OCR Text |
Show PHILADELPHIAN WINS BLUE ROCK TITLE NEW TOBK. March M Is freesing westher, with half gal blowing from the northwest across the traps, Harry W. Kanler, formerly of Da van port, Ia., but bow of Philadelphia, woa the aa-tional aa-tional amateur trap shooting championship champion-ship at clay birds from a field of 120 shooters at Travere island yesterday. Kahier, who ia S3 years old. shot like a veteran and broke 173 out of 200 targets, thrown from traps at six teea yards rise. He won the diamond medal aad the championship title, which haa beea held for the last two year bv hi elubmate, O. 8. McCarty, of the Highlaad Ona elnb. Philadelphia, who waa ruaaer up today with a seors of 171. Eight other pruee were awarded as follows for the next best scores: F. H. Stephenson, Brooklyn, 170; Frank Hall, New York Athletie club, 170; C. T. Day, Jr, Newark, log: C. H. New comb. Philadelphia. 1M; W. O. Clarke, Bostoa, 166: O. O. MeAoretv, Jr., New York, 163; S. Scott, New York, 163; Joha Martin, Brooklyn, 1S. Among the professions! who took part ia the day's shooting L. 8. Germs Ger-ms a of Wilmington, Dels., wa the leader, with IM; and J. A. B. Elliott, Kanaas City, broke 17S. |