European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 6, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Artic Lynu in the 1950 Euc ohs Small arms Competition eagerly gather around the official scorer to get results being tallied in the they were competing for Worth of prizes and also Chance to fire in the National matches in this teams from the Safe and Bare us vied in the held at smal Laris i col Frank Crow o the Ufa rift team inspects shouting through a Telescope on the at right is 1st la of the Berlin Rifle w inner of the 1950 individual Rifle championship iliac Beer and the Admiral Wilkes Rifle at Lar right Taj talks with sgt Roy 14th a Hubert Sorrell match statistical checks the score it John Neucom individual pistol of latches Caine of age this year Willi improved record prizes j by staff writer when maj Gen Daniel Usa heur vice chief of for Mally opened the fourth annual Elj com Small arms matches july he told thei More than 700 contestants the competitions were primarily designed to Trajn personnel in the efficient use of to Noras col Maurice director of the added sooner shooting May become soldiers major no matter what Normal assignment May experts developed through these matches will for the Core of marksmen who will be i 7 Able to win the respect of future soldiers if and when the Yare called upon to act As teachers in the training of the rapidly expanding armed Force of the United no matter what the eventual purpose of the the officers and men at Grafe Wohr for tiie matches this and at the matches in previous were easily spotted As they went about the huge training their peaked Caps and colourful shooting As Well As their somewhat Carefree set them apart from the no contestant the talk was All Rifle pistol and dozens of other technical problems involved in competitive there was agreement the matches have at last come of age and were operated on a Par with those held in the at Camp Perry and other army with nationwide Particia the ranges themselves have been vastly pistol Range now has 35 targets and the Rifle Range has been enlarged to 75 positions against last years several years of experience has helped to get the vital statistical problem although the men under it col Avery Ren Chiel Statis tical Seldom saw their cots before 1 or 2 Oclock in the this the contestants competed for not Only the largest number of prizes Ever offered in ing Worth of ice desk tool kits for j Telescope wrist watches and Fountain pen and Pencil also individually competed for positions on the Rifle and pistol teams to represent Neucom in the National to be held in san pistol and Small pistol and Rifle and at Camp Rifle and pistol matches Are a Large under Bigelow were 550 officers and men and 237 German assistants whose task was to keep the Competition flowing had to be raised and scores fir ing positions assigned and hundreds of jobs quietly attended to so the Marks Nen themselves would not be Bigelow took special Pride in the fact i that col Samuel chief of Neucom operation and training Long associated with the Neucom highly praised the efficiency of this years it is the firing line discipline which contestants in the pistol matches pert firing tech nil More than 700 contestants in the a learn is made of pistol and Rifle marksmen will be sent As tews to compete in the commanders Wisul once during the Achl most clearly demonstrates the As the target conduct of the Bigelow for the confusion and loud discussions on can play an ranges tend to throw marksmen of e shot he toe total in this years matches there were the previous i teams competing in both Rise and no event events there were also a number of interest am Dividu Ai contestants using both normally assigned a Rifle team is composed of 10 officers and m two a non firm Captain Andi Atuf outfits serv a who May be a qualified every general a pistol team is composed of four p one alternate and a Mav Aiea be coach t in the Neucom teams the Trust and met army and air Force teams from zone and sector of the Grafe Wohr Rifle considered one the most in use by military throughout the the wind making it judge How to set the sights for each round of is of Sid Erable shift wind direction during the firing of a single an official said this for the first time Yard Rifle Range was replaced Yard event this is considered Estrer t j i the stars naval for Charles Harti pitl Gen William v Gen Paul the High necessarily acct Neucom Wio to Camp Robe j of 10 Prim Ai for the septet