The Washington herald., 1918-06-30

ed the one making the highest score.
This Is known as the winter
Medal" and has been the source
OF keen competition among high
school cadets for the last six years.
During that. period Il has been won
in the order named by Walter r.
Stokes. Baxter, Sam Houston. Rob-
ert NJ. Morris. Percy Dewitt Glib
son, and c. d. Perkins, jr. Stokes.
Morris and Perkins shot with the
Washington Rifle Club at the re-
cent contest at Glenburnie, Nd.
while Gibson. who is now an en-
sign in the U. S. navy. was captain
of the Navy Range Rifle team, of
Virginia Beach. Va, and participant
ed in the matches referred to, rank :
ing as its best shot.
Summary OF Matches.
A summary of the situation shows
that the Washington Rife Club carnc.
out with flying colors in the following
events scheduled over the rifle range
at Glenburnie, June % and %:
Match No. 1-Slow fire, 200 yards
Won by Robert NJ Morris. Score,
100 out Of 100 possible. Prize. gold
medal.
Match No. 2-Slow fire, 500 yards.
Won by G. B. CorfnwelL Score, 90
out of 100 possible. Prize, gold medal
Match No. 3-Markman match, 20
yards. Won by Robert NJ. Morris.
Score, 100 out of 100 possible. Prize,
gold medal.
Match No. 4-Expert class. 800 yards.
Won by F. Chisholm Score, 80 out
Of 100 possible. Prize, gold medal
Match No. 6-Short course match, coo
yards. Won by ]. H. Roberaso
Score. 100 out of 100 possible. No
prize.
Match No. S-Course, 500 yards. Won
by Benjamin Harrison Corbett. Score,
% -out Of 100 possible. Prize. silver
medal
Match No. A-Individual champion
ship. 200 yards, rapid fire, changing
positions and skirmish firing. Won
by F. Chisholm. Score, $50 out Of
800 possible. Prize, gold medal.
Division Team Match-Slow fire and
changing positions, 90 wards. Won by
first team of Washington Rife Club,
composed as follows: Benjamin Har-
Morris, 100-99-199; Ralph C. Stokes,
99-95-ls4; Alpheus Winter. s7-9f-191:
Samuel B. Wetherald, s9-s7-1s6: G.. B.
Cornwell, 99-9S-197; J. H. Robertson,
T-s5-192: r. H. Mccarthy. captain of
team, 4-92-1S3. Grand total, 1855 out
OF 1000 possible. Prize, s. cash to
each member Of winning team. In
this match % teams from the states
of Maryland. Virginia. New York,
South Carolina, and the District Of
Columbia competed.
Primary Team Match. Course, 200
yards. slow fire and changing DO
sitions fire. Won by Washington
Rifle Club team composed of the
following: Alpheus Winter, $3.50
1872: G. B. Cornwell. 97-91-1S8; Ben
jamin Harrison Corbett, s6-9S-1s4;
Ralph c. Stokes, SS-S1-169. Grand
aggregate. 1888 out of 500 possible.
Prize. watch fob to each winning
member.
Club. Team Championship Match.
Course. 200 yards. slow FIRE. chang
ing positions, and skirmish FIRE.
Won by Washington Rifle Club team
composed as follows: Walter r.
Stokes. 9s-90-s3-2S2; F. Chisholm,
93-9S-91-2s2; o. NJ. Schriyer, $685.
s3-277; Robert NJ. Morris, 1e0-77-
Se-266; Ralph C. Stokes, 1oo-7s-Ss-
261; c. d. Perkins. tr.. 9O-6s-s6-244;
Fl. E. Dove. 92-6S-S4-244; Alpheus
Winter. SS-74-S0-242. Grand aggre-
gate. zoos out of possible 2,4o0.
Note: A heavy wind was blowing
across the sights during this match,
thus accounting for the low scores.
The Department of Agriculture Rifle
Association team. of Washington,
nearest contender to the Washing
ton Rifle Club team, only scored l.
4ss. mainly by reason of the heavy
gale.
so Cash Prizes.
In addition to the above, by vir-
tue OF winning second prize in the
Ships Team Match. each member OF
the Washington Rifle Club team
contending received a cash prize of
$40.
By winning the Club Team Cham
pionship match. the Washington
Rifle Club brought back a banner
inscribed, Maryland N r. A. Club
Team Championship, 1918, to Wash
ington Rifle Club"