Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-02
CONFIDENT CAN BEAT WILLARD" SAYS DESEY PITCHER CAME
Harrisburg Prominent
in Rifle Tournament to
Be Held Next Month

:, Harrisburg rifle shooters Will pc
prominent in the greatest classic in
the history of the world. 1t will be
staged at the big Navy range, To-
Gated at Caldwell, New Jersey, Au-
gust IA to 80, inclusive. A dozen or
more teams from each of the mill
tary branches of the government
militia teams from each state, iorty
. or more civilian teams, military ana
high school teams, will shoot for
Irrational titles.
: one of the big side attractions Of
intense interest to the thousands or
visitors who will flock to the range
will be an enormous exhibit by the
War Department, showing every
= thing used in the destruction of the
Hun, with actual demonstrations or
the big guns and bombing planes
and the thousand and one other de-
vices that made the western front
SO unhealthy for Hindenburg ct al.
during the summer and fall of 1918.
The exhibit alone will require over
100 standard cars to convey 1t TO
the grounds. where it will be housed
in several large buildings and on
the grounds nearby. This exhibit
will be in charge of local man,
Captain Harrie A. Douglas.
Popular Harrisburg Man
CAPTAIN Douglas is now identihed
with the munition department at
Washington. He was formerly with
Major William B. Gray, at Middle
: town, and later at Rockwell Park,
Del. He was a big factor in the or
. ganization of the local rifle teams
and has always been an enthusiastic
booster of this sport. He has been
preparing the exhibits for some time
which have been a big attraction to
visitors to the national capital. Pre-
vious to the war Captain Douglas
was connected with the State High
way Department.
Adtutant General Beary has an
nounced the appointment of Cassius
A. Dunn as captain of the Penn
.7sylvania civilian team, and Blaine
Aiken. of Washington. Pa, as coach,
Both these men are veterans at the
shooting game, and If it is possible
to assemble a prize winning aggre-
/. cation from Pennsylvania, 1t will be
done. Mr.. Aiken is a former men,
ber of the National Guard of Penn
sylvania, and has coached probably
more championship rifle teams than
any other man in the United States.
One of his most important assign
ments was the preparation of tho
team from the United States which
won the international championship
at Stockholm, Sweden, a few years
ago.
Mr.. Dunn is also we'll known
among the shooting fraternity
throughout the land, having been a
. member of the national team at
Jacksonville, Florida, in 916, was
captain of the Pennsylvania team at
Camp Perry, Ohio, in 1918, is vice
president of the Harrisburg Rife
sClub, vice president of the Pennsyl-
wanna State Rife Association, and a
member of the board Of directors of
athe National Match Civilian Rifle
Teams Association, and member OF
sthe National Rifle Association OF
America.
Competition for place on the
xState team is running high, as the
candidates are required to show an
average of ninety per cent. in order
ITO be considered for a place on the
team, the final selection to be made
from those contestants having the
highest averages above ninety per
scent.
The. leather necks." fresh from
Belleau Wood, are on the job, erect
'inb temporary barracks and cutting
down Caldwell Wood back of the
pits in the same energetic and ef-
fective way they cleaned out Bel
leau Wood a year ago, and it is
safe bet that Lieutenant Colonel
William G. Harlee. a marine officer,
and incidentally the executive officer
of the matches, is finding time to
coach a score or more of said
'leathernecks' for the cleanup"