Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-07
LIEUT.. v. R. STOKES
SETS RIFLE RECORD
District of Columbia Trails
Other Teams Entered
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Special Dispatch to The Star.
SEAGIRT, N. j., July shooting In
the interstate team match, First Lieut..
Walter r. Stokes, Medical Detachment,
121st Engineers, District of Columbia
National Guard, who was twice worlds
free-rifie champion, yesterday set a
national record for the 200-shot, 400
yard decimal target.
Since only his fourth leaked" out
Of the 4-inch diameter circle, Stokes
tied and outranked the score of 1919
points out of a possible 200 which was
made last year at Camp Perry, Ohio,
by Henry GuSSman, Quinnipiac Rifle
Club, New Haven, Conn. The latter's
mine" on his eighteenth shot caused
him to be outranked because ties are de-
cided in favor of the shooter having
eyes on the end Of the string"
District Trails Other States.
Notwithstanding DR.. Stokes top
notch work, the District of Columbia
trailed the other States with q score
of 1908 out Of possible 1900 points,
the victory and the Spencer Cup going
to New York with 1882 points. Penn
sylvania was second with I'LL; New
Jersey third, LILO; Connecticut fourth,
1,101, and Ohio fifth, 1899.
Participating for the first time in
major outdoor Small-bore competitions,
Pvt. Theodore L. Harrell, Company e,
121st Engineers, captain of the George
Washington University mems rife team,
finished third in the enviable grand
aggregate, which comprises the scores
made in the individual Palma, Eastern,
Spencer and Camp Perry special events.
Harrell was single point behind
George H. Sitter, Germansville, Pa,
who 'otaled 1,106 points out of q pos
sible lips. Other local marksmen to
finish in the money were John D. Nc
Nabb, 2037 F street. National Capital
Rifle Club, eighth place, 1.101; First
Lieut.. ThaddeuS A. Riley, Company E,
12lst Engineers, fourteenth, 1,095, and
Capt. Just c.. Jensen, Ordinance De-
partment. State staff, fifteenth, same
score.
~ Enter Swiss Match.
Seventy-seven experts entered the
Swiss match, which entities one to
sighting shots at the 7.2-inch 2OO-yard
CD" bulls-eye and to as many record
shots as one can successfully keep in
the black" Sitter. winner of the
grand aggregate, ran % consecutive
bulls" for first honors; Stokes, IA con-
secut1ve, tenth place; Harrell, IL con-
secutive, thirteenth, and w. M. Stuart.
1r., Washington, Va, 10 consecutive
tied with one other for fourteenth place
with 1877 out of possible 400 points.
j. b. Miller, CouderSport, Pa, took the
Camp Perry special event, which en-
tSles him to SIS expense money toward
trip to Camp Perry, providing he
participates In the international small
bore tryouts. Harrell landed In ninth
place with 393 total and McNabb
took thirteenth place with 392.
Leon G. Smith, 6S07 Georgia avenue,
National Capital Rife Club, took fourth
money IN the second half of the slow
nre pistol re-entry match with 178x2OO,
nrst prize going to j. E. Terry, New
port News, Va, Police Department, with
186x200.
Many Enter Unlimited Matches.
Since the tournament opened last
wednesday, the $50 registered COM
petltors, a record number, have spent
their spare time shooting In the anv
slght unlimited re-entry matches. The
nve best tickets turned In by any firer
constitutes his score.
Prizes won by District of Columbia
snarpshooters are. as follows:
Flfty--yard match-First place, IL ties
McNabb and Stokes, 5O0x5OO: four.
tenth place, ties, Pvt. Harry a
Parsons, Company z, l21st Engineers
One-hundred yard match - First
Riley, 4s6. OO' sA'i''
,Two-hundred yard match - First
place, Riley, 488x5O0; second 2 ties
Stokes 486; twelfth, Harrell, 4s9. and
nfteenth, Jensen, 467.