Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-29

The three District teams at the ma
tional matches finished up among the
of the matches as compiled. and the
local high school team was the Only
one of its kind that made any sort OF 9
good showing in the matches. Leading
even the National Guard team in the
national team match The high school
boys, many of them small in size, did
extremely well. considering the fact
that they were pitted against expe-
rienced riflemen from all over the coun;
try. They led in none of the individual
matches. but as n team finished twelftn
,r class 3 in the national team match
of Wednesday. They also finished third
in the championship company team
match.
George E Cook of the Military Serv-
fee Legion Rifle Club of this city has
'he coveted rank of national pistol
champion, one Of the highest honors
to be won at the annual shooting Gas
sic His score of 399 out possible
100 points Wednesday is expected to
stand as a record for some time. John
q Bum of the Army and Navy Union
Rifle Club also finished vel! IN the
pistol match, coming out eighth.
Another of the high honors brought
to the District was the Wimbledon
cup. by Sergt. John j. Andrews. U s
NJ. c.. who has been actively tdenttned
with rife work here. He served as an
instructor at the Poll Theater range
before leaving to participate in the ma :
tional matches. and 1t is expected that
he will resume his duties there this
at Winthrop Sergt. Andrews was a
strong contender for first place in the
Presidents match, the highest OF the
individual honors, which was won this
year by Capt. W Garland Fay OF tn the ne
made excellent showings in previous
national matches.
The District all-civilian club team
finished eleventh in class of the ma
tional team match. making the re-
markahIe score of 2.944 points. The
high school team was twelfth in Class
3 and the National Guard team was
fifteenth in the same class
Mr.. Cook. who won the national PTS
toll match. also finished second In the
pistol match staged by the National
Rifle Association.
The latest high honor won by the
District in national match was the
The Soldier of Marathon" which has
been in competition since 1875. was
won by representatives from the Dis
trict in 1898. 1899 and 1900.
New records were made and new
names were added to the galaxy of
Americas shooting stars at the Ma
tiopal Rife Association matchesl
Honors in the series of big events
were pretty well divided among the
different sections of the country rep
resented The Presidents match for
the individual military championship
of the United States went to Capt. W.
Of go out of 300 Capt W. H. Richards,
formerly Of the Ohio National Guard,
row of the Quinnipiac Club. New
Haven. was second, with 2S9 while
George w. Chesley of the same club
finished third. with 2S5.
The Leech cup match. fired for one of
the Oldest of rtfie-shooting trophies,
fell to Capt. w. H. Richards of New
Haven. whose score OF lo4 out OF
possible los points outranked the same
total made by Elmer E. Greenlaw,
sergeant, U. S. NJ. c., in second place.
and that of Edward E. Sweeting of the
Pennsylvania National Guard. who was
third. with 1gi
To Capt D. - Preussner of the Iowa
National Guard went first honors in
the Marine Corps match. with a score
of 1876. which brings into his posses
sion the Marine Corps cup. Second
In this event was Sergt William H.
Durchdenwald of the Iowa National
Guard and third. John H. Andrews, U.
S. NJ. c.. score 1873.
The adjutant generals match was
won by Adj. Gen. William w. Moore of
South Carolina. whose score Of SO was
considerably better than those Of Adj
Gen. J. C. Bond of West Virginia or
Adj Gen. Erie Scales of Mississippi.
The Rapid fire match was won by
Color Sergeant Foster Houck Of the
I'd Indiana Infantry. with a score Of
81 out of 100. and Lieut. Jerry B. Gar
land of the same organization finish
ing second. with 90 points. and Paul
Gillespie of the Iowa civilian team
The members match Of the National
Rife Association was won by George
". Chesley of the Quinnipiac. Club.
New Haven.
of all entrants in these individual
matches the winner of the grand ag-
gregate match was determined Mr..
Chesley of New Haven won this honor.
with a total of s14. Capt. W H. Rich
ards of New Haven. Sergt John J. An
drews and Sergt- E. Greenlaw of the
Marine Corps tied In second place with
totals of so7 points.
The team matches. which followed
the ndividual matches. were produc-
forr Mt contests
The principal event of this character.
the enlisted mems team match. was won
in all places by the Marine Corps teams.
Of form The second team won the
match. the fifth team. a pickup of old
tine shots, finished second, and the sec
ord team finished third. crowding the
first team OF picked men into fifth place.
The championship company team match
q Company. list Iowa, second: the regi-
mental team match 10 the first team Of
the 1st Iowa, with the first team of the
lst Minnesota second, and the 18th New
FORK third. The civilian rife club match
went to the Mound City Rife Club of ST.
louis. the Indiana National Guard fin
i-hing second and the Wyoming National
''-E:rd third.
The pistol matches proved drawing
cards. and the events brought out some
good scores. In the pistol team match
the Mound city. Missouri, boys staged q
hotiy contested race with the Indiana
siio:s. but came off victorious, forcing the
Wabash marxsmen into second place, with
the Wyoming National Guard team third
One OF the most sensational events Of
the meeting was the firing Of string of
Tfty-three bulfs-eyes straight by Lieut.
Clyde e Braden of the West Virginia
National Guard. This performance Is, so
far as IL known here, the world record
FOR the distance at which they were shot,
coo yards.
The national individual match Of the
rational matches proper. of Monday, was
.Ton by W. II. Spencer of the Missouri
civilian team. There were 32s entries
The District men and Their etandngs
we're ns follows: A. E. Johnson. 3sth:
s.. H. Weeder. 10th: c. F. Chisholm, l.ieh
achoel, 4sth. J. A Mclaughlin, 18th; G,
3. Cornweil. 18th: II. F. Richardson, s0th:
Q. q. Shields. 95th, W. r. Stokes, high
fchool. lesth; c. E. Groome, 1lsth; G.. E.
Cook. l4sth. and W. s. Small, jr., high
school 10th. The results of the other
matches. except the united service match.
which was won by the Marine Corps
team. were given above