Evening star., 1931-06-24
ID. c. GUARD TAKES
RIFLE TEAM Event
Seagirt RegimentaI Match
Won With 546 Out of 600
in Wind and Rain.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
SPRING LAKE, N. j., June 24.-Un-
daunted by wind and rain, and scoring
546 points out Of a possible 800, the
121st Engineers, District Of Columbia Ma
ticnal Guard. yesterday walked away
with the regimental match, the first
team event of the thirty-eighth annual
Seagirt Interstate Rife Tournament.
Second prize went to the six experts
of the 114th Infantry, New Jersey Ma
ttonal Guard, who completed their 10
shots standing at 200 yards and 10
shots prone at 900 yards for o total of
526 out of 900.
Capital Men Get Medals.
The 111the Infantry, National Guard,
took third money with 525. In addition
to the interrtate regimental trophy,
which was presented for annual compe-
tition by the late Frank o. Briggs,
United States Senator from New Jersey,
the follcwing members of the 121st
Engineers were awarded individual gold
medals:
First Lieut.. Thaddeaus A. Riley, Head
quarters, team captain, score, "a out of
100; First Lieut.. Walter R. Stokes, Medf-
cal Detachment, team coach, 90; Staff
Sergt. Franklin r. BrickleS, Company
A. el; Sergt. Edward D. Andrus, Com
RoA4y SOg- OCAkJs x1dIIy D. EdTSOIlS,
same company, 80, and Second Lieut.
William r. Lane, also of Company E, 88.
In the Eisener match, which called
for 10 shots each, standing and kneel-
ing. at the 200-yard range, 10-inch
bullS-eye, Lieut.. w. r. Lane, who trailed
in the team event, stepped out with a
high ranking of 90 out of 100 to win
first place and an olive drab uniform.
With equal, but lower valued, scores,
a ~ a
second; Lieut.. T. A. Riley, third, and
Lieut.. w. r. Stokes, fourth Tenth and
last prize was won by Sergt. H. B. Par
sons with a 90 tally.
The Gen. Edward p. Meany competi-
ton, at 500 yards, was captured by
Coxswain w. H. Green, u. S. N, who
ran 35 consecutive bulls-eyes. SerRt.
Parsons took second money with 80
consecutive hits in the 2O-inch 'bulIs, {"
while Lieut.. Stokes was fourth with 81
straight Dropping either the first or
second Of their 10 shots for a -four y
the following District of Columbia Ma.
tlonal Guardsmen scored high valued
49 out OF so for ninth, twelfth and
eighteenth places respectively: STAR
Sergt. Alexander j. Thill, Ordnance
Department, State Detachment; Stan
Sergt F. r. Brickles, Company A, l2Ist
Engineers, and Sergt. E. d. AndruS,
Company E, same regiment.
Rain Hampers Firing.
Unlike ordinary matches, wherein the
target Is pulled and marked after each
shot, the conditions of the 6OO-yard
range all-comers' expert competition
require that the target be exposed 10
minutes for 10 shots. Sergt. Walter
Walsh, New Jersey National Guard, led
the field with a 48, the local prize
winners consisting OF Capt. Just C..
Jensen. Ordnance Department, State
staff. fourth, 46; Sergt. Parsons, nth,
46; Sergt. Andrus, sixth, 46, and Lieut..
w. r. Lane, eighth, As.
A steady drizzle thoroughly soaked
the targets and caused poor visibility
and low scores in the 1,000-yard Creed
more match, the only long-range event
or the days program. First Glass Sea-
man c. r; Coins, y. s. NJ, copped the
Sergt. A. ]. Thill. Ordnance Depart
ment, led the District of Columbia
marksmen with a 95 for third prize.
Lieut. Riley scoring 90 for tenth money
and Capt. j. c. Jensen 80 for twenty
second.
Today the sharpshooterS are COM
peting In the interstate company team
and the Dryden team events. Pvts.
Henry M. Boudinot and Gilbert L.
johnson of Company E. 121st Engi-
neers, and Sergt. Philip G. Geraci, Pvt.
George F. Kern, Pvt. Herman Harris
and 7vt. Eugene A. Ross Of the Ord
nance Department made special trip
here to enable their organizations to
compete in the six-man company team
match.