Box MS419.03
Container
Contains 179 Results:
Periodical clippings: NRA Tournament News. Scores from 14th U.S. Int'l Championships., June?, 1974
File — Box: MS419.03, Folder: MS419.03.441
Identifier: MS419.03.441
Dates:
June?, 1974
Periodical; The Marksman.1) AMU Hosts Worlds' Shooters.2)Records Keep On Breakin' and Shooters Honored., Oct.-Dec.,1974
File — Box: MS419.03, Folder: MS419.03.442
Identifier: MS419.01.03
Scope and Contents
*AMU Hosts Worlds' Shooters. A big part of the world served as the "stage-of-action" for the almost daily performances of the USAMTU during the 1974 shooting season. During the year, shooter-instructors from "Home Of Champs" lectured, demonstrated and taught shooters of 20 foreign countries, police units, University ROTC teams, civilian gun clubs, Reserve and Natl. Guard teams and other Army shooters. Etc.
* Records Keep on Breakin'. 2 new national records were placed in the books by USAM...
Dates:
Oct.-Dec.,1974
Periodical: The American Rifleman. Texas Christian University Smallbore Invitational., Nov.1-3, 1974
File — Box: MS419.03, Folder: MS419.03.443
Identifier: MS419.03.443
Scope and Contents
Pg.94 -The Competitive Shooter's-Score Sheet.Eight national records were toppled at the TX Christian Univ.Invitational in Ft. Worth, and leading the way was Army Maj.John Foster, who banged out 584 X600 in the standard rifle contest to raise the U.S. standar by more than 30 points. In the air rifle event, Sue Sandusky punched out a national women's record equalling 384, three points over Foster and Capt. Lanny Bassham. The NRA three-position competition ended w/Bassham in the winner's circle...
Dates:
Nov.1-3, 1974
Photo Book. C.I.S.M. 16th Championship International Shooting Competition. Fontainebleau, France., July 20-27, 1974
File — Box: MS419.03, Folder: MS419.03.444
Identifier: MS419.03.444
Scope and Contents
P.419.2534 to P.419.2546.
Cover has war scene. #2534, photo of Fontainebleau. #2535 Opening ceremony, United States. Shooters all in uniform. Maj.John Foster and Maj.Lones Wigger, front right. #2536 Military men in front of flag poles, Foster, second from left. #2537 5 military men in uniforms walking down the row of competitors, all standing behind their countrie's sign and flag. #2538 6 men in sweats and sneakers marching down the street carrying the CISM flag held above their heads (3 men...
Dates:
July 20-27, 1974
Newspaper clipping. Champion of Champions Indoor Rifle Match, and Indoor Sectional Smallbore Championship., Feb.13- 17, 1975
File — Box: MS419.03, Folder: MS419.03.445
Identifier: MS419.03.445
Scope and Contents
Headline: "Wigger wins Champion of Champions match". Maj.Lones Wigger, Nat'l Smallbore position champion (USAMU), in usual championship style of bullseyes maxed the cousre in the 2200 point Champion of Champions at Ft.Benning of Feb.14. Runner-up, Capt.Lanny Bassham w/a score of 2195. Maj.Jack Foster was 1 point down from 3rd place laurels. In Army 2-man teams, Wigger and Foster placed a new national record w/their perfect 600 of600 while Wigger, zeroed in for a perfect score of 400 to lead...
Dates:
Feb.13- 17, 1975
Newspaper clipping. 18th annual Western Wildcats Smallbore Prone Championships., Mar.12, 1975
File — Box: MS419.03, Folder: MS419.03.446
Identifier: MS419.03.446
Scope and Contents
The Arizona Republic, Phoenix, Thurs., March 13. An army team composed of Lones Wigger, Jack Foster, Boyd Goldsby and Ernest Vande Zande fired the top four-person team score in 1600-136X with scopes and 1597-134X with iron sights.
Dates:
Mar.12, 1975
Newspaper clipping. Fourth International "Benito Juarez" Shooting Tournament. (AKA Competition and Championship), Mar. 1975
File — Box: MS419.03, Folder: MS419.03.447
Identifier: MS419.03.447
Scope and Contents
The U.S. claimed 3 more gold medals Wednesday in the fourth Benito Juarez Int'l Shooting Championship. Among the 17 countries taking part in this tournament only 3 others have obtained gold medals. And today is the last day of the tourney and also last chance for many of the competitors.
Apart from capturing the three top medals, the U.S. marksmen also grabbed 1st, 2nd, 3rd,and 4th place in the free rifle at 300 meters. Winner was John Foster with a total of 1,154 points, with 394 in...
Dates:
Mar. 1975
Newspaper clipping. Fourth International "Benito Juarez" Shooting Tournament. Mexico City, Mexico., Mar. 1975
File — Box: MS419.03, Folder: MS419.03.448
Identifier: MS419.03.448
Scope and Contents
La Prensa, Mexico City. Thurs., Mar.27, 1975. Written in Spanish. Tranlated on the folder. Same article as in folder 447. Photo of the U.S. team. L-R, Kneeling: Lones Wigger, John Foster. Standing: David Kimes and Lanny Bassham.
Dates:
Mar. 1975
Newspaper clipping. Fourth International "Benito Juarez" Shooting Tournament. Mexico City, Mexico., Mar. 1975
File — Box: MS419.03, Folder: MS419.03.449
Identifier: MS419.03.449
Scope and Contents
Ovaciones (Cheers) Newspaper. March, 1975. Written in Spanish. Headline translated: Two Gold Medals for U.S. in Free Rifle at 300 meters. This article contains the same scoring information as in the article in folder 447. Photo on right: "John Foster of the United States, winner of the free rifle test at 300 meters.
Dates:
Mar. 1975
Newspaper clipping. Fourth International Benito Juarez Shooting Tournament. Mexico City, Mexico., Mar. 1975
File — Box: MS419.03, Folder: MS419.03.450
Identifier: MS419.03.450
Scope and Contents
Photo of Foster looking through the sights on his rifle. Caption written in Spanish roughly translated: John Foster, one of the great world champions, gave the United States another gold medal in the high free rifle prone 300 meters and lead the "1-2-3-4" of his team in that specialty.
Dates:
Mar. 1975