The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-11-20
MEN TURN TABLEs-G w u. RIFLE TEAM WINS D. C. TITLE
Individual Trophy Won by
Percy Gibson over Stokes
Winner Of Worlds Championship at Lyons,
France, Forced to Take Second Place in
Shoot at Congress Heights

, Local civilian and National Gusr6
rifle championships were decided
yesterday in matches fired at Con-
gress Heights range throughout IN.
day. The team championship was
carried on by the George Washing
ton University rifemen after a no,
contes with the National Capitol
Rife Club. The individul cham
pionship OF the District OF Columbia
was won by Percy Gibson. Walter
Stokes. worlds champion at tn.
international matches at Lyons.
France. last summer. tied Gibson.
but the judges decided that the
latter's score outranked Stoke,
The Hatchetite team becomes IN.
holder OF magnificent silver Gun.
won in the two preceding years bv
the Ordnance Rife Club. This CUP
IL presented by the Military Service
Legion OF the d. OF c. The team
members: Captain, Walter stokes
H. II. Everett. II. c. Espey, J. r.
Greeley and G. r. Trimble.
The gold-star-snd-targe medal
the coveted prize offered bv the
Evening Star. and awarded 10 ma
tional guardsmen. fell 10 First
Lieut. Sidney Morgan. headqusr-
tiers and Service Company OF the
Engineer Regiment after three
other previous holders Of this medal
had outshot or tied with him in the
rapid fire match. Sergt J. n
Robertson. with score Of 81 ana
Capt. II. II. Leizear and J. c. Jen-
sen, with scores 81 90 each were
previous winners. Lieut. Morcan's
score OF 80 was aUtrsnked bv Can't.
Leizear's, but not by Jensen's.
Other Trophy winners.
The regimental trophy 81 the
Engineers, the bronze statue Of
! Roman soldier. was won by the
! Headquarters and Service Com
pany. in competition with teams
I from other companies in the reEi-
ment. Company 4 were the formc-
! holders. The score Of the victo-s
yesterday was 80. Company e was
: second with Sss and Company
third with $40 Those shooting
with the winners were: Cant r. e.
I hewitt, Private J. = Jensen. Serct
Z McElroy. Sergt. Thorne and Lieut..
4 Sidney Morgan. team captain
The Walford Cup awarded to the
winners OF the orhsnd match ~
| 200 yards. was taken ny the George
Washington team also At this
range. as at three out % the four
In the match. the National CapitoI's
team score tied that % the COL
legians; the award was made IN
the basis OF slightly more perfect
consistency in the strings Of the
university shooters
s. II. Weeder won the ofictal or
hand individual match with a score
Of IS out Of possible 50. and was
awarded the silver medal offered
by the d. 9. Rife Association.
Greeley was second with a score
of ~.
Gibson Wins On Rapid Ftre.
Percy Gibson took first honors in
the rapid fire match score. sSxIno.
and with il the medal offered Nv
the n. c. Rife Association. W. n.
Stokes was a close second with 81.
Walter Stokes won first place in
the slow fire match at 900 wards
five shots kneeling and FIVE shots
sitting. Being a world champion
and therefore ineligible for the
medal in this match. Il fell t. J.
r. Greeley, OF George Washington
University. whose score Of IS was
two points less that Of stokes.
The slow FIRE eoO-yards match
was won by Percy Gibson with
score Of 47X5O. and so he drew down
another medal presented by the n.
c. Rife Association. Markle was
second with 46 and Private Jensen
/ Of the Engineer Guardsmen WAS
/ third with a similar score
Cloudy weather. changing light
and a capricious wind added o.
/ the normal trouble OF the contest
ants