Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-11
ENGLISH TEAM WAS SECOND
Work of United States Marks
manship Brilliant and Called
Forth Greatest Praise.
sentimental Competitors Are Away
Rcbind--American Women Present
TO Cheer Their Countrymen.

M Bisley, July 1.-THE great interim
"a tional team match shoot, the most Inn
n portant event of the Olympic rifle con
tests, has been won by America ant
American marksmen thus become tbs
champions of the world. The Amcri
can aggregate score was 1888. that OF
the British team 2,4S6, while the Cana
dian score was 2,439.
4 Starting with lead at the end o.
the first range the Americans never
were displaced and with the exception
of the contest at the 600 yeard range,
they scored higher totals for each OF
the six distances than the finest teams
that Canada and all Europe could put
in the field
In the individual aggregate the AM
orleans always We're prominent first,
Lueschner and then Martin leading all
the worlds crack rifemen. Many ex-
perts consider the outcome a victory
not only for the men but for the rifles,
They declare that the, short barreled
new Springfield rifle proved itself a far
better arm than the new short barrele,l
Lee-Enfield in use in the British SER
vice.
The Americans also won the revolver
team competition The magnificent per-
Iormauces of the Americans made them
public favorites.
With a lead of 10 points as the result
of yesterdays shooting, at three short
er distances, the American team when
they went to the butts today to
start firing at the 500 yard range were
looked upon as pretty certain winners
of the International team match. the
principal event in the rifle competition
being held in connection with the olym-
pic games
Although the American lead of yes.
terday was not great, 1t was about as
large as they expected, their hope of
winning the race being aid in the
scores they expect to make at the long
err distances.
The weather this morning continued
unfavorable for good scores, the day
being dull with a variable wind, the
enemy of all rifiemen
The Americans, however, at 500 yeads
increased their lead 10 points scoring
4S6, thus bringing their aggregate score
Tor the four distances up to 1,727. The
English maintained second place. max
third team on the list lost so many
points yesterday. their total for the
four distances Is only 1,67S.
INDIVIDUAL MATCH.
The official announcement OF the 800
yards individual match shoot yester day
gives the gold medal to Helger, of Nor
way, who scored 904. the silver medal
TO Lieut.. Semon of Ohio, with $3.50, and
the bronze medal to Sather of Norway,
with $40.
The protest of German. American,
against a miss with which he was Gre
dited In the individual revolver contest
has been disallowed. The gold, silver
and bronze medals in this contest were
today officially awarded respectively
as follows
Van Asbrock, Belgium, with 400
storms. Belgium, with 4S7.
Axtell, America, with is0
CANADIANS BREAK DOWN.
1t is thought generally now that She
longer distances have been reached, the
team contest viii resolve itself into
battle between the American and the
English Both teams are shooting well
the Americans particularly 50. For Il
time the Canadians threatened to upset
these calculations. -Four OF them ut
the start today made every shot at
bulls eye. but three OF this team broke
uoWn Win the last Shot and Sergt
Smith alone got the highest possible
Three other Canadians, Capt Grove.
Private Williams and Corp. McInnes,
scored IA each, but their total was
spoiled by Sergt Kerrs, who got 81.
The shooting of the Americans was
brilliant and evoked the greatest praise
None of them made the highest score
but no fewer than Ave or six men
scored 49, while Eastman got H.
This splendid showing gave the Amer
leans total for this range OF 1870 out
of a possible 400 The visitors were
greatly satisfied with this score and
more than ever before have they be-
come dangerous rivals In the eyes of
the British marksmen The Continental
competitors on the team are away be-
hind. Their aggregate up to the present
are: