The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-04
RIFLE TEAM BACK
 FROM CAMP PERRY r-r-rE sn-E--
Blues Won the Company Team Match Out of Fifteen
 Contestants.
ALLlNG HIGHEST SCORE
Corporal Harrison, of Grays,
 Does Most Consistent ls Shooting.

All the members of the Connecticut rifle team that went to Camp Perry, O., to compete in the big international rife tournament have returned,( excepting Major Ernest L. Isbell who has gone to Ottawa, Can. He Is member of the Board of National Rifle association that picked the American team that will shoot there on September 7.
 The biggest thing done by the Con- necticut marksnen was the winning of the company team match by the Blues They got $100 cash and a gold medal for each member of the team. There were fifteen company teams in this competition. The shooting was at 200 and 600 yards. The total score made by the Blues in this match was 429 out of a possible 800.
 Tie individual scores made by the Blues team in this match were as fol- lows Capt. A. A. Alling, S9; Musician John Corrle, S7; Private N. Johnson, 80; Corp. H. A. Riley, S2; Corp. w. ID. Riley, S2 The members of Captain Alling's company are so pleased with the record made by their team that plans are under way for celebration to be held probably on Thursday night at Savin Rock where the team will be given shore dinner.
 The most consistent shooting was done by Corporal Charles w. Harrison ~ Href T11n O 500 yards, all comers' match, with a score of 96 out of possible 100. He was tied with ten others for first place at 800 yards with 8 perfect score of 50, and in the.draw-out won first place. He was third in the 500 yards all com mers' match with a score of 49; first al short range with a score of S5 out of a possible 100 and fourth at mid range with a score of 99 out of a possible 100 \. Tn the national pistol match shot Vast Saturday Musician John B, Corrie of the Blues won fifth place and Maj Ernest L. Isbell won 12th place Major lsbell was unfortunate in that his re- volver did not work properly. There were about 250 entries in this match Corrie gets a silver and Isbell4a bronze medal.
 In the championship regimenta' team match, open to teams of six from any regiment battalion or squadron ot cavalry of the United States arms and United States marine corps or organ ized militia of any state at 10 shots for record at 200, 600 and 1000 yards slow fire, the Second infantry of Con necticut entered two teams, whicf finished sixth and seventh respectively with scores of 6SS and 686 each. Thi match was won by the Sixth Infantr. of Massachusetts with a score of 75o In this. match there were 31 entries Tn the interstate team match sho last Wednesday and Thursday thu Connecticut team finished 22nd out o 4S teams.
 In the national individual matcl which was shot last Friday and Sat urday, in which there were 67S en tries, the high man from Connection was Sergt. Howard E. Williams of tn Blues with score of 292, with E. ( Simpson of the Grays second with score of 2S9, which were nine and points respectively below the first 1 men of the match
 In the Leach cup match squadde competition, open to everybody an shot at 800, 300 and 1000 yards, wa won by Capt J. c. semon of Ohio wit "a score of 97. There were about 40 entries in this match Priv. E. Simpson was only nine points benin the winner, his score being SS.
 The Presidents match, the ever won last year by Private Simpson went this year to Sergt. W. A. Der of the state of Washington.
 In the Herrick trophy match, ope to army and navy, the marine corr and military organizations of the di ferent states, the Connecticut fir team got 18th place in match (which SS teams shot. The winnin team was No. 1 of Ohio with scol of 1885. The score of the Connecticl team was 1,947.
 The championship regimental skirn fish match two teams were entert from the Second regiment of Come ticut. This event was won by the Sc ond of Washington. The First Col necticut team was tied for eigh place with the First District of c lumbia team. The tying score of the two teams was S72.