Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1920-05-16
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TOMBSTONE TEAM WINS
AoNoRs AT STATE SCHOOL

@ent ana report the largest and
mos; successful shoot ever held by
the Arizona sta,a Rifle Association.
There were nine five-men teams ami
. number of individuals entered in
the competition
There were number OF new faces
on the firing line and all OF the old
ones and the secretary reported the
association growing.
The Tombstone team was compos-
ed OF the three Harry C's, Wheeler.
Kendall and Almy. James F. McDon.
cid and Norman Abel Troop A of
Phoenix and the nineteenth Infantry
OF Douglas represented the army and
were welcomed by the civilians.
Tombstone made a splendid show
Ing. winning six trophies out of
total Of twenty. Tucson winning sew
en-. Phoenix four. Troop a one. The
Nineteenth Infantry one and one to
be decided by the official score.
Tombstone placed three men in the
first seven for high score according
10 the incomplete official score a,
the time the men left Tucson Almy
was high in the grand aggregate.
winning the gold medal and the indi.
sidual state championship. thus Civ
ing the local club its second cham
pionship in the two years it has par
ticipa.ed in the state shoot, Captain
Harry c. Wheeler having won las,
year.
Abel placed sixth and Kendall sew.
enth in grand aggregate. Almy won
a medal for second place in the state
secre,ary's match finishing one point
ou; OF a possible 25o below Hender-
son OF Phoenix. wig made individual
high score in this matcn, and Abel
won a medal for fourth place in the
same match Kendall won a medal
for second place in the rapid fire
match, being beaten two points out
Of a possible one hundred by Ras-
mussen of Phoenix
Amy won the Governors cup and
a medal for high score over the thou
sand yard range making forty seven
out OF possible fifty, being the high
est score ever made for this trophy
Ehich was presented to the State AS
sociation by former governor and
is perpetual trophy.
Governor Campbell was present
during this match.
In the team matches Tombstone
finished third in the State Secre.
tary's match with = score OK 1889 be-
ing three points below Troop A.. the
winners of this eevnt. The Adiu-
tant Generals match over the two
hundred yard rapid fire, six hundred
and thousand yard ranges was won
by Tucson first team, Tombstone fin
ishing fifth, fifty six points below
the winners.
The officers cup over the eight
hundred, nine hundred and thousand
yard ranges was won by the Tucson
frs: team with Tombstone in third
place, nineteent points down.
The local team was under the lead
e-ship OF Judge A. C. lockwood, who
acted as Captain and coach. and the
ehooting members are unit in Civ.
ing the Judge much of the credit for
the success OF the team. Every de-
tail was attended to without confu-
sion and all the shooters had to do
vas to shoot The team camped on
the range avoiding the excitement
and crowds of the city incident to
the Shrine reunion. The spirit OF
good fellowship prevailed at all time
and every man did all he could to
help every one Of his team mates
and the meet will long be remember
ed as a success in every way. The
luck broke against every man a:
some stage but it never broke the
team spirit in a single one Of them
and every member of the outfit feels
he team would make q better show
eng IL they could try it over.
A meeting Of the club viii be held
a. the Courthouse Wednesday eve-
ming at eight o'clock and every mem
bsr Of the club is urged to be pres
ent. The plans for holding the mem
bsss match will be discussed This
match should have been shot in Feb
YuaSy. Other matters Of importance