Maryland State Pistol & Revolver Championships
Sparrows Point, Maryland

Pistol Tourney Under Way

More shots probably will be fired this week end at North Point than any time since 1814, when a British invasion was repulsed.

About 100,000 rounds will be fired today, tomorrow and Sunday by 400 sharpshooters in the fourteenth annual Maryland State Revolver and Pistol championships.

The shoot is "the biggest in the country," says Cheif Marcus H. Miles, of the Sparrows Point Police Department, the sponsor.

Individual men's and women's titles and for four-man team sin .45-caliber, center-fire and .22-caliber will be determined.

The Evening Sun, Baltimore, Maryland, Friday, June 26, 1953, Page 28

Pistol Lead To McMillan

Marine Lieutenant Tops In State Tourney

Lieut. William W. McMillan of the United States Marine Corps, fired an 849x900 Aggregate to top all shooters as the fourteenth annual Maryland State Revolver and Pistol Championships opened yesterday at Sparrows Point.

Shooters were limited to .45 caliber pistols yesterday, and McMillan, who is attached to the Marine Base at Quantico, Va., won the open class in Aggregate, Rapid Fire, National Match Course and placed among the top four in two other matches.

Devine Second

Second in Aggregate went to another Marine, Mast. Sergt. Walter L. Devine, of Parris Island, N.C., with 840 out of 900.

Lieut. William J. Simms of the Baltimore County Police Department in Towson, was third, also hitting 840 targets.

The tourney will continue this morning at 8 o'clock on the 120-target range of the sponsoring Sparrows Point Police Department, whose members are not eligible to compete in the event.

Meet Ends Tomorrow

Center fire with .38-caliber pistols, although .45-caliber is permissible, will be used at the firing line today by the nearly 500 contestants.

The meet will conclude tomorrow.

The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, Maryland, Saturday, June 27, 1953, Page 13

Offutt Pinion, Navy Marksman, Wins Honors In State Championships

Marine Second In Revolver And Pistol Event

Offutt Pinion, of the United States Navy, hit 865 targets out of a possible 900 to take aggregate honors in the second day of competition in the fourteenth annual Maryland Revolver and Pistol Championships yesterday at Sparrows Point.

Second place in Aggregate went to a Marine, Mast. Sergt. Walter L. Devine, of Parris Island, N.C., with an 856x900 score.

Concludes Today

W. S. Crawford was third with 851x900 and J. L. Richardson captured fourth with 850x900.

The three-day tourney will conclude today when .22 caliber pistols will be used exclusively with firing slated to begin at 8 A. M.

Ladies To Compete

Ladies matches are also scheduled today on the 120-target range of the sponsoring Sparrows Point Police Department in Sparrows Point.

The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, Maryland, Sunday, June 28, 1953, Page 6D

Pinion Victor In Pistol Test

Navy Marksman Wins State Title With 2,565

Offutt Pinion, of the United States Navy, took the laurels and the title yesterday, firing a grand aggregate of 2,565 in the annual Maryland State Revolver and Pistol Championships at Sparrows Point.

Beats Former Leader

Pinion passed Lieut. William w. McMillan, of the United States Marine Corps, an early leader in the competition; as did Mast. Sergt. Walter L. Devine

Devine shot a total of 2,560, good for second place, and McMillan had 2,557 for third. Fourth place went to Ulrich O. Drexil, of Reading, Pa., who shot a grand total of 2,525.

Marines Win Title

The United States Marine Corps No. 1 team, of Parris Island, emerged the victor in the four-man title with a total of 1,115 out of a possible 1,200.

The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, Maryland, Monday, June 29, 1953, Page 17

Pistol Team Hits Trophy Jackpot In Maryland Shoot

Second Lieutenant William W. McMillan sparked the Marine Corps Schools Pistol team to an outstanding showing in the Maryland State Pistol and Revolver Championship matches last weekend.

The team fired against 528 competitors in what is considered the biggest and most important shoot on the east coast. The match is sponsored by the Sparrows Point Police Department.

In the .45 calibre competition, Lieutenant McMillan fired a first place in the Rapid Fire and the National Match Course, and third place in the Slow Fire competition and won the .45 calibre aggregate with a score of 849x900.

In the .22 calibre shooting he took third in Slow Fire, second in Rapid Fire, first in the National Match Course, first in the Camp Perry aggregate and third in the Grand aggregate with 2557x2700. He also fired first in the Camp Perry Competition and fourth in the Rapid Fire in the .38 calibre shoot.

In the .22 calibre team matches, first place was won by the Marine Corps Pistol Team with 1122x1200, second place by the Teaneck, N.J., Police team with 1120x1200 and third place by the Quantico shooters with 1120x1200.

The schools team members were Lt.Col. R. Tonis, 2ndLt. W. W. McMillan, CWO J.R. McBee, and SSgt. Orion R. Hingst.

Unknown newspaper, 1953