Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-01-28
w. S, G. MARKSMEN WIN
State College of Washington
Leads All Other Colleges in
Target Shooting

The w, s. &. rifle team has lust
completed its shoot against the
team representing the University
of Iowa and the scores have been
telegraphed to Lieut.. S. b. Jones
at Washington, ID. G. Each team
will shoot once a week for nine
weeks and the final result will
then be given out at Washington.
The Iowa team is probably the
best competing in the mter-col-
legiate tournament and is coached
by Lieut.. Nj. G. Mumma, one of
the best pistol and rifle shots in
the United States army. Consid-
cradle interest is being taken at
W. 5. G. because Lieut.. Mumma
and Capt. IL. f. Mitchell, com
mandant at the State College,
were classmates at West Point.
Last week s scores gave w. S. c.
the lead with the Iowa team only
two points behind. The shoot held
yesterday will probably deter
mine the second and third places.
The results of last week 5 shoot
follows: w. S. c., l751; Univer-
Sity of Iowa, 1749; Columbia Uni
yersity, 1928; University Of Ida
no, 1920; George Washington
University, 1925; Cornell Uniyer-
sity, 1902; L. s. College Of Vet
Urinary Surgeons, 1868; Univer-
Sity Of Nevada, 1919; DeIawar,
University, 1861.
There was but one change in
yesterdays team from the one
that made the winning score last
week. T. II. Elliott replaced Il
W. Sewell, first alternate.
a. j. Morgan, range officer. has
a large squad Of men practicing
daily over the target range at
Washington State College and is
anxious to find some new marks
men to take the place of a few
Of the more erratic members Of
the team. Many improvements
have been made in the indoor
gallery and tungsten lights have
replaced the Edison lights for
merly used.
The contests are fred on the
home range by each team and the
results are telegraphed to Wash
lngton, where they are Judged.
Zen men compose each team and
each man fires 20 shots, 10 stand
inf and ten prone Two shots are
always allowed at the beginning
for fouling and for sighting. The
distance is 80 feet and the posi-
bic score for each man is 300.
The targets are furnished by the
National Rifle Association of
America.
During the three years that
Captain Mitchell, commandment,
has been in charge at w. S. G. re
markable progress has been made
in rifle shooting. The students
have constructed an indoor
range by bearing the expense and |
raising the money themselves.
and have also doubled the capa-
city of the outdoor range. From
a small squad Of about dozen !
men who were interested in rifle
shooting, a rifle club has been or
gained and there is now almost
200 students practicing outdoor
and indoor shooting. During
that time the State College, only |
by means Of the pluck and pcrse-
yerance of the few members of |
the rifle club, has won the United |
States intercollegiate indoor
and the Pacific
coast intercollegiate champion
ship for outdoor shooting. 1t is
safe to say that no other college |
in the United States has made |
such an enyiable record in such !
a short time.
Much credit is given to Captain
H. E. Mitchell for the record of |
the w. S. c. team and as he will |
retire from the army and from
his position as commandant on
March l. every effort is being |
made to again put w. S. c. at the
top of the list of the colleges in
the United States and to give her
the national outdoor as well as
indoor championship.