Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-30
OLD TIMERS MATCH
500 Yards Slow Fire


OLD TIMERS MATCH
500 Yards Slow Fire
Major Goodwin. .............4 40
Scrgt. Raymond, .......,. So
Capt. Lawton, SO
capt. Paul. .................. "a
Sergt. Roblllard, ......... 81
Major Elliott. 81
Major Moriarity, ................ 80
Major Hanson, 81
Sergt. Written, rs
Major Cushman, ....,.,,.. IS
Adjutant Gen'l Hadley ........ %
Colonel Palmer, ................ 10
MAUI MoIldIltE,
Inspector General James A. Moriaf-
lty, Colonel Albert w. Greenlaw, and
Adjutant General Hadley attended
the Officers mess at noon, and en-
loyed a fine dinner of broiled mack
erel, mashed potatoes. pudding and
coffee. They were all very much
interested in the fine shooting done
during the forenoon, and expressed
their entire approval of the manner
in which affairs at the Range have
been carried on.
Adjutant General Hadley said 1T
is the cleanest little camp l have so
far seen, and this shoot has been the
most successful one held in Maine for
years. Another year l hope to see
1t enlarged and extended, and l will
be glad to give another trophy, and
have no doubt we can get Il cart load.
These shoots are the best possible
method of arousing enthusiasm in the
Guard organizations, and enthusiasm
is what is needed"
Colonel Albert Greenlaw said, II
will be very gald to offer trophy an
! other year, and hope to see this thing
continued on n much larger scale"
Major Gilbert Elliott of the Medical
! Corps, the Camp Statistical Officer,
| said; This camp has been an entire
success, everything has been running
smoothly, and the paper work was
cleaned up in record time"
While the regular matches were go
Ing on, the open rargos were being
used by a number of the camp eX-
perts, extra fine work being done at
the 500 yard range. Some of the
scores hung up here were those of
SerEt. White of I Co, 103rd Inf, who
stood up at 500 and slammed in AN
30 IN the Off hand position, a record
feat which will not soon be duplicat-
cd. While he was doing it the butt of
his Springfield slipped down on his
shoulder, the bolt backing his eye.
but in spite of this he continued fir
ing and completed his string.
Scrgt. Armstrong then laid down
at the right end Of the firing line,
and commenced firing from this posi-
tong, keeping in the black for
string of twelve shots, this being the
longest string of bullseycs hung up
during the entire weeks shooting.
Ideal conditions prevailed on the
range oil day. no high winds inter
, fering with the shooting at any range,
and as a result the scores were gen
orally very good.
During the forenoon the early
stages of the Infantry Artillery Team
Match were shot off. In this match
ten men selected from the Artillery
and ten from the Infantry competed:
| shooting first on the 800 ward range.
rapid fire on the silhouette targets.
The Infantry had a big advantage
| in this match, as there were about
] 20 men to select their ten man team
fl ON, while the Artillery had but "A
mon available.
IN the first stage, which was COM
plcted at noon, the Infantry succeed
cd in piling up a lead of just an even
hundred points, the shooting of Cor
poral Geo. j. London of co. l.: and
prlNatCS Geo. Ham and Geo. NJ lowe.
who each had as "a
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IERY MATCH
500 Yard RAND Eire-1o3rd Infan.
try
Cpl. Geo l.. London, Co. l., Milo 4Si
Pvt. Percy y. Storcr, CO. T.. Milo 46
Capt Roy +. Decker, co. l., Milo, As
Sgt. Archie Clark, Co.
Mlllinockct ................... Al
Sgt Alfred Nachon, Co. +,
Lewiston ................ &c
Pvt. Ralph King. Co. r, Lewiston A.
Ivy. Waldo Bennett, Hqrs, 3rd Bn.
Dexter ......'......... 40
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