Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-29
SHIELDS WINS CHAMPIONSHIP
IN DISTRICT GUARD RIFLE TEST
Company { Captain Runs Up
234 Out of Possible
$50 Points.
Jensen Captures Medal in
The Star Competition.
Holds It for Year.

Capt. Clarence S. Shields, Compan,
| E. l2ISt Engineers, won the annua
individual rife championship Of tn,
/ District of Columbia National 0usrc
Yesterday at Camp Simms. Congress
! Heights, with the total Of SS4 point;
cut Of a possible $50, one point more
than last years winning score.
Although finishing In fifth place
Private Eugene A. Ross, Company G
ssm> regiment. was awarded the silver
medal Second. third and fourth places
were taken by distinguished. marks
men," who were only eligible for first
prize.
Sixth place and the bronze medal
were captured by First Lieut., Edward
A. McNfahon, Headquarters and Service
Company, l2ist Engineers. who waS
last years title holder With both the
pisto! and rife. His score of S2fxS50
trailed that of Private koSS by mere
point.
Fine Workmanship Shown.
In winning this event, Capt. Shields
gave the best demonstration of clean
cut" craftsmanship that has been wit
messed here for several years. His 200
yard stage score of 24lX250, which was
fired last Sunday. vaS II points over
the War Departments rating of "cx-
pert rifieman." Even then there were
four other shooters either one point
ahead or behind him.
Shooting 47x50 yesterday at the 800
yard range, Shields jumped in the lead
with margin of Sinole point. Nov
ing back to the 600-yard range, he ran
up IS points. but the match was not
his until the last cartridge had been
fired. for he finished with the same
one-point margin.
Sergt George 3. Campbell, Company
G, 12lst Engineers, walked away with
the distinguished marksman's event,
the afternoon feature of the program,
with a gold medal score of l84X200. To-
falling 81 points out OF possible 100 at
the 20-inch 600-yard bull's-eye, Camp
bell moved to the 200-yard range with a
5-point lead. Here. however. he was
under double strain of maintaining
his lead and trying to win The Evening
Star prize. which was offered for the
high "offhand" tally.
Jensen Captures Medal.
He succeeded In only the first of
these endeavors, because Capt. Just c.
Jensen Ordnance Department, State
Staff, rang up a pair of 46S In the
difficult standing position and captur-
ed the handsome medal that was pre-
sented this year by The Star for
annual competition. Capt. Jensen
keeps the prize for one year, but
1t is understood that he will be given
a wrist watch as a permanent award.
Jensen's total of 1872 also entities him
to silver medal in the distinguished
event. Pvt. Eugene Ross,
prize winner in the individual compe-
tition, took third place honors with
100 points
Pvt. Ross, now having won both
bronze and silver awards, got an idea
that complete set would look nice
on his uniform. so he scored AZ points
out of possible so in the 300-yard
competition and won the gold medal
over "a entries.
Silver honors went to Pvt. Earl
E. Maud, Battery A. 260th Coast Artil-
lery, with 43 tally, while the bronze
prize was awarded Pvt. Carl Santilli,
same battery, winner last Sunday of the
markSmans match, with 41x50. This
event called for 5 shots sitting and S
kneeling at l0-inch bulls-eye.
Smith Wins With As.
Ten shots prone at 20-inch bull
constituted the 600-yard match, which
was won by Staff Sergt. Baxter Smith,
Company E. 121st Engineers, member of
the championship automatic rifle team,
with score of IS. He also won the
gold medal in this event in 1926.
Prvt. Earl E. Maud captured another
silver medal with 44x50. while the bronze
prize went to Sergt. William D. Putnam.
Company E, 121st Engineers, with 43
points.
The Evening Star and marksman
competitions were open to all militia
men, but first place only in the 800
and 600 yard events could be won by
men who had at any time attended the
national matches at Camp Perry, Ohio.
In the individual championship, rifle
men who we're rated distinguished
marksmen" by the War Department
could only win first prize.
Although 19l7-lot Frankfort arsenal
ammunition was used, the shooters