Show SPORTSMEN AYE SPORTSMEN crack shots barred at butte the northwestern orth western interstate association proves itself a second rater and dares not meet the for some time there have been rumors to the effect that the crack ogdan team of trap shooters would not he allowed to compete at the northwestern shoot which ia to be pulled off at butte july 19 to 24 during al this time the aden boys have continued practicing and were folly prepared to make the shoot 0 their lives when the that it would do no good whatever for them to eo up to the smoky city as they would be t acred from contesting or the prizes this information which was received by A P bigelow from john F cowan of butte yesterday is the final decision of the northwestern sports be it known however that the butte and anaconda sports do not join with the majority in their conclusions the montana team which wee composed of both anaconda and butte sportsmen and which was defeated here in febra aay by the ogden team have worked hard and faithfully to eatn entrance for the utah boys they extended an invitation vi at the time of the shoot for a return match to take place at the interstate tournament and in order to be exactly in line the secretary ol 01 the of the northwestern association requested the ogden team to make application for to the association this was done but they were not elected to membership and the northwestern sports have their diminutive character and their fear of the team by their action they must hereafter be classed as man elike second raters aad afraid of meeting a first class team u mr cowan in his betler to mr bigelow expresses bis regret at the occurrence also stating that the butte aad anaconda sports have done eve athine in their power to acure a favorable termination of their efforts for a match snoot |