Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-07
flor STARS MEDAL
Many Guardsmen Enter Match
at Rifle Range.
HAMPEREO By WEATHER
Brigade Team Defeats Marine Corps
in Mosher Contest.
WINS BY SCORE OF $50 TO 57S
Lieut.. Ralph Alderman Captures
Harries Long Range Event, With
68 to His Credit.
WINS BY SCORE OF $50 TO 57S

One hundred and sixty members of the
| National Guard of the District of Column
! bia entered The Evening Star match to-
| day the principal event of the final day $
program of the annual fall matches on
the rife range near Congress Heights. A
| valuable gold medal provided by The
| Evening Star Newspaper Company goes
| to the high man in this event, and the
| entry list is generally larger than in any
of the other events of the meet.
The event is open to commissioned Off
| GERS and enlisted men of the National
Guard of the District of Columbia VINO
have not previously won the match. The
distances are POO, 200, 800 and 600 yards.
five rounds at each distance. The other
prizes are: Second, So: five of 81 each and
five of s. each.
When the firing in The Star match
opened shortly after . o'clock this morn
ing only a small number of guardsmen
were on hand owing to the inclement
weather but before the early arrivals
had gotten well under way on the 200
yard range others arrived until the
firing line was crowded.
Wind Subsidies.
Rain fell throughout the day, which
made conditions disagreeable for the
marksmen. but the strong wind which
blew over the range yesterday afternoon
and which interfered considerab bly, with
the shooting. had subsidized today.
The r. Harris & Co. trophy match
was the second event on the program
today. 1t is open to officers and enlisted
men of the guard. and the distance is
900 yards. five rounds by each competitor
The prize is silver cup. to be held
for one year. The winner also receives
r..1I SIal l.,
The other prizes are: Second, So; three
of s. and five of 81.
The Mosher match, which was post
poned yesterday morning because of the
non-appearance of teams of the New
Jersey and Maryland National Guard and
the teams from the Corps of Engineers,
United States Army. and the: Marine
Corps. was completed yesterday after
noon.. when picked team. selected by
Capt. Lyman. from the United States
Marine Corps. stationed at the range to
act as markers and scorers, competed
against the District brigade team. The
local suardsmen captured the event by
score of 100 to 51S.
The Winning Team.
The members of the winning team and
their scores were as follows: Lieut.. H.
&c. Caldwell. 1874; Lieut.. l.. A Clausel,
IA, Capt. F. II. Heidenreich. 1871: Sergt.
Thomas Brown. 10; Lieut.. r. Alderman,
ia. and -Sergt. Joseph Schriver, 121 To-
tai. $50
1 Lieut.. Ralph Alderman of the ordnance
department wone the Harries long range
match hate yesterday afternoon, by a
score of IS. This event was, fred on the
1000 yards range. fifteen rounds per
man. The first prize is "a gold medal
presented by Gen. George II. Harries.
The other prize winners were: Sergt.
Charles f. Groome, Company l. I'd in
fantry, TO: Capt +. H. Heidenreicll, g.:
Lieut.. Richard Powers, 1st Infantry, 81:
Lieut. III. G. Caldwell. 80 Capt w w.
Cookson, 80: Sergt Thomas Brown, 81;
r. e. ClOuser, %; Private J. r. Fehr, 30.