Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-05-04
lFIsjBaralory, Public and I!
Private Schools Matches.
De wit Clinton Nigh School
Of New York Is Winner.
Rife sheeilng Among schooIboys
81 country Rapidly Increasing.


tfonai Rifle Association of America an
ncunces the results Of the second annual
competition among the preparatory, pub
lie ard private schools of the u. S. A..
for the "Astor' cup and Rifle Shooting
Team Championship for the year 1910.
This match, which is held under the
jurisdiction of the National Association,
Is shot by school teams on home ranges
under the supervision of judges appoint
ed by the National Association The tar
gets used in the match are forwarded to
the headquarters. of the National Asso-
citation and tia scores determined by a
committee appointed for that purpose
The match was open to teams of ten
pupils from any public or private school,
not comforting a 1egree Each boy fir
ing ten shots standing and ten shots
prone at fifty feet on a target having a
bullseye counting ten, one-half inch in
diameter with nine graduated circles
counting from nine to one, using ~
caliber rife with open military sights
Fortytwo teams entered the match, but
eight schools either did not compete or
failed 10 send in their scores; in several
cases schools entered two teams.
These schools cover a territory en-
bracirg the entire United States. stretch
ing from New York, Baltimore, Phila-
delphia and Washington across the con-
tincnt to Los Angeles and San Rafael,
California, and froins Portland, Maine
south. to San Antonioa Texas.
For the second time the trophy went
to a public school of the city of New
York. thus demonstrating the fact that
r.fE., chnoti,,C hoino- cnr-iaJ n
in these schools, under the auspices of
the Public Schools Athletic League, is
developing some fine marksman. The
scores of the winning team compare IA
vorably with those of the college and
civilian club teams which shoot under
similar conditions.
It will be noted also that the second
team was from the public high schools
Of New York City. The scores then take
another considerable drop until it wotffd
appear that there was another class
competing. The third, fourth, fifth and
sixth teams were from military acade-
mics where rite practice is carried on
as a part of tie curriculum
The De witt Clinton High School of
New York, the winner of the match, has
an age average Of seventeen years and
four months; their score Of 1871 showed
an average of 1921 of possible 200 per
boy By military count the score would
be 955 or two points better than the
winning score Of last year, made by the
Morris High School Of New York, who
were second this year with score OF
1902. A member of the De Witt Clin-
ton team also carried off honors for the
best Individual scores-William krefeld
having made a score of SO standing and
81 prone or 4 total of 100. The best
standing score was 80, made by {.
Brown and W. Krefeld of De Witt Clin-
ton High School and II. Linicus Of Nor
ris High School, Five boys lied with
the top score of sc for prone shooting
r. Wilson of the Wentworth Military
Academy. E. Abrahams of the Harvard
Military School, r. Adams of the Hitch
cock Military Academy. M. Cohen of the
De witt Clinton High School and VIM.
Carside of the Stoneham CMass) High
School.
Rife shooting among the school boys of
the country is rapidly increasing in pop
ularity. The President has declared his
belief that training the 3choolboys in
craftsmanship Is sound principle for
national defence and the Secretary OF
War in his last report said:
'The encouragement CT rifle practice
among our citizens and school boys IS
Of the greatest Importance In this coun-
try where preparedness for war Is large
ly based on the employment of any army
of volunteers. and wisely framed laws
will give a healthy stimulus to this
branch of military preparation"
A bill is nov pending in Congress car
lying an appropriation of one hundred
thousand dollars and Il free issue OF
rifles and ammunition to carry on this
movement on a broad and national basis.
Tho bill has been passed in the senate
and is now pending in the Committee on
Military Affairs of the House
The scores made in the match are as
follows: De Witt Clinton High School.
New York City, 1921; Morris High
School. New York City. 1903: Hitchcock
Military Academy, San Rafael. Calf.
1859: st. Johns Military Academy. Della
field, Wisconsin, 1741: Harvard School,
Los Angeles. Cal, 1856; Columbia Mill
tary Academy. Columbia, Tenn. 1910;
Rrookllne High School, Brookline. Mass,
1915 Deering High School, Portland,
Me-, 1865: Saratoga High School, Sara
toya Springs. N. Y. 1863: Erasmus Hall
High School. Brooklyn. n. Y, 1880; Cen
tral High School. Philadelphia, Pa, 1928;
Portland High School, Portland. Me.
1916. Benedictine College, Savannah.
Ga. 1906 Shattuck School. Fairbault,
Mimi, 1902: kentucky Military Insti-
tutc, Lyndon. KY. 1898; Western High
School. Washington, d. c.. 1896: Univer-
sity Preparatory School. Tonkawa. OKLA
1893: Kemrer Military Academy, Boon
Vile. Mo, 1886: Central High School,
Washington. 4. G. 1884: Peacock Mill
tary College. San Antonio. Tex, 1879;
N l.. Manual Training School. Philadel-
phia. Pa, 1t92: Hitchcock Military Acad-
emy,S END team Los Angeles, Cal, li9l ;
Central Manual Training High School,
Philadelphia. Pa, 1890: West Side High
School. Denver. Colo. 14i1: Xavier High
SCHOOL, New York City. 146S: Wentworth
Military Academy. Lexington, Mo. 1865:
Manual Framing High School, Denver.
Colo, 1i50: Nashon Military academy.
Isurtcu, WASH, 1s44: Shattuck School.
(2nd team ,rairbault, Mimi. 1i29: Har-
ry Hllman Acadepy. Wilkesbarre. Pa.
I4s7; Baltimore Cit: College. Baltimore,
Nd. 1919: Girard College, Philadelphia,
Pa 1890; Manual Training High School