Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 312, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 January 1917 — TRAP SHOOTING IS POPULAR [ARTICLE]

TRAP SHOOTING IS POPULAR

With Very Few Exceptions Every State in Union Participated in Grand American. ’ With the exception of New Mexico, New Hampshire, Maine and Virginia, trap shooters from every state in the Union, and Canada too, participated in the recent grand American trap shooting tournament at St. Louis. There can be no question about the, popularity of a sport that will attract 683 entrants from 44 states, the District of Columbia and Canada. Of' this number Illinois supplied the greatest number, 225; Missouri was next with not quite half as many as Illinois, 112. Of Illinois’ total, Chicago supplied 44, more than any other city in the country. The best representation of any city in the country, however, was made by Hillsboro, 111. This town of 7,000 population has a gun club of 40 members and of this number ten shot in the big handicap meet. The largest states do not always supply the greatest number of entrants in such a tournament as the grand American. Pennsylvania, for instance. - contributed but rix eufrants, while lowa had 41; Indiana had 45, Ohio had 30, Kansas had 21, Oklahoma 19, Wisconsin and Tennessee 17 each, Michigan 12, Alabama 12 and Texas 11. These were the bnly states to get into double figures. /“■ ~