TH_3 C H I I. IC 0 0 T P 0 3 ?
Published vz 1/iout e-u'ense to the IJ.S'. Povemraent.
g\xRA EDITION
SATUiCAY * • -A0TJ3T 24
EXTRA .11
With the highest average score of t
any company in the Array and the h: ;■ •
est percent of experts reported by any company in this or previous years.
F of tlie Seventh Infanti'y finished its regular target season this afternoon
gregate score for the enlisted raen of the company 'ms 301-44, as compered ii7it
last year's highest reported aggregate score cf 295 made by the same company.
The record of Company F. 7th infantry this season tops the one that has
stood for many year3 and which was np.de bv Company F, 14th Infantry in 1915
while stationed at Fort Lawton under the command o* Colonel (then Caotain)
McNab, ,:The Father Rif le ilaricnmanshi p'1. Of 72 nen firing, the 14th Inf
company qualified 45 as experts. 17 as sharpshooters-and ten aa marksmen*
Company F* s record not only breaks a world record but gives Chi"1 koot
Barracks an unman ed report of 100^ qualified ror the entire pest, inclvdin
many men of non-combatant branches, amo±g there being the quartermaster and t
chaplain of the post
one hundred percent qualified (incluiin; attached officers and men) and witi,
45 experts out of’ the 59 enlisted men of the company firing* The average ag
Prizes fvoii the conn any ford, offered by Certain 'rordon B. bavage, who
wororaar-ded che rorcpany, were ,!"on as fo’.lows:
$2C worth of canteen checks for nan making the highest aggregate score
who was unqualified or a narkamn last year, won by Private Bagley with a
score of 313.
#15 7/orth of canteen checks for nan making highest score who was a share
shooter last year, won by Sgt- Behrens with a score of 310.
#5 worth of canteen checks for the highest aggregate score wan by Cpl.
Russell with a score of 335. ®gt« Hcgwcod and Cjl* Russell hhd the same score
but under the rules of ocrape title n shooting, Bussell recoivwd the money hav
ing the highest score at 500 ya”-ds mold life- Cpl Bussell and t. dogwood
Year
% Qualified, Co,F oc Attached'
Highest Score rvt
average agregr.te, Enlisted Men, Co. F.
Experts, Erl.' fired Men Co, F. only
°/o Exports iRt3d Men, Co > F.„. Only
Sharpshooters, Enlistee Hen, C*>. 7. Only
% Sharpshectei s, Enlisted Men, Co.F Only
Marksmen, Enlisted Men, Co. F. Only
% Marksmen, Enlisted Men, Co. F only
Experts, Officers, (including Attached)
% Experts, Officers (including Attached)
Sharpshooters, Officers(.Inc. Attached)
% Sharpshooters, officers (Inc. Attached)
Marksmen, officers
/^Marksmen, officers
Officers, Av. Agg (Inc. Attached)
Officers of Co* F (av. Agg.)
3 922
loO
C/onin 326
295 plus
41
do.2 plus
17
25
B
xC 23
100
(Cpi Russell,325
(dgt.Hog-.7ood, 32o
301.44
45
76.2 plus
10
16.9 plus
*
11.7 ulus
5
100
311 plus
312 plus
6.7 plus
5
71.4 plus
2
38.5
299.12
307.05