The Washington times., 1908-08-16
Team and Observation-Disclosures
on Camp Perry Program
for Second Day.
HOLCOMB WINNER
IN TYRO SHOOT
Executive Officer Lieut.. Col. r. K.
Evans Announces His Per-
Sonal Staff.

CAMP PERRY, Ohio Aug. l5-The
second day. program of the twenty
sixth annual tournament Of the Ma
tionaI Rife Association OF America in
cludes. in addition to the squad prac-
lice matches, two contests-One team
and one individual
The championship revolver team
match for the championship of the
United States, the "Silver Target tTo-
phy presented by Robert 5. Hale. OF
Boston, 10 be held for one year, a medal
Tor each member, and S25, is for teams
OF five from the army. navys Marine
Corps, and the state miliuas.
4 The conditions are fifteen shots. de-
jiberate aim, and fifteen shots in three
strings OF five shots. ten seconds each,
at fifty yards on the standard American
i target. The formidable shots of squad
ron A, New York, have won this match
the last hve successive years-Iast year
s by the score OF $50, with the commits
STONED officers OF the Fourth United
States Infantry second, at 5S5.
Names Personal Staf.
Lieut.. Col. r. *. Evans, L. S. A.,
szdhe executive officer of the national
match, has announced the following
personal stair: Assistant executive Of
=. Dickman. Thirteenth Cavalry as
sistant chief range OFFICERS, capt w. 5,
Scott. First Cavalry. Capt. ID. j. Baker
Ninth infantry; Capt. f.. Sayre. Eighth
Cavalry. chief pit officer. Capt. G. H
=. Smith, Fourth Infantry: adjutant,
Capt. Z. S. Upton, First Infantry as
sistant adjutant First Lieut.. r. D..
Carter, Sixteenth Infantry; surgeon,
Capt n. f. Pipes, Medical Corps; as
Eistant surgeon, First Lieut.. A. il. IaS-
s5ler, Medical Corps; quaTtermaster ana
q zcommissaTy, First Lieut. J.. L. Dietrick,
Thirteenth Cavalry; assistant quarter
master and cOmmissary, First Lieut.. b.
T. Merchant, Thirteenth Cavalry; sta
tisticaI efticer. irst Lieut.. ". A. Mitch
ell. Corps of Engineersi ordnance of,
fcer. Capt. ". A. Phillips, Ordnance
Department.
The United States cavalry team,
which took fourth prize in the national
match a year ago, goes intO the contest
this year with haf its men new-abOut
on a level witt the infantry, therefore
The experienced marksmeu again on the
team are capt. II. b. Myers. of the
Sixth Cavalry, who was member last
year; First Lieut.. Morton C. Mumma,
Second Cavalry who has had three
der II. Davidson. Thirteenth, VINO has
also had three years of tes sport; Sergt-
James J. NJ. Giney, Company NJ, Corps
of Engineers, also with three years
experience; Corporal Edwards G. Jack
son, Company y, Second Battalion, En-
gineers, who has fought two battles,
and First Lieut. W. II. ClOpton, who
has been on twice.
The six new members of the 1903 team
are Capt Julian r. Lindsey, Fifteenth
Cavalry; First Lieut.. James r. FeChet,
Ninth; First Lieut.. George NJ. Russell,
Fifteenthi First Sergt. BeckIey r. Par
ker, Troop D. Third; Sergt. Nicholas h.
Thornton. Fourteenth, and First Lieut.
w. d. Smith, Fourteenth The three al-
ternates are all new me1-Capt Paul T.
Hayne, Twelfth; First Lieut. Max G.
Tyler, Corps OF Engineers. and Second
Lieut. Alan c. Aleshlre, Twelfth,
Cavalrymen Look Formidable.
The teams practice scores since fl
came the first of the week indicate that
the cavaIrymeu viii put up a formidable
fight They are In command Of an
officer OF large experience in rife shoot
ing, Capt. w. IL. HAY, of the Tenth
who shot on the cavalry team in
1904 and 1895. was team adjutant In 1906
and hence captain last year. The team
is not boarding az the camp mess, bat
at secluded farm house a mile away
through the deep woods which bounds
the camp on the west.
Captain HolCOmb Winner.
With the great score of 80 at LOO
yards, Capt Thomas Holcomb, tr., OF
the Marine Corps team, won the indi-
NiduaI long distance tyro match.
The first ten averaged 705. The best
run the team has taken here. Lieuten-
ant LOckland had 81 for his score.