Salt Lake Telegram | 1939-08-08 | Page 15 | Nation's Best Shooters to Vie for Titles in Annual Skeet Meet

Nations Nation's Best Shooters to Vie For Titles in Annual S SAN FRANCISCO Aug 8 AP Booming AP-Booming Booming guns which will hurl more than six tons of lead pellets into the air within the next five days will open the fifth annual national skeet championships o on the he grounds of the Pacific Rod and Gun club her hr More than of ot the nations nation's best will fire approximately approximately approximately shots shots' before the end of th the tournament Six of f the eight national nation l events champions were on hand to defend defend de de- de- de fend their titles They were the Los Angeles Gilmore man five-man team Henry B. B Joy Detroit all- all gauge crown holder Patricia n 5 4 I Laursen year old women's ti- ti t from Akron 0 O. Dick Shaugh- Shaugh nessy year old Boston high school youth who holds the 20 gauge championship year old C Clayton Boardman Jr of Augusta Ga champion of the sub junior class Jackie Horton Providence 4 R R. I. I junior division N