International Shooting Match - Gothenburg, Sweden

"Gentlemen, dear friends.
The Swedish federation of Sportshooting has commissioned the Sportshooting club of Gothenburg to arrange a competition between the selected teams of USA, Switzerland and Sweden in rapid fire and centre fire.

We are, actually, very glad to get the commission.

We hope that this visit will be a link in a chain of cooperation between our countries so that we for the future may find several opportunities to measure our forces at sportshooting in a spirit of comradeship and sypathatic appreciaiton.

We also hope that this competition will be exciting and interesting and a good preperation for the following passage of arms in Moscow. So hoping, I say: Heartily welcome, dear friends as well to our distinguished guests from USA and Switzerland as to our own Swedish sportsmen."

Henrik Lange

PROGRAM

For International Sweden-Switzerland-United States
in Gothenburg 26 - 27 July 1958

The Swiss team arrives at Gothenburg on 21 July at 09:30 and check in at the hotel Eggers. The Americans arrive on 22 July and accommodated in hotel Heden by the Association Secretary.

Event Management

Overall Director: Henrik Lange
Deputy Director: Rune Bredin
Appeals Judge: Henrik Lönnberg and representative for Switzerland and the United States.
Competition Director: Karl-Axel Wallén
Range Officer: Gunnar Arvidsson
Marker Manager: Gösta Åström
Target Controllers: Carl-Filip Ahlander and representative for Switzerland and the United States.
Competition Secretary: Holger Johansson
Attaché for Switzerland: Bror Haglund
Attaché for United States: Henrik Warfvinge

SHOOTING

Friday, July 25 at 1200 - 1400 Training, Free Pistol
Friday, July 25 at 1200 - 1500 Training, Rapid-Fire Pistol
Friday, July 25 at 1500 - 1700 Training, Center-Fire Pistol

Saturday, July 26 at 0900 - Opening Ceremony
Saturday, July 26 at 0930 - 1230 Free Pistol
Saturday, July 26 at 1400 - 1700 Rapid-Fire Pistol

Sunday, July 27 at 1000 - 1300 Center-Fire Pistol

Team notification takes place at the latest, 0900 morning of the competition.

The competition ends with an award ceremony and dinner on Sunday, July 27 at 1630

Participants

Switzerland

Leader: Rudolf Schuder
Shooters: Hans Albrecht, Traugott Gyere, Louis Hemauer, Eugen Jeger, Fritz Lehmann, Fred Mickel, Albert Späni, Edouard Subeik and Ernst Stoll.
Tourist: Fritz Marti

United States

Leaders: Walter Walsh, Benjamin C. Curtis and David Cartes
Shooters: Nelson H. Lincoln, Roy L. Sutherland, Offutt Pinion, David C. Miller, William B. Blankenship, Victor E. Maas, William W. McMillan, Aubrey E. Smith and Huelet L. Benner.

Sweden

Leader: Rune Bredin
Shooters: Torsten Ullman, Leif Larsson, Åke Lindblom, Gustav Preutz, Carl-Gustav Rask, Gunnar Schött, Bengt Terling, Erland Ullman, Jan Wallén, Stig Berntsson and Arne Grewin.

“U.S. - dominance resulted in 2 people in Göteborg to Moscow - World Cup”

Göteborgs Magazine, Monday, July 28, 1958

“Sweden no chance against the U.S., but Switzerland dropped in pistol”

Ny Tid (Finland-Swedish weekly magzine), Monday, July 28, 1958

McMillan Leads US Shooters To Sweden Victory

Capt. William W. McMillan of MTU led the United States Pistol squad to an overwhelming victory in the heavy caliber class of the International Pistol competition at Göteborg, Sweden, Sunday.

The Corps' "Mr. Pistol" scored 584 points to top the individual shooting as the American team won nine of 12 matches to finish with 2313 points.

Second in individual shooting, Leif Larsson's 579 led the Swedish team to the runner-up spot with a 2292 total.

Switzerland was third in the team scoring with 2257 points.

MCRD Chevron, Friday, August 1, 1958