Ted Renfro was from Montana and was one of the three
people that helped start the PITA, O.N. Ford’s
letter that is in the Hall of Fame room indicates
that J.O. Cotant and Ted Renfro were there to help
O.N. Ford get this organization on its feet. Renfro
was successful in brining Montana into the PITA; it
seems that after Ted quit shooting in the mid
1940’s, Montana kind of drifted away from the PITA.
In 1931, Ted’s singles average was 97.60 and
Handicap was 96.00. Doubles was 96.50. He also won
the PITA State Doubles Championship with a 191x200.
He won AA Class singles and the preliminary handicap
with a 94 from the 24 yard line. At that time 24
yards was the longest yardage one could attain.
At the Grand pacific he won the handicap with a
score of 98x100. He also was the HOA champion with
871x900. The Grand Pacific also had handicap special
trophies. Ted was the only person to win all of
these trophies: The Rogue River, The Klamath Lake
Hunting and Fishing Club, and the Charles Lindermann
Trophy.
Ted had a long run record of 240 straight from
the 24 yard line. A record that stood for some time.
This long run was unheard of in those days. In 1938
Mr. Renfro won the Grand Pacific Doubles
championship with a 94x100, the Handicap
Championship with a 99x100, and the HAA with a
390x400. He also won the PITA Eastern Handicap with
a 97x100.
Another of his achievements was a long run in
singles of 376 in 1938. In 1939, Ted’s average led
the state with singles at 96.52, handicap average of
94.85 and doubles at 91.00. Ted also won the High
Gun trophy at the Montana State Shoot with
1070x1100.
Ted completely dominated in Montana, he was also one
of the original people to donate a perpetual purse
of $ 50.00 for the Montana State Shoot. His averages
were high even for today’s shooters, but they were
truly remarkable for the time period and Ted
deserves to be honored by the PITA Hall of Fame
