broke 22 and Jewett 20 
out of 25. 
The two-man team trophies were easily captured by 
Jewette and Kanouse, of St. Paul, Ind., with a team score 
of 185 out of 200. Their nearest competitors in this race 
were Parry and Wise, who scored 181. 
In the special distance handicap event of 20 targets, 
for the President’s cup, a beautiful silver loving cup 
donated by Col. E. H. Tripp, and which was contested 
for immediately after the conclusion of the first day’s 
regular program, T. H. Parry won with a straight of 25, 
shooting from 17yds. 
The contest for the Secretary’s cup and saucer, a silver 
jug donated by the secretary of the League and offered 
as a prize in a special handicap event of 25 targets after 
the conclusion of the second day’s program, resulted 
in seven ties of 24 each. In the shoot-off of the tie, 
G. A. Beard, of Evansville, Ind., won with a score of 
25 straight. 
Everybody had a good time. The quality of the 
shooting demonstrated that no section or quarter of the 
State had any monopoly of shooting ability. The troph¬ 
ies and honors were distributed generally from North 
to South and from East to West. Mr. Van Nest and 
Mr. Barr, representatives, by their aptitude and gracious¬ 
ness and able assistance in the cashier’s office, con¬ 
tributed very largely to the immediate success of the 
tournament. 
The League exhausted its treasury in carrying out 
the program. But this sacrifice was made in the inter¬ 
est and in behalf of a revival of interest in shooting 
affairs, and for the purpose of stimulating a better feel¬ 
ing among the shooters throughout the State, and con¬ 
sequently was well made. The casting of the bread upon 
the waters this year will bring forth one hundred or 
more entries at next year’s annual event. 
First Day. 
Second Day. 
Shot at. 
Broke. 
Shot at. 
Broke. 
J L Winston. 
. 200 
175 
200 
183 
R Loring . 
152 
200 
168 
F Bishop . 
. 160 
138 
. , 
O F Britton. 
. 200 
172 
200 
164 
G A Beard. 
. 200 
159 
200 
167 
W L Straughn. 
. 200 
173 
200 
178 
Ed Voris . 
. 200 
178 
200 
178 
W B Hauger. 
. 200 
178 
200 
182 
T H Parry. 
. 200 
175 
200 
173 
E L Grobe. 
. 200 
159 
200 
148 
W N Wise. 
. 200 
176 
200 
190 
C H Peck. 
. 200 
176 
200 
176 
Gustav Moller . 
. 200 
178 
200 
183 
E H Tripp. 
. 200 
181 
200 
179 
M Witzigrenter. 
. 200 
175 
200 
186 
E E Neal . 
. 200 
164 
200 
163 
A Willerding . 
. 200 
166 
200 
177 
T Pfeifer . 
. 200 
166 
G Kanouse . 
. 200 
189 
200 
181 
B Gephart . 
. 200 
176 
200 
186 
A McKinnis . 
. 200 
171 
200 
181 
B S Osborn. 
. 200 
156 
200 
166 
J Biggs . 
. 100 
68 
. . . 
• • • 
G J Cuppy. 
. 200 
150 
200 
151 
C R Anderson. 
. 200 
178 
200 
184 
H Moss . 
. 160 
108 
20 
12 
J M Hershey. 
. SO 
66 
... 
... 
Geo Bowen . 
. 120 
87 
F Howard . 
. 200 
187 
200 
184 
Joseph Smiley . 
. 100 
89 
TI M Creviston. 
. 200 
147 
200 
148 
J H Neighbors. 
. 200 
167 
200 
169 
J C Dixon. 
. 200 
167 
200 
165 
K Tewette . 
. 200 
178 
200 
192 
C C Hickman. 
. 200 
180 
200 
183 
B H Moore. 
. 200 
160 
200 
167 
R Dyer . 
. 200 
157 
200 
145 
H E Wilcox. 
. 200 
157 
200 
174 
F M Sparks. 
. 160 
127 
... 
F B Hillis. 
. 200 
183 
200 
183 
E M Harter. 
. 200 
178 
200 
173 
Geo W Wagner. 
. 200 
154 
200 
173 
F P Fuchs. 
. 160 
121 
t . - 
T W Farrell. 
. 200 
165 
200 
154 
C L Nickle. 
. 40 
38 
200 
193 
II B Sayles. 
. 100 
85 
160 
146 
J C Frank. 
... 
60 
40 
Professionals: 
W R Crosby. 
. 200 
196 
200 
197 
E S Graham. 
188 
200 
189 
F Le Noir . 
. 200 
179 
200 
187 
O J Holaday. 
. 200 
168 
200 
180 
C O Le Compte. 
.. . 
• . . 
100 
85 
W Huff . 
100 
98 
Harry W. 
Denny, 
, Sec’y-Treas. 
Buffalo Audubon Gun Club. 
Buffalo, N. Y., July 2.—Scores made at the club 
shoot today are as follows: 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 
Targets: 20 20 20 20 20 
Mesenger . 12 16 17 15 13 
Kelly .18 19 18 17 16 
Imhoff . 15 16 15 14 14 
Wilson, Dr . 16 14 19 20 16 
Lambert . 17 17 15 12 19 
Reed . 13 16 19 16 1.7 
Cannon . 17 
French .14 
Wootton .19 
Talcott .17 
Warner ..•..13 
Simon . 3 
Smith .16 17 16 17 13 
Cox .16 18 17 19 17 
Gardiner . 7 7 8 13 9 
Reinecke . 16 18 15 17 15 
Seymour .14 14 16 .. .. 
Burgwaldt . 11 16 16 19 17 
Kelsey . 16 17 11 17 14 
Bargar . 17 15 17 12 18 
Reynolds . 16 12 16 .. .. 
Savage . 15 
McArthur . 15 
Smith, Jr ..V... 3 
Wootton, Jr . 13 
16 15 19 12 
14 14 13 13 
18 18 17 18 
18 18 18 17 
17 13 16 15 
12 6 6 
