Victoria Police Pistol Shoot

land, representing U.S. naval

air station personnel, along
vith Briford L. Broadway, was the
big gun” in the annual two-day Vic-
oria City Police Revolver Club's
yistol tournament.

Gite PINION, Widby Is-

Pinion, a marksman in the top-
light master ranks, topped the whole
eld of ’50-odd marksmen participat-
ng by scoring a 1,719 out of a possible
800 to take the grand aggregate
aurels. He was also high master shot
vith that score.

Victoria City Police and _ the
2 C.M.P. were featured in the other
geregate marks. Inspector Jake A.
young, second-in-command of the
2 C.M.P.’s C.1.B. at the Victoria
feadquarters, bested his buddies of
hat force with a top over-all score
f 1,655x1,800.

Webb Heads Locals

Inspector Charles Webb, chief of
Tictoria’s detectives, headed the Vic
oria police shooters with an aggre-
ate mark of 1,614x1,800. In second
lace was Constable Nap Bouchard,
lub secretary, with his best perform-
nce score of 1,579x1,800. Insp. Webb,
n expert, retained his position as No.
marksman in the city police ranks.

Henry Koschak,
opped the “expert” field with a
,679x1,800, and Const. Bouchard
merged as high gun in the sharp-

Seattle police,

General scene at shoot
TWENTY-THIRD EDITION

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eet. Left to right: Cst. J. Gribault

of Sidney; Cst. Bishop of Burnaby; Cst. R. Walker of Sumas; Cpl. W. R. Morgan of

Victoria; Cst. Thomas of Cloverdale and Inspector J. A. Young of Victoria. Team placed

second in .38 event and third in .22 event. Gibault won first place for .38 rapid fire.
Inspector Young took R.C.M.P. aggregate.

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R.C.M.P. pistol team made a fine showing in the two-day m

of the Board of Victoria Police Com-
missioners, awarded prizes at the
closing feature of the meet, a buffet
supper, prize-giving and dance in the
Monterey Cafe.

shooters’ ranks with a 1,579x1,800. R.
Jobs, a visitor, came through with a
score of 1,558x1,800 to take the high
marksman prize.

Mayor Percy E. George, chairman

“This year’s shoot has seen better-
than-average scores made _ through-
out,” said Gene O'Dell, Raymond,
Wash., master marksman who has
attended local shoots for four years.
O'Dell, by the way, was in hot form.
In the .22 calibre department he
posted a 292x300 and in the .38 calibre
event registered a score of just one
less, both championship marks here
and in the United States.

John E. Steel, Seattle; O’Dell and
Koschak each posted perfect scores, 10
bulls for 100, in .22 and .38 calibre
matches. The meet attracted a strong
entry from U.S. points.

In the team matches, Seattle Police
were tops among the police and Ta-
coma police team, which included a
civilian, high civilian club in .22
calibre national match course.

In the .38 calibre match Seattle
again was tops with the C.N.R. Re-
volver Club team from Vancouver
high civilian club. While the Victoria
police team did not share in the major
awards, it posted the highest totals
members had ever shot. * *

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