Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-09

Whether the rifle shooting experts OF
the National Guard of the District Of
Columbia, who have been appearing in
the various shooting competitions held
during the past several months. can
shoot well enough to win big turkeys
determined ct the Sixth street armory
Of the organization the night OF Novem-
Der Is. OF course, the men win not be
expected to shoot the turkeys which VIII
be given out, but they will have to be
pretty good at hitting the bulls eye on
the indoor range at the armory. to pile
enough points to carry away one Of the
birds.
This Is the second shoot Of the sea-
son, one having been held at the Guard
rife range ct Camp Simns, Congress
Heights, d. c., last Sunday, while menu
beers Of the guard were participating In
the annual competitions.
Wednesday night was National Guard
night at the Industrial Show ct the
Washington Auditorium. The band Of
the 121st Engineers rendered q program.
Myer Goldman Is the leader. The
local militia had several exhibits. That
for the engineer regiment was prepared
under the direction of Col. John w
Oehmann, commanding t h Q regiment
and was in charge of First Lieut.. Joseph
F. Fitzgerald. Mai. Walter W. Burns
commanding the 280th Coast Artillery
directed the preparation Of the exhibit
of that command which was in charge
Of Capt. Roy s. Mann, commanding
Battery B, and Capt. Robert T. DAILY, OF
the headquarters Detachment and Com.
bat Train. The goth Division Military
Police Company furnished two sentries
during the evening.
Police Of the Seventh Precinct havc
been challenged to q pistol match by g
team composed of members of the local
Guard. The challenge, forwarded at the
direction of Mai. Gen. Anton Stephan
commanding the local militia, was sent
by Lieut.. Col. F. H. Smith, adjutant
general.
Walter E. Jessup, corporal in Com
pany A, 121st Engineers, won the novice
rifle match last Sunday, with score
Of 229. He received q gold medal. A sill
yer medal for second place was award
ed TO Private, flrst class, Milton KJr-
land, Company z, 121st Engineers, score
226, and bronze medal for third place
went to Eergt Colvin Parker, Company
A, 12igt Engineers, with score Of 22S.
The scores Of the other participants
In this match, all Of the 121st Engi-
neers, were: Private. first class. John
w. Eckersley, Company B, 190; Private,
first class, John s. Plgh, Company e,
1911; Private John A. Wildrick, Com
pany d, 1853; Private Eugene v. Barnes
Company @, $50; Private Richard A,
Hamilton, Company G, 131, and Corp
Olin H. Grif1th. Company A, i23.
Edward A. FinlaysOn, q private in
Company E, won first place and q gold
medal in the marksman's match, with
score Of asa; second place and The
silver medal went to Walter z. Jessup
corporal, Company A, with q score Of
229, and third place and bronze medal
went to Private Gilbert L. Johnson
Company e, score 228. Other scores
in this match were:
Sergt. Caesar A. CRrballo, Headquar-
tiers and Service Company, 225; Sergt
Chauncey II. Patterson, Company d,
223; Sergt. Maurice l.. Crater, Company
D, 215; Corp. Howard A. Burd, Com
pany E, ali: Private, first class, Leo
O. Streitberger, Company e, zoe; Sergt.
Maurice L. Rogers, Company e, 400,
and Sergt. Edgar s. Mcdonald, COM
pany d, 199.
The experts match was won by
Sergt. Theodore l.. Harrell, Ordnance
Detachment, State Stan, with o score
Of 245. He was awarded the gold
medal The silver medal for second
place was captured by Staff Sefgt. Alex
J. Thill, Ordnance Detachment, State
STAFF, with q score of 238: third place
and bronze medal, First Lieut.. Thad-
deus A. Riley, 121st Engineers, score
23S. Other scores, all Of the 121st En-
Second Lieut.. william R. Lane, 2s7;