Evening star., 1932-10-24
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D, c. Guard Champion Scores
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For THE third consecutive year Sergt.
Theodore L. Harrell, Ordnance De-
pattment State Department.. achieved
the designation champion rifle shot
of. the District of Columbia National
Guard in the annual craftsmanship
competitions which were held yesterday
at. Camp Sinlhs, Congress Heights, by
order Of Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan
comm anding general of the 29th Ma
tional Guard Division.
In winning the Senator'S Cup and
gold medal from a field Of IS entries
Sergt. Harrell amassed 24O points out Of
possible $50 and exhibited the most
phenomenal craftsmanship ever wit
messed on the range. He scored, 10
butls-eyes in row in the difficult off,
hand position, this being an accom-
pllshment more rare than hole in
one" He also rang up a possible" in
the prone position, but dropped one
point in each of the sitting, kneeling
and rapid fire stages, which gave him q.
247x25O score in the experts match, a
new record for the Camp Simms range
Gets Third Gold Medal.
Harrel copped his third gold medal
sible 100 in the 20-shot standing match
at 200 yards. The only even in which
he failed to win prize was the 200
yard sitting and kneeling match, but
even there he finished fourth with
95 tally >: .. r..
Staff Sergt Harry B. Parsons, Com
pany E, 12lst Engineers, totaled 234
points, behind Harrell, for silver
medal honors in the individual cham
plonship competition, which was an ag-.
gregate OF the scores made in the prone
stage OF the experts match and in the
standing and the sitting and kneeling
events. A 232 total gave Capt. Walter
r.. Stokes, Medical Detachment, l2lst
Engineers, third place and bronze
medal. All three of these sharpshoot-
ers are former members of champion
ship George Washington University rifle
teams.
Second prize in the experts match
was awarded Corpl. Eugene A. Ross.
Ordnance Department, State Detach-
ment, who shot 24l, also points be-
hind Harrell Capt. Just c. Jensen,
ordnance Department, State Staff, fin
1shed third with lower ranking, PA.
Capt. Jensen is in charge of all District
of Columbia National Guard rifle prac-
tice and has instructed the citizen SOL
oilers so well that he finds it is becom-
ing increasingly difficult to outshoot his
pupils =.
In the 20-shot standing event, Pvt.
Edwin L. StaubuS, Ordnance Depart
1nent, Mckinley High School marks!
man, came within 4 points of Harrell
winning the silver prize with a 9l
Sergt. Walter E. Jessop, Company A,
121st Engineers, was third with lower
ranking 81.
Three Tie Scores Made.
Three tie scores Of 96 were fired in
the sitting and kneeling match, and
since none of the shots dropped out
of the Touring" it was necessary to
take the value of the shots in inverse
order to break the tia. First Lient
Thaddeus A. Riley, Headquarters, 121st
Engineers, finished his string with eight
bulPs-eyes and was awarded the gold
medal, while Capt. w. R. Stokes, with
two bull's-eyes on the end, received the
silver prize. Staff Sergt. Parsons nine
teenth shot was a -four" giving him
the bronze award.
Stiff competition also featured the
marksman's match, which was fired
over the 200-yard War Department
qualification course, but was not open
to Camp Perry. Ohio, or National Match
riflemen. Both Corpl. Milton r. Kur-
land, Company E, 121st Engineers, and
Capt. William I. Mushake, Company
B, same, regiment, rang up 236 tallies,
but the latter lost the gold medal be-
cause of two "threes" in slow fire
Sergt. James r. Mitchell, Company A.,
won the bronze prize with 233 points.
In the novice match Pvt. Joseph NJ
Catchings. Company B. 121st Engineers, =,
shot 1T points out OF a possible 200,
while Pvt. William H. Hudgins, Com
pany c, made 165 points Bronze
honors went to Pvt. Charles A. Clarke,
Company A.
The officials of the competition were
Capt. just c. Jensen. executive officer;
Capt. William I. Mushake, chief range
off1cer; Lieut.. T. A. Riley. chief sta
officer officer; Lieut.. David W. Milne,
Special Troops, 29th Division, chief pit
officer, and Lieut.. Henry B. Cockrell,
Quartermaster Corps, mess officer. Col.
John w. Oehmann, commanding officer,
121st Engineers and Majs. Ralph S.
Childs and Clarence S. Shields, same