Evening star., 1909-09-01
7 NAVY MAKES ANOTHER WIN
MIDSHIPMAN DENNY FIRST I'M
PRESIDENTS MATCH.
Close Of the Rifle Shooting Tourna.
ment at Camp Perry-Gale
Sweeps Grounds.
Special Disps,ch 10 The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
CAMP PERRY. Ohio. September
The National Rife Association twenty
seventh annual tournament closed AZ
noon today. at the end OF the second and
final stage of the Presidents match
which began yesterday afternoon. A
gale swept through the grounds last
night. ripping Up tents and keeping tie
marksmen up toaSave their shelter
When the contestants took the 2oo-yard
-apid-fire stage at s O'Clock the wind
was high and jerky. The conditions con-
tinued as unfavorable over the so and
1000 yard stage.
The Presidents match was Won Ia.
Midshipman Andrew d. Denny OF tls
navy team. who scored 318 Denny gets
a gold medal and an autograph letter
from President Taft. Lieut.. A. Dale
Rothrock of Ohio who took the national
individual match last year, was second.
with 315.
How the Leaders Finished.
The other leaders finished In the follow
ing order. Maj W. B. Martin, New Jel
sey, 314; Corp. w. A. Fragner, Marine
Corps. 314: Lieut. Col c. b. Winder.
Ohio, 3l4: Sergt. Henry Baptist. Marine
Corps. 313: Capt. c. A. Romeyn, 18Th L.
o tdNdIS, olo, 1dpl T. w LuuS, ONO.
312; Ensign T. a. Thompson, navy, 3la
Lieut.. Col. W. a. Tewes, New Jersey, 81
Maj. Martin, New Jersey, won the mill
tary rifle championship of the United
States by putting uD the highest aggre-
gate score-ts.6-in the national individual
and the Presidents match. Martin won
the $500 Wimbledon cuo IN 1901 and he
tied Sergt. Leushner of New York for top
score-430-on the Olympic team.
In the fight for the championship Lieut..
Qrtt tNrsr ly IS l.t.
Midshipman Denny third, 634.
Should Have Started Earlier.
From the point of view of the number
of entries, it was unfortunate that the
rifle associations matches were not held
sooner-before the inevitable reaction fol-
lowing the strain Of the national matches.
Many of the teams came early for prac-
tice In the Ohio State Rifle Associations
matches and at the conclusion OF the
national events they pulled for home
having had shooting enough and having
spent their money. The associations
matches were held before the national
shoot in 1907, when the tournament was
brought here from Sea Girt. and also
last year. but the association felt that the
Ohio people were getting about ell the
money-as they were-and consequently
IL declined to continue the matches here
on that basis, which gave Ohio something
like 50 per cent of the revenues.
The Ohoans, therefore elaborated their
program, adding matches TO duplicate the
Wimbledon and the Presidents and the
Leech, and put them in the week pre-
ceding the national matches. The entries
were, of course, heavy. The National
Rifle Association can hardly afford, IL
would seem. again to delay its matches
until so late. That they should either
be put before the national events or shot
somewhere else seems clear.
Many Teams Depart.
The United States Marine Corps is scat
tering the members of its Seagirt rifle
shooting school to various marine sta
tions. Five have gone to Honolulu and
five to the Philippines to act as coaches.
Others left yesterday for Mare Island.
San Francisco. Goat Island, Bremerton.
Puget sound. Guam and Sitka.
The District team broke camp this
afternoon and left for the Seagirt tour
nament of the New Jersey, New York
and Pennsylvania Rifle Association. The
team expects to arrive at the Jersey
range by noon Thursday. 1t goes in d
private car attached to the special train,
which the Marine Corps secured for its
six car loads of men and baggage. Near
ly all of the 125 marines-shooters and
markers in the national matches-are
returning to Seagirt.
The United States Infantry team also
started for Seagirt this afternoon with
the District team and the marines. Tie
bers scattering to meet at Seagirt in time
for the McAlp.n and Dryden matches.
The Navy team will also probably
break camp this evening. 1t is not going
to Seagirt. The members Will either go
on furlOugh or return to their ships