Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-26
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Prizes Presented to Winners
in SchooIboy Shoot.
ADDRESS BY GEN. DRAIN
President of National Rifle Associa-
ton Gives Views.
BELIEF IN AN ARMED PEACE
Names of Victors-Plans for Com
petitions Open to Members Of
Colored Cadet Corps.
BELIEF IN AN ARMED PEACE

The schoolboy rifle shooting tourna-
ment, which began last Monday evening
in the Winter armory. l. street near oth
street, under the auspices of the National
CAPITAL Rifle and Revolver Association,
affiliated with the National Rife Associa-
ton of America, was ended last evening
with the distribution Of prizes.
At the conclusion Of the officers match.
witnessed by one Of the largest galleries
Of the week, Capt. Sheridan Ferree, the
executive officer. made brief address.
He introduced Gen. James A. Drain. presi-
dent Of the National Rifle Association of
America. He referred to belief in an
armed peace, not an unarrned peace. a
peace which has behind it. the guarantee
that the nation which attempts to break
it will itself be broken. No other peace
is permanent. lasting or to be relied upon.
It was added that on the rifles of our
citizens rest the responsibility.
Thanks were extended the officers of
the tournament and the donors of prizes,
including The Star.
Winners of Prizes.
The valuable silver cup presented by
The Star Newspaper Company in the in
terschool match, won by the Central High
NSNAA~
through Gen. Drain. who said: THE in
terest that the Washington newspapers
have taken in this match had much 10
do with it's success, as without the sup
port Of the newspapers 1t could not pos
sibly have been a success.
Each member of the winning team re-
ceived a medal They We're: c. v.
Hall, P. v. Rogers, r. F. Couch. E. S..
Mueller, F. H. Mistretta and ]. N. Peale.
The prize winners in the other matches
were: Company team match. Company
G. Business High School. silver cup, pre-
Keane. ]. T. Kenkle. w. L. Heap and P.
E. Schmitt. Score, $50. Second team,
Company H. Western High School. D. NJ.
McRea, H. Weber, A. f. Garner and A.
L. Maycock; total, 347. Each member of
the winning team and of the second team
received medal.
Battalion team match-Won by Sd Bat
talon. Mckinley High School, silver cup;
J. S. Zebley, L. c. Cecil, H. NJ. Davis, f.
S. Chamberlain and w. U. Hutterly. Each
In the Officers Match.
Officers match-Capt. E. Webster, Nc
Kinley High School, score, 80; Lieut.. J.
C. Dulin. Business High School. score
90; Lieut.. B. Read. Company A, Gen.
trail High School, score 80; Maj. ]. S. Zeb-
ley. Mckinley High School. score 90 The
first prize was an autograph photograph
of President Roosevelt; second. an Off
GERS saber; third, a wrist strap and
watch.
sergeant's match-J. N. Peale. Central
High School, score 81, silk flag.
Peale. Central High School, gold medal.
Individual match-Winners: J. N.
Peale. 2SS; J. c. Dulin, 2S4; G. L. Kraft.
284; w. L. Heap, $50; w. G. Wells, $50;
w. U. Hutterley, 279; G. H. Weber. 30;
R. F. Couch. 279; L. C.. Cecil. 27s; H. R.
Davis, 276 E. Webster, 275.
Prizes: Military rifle, % caliber: mill
tary rifle, % caliber: tennis racquet and
case, catcher init, hat. recording target
eter. The winners made choice of prizes
in order of rank:
Subtarget machine match = H. r.
Schmidt, Mckinley School. 136. gold
medal G. A. Weber. Western. 135. silver
medal; W.. Y. Hutterly, Mckinley, 1873.
The following boys received subscrip-
lions to magazine as prizes in the men,
bers' match: ]. N. Peale. Central High
School; M. Fischer Eastern High School;
G. H. Weber, Western High School; ]. C..
Dulin, Business High School; G. L. Kraft,
Mckinley High School.
Arms and the man match-Highest
score offhand, ]. w. Hamilton, Ross
School; score, 10.
Shoot for Colored Cadets.
The Cadet Battalion Of the NJ Street
High School and the Armstrong Manual
Training School will hold its first annual
rifle tournament tomorrow, Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings, under the auspices
of the National Capital Rifle and Revolver
Association.
The program of events is as follows:
Company team match, open to teams of
four from any company of the High
School Cadet Battalion of the NJ Street
High School or the Armstrong Manual
Training School: ten shots standing; ten
shots prone. Prizes-Silver cup to be
shot for annually. to become the property
of the company winning 1t three times,
not necessarily in succession, and medal
to each member of the winning team.
Interschool team match-Open to teams
Of twelve from the NJ Street High School
or the Armstrong Manual Training
School Any school may enter more than
one team, but no competitor shall shoot
on more than one team. Prize-Silver cup
and medal to each member of the winning
team.
Oficers' match-Open to any commits
stoned officer of the Separate High School
Battalion. 49,