Salt Lake Tribune | 1913-08-31 | Page 15 | Chesley Makes New Record with Rifle

CHESLEY MAKES NEW RECORD WITH RIFLE CAMP PERRY, Ohilo, Aupr. 30. George W. Chesley of New Havon, Conn., made a world's record on the rifle ranges hero today when in the Palma match elimination shoot he made a run of 224 out of a possible 225 on tho 800-yard range. His total in tho elimination shoot on tho 800-yard, the 900-yard and the 1000-yard ranges was 438. This places him first in tho lino-up lino-up in the fiual try-out which will be held next woek. Privato J. S. Stowart of the Massachusetts Massa-chusetts cadets corps also established a record for a boy of 19 years when ho scored a total of 435 in the elimination elimi-nation shoot, which places him in second sec-ond place ior tho final try-out nest week, i The other ten sharpshooters of tho United States who will take part in the final tryout are: Second Lieutenant Fred R. Daniels. Second infantry of Massachusetts; Captain K. K V. Casey of Pennsylvania. Lieutonant Colonel C, B. Winder, Ohio; Lieutenant L. W. Waller. Jr., marine corps; Captain E. W. Eddy, Ohio; Second Lieutonant Robert Sears of the First "United States infantry; Sergeant ..T. T. Lawless. Fifth infantry,, Massachusetts; Captain G. H. Emerson, Sixth Ohio; O. G. Duff, Texas; First Servant Jamos H. Wol-ford, Wol-ford, Fourth company coast artillery reserve, Oregon.