Evening star., 1928-12-02

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are mentioned in the letter, those in
close touch with local Guard affairs
point out that this throws a large part
of the credit for the success OF the
team on Capt. just c. Jensen, chief
of the ordinance department OF the
local Guard and captain OF the team
which brought home the famous Hilton
trophy awarded to the team outside
of the regular establishments Whlch
made the highest score.
Capt. Jensen spent many months IN
the selection of the team which went
to Perry last Summer, and instead OF
picking his men at random he kept a
close check on the scores of all men
who fired on the range at any time
during the year at Congress Heights,
and those whose high scores were con-
sistently made were selected for try
outs, and if these proved satisfactory
they were selected for the team.
Permit me to extend to the mem
bers of the District of Columbia Ma
tional Guard Rifle Team" says Gen.
Hammond in his letter, my sincere
congratulations for the remarkable rec
ord it established during the 1928 ma
tional matches. With determination
born of the will to win, the District of
by winning first place among all other
teams except those from the regular
services, earned a success worthy of
the highest commentator.
'I am sure the success achieved is
due mainly to the high standard of the
craftsmanship instruction in the Dis
trict OF Columbia National Guard, and
the marked degree of interest its excel
lence creates among the men of the
organization. Work such as that &C.
complished by the District of Colum-
bia Rife Team is indicative of the
most careful selection Of the team per-
sonnel, which, so am informed, ex-
tends over the entire target year. The
method of selection a complete sue
cess, and I trust it will be the means
of crowning your future efforts with
additional laurels.
"I am sure the District of Columbia
National Guard will not be content to
rest upon its present record, for your
achievement will but serve to spur all
other teams to greater efforts to emu
late your success. The honorS gained
have merely rendered your future task
more difficult by establishing a goal
worthy of the best efforts of every
other team in future national matches.
i assure you VIII IOIlOW the IuLure
efforts of the District of Columbia Ma
tional Guard Rife Team with great
interest and anticipation"
The members Of this team are: Capt.
Jensen, Capt. Clarence S. Shields,
Company E, 121st Engineers; First
Lieut.. Thaddeus A. Riley, Company E,
l21st Engineers; First Lieut. Edward
"A. Mcmahon, Headquarters and Service
Company, 121st Engineers; First Lieut..
Hugh Everett, Company D, 121st Engi-
neers; Second Lieut.. Henry c. Espey
Company sE, a21st Engineers; First
Sergt. William G. Nicholson, 29th Mill
tary Police Company; Sergt. George B.
Campbell, Company G, 121St Engineers;
Sergt. William r. Lane, Company E,
12lst Engineers; Corp. Philip Geraci,
Battery A, 260th Coast Artillery; Pri-
vate, first class, Eugene A. Ross, Com
pany c, 12Ist Engineers, and. Private,
first class, Thomas A. Reneau, Head
quarters and Service Company, 121st
Engineers.
The rife team VIII have its annual
match with the inidshipman team at
the United States Naval Academy May
IL. Following a challenge sent to
Annapolis, Capt Jensen, local team
manager, has received letter from
Lieut.. o. O. Kessing, U. S. Navy,
graduate manager Of athletics at the