The Washington herald., 1918-08-30
STRONG TEAM !
OF RIFLEMEN
Is SELECTED
Sixteen from D. c. Leave
Tomorrow for Camp
Perry Meet. 1

What IL considered one OF he
strongest rife teams ever 60 be seat
from Washington 20 represent the
District of Columbia in national
matches will leave here tomorrow
morning over the Pennsyivania rail-
road lines for Camp Perry. Ohio.
where the matches will be held from
September 10 q. inclusive.
The men who viii represent the
District are: A. @. Schmidt. c, D..
Perkins, Jr.. Ralph c. Stokes, Edward
A. strachen, +. Chisholm. r. v.
Reynolds. II. z. Dove. Just c. Jensen.
Robert NJ. Morris. R. H. Mccarthy.
Henry H Leizear. J. c. wheate. q.
B. cornwell. Sam Houston and s. II.
Weeder. with Col NJ. A Winter a.
team captain
Held Best Civilian shets-
Col NJ A Winter, president Of the.
Washington Rife Club, and commsndl
ing oficer Of the Home Defense
League Rifles. who had been appoint
ed by the District Commissioners 90
pick out a civilian team Of sixteen
fed to represent the District at the
Camp Perry meet. last night an
nounced the foregoing names a. hay-:
ing been selected after an exhaustive
test of their shooting oualincetiousss
including two separate tryouts over
the Glenburnie. Nd. navy rife rsnesi
OF those thus chosen. PerlinAs
Stokes, Strachen, Chisholm, Dove,
Jensen, Morris. Mccarthy, Leisear.s
Wheate. Cornweil. Houston and
Weeder belong to the washingtonl
Rife Club. and have been shooting
all along under its colors. Reynolds
also is a member OF the washington,
Rife Club. but at the Glenburnie.
tryouts recently he shot with the
Department of Agriculture Rifle Ass,
sociation. being an employe Of the
Forestry Service.
Schmidt is a member OF the Treas
ury Department Rife Club. and quail
ifed for a place on the team at the
Glepburnie shoot last Sunday with.
the highest score OF any made there.
II was an open contest. free for al
residents Of the District, the idea b.,
ing TO have Washington represented
by the best team Of rifle shots thar
could be obtained within its borderss
1t is the general opinion among local.
rifle shooting experts that the team.
selected by Col Winter could not
be improved upon. and that IL pos
sesses material capable Of giving q
SpACnAA1 oGIOAhA VI AArtA4 ~ lAAC va
tional matches. At Jacksonville. Fla.
two years ago. when the last annual
National matches were held, the team
selected by Col Winter TO represent
the District won second place IN the
civilian class, and this year all have.
high hopes OF bringing back the pers.
simmon.
The team win leave here at 1iso
next Saturday morning from Union
station over the Pennsylvania route.
and expects 10 reach Camp Perry at
SIS the following morning
Teams From Every State.
The matches will be participated fn.
by teams OF civilians from every
State and Territory OF the United
States, including those from the Phil
lipines and Hawaiian Islands. be-
sides teams from National Gaurds OF
each State and Territory, as well as
teams representing the army, navy,
and marine corps Each team viii
have twelve active shooters. besides
two slternates. a coach and team
captain: hence the aggregate Of those
who will attend the meet Is expected
to be large.
In addition 10 those noted, several
expert rifle shots from Washington
have announced their intention OF
going along in their individual ca
pacities. The matches afford oppor-
tunities TO win individual prizes.