Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-08-19
MAJOR OOUW VICTOR
WINS MEDAL IN CONTEST
Big Event in Rifle Shooting al
Saunders Range.
SCORES REMARKABLY CLOSE.
Private Bender Wins Novice Match by
One Point, With 5 Points 0nly
Separating First IL Me-.

beautiful weather conditions brought
out another big field of entrants in the
rife competitions az Saunders Range
near Glen Burnie, this county yes
| terday. The course OF the All-Com-
ers rapid-fre match. which opened the
program. also was incorporated in the
State event which was shot later.
AS a result the regimental teams en-
tered en- masse 20 get elevation and
windage dope" for the big event. In
the kneel stage, Lieutenant Robb. oi
Company l.. Fifth Regiment, pune
tured the black for a total of 40 out OF
80 and took the lead. At the 3O0-yard
stage Captain Munshower and Ser
geant Barnes also shot 40. but in the
aggregate Major Douw. of Annapolis.
with two forty -eights, won the medal.
being tied with Lieutenant Robb The
latter lost out for having a at the
longer range Sergeant Givan was
third with 95
Twenty-Five OF the competitors shot
over centres. which was once consid-
cred remarkable rapid-fre score,
showing the advance Marylanders
have made in this dNcult game in re-
cent years.
The four r-corneredState match among
teams of eight from the First, Fourth
and Fifth Regiments and the Naval
Militia started at 10 o'clock. Captain
Munshower had charge of the First
team, Captain Rogers of the Fourth,
Colonel Bowie the Fifth and Boat
the Naval Militia's first year in the big
competition and while its team did not
equal it's record with the heavy guns
aboard ship. it made the infantrymen
step lively TO keep TO the fore
Sergeant Frank Gemmill. of the
Fourth Regiment rang up the first
rapid-fire possible of the meet with a.
team excelled in the hurry-up game,
scoring 730 out of 500 and leading the
Fourth by ~ points. The First In
fantry led at 300 yards slow fire with
342, but remained in third place.
After lunch the firing was resumed
at 600 yards The First boys scored
3S6 to the Fifths 1873, and the Fourth's
326. A variable wind caused bad scor-
ing at 1000 yards. Munshowcr's AZ
was the only normal score on the line.
His team made a great fight with the
Fourth for second place when IL was
seen that the Ffthc ould net be headed
But Captain Rogers men held them OFF
and held the rUner-up position by 4
points QUOT of possible 1000 Ser.
geant Wright. of the winning team had
high individual score, PIG.
The 500-yard novice match brought
together half a hundred enthusiastic
Youngsters and they had battle royal
Only FIVE points separated the first 10
men at the finish. Private Bruder one
of Captain Hancock's discoveries of
Company G. Fif tn Regiment. on his
last shot beat Private Dogge. of the
Fifth, and Sergeant Webb, of the Fret
Regiment. a single shot and carried
off the prize
The members match for the hand
scme National Rifle Association plaque
was another spirited contest, waged al
200. 80 and 400 yards This is the fifth
year of the contest the previous win
ners being Captain Duce, Major Douw
Sergeant Givan and Corporal Garner
The record was 1873 out of 150 This
year the standing position at 200 yards
was changed to kneeling and the sit
ting at 800 to prone, consequently the
scores were higher. Lieutenant Search
and Sergeant Wright,of the Fifth.see
sawed across the range. Search nosing
the latter out by one point at 500 yards