Evening star., 1932-07-02
DISTRICT R|FLEMEN
ARE PRIZE WINNERS
IN EASTERN SHOOT
National Guard Team Out
ranks Capital Rifle Club for
Team Championship.
MILITIAMEN SCORE FOUR
POINTS UNDER RECORD
Mckinley High School Student
Piles Up High Score
to Beat Father.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
SPRING LAKE, N. j., July 2.-Dis-
trict of Columbia riflemen. Yesterday
captured the lions share of the prizes
offered on the opening day program of
the Eastern Small Bore Tournament
when the District of Columbia National
Guard tied and outranked the National
Capital Rifle Club for the Eastern team
championship and the latter finished
second and the former third in the
Palma team match.
In winning the Frankford Arsenal
Rifle Club Trophy and silver medals,
the local militiamen shot within 4
points of the record score of 1,173
points out of a possible 1900. which
they established in 1929. The Frankford
Arsenal second team, of Philadelphia,
took third prize with a l,167 tallv. and
Bear Rock Rifle CLUBS first team, Allen
town, Pa, won fourth place with 1853.
Keen rivalry existed between two
fathers and two sons OF the local ag-
gregationS, as Willard G. Jensen. 2805
Myrtle avenue northeast, star marks
man of Mckinley High School. engag-
ing in his first major competition,
trimmed his father, Capt. Just c. Jen-
sen, Ordnance Department, State staff,
by six points, and Donald H. Mccarthy,
1882 Quincy street, manager-eI of
the Central High School squad fin
ished six points behind Ralph H. Nc
Garity, former national small
champion. GriZZled experts of the
Eastern States, astounded at the ex-
cellent craftsmanship of these two
youths who are still in their teens,
ventured the opinion that in the Dis
trict of Columbia, marksmen are born
rather than. dpVelOnpd
Range Firing Totals.
The following individual scores were
rung up in the Eastern championship
event. which comprised 10 shots each
at so, 100 and 200 yards: District of
Columbia National Guard, so yards, 100
yards and 200 yards totals:
Lieut. T. A. Riley-99, SO, 81, 295
Lieut.. W. r. Stokes-99, 98, 81, 294 ;
Maj. c. S. Shields-99, SO, SO, 29l;
Capt j. C. Jensen-s9. SO, 81, 289;
totals-396, 395, 378, 1.169
National Capital Rife Club: Ralph
H McGarity-100, 80, 90, 295; Willard
C. Jensen-99, 100, 95. 294; John D.
McNabb-9S. 100, SO, 291; Donald H.
McGarity-96, 100, SO, 289; totals-393,
399. 377, 1859.
The Guardsmen outranked the civ
ilians by reason of their higher 200
yard total
Outranked by Bear Rock.
In the Palma team event, the Ma
tional Capital Rife Club experts again
fired a winning score, only to be tied
and outraaked by the Bear Rock Rifle
Clubs second team, which totaled 1872
out of a possible 900 points. The vote
less citizen soldiers were third with $50
and the Remington Rife Club, Bridge
port, Conn. fourth with $685. This
event was fired over the Palma course
which consists of Is shots each at $50,
ITS and 200 yards The local experts
and their individual scores are as fol-
lows:
National Capital Rife Club-Ralph
mccarthy, team coach, 224x225: Donald
Mccarthy 224; Willard c. Jensen, 222; +;
John D. McNabb, national head
quarters, American Red Cross. 222. and
Marine Gunner Ollie M Schriver. u
S. M. c., retired, 1414 V street, team
captain.
District of Columbia National Guard:
First Lieut. Walter r. Stokes. Medical
Detachment, 12lst Engineers, team
coach, 225, First Lieut.. Thaddeus A
Riley, Headquarters, 121st Engineers,
222: Maj. Clarence S. Shields Second
Battalion, same regiment, 22l, and
Team Capt. Just c. Jensen, 221.