Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-20
Sgt. Thomas J. K. Evans Win
ner of NatioRaI.S Individual
=. Q Media. and. .WaI:'Be Member
.ef:AH National Guard Team
SGT. JAMES Ho STANDS
NEAR TOP 0E BIG LIST
Gets TWenty-sixth Place Out
- of Field of 728 Competitors;
Evans Will Face Crucial
Test at Big Match on Friday

Especial Wireless 10 Star.Bulietin).
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, October 20
In the national Individual match Of
the NatIonaI Rifle Association shoot
here yesterday, Sgt Thomas J. x.
Evans Of the Hawaii team made the
highest score, winning the national In
diVidual match medal. "~.
Sgt. James Ho, out Of field Of 72s
competitors, stood twenty-slxth IN the
same match. Evans 10 placed on the
AII-NatIonal Guard team TO cor pete
In the united service match to be held
Friday In competition with the U. 8.
Army, Navy and Marine Corps teams.
Both Ho and Evans are members Of
the let infantry, National Guard 81
Hawaii. E..
LIeut.coL William n. Riley. com
nnandInr the let infantry, N. g. H.
has been elected director Of the
NatIonal Rifle Assooiation.
The above despatch received today
by the Star-Bulietin from Capt Laur.
ence w. Redington, assistant TO the
acknowledgement and special cores
pondent Of this paper at the national
rife competition In Jacksonville, cre-
ated the greatest enthusiasm at Ma.
tional Guard headquarters when shown
70 National Guardsmen at the armory
by q Star-Bulletin reporter.
First Time m Service Match.
The splendid record made by Sgt.
James Ho Of Company +. 1st Infantry,
in winning 2sth place out OF q field Of
f2S competitors. and Sgt Thomas ].
X. ("Spider''l Evans, who won the
national individual match medal yes
terday, means that the National Guard
OF Hawaii, for the. first time In its his
tory. has d representative on the ALI
National Guard team in the united ser.
vice match. 81 ~. Y
II also means that both men win
bring back more medals and cash
prizes than have ever been won before
by the Hawaii team. We'll sure have
TO give them q luau when they get
back. = was the way one National
7Guardsman expressed his jubilation on
hearing the news. III !
BY winning the national individual
medal, Evans becomes eligible to en-.
ter the united service match as mem
Der OF the Ali-NationaT Guard team
consisting OF the 16 National Guards,
men shooting the highest scores in
the national individual match. ~ J.
Bio Shoot on Friday or@i
These is men, representing all Ma
tional Guards OF the United States,
will shoot Friday against teams Sc
1ected from the U. s. Army, Marine
Corps and Navy. Sgt Ho will not be
on this team. but his achievement is
nevertheless q remarkable one. -.
Distance and order Of fire for the /
national individual match are as fol.
lows: ...-
Rapid fire, 200 and 800 yards; 10
shots at each range, with no sighting
shots. ~. :.>rcs. -tz-sH,s 4
SLOW fre. 800. coo and 1000 yards; 1
is shots at each range, with no sight
ing shots. ..sa.:.,
Sgt. Evans win bring back a gold
medal to Honolulu as his reward for
winning the national individual match.
He also receives a prize of $50 in gold
coin, and has a chance to win the gold
medal for the highest score in slow
fire and so prize, also a gold medal
for the highest aggregate score In
rapid FIRE, this including a $50 cash
prize. Il