Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-01-01 | Page 19 | Ernie Ford Proves Leading Utah Trap Gunner during 1927 Season

Er Ernie ie Ford Proves Proves- Leading Utah S Trap Gunner During 1927 Season Johnston Wins Singles Handicap McGanney Coleman Tops W Women Best P Pro o Mrs men S Ernie L. L Ford of ot Ogden proved to be the toe sensation among the trap shooters of of ot the state when when he captured captured cap cap- the tha singles and around all championship In the tho annual state tourney held at atthe tho John M. M Brown Browning ing trig park in In- Ogden In winning the s state ate singles title Ford is conceded quite an accomplishment In trouncing the veteran I Sam Sharman who ha has taken part partin in a great m many ny state tat and national to toUrneys and who who- previously held the singles title In annexing the honors Ford finished the this 20 20 bird bird vent event with a mark of while Sharman made to place sec eec and ond DeWitt was third with a to total total total to- to tal of birds broken S Sh Sharman pushed I Ford steadily fo for the tho honors In the around all tourney but the latt latter r was vas steady and broke out of a possible tar targets Sharman and Gus Becker tied for fOl second with broken tar tar- tar 1 gets This event included sIngles singles singles sin sIn- 10 handicap and fifty doubles doubles- t targets Salt alt Lake gunners brought S back some of the honors when George Johnston captured the singles handicap handicap handicap han han- I event breaking ninety-eight ninety out of a possible from nineteen I yards while H. H S. S Mills 1 also of Salt Lake was se ond with a n. nine nIne- I ty five from two twenty-two yards b back bek ck S I Frank McGanney l Jr of or Salt Lake took the pro po honors in the around all-around tourney with a P. P D. D Watson Vatson won the pro singles title I with out of smashed Chick Rielly meny and Sharman garnered garnered gar gar- the Becker two man Qt with a nine forty out of fifty AI M. S. S I Mills won the Browning handicap medal while Mrs Wiley VUey Coleman won the women's s singles title with witha a n score of twenty Mrs George G Blevins of or Sauna Salina was se second with i twenty I 5 H S J