Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-08
MARINE OFFICER
WINS RIFLE MATCH
Lieut.. Holm of Quantico
Makes Perfect Score to Get
Wimbledon Cup.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

CAMP PERRY, Ohio, September s.
For the second consecutive year,
First Lieut.. Lewis A. Holm, y. s. Ma
rine Corps, Quantico, Va, making a
perfect score Of 100. containing IA
V bulls eyes, yesterday won from a
field of 949 competitors the historic
Wimbledon Cup match, the long-range
classic of the national rifle and pistol
matches.
Capt. w. II. Omohundro, Infantry,
Adjutant Generals Office, War De-
partment, shooting a 12-V possible
with the service rifle, won third place
in this 1.000-yard match and was
awarded the Farr trophy, offered to
the high individual with the service
rifle; a gold medal and a cash prize.
Lieut.. Holm fired his string with
special heavy-pressure barrel rife with
telescope sight and received, in addi-
ton to the cup, a gold medal and
$50 prize money.
Fisher Gets Medal.
Another District soldier, Gunnery
Sergt. Morris Fisher, United States
Marine Corps, stationed at the Nevy
Yard, captured the last medal by win
ming tenth place, with an NV pos
sible. Other local sharpshooters to
place in the coveted cash prizes are
as follows: Leo Kasehagen, Sd, 124S
Irving street, National Capitol Rife
Club, twenty-ninth place, score. 3d.;
Marcus w. Dinwiddie, 2012 o street.
fourteenth place, score, 80; Willis T.
Frazier, 6629 First street, Takoma
Park, retiring captain Of the Central
High School rifle team, forty.fifth
place, score, 80; First Lieut.. Hugh
s,. A OF N
neers, forty-sixth place, score, SO;
David s. McDougal. 2601 Thirty-sixth
street. Western High School, fiftieth
place, score, SO: Capt. Just C. Jensen,
Guard ordnance department, sixty-first
place, score, 9S; Ralph H. MCCARTHY,
1882 Quincy street, National Capitol
Rifle Club, sixty-ninth place, score, SO;
Richard l.. Solyum; 1872 River road,
Western High School, seventy-first
place, score SO; Staff Sergt. Baxter
Smith, Company f, 121st Engineers,
one hundred and thirty-sixth place,
score, 96, and Arthur N. Thomas, III
Massachusetts avenue northeast, cap
tain-elect Of the Central High School
team, one hundred and eighty-third
place, score. SO.
Marine Wins Gold Medal.
The Camp Perry Instructors Trophy
match, fired late yesterday afternoon,
also was won by the Devil Dogs"
First Lieut.. Raymond T. Presnell
Blanchard. Idaho, taking first place
and a gold medal with 1913 points out
Of a possible $50.
The match called for 10 shots with
the service rifle in the offhand position
at 10-inch bullseye, 200 yards away,
and 10 shots slow fire with the As.
cai1ber automatic pistol at 4.inch
bullseye so yards away.
Capt. Clarence S. Shields, Company
e, 121st Engineers, present holder of
the individual pistol championship of
the local militia, distinguished him.
self in this event by topping enough
seasoned service experts to win eighth
place and a bronze medal with a score
Of 129. only 4 points behind the win.
ner.
Lieut.. Everett was the only other
local shot who was sufficiently prof.
c1ent with both the rifle and pistol to
win prize In this match. His score
or l22 gave him thirty-fifth place.
The official bulletin of the Leech Gun
match was released yesterday and
showed the following District of Co
lumbia men to have won prizes: First
Lieut.. Thaddeus A. Riley, Co. e, 121st
Engineers. bronze medal, seventh place
score, 105: Sergt. George e. Volava,
same company, twenty-second place,
score, 104; Staff Sergt. Baxter Smith,
same company, Tooth place, score, 102;
Second Lieut.. Richard M. Cults, jr.;
Marine Corps. 3101 Thirty.fourth
street, 108th place. score, 102; Second
Lieut.. Henry G. Espey, Co. E, 121st
Engineers. 10th place, score, 1o2;
David S. McDougal. a winner in the
Wimbledon Cup match, 131st place,
score. 101; Gunnery Sergt. Morris Fish
er. Washington Navy Yard, 177th
George B. Campbell, Co. c, 121st En-.
gineers, 194th place. score. 100.
Lead In Small Bore Events.
In the 22-caliber events, the Dis
trict ri1emen are still holding their
own. Ralph H. MCCARTHY, National
Capitol Rifle Club, won his fifth first
place yesterday by shooting a per.
feet score Of $50 in the 200.yard amy
sight" unlimited re-entry match.
He also finished second in the latest
50-yard metallic sight unlimited re-
entry match with a score Of 299 out
Of a possible 900. The other local
shots, Eric M. Newcombe, 1854 Co.
Iumbia road, and Lieut.. Everett, won
fifth place and twenty.ninth place
with scores of 2s7 and 2sQ, respect
lively.
Today the big bore shooters complete
the 600 and 1000 hard stages of the
Presidents match, the biggest match
yet held. First Lieut.. Arthur L. Lane,
U. S. Engineer Corps. leads the field
of ], 354 competitors. having made the
phenomenal score OF 5ox50 in the 200.
yard offhand position.
Many other shots only two or three
points down have a good chance to
top Lane before the finish Of the
match.