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Show oo Chicago, Dec. 31. Championship honors In the trap shooting world will be settled next Saturday at the grounds of the Chicago Gun club, where the historic "E. C." cup will be shot for. Announcement of tho tournament, which will Include several sev-eral open events, was made yesterday yester-day following a challenge for the trophy tro-phy iissued by Lester S. German, expert ex-pert trap shot of Aberdeen. Md., and former major league pitcher. The challenge by German was aimed at W R. Crosby of O Fallon, 111., me:i he r of thc local club aud present possessor pos-sessor of tho cup, won at Chicago, Oc-t-'lfr 13. 190(1, from Fred Gilbert. Vhe challenge of German was ac-cepied ac-cepied (mediately by Crosby who has already won the trophy live time and the honors emblematic of the .ill-round Inanimate target shooting chi'iTir.lonship of the world. The history of the "E C." cup d;lo.i back to 1890. when it was llrat p'ac-cd p'ac-cd In competition and won bv Fred Gilbert at WVchawken, N. J. |