Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-06-03 | Page 16 | World Champ Shooting in Nephi Competition

World Champ Shooting In Nephi Competition Ted Renfro of or Montana 1 Has Phenomenal Record Record Rec Rec- ord Has Many Titles By BOB GOODELL The presence of E. E W. W Ted Renfro Ren Reri fro at the state shoot at Nephi has haf added greatly to the color o of that annual annual an an- nual event Renfro returned from Monte Carlo in May the leading member of the United States world champion trapshooting trapshooting trap trap- shooting team and also the individual individual indi indi- vidual singles live bird champion of the world world honors honors won during four months at the famous resort SALT LAKE VISITOR Renfro who hails halls from Dell Mont was a Salt Lake visitor before departing departing departing depart depart- ing for the state shoot He is well velI known in Utah having competed here a number of times Last year at Ogden he achieved the unequaled feat o of scoring straight doubles at the traps The United States three-man three team composed of Renfro E. E B B. B Springer of Philadelphia and W W. G. G Warren of Chicago won on the world live bird title with at Monte MonteCarlo Carlo early In March Renfro scored while his teammates each s scored ored Italy was second in the international intern event with It was the second second sec see ond successive time that the United States has won the title and the International international in In- cup becomes the perm perm permanent per per- m manent nent possession of the first nation to win the title three times WINS SHOOT-OFF SHOOT Then In the Individual singles championship event Renfro tied lied with three other shooters for first honors with In the shoot shoot off off the first firstman firstman firstman man failed on the twenty-eighth twenty bird the second on the twenty ninth and the champion of France on the thir thir- Renfro coolly killed his thirtieth thirtieth thirtieth thir thir- bird and with the successful shot came the championship Wild Spanish piS pigeons eons called Zuri Zuri- tos are used for all prize events at Monte Carlo Shooting them is exceptionally exceptionally ex ex- difficult for they have terrific speed being especially chosen chos- chos en for this quality The birds are used as food after the thc various shoots Interest in the trap shooting a a national national na na- ia- ia sport in Monaco is intense and shoots are held continuously from January to October of each year WON NATIONAL L DOUBLES DOUBLES DOUBLES' Before making the trip to Europe Renfro had won many major trapshooting trap trap- shooting championships in this coun coun- try In 1930 he won the national doubles championship at Vandalla Ohio scoring out of a possible at the permanent headquarters for the American At Atone Atone Atone one time or another he has won won won-vir virtually vir- vir every major event except the grand American handicap