Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-25
GUNS POP ON RANGE
National Guardsmen Continue
Good Work Today.
MOSHER MATCH COMPLETED
Teams Are Chosen From District
Organizations Only.
MANY VISITORS SEE SHOOTING
Harries Long-Range and Berry &
Whitmore Skirmish Matches on
Program-Partia Scores.
MANY VISITORS SEE SHOOTING

Experts. sharpshooters and marksmen
of the National Guard of the District of
Columbia continued firing on the National
| Guard range near Congress Heights all
of today, this being the second day OF
the annual rifle and revolver competitions
Of the brigade. The meet is scheduled to
end tomorrow.
The program today included three inn
important events, the Mosher match, the
Berry & Whitmore company team
skirmish match and the Harries long
range match.
Col Charles II. Ourand Of the LIST In
fantry. National Guard, District Of Co
lumbia; L. ]. Robinson. assistant post
master Of the city Of Washington. and
capt. 0. H. Smith. also OF the city post
once. were among the onlookers.
IN the Mosher match. called at 10
| CLOCK, the brigade team OF the National
Guard Of the District of Columbia pre-
pared to compete. The Marine Corps
present holders Of the Mosher cup, could
not defend the trophy. as the Marine
and ships. The team Of the United States
Engineer Corps was also unable to be
present
The match is open to contestants from
the National Guards of New Jersey
Columbia. The details Of soldiers and
marines usually stationed about Wash
1ngton have been depleted by their dis
patch for maneuvers in the field and
af1oat. Organized miitiamen in at least
one Of the states eligible In the competi-
tons have recently been in camp. max
ing attendance at the District OF Column
bfa match impossible.
Col. J. B. Young, captain Of the Dis
tr1ct of Columbia brigade team. made
up three teams from those guardsmen
who are candidates for the brigade team
| to shoot at Seag1rt this year These
three teams shot over the range.
In view of the terms Of the match which
allow only one competing team for each
OF the military services eligible only the
first prize recorded the contestants. The
first prize is the Mosher silver cup pre-
sented by the District of Columbia Ma
tional Guard and S25 The cup is to be
kept for one year by the winner, when it
is again in competition. It was decided
to the winning emergency team.
The personnel of the three teams con-
testing was as follows:
First team-Col. G. B. Young, captain
Sergt. A. G. Schmidt, Sergt. H. F. Rich
ardson, Private r. Clauser and Lieut..
| II. C. Caldwell.
Second team-Capt. w. w Cookson.
captain; Lieut.. Thomas Brown. Sergt.
J. D. Schreiner. Private F. J. Kahrs,
Capt. F. Heidenreich, Private ]. R. Fehr
and Sergt. F. r. McFadden
| Third team-Lieut. Thomas F. Nc
Anally, captain; Capt. E. H Brian.
i Irlyate sa e. r. Gerber Lieut. H. e Earn
/ Powers and Sergt. c. E. Groome.
| At the 2O0-yard range ten shots were
discharge by each contestant at the tar
gets at slow fire and ten at rapid fire.
fired by the marksmen, slow fire, at the
G0O-yard range. Surprise fire. was In
troduced for the first time in this match
on the range of the National Guard, Dis
trict Of Columbia. The men were much
interested in the results.
The shooting at the 200 yards range
was done under good conditions-a leaden
sky and no wind. No high scores were
was transferred to the 6Oo-yard range
about IL o'clock. the sun had burst
| through the clouds and made more diff
cult the task Of getting on the faraway
targets.
| The results the Mosher match, ten
shots by each team member at 200 yards,
slow fire. 200 yards surprise fire. and 6OC
yards slow fire, were as follows:
a second 1T team an 1s2; sehreinsr.
13S: McFadden, 100: total TIA
First team-Alderman. 1913: Holt. 121
Schmidt; 40: Richardson. 1919: Clauser,
132 and Caldwell. 121: total. 74s.
Earnshaw. III: Burrows. 1875; Powers
123; Groome. 125: total, 1926
T. b. Harris. Company D, list Separate
Battalion. won the Carmody match late
Yesterday afternoon. scoring %, the pos
sible. with clean bul's-eyes: second to
him was F. A. Davis of the I'd Infantry
who made four bulls-eyes and a center.
scoring "a. In the company team match
scores were as follows. Company X, LIST
Infantry. 20s; Company K. ID Infantry,
26; Company B. 1st Infantry, Dol: Com
pany NJ. I'd Infantry. 197; Company G.
I'd Infantry, 1914. and Company c. I'd In
fantry. sixth place, 1914.
The MoLennan trophy. a two-man
event was won by Lieut.. c. G. Fardenel
and Private Davis, Company F, ID In
fantry, scoring 90 out of 100.
The regimental match was won by the
I'd Regiment. with score Of 256 First
Regiment. 24O points.
The Sd Battalion, ID Infantry. won the
battalion team match. with 12s: I'd Bat
talon. ID Infanry. second, with score
Of 124.