Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-16
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 $25 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 st. Fraguor.
l31: Corp. Lorning, 1874; Private Leland.
127: Sergt. Farguerson, 40; Sergt. Jack
son. al; total. 793.
District of Columbia-Capt. r. Alder
man. 1873; Lieut.. S. c. Martin 1913: Capt.
F. w. Holt. 128; Sergt. ]. w. Payne, 1873;
Lieut.. E. A. G. Schmidt, 1870; Sergt Ger
Der, 1871; total, $685.
Winner of Star Trophy.
With a score Of "a out Of a possible 100
Private NJ. b. Atkinson Of Company r,
1st Infantry, yesterday won The Evening
Star match. With the event open to all
commissioned and enlisted members of
the organization, 1t might be said that
Atkinson proved the dark horse,' not
having won a match since 1911, when hs
took first-place honors at the enlisted
mems event. Each man WAS given five
shots at the distances of 200, 800. 500 and
90 yards, the first five to be shot
standing and the others prone. Atkin-
sons work yesterday gave him the hand
some medal offered by The Star, the Sec
ond prize of S. going to Sergt. j. w
Payne Of Company NJ, I'd Infantry, who
had a score of % points.
The Harris Company match, which
was also open to al, members, resulted
in tie between Private Atk nson and
Sergt. A. l.. Barnard, Company X, LIST
infantry, each having a score of 40, with
80 the possible number of points. The
| first prize for this match is a silver cup
and a medal to become the property OF
the holder; the second prize Is IS.
Second Prize Preferred.
The five-dollar bill seemed more enticine
| to the two crack shots than the trophies
and at the shooting of Of the tie each
| man endeavored to come as far as pos
sible from the bulr s-eye. and thereby end
in second place. Private Atkinson again
proved the better marksman. his sho,
landing IN the trees about twenty feet
above the target.
The Gerstenberg match was a long dis
| lance affair. 1000 yards from firing point
| to target 1t was open to all members
each firing ten rounds. Sergt F. J.
| Kahrs, Company K, LIST Infantry, took
| first place with a score Of 49 out
of 30, which permits him to hold the
| trophy offered by Ernst Gerstenberg for
one year. Lieut.. ]. r. Fehr, LIST Infantry,
| won the S. offered to the second best
man. 6"
Lieut.. A. G. Schmidt, LIST Infantry, won
the Neumeyer event with a score of
90 points. This was a 200 and
/ 900 yard match. ten shots at each range.
| the 2OO-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 to
hit the bull's-eye before 1t went out Of
sight.
The scores Yesterday were as follows: