The Washington times., 1906-10-14
Trophies Will Be Distributed
to GuardSmen First Mon
day in December.
MEDALS, BARS, AND CASH
Major Bell Considers Matches Recently
Closed Best Since Organization
of Local Soldiers.

District National Guardsmen at the an
nual rifle :natches on the Congress
Heisnts range week before last will be
awarded ou the first Monday IN De
CembC-
Tine winnings will be distributed by
General Harr.es or some official from
the War Department in the drill hall
OF The National Guard Armory.
Besides the prizes. Major James r.
Bell. executive officer of the annual
shoot. and Inspector general of rifle
practice of the militia. will cause 10 be
distributed medals. bars and badges
showing that the men who shot quail
ned rs marksm,n. sharpshooters. dis
ti1guished marksmen or experts. Ma
Jor Bell considers the matches recent
~ closed were the hest since the or
gaHizaJion of the local citizcn-soldiery.
Thanks to Merchants.
Officers OF the guard say they desire
10 thank the merchants of the city for
having contributed prizes for which the
men shot.
Among those who donated trophies
ana prizes were. William NJ Gait q
Co.. Stephenson d Brother, Rudolph,
West * Co, :. y. Meyer. Frank Hume
saks & Co.. F.. j. Herberger. Judd *
D-tveiIeg. Lieut.. Ralph Alderman,
se-gt. Paul BischoH. William H. Nc
Knew. John B. Espey. Jacob Shappirio
Frank T. May. ID. y Walford. William
o. Hammitt. Eugene s. Cochran, S. A.
Taylor. Thomas a. Cannon. D. WI
Eam Oyster, A. Loffer Company
Somerset r. Waters. T. T. Keane Com
l. a
land. Colonial Wine Company. II. X
Fulton. National Electrical Supply Com
pany, Charles p. SJohlman. Joseph Ad-
ANS. Browning & Middleton. Joseph
AueTbach, !. II. SmaH & Sons. G. Gold
holm & Sons, Emil West. Mayer q Co.
Charles W. Dowling Company, The
Family Shoe Store Dave Wolf. John J.
Costlnat. William A. Henderson & Co,
d. J. kaufman, A. J. Mckee & CO.. J. S.
Tyrie & Co, ana George F. Muth q
Co
The winners of the first ten prizes in
the merchants match are as follows:
First. Private Thomas Brown, Com
pjny r. First Regiment; second. Private
o. NJ. Schriver. Company /, First Reg
iment; third. Sergt, @. NJ. Putnam, Sig
nal Corps. fourth. Private J. W. Wade.
Company First Separate; fifth, Private
J. e. Vogt, First Battalion: sixth. Prl-
vate T. Richenbacker. Company r. First
Regiment. eighth Private NJ Z. Johns.
Company ], First Regiment; ninth. P-ri-
vste NJ I. Mathews. Corps F, Marines;
tenth, Corporal NJ. b. Atkinson. Com
psuv r. First Regiment.
Battalion Winners.
The winners in che battalion match
were as follows.
Third Battalion. $40
Sixth Battalion s.
Fifth Battalion, s..
The prize of SIS was won by the team
OF the First Regiment.
Private r. Wexford. Company G. First
Regiment is the winner of the medal
in the C8rmody Match.
The other winners of prizes In the
match are as follows.
William a. Smedley Company G. Sec
oud Regiment s.; r. II. CI0us,er. Com
Iany B. First Regiment {3s +. b. Tiller,
Battery. 8.
In the Company Team Match. the fol-
lowing were winners: Company X. Sec
ond Regiment. $40; Company I. First
Regiment. S.; Company r. Second Regi-
ment. 50; Company NJ, First Regiment,
s. 90.
Novice Match Winners.
The winners of prizes in the Novice
Match are as follows: Sergt. C, NJ.
Putnam. Signal Corps. s.; r. L. Ward.
First Division. Naval Battalion. 81; J. s.
Duggan. Company NJ. Second Regiment
-: r. II. Clouser, Company B, First
Regiment, 81,
Sergt Thomas Brown. Company r,
First Regiment. is the fortunate winner
Of the John Il. Magruder medal The
following are the winners OF the cash
prizes in this match: Lieut.. +. A.
Byrnes. I. r. P. Third Battalion. s.;
Capt. +. II. Bryan. Company r. Second
Regiment. 81; Sergt p. c. Bischoff, Com
pany B, First Regiment, s..
The Mosher Trophy and SIS cash prize
was won by the District Brigade team;
Maryland. second. SIS, and Thirteenth
Cavalry third. SO.
The Post Sklrmlsh Trophy and S25
went to the Second Regiment. The First
Regiment landed SIS. and the Fifth
Maryland got $40
The winners of cash prizes in the
Harries Long Range Match are as fol-
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