Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-28
CITY REGIMENT
DISPLAYS CLASS
Little Comfort for Kaiser
in Rifle Scores Made
by 315th Infantry
RECORD OF EFFICIENCY
Fifth Ward Marksmen Espe-
cially Good in Firing on
100-Yard Range
RECORD OF EFFICIENCY
By a sta6 Corrcspondent

--Doff your hats to the 315th Infantry.
"Philadelphia's own" Today this simon
pure Quaker City outfit sent mighty
forceful message to Kaiser Bill.
The boys were on the rifle range. and
via the sharp staccato notes of their En-
field rifles Informed the Kaiser that
they can shoot and that they are ready
20 settle the issue of Workmanship
with any regiment that the gentleman
OF kultur may name.
II Big Bill had been present toda Y
when the Philadelphians were smashing
the eight-inch bullseye at 100. zoo and
400 yards, he would have been forced
20 admit that that part Of the American
army that works under the cclors of the
316th Infantry has developed an awful
punch.
For months Philadelphia newspaper
men have watched this regiment de-
velop. They have chronicled its various
activities, but today they are able to
send back home the documentary evil
dence which tells the story OF efficiency.
IL Is not necessary to indulge In praise,
for scores registered today are sufficient
to convince the city in which the regi-
ment was recruited that it sent a live
wire bunch of soldiers to Little Penn.
Out for First Honors
And this bunch is out for first honors
on the rifle range. VIII they VIM
Every man in the outfit says yes. and
yells so loudly that the writer Is al
most certain that they will make good.
A bullseye Is eight inches in diameter
and to put eight bullets through the
black bullseye out of ten shots at a
distance of 100 yards is good shooting.
To accomplish that feat at 200 yards is
still better shooting and to do 1t at
900 yards is considered remarkable by
army officers.
Today more than 80 per cent of the
men ran up scores of forty and better
out of a possible fifty at the 100 and
zoo yard targets and promise to equal
that record on the 30o-yard range. Each
man was given ten shots on each range
A bullseye counts five, putting a bullet
inside the first ring counts four; put
ting 1t inside the second ring counts
three, and putting it inside tho third
ring counts two.
But enough of that, for II Is detail.
Let us take the boys In II Company,
recruited from the Fifth Ward, where
gunner are plentiful. OF course the
boys in II Company are not political
gunner, but they can shoot. The first
man up was Edward Sharp. a bugler.
He sent nine bullets through the bulls
NVu titi IL 1Oui, WHICH nttttu
him forty-nine out of a possible fifty
at 100 yards. On tho 200-yard range
he made forty-five. Not so bad is 1t?
Walter Robbins stepped to the rifle pit
and made forty-eight at 100 yards and
forty-four at zoo yards.
Now we have Bernard Meditation.
who makes forty-six at the 1Oo-yard
target and forty-four at the 200. H,
To save space. the scores for the
100. 200 and 500 yard ranges will be
given in their order. But few men tried
the 300-yard range. so the third score
Is missing for a majority Of the men.
Fifth Ward Scores
We are still dealing with the Fifth
warders, SO please read their scores.
John Deeney, 43. As: James McGui-
gan, A., 46: Raymond Wolf. 40. Al
Thomas McCreery. As, 46; w. G. Tyson,
46, AZ.
Brigadier General Il. L. Hatch who
will lead this bunch of fighting men into
the trenches "over there" witnessed the
shooting and complinented Colonel o.
b. Rosenbaum. Then he stepped down
to L Company. commanded by Captain
Ward Pierson, the Philadelphia lawyer
Pierson doesn't like the idea OF having
ono of his boys have the shade on him.
90 did a little shooting himself
He stepped into the pit, took a peek
at the target on the 100-yard range
and sent ten consecutive shots through
the bullseye. You should have heard
the gang yell. Then the captain tried
his luck at the 2oo-yard target and
scored A..
Il like the closeup fighting. for as
lawyer I am used to the rough stuff,
said Pierson. as he left the pit.
\ lot Of you have seen Harry Seibold
the Athletics pitcher. In action on the
diamond. Weell he is just as good OF
the rifle range. for he made 46 at 10C
yards; As at 200 yards and AZ at SOC
yards. l. Company did some splendid
shooting. Here are a few scores: Cor
poral Dave Sperling. AZ. "A, Al: Ser,
geant Frank Weir ten clean hits at 100
yards; 40 in the zoo and IS In the 900
Fred Doeber. so. 43.
Three men in one company got a clear
score at 100 yards. Michael Harbay
followed with As and AZ.
Now comes 1 Company Elmer ]
Smith sent ten consecutive bullet:
through the bullseye and followed that
by making Al and 43 on the Other
ranges. You know a cook Is never
supposed to be crack shot, but J. J
Reid. announced that some day when III
is cooking scrspple for the boys al
oVerconndent boche may try to sneak
into his mess tent. 80 had better dc
little work with the shooting-i iron.
said Reid. And he did. making ~
20 and 30. James Doyle, so, Al JOSEPH
senske. 4s. AZ. 80.
The following scores by companies
were taken at random for the purpose
or demonstrating that all the good shot,
are not In one or two companies In q
word. the men In each company sur
passed the expectations of their of
dcers
X Company: J. Nowak. SO. AZ; JOSEPH
Hirsch. 40, "A: Frank Tumasz. ar
austrian. as, 46. az: Corporal ]. NJ
Garrish. 4s.46.3S; William Patton, 40
~. 40; Harold Martin. 43. Al, a..
= Company: John NJ. Ryan. AZ. ~
90; Chester A. Bower. 4s, 3s. "a; J
NJ. Conner. AZ. Al. IS: Carl Il. Olsen
"a. 4s.
Machine Gun Company. Byron T
4. Reilly. 40; L. J. Kohanowcz. IS, 46
II. A. Miller. "A, AZ; Lieutenant j. R
Bingham, IS. Al.
Company A. commanded by Captain
tred Patterson, did exceptionally we'll
TOR more than 80 per cent of the mel
rot scores OF 10 and better. Among tn,
N pest records were those made by Cap
M tain Patterson. who got 4s and -, ant
- A. Evans. who rolled up lS and ~
Not bad Actors
lk Headquarters Company has bunci
of regular actors. Frank Quinn. tn,
" well-known vaudevillian. got IS. II. 4s