http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1902/VOL_38_NO_16/SL3816012.pdf International Matches 1900.A team of our best trap shots visited England and Scotland and participated in team and individual matches. The Americans won all the matches which they shot, both on live birds and flying targets, besides winning several cups in open sweepstake affairs.
London, England, June 11th —American team defeated English team 860 to 801, possible 1000 flying targets, 18 yards rise. Americans used one barrel, Englishmen two barrels.
FIRST MATCH, JUNE 11th. Individual scores, 100 targets.
American team—Crosby 93 (Baker), Budd 89 (Parker), Tripp 88, Heikes 88 (Winchester), Parmelee 87 (Remington), Merrill 86, Elliott 86 (Winchester), Fanning 85, Gilbert 84 (Smith), Marshall 80 (Cashmore); total, 806.
English team— Izzard 87, Pike 84, O'Connor 84, Ellicott. 82, J. H. Butt 81, Captain Johnson 80, Palmer 79, C. Morris 75, Paul 73. W. Morris 73; total, 801.
SECOND MATCH, JUNE 12th.
Same conditions. American team—Crosby 95. Gilbert 93. Heikes 92, Tripp 90, Fanning 89, Elliott 86, Parmelee 84, Powers Frank Parmelee B. Lt Roy Woodard 84. Marshall 83, Budd 81: total, 877.
English team—Joynt 87. Izzard 86, Ellicott 85, Pike 83, O'Connor 80, H. J. Cave 79, Johnson 78. Butt 75, Palmer 71, Inglis 70; total, 794.
THIRD MATCH, JUNE 13TH.
Same conditions. American team—Crosby 90, Heikes 88. Gilbert 85, Parmelee 84, Budd 83, Powers 83, Elliott 83. Marshall 83, Fanning 82, Tripp 82: total, 843.
English team—Pike 83, C. Morris 82. Izzard 80. Ellicott 76. Jount 76, Johnson 75. H. J. Cave 71, Butt 71, Parmelee 68, Paul 67; total, 749.
Glasgow, Scotland June 22—American team defeated Scottish team 969 to 882, possible 1000 flying targets, 18 yards rise, use of both barrels.
American team—Gilbert 100. Merrill 100, Crosby 99, Heikes 97, Fanning 97, Parmelee 97, Tripp 97, Marshall 94, Elliott 94, Budd 94; total, 969
Not bad for a bunch of "agricultural non-entities"
