Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-30


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The recent order Tightening the rifle
practice requirements for the Guard has
had a good effect. and the range has been
unusually busy for the last two weeks.
The original requirements made it neces-
sary for a guardsman to fire through all
three grades each year in order 70 qualify
for the grade of expert riflernan. The
new order allows one who qualified for
the highest grade last year to shoot for
the same honor this fall without again
making his way through the two pre-
Ceding grades. Because of inability to
spare time for the entire course. many
guardsmen, up to- the time the new
order went into effect, had failed to put
in an appearance at the range at all, and
were. therefore, marked down as having
failed to qualify for even the lowest of
the grades, that of marksman.
The last twelve days. however. have
seen a noticeable Improvement in the
general record, which looked particularly
black before the requirements were les
sened. Now, it is stated, the number of
men in the Guard who have failed to
qualify for the marksman grade will he
at least no larger than it was last year.
The range closes, officially, tomorrow
night. Saturday proved an unusually
busy day for those in charge of the range.
and large number of eleventh hour men
are expected tomorrow before the range
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A series Of wrestling bouts that will
bring out the best mat artists in the Dis
trict and will end with battle royal be-
tween Joe Turner and some likely cllal-
lenger for the heavyweight championship
of the south will comprise the first bene-
fit entertainment of the National Guard
Athletic Association for the track team.
and will be held in the near future. The
exact date for the affair cannot be set.
owing to the absence from Washington Of
the star performer, Turner, who has
promised to meet all challengers for the
belt he now holds
1t is announced that one of two men
will meet Turner. Joe Grant. the local
grappler, whom Washington mat follow
contest, or a Greek lad from Boston, who
is touted as a conner. Either of the men,
in good form, can make the battle an I'M
certain affair.
The schedule planned for the track
team embraces practically all the large
indoor meets in this section of the coun-
try, and If followed will carry the Dis
trct Guard colors in larger number of
contests than has been attempted up to
this time. The all-star cast planned for
the wrestling exhibition is expected to
bring out large enough crowd to put
the track team ION easy street. as far
dDIllS " carly tuc SCiieuulS ID
concerned.
Besides the headliners an interesting ar
ray of lesser lights will be on hand to fill
in the evening and bring the local talent
farther into the spotlight.
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The following named enlisted men have
been honorably discharged from the
Guard:
IN I
Mahoney, Company G, 1st Infantry; q.
NJ Sergt. John II. liner, Company l.,
I'd Infantry: Private Michael p Cannon.
Company X. 1st Infantry; Sergt. Maj.
Frank ]. Bapst. Sd Battalion. I'd 1nfan-
try; Private William H. Friedman, Com
pany f, I'd Infantry: Private Edward
Markell, Company d, list Separate Bat
talon; Boatswain's Mate third class
Richard A. keck. I'd Division. Naval Bat
TALON.
Because of removal from the District
Corp. Gerald G.. McGrath, Company H,
1st Infantry; Private Charles E. Narring-
ton, Company H, LIST Infantry; Private
John H. Redman, Company II, list In
fantry; Private Leo III. Graves, Company
man. Company X, LIST Infantry; Private
William B. Brown, LIST Battery, Field
Artillery; Private Stanley r. Bibert. 1st
Battery, Field Artillery; Private Max
kaplan, company -, ISL Infantry,
Private Luther j. Daggett, Company d,
LIST Infantry; Private Oscar H. Friedrich,
Company D, LIST Infantry; Private Frank
j. Briere. Company l., LIST Infantry;
Private Howard F. Johnson, Company l.,
1st Infantry; Private Tobias E. Purcell,
Company X. I'd Infantry; Private Leon
L. Lewis Company X, I'd Infantry;
Private r. P. brennan, Company l.. I'd
Infantry; Private c. P. hurry, Company
l., I'd Infantry: Private r. P. Lundsford,
Company l., I'd Infantry.
The following named enlisted men have