Box MS419.05
Container
Contains 26 Results:
Certificate and Newspaper clipping. Twelfth Int'l Military Sports Council (C.I.S.M.), Sept.29-Oct.7, 1970
File — Box: MS419.05, Folder: MS419.05.545
Identifier: MS419.05.545
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* Certificate. Maj.John R.Foster participated in the XIIth C.I.S.M. Championship At Fort Benning, GA.
* Newspaper; Gun Week. article date Nov.6. Headline: U.S.Military Shooters Win CISM Matches. The US team won the Conseil International du Sports Militaire (CISM) Rifle and Pistol Championships held at Ft.Benning. The US teams fired an aggregate score of 6798 to successfully defend the championships won at Granada, Spain last year. Finland was second w/a score of 6646 and Sweden was 3rd...
Dates:
Sept.29-Oct.7, 1970
Newspaper clipping. 40th World Shooting Championships. Phoenix, AZ., Oct. 14-26,1970
File — Box: MS419.05, Folder: MS419.05.546
Identifier: MS419.05.546
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"Earlier Results Disclosed": Results of 2 events completed a day earlier were announced. Individual Smallbore Rifle kneeling (nobody from the U.S. medaled). In team scoring, Russia won w/a total of 1544, four points ahead of U.S. and 10 ahead of W.Germany. No U.S. winners in the rest of the article.
Dates:
Oct. 14-26,1970
Newspaper clipping. Phoenix Gazette. 40th World Shooting Championships. Phoenix, AZ, Oct. 14-26, 1970
File — Box: MS419.05, Folder: MS419.05.547
Identifier: MS419.05.547
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Headline: Army Rifle Gold Medal To Foster. The 40th World Shooting Championships came to a close at a banquet at TowneHouse after medal ceremonies.
There was a grumbling about how the event was run and so-called anti-American decisions of the International Shooting Union. It has to be called a success due to the fact the 50-country event was a volunteer effort.
John Foster, who lists his home in Phoenix, picked up a gold medal during the final event, the army rifle. Foster posted a 566...
Dates:
Oct. 14-26, 1970
Newspaper clipping. 40th World Shooting Championships. Phoenix, AZ., Oct. 14-26, 1970
File — Box: MS419.05, Folder: MS419.05.548
Identifier: MS419.05.548
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(Paragraph 5) Meantime, Maj.Lones Wigger,equalled the world record and set a new U.S.record in the first day of the Air Rifle match, w/385X400. Marine CWO David Boyd placed 2nd w/381 and Maj.John Foster, 3rd w/379. Lanny Bassham 5th w/370.
The previou U.S.record of 383 for the single course of 40 shots was set in 1968.
Rifle shooters were delayed getting underway w/the Standard Rifle event due to electrical short in the sophisticated target system, and missed the early-morning cool,...
Dates:
Oct. 14-26, 1970
Newspaper clipping. 40th World Shooting Championships. Phoenix, AZ., Oct. 14-26, 1970
File — Box: MS419.05, Folder: MS419.05.549
Identifier: MS419.05.549
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Headline: Air rifle mark hiked by Wigger. Maj. Lones Wigger, yesterday challenged his world record equaling air rifle score fired Mon. and won another point to gice hem a new U.S.record-386-one higher than the world mark.
Then he added a 375 for a two-day 761 in the 3 day tournament. Maj.John Foster of Phoenix fired a 380 to lead the field yesterday w/a 759 total that moved him into second place.
Maj.Foster led the field w/a 574 in the Standard Rifle event and shaved the 6 point lead...
Dates:
Oct. 14-26, 1970
Newspaper clipping. The Arizona Republic. 40th World Shooting Championships. Phoenix, AZ., Oct. 14-26, 1970
File — Box: MS419.05, Folder: MS419.05.550
Identifier: MS419.05.550
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Headline: Phoenician wins world shoot title. Maj.John Foster of Phoenix won the Army Rifle Match gold medal in the finale of the 40th World Shooting Championships and the U.S. and Russia tied in the team event w/scores of 2,223.
USSR team's higher Kneeling scores gave it the gold medal w/ U.S.taking silver and Poland w/2,204, bronze.
When scores reported from the target pits were posted, the U.S.was ahead by 6 points. But for the 2nd time, U.S.shooters failed to gain a single point in the...
Dates:
Oct. 14-26, 1970
Newspaper clippings. Ravalli Republican and The Western News. Hamilton, MT. 40th World Championships., Oct.31-Nov.4,1970
File — Box: MS419.05, Folder: MS419.05.551
Identifier: MS419.05.551
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Foster's visit was the weekend of 10/31 and 11/4. Both articles are the same.
Hamilton was honored this weekend w/a visit by the world's army rifle champion Maj.John Foster. John had just come home from the 40th World Shooting Championships, held in Phoenix. Approximately 60 nations represented by 800 of the world's best shooters competed.
John won gold medal in 300M army rifle match and also silver in the 300M free rifle. He was a member on 4 winning US teams and on 4 second place teams....
Dates:
Oct.31-Nov.4,1970
Newspaper clipping. Champion of Champions Smallbore Rifle Indoor Meet. Ft. Benning, GA., Feb. 1-4, 1973
File — Box: MS419.05, Folder: MS419.05.552
Identifier: MS419.05.552
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Headline: 64 National Smallbore Rifle Marks Recorded. Olympic Gold Medalist Maj.Lones Wigger, USAMTU, led the band of competitors in rewriting the record books Feb.4 and then went on to win the Grand Aggregate Championship of the Champion of Champions Smallbore Rifle Indoor Meet at Fort Benning w/a 4,711 total.
In the 4 day meet...the large band of mixed Army, Army Reserve and Civilian competitors, hung up 64 new National records. A record in itself.
Behind Wigger in the Grand...
Dates:
Feb. 1-4, 1973
Bulletins. Score sheets from unknow event. Everything in Cyrillic, even names. "Mockba" Moscow, Russia., Mar.17-20, 1973
File — Box: MS419.05, Folder: MS419.05.553
Identifier: MS419.05.553
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Scores from 3-position, 300 meter, and English Match (prone). John Foster not listed on any. Margaret Murdock second in 3-position and 300 meter and 24th in English Match.
Dates:
Mar.17-20, 1973
Bulletins. The second International "Benito Juarez" Shooting Tournament. Mexico City, Mexico., Apr. 9-12, 1973
File — Box: MS419.05, Folder: MS419.05.554
Identifier: MS419.05.554
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Results from Apr.9,10 and 12.
Date: Event: Place: Name: Prone Stand. Kneel. Total
Apr.9 English (prone) Match 1 Lones Wigger 600 600
2 Lanny Bassham 598 598
10 Margaret Murdock 591 591
Apr.10 3-Position Individual 1 Lones Wigger 397 377 382 1156
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Dates:
Apr. 9-12, 1973