The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-30
BATTLING SCORES IN
INDIVIDUAL MATCHES.
How Cam, Travis ana Dixon Won
the Gold Medals.

How Cam, Travis ana Dixon Won
the Gold Medals.
A great deal of interest was mani
tested in the individual medal matches
which we're shot at the Avondale range
yesterday. AS result of the compe-
tition Capt. W. G.. Austin, Lieut.. w.
T. Dixon and Lieut.. r. J. Travis have
added additional medals to the large
number which they already possess.
Capt Austin won In every match
which he entered, proving himself to
be, without doubt, the best all around
shot at the interstate shoot He won
the Theus, Myers and Estill medals,
as well as the trophy offered in the
military revolver championship match.
cut Dixon won the revolver cham
ship, the prize being silver low
cup offered by Capt. w. G. Austin.
It. Travis won the Levy medal
;ch and the consolation match.
Until yesterday it looked as If the
consolation match would be won by
Maj. W. L. Williams of the First Ala
bama Infantry, he having made score
Of "a out of a possible IS points. The
prize, rifle, presented by the Stevens
Arms and Tool Company. was offered
for the three highest aggregate strings
OF seven shots each at the 200-yard
range. Lieut.. Travis made the possi
Bile number of points on his second
string. His scores were:
FIRST string .......5 4 S 5-S3
Second string ....5 s 55 5 SIS
Third string .....4 5 5 5 S 5 5-34
The aggregate score was 102 out of
possible los points. The match was
open to those who had never won
first prize in an individual match at
any rife meeting.
Levy Medal Match.
The Levy gold medal, which was
onered by Mr.. B. H. Levy. for the two
highest aggregate scores at the 200
ana 800 yard ranges, also went to Lieut..
travis, whose scores were as fol-
lows:
zoo ards...........5 5 ga 3 4-33
5Vo yards. ........5 A 4-3l
S SOO yards. 5 4 81
o0g TE yarGs: u.s.: ;;'....;..5 . . 50
Il. Estill for the highest three aggre-
gate scores at 500 yards, was won by
Capt. Austin. His shooting was about
the best in any of the Individual
matches. He made 16 out of II BULLS
eyes, IL of which were consecutive.
seven shots were fired on each string,
me scores being:
FIRST string .....5 5 3 5-35
second string ....5 5 5 5-33
Inlrd string ......5 5 5 5 5-34
In the match for the medal offered
py Mayor Myers. Capt Austin also
mad the highest scores. There were
many competitors in all Of the indi-
Wuuai matches, only the score Of the
wihner in each match being here given
ne Myers medal was Offered for the
ewo highest aggregate scores. of ten
shots each, made on the 500-yard range.
some Fine scores,
APT. Austin's score was:
First string:
SIS sac As
second string:
5 8 S 8 As s SIS
G me Iheus medal was offered by Mr.
=. r. Iheus for the highest individual
score at the 500 and 800 yard ranges.
apt. Austin's score In this match was
tot quite as good as i'm the others
cough 1t was better than any Of the
olner contestants could make. After
inning the medal he attempted 10 bet
ms score, but because Of unfav-
gGil@aDle conditions, was unable to do 90.
llls score was:
s,o gaIus s..............f 4 s 3 so
sFds ...............5 3 8 b-35
-opl Austin's scores in the military
npionehip match were excellent
contest was shot at the %, 80
~ 10 yard targets, there being a
se number Of entries. The prize