The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-01

rine corps, made 535. The highest
score made at this range was made by
the United States infantry, 555 out of
a possible 600. Kansas made fifth
highest score at this range and stood
18th place in the match at the close
of this range.
"At 500 yards. the Kansas team
made a score of 53S out of possible
/ 500 The winning team, the U. S. Ma
rine corps, made SCI, the highest score
made at this range. The Kansas team
at this range made eleventh highest
score and stood 10Th place in the
match at the close of this range
"At 1000 yards. the Kansas team
made 469 out of a possible 500. The
conditions at this range were the most
difficult that were experienced by
teams shooting in the national matches
at Camp Perry since the matches have
been held at that place. There was a
heavy wind blowing off the lake and
floating clouds were passing over the
sun making a constant change in the
light All of the teams made low
scores at this range; far below what
their average had been in practice.
The winning team of the match, at
this range, made 4S7. The high score
at this range was SIS, made by New
York. Kansas finished this range in
18th place in the match. There were
five teams in class B which were above
Kansas at the conclusion of this range,
as follows: West Virginia, Arizona,
Connecticut, Illinois and Pennsylvania
1.-THE last range fired was the skirm-
ish run which is started at the 500
yard point, the men advancing in
skirmish line from this point to the
200 yard range, firing two shots at 500
yards, two at 500, three at $50, three
at 400. five at 900 and five at 200. AS
the skirmish line is moved down the
range. they are required to double
time half the distance between each
firing point. They have thirty seconds
in which to fire the shots at all the
ranges except the 200 yard point. At
the 200 yard point they must fire the
five shots in twenty seconds. The fir
ing commences when the targets are
run up. At the end of the required
run down. The Kansas teams score |
at this range was 1,023 out of a possi |
BILE 1900 The winning team, the L. !
5. Marine corps, made 1855 at this
range Only two teams, the marine
corps and the U. S. Cavalry, made bet
ter scores at this range than the Kan |
sas team. This concluded the match, |
with Kansas in seventh place. Only |
two states in the United States had |
greater score than the Kansas team |
Massachusetts with 3.101 and Ohio |
with 3.OSO Kansas complete score |
was S.O50.
kansas having received a higher
aggregate score than any team in class |
p, Is,
ton trophy a bronze medal for each I
member of the team and a cash prize /
of $3.50. At no time in the history of |
the national matches, prior to this, has |
the same team won first prize in two |
consecutive years. The editor of The |
Arm and The Man, General James A |
Drain, who is considered the best au-
thority on rifle shooting in the United |
States, say that Kansas has made the |
most phenomenal rise in the shooting |
h a Ixx1- r,
tory Of the world.
The credit for the phenomenal |
showing which the Kansas team has
made in the last two years is largely /
due 70 Lieutenant Joseph L. TophsEn. I
il, thirteenth infantry. United States /
army who has coached the Kansas t
team in these two matches. Lieutenant !
Fopham lived in Lawrence, Kan. be- |
fore entering the United States army /
and was formerly a member of the I
National Guard of this state and one
Of the best shots In the guard at the !,
time he was a member He shot on /
the United States infantry team in /
1907 and 1908 and in 1908 won the |
Leech cup for the highest aggregate
score in that match.
The bronze soldier of Marathon |
Wnicn inc Kansas team won last year |
ana which has been in the rotunda of
this year by Tennessee and will be sent
to that state. The Hilton trophy which
the Kansas team won this year was
won last year by the United States
Naval academy and will be on display
in the capitol during the coming year.
The aggregate score made by the
Kansas team last year was 2.9s1; the
aggregate score this year, 1850. The
score made by the Kansas team in the
skirnish run last year was 915; this
yer L050
The teams in class B which Kan
sas had to beat this year in order to
win class B prize were Oklahoma, Illi-
nois, Pennsylvania. California, New
Jersey, Alabama, Hawaii, Arizona, West
Virginia. Maryland, Indiana. COnnecti- |
cur. Utah and Georgia. The teams IN
class A which Kansas beat in this
match were Wisconsin, Colorado, Mich |
igan, New York, Minnesota, District
of Columbia. and Texas"
The following members of the organ |
lied militia of the state of Kansas were
the officers and team to represent the
state Of Kansas in the national rife
matches to be held at Camp Perry, |
Ohio, during the month of August, 1911: |
OFFICERS.
Brigadier General Charles I. Martin. |
the adjutant general. chief of STAFF, |
Topeka, to be captain.
Major Bruce Griff1th. brigadier inspec- |
tor small arms practice, Wichita, to be |
coach.
Colonel Wilder S. A1etcaIf, First in |
fantry. Lawrence, to be spotter-