Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-11
AMERICAN TEAM WINS
Captures International Shoot
ing Match at Bisley.
CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD
Victory Not Only for Men, But for
the Rifles.
SOME REMARKABLE SCORES
Magnificent Performance Through
out the Entire Contest Made Uncle
Sans Representatives Pop
ular Favorites.
CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD
SOME REMARKABLE SCI
SCORES

BdSLEY July 1.-THE great inter-
national team match, the most important
event of the Olympic rifle contests. has
been won by America, and the American
marksmen thus become the champions of
the world. The American aggregate score
was 2.531, that of the British team, 2.496.
while the Canadian team scored 2.439.
Starting with lead at the end of the
first range, the Americans never were dis
placed, and with the exception Of the
contest at the 6OO-yard 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 aggregates also the
Americans always were prominent. First
Lueshner and then Martin led all the
worlds crack rif1emen.
Many experts consider the outcome q
victory not only for the men. but for
the rifles. They declare that the short
barreled new Springfield rifle proved It
self far better arm than the new short
barreled Lee-Enfield. in use in the Brit
ish service.
The magnificent performances of the
Americans throughout the entire contest
made them popular favorites.
The weather today continued unfavor-
able for good scores. 1t was dull with a
variable wind, the enemy of all marks
men.
Started Day With Lead.
With lead of ten points, as the result
of yesterdays shooting at the three short
er distances, the American team, when
they went to the butts today to start
firing at the SOO-yard range, were looked
upoa as pretty certain winners of the
international team match
Although the Americans lead of yester-
aay was not great it was about as large
as they expected. their hopes of winning
the match being laid in the scores they
expect to make at the longer distances
The weather this morning continued un-
favorable for good scores the day being
dull. with a variable wind. the enemy
of all rihemen.
The Americans. however. at 800 yards
increased their lead to thirteen points
scoring 436, thus bringing their aggregate
score for the four distances up to 1,727
The English team maintained second
place by scoring 4S'. making an aggregate
of 1,1l.. Canada. the third team on the
list. made 434. but the team lost so many
points yesterday that their total for the
four distances is only 1873.
Individual Prizes for Americans.
The official announcement of the result
of the 80 meters individual match, shot
yesterday. gives the gold medal to Helge-
rud of Norway. who scored 9O4; the silver
medal to Lieut.. Semon of Ohio. with 8S6,
and the bronze medal to Sather of Nor
way. with S19.
The protest made by German. American
against miss with which he was credited
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
Aebrock. Belgium with $50; Storms, Bel
GUM, with 4sI, and Axtell America. with
4sO
1t was thought generally when the
longer distances were reached that the
team contest would resolve itself into a
battle between the Americans and the
Englishmen. Both teams shot we'll the
Americans particularly SO. For d time the
Canadians threatened to upset these cal
culations. Four of them at the start to-
day made every shot d bull 's-eye, but
three Of this team broke down with the
last shot and Sergt. Smith alone got the
highest possible. Three other Canadians
Capt. Grove. Private Williams and Corp
Mclnnes. scored "a each. but their total
was spoiled by Serst. Kerr, who got 81.
Americans Brilliant Shooting.
The shooting Of the Americans was bril-
liant and evoked the greatest praise.
None of them made the highest possible
score, but no fewer than five or six men
scored 73. while Eastman got IL This
splendid showing gave the Americans a
total for this range of 436 out of possi-
ble 100.
large crowd surrounded the American
shooters. Many American women Jour-
neyed to Bisley to cheer their country
men. The calm and the confidence of
the Americans was Il matter of general
remark Capt Casey OF Delaware did
not do so well at the 9OO-yard range. fin
ishng with 90. Winder, however, kept uD
his good shooting and scored u. The
other individual totals were: Martin. II:
Lueshner and Eastman, 81 and Bene-
dick, 6l. The total for the range 100
was d pretty serious falling off
The lapse was general among all the
teams, however, and less marked in the
case of the Americans than any other
l.ueshner's low score at this range lost
him the distinction of getting the best
individual scores which he had held
throughout the contest. He was sue
ceeded, however, by another American
Martin. whose aggregate of S6l put him
one point in front of the Canadian, Sergt.
Smith.
The aggregate of the remaining teams
at the end of this range We're: France
1866: Sweden, 1914. Norway. 1&H:
Greece l,121. and Denmark, 1,6S9
Americans Win in Revolver Contest.
The revolver team competition was to-
day won by America. Belgium was sec
ond and England third. The aggregate
scores are as follows: America 1.314: Bel
gium. 1864, and England, 1.Sl6.
Harrow Beats Eton.
LONDON. July lin the annual
cricket match at Lords today. Harrow
beat Eton by ten wickets.
Victors in Lawn Tennis Singles.
WIMBLEDON. July 1.-THE singles I'm
the lawn tennis match in connection
with the olympic games were concluded
here today ]. C. Ritchie, the English
player won the gold medal and Froilz-
helm. Germany. the. silver medal
Ritchie's score was 80. Mrs. Lambert
Chambers. who was defeated in 1901 by
May Sutton of California. for the British
championship. won the gold medal in
the ladies singles