Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-19
GUNNERS PRACTICE FOR
NATIONAL TEAM MATCH
Next Big Event at Camp
Perry-Scores Of Dis
trict RifIemen.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CAMP PERRY. Ohio, August 19.-Pre-
liminary practice preparatory to the ma
tional team match, which will be shot
Monday and Tuesday Of next week, was
conducted this morning under exception
ally favorable conditions. Forty-three
teams are hard at work today. These
teams are: United States infantry. United
States Cavalry. United States Navy,
United States Marine Corps. United
States Naval Academy, Alabama. Ari-
iona, Colorado. Connecticut. Florida,
Georgia, Hawaii. Illinois. Indiana, Iowa,
Kansas. Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland.
Massachusetts. Michigan. Mississippi. Mis-
souri,. Montana. New Jersey. New York.
North Dakota, Ohio. Oklahoma, Pennsyl-
vania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas,
Virginia. West Virginia, wisconsin. Ar
Delaware. Minnesota, New Mexico ana
Utah.
Districts Good Showing.
The scores OF the District Of Co.
lumbia men at 200 yards slow fire in the
practice this morning were: Lieut.. Alder
man. %: Sergt Brown, Is; Private
Groome. A: Sergt. Schmidt. ~: Sergt.
Maj. Cole. "A; Lieut.. Caldwell. A: Lieut..
Clausell. a: Corporal Forsythe. a: Capt.
Holt. -; total, $50.
AS the rifemen expressed IL, this IL
forty more than cefters, as the -Four
ring Is known, and Is nrst-class shoot
ing.
The scores made in the practice skir-
mish run this morning were:
Capt. Heidenreich. "a: Lieut. Clausell,
81; Private Clouser. 81: Sergt. Brown. 50:
Lieut.. Alderman. 50; Capt. Cookson. IS;
Lieut. Caldwell. 81: Lieut.. Holt. es; Lieut..
Powers. 70: Lieut.. Col. Young. %; Sergt
Maj. Cole. %; Capt. Burton. II; Private
Groome, 6: Corporal Forsythe, %;
The possible In the skirmish was 100
points.
Personnel Of Team.
The team to represent the District OF
Columbia in the national match has not
been announced and the selection will
not be known definitely until tomorrow
evening. However, there Is good reason
to believe that 1t will be made up OF
Lieut. Alderman, Private Groorne. Lieut.
Powers. Private Clouser, Lieut. Holt,
Sergt. Maj. Cole, Lieut.. Caldwell, Lieut.
Clausell. Sergt. Schmidt. Lieut. Brown,
Capt. Heidenreich and Corp. Forsythe.
cant Bursa y. fSdsy d snSt a, string o
possible 80 points. Lieut.. Gen. John G.
Bates, United States Army, retired, will
preside tonight at the meeting Of the
National Rife Association OF America.
He arrived from Washington last night
After the skirmish run had been COM
pleted four of the District men who had
not shot at 200 yards had a chance there
and made the following scores: Capt
Cookson. ~: Private Fehr. 43; Lieut.. Col
Young 80: Capt. Burton, 80.
Regarded as Phenomenal.
Phenomenal was the shooting at 1000
yards under exceptionally trying con-
ditions yesterday afternoon, when
Lieut.. Sturdevant, u. 8. Engineer
Corps. won the Leech cup match. AFTER
making seven consecutive bullseyes at
that range. he continued shooting until
he had made twenty-five more, which,
with two sighting shots, both bulls
eyes. made the record twenty -four con-
sscutive bullseyes at this range stur-
devant had possibilities at 500 ana 600
yards 1,s.. SO won tie be match s.; with ease
at the time. and the wind was blowing
In fitful gusts from eight to fifteen
miles an hour. .Sturdevant changed
his amWynitton; too. AFTER which he
unprecedented on this range. or any
other.
The scores Of the District of Column
bia men at 1000 yards in the.x.eech cup
match were: Capt. BRIAN. 81; Private
Fehr, 90; Lieut. Caldwell. 81; Lieut.
Alderman, %, and Sergt. Maj. Cole, 20;
Lieut. Holt, 81. The totals Of tine Dis
trict guardsmen for the match for the
three ranges. 800. 500 and 1000 yards
were Capt. Brian, 101; Private Fehr.
100: Lieut.. Caldwell. 50: Lieut. Alder
man. 98: Sergt.. Maj. Cole. 50; Lieut..
Holt, 80.
Capt. Brian will get a share Of the
prise money. having finished In sixth
place. Private Fehr is twentieth,
Lieut. Caldwell thirty fourth and Lieut..
Alderman forty-sevefith.
Scores Of Local Guardsmen
The full scores OF the guardsmen
from the District in the members
match. at 500 yards, yesterday after
noon, were:
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