Evening star., 1909-04-25
CADETS GIVEN PRIZES
Handsome Trophies Awarded
Schoolboy Rifle Experts.
PROUD NIGHT FOR WINNERS
Cheered by Crowd in Central High
Exhibition Hall.
HUTTERLY GETS LIONS SHARE
Gold Medal and Two Guns His Re-
ward for Making Highest
Score on Record.
HUTTERLY GETS LIONS SHAR,

Quite little crowd gathered in the
exhibition hall of the Central High School
at o'clock last evening to witness the
presentation Of prizes won in the school
boy rife shooting tournament held in
the Winter armory on L street near 5th
northwest from April Il to II, under
the auspices of the National Capital Rifle
and Revolver Club. affiliated with the
National Rifle Association Of America.
Lieut.. Col. Edward ]. Dimmick of the
Arkansas National Guard, now a resi-
dent of Washington and a member of
| the Capital Club presided. With him on
the platform were Percy NJ. Hughes as
sis,ant superintendent Of schools: Mr..
Burroughs, Of the Central High School
faculty. representing Emory Wilson.
principal of the school. who was unable
to be present. and several officers of the
National Guard.
While the crowd was not so very lnrge.
it was enthusiastic to degree and had
lots of applause in stock for all the win
ners. But A. ]. Hutterly of Mckinley
Manual Training School got a bit more
than the average share of both prizes
and applause, for he carried off gold
medal and two splendid guns. and got
ovations three separate times.
Highest Score on Record.
Hutter1y Is yOungster with light
hair and a smile that won't come off.
Incidentally, he comes of family of
shooters, and his brother, W. l.. Hut
terly, also carried off a couple of prizes
during the course of the distribution
But A. j. Huttefly was announced by
Col. Dimmick as having made during the
tournament recently closed the highest
score ever made in the United States
during similar competition-49S out of
a possible 500-which everybody admit
ted was certainly going some.
The prizes included three cups. one
presented by Capt. Sheridan Ferree for
company teams, one by the Washington
The Evening Star for interhigh school
teams. Capt Ferree made his own
presentation speech. The Times cup
was presented to the winners by Allen
Star cup by Irving c. Norwood Of the staff
of The Evening Star. With these cups
were also presented medals to the in
dividual members Of the teams.
The Winners and Prizes.
The list of matches. with the winners
and the prizes received. follows:
Company team match, open to teams
of four from any company Of the Wash
ington High School Cadet Regiment, 10
shots standing. 10 shots prone. n. r. A.
| target. one-inch bulls-eye, at so feet. L.
S. Springfield rife, .22-caliber-Won by
Company D. Mckinley Manual Training
| School. with a score of 365; prize. silver
cup presented by Capt. Sheridan Fer
rec: to be shot for annually, and to pc
come the property of the company win
ming it three times, and medals to the
winning team.
Battalion team match; open TO teams
of five from any battalion of the Wash
ington High School Cadet Regiment
Prize silver cup. presented by the Wash
ington Times. and medals to the winning
team. won by I'd Battalion team, with
a score of 454.
Interschcol team match; open to teams
of six from the Central. Eastern West
ern. Business and Mckinley high schools
Won by Mckinley. with score of 544
prize. silver cup. presented by The Even
won three times.
Oflcers' match, open to any commits
stoned officer of the high school cadet
regiment, ten shots standing and ten shots
prone-First prize. wrist watch, donated
by F. II. kahrs, won by W. L. Hutterly,
Mckinley, with a score Of %: second
prize, scarf pin. donated by s. n. Meyer.
won by j. c. Devlin. Business: third
and the Man. won by T. c. Rathbone.
Mckinley: fourth prize. one Central ban
ner donated by Copeland, won by r.
Hospital, Central: fifth prize. necktie.
donated by The Mode, won by ii. w.
Hodgkins. Central.
High aggregate match; prize. gold
medal, presented by Col. NJ. A. Winter.
for the best aggregate in ten best scores |
five offhand and five prone, in the in
diyidual match-Won by A. ]. Hutterly, |
Mckinley. with 4aS: second. G. S. Kraft, |
Mckinley. with 494.
Subtarget individual match. to the
schoolboy making the five best tickets;
Ave shots each. standing-PriZe. silver
medal, won by G. II. Weber. Western,
after a shoot-off with G. H. Mestretta.
Winchester trophy match, to schoolboy
making highest total on two tickets; ten
shots standing and ten prone-Prize. Win
chester musket. presented by the Win
chester Repeating Arms Company. won
by A. j. Hutterly, Mckinley, with a score
of 100.
The Individual Match.
In the individual match, in which the
winners took the prizes by selection in
the order of their standing at the finish
of the tournament. A. J. Hutterly won a
Hopkins Allen rife and G. l.. Kraft,
Mckinley; T. C. Rathbone, Mckinley;
e. G. Graham, Mckinley: J. P. Hutchin-
son, Mckinley; A. F. Garner. Western;
H. s. Dulin, Mckinley; @. H. Weber.
western; H. 8. Morrison. Central; ]. A.
ness; F. T. Chamberlain. Mckinley, and
George Hamilton, Central, carried off a
number of prizes including a Reming
ton rifle a target rifle. donated by A.
Walford; knife. by Shapiro; an order
for $3.50 on Spalding Bros. scarf pin.
scarf pin Lieut. F. w. Holt: gloves, Col
MIN n, ck. fishing rod Sheridan E'erree