The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-08
WILL STRIVE ID
 MIN PALMA TROPHY
An AlI-American Rife Team to
 Compete at 0ttowa
CRACK SHOTS LEAVE RANGE
Final Competition for Places on the All-Amerlcan Team Will Take Pl5 eagirt Today-8
 Is to be Chosen.

seagirt. N. J. September E-Attention an all-American rife team that will strive to win the Palma trophy at the competition to be held at ottawa, Ont. next Saturday. The range today was a1- most deserted. the majority of the rifle men having taken their departure. To- morrow the final competition for places on the all-American team will take place. These who have announced that they are candidates for the team incIuoe the fol- lowing Private Horace N. Bell. First New Jersey regiment; Corporal J. J. V. Casey. Seventy-first New York; Private w. G. Hudson, signal corps, New Jersey; Capt w. E. Martin. Second New Jersey: Private Hal H. Leisear, Sixth Pennsyl- vania; Sergeant ". F. Lenschner, Sev- enty-first New York; Private c. W. Dickey, First District of Columbia; Lieut. w. M Faro, First District of Colum- bia, Private s. C. Scott, Second District of Columbia; Lieut.. ". w. Cookson, Second District of Columbia; Lieut. Thomas Holcomb, U S. marine corps; Private S. B. Wetherald, First District of Columbia: lieut. D. E. V E'olk. Sixth Pennsylvania Private George D. Cook. First District of Columbia; Capt. A. 2. Wells, Seventh New York. and Capt. A. r: Robbins, signal corps. New Jersey
 The all-American team will number eight principals and two alternates. Tuesday and part of Wednesday will be devoted to practice and the team will leave here Wednesday afternoon. arriv- ing at Ottawa Thursday. The match will be shot Saturday. The homeward joui ney Is to begin Monday, September 15. A Canadian team last year captured the Palma trophy in a competition with an American team on the seagirt range. The winners in the re-entry matches were announced today as follows:
 Members match of the National Rifle association of America for the cham pionship of the association, open to mem- bers only, five shots at 200 and 800 yards on the associations target, first prize, w. G. Hudson, signal corps, New Jersey; second, Capt. c. B. Winder. Ohio; third. Sergeant c. E. Groom. second, District of Columbia, AS points each.
 All corners, military match open, five shots at 200 and 300 yards; Private w. S. Cash, Second District Columbia, first with 49; Lieutenant w. NJ Farrow, sec ond District Columbia, 4S second; Pri- vate w. M. Parker, first corps cadets, Massachusetts, Al.
 Hayes match. open, five shots at 300 to 500 yards; Major Henry Lehman, fourth New Jersey, with 49, first; Sergeant w. T. Lensehner, Seventy-first New York, sec ond; Lieut.. w. W. Coolxson, Second Dis trict of Columbia, third, 49 each
 The General E. P. Meany match open to everybody, seven shots at 300 and 500 yards: Private W. G. Hudson, signal corps, New Jersey, with TO- first; Major Henry Lehman. Fourth New Jersey, with 70. second; Private II. j. Mccartney, Fourth New Jersey 69, third
 New Jersey State Rifle association trophy match, open to all, five chots at 800 and 600 yards: Private R L. Pile. Second District of Columbia, with 5o, first; w. M. Farrow, Second District of Columbia. 49- second; Major Henry Leh- man, Fourth New Jersey. 49 third.
 Consolation match, open to those who never won first prize in any individual contest at any of the meetings of the association. five shots at 200 and 300 yards; Private w. S. Cash. Second Dis trict of Columbia with 49, first; F. Paul. son, 47, second; Sergeant S. W. Wise. First cadet corps Massachusetts, AZ, third.
 Spencer match, open to everybody, sev- en shots at 800 and 1000 yards: Lieut. w. W. Cookson, Second District of Co., lumbla with CT, first; Sergeant w. L.. Lensher, Seventy-first New York 66 sec ond; Private c. E. Cook, Second District of Columbia. 66 third.