by Richard Hamilton

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Two never before published photographs of Charles Newcomb.

This remarkable photograph show a very young Charlie Newcomb (left) and Harry Buckwalter (right),
winners of the Milt Lindsley Cup at the 1906 PA State Shoot in Milton, PA. In the background between
the two shooters is the legendary Elmer Shaner. Milt Lindsley was the owner of the old King Powder
Company. 

 

Another newly found photograph shows Charlie Newcomb (left) as he appeared at the Southern Handicap
at Roanoke, Virginia in 1914. The following year Newcomb would win the Clay Target Championship
at the 1915 Grand American in Chicago. He also won the Worlds Championship Cup in Atlantic City in 1910.
In his younger days, Newcomb was a professional basketball player for the Camden Electrics.
The man holding the squad number appears to be George Lyon, an  ATA Trapshooting Hall of Fame
inductee from North Carolina.

     

I have enlarged two parts of the above photograph to point out some interesting information.
The box of shells is made by US Cartridge and appears to be a one piece box. Never heard
of one piece box back in 1914. However, Dick Baldwin insisted The other enlargement
is the stock with a Peters decal placed on the stock. It appears placing decals
on stocks is not a new custom.

 

 

This rare trophy, about 6 1/4 inches wide (shown actual size), was won by Charlie Newcomb
at the Quaker City Gun Club in Philadelphia in May of 1920. Very few of his awards remain. One
award, a large bronze sculpture of Newcomb, was last known to be in New Jersey, but has not been
seen in over 50 years. Newcomb won over 1000 trapshooting championships and is a Pennsylvania
and an ATA Trapshooting Hall of Fame inductee. He died in 1948 at the age of 76.

 

Sterling sliver spoon won by Charles Newcomb at an Atlantic Indians shoot on October, 1941.
Spoon is engraved on the reverse side: "Charles Newcomb, 50 Straight Club, October, 1941.