Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-04
LOCAL MARKSMEN
FIGURE IN PRIZES
Capture Four Bronze Medals
and 80 Cash Awards
at Camp Perry. L
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CAMP PERRY. Ohio, September A.
Marksmen from Washington and vicin-
ity Yesterday carried of four bronze
medals and over 80 cash prizes 1t tne
fourth days shoot OF the National RlIle
Association competitions.
In the 2-shot. 200yard of hand
Navy match. which was won by F.
Stemen, Portsmouth Ohio, National
Guard, with a Sc out OF 100; Stan
Sergt. Harry B. Parsons, Company E,
l2lst Engineers, District of Columbia
National Guard. captured birthplace
medal from the field OF 1,609 ccmpeti-
tors Parsons was down one point
more than the winner.
Sergt Theodore L. Harrell. ordnance
detachment. State staff, District militia,
whose possible SO points at the 500
ysrd range put him into the lead
wednesday in the race for the Marine
Corps Cup, completed the l.00o-yard
pcs pcned stage with 48, which
ianded him in third place among
1850 aspirants for the title. The
trophy and gold medal were captured
by se=gt w c. Kielctrom, United
The doughboy topped Harrell by a
single point. Silver medal and first
National Guard prize went to Capt.
Paul J. Roberts. Spokane, Washing
ton, who tied and outIanked the local
sharpshooter
Although over 500 participants bat
tied for the Wimbledon Cup. the long
range classic of the year. not single
possible" was "rung up on the So
inch, 1,000-yard bulls-eye. And there
were only seven 99s TWO of these had
-four" On the corresponding cartridge
of the 2o-shot string" with the result
that a tie exists between Lieut.. Will
liam R. Mitchell indianapolis, Ind,
National Guard. and Ralph F.. I'D,
Chicago. ILL.,, civilian. The tie will he
broken today by a shoot-off or by lot.
With their eighth and ninth shots
out of the black" First Lieut.. Thad-
deus A. Riley. Headquarters. 12lst En-
gineers. and Staff Sergt. Alex j. Tnill,
Ordnance Detachment, State staff, took
fifth and sixth place medals. respec-
lively and also second and third Ma
tional Guard prizes
The Wimbledon. being an any rifle,
any sight, any ammunition event, al
ways draws out an array of bull guns
with heavy barrels and telescope sights.
A trophy and god medal was there
fore presented in 1922 by the National
Rifle Association to reward the high
score with the service rife and to COM
memorate the long run of II consecu-
tive bull'S-eyeS made with the service
rife by G. r. Farr, 1921. Seventh-placa
bronze medal and the Farr prizes all
went to Corpl A. F. Kellerman, 18th
United States Cavalry.
District prize winners in the above
competitions, with the. exception Of
the Wimbledon. the official bulletin
which will net be published until the
tie is settled. are as follows:
Navy match, National Guard group
573 entries-Staf Scrgt II. B. Parsons
second. 90: Sergt. T. l.. Harrell. eighth.
SO; Sergt. Prescott J. B!cunt. TIA Nine
tenth street. Virginia Militia, seven
teenth. 90; Staff Se-gt. A. j. Thill.
Wimbledon medal winner, ttirty-third,
81; Ser-t Frank NJ. Richard. Company
F.. First Maryland Infantry Hyatt
vile, thirty-fifth, 81; Sergt. Henry II.
Boudinot. Company E. 121st Engineers,
District Militia, thirty ninth, 81: Lieut..
T. A. Riley, same regiment, fifty-first,
30: Second Lieut.. Edward D. AndruS,
Company A, same regiment, sixty-sec-
ond 90; Second Lieut. William f. Lane.
Company E, ninety-first. 80, First
Lieut.. Walter r. Stokes. Medical De-
tachment Ninety-siXth. SO. snd Capt
Just C. Jensen. Ordnance Department.
State staff, ll6th. 80.
Civilian class, 755 entries-George E.
Cook. jr, 1719 Eighteenth street, Ma
tional Capitol Riff. Club, seventh. 90;
William j. Green, 1907 Eleventh street.
thirty-ninth. 81: William Cook. 1719
Eighteenth street, forty-second. 81. and
Noel o. Castle. 1903 Eighth street,
seventy-fourth. 80.
Regular Service Division 243 entries
-Gunnery Sergt. Morris Fischer,