Evening star., 1940-06-02
Competitions Planned
To Pick Teams for
Rifle Matches
Civilian Group to Be
Selected June n
At Comp Simms

Local organizations and individ-
uals are planning competitions to
select teams to represent the Dis
trict of Columbia at the National
Rifle Matches at Camp Perry, Ohio
August l8 to September Z. Not only
are the service organizations here,
including the District National
Guard, proposing to enter teams,
but there also will be team repre-
senting civilians. Selection of the
latter and the conduct of competi-
tions to form such a team are placed
under the jurisdiction of the local
Guard officials.
Maj. Just c. Jensen. ordnance de-
partment, has been placed in charge
Of the competition for civilian rifle
men. Brigade headquarters an
nounced that in accordance with
authority given by the National
Board for the Promotion of Rifle
Practice, a competition will be held
under the jurisdiction of the Guard
at Camp Simms at l pm, June %,
to select civilian team. For those
making the team a travel and SUBJ
sistence allowance of cents per
mile and $l.20 per day, respectively
will be allowed.
The course to be fired will be 200
yards, standing, 10 shots with no
sighting shot; 200 yards rapid fire,
standing to sitting, l minute per
string of 10 shots; 300 yards, rapid
fire. standing to prone, l minute 10
seconds per string of 10 shots, and
800 yards prone, 10 shots, with no
sighting shots. The United States
rifle, caliber 80, as issued to the
service, will be used, and COMPETE
tors may apply to the executive Of
flcer not later than June Is for the
use of an issue rifle.
The IA high competitors will meet
and recommend a team captain and
team coach, subject to approval by
National Guard headquarters.
The following will compete for
places on the team which will rep
resent the Guard: First 1t. w. D.
Putnam. 104th Quartermaster Regi-
ment; First It. H. M. .Boudinot,
Company B, 104th Quartermaster
Regiment: First 1t. j. D. Tanner,
12lst Engineers; Pvt. w. c. Jensen,
Headquarters and Service Company,
121st Engineers; Maj. c. s. Shields,
l21st Engineers; Pvt. j. Oehmann.
ordnance, State Detachment; Staff
Sergt. A. j. Thill, ordnance, State
Detachment; Staff Sergt. H. B. Par
sons, ordnance, State STAFF; Corpl.
r. S. Taylor, ordnance, State De-
tachment; Capt. E. A. McMahon,
121st Engineers; Corpl. M. Kurland,
Cmpany F, 121st Engineers.
Staff Sergt. H. o. Skinner, Pvts.
j. D. Pierce and w. w. Lorin,
Corpls. J. H. Smith and G. H. Vow,
Pvt. A. Miller. Capt. j. r. Angler
and Pvt. j. Shipp, all of the Head
quarters and Combat Train, 260th
Coast Artillery; Pvts. P. j. Godfrey,
M. D. King and w. H. Winship, all
of Company c, 12lst Engineers; Pvt.
F. c. johnson, Company D, 121st
Engineers; Pvt. (First Glass; F. L.
Ferk and Pvt. E. L. Norder, both of
Battery F, 260th Coast Artillery:
Pvt. A. B. Campbell, Company B,
104th Quartermaster Regiment; Pvt.
c. P. Moynihan, Company E, 121st
Engineers; Pvt. E. j. Ryan, Com
pany E, l2lst Engineers; Pvt. E. J..
Matuzzko. Company B. 1O4th Quar-
termaster Regiment; Pvt. S. Nc
Manaway, Company B, 104th Quar-
termaster Regiment; Pvt. r. Loch-
ener, Battery E, 26Oth Coast Ar
tillery; Pvt. R. Waago. Company r.
121st Engineers; Pvt. w. A. Mednn,
Headquarters Company, Special
Troops; Pvt. L. B. Toths, Company
A, 104th Quartermaster Regiment,
and 1t. j. w. HILL Battery F, 26oth
Coast Artillery.