Nothing wrong with my memory. We started giving out "L.C. Smith Cups" in 1897
Grimm wins LC Cup May 15, 1897 Sporting Life http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1897/VOL_29_NO_08/SL2908027.pdf Charlie Grimm, of Clear Lake, Iowa, has another championship trophy. At the Iowa State shoot at Des Moines last week he won the L. C. Smith cup emblematic of the State championship at targets by breaking 20 straight singles.