The sun., 1905-09-10
ORR WINS PRESIDENTS cur.
Ohio Rinemen ScOre Dccisively In Military
ChanDiOneliD.

SuAiupVsrup'
SEA GIRT, Sept. e.-Under faultless condi-
tlons Of wind and light the Presdents cup
was won to-day BY Sergt. Clarence Il. Orr
OF Ohio In a rafting finish on the 1000 yard
range. with score Of 2O?. orr's claim to
military champion OF the United States was
hoty disputed on the skIrmlsh fed and
long distance ranges. but most hotly by two
Of his team mates, Fry and Windor.
Incidentally. with the championship medal
and the autograph letter which the Ohio
sergeant will receive In the course Of q few
days from President Roosevelt. Orr won the
championship Of Ohio. for the Buckeye cracks
won Ave OF the FIRST eight places and sklr-
mished like hends.
Sergeant-Major Evans OF the First New
Jersey butted In on the Ohioans with beauti-
full skirmish run of 03. beating Winder out OF
third place on the tie. or the Ohio men would
have scored first. second and third houors.
with but two points OF margin between the
three men.
serst Doyle. the old reliable Of the Sew:
enty-frst New York. was a good ffth and
Lieut.. Pearson of the Cavalry. who is put
up like Q varsity quarterback. would have
landed second place had he not been penalized
five points In the skirmish for beating the
bugle at one Of the halts. His penalty
dropped him into sixth place. and Semon
and Richards OF the formidable Ohio aggre-
CATION followed In seventh and eighth places
Boatswain Hamilton OF the navy and
Lieut.. Ranney Of the Seventy-frst New
York tied for ninth place. the navy man
winning on the higher skirmish run. Capt
Corwln Of the Seventy-i first New York took
nineteenth place. falling to mako his usual
high skirmish run.
The second stage OF the match was begun
on the skirmish field at II o'clock In the morn
ing under conditions that made the rifle
men who had failed to qualify In the first
stage bemoan their luck. The range flags
swung lazily in a head breeze OF six miles
and the light was perfect.
The skirmish runs were handled quickly.
and when the last volley had been fred at the
200 yard halt. Capt. Wnder Of Ohio. who 70
the tallest man on the range was in the lead.
MsS snd WAS s @ Il
the ruck, The highest run was %, by Evans.
of New Jersey. who scored 9s IN TIE & sHirmisn nsa
Ihe SIX ,ohicans ayer1sssed ss in their runs.
waeT 4Ss ae ssdgs o any M'h oi the competitor. who
settled and many Of them wi.hdrsSw .S when
cloud, held throu 81 the I've long ranges.
and the e Mnd o9nnd or 70 Sp
a creditable score. The tnal conditions ap-
preached closely those Of last year and. the
mettle and cali for skilfuI. wind (ammins.
Two full scores were made at the 500 stage.
bulls. Orr's possible wrested the lead from
Winder by one point. and with the top ten
well punched the firing at the 1000 yard
ditions
Corwin, was out of the running. but he
treated the field to pretty exhibition on
e oRs fUF .nd sevns oH VIM WIN 0s oar
rss 5ss es
f%ss dSome % Of fss e co%mS 81 Who
with 81 out OF 35. Winder. one OF the best
1000 yard shots in the country. was on his
similar total, left the honors for dispute
between Orr and Fry.
Fry finished with 29 and the rifemen punched
Would have made Fry the winner and four
would have tied the two men. In that event
the match would have been Orr's on his skir-
the last shot bull was scored and orr had II.
1t was announced at the close Of the match
that next year in the Presidents match y
include all the slow FIRE and the second stage
ior the rapid lire coming in at the close oi the
at the long ran ges and skirrnish and some
lucky strings In the rapid fire placed men in
the second stage who were weak at either long
Gas Casey y Of A New York, winner Of the cup in
1909. one Of the best long range men In the
country and who scored e in hi: last skiTmish
and with a "a at rapid fire dropped out Of the
running The scores follow:
ssr., oST Ohio ssa PHys'e G. Fry ,S oso ss
Mlsu! bss;:Sa; { 3 s; z" q; Err: s;smsa; SsiS:
Navy, $50: Lieut.. Ronney, New York, 40.