The Washington times., 1909-10-07
PUTNAM EQUALS
WORLDS RECORD
Ideal Weather Makes Posi-
BILE Excellent Scores on
District Range.

A worlds record was equaHed on the
200-yard range this morning. when Lieut.
3 Charles NJ. Putnam. Signal Corps. D.
G, y. g., retired, scored a out Of a pos
sible % In the ten-round, 2O0-yards dis
lance OF the Distinguished Marksman.
The sharpshooters are now shooting
ten rounds each, slow fire, on the 1000
yards range to complete the require
,ments Of this match
The score made by Lieutenant Putnam
EQUALS the worlds record at 200 yards.
ten shots. rapid fire. which was made
5at Camp Perry I'm 1908 by Captain Allen.
OF the Massachusetts National Guard.
The ideal weather conditions made
possible excellent scores on the third
day OF the annual fall rife competition
ION the District range. At the same dis
itance az which Lieutenant Putnam
made his notable record, Lieut.. 2. S.
sMeAnally, of the Ordnance Corps. .scor-
ed 45 out Of a possible so.
Other Scores.
The other scores were:
Sargt. c. T. Groom, Company I, Sec
-ond Regiment. IL
Sargt Thomas Brown, Company L.
First Regiment, q.
Lieutenant Colonel Harvey, Second
Reriment s.
Capt ". Cookson. IS.
Lieut. Ralph g. Alderman. Ordnance
Department. 81.
To conclude this distinguished marks
man match. the rifiemen are now shoot
ing on the 1,000-yard range. The Eve
ming Star match at zoo, 500. 500. and 500
yards; FIVE rounds at each distance; and
The r. Harris & Co. trophy match. at
500 yards, with FIVE rounds, peiman
started. at 12:O
Heidenrich Leading.
In the Evening Star match the high
est scores turned in at o'clock were:
Capt r. Heldenrich. ordnance depart
Private John II. Cole, Company e.
Lieut.. II. c. Caldwell. First Regiment,
Lieut. Charles n. Putnam. retired. %.
Sergt- . A. Butler Signal Corps. go
Private r. II. Clauser. Company b.
First Regiment, s.
Se1Et. +. r Tilley. Company +, Sec
ond Regiment, IS.
Lieut.. Richard Powers. Company 3.
First Regiment, s..
j. A Mcguire, First Division Naval
Battalion. 81
Lieut.. Col. ". f. Harvey, Second
w: W. Vaughan, Company F. Second
sergt P. II. McFayden. Company B.
.JAAnA AANriiltAllf 81
Make Clean Sweep.
The United States Marine Corps team
OF eight men. led by Capt Harry Lay.
made clean sweep Of the three events
shot yesterday afternoon. The Marines
not only came off winners. but in doing
SO made remarkable scores in all three
events.
The Mosher match. for tears IF six
men. ten rounds to be shot at 200 yards
slow fire. ten at the same distance rapid
fire. and ten rounds slow fire at dis
tance Of 500 yards, was hotly contested
The Marine teams score was 40 and the
District National Guard record OF 7S
gave the local men second place. The
Maryland militia recorded a score Of
125. Sergeant Lund and Private Farm
ham. OF the winners. made high indl-
vidual scores ~ l52 each and Sergeant
J. c. Schiiver. of the District militia
Of 1871. "'''' NO +" '''O'' iuu'i score
The HarTfes match. Of fifteen shots w
ing prone at 1000 yards distance was
captured by Lieut.. III. G. Caldwell. OF
the District Guard. This match furnish
ed the closest competition since the
shooting began Tuesday Caldwell made
only three shots as low a. four. twelve
OF his shots being recorded bullseves.
His last nine shots in succession were
bullseyes
Other High Scores.
The members Of the Marine team took
all the remaining places In this match
Other high scores were made by Cor
poral FraEncr, n: Sergeant Joyce. Il:
Private Stevens. 20 and Sergeant IN
drews. 20 All these men are members
OF the MARITIME team
IL was the Marines again in the s<irm-
ish team match for the coveted Perry
& Whitmore trophy and the money
prizes offered The grand scores for
this event were; Marines. S8s. First IN
fantry, rs; Second Infantry. 759; First
Separate Battalion. 30. In this event
Corporal Fragner. OF tho Marines, made
The remarkable Individual high total Of
Jf. His nearest competitor for indi-
Nidual honOrs was Sergeant Andrews.
one Of his own team mates.