Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-08
Good Record Made by Local
RifIemen in the Annual
Competition.
NATIONAL MATCHES END
WITH PISTOL CONTEST
Militia and Naval Militia Partici-
pate-Gold, Silver and Bronze
Medals Awarded.

SEAGIRT, \. J.. September S.-DlvfSlon
competition of the national matches came
to close this morning with the pistol
match, open to members Of the United
States Army, Navy. Marine Corps. Mill
tary Academy and Naval Academy; men,
bers of the National Rifle Association
and its affiliated clubs, of the militia and
naval militia, and of universities, colleges
and military schools.
The match, division A, carrying the
championship of the New England and
middle Atlantic states was won by Lieut.
W. B. Loughborough Of the Sd United
States Infantry, who, out of the possible
$40, scored 131 on target l. in six seven
shot strings; two at slow-fire, thirty sec
onds shot. fifty and seventy-five yards
two at rapid fire. thirty seconds shot,
twenty -fiye and fifty yards, and two at
rapid. fifteen seconds shot, fifteen and
twenty five yards.
Capt John c. W. Dillon Of 9Th Regi-
ment, National Guard of Pennsylvania.
was second. with 706: Lieut.. w. A. Lee.
jr., United States Navy. third. with 6I3 1;
Capt. Ralph Alderman, I'd infantry. Dis
trict of Columbia National Guard, fourth,
with $50: j. w. Hessian, New York Ath-
letic Club. fifth. with 655; Corp. c. H.
Sampson. United States Marine Corps.
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National Guard District of Columbia.
scored cog.
This match was shot this year in three
stages-slow fire Thirty seconds shot.
two scores of seven shots each at fifty
and seventy-ive yards; rapid fire (thirty
seconds a score): two seven-shot scores
at twenty five and fifty yards, and rapid
fee Fifteen seconds shot, two seven
shot scores at fifteen and at twenty,hve
yards. Target L instead of the standard
American was used. The competitors
making the first, second and third highest
aggregate scores received respectively
gold, silver and bronze medals.
District Prize Winners.
The District team broke camp this aft
ernoon It is due home Wednesday MORN
ing With it go the following prizes:
Br:eade-Second in the Dryden, $780,
Regimental-Second Infantry, third In
the championship regimental
Company-Company K, 1st Infantry:
pany team; fourth, New Jersey company
team.
Company K, Cd Infantry: Second. New
Jersey company team tyro.
Company C, I'd Infantry: Second, Ma
tional Rifle Associations company team;
fourth, New Jersey company team tyro.
Individual Matches.
Lieut. Col Glendie B. Young-Third
$3.50, "a. individual rapid-fire, won by
Lieut. c. o. Kayser. New Jersey, 80;
fifth go. p. running deer. Capt. John
Dillin PENNSYLVANIA, SO.
Capt F. W. Holt-First. range Off
GERS, As.
Capt. Ralph Alderman-Eighth $50, W,
Gould Individual rapidhre. won by Sergt
Perry Schofield, Massachusetts,. 100;
nineteenth. %, Leech cup. won by Capt.
W. II. Richards, Ohio. 1o1: tied for ninth
ts4Jo, 9s, individual rapid-iire, won by
Sergt. Ivan Chandler. West Virginia, 100.
Lieut.. f. II. Gerber. fifth (s12.JO), 80,
individual divisional championship; Capt.
h. b. V. Casey. Pennsylvania, 1872;
tenth ts4.5O), l61, Seagirt championship;
corp. }. + Coppeage marine Corps. 1so;
seventh $50, 96, individual rapid fire;
fourth $3.50, A., Reading: Sergt- Q. D.
Knight. District of Columbia, So
Lieut.. Thomas Brown. second, As;
range officers: Capt. F. w. Holt, Dis
trict OF Columbia, As
Sergt Joseph D. schriver. seventh
tS1O. 25s. individual divisional cham
pionship.
Sergt. 0. D. Knight, first (nedan
Reading: third fs2.Jo. 80 and / over
Boy tropny; +. \. Raymond, Con-
necticut. ~ over.
Corp. J. D. Hood, second ts4), 30 and
% over, Boyle trophy; second ts5,, 40,
Reading.
Decisive Victory for Massachusetts,,
Sweepingly decisive was the victory Of
Massachusetts, yesterday in the national
divisional team match. which it won by
scoring 3,120 of the possible 1900 on the
seven ranses-6i points beyond the
Marines.
high score honors for the District went
70 capt. Ralph Alderman. who got 80
The l.Uo-yard stage was. shot in a gale
that tore every teams score to pieces:
The full District score follows: