Evening star., 1917-09-24
HUNDRED QUALIFY
At INDOOR RANGES
Three SmaII-Bore Experts
Among Additions to Home
Defense Rifles.
LIST OF QUALIFICATIONS

The rush for qualification in the various
shooting classi1cations OF the Home De
Tense League Rifles continues undated
1t both the Poll Thcater and Union sta
ton inGoor ranges, approximately 1oo
additional members of the organization
having achieved this distinction during
the past week Included in the list are
three, who have attained the goal as
stnall-bore experts, with scores OF lSo
or better out, of possible 200; ten who
have become sharpshooters, with scores
Of 100 o. better. and nine who have
reached the grade of marksmen, with
scores. of I4o or better, while many others
IN. the lower class are right at their heels.
Among those qualifying as riHemen,
with q score of 100 or better, was Maj.
W J.. Wilson of the rcEimenth star,
superintendent Of the Washington Ief-
Duai.
Those Qualifying as smau-bore ex-
rerrs are j. II. Robertson, 1Sl, and
Lieut. R q. Fletcher. 1874, both Of Com :
rauy r. and Robert NJ. Miller, 1So OF
cuu.uary X The latter only attained
81 score OF 10f at his first attempt, put
has kept PcgEinS away and shooting
around the expert mark for more thal
two weeks lie is a member OIL the
Central y. II. {. y. company DeionSlnS
TO the Home Rifles.
The Following have qualified as sharp
shooters. with scores of 100 or better j.
c. HYDE, III, and 4. A. Ruark, l60, noth
Of Company A c. l.. Smith, 100, Com
pauy c. c. !. Cook, l66, Company >
z. Beach, ~. and W. II Mon Mo4tgomern, o.an,I,yc,
T. Barllsdale, 161. Company \ w. a
Emerson. 16T. Company r: II. ID. Ruddl-
man, 176. Company 7, and II: % Dove
l6T, Company ". Mr.. Hyde halls from
h1-Fr Cd lf
bear in the wilds Of the west practlcaily
all his life.
These have qualified as marksmen
with scores of 14D or better: J. William
Carr. 145, and s. /. Keller, l49. both OF
Company c; J. T. Rhodes. 15l, Company
Il; II r. Cooper. 154, Company L; E.
NJ Savage. 147, and +. W. Savage, 14l.
both of Company r: @. +. Harbin, l46,
Company s: K. f. Charlton, 154; W. E.
Iayrhe, 14g, and II. C. Atwell, 141, all
of Company W.
Following is a complete list of quail
fcations for the week up to the close
Of the indoor ranges saturday night:
Company "A. a. Ruark. L. G. Malt
Company b. D. Faber and G. S.
Barnhart.
Company C-J William Carr, C. L.
Smith and S. I. Keller.
Company DIV. s. Smith, w. Q. Pol
lard and H. S. Bowman.
Company E-Lieut. r. G. Fletcher, ].
II. Robinson and II. Pecl1ham.
Company F-George W. Van Den
Berg.
Company William W. Dodge and
c. J. Clarke
Company K-Robert NJ. Miller. II. S.
Chick, J. r. Rhodes, P. J. Bettenfield.
s. E. Beach, W. H, Montgomery and
c. w. Creswen.
Company In. r. Cooper, W. J. Koe-
bel, C. Joseph Sworzyn, j. B. Robinson
and a. Siegfried.
Company Nc Cerfmele.
Company N-Capt. George T. Bards-
dale, Joseph Baruch, l. Goldsmith and
c. D. Kenney.
Company O-W. J. Kirkland
Company PA l.. Simpson
Company B--M. A. Emerson. F. w.
Savage. e. NJ. Savage, II. +. Pirtle, J. n
Carothcrs and E. Kelly
Company SC. r. Owens, G. +. Mer-
Rodda. c. Fl. Yocum, D. W. Silvey, r.
Gray, W. T. Harley Fl. Keefe. W. E.
Hayes H. Negus. ]. w Wollett. J. II.
Richardson, J. r. Nichols. H. r. Raf-
fehsperger and C. r Harbin.
Company T-George Ditervig, H. D.
Ruddiman.
Company u. Doerr. D. Waterman.
Company WI. E. Dove. H. G.. At
well. r F. Charlton, 3 r. Tolson. w.
Joseph H2nley. O. J. Rider, c. L. Will
liams. G, II. Warthen. r. Rollins, r G.
Power, ". +. Hayghe. W. r. Flaherty
=. H. Poindexter, Fred J. LingIe and
Company Vt. NJ. Gibbs, W. F.
Graves, +. K. Patterson and ]. 1. Lee.
RegiaentaI staff-Maj. W. ]. Wilson