Evening star., 1920-06-27
d. {. RIFLE TEAMS
PICKED At MATCH
Chosen Contestants to Leave
August | for Camp
Instruction.

Rife teams to represent the District
/ of Columbia National Guard and a
civilian team representing the Ma
tional Capital were selected as the
result of a. competitive test yesterday y
at Camp Simms, Congress Heights,
D. c.
The teams will depart from this city
about August l for preliminary prac-
tice and instruction at Camp Perry,
Ohlo, where the national matches viii
be held this year, commencing Mon
day. August %. The members select
ed for the respective teams were an
nounced last night after the scores of
the contestants at the ranges had
been compiled. There was large
field of entries for places on the two
teams and the shooting produced con-
siderably rivalry. The matches We're
IN charge of Maj. r. y. La Garde,
L. ). A, adjutant general, District
militia, who announced the victorious
Contestants
The twelve men with the highest
scores from the District National
Guard We're selected to represent the
guard The six officers who will ac-
company the team had not all been
selected last night The civilian team
IS composed of eighteen members, out
OF which number the officers were
selected prior to leaving the camp.
Many Witness Matches.
The weather conditions for the
ma .cheS yesterday were all that could
be desired. There was a large gallery
of spectators. and much interest was
manllested IN both the guardsmen and
the civilians. who included num-
Der of high school cadets The shoot
ing was a rapid fire over the 200
yard range. twenty shots per man. and
the same over the 6OO-yard range. A
NUM- Der of old-time National Guard
rlne shotS were on hand to assist the
Younger men in their work before the
targets.
The successful candidates selected
70 represent the District of Colum mb a
National Guard. with their scores. are
as follows: j. H. Robertson, 1856: Will
liam c. Robertson. $50; S. L. smith,
Fl.e; a. T. Bowers ,174: J. c. Jensen,
114; G: G. Israel. 173; John A. Schrick.
er, 10; J. c. Wheate. sr., 16S; Martin
{. Frincke. jr., 1862; f. f, Arnett, 161 /;
w X. Whitlock. 152: P. G. hewitt. I52.
me alternates and their scores are
as follows: W. E. Mattingly. 14s: II.
B. Sampson. 146; H. e. Frisch. 142;
L; T. Rhea. 1872; H. c. Beatty, 12s.
me civilian team viii be composed
OF the following: W. r. Stokes 100;
1872; r. G; Espey. 1856: G. R. Trimble.
!S4; r. c. stokes, 1874; NJ. H. stowe.
$50; F. T. Chestnut, 179: Robert NJ.
Morris. 179: T. H. Rider. IT'S: G. B.
Cornwell IFS; G. A Anadale. ia; r,
y: Reynolds. 173; C. D. Perkins. jr.,
la3; F. W. Artois. 172; r c. Fletcher
l6S: Arthur E. johnson, 167; A. H.
Veitch, 167.
The alternates and their scores are
as follows: w. L. McAtee, 164; Hugh
Everett. jr., 1854; H. H Moore. 161. I
X. Greeley. 100.
At the conclusion of the matches
H. V. Reynolds was elected team can
tam; w. r. Stokes. team quartermas-
ter: Arthur E. Johnson. range officer.
ana X. ii. MCCARTHY, team coach.
Officers Selected for Teams.
The officers who have been So
iected for the National Guard rife
team include Maj. Frank w Holt.
team captain; Capt Edward H. Grove.
team quartermaster: Ordnance Sergt.
Hal II. Leizear. team coach, with the
remaining officers to be selected later.
Both the National Guard and civilian
teams will practice every Wednesday
and Saturday afternoon until their de-
parture for. Camp. Perry-en- August. /.
The officers in charge of the matches
yesterday were Mai. r. D. La Garde.
adjutant general District of Colum mbi a
militia. in command: Maj. Frank w.
| Holt, range officer; Lieut.. Sidney Nor
gan. statistical officer, and Ordnance
Sergt. Hal Fl. Leizear, team coach.