The Washington herald., 1911-10-15
GIBSON, OF TECH,
BEST RIFLE SHOT
Wins High Honors at the
Winthrop Range.
sCHooLBOYS DAY AT BUTTS
Third Annual Outdoor Tournament
Under Auspices of Intersch elastic
AssOciatIOn-Supt. Davidson and
other Educators Praise Work of
Cadets-WInners of Matches.

High honors in the third annual outdoor
rifle shooting tournament of the school
boys Of the District yesterday at the
Winthrop rifle range of the Marine Corps
went to p. Gibson. Of the Technical High
School. One hundred and thirty-eight
schOoIbOys. with but few exceptions, all
members of the High School Cadet Regi-
ment, faced the targets p. Gibson is the
/ champion schOOlbOy rife shot Of the
District of Columbia for the year 1911"
The shoot was under the auspices Of
the IntersChOlastic Rifle Shooting Asso-
citation of the District, and Lieut.. Albert
:. Jones. Of the National Rife Associa-
tiOn. At the range the boys, were under
the direct charge Of Capt. Harry Lay,
the officer in charge Of tho range. Lieut..
c. Il. Price, L. S. NJ. C, also gave his
services to the boy marksmen and a
detail Of sharpshOOterS from the Marine
Corps acted as immediate instructors
of the youngsters when they took their
turn at the targets,
Approved by Educators.
Supt. Davidson led a prominent gath
ering OF educators to witness the tour
nament. lie was delighted with the days
sport. 1T Is a great thing" he declared.
Not only does j; furnish a healthful
sport for the sChOolhOys. but IL gives
them an intelligent idea of the use of
the army rife. ] am strong for the de-
vclOpment of the annual tournament, and
believe II will have a splendid effect in
building up the High School Cadet Regi-
mcnt."
Ernest L. Thurston. assistant super
intcndent, was as positive in his re-
marks OF approval as was DR.. David
son. Others who were with the party
were Principal Allan Davis. of Busi-
ness; Or. w. NJ. Phelps, of Central.
DR.. Claus J. Schwartz. of Eastern; DR..
II. Fl. Burroughs, of Central; DIR. W. +.
Priest. of Western, and DR.. w. J. Hud-
son, of Eastern.
The experiences Of Principal Davis
throughout the day caused great
amusement. with him was his son,
yOungster of ten years. They were up
bright and early to catch the steamer
Wakefield, which was chartered for the
run of thirty-twO miles down the river
to the range. While waiting for a car
at a transfer point at $50 o'clock,
Principal Davis noticed some pigeons
feeding in the street.
Calling his boys attention to them,
he said: You like pigeons. Let's see
you catch one" Suiting his actions to
his words, he gave the yOungster push,
to assist him in his attempt. The boy
tripped and fell A policeman rushed
across the street and grabbed the prin-
cipal, who was busting his sons cloth
ing.
You are under arrest for maItreating
that boy" the policeman announced. 81
thought he was fooling." explained Mr..
Davis, in relating the occurrence, so
| laughed. He was serious though, and
l had to do some hard talking to keep
from being arrested. 1t was nearing z
o'clock, and had to hustle or miss the
boat"
Scare from Indian Head.
At the range, the young son decided to |
try his hand with the service rifle. The |
second shot was too much for him, and |
he quit. Just then the Indian Head |
proving grounds threw a scare into en- |
tire brigade of marksmen by letting go |
with one of the new 14-inch guns. The |
shell passed over the heads of the boys
on the range The noise of the explo- |
sion was deafening. The regulars only |
laughed and assured the timid that there |
was no danger, as the range was just |
outside of the danger zone"
At noontime, the boys were given |
regular navy dinner, marching to the |
mess hall and struggling with mugs of
coffee, boiled potatoes. ana beef. They /
bought all OF the candy in the canteen,
and went back to the range Where the i
shooting was concluded, at o'clock.
Tom Davis, the expert of the VIM
chester company, gave the boys inspira-
ion by showing them how easy It was
to hit a bulrs-eye. Capt. Simmons, of
the United States Army War College.
also took a hand in the instruction of
he marksmen. Others who were in the
party in the expert assistant class were I
Col. Burton r. Ross, military instructor
If the cadets and Capt. S. Ferree and \
!. f. j. Kahrs, president and secretary, n
Of the National Capital
Rife Club.
Here Are the Results.
The summary Of the matches:
Secretary Of War matck-won By p. Gibson, Tech
ical sccre 81 second J. n. Marks. Central. 81.
Gen. Oliver match championship High School Ca
let Corps-won by R. b. Ransom. Central, score s..
Chamber Of Commerce match-Won By w. g.
Walls, Technical. 81; second tied. p. Gibson,
technical, and r. B. Ransom, Central score s.
National Rife Association medal for individual club
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