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Held at the Tampa Police Pistol Ranges
March 13 through 17, 1951

Pistol Shooters Arrive Here for National Events

Defending Champion Harry Reeves of the Detroit Police, and Sgt. H. L. Benner of Fort Knox, two of the leading pistol shooters in the world; marksmen from 20 states, Cuba and the District of Columbia are here for the National Mid-Winter Pistol Matches which will start at the Police Range tomorrow.

REEVES AND Benner competed in the Pan-American games last week in Argentina. The Fort Knox expert won the Olympic rapid fire and revolver 60 shots at 50 meters events. Reeves was second in the revolver match and scored two fourths in other events.

More than 300 shooters are expected to take part in the largest program ever staged here. The range has been enlarged and bleachers have been erected behind the stands where spectators can observe the firing. Admission is free.

The Tampa Times, Tampa, Florida, Monday, March 12, 1951, Page 11

Nationa's Crack Pistol Shots Begin Meet

Opening Day Features .22 Calibre Weapon

The nation's crack pistol shots began five days of competition at the Police Pistol Range today in the National Mid-Winter Pistol Championships.

Opening day events feature the use of the .22 caliber weapons. The spotlight focused on Harry Reeves, Detroit policeman, and Sgt. H. L. Benner of Fort Knox, Pan-American marksman, but there was plenty of competition on hand for the eagle-eyed pair.

CUBA WAS WELL represented by Jose Barbeito, Lt. Godofredo Basso, Maj. Tomas Cabanas, Lt. Rafael Cadalso, Rene Diaz de Villegas, Humberto Duyos, Lt. Mariona Gessa, Lt. Luis Jiminez, Eduardo Navarro, Joaquin Pedroso, Col. Cecilio Perez Alfonso, Capt. Julio Valdes Barrera and Erundino Vilea.

A handful ov competitors from the rival sunshine state of California include Inspector John Ahern, Jack Chaney, Sgt. Raymond Freeman, Inspector Edward Preston and Sgt. Karl Schaugaard of San Francisco.

Military bases represented include Eglin Field Air Force Base, Fort Knox, Cherry Point, Camp Gordon, Fort Bragg and MacDill Air Base.

FLORIDA ENTRIES headed the list in numbers and more than 300 marksmen were expected to have toed the firing line before the first day's events were completed.

To take care of the record entry, the local range has been enlarged and for the convenience of spectators, bleachers have been installed behind the firing line.

Shooting fans have been invited with no admission charge and expert information is available for persons desiring to learn about firearms.

The Tampa Times, Tampa, Florida, Tuesday, March 13, 1951, Page 10

Sgt. Benner Still Leading Pistol Shot

Sgt. H. L. Benner, of Fort Knox, Ky., and Harry W. Reeves, Detroit policeman, still ran one-two after the second day's firing in the national Midwinter pistol matches.

Benner was high aggregate in today's cenfire matches for .32 or .38 calibre weapons, just as he was yesterday in the .22 calibre competition. His point total is 1746.

Reeves, Winter champion last year, was fourth in today's firing, but held second lace for all matches to date with 1723 points.

Trailing them are Alfred W. Hemming, another Detroit police officer, 1715, and L. M. Rizzola, Navy sharpshooter from Washington, and Thomas R. Mitchell of the Quantico, Va., Marines, tied at 1709.

Firing for the individual champoinship ends tomorrow with .45 caliber competition. There will be team matches Saturday.

Lucille W. Champliss of Winter Haven won the women's national Midwinter championship with a record breaking 1640 points. The old mark of 1628 was made by Alice Young last year.

The Tampa Tribune, Tampa, Florida, Thursday, March 15, 1951, Page 23

Sgt. Joe Benner Wins Pistol Championship

The annual rivalry between the Kentucky Army sergeant and the Detroit policeman for the National Mid-Winter pistol title ended in favor of the sergeant this year.

SGT. H. L. (JOE) BENNER of Fort Knox swept the aggregate matches for all three types of weapons fired (.22, .38 and.45 caliber) to amass 2613 points.

Harry W. Reeves, the police officer who won the championship last winter, wound up second with 2584 points.

THE SHOOT continues today with team matches at the Police Pistol Range.

The Tampa Times, Tampa, Florida, Friday, March 16, 1951, Page 13

Marine Team Wins Tampa Tribune Cup

The Marines Corps School team of Quantico, Va., won the Tampa Tribune Trophy team match yesterday in the final day's shoot of the National Mid-Winter Pistol Championship at the Tampa Police Pistol Range.

The Marine team, composed of Mitchell, Walsh, Jagoda and Plante posted a score of 1124 in the .45 caliber competition to take top honors by 12 points over the second place Detroit Police team. The Military team of Fort Benning, Ga., was third with 1083.

In the final feature match of the shoot, the Rebels defeated the Yankees team.

The Tampa Police team won the high sharpshooters title in the .38 caliber, center fire, National Match course. The Tampa team had a score of 1081.

The Tampa Tribune, Tampa, Florida, Sunday, March 18, 1951, Page 2B

MCS Team Wins 15 Events In Florida Pistol Matches

Members of the Marine Corps Schools Pistol Team took first place in 15 of the 45 events in the National Mid-Winter Pistol Tournament at Tampa, Florida, from March 13 to 17 and the Miami-Flamingo Open Pistol Tournament at Coral Gables, Florida, from March 20 to 23.

Of the seven team matches in the two tournaments the MCS team took first place in five, second in one and third in the remaining match and in the 38 individual events they won first honors in ten.

Eight Quantico Marines were among the 250 participants in the National Mid-Winter Tournament and the same eight competed with 90 shooters in the Miami-Flamingo Tournament.

In the individual events Master Sgt. T. R. Mitchell placed first in four, Capt. J. M. Jagoda took two events, Lt. Col. W. R. Walsh won two, Master Sergeant Plante copped one and Sergeant McMillan also took one event.

At Tampa Sergeant Mitchell won the .22 cal. slow fire event with a score of 188 out of a possible 200 and the .45 cal. timed fire with 199 out of 200. At Coral Gables he again took the top honors in the .45 cal. timed fire event, this time with 195 out of 200, and he won the .45 cal. aggregate with 844 out of 900.

Captain Jagoda won the .45 cal. National Match Course event at Tampa with 289 out of 300 and at Coral Gables with 284 out of 300. Colonel Walsh won the Baldwin Trophy .22 cal. National Match Course 289 out of 300 and the Tompkins Memorial Trophy .38 cal. National Match Course 288 out of 300, at Coral Gables, Sergeant Plante took .45 cal. rapid fire, 191 out of 200, at Coral Gables and .22 cal. Camp Perry Course Match was won by Sergeant McMillan, 299 out of 300, also at Coral Gables.

In the team matches at Tampa, the MCS team took first honors in the .38 cal National Match Course, 1130 out of 1200, and the .45 cal. National Match Course, 1124 out of 1200. They placed second to the Detroit Police Team with a score of 1173 out of 1200. The MCS men also took third spot in the .22 cal. National Match Course, 1139 out of 1200.

At Coral Gables they took first place in three team matches, .22 cal. National Match Course, 1145 out of 1200; .38 cal. National Match Course, 1123 out of 1200; and .45 cal. National Match Course, 1111 out of 1200. Detroit placed second in all three matches.

Some of the teams that participated and were hampered by windy weather were: Marine Corps Schools, Detroit Police, San Francisco Police, South Bend Police, Cherry Point Marines, 11th Airborne Division, Naval Air Station, Grosse Isle, Michigan; Army shooters from Fort Benning and Camp Gordon, and State Police teams of Indiana and North Carolina.

Quantico Sentry, Thursay, March 29, 1951

MIDWINTER ROUND-UP

Fresh from winning top honors in the Pan American games, Sgt. First Class H. L. Benner, U.S. A. of Ft. Knox, continued his outstanding shooting to win Smitty Brown's Mid-Winter pistol tournament fired in Tampa, Fla. Benner fired a grand aggregate score of 2613 to defeat Harry Reeves by twenty-nine points. Reeves on the Tampa tournament in 1949 with 2606 and repeated in 1950 with 2595.

The two hundred eighty-four competitors had a wonderful week of shooting. There was plenty of entertainment available for the non-shooting members of the families who made the trip south. The prize schedule included new target pistols, spotting scopes, moving picture cameras, tape recorders, wrist watches and other merchandise plus trophies, medals and brassards.

The annual Yankee-Rebel match was fired at NRA bustible targets. This was a ten-man team match at 25 yards with each shooter having five targets to break, and when one shooter had broken all his targets, he was permitted to help his teammate. The Rebels broke all of their targets in four minutes fourteen seconds, which was one second better than the time consumed by the Yankee team. This was the first time in three years that the boys from the south have won the match.

Lucile W. Chambliss of Winter Haven, Fla., won the women's championship with a score of 1640 .22 and center fire aggregates. This was twelve points over the women's record for the Mid-Winter matches which was fired by Alice Young in 1950.

American Rifleman, Vol. 99, No. 5, May 1951

BENNER TAKES TAMPA PISTOL TOURNAMENT

Fresh from winning top honors in the Pan American Games Sgt. first class H. L. Benner, U.S.A. of Ft. Knox continued with the outstanding shooting to win the National Mid-winter pistol tournament fired in Tampa, Fla., March 13 through 17. Benner fired a grand aggregate score Regional pistol course of 2613 to defeat Harry Reeves by twenty-nine points. Reeves won the Tampa tournament in 1949 with 2606 and repeated in 1950 with 2595. In both of these years Benner was a close second eleven points below Reeves in 1949 and eight points down in 1950.

The two hundred eighty-four competitors had a wonderful week of shooting. There was plenty of entertainment available for the non-shooting members of the families who made the trip south. The prize schedule included new target pistols, spotting scopes, moving picture cameras, tape recorders, wrist watches and other merchandise plus trophies, medals and brassards.

The annual Yankee-Rebel match was fired at NRA bustible targets. This was a ten-man team match at 25 yards with each shooter having five targets to break and when one shooter had broken all his targets he was permitted to help his teammate. The Rebels broke all of their targets in four minutes, fourteen seconds which was one second better than the time consumed by the Yankee team. This was the first time in three years that the boys from the south have won the match.

Lucile W. Chambliss of Winter Haven, Fla., won the women's championship with score of 1640 .22 and center fire aggregates. This was twelve points over the women's record for the mid-winter matches which was fired by Alice Young in 1950.

The Marine Corps Schools pistol team composed of Mitchell, Walsh, Jagoda and Plante won the .45 team match National Match Course with 1124 which gave them a twelve point margin over the Detroit Police team. Marine Corps School took the .38 team event with 1130. The team matches were all close races. Some of the teams firing were: Detroit Police, San Francisco Police, West Point Academy, Tampa Police, Floridan Pistol Club, Club de Pistola Havana, St. Petersburg Police, Marine Corps Schools, Fort Bragg, Eleventh Airborne Division, Fort Benning and the Disabled Veterans Headquarters team.

NRA Tournament News, Vol. 1, No. 10, October 1951

Marine Corps Quantico Pistol Team

Photo

(Front row, left to right) John M. Jagoda, Thomas R. Mitchell and Olaf C. Nelson
(Back row, left to right) Mark W. Billing, Vito Perna, Walter R. Walsh
William W. McMillan, Jr. and Charles Plante

Grand Aggregate (Individual)
Aggregate of Matches 3, 4 & 5
Place Division Class Competitor Agency/Service Score
1st - - Huelet L. Benner USA 2613
2nd - - Harry W. Reeves Detroit (Michigan) Police 2584
3rd - - Alfred W. Hemming Detroit (Michigan) Police 2568
4th - - Thomas R. Mitchell USMC MCS 2565
5th -   John M. Jagoda USMC MCS 2546
1st - Master Leonard M. Rizzola USN 2542
2nd - Master Walter R. Walsh USMC 2536
3rd - Master Maurice W. LaLonde Detroit (Michigan) Police 2530
4th - Master John Porter Detroit (Michigan) Police 2518
5th - Master Richard A. Stickley South Bend (Indiana) Police 2512
21st - Master William W. McMillan, Jr. USMC MCS 2480
1st - Expert Jack Chaney San Francisco (California) Police 2481
2nd - Expert Tomas Cabanas Havana, Cuba 2454
3rd - Expert John G. Healy St. Petersburg (Florida) Police 2453
4th - Expert James L. Wade USA 2452
1st - Sharpshooter Mario de Armas Havana, Cuba 2471
2nd - Sharpshooter Lucile W. Chambliss Winter Haven, FL 2418
3rd - Sharpshooter Russell A. Stow USA 2412
4th - Sharpshooter Rene Diaz de Villegas Havana, Cuba 2404
1st
- Marksman Alfredo Minguez Havana, Cuba 2358
2nd - Marksman Laurence P. Kraus St. Petersburg (Florida) Police 2323
3rd - Marksman Erundino Vilela Havana, Cuba 2261
4th - Marksman Carlos Nunez Havana, Cuba 2258

Source: The Pistoleer Bulletin


.22 Caliber/Center Fire Championship - Match 2
"Colt's Manufacturing Company Trophy"
Place Division Class Competitor Agency/Service Score
Winner - - Huelet L. Benner USA 1746
2nd - - Harry W. Reeves Detroit (Michigan) Police 1723
3rd - - Alfred W. Hemming Detroit (Michigan) Police 1715
4th - - Leonard M. Rizzolla USN 1709
5th - - Thomas R. Mitchell USMC MCS 1709
1st - Master Maurice W. LaLonde Detroit (Michigan) Police 1709
2nd - Master Walter R. Walsh USMC MCS 1700
3rd - Master John M. Jagoda USMC MCS 1696
4th - Master Roy D. Marshall Berwyn, MD 1691
15th - Master William W. McMillan, Jr. USMC MCS 1681
1st - Expert Tomas Cabanas Havana, Cuba 1659
2nd - Expert Robert S. Sutton Jacksonville (Florida) Police 1652
3rd - Expert Albert A. Suarez USAF 1651
4th - Expert James L. Wade USA 1650
1st - Sharpshooter Mario de Armas Havana, Cuba 1657
2nd - Sharpshooter Benjamin C. Curtis USA 1618
3rd - Sharpshooter Robert L. McDonald Dahlgren, VA 1609
4th - Sharpshooter Kenneth W. Lohman 11th Airborn Div 1593
1st - Marksman Alfredo Minguez Havana, Cuba 1607
2nd - Marksman Chester S. Garrett USN 1565
3rd - Marksman William R. Evans USN 1537
4th - Marksman Erundino Vilela Havana, Cuba 1534

Source: The Pistoleer Bulletin


.22 Caliber Championship - Match 3
Aggregate of Matches 6, 7, 8 & 9
"High Standard Mfg. Corp. Trophy"
Place Division Class Competitor Agency/Service Score
Winner - - Huelet L. Benner USA 871
2nd - - Harry W. Reeves Detroit (Michigan) Police 866
3rd - - Alfred W. Hemming Detroit (Michigan) Police 861
4th - - Thomas R. Mitchell USMC MCS 860
5th - - Maurice W. LaLonde Detroit (Michigan) Police 859
1st - Master John M. Jagoda USMC MCS 851
2nd - Master Walter R. Walsh USMC MCS 850
3rd - Master Edgar Rawsthorne USA 848
4th - Master Roy D. Marshall Berwyn, MD 847
16th - Master William W. McMillan, Jr. USMC MCS 835
1st - Expert John F. Kallam USA 832
2nd - Expert Lucile W. Chambliss Winter Haven, FL 830
3rd - Expert Albert A. Suarez USAF 828
4th - Expert Daniel S. Huntley USA 828
1st - Sharpshooter Mario de Armas Havana, Cuba 834
2nd - Sharpshooter Benjamin C. Curtis USA 816
3rd - Sharpshooter Robert L. McDonald Dahlgren, VA 812
4th - Sharpshooter Kenneth W. Lohman 11th Airborn Div 805
1st - Marksman Alfredo Minguez Havana, Cuba 804
2nd - Marksman Chester S. Garrett USN 802
3rd - Marksman Albert E. Hayes New York, NY 786
4th - Marksman William R. Evans USN 783

Source: The Pistoleer Bulletin


Smith & Wesson Trophy Match

Photo

(Left to right) Winner, Huelet L. Benner; Expert, William W. McMillan, Jr.
Sharpshooter, Mario de Armas and Marksman, Alfredo Minguez

.38 Caliber Championship - Match 4
Aggregate of Matches 10, 11, 12 & 13
"Smith & Wesson Trophy"
Place Division Class Competitor Agency/Service Score
Winner - - Huelet L. Benner USA 875
2nd - - Leonard M. Rizzolla USN 866
3rd - - Mert J. Golden Harrisburg, PA 857
4th - - Harry W. Reeves Detroit (Michigan) Police 857
5th - - John C. Forman USN 855
1st - Master Alfred W. Hemming Detroit (Michigan) Police 854
2nd - Master Walter R. Walsh USMC MCS 850
3rd - Master Maurice W. LaLonde Detroit (Michigan) Police 850
4th - Master Thomas R. Mitchell USMC MCS 849
1st - Expert William W. McMillan, Jr. USMC MCS 846
2nd - Expert Jack Chaney San Francisco (California) Police 839
3rd - Expert Edgar Rawsthorne USA 836
4th - Expert Tomas Cabanas Havana, Cuba 834
1st - Sharpshooter Mario de Armas Havana, Cuba 823
2nd - Sharpshooter Lucile W. Chambliss Winter Haven, FL 810
3rd - Sharpshooter Benjamin C. Curtis USA 802
4th - Sharpshooter Rene Diaz de Villegas Havana, Cuba 801
1st - Marksman Alfredo Minguez Havana, Cuba 803
2nd - Marksman John G. Underwood Pensacola, FL 790
3rd - Marksman Laurence P. Kraus St. Petersburg (Florida) Police 790
4th - Marksman James L. Thompson Winter Haven, FL 789

Source: The Pistoleer Bulletin


.45 Caliber Championship - Match 5
Aggregate of Matches 14, 15, 16 & 17
"Jesse E. Harpe Trophy"
Place Division Class Competitor Agency/Service Score
Winner - - Huelet L. Benner USA 867
2nd - - Harry W. Reeves Detroit (Michigan) Police 861
3rd - - Thomas R. Mitchell USMC MCS 856
4th - - Alfred W. Hemming Detroit (Michigan) Police 853
5th - - John M. Jagoda USMC MCS 850
1st - Master Charles Plante USMC MCS 845
2nd - Master Richard A. Stickley South Bend (Indiana) Police 840
3rd - Master Walter R. Walsh USMC MCS 836
4th - Master John Porter Detroit (Michigan) Police 836
27th - Master William W. McMillan, Jr. USMC MCS 799
1st - Expert Perry D. Swindler USA 825
2nd - Expert Edward Preston San Francisco (California) Police 818
3rd - Expert Edmund I. Hockaday Missouri State Highway Patrol 811
4th - Expert Daniel S. Huntley USA 810
1st - Sharpshooter Thomas W. Pasley Missouri State Highway Patrol 823
2nd - Sharpshooter John G. Healy St. Petersburg (Florida) Police 823
3rd - Sharpshooter Mario de Armas Havana, Cuba 814
4th - Sharpshooter Rene Diaz de Villegas Havana, Cuba 807
1st - Marksman Russell A. Stow USA 806
2nd - Marksman Richard F. Runck DAV HQ 787
3rd - Marksman John W. Hunter USA 786
4th - Marksman Lucile W. Chambliss Winter Haven, FL 778

Source: The PIstoleer


.22 Caliber Timed Fire - Match 6
Place Division Class Competitor Agency/Service Score
Winner - - Robert E. Newberry St. Petersburg (Florida) Police 198*
2nd - - Thomas R. Mitchell USMC MCS 198*
3rd - - Harry W. Reeves Detroit (Michigan) Police 198*
4th - - Alfred W. Hemming Detroit (Michigan) Police 197
1st - Master Leo G. Vause USA 197
2nd - Master William P. Coffing Lakeland, FL 197
3rd - Master Charles Plante USMC MCS 197
20th - Master William W. McMillan, Jr. USMC MCS 194
1st - Expert George H. Gatewood St. Petersburg (Florida) Police 196
2nd - Expert John W. Durbrow Cincinnati, OH 196
3rd - Expert Tomas Cabanas Havana, Cuba 195
1st - Sharpshooter Augusto Anca Havana, Cuba 194
2nd - Sharpshooter Mario de Armas Havana, Cuba 193
3rd - Sharpshooter Benjamin C. Curtis USA 192
1st - Marksman Roland B. Maxfield USA 190
2nd - Marksman Erundino Vilela Havana, Cuba 189
3rd - Marksman William R. Evans USN 188

Source: The Pistoleer Bulletin

*Newberry took the match on the reversed scoring system used to break ties

.22 Caliber Rapid Fire - Match 7
Place Division Class Competitor Agency/Service Score
Winner - - Huelet L. Benner USA 199
2nd - - Alfred W. Hemming Detroit (Michigan) Police 196
3rd - - Robert L. Usher Macon, MO 195
4th - - John F. Kallam USA 194
1st - Master Maurice W. LaLonde Detroit (Michigan) Police 193
2nd - Master Edward Preston San Francisco (California) Police 192
3rd - Master Harry W. Reeves Detroit (Michigan) Police 192
4th - Master Mark W. Billing USMC MCS 192
23rd - Master William W. McMillan, Jr. USMC MCS 187
1st - Expert Ben F. Bledsoe Elizabethtown, KY 190
2nd - Expert Luis Domenguiz Jiminez Havana, Cuba 190
3rd - Expert Harold Jolliff Indianapolis, IN 189
1st - Sharpshooter Robert L. McDonald Dahlgren, VA 186
2nd - Sharpshooter Augusto Anca Havana, Cuba 184
3rd - Sharpshooter Mario de Armas Havana, Cuba 181
1st - Marksman Chester S. Garrett USN 188
2nd - Marksman Herman I. Mashburn USAF 187
3rd - Marksman Alfredo Minguez Havana, Cuba 185

Source: The Pistoleer Bulletin


.22 Caliber Slow Fire - Match 8
Place Division Class Competitor Agency/Service Score
Winner - - Thomas R. Mitchell USMC MCS 188
2nd - - Harry W. Reeves Detroit (Michigan) Police 187
3rd - - Huelet L. Benner USA 184
4th - - Roy D. Marshall Berwyn, MD 184
1st - Master Leo G. Vause USA 184
2nd - Master J. F. Christoff Wilmington, DE 184
3rd - Master Alfred W. Hemming Detroit (Michigan) Police 183
25th - Master William W. McMillan, Jr. USMC MCS 175
1st - Expert Albert A. Suarez USAF 182
2nd - Expert L. Clark Ellis Cranston Heights, DE 178
3rd - Expert James L. Wade USA 177
1st - Sharpshooter Marvin E. Hendrix USN 176
2nd - Sharpshooter Mario de Armas Havana, Cuba 175
3rd - Sharpshooter Benjamin C. Curtis USA 174
1st - Marksman Carlos Nunez Havana, Cuba 169
2nd - Marksman Alfredo Minguez Havana, Cuba 167
3rd - Marksman Albert E. Hayes New York, NY 165

Source: The Pistoleer Bulletin


.22 Caliber National Match Course - Match 9
Place Division Class Competitor Agency/Service Score
Winner - - Huelet L. Benner USA 292
2nd - - Maurice W. LaLonde Detroit (Michigan) Police 291
3rd - - Leonard M. Rizzolla USN 289
4th - - Harry W. Reeves Detroit (Michigan) Police 289
1st - Master Thomas R. Mitchell USMC MCS 289
2nd - Master John M. Jagoda USMC MCS 288
3rd - Master Walter R. Walsh USMC MCS 287
4th - Master Alfred W. Hemming Detroit (Michigan) Police 285
23rd - Master William W. McMillan, Jr. USMC MCS 279
1st - Expert Joseph Gallo USA 281
2nd - Expert Robert E. Knight USA 280
3rd - Expert George Doering Cincinnati, OH 280
1st - Sharpshooter Mario de Armas Havana, Cuba 285
2nd - Sharpshooter Sidney L. Willard Graham, NC 276
3rd - Sharpshooter Robert L. McDonald Dahlgren, VA 275
1st - Marksman Jose Barbeito Havana, Cuba 276
2nd - Marksman Erundino Vilela Havana, Cuba 269
3rd - Marksman Chester S. Garrett USN 268

Source: The Pistoleer Bulletin


.38 Caliber Timed Fire - Match 10
Place Division Class Competitor Agency/Service Score
Winner - - Huelet L. Benner USA 200
2nd - - Mark W. Billing USMC MCS 199
3rd - - Mario de Armas Havana, Cuba 197
4th - - John G. Healy St. Petersburg (Florida) Police 197
1st - Master Thomas R. Mitchell USMC MCS 197
2nd - Master Edward Preston San Francisco (California) Police 197
3rd - Master Leonard M. Rizzolla USN 196
1st - Expert William W. McMillan, Jr. USMC MCS 196
2nd - Expert Jack Chaney San Francisco (California) Police 196
3rd - Expert Earland E. Hedblom USN 195
1st - Sharpshooter Lucile W. Chambliss Winter Haven, FL 192
2nd - Sharpshooter George H. Gatewood St. Petersburg (Florida) Police 189
3rd - Sharpshooter Harry J. Young Millington, TN 189
1st - Marksman Paul T. Fakehany Toledo, OH 190
2nd - Marksman Herman I. Mashburn USAF 185
3rd - Marksman Alfredo Minguez Havana, Cuba 185

Source: The Pistoleer Bulletin


.38 Caliber Rapid Fire - Match 11
Place Division Class Competitor Agency/Service Score
Winner - - Leonard M. Rizzolla USN 197
2nd - - John C. Forman USN 195
3rd - - Mark W. Billing USMC MCS 194
4th - - Huelet L. Benner USA 192
1st - Master Thomas R. Mitchell USMC MCS 191
2nd - Master Leo G. Vause USA 190
3rd - Master Maurice W. LaLonde Detroit (Michigan) Police 190
1st - Expert Frederick B. Simkins Cincinnati, OH 192
2nd - Expert Anthony L. Schmeig Isle of Palms, SC 191
3rd - Expert William W. McMillan, Jr. USMC MCS 190
1st - Sharpshooter Mariano Gessa Havana, Cuba 185
2nd - Sharpshooter Ben F. Bledsoe Elizabethtown, KY 185
3rd - Sharpshooter Kenneth W. Lohman 11th Airborn Div 181
1st - Marksman James L. Thompson Winter Haven, FL 181
2nd - Marksman Alfredo Minguez Havana, Cuba 181
3rd - Marksman John W. Hunter USA 180

Source: The Pistoleer Bulletin


.38 Caliber Slow Fire - Match 12
Place Division Class Competitor Agency/Service Score
Winner - - Mert J. Golden Harrisburg, PA 191
2nd - - Huelet L. Benner USA 190
3rd - - Maurice W. LaLonde Detroit (Michigan) Police 188
4th - - Ward A. Rainwater Lansing, MI 188
1st - Master Charles Plante USMC MCS 187
2nd - Master Leo G. Vause USA 186
3rd - Master Roy D. Marshall Berwyn, MD 186
1st - Expert Edgar Rawsthorne USA 187
2nd - Expert Kenneth N. Smith Oak Park, IL 184
3rd - Expert Arthur F. Buck - 183
25th - Expert William W. McMillan, Jr. USMC 176
1st - Sharpshooter Mario de Armas Havana, Cuba 184
2nd - Sharpshooter Benjamin C. Curtis USA 179
3rd - Sharpshooter Howard A. Burrows Dearborn, MI 178
1st - Marksman John W. Hunter USA 176
2nd - Marksman Laurence P. Kraus St. Petersburg (Florida) Police 175
3rd - Marksman Douglas B. Sheridan USA 175

Source: The Pistoleer Bulletin


.38 Caliber National Match Course - Match 13
"A. E. Berdon Silver Trophy"
Place Division Class Competitor Agency/Service Score
Winner - - Huelet L. Benner USA 293
2nd - - Harry W. Reeves Detroit (Michigan) Police 292
3rd - - Alfred W. Hemming Detroit (Michigan) Police 290
4th - - Thomas D. Park Dallas, TX 288
1st - Master Leonard M. Rizzolla USN 288
2nd - Master Walter R. Walsh USMC MCS 285
3rd - Master John 'Jack' Ahern San Francisco (California) Police 284
1st - Expert Marvin Driver Detroit, MI 287
2nd - Expert Robert S. Sutton Jacksonville (Florida) Police 285
3rd - Expert Jack Chaney San Francisco (California) Police 285
4th - Expert William W. McMillan, Jr. USMC MCS 284
1st - Sharpshooter Carl D. Cassels Florida Highway Patrol 275
2nd   Sharpshooter Russell A. Stow USA 275
3rd - Sharpshooter Lucile W. Chambliss Winter Haven, FL 274
1st - Marksman Clifford LaRue Jacksonville, FL 273
2nd - Marksman Alfredo Minguez Havana, Cuba 269
3rd - Marksman John G. Underwood Pensacola, FL 264

Source: The Pistoleer Bulletin


.45 Caliber Timed Fire - Match 14
Place Division Class Competitor Agency/Service Score
Winner - - Thomas R. Mitchell USMC MCS 199
2nd - - Harry W. Reeves Detroit (Michigan) Police 198
3rd - - Richard A. Stickley South Bend (Indiana) Police 197
4th - - John Porter Detroit (Michigan) Police 196
1st - Master Huelet L. Benner USA 196
2nd - Master Vito Perna USMC MCS 195
3rd - Master James L. Wade USA 194
32nd - Master William W. McMillan, Jr. USMC MCS 185
1st - Expert Perry D. Swindler USA 193
2nd - Expert Edmund I. Hockaday Missouri State Highway Patrol 192
3rd - Expert Calvin R. Duke USMC 192
1st - Sharpshooter John G. Healy St. Petersburg (Florida) Police 192
2nd - Sharpshooter Thomas W. Pasley Missouri State Highway Patrol 191
3rd - Sharpshooter Mario de Armas Havana, Cuba 187
1st - Marksman Richard F. Runck DAV HQ 187
2nd - Marksman Bill J. Barnett Bartow, FL 184
3rd - Marksman Anthony L. Schmieg Isle of Palms, SC 183

Source: The Pistoleer Bulletin


.45 Caliber Rapid Fire - Match 15
Place Division Class Competitor Agency/Service Score
Winner - - Huelet L. Benner USA 196
2nd - - Harry W. Reeves Detroit (Michigan) Police 193
3rd - - Thomas R. Mitchell USMC MCS 193
4th - - J. W. Thomas Jacksonville (Florida) Police 192
1st - Master Charles Plante USMC MCS 191
2nd - Master John M. Jagoda USMC MCS 190
3rd - Master David H. Thomas USA 190
13th - Master William W. McMillan, Jr. USMC MCS 186
1st - Expert Robert E. Knight USA 189
2nd - Expert Tomas Cabanas Havana, Cuba 186
3rd - Expert John G. Freitag Chicago, IL 184
1st - Sharpshooter Thomas W. Pasley Missouri State Highway Patrol 187
2nd - Sharpshooter John G. Healy St. Petersburg (Florida) Police 185
3rd - Sharpshooter R. Bruce Whitelaw Louisville, KY 181
1st - Marksman Russell A. Stow USA 184
2nd - Marksman John C. Igou Tyrone, PA 182
3rd - Marksman Bill J. Barnett Bartow, FL 178

Source: The Pistoleer Bulletin


.45 Caliber Slow Fire - Match 16
Place Division Class Competitor Agency/Service Score
Winner - - Huelet L. Benner USA 189
2nd - - Harry W. Reeves Detroit (Michigan) Police 188
3rd - - Thomas D. Park Dallas, TX 186
4th - - Mark W. Billing USMC MCS 186
1st - Master Alfred W. Hemming Detroit (Michigan) Police 184
2nd - Master John M. Jagoda USMC MCS 183
3rd - Master Joseph C. White, Jr. USBP 182
36th - Master William W. McMillan, Jr. USMC MCS 159
1st - Expert H. W. Barney USMC 180
2nd - Expert Edward Preston San Francisco (California) Police 180
3rd - Expert Godofredo Basso Havana, Cuba 179
1st - Sharpshooter John G. Healy St. Petersburg (Florida) Police 178
2nd - Sharpshooter Bruce H. Curnick - 176
3rd - Sharpshooter Thomas W. Pasley Missouri State Highway Patrol 175
1st - Marksman George H. Gatewood St. Petersburg (Florida) Police 173
2nd - Marksman Russell A. Stow USA 172
3rd - Marksman John W. Hunter USA 171

Source: The Pistoleer Bulletin


.45 Caliber National Match Course - Match 17
"U. S. Phosphoric Corp. Trophy"
Place Division Class Competitor Agency/Service Score
Winner - - John M. Jagoda USMC MCS 289
2nd - - Thomas R. Mitchell USMC MCS 288
3rd - - Alfred W. Hemming Detroit (Michigan) Police 287
4th - - Thomas D. Park - 287
1st - Master Huelet L. Benner USA 286
2nd - Master Richard A. Stickley South Bend (Indiana) Police 285
3rd - Master John 'Jack' Ahern San Francisco (California) Police 284
25th   Master William W. McMillan, Jr. USMC MCS 269
1st - Expert Perry D. Swindler USA 278
2nd - Expert Edmund I. Hockaday Missouri State Highway Patrol 277
3rd - Expert Jack Chaney San Francisco (California) Police 276
1st - Sharpshooter Rene Diaz de Villegas Havana, Cuba 278
2nd - Sharpshooter Mario de Armas Havana, Cuba 278
3rd - Sharpshooter Kenneth K. Johnson Missouri State Highway Patrol 273
1st - Marksman Russel A. Stow USA 269
2nd - Marksman John W. Hunter USA 269
3rd - Marksman Richard F. Runck DAV HQ 267

Source: The Pistoleer Bulletin


.38 Caliber 25 Yards Slow Fire - Match 18
"Micro Sight Trophy"
Place Division Class Competitor Agency/Service Score
Winner - - Maurice W. LaLonde Detroit (Michigan) Police 200
2nd - - Edward Preston San Francisco (California) Police 199
3rd -   Huelet L. Benner USA 199
1st - Master Charles Plante USMC MCS 199
2nd - Master Harry W. Reeves Detroit (Michigan) Police 199
3rd - Master Alfred W. Hemming Detroit (Michigan) Police 199
15th - Master William W. McMillan, Jr. USMC MCS 197
1st - Expert Robert E. Newberry St. Petersburg (Florida) Police 199
2nd - Expert Jack Chaney San Francisco (California) Police 199
3rd - Expert Richard F. Runck DAV HQ 199
1st - Sharpshooter Russell A. Stow USA 198
2nd - Sharpshooter Augusto Anca Havana, Cuba 197
3rd - Sharpshooter Mario de Armas Havana, Cuba 196
1st - Marksman Gerald E. Dickson West Point, NY 197
2nd - Marksman Robert Thurman Hayes Nashville, TN 197
3rd - Marksman C. M. Mayes USA 196

Source: The Pistoleer Bulletin


.22 Caliber Camp Perry Course - Match 19
"Lykes Brothers Trophy"
Place Division Class Competitor Agency/Service Score
Winner - - Huelet L. Benner USA 298
2nd - - William W. McMillan, Jr. USMC MCS 297
3rd - - Alfred W. Hemming Detroit (Michigan) Police 297
1st - Master Leo G. Vause USA 296
2nd - Master John M. Jagoda USMC MCS 296
3rd - Master Edgar Rawsthorne USA 295
1st - Expert John G. Healy St. Petersburg (Florida) Police 297
2nd   Expert James L. Wade USA 293
3rd - Expert Kenneth K. Johnson Missouri State Highway Patrol 292
1st - Sharpshooter Mario de Armas Havana, Cuba 296
2nd - Sharpshooter Benjamin C. Curtis USA 295
3rd - Sharpshooter Augusto Anca Havana, Cuba 291
1st - Marksman Herman I. Mashburn USAF 282
2nd - Marksman Alfredo Minguez Havana, Cuba 280
3rd - Marksman Erundino Vilels Havana, Cuba 280

Source: The Pistoleer Bulletin


.22 Caliber Int'l Olympic Slow Fire - Match 20
"Bausch & Lomb Trophy"
Place Division Class Competitor Agency/Service Score
Winner - - Huelet L. Benner USA 187
1st - Master Maurice W. LaLonde Detroit (Michigan) Police 179
2nd - Master John M. Flaherty Tampa (Florida) Police 177
41st - Master William W. McMillan, Jr. USMC MCS 161
1st   Expert Robert E. Knight USA 174
1st - Sharpshooter Florence B. Lawson Edgewater, N.J. 164
1st - Marksman Carlos Nunez Havana, Cuba 156

Source: The Pistoleer Bulletin


.22 Caliber National Match Course - Match 21
"Frank L. Wyman Trophy"
Place Division Class Competitor Agency/Service Score
Winner - - Harry W. Reeves Detroit (Michigan) Police 296
2nd - - Alfred W. Hemming Detroit (Michigan) Police 295
3rd - - William W. McMillan, Jr. USMC MCS 293
1st - Master Huelet L. Benner USA 293
2nd - Master Wayne Welty Lincoln, Neb. 292
3rd - Master Mark W. Billing USMC MCS 290
1st - Expert Anthony L. Schmieg Isle of Palms, SC 289
2nd - Expert James L. Wade USA 287
3rd - Expert John G. Healy St. Petersburg (Florida) Police 285
1st - Sharpshooter Mario de Armas Havana, Cuba 285
2nd - Sharpshooter John P. Rollston West Point, NY 279
3rd - Sharpshooter Hilbert O. Hildeton USA 278
1st - Marksman Alfredo Minguez Havana, Cuba 279
2nd - Marksman Erundino Vilela Havana, Cuba 277
3rd - Marksman Herman I. Mashburn USAF 272

Source: The Pistoleer Bulletin


Camp Perry Course Any Weapon - Match 23
"Tampa Dog Track Trophy Team"
Place Division Class Team Competitors Score
Winner - - Detroit (Michigan) Police Harry W. Reeves, Alfred W. Hemming
John Porter and Maurice W. LaLonde
1173
2nd - - USMC MCS John M. Jagoda, Walter R. Walsh
William W. McMillan, Jr. and Thomas R. Mitchell
1173
3rd - - Floridian Pistol Club Joseph White, Robert Laycock
Edward Yeszerski and Bill Coffing
1165
HIgh - Expert Fort Bragg, MC - 1153
High - Sharpshooter Club De Pistola of Havana - 1139
High - Marksman Club De Pistola of Havana - 1083

Source: The Pistoleer Bulletin


.22 Caliber Team Championship - Match 24
"Hav-A-Tampa Trophy Team"
Place Division Class Team Competitors Score
1st - - Detroit (Michigan) Police Harry W. Reeves, Alfred W. Hemming
Maurice W. LaLonde and John Porter
1144
2nd - - San Francisco (California) Police Edward Preston, John 'Jack' Ahern
Jack Chaney and Karl Schaugaard
1142
3rd - - USMC MCS 'Gold' Walter R. Walsh, John M. Jagoda
Mark W. Billing and Thomas R. Mitchell
1139
High - Master USMC MCS 'Scarlet' Charles Plante, William W. McMillan, Jr.
Vito Perna and Olaf C. Nelson
1132
High - Expert St. Petersburg (Florida) Police - 1129
High - Sharpshooter Club De Pistola of Havana - 1124
High - Marksman Club De Pistola of Havana - 1107

Source: The Pistoleer Bulletin


.38 Caliber Team Championship - Match 25
Center Fire National Match Course
"City of Tampa Trophy"
Place Division Class Team Competitors Score
1st - - USMC Quantico 'Gold' Walter R. Walsh, Thomas R. Mitchell
John M. Jagoda and Mark W. Billing
1130
2nd - - Detroit (Michigan) Police Harry W. Reeves, Alfred W. Hemming
John Porter and Maurice W. LaLonde
1128
3rd - - San Francisco (California) Police Karl Schaugaard, Jack Chaney
Edward Preston and John 'Jack' Ahern
1103
High - Master USMC MCS 'Scarlet' Vito Perna, William W. McMillan, Jr.
Charles Plante and Olaf C. Nelson
1102
High - Expert 11th Airborne Div - 1091
High - Sharpshooter Tampa (Florida) Police - 1081
High - Marksman Floridan Pistol Club of Tampa - 848

Source: The Pistoleer Bulletin


.45 Caliber Team Championship - Match 26
.45 Cal. National Match Course
"Tampa Morning Tribune Trophy"
Place Division Class Team Competitors Score
Winner - - USMC MCS 'Gold' Thomas R. Mitchell, Walter R. Walsh
Charles Plante and John M. Jagoda
1124
2nd - - Detroit (Michigan) Police Alfred W. Hemming, Harry W. Reeves
John Porter and Maurice W. LaLonde
1112
3rd - - USA Fort Benning, Ga. Daniel S. Huntley, Perry D. Swindler
Robert E. Knig and Russell A. Stow
1083
High - Master USMC MCS 'Scarlet' William W. McMillan, Jr., Mark W. Billing
Vito Perna and Olaf C. Nelson
1069
High - Expert Fort Bragg, NC - 1072
High - Sharpshooter Club De Pistola of Havana - 1072
High - Marksman DAV HQ - 948

Source: The Pistoleer Bulletin


Rebel Team Members

News Photo

Captain Holland Hope and his Rebel Team broke their 50 bustible bullseyes at twenty-five yards in four minutes and fourteen seconds to defeat the Yankee Team by one second.

(Standing left to right) Robert E. Newberry, Tomas Cabanas, Huelet L. Benner, Unknown, Thomas R. Mitchell, Unknown and Unknown (Kneeling left to right) Unknown, Unknown, Mert J. Golden, William W. McMillan, Jr. and Unknown

Yankee Team Members

News Photo

The Yankee Team captained by Chief James Trevey dropped their first Yankee-Rebel
Team Match in three years, Benner was the big difference, he couldn't miss.

(Standing left to right) Harry W. Reeves, Walter R. Walsh, Mark W. Billings, John M. Jagoda, Unknown and Unknown, (Kneeling left to right) Unknown, Maurice W. LaLonde, Charles C. Plante, Leonard M. Rizzola and Unknown


Yankee-Rebel Team Match
Place Team Competitors Time
Winner Rebel Huelet L. Benner, Thomas R. Mitchell, William W. McMillan, Jr., Tomas Cabanas
Robert E. Newberry, Mert J. Golden and four unknowns
4 mins
13 sec
2nd Yankee Harry W. Reeves, Walter R. Walsh, Mark W. Billings, John M. Jagoda
Charles C. Plante, Leonard M. Rizzola, Maurice W. LaLonde and three unknowns
4 mins
14 sec

Source: The Pistoleer Bulletin


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