Salt Lake Tribune | 1919-08-22 | Page 10 | Rhine Nation's Champion Shot

SII iTl'S tllH SHIT Marine Corps Expert Wins Highest Honors Over Field of 500. CA I D WT LL, N. J-, Aug. 21. Sergeant J. B. Rhine, U. S. M. C, outclassed more than 500 crack marksmen in the . 1000-yard 1000-yard final stage of the president's match here today, winning the title of champion military rifle shot of the United States. His score was S9 in a possible 300. The champion, wrho was in 14Gth place, following follow-ing the first two stages of the match, won his title over the long range during a heavy thunder shower which made the target difficult to see. The winner, in addition to the title, receives an autographed auto-graphed letter from the president and a gold medal. Second place was won by E. Phillips, a seaman in the United States navy, with a score of Others of the first ten were K. M. Newcomb, District of Columbia Colum-bia civilian team, 2SS; Sergeant O. L. Dver, U. S. M. C, 28S; Sergeant E. von Krmansdorff, U. S. M. C, 2ST; Sergeant T. B. Crawley, A. E. F. team, 286; C. L. Gettvs, U. S. . M. C, 286; Sergeant M. Fisher, U. S. M. C., 2-S6; Major H. S. Adams, U. S. cavalry, 285; Lieutenant Commander A. D. Denny, U. S. N., 285. E. Newcomb won the civilian honors, hon-ors, including the Major Lester Eisner trophy, and Major Adams was awarded the cavalry cup, given by the marine corps in 1910. The adjutant general's match, open to officers of that grade from all states, was won by Adjutant General W. W. Moore of South Carolina. His score was 86 in a possible 100. Major R. D. Lagarde, adjutant general of the District of Columbia, Co-lumbia, was second, with a score of 78. The press match, contested by twenty-one newspaper men and magazine editors edi-tors from all parts of the country, was won by J. T. Barton, editor of the Lake North (Florida) Herald. His score was 49 in a possible 50. Among the first ten were: H. Overand, sporting editor, Butte, Mont., Daily Bulletin, 47; C. S. Landis, sporting editor. Rod and Gun Magazine, 46; Major C. K. Duce, Baltimore American, Amer-ican, 45; H. D, Vogt, Ann Arbor. Mich., Daily, 45; H. Ordas, Chicago Tribune, 42 ; J. M. Robinson, editor, National Match News, 35; H. Y. Fry, editor, Outdoor Out-door Life, Denver, 34; R. Wallace, Little Rock Daily News, 21; L. D. Edwards, New York Evening Sun, 21.