The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-05
SCORES
ARE REMARKABLE
Shooting Records Smashed in
Every Direction
NEW JERSEY TEAM WINNER
Prize Which the Riflemen Won Is a
Bronze Soldier of Marathon,
Valued at $35o-Each Mem
Der Gets Medal.
NEW JERSEY TEAM WINNER

seagirt, N. j., September 4.-Another
day of remarkable shooting and smash
ing of records was closed here at the
windup of the team match (Tyro). The
principal event of the afternoon and one
of the most important of the meet the
Interstate military match was won after
a hard fight by the New Jersey team
which scored a total of 1882 out of
possible 200 and incidentally broke the
high score record of 1J74. which New Jer-
sey established last year.
The District of Columbia team which
finished second equalled the 1914 record.
and shattered the record for the 500
wards stage of the match. The standing
of the other teams follows;
New York, third with 1914; Massa-
chusetts, fourth with 1859; Pennsylvania,
fifth with 1851; the United States marine
corps team, sixth with 1044; Ohio, seventh
with 1915 the United States army team
eighth. with 1006 and Maryland. ninth
with $780,
Georgia in 1897 rolled up a total of
III, In this competition as the silhouette
target was not used that year, the score
iS not taken INTO COISitSi III VIM
parison with work on the bulls eye tar
get.
The Interstate military match was
open to the army, navy and marine
corps of the United States, the national
guard or state militia of the several
states or territories and the District of
Columbia. The teams consisted of u men
each and each man fired ten shots at
200 Yards and ten shots at 500 yards.
Several of the rifemen made perfect
scores at the 500 yards stage. The prize
which New Jersey retains is the bronze
Soldier of Marathon" presented by the
commander n-chief on behalf Of the
state of New York.
1t is shot for annually and is held
during the year by the adjutant general
of the state whose team wins it.
Trophy Valued at $3.50.
The trophy is valued at $3.50. Each men,
her of the winning team receives medal.
There were fifteen entries in the COM
pany team match tyro) which was not
concluded until nearly dark. Members of
the teams that shot in this match had
never been on a winning team in any
present meeting. Each man fire five shots
at 200 yards and five shots at 500 yards
Company C, Fourth New Jersey, won,
with a total of 1874 out of possible 49,
Company c, Seventh New York, was
second with 126, the sixth team of Com
pany /, Eighth Massachusetts, third with
l25 and the first team of Company l.,
Eighth Massachusetts, fourth with 124.
The first prize was a trophy valued at
800. with medal to each member of the
winning team; the second prize was s15
the third prize $40 and the fourth prize So.
The other competitors finished in the
following order:
Company c, first battery, District of
Columbia, fifth with 1913; Company A,
Third Pennsylvania, first team, sixth
with 122; Company G. Seventh Ohio, sew
enth with 122; Troop L, First Georgia,
eighth with 121; first troop of Philadel-
phia ninth with 1895; Company B, Third
New Jersey, tenth with lis; Company F,
Fifth Maryland. eleventh with III; Com
many d, Sixty-ninth New York. twelfth
with ia; Company A, Third Pennsyl-
vania, second team, thirteenth with los;
Company A, Fifth Maryland, fourteenth
with 81; Company c, Twelfth New York,
which fired at 200 yards stage only, fif-
tenth with 50.
The programme for tomorrow includes