Show RAILROAD MEN TAKE TO TRAPSHOOTING Dozens of Clubs Have Been Formed on the Various Lines This Year and the Pennsylvania Road Holds a Championship on September 30 I By PETER P. P CARNEY 1 Railroad the country over and I especially along the lines of oC the Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsyl Pennsyl- vania e system stem are taking to trapshooting I as a means to improve their leisure mo mo- mo- mo ments I No less than fifty clubs have been formed by railroad during the past six months and the indications are that twice that number will be organized during the next six months TrAPshooting Is a sport which clears the eye and stead stead- lh ies les those s the h who nerves r work and on therefore the ee railroads fI oE appeals st ea It to Is i bully sport for them During the month of oC August trapshootIng Ing teams of the various divisions on the I I Pennsylvania system met In competition in Altoona Pa and the winning team of oC each of oC the four elimination contests will meet for Cor the championship of the Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Penn Penn- sylvania lines on September 30 This championship shoot will take place In Al Altoona Altoona Altoona Al- Al toona on the perfectly equipped grounds of th the Altoona Car Shops gun clubs The grounds were completely equipped by the Pennsylvania Railroad company There will be ten shooters on each team each man shooting at two fifty-two targets Railroad men along the Philadelphia Baltimore Washington ton railroad have had several several clubs in operation for a num num- I ber bel of years the best known ones being i the P. P B. B W. W A. A A. A at Wilmington and the Park Parkton ton Md aid club The general of office office of- of fice force of oC the Pennsylvania railroad in Philadelphia has a magnificently equipped trapshooting grounds at Moore Pa and the club went into the sport so BO much that Lester German gave Instruction there for Cor some time Other clubs have been formed at Will WIIl- Pa Renova Pa Harrisburg Pa Derry Pa Millville N. N J. J Camden N. N J. J Mt Holly N. N J. J Trenton Car Shops Trenton N. N J. J on the Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadel Philadel- phia Middle Tyrone Bellwood Bedford Cresson and Monongahela divisions and Inthe in inthe inthe the Altoona repair shops the Altoona car shops Altoona machine shops Altoona foundries and general offices and In the Juniata shops Railroad men who live In Los Angeles Cal Ca formed a club on June 1 and have had several registered shoots since then of oC the Chesapeake Ohio at Huntington W. W Va have also formed a club and shoot over the traps of the Huntington club Therefore it will be noted that railroads railroads rail rail- roads are taking to trapshooting on a ascale ascale ascale scale that bespeaks well for the sport |