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Box MS419.03

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Contains 179 Results:

Periodical; Eastern Washington State College, Cheney, WA. Two-day rifle clinic and Savage Trophy Match., Last quarter, 1972

 File — Box: MS419.03, Folder: MS419.03.416
Identifier: MS419.03.416
Scope and Contents Photo of Majors John Foster and Lones Wigger. An Olympic Gold Medal on the table belonging to Wigger as he offers to let a cadet try in on. The Officers were at EWSC for a 2 day rifle clinic held in conjunction with the 1972 Savage Trophy Match. Foster started the first session of the clinics by talking about the equipment needed and a few shooting techniques. He ended, stating that psychology is 90% of shooting. "Your biggest competitor is yourself, just shoot your average. With this one...
Dates: Last quarter, 1972
Found in: McCracken Research Library / MS 419, MS 419 - John R. Foster Olympic Sharpshooter

Periodical; NRA Tournament News. Tennessee and Georgia smallbore rifle competition., Jan. 27-28, 1973

 File — Box: MS419.03, Folder: MS419.03.417
Identifier: MS419.03.417
Scope and Contents In the Tennessee State Gallery Championships at Nashville on Jan. 27, Wigger walked off with the four-position aggregate title. Maj.John Foster, took honors the next day in an encounter at the Mid-Winter Int'l Rifle Championships at Norcross, GA. In GA,the Army squad and a two-man Army Reserve team hung up nine new national records in a hotly contested battle. The Army's two-man wrecking crew of Foster and Wigger set new high marks in the aggregate when they won it with their combined score...
Dates: Jan. 27-28, 1973
Found in: McCracken Research Library / MS 419, MS 419 - John R. Foster Olympic Sharpshooter

Periodical; NRA Tournament News. "7 New Records Established At River Bend International", Jan. 27-28, 1973

 File — Box: MS419.03, Folder: MS419.03.418
Identifier: MS419.03.418
Scope and Contents

7 new national team records were established at the River Bend Gun Club's annual Int'l Smallbore Tournament in Marietta, GA. Topping the individual scores was Maj.Jack Foster of the USAMTU who scored 1168. Etc....The USAMTU team, consisting of Wigger and Foster, set new open and service records in the half and full courses of 1167 and 2332, respectively, on its way to winning those matches. Also in the article: Maj.Bruce Meredith and Marie Alkire (Capt.Margaret Thompson Murdock's sister)

Dates: Jan. 27-28, 1973
Found in: McCracken Research Library / MS 419, MS 419 - John R. Foster Olympic Sharpshooter

Newspaper clipping; The Columbus Enquirer. The annual Champion of Champions, Ft. Benning., Feb. 1-4, 1973

 File — Box: MS419.03, Folder: MS419.03.419
Identifier: MS419.03.419
Scope and Contents

This west Georgia Infantry post will host a four-day smallbore international rifle tournament opening today. The annual Champion of Champions event will be fired on the indoor range of the Army Marksmanship Unit and is expected to attract top service, reserve and civilian marksmen. Both individual and team championships will be offered. Entered: Lones Wigger, Lanny Bassham, Jack Writer, Margaret Murdock, Trish Foster and Marie Alkire (Murdock's sister). No mention of John Foster.

Dates: Broadcast: Feb. 1-4, 1973
Found in: McCracken Research Library / MS 419, MS 419 - John R. Foster Olympic Sharpshooter

Newspaper clipping; Army Times. Champion of Champions Smallbore Rifle Indoor meet., Feb. 1-4, 1973

 File — Box: MS419.03, Folder: MS419.03.420
Identifier: MS419.03.420
Scope and Contents "Wigger Leads AMTU To 18 Rifle Victories".... Wigger won the Grand Aggregate Championship with a 4711 total... Wigger led his army team into the championship circle in 18 of the 24 matches. The Army Reserves took the other six, shutting out the civilian teams. In the four-day meet, the large band of mixed Army, Army Reserve and civilian competitors hung up 64 national records, a record in itself. In the Grand Aggregate, Capt.Lanny Bassham was 2nd w/4694 and Maj.Bruce Meredith 3rd, w/4693....
Dates: Feb. 1-4, 1973
Found in: McCracken Research Library / MS 419, MS 419 - John R. Foster Olympic Sharpshooter

Periodical; The Marksman, USAMTU News Letter. Champion of Champions, Feb. 1-4, 1973

 File — Box: MS419.03, Folder: MS419.03.421
Identifier: MS419.03.421
Scope and Contents

Contents taken from Army Times newspaper clipping in Folder #420.

Dates: Feb. 1-4, 1973
Found in: McCracken Research Library / MS 419, MS 419 - John R. Foster Olympic Sharpshooter

Periodical; NRA Tournament News. National Open Indoor Rifle Sectional. Melbourne, FL., Feb. 11, 1973

 File — Box: MS419.03, Folder: MS419.03.422
Identifier: MS419.03.422
Scope and Contents "Wigger Overcomes Fearsome Opposition In Melbourne Bout". Maj. Lones Wigger pressed hard and came through with the winning score of 792X800 at eh Nat'l Open Indoor Rifle Sectional. Just one point back, companion shooter Maj. John Foster grabbed two of the four matches in the aggregate championship and claimed the runnerup honors. Tricia Foster, posted 796 and took fourth place. Maj. Foster captured the kneeling with 200-19X and the standing event with 198-13X. A four-man Army squad led by...
Dates: Feb. 11, 1973
Found in: McCracken Research Library / MS 419, MS 419 - John R. Foster Olympic Sharpshooter

Periodical; NRA Tournament News. Position and Prone Regionals at Hollywood, FL., Feb. 15-18, 1973

 File — Box: MS419.03, Folder: MS419.03.423
Identifier: MS419.03.423
Scope and Contents

"Boyd's A Big Star At Hollywood Regionals".Marine CWO David Boyd, made a clean sweep of the Position and Prone Regionals held at the Hollywood (FL) Rifle Club range Feb. 15-18......etc. Maj.John Foster also bettered the existing national record for the 240-shot International course, compiling a score of 2307.

Dates: Feb. 15-18, 1973
Found in: McCracken Research Library / MS 419, MS 419 - John R. Foster Olympic Sharpshooter

Periodical; The Marksman and News Clipping; Columbus Enquirer. National Indoor Smallbore Rifle Champions., May 16, 1973

 File — Box: MS419.03, Folder: MS419.03.424
Identifier: MS419.03.424
Scope and Contents *THE MARKSMAN. Headline:"Indoor Rifle Crown To Army". An Int'l Smallbore Rifle Team fielded by the USAMTU was acclaimed Nat'l Indoor Rifle Champions May 16. The Championship four-man team composed of Olympic medal winners Maj.Lones W.Wigger, Capt.Lanny Bassham, Maj.John Foster and Capt.Carl Jooss, fired their championship score of 1588 of a possible 1600 in the Melbourne, FL regional matches in Feb. Wigger's score was 798, Foster's 797,and Jooss was 3rd with 796. An additional National...
Dates: May 16, 1973
Found in: McCracken Research Library / MS 419, MS 419 - John R. Foster Olympic Sharpshooter

Periodical; NRA Tournament News (cover). 13th U.S. International Championships. Phoenix, AZ, June 11-22, 1973

 File — Box: MS419.03, Folder: MS419.03.425
Identifier: MS419.03..425
Scope and Contents

July '73 issue. Cover only. Scenes from the 13th U.S. International Championships. Clockwise from bottom left: Capt.Margaret Murdock, The top four-man teams in smallbore three-position competition, Sp5 Steve Reiter and Troy Bassham who lent moral support to his dad Lanny throughout the matches.

Dates: June 11-22, 1973
Found in: McCracken Research Library / MS 419, MS 419 - John R. Foster Olympic Sharpshooter

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