Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-20
DISTRICT MARKSMEN
IN NATIONAL MATCH
Preliminary Practice Contin-
ued at Camp Perry for Big
Event Beginning Monday.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.


CAMP PERRY. Ohio. August 20.-Th'
personnel of the District OF Columbis
team in the national match. which will
| begin Monday. will be as predicted yes
terday in The Star. Lieut.. McAnally, thu
| team captain, told The Star CORE
spondent today that the selection hat
been made from the men who had beer
| regular in their attendance at the team
practice, and there was no discrimination
inended In leaving off some first-clas
shots from the shooting team 1T wa.
simply a case of giving preference to tn,
| men who were entitled to 1t by reason
Of regular work
Preliminary practice was continued to
day by all the forty-three teams at 20
yards slow fire. $40 yards slow skirmist
firing and 1000 yards slow fire and rapid
fire at 200 yards.
In the preliminary practice this morninf
scores made by six of the District OF
Columbia team at 1000 yards were Lieut.
schmidt, IS; Private Clouser. is; Lieut.
Powers, 50; Private Groome, 81.
The mirage was marked this morning
Poor scores was made even by many OF
the good shots.
Scores at 200 Yards.
Scores made at 200 yards rapid fire
yesterday afternoon in preliminary
practice by the District Of Columbia
guardsmen, 80 being possible, were as
follows: Lieut. Alderman. 46; Friva .
Clouse, 46; Sergt. Maj. Cole, 46; Capt
Heidenrefch. A: Lieut.. Col Young, a.;
Lieut.. Holt. 40; Sergt. Schmidt, 49,;
Corp. Forsythe. 40; Lieut.. Clausell.
40; Lieut.. Powers. 80; Private Fehr, 3s;
Capt. Cookson. 81; Sergt Brown. 81,
and Private Groome, 35. The three Lead
ing scores were exceptionally good, as
the conditions were trying on account Of
the wind
At a meeting Of the National Rifle AS
ISOLATION of America last evening these
directors were elected: Lieut.. A; s. Jones.
2sth Z. 8. infantry: Gen. Lawrason
Riggs. Maryland; Col. l.. A. Tones,
Louisiana Col. r. 8. Henry. Texas: Capt.
r. L. Shaw. Oklahoma; Col. E. T. Mil
Ter. Ohio: Maj, E. Claude Goddard.
sin: Capt l.. C. Minager. Florida; Lieut..
M. c. Mumma. I'd Y. S. Cavalry: Com
mander Hilary Williams. L. 8. Navy.
New Match Proposed.
Lieut.. Col. James E. Bell Of Washing
ton. d. c.. offered a motion that a
committee be appointed to consider the
desirability of adding a new match to
the program Of the association, for
teams to be composed Of rifiemen from
the different branches Of the regular
service. and another team from the
pick OF the National Guard teams on
the ground at the matches. The motion
was adopted. The committee will re-
port later.
A resolution was adnnted Fayor;ro a.
appropriation of 100000 by Congress
to aid rifle clubs in schools, and an
other resolution was adopted making
the percentage retained by the asso-
citation 10 instead OF ! per cent before
Lieut.. Gen. John c. Bates. retired. the
president, was in the chair. Col Evans,
the executive officer. made humorous
speech. Gen. James A. Drain Of Wash
inston, d. C.. also spoke. Prizes won
matches were distributed at the end of
the business meeting.
Kickers In Camp.
This would not. be big fife tourna-
ment II there was not some Kicking
The gathering Of q crowd Of men from
various vacations in life, and from all
parts Of the country, engaged in trying
to hit the bull's-eye at all ranges and
under all conditions, brings a mixed as
semblage under the direction of a coterie
Of men responsible for the successful
management Of the tournament. The
real complaints that are heard, however,
relative to the manner in which the
matches are shot, the conditions of the
camp. or the feeding Of the men are
really few.
1t is seldom that the War Department
balks at any proposition. 1t did SO, how
ever, with the mess hall problem. This
was handled by the state Of Ohio for
several seasons, and 1t was declared that
the state lost money as a result. Last
year the military officials Of Ohio wanted
the War Department to assume the re-
sponsibility of the mess hall and the
feeding Of the big crowd Of ri1emen who
gather here for the big tournament. but
the War Department declined to assume
any such responsibility.
For a time it looked as though the
visiting rifiemen might go hungry or
bring along their kitchen outfits. as they
do when taking part In maneuvers.
Presently Mai. n. A. Nichols OF the Ohio
National Guard was prevailed upon to take
charge OF the mess hall. and II has been
conducted In an exceptionally satisfactory
manner this year. 1t Is as big a PROPOSE
ton In its way as the range itself. One
side of the dining room is set apart for
regular meals end the other has the new
pay as you enter feature.
Reminder of Gettysburg.
Members Of the District of Columbia
team who were at Gettysburg the latter
part OF July found the conditions on
Thursday, when II rained. similar to what
they had experienced while attending the
big camp Of instruction. After a long
dry spell! the clay at the rifle range, once
1t became soaked, made a sticky mud
that chung to the shoes of the rifiemen
with desperation. The sod was saturated,
too, and when some of the District rifle
men shot their scores at 1000 yards in
the Presidents match. although they had
ponchos spread on the ground they look
ed as though they had fallen into Lake
Erie with their uniforms on when they
had finished their, scores.
For practice I'm skirmish firing. and for
practice in rapid-fire work a miniature
silhouette target was placed In the Dis
trict of Columbia street by Lieut.. Nc
Anally, team captain. When the guards
men are or duty they may be seen kneel-
ing about fifty yards away from the
figure and sighting and keeping tabs" on
the time 1t takes to snap on five shots
for rapid fire. This work is good practice,
for IL enables the men to calculate to a
nicely exactly what they can do In the
rapid fire, and still take enough time to
aim accurately.