Album. Newspaper clippings and Photos. Swiss-USA International Competitions., Mar. 1966
Scope and Contents
Photos: P.419.2662, 2663, 2664, 2665 and 2666. Newspaper clippings written in German. Rough translations. * Headline; Vinzenz Huber Only Beaten by 1 Shot. The American team won the air rifle match against Wiblinger Schutzen. In a friendly match, a team from Schutzengesellschaft met in 1957. Ulm-Wiblingen on an American team consisting of world championship shooters. Etc...unable to translate the rest but it mentions Capt. Bruce Meredith, Capt. John Foster and Margaret Thompson. * Headline; Switzerland- United States At The Vernand Stand. Friday, Mar.25. (Vernand in Lausann, Switzerland). Photo and caption; The team of American shooters at the entrance to Bernand's stand. In the center of the group, the one we didn't expect: the Lt. Margaret Thompson, a young girl who knows how to shoot. John Foster standing next to her on the left. David Kimes on the far right, front row. Others unknown. * Headline; Match With the Swiss-USA Weapon of War. 300M matches- Swiss vs US, firing 20 shots, 3 times/....Foster and Margaret Thompson,revealer ("revelatrice") of this tournament. Etc....Notice that the Americans shoot much faster than the Swiss...etc (talks about shooting pace, fatigue)...moreover, No.Americans have a marked advantage in the standing position...etc. Sub heading:Rankings; American Domination in the Small Caliber. Sub heading: Revelations. This small caliber match proved American superiority: the winner Bruce Meredith w/567 points, 2nd place Margaret Thompson and 3rd-Foster w/561. Sub heading: The Day Before; Small caliber olympic game (prone position); 1st Thompson w/590 2nd Don Adams w/590 3rd Bruce Meredith 588 5th Bill Krilling 582 7th John Foster 579 Match; Three Position; 1st John Foster 1140 2nd M. Thompson 1134 3rd D. Adams 1132 4th David Kimes 1131 5th B. Meredith 1127
Dates
- Mar. 1966
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Extent
From the Collection: 6 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
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