Evening star., 1939-04-23
Team Captains
Named for Rifle
Competition
Reserve Officers Will
Fire Course at
Quontico Ronae

With the appointment Of the
team captains, arrangements have
been completed for the caliber 80
rifle instruction and competitive
matches for Reserve officers of the
Distritc of Columbia and vicinity,
to be held at the Marine Corps
rifle range, Quantico, Va, on May
IA. 81, % and June 4, II, 18 and Is.
The team captains are: Infantry,
Capt. Eric c. Metzeroth; cavalry,
1t. r. w. Castle: field artillery,
Capt. Preston Grover; engineer,
Capt. Alfred L. Taylor; ordnance,
1t. Edwin H. Hoffman, and quar-
termaster. Capt. David E. McRae.
There will also be a team composed
of a miscellaneous group of officers.
The schedule will include firing
from the offhand position at 200
yards, sitting from standing at 200
yards, prone from standing at 300
yards, prone position at 800 yards
and prone at 1000 yards. The COM
bination shoulder-to-shoulder and
team match will be held on June
IL. The scores of all officers,
whether team members or not, will
be considered, in the firing of June
IL, for individual medals. Six
medals will be awarded to the high
individual scores and the Col.
Wetherill trophy to the high team.
District officers competing in the
competitive matches will report at
the Range House not later than 8:45
am, on the days of the shoot. Any
officer who does not have trans
portation can arrange for same by
calling his team captain. Each cap
tain will have one car at the main
entrance OF the Munitions Building
at 8 am. each Sunday of the shoot
to pick up officers who do not have
transportation. In case of inclement
weather on any shooting morning,
participating officers should tele-
phone the main entrance of the Mu-
nitions Building. National 252O. after
7:l5 a m, and ask the guard whether
or not the shooting for that day has
been postponed. Personnel super
vising the matches will include COL
Richard Wetherill, senior instructor
OF the Organized Reserves in WASH
ington, who will act as executive
officer; Capt. Henry S. See will be
assistant executive officer, and Capt
Edmund w. Malczowski has been
designated as statistical officer. The
range officer will be selected later.
The team captains will be re-
sponsible for the preliminary train
ing Of their respective groups, and
only officers who have previously
fired the 80 caliber rife will be per-
mitted to participate. The range
fee will be Is cents per officer per
day Of firing to cover expenses of
conducting range and the purchase
OF medals.
Capt. James F. Hanley will begin
on May 7 IA days active duty
training at Sd Corps area head
quarters in Baltimore, Md. First
1t. Philip T. Atkins has been Or
dered to active duty with the Civil
ian Conservation Corps for a period
OF six months.
District officers have been as
signed as follows: First Its. Frank
B. Appleman and Frank c. Schacht,
to the 80th Division; First 1t. James
w. Jones, to the 428th Infantry
(colored; Maj. Harry Slaughter,
relieved from 1304th Service Unit
and assigned to 1322d Service Unit;
1t. Col. John R. Manning. to chem
ical warfare section, 80th Division;
Second Its. John A. Carrick. Dom
Old P. Coombe and Ralph S. Eld-
ridge. to the 320th Infantry: Sec
ond 1t. Charles w. Morgan. to the
405th Quartermaster Regiment and
First 1t. William w. Quinn, having
moved from Washington, has been
relieved from assignment to the
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