Lucas Cup has bad trip on the road to Akron

The IJA's new U.S. Nationals championship trophy, the Lucas Cup, ran into trouble that prevented donor Albert Lucas from presenting it as planned at the Akron convention.

 

The sterling silver trophy was dropped by its shippers en route from the Balfour Company manufacturers to Akron. Its crowning ball, club and ring were broken off, and a miniature copy of the trophy in the same case was also damaged.

Lucas attended the Saturday night public show and did present U.S. Nationals winner Benji Hill with a wooden artist's rendition of the trophy. Balfour is restoring the silver original at this time.

 

Proud Lifer

Yes, IJA Life Membership can be a political statement!

 

John Kilgust, one of the newest of the IJA's 54 Life Members, said at the convention that he joined to make a point. "A lot of my friends at the office are life members of the National Rifle Association. That was reason enough for me to become an IJA Life Member!" Kilgust said.

 

He and more than 40 Life Members at the convention joined old timers for a special supper on Friday night before the Teams and U.S. Nationals championship.