Sporting Life archives

[Drew Hause]

Sept. 29, 1906
http://www.la84foundation.org/Sports.../SL4803032.pdf
W. R. Crosby. with the "Old Reliable" Parker Gun. August 25. 1906. at Denver. Colo.. scored 298 out of 300, and won the Western Handicap with the record score of 97 out of 100 at 21 yards. At the Indian Tournament, Mr. Crosbv
scored 583 out of 600. At Pocatello, Idaho, August 27 and 28. the Parker gun again took high averages, first and second—W. R Crosby 400 out of 425; Walter Huff. 407 out of 425.
Mr. R. C. Derk. with his Parker gun. on August 13 and 14, at Lock Haven, Pa., scored 326 out of 350. At St. Mary's, Pa., Mr. Derk tied for high amateur average 368 out of 400.
Mr. J S Thomas and the Parker gun, at Kansas City August 13 to 17 won high amateur average August 15 and on August 16 won second high amateur average and the State champion amateur event.
Mr. Jay D. Greene, shooting a Parker gun. won high amateur average at
LeRoy. N. Y.. September 3; scored 106 out of 120. Dr. Gardner, of Batavia, N. Y.. also shooting a Parker gun, was second high, with 100 out of 120, in face of a high wind.
Records such as the above prove the merits and strong shooting qualities of the Parker gun.

[Drew Hause]

Nov. 17, 1906
http://www.la84foundation.org/Sports.../SL4810014.pdf
Fred Gilbert, the world-renowned trap shot, after a year's illness, was high gun at Des Moinos, la., for three days—October 30. 31 and November 1—with a score of 580 out of a possible 600. Of course, everybody knows that Fred Gilbert never shoots anything but a Parker gun, and he is one of the most popular trap shooters who has ever faced the trap. Fred's friends, who are legion, will be more than pleased to note that he has sufficiently recovered his health to enable him to get back into the game, and certainly this wonderful performance of breaking 97 per cent, for three days' tournament after such a long time had elapsed since his last shooting, is one of the most remarkable, if not the most remarkable performances he has ever made, considering the conditions. His many friends certainly hope that he and the Parker gun will, enjoy many more tournaments of this kind, and that he will continue from this out to show a steady improvement.
Such a performance as this speaks well for the Parker, and there is no gun its equal when it comes to shooting qualities and absolute satisfaction to the user.
If you are interested in a gun and contemplate purchasing in the near future, you would do well to write Parker Bros., Meriden. Conn., No. 46 Cherry street.

[Drew Hause]

Dec, 22, 1906
http://www.la84foundation.org/Sports.../SL4815014.pdf
Among the Parker Gun winners of 1906 is O. N. Ford, of Kansas City, who has been doing some extraordinary good work at the trap during the past season. Mr. Ford is a guard at the Federal prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and if he can do as well with the rifle as his record proves he can do with a shot gun, an escaping prisoner would certainly stand a poor show of making a successful break.
In April last Ford obtained a month's furlough and in seven shoots at Leavenworth, Kansas City, Great Bend, Wichita, Coffeyville, Blackwell. Okla., and Tulsa. I. T., broke 2887 out of a possible 3055, or 94 .5 percent., with a high run of 190 straight. Although an amateur, Mr. Ford has outshot champions in both the amateur and professional classes, in addition to the most noted experts in the trap shooting game, among these being Guy Ward and Walter Huff, amateur and professional champions respectively of 1900; Rogers and Barber, both G. A. H. winners; Riehl, Kahler, Vietmeyer, Heer, McMurchy, Vench, the great and only Crosby, and others of like calibre.
At Craig. Mo., on November 30. Mr. Ford won the Wyeth World's Championship trophy by breaking 46 out of 50 targets; also the high amateur average for the two days' shooting with 376 breaks out of 400 targets shot at. A splendid performance with a splendid gun.
If Mr. Ford continues in his present form and decides to take a crack at the 1907 Grand American, he will be very apt to make the best of them sit up and take notice. All of this shooting has been done with a Parker gun.

[Drew Hause]

Fred Gilbert won High Professional Average at the The Iowa State shoot May 1907 with a score of 576/600.

[Drew Hause]

1907 GAH in Chicago
http://www.la84foundation.org/Sports.../SL4916024.pdf
GAH - Jeff J. Blanks shooting a Remington Autoloader 96/100.
Amateur Championship (200 targets at 18 yds.) - Hugh Clark, Urbana Ill. 188 with a Smith, DuPont powder in Winchester shells.
Professional Championship - W. R. Crosby 192; Parker, DuPont, Winchester Leader shells. Fred Gilbert 2nd 190; Parker.
High Average for the Tournament - John R. Taylor; Leader shells and Winchester 1897- 470/ 500

[Drew Hause]

Sept. 28 1907
http://www.la84foundation.org/Sports.../SL5003022.pdf
The Parker gun noticeably shared in the Western Handicap honors as Tom E. Graham won the big event from 19 yards with 99 out of 100 targets. Messrs. Parker Bros. also point with pride to the fact that Mr. H. R. Bonser won the second amateur average for three August days at Denver with 387 out of 400targets, which nicely supplements his win of the Eastern Handicap at Boston in July.
The Southern Handicap likewise went to the man behind a Parker gun and the professional championship at Chicago was won by a Parker in the hands of W.
R. Crosby. Write to Parker Bros., 31 Cherry St., Meriden, Conn., for their latest catalogue.

[Drew Hause]

Jan. 18 1908
http://www.la84foundation.org/Sports.../SL5019014.pdf
Among the many souvenir cards of greeting sent the Gun Editor is to be noted a photo of Fred Gilbert's seven-year-old son, Thomas Marshall Gilbert, showing how he celebrated the New Year. The successful combination is a bunch of pigeons, a twenty gauge Parker Hammerless, some boxes of
Winchester-Du Pont shells and last, but not least, a bright-eyed boy who inherits his father's skill. How about Annie Oakley Gilbert ? Does she take after her illustrious namesake is what we all want to know ?

Gilbert had the high average for 1907 and Crosby was 2nd; both shooting Parkers.
http://www.la84foundation.org/Sports.../SL5021016.pdf