Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-01
TO SHOOT AT SEA GIRT.
Teams to Represent the Infantry and
Cavalry Selected-Four From Fl. Myer

The annual small arms competitions in
the army, which have been proceeding
throughout the year, were concluded at
Fort Sheridan, ILL.,, last Saturday. Under
the regulations, the officers and men max
ing the highest scores at posts were sent
to department competition, and those max
ing the highest score at department COM
petition were sent to Fort Sheridan, where
the competitions began August % The
following is the result:
Infantry competition-1. Gold medal, Sec
ond Lieut. Townsend Whelan. 18th Infan-
try; score, S33 2. Silver medal, Corporal
James j. Gibney, Company NJ Engineer
Corps; score, S26 s. Silver medal, Capt.
F. l.. Graham, Porto Rico; score, $50. 4.
Silver medal: Quartermaster Sergeant
Richard Lunsford, Company H, I'd Infan-
try; score, S14 5. Bronze medal, Corporal
Arthur T. Brown, Company E, 10Th In
fantry; score, $40. g. Bronze medal, Quar-
termaster Sergeant l.. B. Willis, Company
l., 7th Infantry; score, SO8 7. Bronze
Hawkins. Company x, Oath Infantry; score,
SO7. 8. BronZe medal. Sergt. George Brun-
dage, Company K, I'D Infantry; score, Sol.
8. Bronze medal, Orderly Sergeant VIM. N
Pickett, u. s. A; score, 800 10. Bronze
medal, First Sergt. John r. Reuhon, Porto
Rico; score, 79S. IL Bronze medal, First
Sergt. A. Dusbery, Company B, 22d Infan-
try; score, 795. IL Bronze medal, Sergt.
L. H. Apirian, Company M, 21st Infantry;
score, 792.
Cavalry competitions. Gold medal, Sergt
r. S. Kelly, Troop E, 7th Cavalry; score,
75l. 2 Silver medal. Sergt. VIM. F. Pet
chin, Troop A, Sth Cavalry; score, TAB. B..
Silver medal, Corporal James E. Logan
Troop X, 10th Cavalry; score, TAI 4.
Silver medal. Capt. Harry Cavenaugh, 10th
Cavalry; score, 1856. 5. Bronze medal, First
Lieut.. M. c. Mumma, I'd Cavalry; score,
734 g. Bronze medal. Capt. John P. Wade,
Dlrx-. lar
Thomas Q. Donaldson, Sth Cavalry; score,
731. 8. Bronze medal. First Sergt Pat Nc
Nally, Troop F. I'd Cavalry; score. 40. o..
Bronze medal, First Lieut.. Casper W. Cole,
9th Cavalry; score, 702. 10. Bronze medal.
Quartermaster Sergeant Spencer Thomas,
Troop II, 9th Cavalry; score, go. H..
Bronze medal, Lieut.. VIM. w. Morris, 9th
Cavalry; score, 674. r. Bronze medal,
Capt. Arthur Thayer, Sd Cavalry; score,
6I2
The officers and men above named con-
stitute the infantry and cavalry teams, re-
spectively, and have been sent to Sea
Girt to represent the infantry and cavalry
of the army. The following are alternates:
Infantry team-13. Corporal VIM A.
Vickery, Company c, 22d Infantry; score,
1872 IA. Musician VIM. O'Carroll Company
l, 10th Infantry: score. $50
Cavalry team-13. First Lieut.. Charles G.
Harvey, I'd Cavalry. II. Quartermaster
Sergeant Frank c. Olsen. Troop N, I'd
Cavalry.
Major Frank A. Edwards, 4th Cavalry,
goes to Sea Girt as captain of the cavalry
team and Major VIM. L. Buck, Sd Infantry,
as captain of the infantry team.
Four From Fort Myer.
These teams will compete at Sea Girt for
the national trophy and for such other
prizes as they may be eligible to shoot for
The people of the District are more than
usually interested in the teams because
there are two men from this section on the
cavalry team and the two cavalry alter
mates are both from here. All four are
members of the I'd Cavalry and are sta
TONED at Fort Myer. Capt. Wade is the
commanding officer of Troop e, I'd Cav
airy and was the captain of the cavalry
team entered In one of the competitions of
the National Rifle Association at Ordway
last fall Lieut.. Charles G. Harvey is on
duty with Troop r. under Capt Lloyd M.
Brett, He Is a pistol shot of some note,
but until recently had not sought carbine
competitions. He is one of the alternates
Troop also gives the team one Of it's
members in the person of First Sergt Nc
Nally, who is believed to be one of the
best shots In the army. McNally won
the first prize in the department competi-
tons at Fort Niagara last month and 1t
is believed will make better showing
at Sea Girt than he did at Fort Sheridan.
He may enter the Presidents match and
other individual Armpetitions. Sergt. Olsen
of Troop H is .Cgarded as one of the best
marksmen in the I'd Cavalry which con-
tains some of the best shots in the army.
Olsen will be an alternate for the team