Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-05
''GUARDSMAN WINS
PRESIDENTS MATCH
Mississippi Sergeant Beats
1,724 RifIemen for
Gold Medal. ,
Special Dispatch to The Star.

I1aCCn, the ldISSSD VI
ever to fire in a single competition in
the history of rifledorn. National Guard
Ssrgt Reginald A. Herin, 155th Infan-
try, jackson. Miss, received an auto
graphed letter from President Hoover,
commencing him for his marksman-
ship.
Easily the proudest gold medal marks
man in camp, Sergt. Herin is also the
poSsesSor of the Army Ordnance Asso-
citation prize. 80 caliber Springfield
"sporter'' valued at $500, and of the
National Guard Association trophy.
staff Sergt Harry B. Parsons, Com
pany E. 121st Engineers, District OF
Columbia National Guard. copied the
stately bronze plaque and miniature
medal offered by the American Society
of Military Engineers to the high Engi-
neer. Parson totaled 140 over the
the course, which consisted of 10 shots
standing at 200 yards, and 10 shots
prone at both 600 and 1000 yards.
Corporal Is Infantry Winner.
The Farnsworth Badge, offered to
the high United States infantryman,
and silver medal honors we're captured
by Corpl. Charles w. Wills. 10Th In
fantry, Fort Benning. Ga. who was
tied, but outranked, by the Mississippi
led
with a l44 tally, First Lieut.. Raymond
T. Presnell, U. S. Marine Corps,
headquarters, Washington, took third
place bronze medal and the Appre-
1918 by the United States Cavalry.
Seventh-place medal and the Clarke
Memorial Trophy, presented to the high
est civilian, went to Ralph A. Allison,
San Jose, Calf. with a 143.
Ensign John F. Harper, jr.. Of Center
vile, Nd, shot q 143 to win the Cries.
cent Athletic Club Trophy, presented to
the high United States Navy man, and
eighth-place medal.
Special Awards.
Other special awards are as follows:
Cavalry Cup. won by First Lieut.. Ray
mond D. Palmer, Fort Riley, Kans., 142:
Coast Guard Trophy, Coxswain Marcus
N. Cobb, Charleston, S. c.. 14I: Reserve
X B. Shaffer, Vicksburg, Mich, 139
and the National Society Scabbard and
Blade Prize, Parke D. Morgan, 9Th Corps
Area R. o. T. c., Wood River, Ill, 1876.
Six WashingtonianS. wearing the
brassard of the Presidents Hundred,
will parade next Sunday before Col.
OSmun Latrobe, executive officer, ma
aide to President Coolidge. Their in
dividual scores and brassard numbers
are as follows: Capt. Just G. Jensen,
Ordnance Department, State staff, 141,
twenty-sixth; Staff Sergt Parsons, high
engineer, 140, thirty eighth; First Lieut.
ThaddeuS A. Riley. Headquarters, 121st
Engineers. 139. f1fty-fifth; Douglas c.
McDougali. jr;. l74s K street. 1873.
reli, Ordnance Detachment. State staff,
1877, ninety-third. and Sergt. Prescott j.
Blolmt. TIA Nineteenth street, Virginia
Militia, 1877, ninety-ninth.
Cash Prizes Given.
Seventeen cash prizes were also
awarded to the following Washington
sharpshooters: Civilian class, 8l3 entries
Cook, jr, 1719 Eighteenth street, twen-
ty-third. 1877 points; William Cook,
same address. thirty first, 1856; George
E. Lindsay, 3541 Eleventh street, Ma
tional Capital Rifle Club, 120th, 1870;
Clay D. Perkins, 1928 Eighteenth street,
121st, 1870; Alfred H. YeomarA 1924
Nineteenth street, 127th, 1870; William
o. T. c., 138th, 1870, and Ralph T.
Sterling, Maryland University r. o. T.
O, 147th, 129
National Guard group, 624 entries
Capt. Jensen, sixth; Staff Sergt. Pear
son, eighth; Lieut.. Riley. tenth; Sergt
Farrell, eighteenth: Sergt. Blount,
twentieth; Sergt. Walter E. Jessup,
Company e, 121st Engineers, forty-first.
1S6 points; Sergt. Henry M. Boudinot,
Company E. same regiment, seventy
fourth, 1874; First Lieut. Walter r.
Stokes, medical detachment, same regi-
ment, ninety-eighth, 1873, and Sergt.
Gilbert L. johnson, Company e, 11lth,
1872.
Post Wimbledon Results.
Publication yesterday of the odlcial
bulletin on the Wimbledon Cup match
showed the following Washington men
TO have won prizes in their respective
class:
Civilian division, 753 competitors
Robert H. Hartshorn, 903 Webster street,
149th place, IS points.
National Guard class, SGT entrants
Lieut.. Riley. second, 90 points; Staff
ment. State Staff, third, same score;
Sergt. William l.. Spicknall, Company
F. LIST Maryland Infantry, Hyattsville,
twenty-sixth, SO; Sergt. Harrell, twenty
eighth, 90; Second Lieut. William r.
Lane, Company E, 121st Engineers, next
place, same score; Pvt. George F. Kern,
Ordnance Detachment, Seventy-second,
80: Second Lieut.. Edward D. Andrus,
Company E, seventy seventh, same
ScOTe, FVC. LOUIS w. Pd0neLOn, Ord
nance Detachment, ninety-third, SO;
Capt. Jensen, ninety-eighth, same
score, and Sergt. Blount, one hund-
red and first, 88.
Guardsmen Place.
In the Casewell trophy team event.
District of Columbia Guardsmen took
third place bronze medals with O total
Of 1852 out Of possible $500, accord
ing to small-bore range bulletin re-
leased yesterday. The match, compris-
ing 20 shots per man at each of the so
and 100 yard ranges. was won by Ohio
civilians with 2,371. The American
Legion team. coached by Marine Gun
ner Ollie NJ. Schriver. u. S. Marine
Corps. retired, 1414 v street, Washing
ton, nosed the Militiamen out Of sec
ond place by single point.
The individual scores OF the District
medal winners are as follows: Lieut..
w. r. Stokes. 397x400; Staff Sergt. Par
sons, 395: Capt. Jensen, 394; Sergt. |
Harrell, 1893; Lieut.. Riley, 1872, and
Staff Sergt. Thill. 391.
A tie resulted in the long range two
man team match consisting of 20 shots |
from both the 100 and 200 yard ranges, !
when v. 2. Garfield and w. Russell |
O'Neal, Ohio civilians, shot 395 and |
1913, respectively, against pair Of Seas
by DR.. Emmett o. Swanson and Henry |
J. Adams, jr.. Minnesota and California |
civilians. respectively. A toss Of the |
coin gave the former pair gold medals |
and the Hercules Powder Co. Trophy.
Sergt. Harrell, 1893, and Staff Sergt. !
Thrill, 389, qualified for seventh and |
last prize among the SO teams entered.