CIVILIAN MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAM ~~. · ..~ . • FINAL RESULTS OF THE 2003 CENTENNIAL NATIONAL TROPHY RIFLE AND PISTOL MATCHES SPONSORED BY: THE CMLJAN MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAM CAMP PERRY,OHIO ® 11 JULY - 18 AUGUST 2003 RESULTS OPERATIONS CONDUCTED BY: THE CMLIAN MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAM RANGE OPERATIONS CONDUCTED BY: THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION A Message from the DCM: 2003 was a special year in the history FINAL RESULTS of the National Matches. The first National Matches were held at Sea Girt, NJ in 1903. 2003 CENTENNIAL NATIONAL This year, 100 years later, we celebrated the Centennial of these matches at camp TROPHY MATCHES Perry. During our Centennial Celebration on August 9, at the end of the National Tableof Contents Trophy Matches, this tribute to the National Matches and th@ CivilianMarksmanship The National Matches 2 Program was read. Its words are worth 2003 First Shot Ceremony 3 pondering as we end one century and be­ The Guns of the National Matches: A Century at Arms 4 gin another. CMP& National Match Centennial Celebration 5 Throughout human history, marksmanship National MatchesStaffs 6 has been a means of su,vlval and common Acknowledgementsand Thank-Yous 7-8 defense-ski/led marksmanship was admired and celebrated-the quest to become a GySgt Carlos HathcockTrophy Unveiled 8 skilled marksman became a passion, a way 2003 Award Presenters 9 of life and a means of human growth and fulflllment. National Trophy Pistol Match Results 10 President'sPisto l Match 11 100 yeBrs ago, In 1903, the history of marks• manship in America took a dramatic step President'sPistol Junior .22 Caliber Results 14 forward. The vision for this historic change National Trophy Individual Pistol Match 14 came from manr, including the Secretary of NationalTrophy Individual Junior .22 Caliber Results 18 War, Elihu Root; the NRA President, General Bird Spencer; several Senators and Ccn· NationalTrophy Team Match 18 gressmen, and President Theodore Roose­ National Trophy Rifle Match Results 23 velt. They envisioned an America that would President'sRifle Match 24 be stronger and safer and better - if more could be done to teach American soldiers National Trophy Individual Rifle Match 30 and dtizens to shoot sklllfully. National Trophy Team Match 37 Their vision created the National Matches National Trophy Infantry Team Match 43 and the Ovllian Marf<smanshlp Program. SmallboreWhistler Boy Trophy Match 48 Now a century of iitarksmaMh/pexcellence Highpower Whistler Boy Trophy Match 48 has grown from this vfsion. The National Matches became a great American tradition, CMPGames Competitions 52 attrcJcting thousands, promoting training and Rimfire Sporter Rifle Match 53 celebrafjng excellence. In Its first century, the Ovllian Marksmanship Program reached Springfield/Military Bolt Rifle Match 55 legions of youth and adults with opportuni· John C. Garand Match 58 ties to team and know the benefits of being New DistinguishedBadge Winners in 2002-2003 64 safe, skilled marfcsmen. This evening we proudly stand In the shadow ON THE COVER-cMP CENTENNIAL PAINTING of our past 100 years. The vision of the new CMP ls that ''eve,y youth In America has the The 2003 NationalMatches marl<ed the Centennialof the first NatJonalMatches opportunity to learn gun Silfety and marks· and the foundingof the NationalBoard for the Promotion of Rifle Practice,the prede· manshlp." Tonight we celebrate what our cessorto today's avman MarksmanshipProgram. To commemoratethis Centennial, founders dreamed of In 1903; we celebrate the CMPcommissioned renowned Wyom ing artist Jerry Antolik to create an original oil all that marksmanship leaders and partfd· paintingthat was unveiledafter the First Shot Ceremonyon 14 July. The Centennial pants have built In 100 yeBrs and we cele­ Paintingis now on permanentdisplay In the CMPlobby . brate the exciting challenge of striving to The oil on canvas painting Is a collage of historic scenes from the National realize our new vision In the next century. Matches. Most prominentIn the pieceis one of the lighthousetowers at the entrance The National Hatches and the Ovllian Marks· to CampPerry that have becomeNational Matches landmarks for shootersall over the manshlp Program have become great Ameri· nation. The painting featuresAlice Bull firing her 1903 Springfieldrifle In the kneeling am institutions truly worthy of celebration. posltlon In the late 1930s. Mrs. Bull was the first woman to eam the Distinguished RiflemanBadge and make the President's100. Two scenesshow soldiersfiring the In 2004, we will begin a second century Krag rifle In 1903, In Sittingand prone positions. In the background,In front of CMP of marksmanship excellence that we hope HeadquartersIn the old ArcadeBulldlng, an earty mllltary team Is posing for a tradl· will be evengreater. tlonal NationalMatches team photo. Aisodepicted Is a moment every shooter at the NatlonalMatches dreams of, the presentatlonof the President'sTrophy. FurtherIn the background,beh ind the Headquartersbuilding, the famous CampPerry firing line ap­ pears. Full color posters and post cards reproducedfrom the painting, suitable for framing, are available for purchasefrom the CMP E·Store httoj//estore.odcmp.com/ Gary Anderson store/catalog/catalog.aspx?oq-cataloqUst&cat=MEM. Director of Ovilian Marksmanship 2003 Centennial National Trophy Rifle and Pistol Matches The National Matches II II TheN ational TrophyR ifle and Pistol Matches are the annual U. S. national championshipin servicepistol and service rifle shooting. The National Trophy Matches were established by federal law in 1903, are still conducted under the statutory authority of the U. S. Code(Title 36 USC§ 40725-40727) and are now governed by the CivilianMarksman­ ship Program. Shooters from all over the U.S., civilian and military, test their skills and compete to determine the nation's best service pistol and rifle shooters. To fulfill the CMP's statutory responsib/1/ityto •~nstructcitizens In marksmanship, " the National Trophy Rifle and PistolMatches are open to all shootersregardless of skill level. Begin­ ners competeand learn whl'le shooting side by side with champions. The tradition of the matches and their competi­ tions for prestigiousnational trophies celebrate marksmanship excellenceand provide incentivesto develop individual marksmanshipskills, equipment and a national competitioninfrastructure. The CMPNational TrophyRifle and Pistol Matchesare held in conjunction with the NRANat ional Rifle and Pistol Championships through a partnership between the two organizations. The OhioN ational Guard and U. S. Army Reserves also provide vital support for the matches. The CMPNational Trophy Rifle and Pistol Matchesand the NRANat ional Rifle and Pistol Championshipsare eollec­ tively known as the NATIONALMATCHES . *********** The Civilian Marksmanship Program publishes this Official 2003 Centennial National Trophy Matches Results Bulletin as part of Its programs to promote competitive shooting. Other current CMPcompetition programs include: • Conductof the National Trophy Rifle and Pistol Matches as part of the annual National Matches. • Publicationof CMP Competition Rules to govern the National Trophy Matchesand service rifle and service pistol shooting in the U. S. • Publicationo f U. S. Army Marksmanship Unit Guides on ServicePi stol, Service Rifle, International Rifle and InternationalSkee t and Trap. • Productionof U. S. Army Marksmanship Unit Training Videos on bull's-eye pistol and highpower servicerifle. • Awardingof Distinguished Rifleman, Distinguished Pistol Shot and Distinguished Interna ­ tional Shooters Badges. • Sanctioningof Excellence-In-Competition Matches In service pistol and service rifle. • Conductof recreational and historic reenactment matches known as CMPGame s events that include the John C. Garand Match, the Springfield/Military Bolt Rifle Match and the Rimfire Sporter Match. • Sanctioning of Club Matches for Garand, Springfield, Military Bolt Rifle and Rimfire Sporter competi­ tions. • Sanctioningof Club Rifle Clinics (highpower rifle, Ml, rimfire sporter). To obtain additional information about these and other CMP competition programs, contact: CMP Competitions, P. 0. Box 576, Camp Perry, Port Clinton OH 43452. Tel. 419-635-2141, ext. 1132. Email [email protected]. CMPcompetition programs can also be found on the CMPw eb site: http://www .odcmp.com/Competitions,htm. 2 2003 Centennial National Tro1>hy Rifle and Pistol Matches 2003 First Shot Ceremony "Let's MakeThese Good Weeks": The Centennial First Shot Ceremony With the flags of fifty states waving In the ever-presentwind off of Lake Erie and the National Anthem being played by the 122nd Army National Guard Band,an air of ceremony and celebra­ tion reminiscent or the Fourth of July permeated camp Perry on July 14tn, as the U.S. Coast Guard Color Guard from Marblehead station posted the colors to begin the First Shot Ceremonyor the 100"' NationalR ifle and PlstolMatches. Tr!plj! Distingulslled shooter BIii Blankel)Ship nres!lie Forstshot of lhe 2003 CentennialNollOnal Matches with an 1898Krag nfl0. Blankenship Is a world champion,si x-time N3~onalChamp1011 And perhaps the ceremony and and the nrst former camp Perry champion to fire th~ f,rst Shot. Tho Kr&ORine was the ~tall" even the whole of the Natlonal Matches dard compebtlon rifleI n the fr st 1903 NaUonal Matches. can best be summed up by one petition spoken by COioneiKen Daft, Ohio Na­ First Shot was historic, ror It was the Shot. The ceremonywas the start or 1 tional Guard State Chaplain, during the nrst