Evening star., 1907-09-01
The scores Of the District team members
at GOO yards We're as follows:
Record of the "Schoolboys."

Schoolboy marksmen from the United
States Naval Academy ran away with all
three honors of the final day of the ma
tional matches, the national individual
match, the national pistol match and the
military rifle championship of America
Midshipman Willis A. Lee of Owenton
KY, took the individual match by a score
of 31S and the pistol match by 23S, while
Midshipman Harold T. Smith of Tacoma
beat the field Of some 700 in the race for
the military championship, and his score
Of 612 was only one point ahead of Cadet
Lees. The work Of the cadets simply
amazed the camp. Lee Is shooting
trust" one of the Palma members puts it.
This was the first shooting tournament
in which Lee, who is only nineteen years
Oh. has participated. In the national in
dividual match Lieut.. NJ w. Shaopyon of
the 18th Cavalry took second place with
316 and Sergt Orr Of Ohio. third. with 314.
The other fifteen leaders We're: Sergt. Dun
bar, 4th Infantry, 313; Lieut.. Parlmee,
Kansas. 312; Midshipman H. L. Smith. An
napolis 311; Private Murland, California,
300; Chief Gunner's Mate King. Navy 307;
Capt. Currie, Washington, 3os; Maj. Resche,
Minnesota, 301; Sergt. Travis. Montana,
801; sergt. Collburn, Washington. 3Ol;
Private Upton, Massachusetts,. 299; Sergt.
Bailey. Wisconsin. 29s; serst Swan. Maine,
2s7; sergt.. Brass, Montana. 297; Maj.
Winder, Ohio. 298.
In the pistol match Lee was rushed by
Capt. McNabb Of the 27th U. S. Infantry,
with 236. Lieut.. Reginald H. Sayre of
Squadron A, New York, who quit at 236.
would have won had he not made bull
on the wrong target. Private +. LIE Bou-
tilier Of the squadron scored 234.
Lieut.. Sayre won the time fire medal
by a score of SO; Lieut.. Olson Of Mime
sofa the slow-time medal. with IL; Capt.
W. Smith, 4th U. s. Infantry, the rapid
fire medal in prolonged tie. shot off
with Corp. Dewey of the 11th Cavalry,
and Cant McNabb,
Col. Thurston Of New York. captain of
the Palma team, left with the team this
evening for Ottawa.
The infantry, cavalry and Marine Corps
teams together start in the morning for
the Sea Girt shoot
Midshipman Willis A. Lee of Kentucky
won the national individual match today
with a total score of 31s. Sergt. M. B.
Dunbar, 4th Infantry, won high score
skirmish, 95.
Lieut.. F. II. Davidson, 18th Cavalry. Won
high score rapid fire, 80. Sergt. C. E.
Orr, Ohio, high score slow fire, 1S4.
Mdshipman Lee also won the national
pistol match, score 23S, and Midshipman
H. T. Smith won the military champion
ship of the United States national, score
612.
Navy's Garrison Finish.
Near the end of the match all interest
was centered around the navy and Mas
sachusetts teams. The former was on
target A and the latter on AS. AS the in
terest increased the gallery behind the
ropes continued to enlarge, until nearly all
of the spectators had deserted the other
teams and anXiously awaited the result
between the two teams which were run
ming neck and neck for first place. The
range officer several times cautioned the
spectators that there was to be no cheer
ing o. display of enthusiasm, any re-
marks which would encourage or diScour-
age the last pairs of shooters to decide the
match. This did not deter some of the
spectators, however, from throwing their
hats and camp stools high in the air. When
the last pair from the navy arose and
withdrew from the firing line they were