Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-01

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The following enlisted in the guard
during the week: Hiawatha Robinson,
go Indiana avenue; George Al. knlght,
| 1923 West Virginia avenue northeast;
Basile S. Ferro, 440 Eleventh street,
Melvin T. Parent, 220 e street; Able
| Rubin, Sc Charming street; Marvin l..
/ White, 312 Ninth street northeast.
! William A. Schultz, 8S12 ii street,
! Bernard g. Mcdonald, 622 Maryland
avenue southwest, and William Betts,
$40 Indiana avenue, all assigned 70
Battery b, 260th Coast Artillery:
Alexander j. Thill. Camp Simms,
Congress Heights, ID. c.; Ordnance
! Department; Frank T. Beckett, 5OlO
Cambridge place. Medical Detacn.
ment, 121st Engineers: William u
higgins, 2234 Decatur place. Medical
| Detachment, i21st Engineers; Robert
| c. West, 132 Raleigh street, Congress
Heights, ID. c.. Company +. I2lst
Engineers, and Ernest III. Aschenbach,
| 1905 L street, Company +, l2lst En-
gineers.
The HEADQUARTERS Detachment,
Special Troops, 18th Division, stu
clings tenaciously to the top OF the
list in attendance, having held that
place practically since its organlza-
1 H.,
ord for last drill night was 91.6S. The
other organizations, in their relative
order. and their percentages follow;
| 29th Military Police Company, 1851;
Battery B, 260th Coast Artillery,
| 1914: Medical Detachemnt. list En-
gineers, 1000; Company +, list En-
gineers, $500: Band, 12lst Engineers,
65.73; Headquarters and Service
Company, t21st Engineers, Sis; Com
ri NJ.
| pany c, l21st Engineers. 56.67; Bat
| terry A, 260th Coast Artillry, 56.l5;
| Company A, 121st Engineers. 900;
| Company d. 121st Engineers, $3.50
and Company B., 121st Engineers,
| 1871.
Piloted by Mai Joe r. Mickey the
Engineers base ball team went to Fort
Washington, Md, last Saturday and
defeated the Regulars by score OF IL
to Z.
The guard lineup was: Carmack,
Company A, and Andrae, Company c,
pitchers; Conlyn, Company G, and
Fowler. Medical Detachment, catch
ers; Haney, Medical Detachment,
first base: Fowler, Medical Detach-
ment, Adams, Company A, and KLEIN
bold, Company Z, second base; Bor-
das, Company A, Gassman, Company
A, and Haney. Medical Detachment,
third mase; Nichols, Company A, and
Doc higgins, Medical Detachment
right field: Sullivan, Medical Detach-
ment, and Dulin. Company d, center
field; Roach, left field; Hilleary.
Medical Detachment, shortstop. OF
umpires there were many. The post
chaplain succeeded Walker, Medical
Detachment. at the plate when, after
half Of the first inning, he had to be
relieved because guard runs were
coming in SO fast he lost his UNI.
pirical neutrality by starting to root
for the home guard instead Of count
| ing the runs. Lieut.. MacCartee
| umpired at the bases, and remained
through the game, as did Maj. Mickey
and Sergt. Rehm, Company A, as
rooters extraordinary. The guards
men were entertained at supper by
the 260th Coast Artillery, Maj. Walter
w Burns. commanding the 260th
Coast Artillery, was host. The En-
gineers' team is planning a game with
the Marines at Quantico.
Col. j. p. O'Neil, athletic director at
the Sd Corps Area headquarters at
Baltimore, Nd, has been in conference
with officers Of the local Guard on the
matter Of a tournament which is
being arranged for early in August
at the Sesquicentennial, and requested
that the local Guard team arrange to
play the Army team stationed at the
exposition. He was told that the local
Guardsmen thought that their team
was strong enough to buck that OF the
Army, and it is probable that arrange.
ments will be completed for the match.
ANY enlisted man, other than a
y a &
expert rifieman, sharpshooter or
marksman with the weapon with
which his organization is armed, dur
ing the calendar year 1926, will receive
from District of Columbia funds So,
So or 81, respectively, according to his
classification. in addition to any other
pay which he may receive, 1t was an
nounced at Guard headquarters.
Personnel qualifying prior to the
close 'of ,the annual field training
period of their organization will be
paid on camp pay rolls. Those qualie |
flying between the close of the annual
field training encampment and the
close Of the calendar year 1925 will
be paid on one pay roll to be specially
submitted by unit commanders.
Details of the thirty-third annual |
interstate tournament Of the New
Jersey State Rifle Association to be
held at Camp Moore. Sea Girt, N. j.,
for a period of Ii days, begin
ming September A, have been received |
here. These matches are to take the
place. in the East, of the National
matches, usually held at Camp Perry.
Ohio, but which are being passed over
this year because of lack of funds.
The local Guard is planning to send
team headed by Capt. j. c. Jensen,
Ordnance Department.
The matches will be open to teams [
and individuals from the National
Guard, State troops, Naval Militiay
Regular Service, Marine Corps,
students from schools and colleges, |
civilians and civilian rifle clubs.
In addition to the usual matches,
there will be the following four, desig
mated 1.-THE Sesquicentennial matches;
national rifle team match, national in
dividual rife match, national pistol
team match and national individual
pistol match, all to be shot as they
would at the national match.
While it is regretted that there are !
no Federal funds for these matches i
efforts are being made to obtain from
the War Department an allotment
for the pay of limited number of |
range officers to be selected from the |
States sending teams to the matches. |
Tents and blankets will be supplied |
teams and individuals by the State of |
New Jersey
Pvt. Earl f. Fisher has been |
promoted to corporal in the 10Th Mill
tary Police Company.
The following members of Com
pany A. 372d Infantry, qualified with |
the rifle at the camp of the outfit |
just ended at Saunders range, ac-
cording to a report made to brigade !
headquarters by Capt. Arthur c. |