Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-16
MARINE CORPS Wins
SHOOT Of LAST DAY
Is Victor in k.oSher Match at
Congress Heights Rifle
Range.
DISTRICT GUARDSMEN
ARE ONLY COMPETITORS
Private N. B. Atkinson, Company E,
LIST Infantry, Carries Of Even
ing Star Trophy.

The Mosher match was the feature of
the last day Of the fall matches of
the National Guard Of the District of
Columbia on the rifle range at Con-
gress Heights This event was open to
teams of six from the District of CO.
lumbia, Marine Corps and the militia
from surrounding states.
The Marine Corps won the silver cup
and the s25 offered to the winner. The
District of Columbia team was the only
other competitor.
The score in this match was: Marine
Corps-Corp. Piper. 100; Sc ct. Fraguor.
131: Corp Lorning. 1874: Private Leland,
1917; Sergt. Farguerson, 40; Sergt. Jack
son. 141; total. 1913.
District of Colunbia-Capt r. Alder.
man, 1873; Lieut. S. c. Martin 1875: Capt.
F. w. Holt, 1875; Sergt. j. w. Payne 1873:
Lieut.. E. A. G. Schmidt, 1879; Sergt. Ger
Der, 131: total, SSs.
Winner Of Star Trophy.
With a score of - out of a possible 100
Private NJ. b. Atkinson Of Company e.
LIST Infantry, yesterday won The Evening
Star match. With the event open TO all
commissioned and enlisted members OF
the organization, it might be said that
Atkinson proved the dark horse'' no,
having won a match since 1911. when h,
took first-place honors at the enlisted
mems event. Each man was given five
shots at the distances of 200 300. 500 and
90 yards, the first five to be sho,
standing and the others prone. Atkin.
son s work yesterday gave him the hand
some medal offered by The Star, the sec.
Payne Of Company NJ. I'd Infantry, who
had score of 90 points.
The Harris Company match, which
was also open to al. members, resulted
in a tie between Private Atk nson and
Sergt. a. l.. Barnard, Company X, Is,
Infantry, each having q score of 40, with
80 the possible number of points. The
first prize for this match is a silver cup
to be kept by the winner for one year
and a medal to become the property OF
the holder; the second prize is IS.
Second Prize Preferred.
The ive-dollar bill seemed more enticinf
to the two crack shots than the trophies
and at the shooting off Of the tie each
man endeavored to come as far as pos.
sible from the bull s-eye, and thereby enc
in second place. Private Atkinson agar
proved the better marksman. his sho,
landing IN the trees about twenty fee,
above the target.
The Gerstenberg match was long-d
lance affair, 1000 yards from firing poin
to target. 1t was open to all members
each firing ten rounds. Sergt. F. J
Kahrs, Company K, LIST Infantry, tool
first place with score Of AZ ou
of 80, which permits him to hold the
trophy offered by Ernst Gerstenberg fol
one year. Lieut.. J. r. Fehr. LIST Infantry
won the S. offered to the second best
man. e.
Lieut.. A. G. Schmidt, 1st Infantry, won
the Neumeyer event with score OF
90 points. This was a 200 and
/ 600 yard match. ten shots at each range
the 200-yard to be shot at surprise fire
The target would rise from the butts,
hesitate for three seconds and then dis.
appear, 1t being up to the contestant tc
hit the bull s-eye before it went out OF
sight
la1. Hall