Sporting Life Year in Review

Sporting Life began publishing a Year in Review starting in 1897, and the Review provides a nice resource for the performance of individual shooters, and esp. in 1902, lots of images

1897
http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1897/VOL_30_NO_14/SL3014020.pdf

1898
http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1899/VOL_32_NO_16/SL3216010.pdf

1899
http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1899/VOL_34_NO_15/SL3415012.pdf

1900
http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1900/VOL_36_NO_07/SL3607016.pdf
http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1901/VOL_36_NO_16/SL3616011.pdf

1901
http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1902/VOL_38_NO_16/SL3816010.pdf

1902
http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1903/VOL_40_NO_17/SL4017009.pdf

1903
http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1904/VOL_42_NO_17/SL4217014.pdf



1904
http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1905/VOL_44_NO_17/SL4417012.pdf

1905
http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1906/VOL_46_NO_17/SL4617013.pdf

1906 Review first issued in a booklet
http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1907/VOL_48_NO_17/SL4817017.pdf
http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1907/VOL_49_NO_01/SL4901014.pdf



1907
http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1908/VOL_50_NO_17/SL5017017.pdf



1908
http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1909/VOL_52_NO_22/SL5222012.pdf

 

1909
http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1910/VOL_54_NO_20/SL5420020.pdf

1910
http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1911/VOL_56_NO_20/SL5620014.PDF
http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1911/VOL_56_NO_20/SL5620015.PDF



1911
http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1912/VOL_58_NO_20/SL5820016.pdf

1912
http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1912/VOL_60_NO_16/SL6016021.pdf
http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1913/VOL_60_NO_18/SL6018024.PDF

 

1895 “Men of Mark”
http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1895/VOL_25_NO_11/SL2511025.pdf

Sporting Life, Feb. 6, 1897 List of “Champions”
http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1897/VOL_28_NO_20/SL2820019.pdf
Rolla A. Heikes, champion inanimate target shot of the world and holder of the “E.C.” Powder Trophy;
J. A. R. Elliott, champion live-bird shot;
Fred Gilbert Kansas City “Star” American Wing Shot Cup "Champion at Pigeons."
Capt. B. A. Bartlett, champion fancy shot:
Dr. W. F. Carver, champion all-round shot;
J. W. Sexton, champion reversed angle target shot;
O. R. Dickey (1906 Grand American Handicap winner);
J. “147” L. Winston champion DuPont live bird shot and holder of the best record for inanimate target shooting, under expert rules (100 straight);
J. J. Hollowell champion shot of Arizona;
Sim Glover, champion shot of New York State;
Harvey McMurchy. champion shot of the United States;
John Parker, champion shot of Michigan;
F. Parmelee, champion shot of Omaha;
A. W. Du Bray, champion live-bird shot of Texas;
K. L. Tremble, ex-champion shot of Kentucky;
W. Miller, champion fancy shot of Texas;
J. J. Sumpter, Jr., “Arkansas Traveler”, champion shot of Arkansas;
C. M. Grimm, champion live-bird shot and holder of "Cast Iron" medal;
Peter Murphy, champion live-bird shot under Long Island rules (21 yards rise);
Chas. Powers, champion target shot of Illinois.
Chas. Budd, of Des Moines, holder of the DuPont live bird trophy.

1897 Pennsylvania State Tournament participants with profiles
http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1897/VOL_29_NO_15/SL2915026.pdf

Shooting Celebrities of 1898
March 19, 1898 Sporting Life “Men of Mark”
http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1898/VOL_30_NO_26/SL3026019.pdf
Milt and Mrs. “Wanda” Lindsley, Capt. A.W. Money
http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1898/VOL_30_NO_26/SL3026020.pdf
Harvey McMurchy, John Fanning, Fred Gilbert
http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1898/VOL_30_NO_26/SL3026021.pdf
Chas. Budd, S.A. Tucker, Capt. B.A. Bartlett, “Chan” Powers
http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1898/VOL_30_NO_26/SL3026022.pdf
Thos. A. Marshall, Sim Glover, O.R. Dickey
http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1898/VOL_30_NO_26/SL3026023.pdf
Rolla Heikes, J.A.R. Elliott, Tom Keller (Peters Representative)
http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1898/VOL_30_NO_26/SL3026024.pdf
Chas. Grimm, E.D. Fulford
http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1898/VOL_30_NO_26/SL3026025.pdf

 

1898



Championship Trophy holders at the end 1903
The “E.C.” Cup was emblematic of the Flying Target Championship of the World, the conditions being 50 singles unknown angles, 50 singles expert rules, and 25 doubles. The Schmelzer trophy represents the Championship at flying targets under reversed angle rule.
The live bird trophies were the “Cast Iron Medal”, the Du Pont Trophy, and the Hazard Cup; all shot for 100 live birds, 30 yards rise.
W.R. Crosby - “E.C.” Cup, Dupont Trophy, Hazard Cup, World's Championship at Live Sparrows
J.A.R. Elliott - “Cast Iron Medal”
W.H. Heer - Schmelzer Cup

1904
“E.C.” cup (targets), Schmelzer cup (targets), DuPont cup (live birds), Hazard cup (live birds) – W.R. Crosby
“Cast Iron Medal” (live birds) – J.A.R. Elliott



Schmelzer's Uptown Store c. 1910, 1214-1218 Grand Ave. Kansas City, Mo. The R.S. Elliott Arms Co., was at 1508-10 Grand Ave.

 

J.A.R. Elliott shot for Winchester with an 1893 Repeater using "Leader" shells loaded with "E.C." powder, then Hazard "Blue Ribbon" when he defeated Fred Gilbert to take back the Kansas City "Star" Cup April, 1898. He then retained the cup first beating R. O. Heikes by the score of 94 to 93/100, then C. W. Budd, J.E. Riley, and Fred Gilbert in Kansas City. In March 1899, he had the High Average at the Sportsmen's Association Championship Tournament held on the roof of the Madison Square Garden breaking 1223 out of 1300 targets and held the following trophies in 1899: DuPont Trophy, St. Louis Republic Cup, & Cast Iron Medal (all at Live Birds) and the "E.C." Target Championship Cup & "Republic" Inanimate Target Cup. He finished 1900 holding the Cast Iron Medal, Sportsmen's Review Cup, and the St. Louis Republic Cup then in January 1901 won back the DuPont Trophy.
He later used a Model 97 Pigeon Grade shown in this photograph taken at Curtiss Studios, K.C., MO (Randy has a better image)