Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-07-21
AMERICANS AHEAD.
They Carry or the HOnors In the
First Days Contest
OF the RIFLE MATCH At WIMBLEDON.
The Scores not so Good, but Just High
Enough to win-English Excuses
for Poor Work and American
Hope for Complete Victory.

WIMBLEDON, July 2o.-Everything is in
readiness for the great rife contest be-
tween the American and British teams.
The contestants will be as follows: British
Team-Private McVittie, Corporal Bates,
Corporal Parry, Sergeant Dods, Major
Young, Major Pease, QuarteImaster Gould.
smith, Private Gibbs, Captain Godsal,
Private Lowe, Major Humphrey, Private
Wattleworth. American Team-Lieuten.
ant Walter Scott Sergeant T. ]. Dolan,
Sergeant W. L. Cash. Sergeant J. L. Pauld-
ing, Sergeant A. B. Van Housen, Private
]. NJ. Pollard, Private George Joiner,
Private ]. NJ. Brown, Private c. W. Hin
man, Private NJ. w. Bull, Private John
Smith, Private S. l. Scott. The shooting
will be done in rounds, each contestant
firing seven rounds at each range.
American team-Smith, 90; w. Scott, %;
Joiner, 20; Brown, 80; S. Scott, %; Dolan,
81; Pollard, 30; Cash, 2S; HInman, %; Bull,
2s; Paulding, 81; Van Heusen, 20. Total,
at 200 yards, 352.
British team-Young, 80; Pearse, 81;
Gouldsmith, 81; Gibbs, 25; McFitte, 29
Bates, 90; Godsal, q; Lowe. %; Parry, Is;
Total, at 200 yards, $40. :; =,
The middle squad OF Americans shot with
Remington rifles, and the others used Brown
rifles.
say their fire was slow. Many of the Brit.
ish volunteers noticed that a number OF
the Americans shot with their thumb
under the trigger guard. Firing was re-
sumed at 2:30 O, clock. The two teams fin
ished firing at 200 yards within few Sec
Onds of each other.
Although the Americans were ahead
they expressed the opinion that they
ought TO have done better.
The English account for their inferior
score by saying that they are not accus-
toned 10 fire at 200 yards standing.
Five Hundreds Yards.
American team-Smith. "a; w. Scott. 27 !;
Joiner, "a; Brown, 2S; S. Scott, 80; Dolan,
80; Pollard, 81; Cash, 26; Hlnman, 35;
Bull, 80; Paulding, %; Van Heusen, 32.
Total at 500 yards, 366.
British team-Young, 81 Pearse, 80,
Gouldsmith, 81; Gibbs, 80; McVittie, 81;
Bates. 80; Godsal 81 Lowe, 35; Parry, 80,
Dods, %; Humphrey, 20; Wattleworth, 80.
Total, 377.
In the firing at 500 yards Lowe, of the
British team, and Hinman, of the Ameri-
Dods, of the English rihemen, in his second
shot at this range, made four on the wrong
target and was credited with miss, the
first in the match.
The total score OF the British team at 500
yards range was 376, not 377, as was at first
announced.
The Total scores
at GOO yards range were: Americans, 800;
British, S54, making a grand total of 1,OS
for the American and ,070 for the British,
the former being thus eight points ahead
on the days shooting at three ranges.
McVittie started badly at 600 yards. He
made "magpies'' in his first two shots. The
rain ceased falling soon after the firing at
this range began. Dolan, at his fifth shot
at 600 yards, made bulls eye on the
wrong target. He was thus credited with a
miss. Van Heusen's last shot at 600 yards
was miss. The Americans are holding
their own.
Six Hundred Yards.
American team-Smith, 81; W. Scott 80
| Joiner, "A Brown, 81; 5. Scott, 81; Dolan,
| %; Pollard, 26; Cash, %; Hinman, 81; Bull
| 81; Paulding, 80; Van Heusen, %. Total,
500.
British team-Young, %; Pearce, 80:
| Goldsmith. p; Gibbs, 81; MCVittie, %;
Bates, 80 Godsal, ) :: Lowe. %; Parry. o.
DOuS, OU. u humphrey, OUt "aIticHOIlH,
| 80 Total, 354. Grand totals-Americaus,
| l,07S: British, 1910.
British Predicting Their Own Defeat.
Van Heusen challenged the decision by
which his last shot at six hun 1red yards
was recorded as a miss, but not before the
| decision was con affirmed. The Standard
says. il the Americans win, they will al
lesst learn that the British rifiemen can
take a thrashing in good part, and un
| Grudgingly bestow upon the conquerers
| the applause which they will have Justly
earned.
The Light.
All the morning papers agree that the
| conditions as regards light during yester.
days match could hardly have been better.
They remark as particularly fortunate
there was no glare, which would some.
what have handicapped the Americans,
| whose ranges at home are generally so ar.
ranged that the shooters have their backs to
the sun. During the shooting at GOD yards
heavy clouds coused a frequent varia.
tion in the light. Whenever dark shadow
fell on the target, nearly all the English
shots went high. The aperture sights used
| by the Americans were of undoubted ad.
van age to them under such circum stances,
enabling them to avoid similar mistakes
The Americans scam soneWhat disaDDoin I.