Evening star., 1911-05-31
EXCEL WITH RIFLES
Prizes Awarded Today to High
School Marksmen.
WESTERN WINS STAR CUP
Trophies Captured by Teams in Re-
cent Indoor Tournament-School
Emblems Presented.

|. The trophy winners In the recent indoor
rifle tournament, held under the auspices
Of the Interscholastic Rifle Association
of the District of Columbia. today re-
ceived their prizes In the assembly hall
Of the Central High School.
The awards were made by Lieut.. Albert
s. Jones, secretary of the National Rifle
Association Of America, and Emory Will
son, principal Of the Central High School.
Both complimented the boys on the
showing they had made in the tourna-
ment, despite the fact that very little
time for practice was had by any Of the
participants.
The boys representing the Central
| High School, who captured most OF the
prizes, had but four days in which to get
their shooting eye in"
The Central school has twice won each
kof the cups offered. Since each OF the
cups offered may be kept by any school
winning it three times, not necessarily
any of the cups by Central High School
means its permanent possession by that
school.
Western Captures Star Trophy.
The prize cup offered by The Star was
won this year by the team representing
the Western High School in the inter-
school match. This team. composed OF 7.
Rector, H. Richmond, 8. Coville, w.
Herbst, H. Baker and A. Garner, scored
a total of LOGS against total scores OF
1,O2S, 976 and 934, made by the teams
representing the Mckinley Manual Train
| ing School. the Business and Central nigh
schools, respectively. Besides the cup
given to the team as whole each OF the
boys composing the team was presented
with a medal by The Star. After the pres
i 80 =, tnoVY r,r0 nj.
ly carrying the cup and wearing tneir
medals. returned triumphantiy to tneir
school,
The "Ferree' cup awarded to the COM
pany team making the nignest score.
| went to the team representing Company
A, Central. High School. The boys COM
prising this team were r. A. McMiiian,
| n. D. Gordon, p. Putzki and N. w. MIL
Ter. The members of this team also re-
team OF Business High School. which
made the second highest score In the
company match.
Central Ahead in Battalion Match.
The battalion match was also won by a
| team from Central High School, repre-
senting the first battalion, which is COM
posed wholly of Central High School Ca
det companies. The members OF this
team were F. c. Martin, r. Sexton, R. r.
| Ransom, E. II. Blakelock and RI B.
Beach. Each received a medal, and as a
team received cup awarded by the
Washington Times.
Individual prizes were won as follows:
| Winter gold medal, by w. G.. Wells
Mckinley Manual Training School: Holi.
match, by Lieut.. e. B. Thomas. Mckinley
| Manual Training School; for best scores
| in Junior marksman's" match, first prize,
Winchester musket, by w. g. Wells, Nc
prize. Remington rifle, by F. n. Rector.
| Western High School, and third prize.
| Stevens rife. by p. w. Gibson. Mckinley
Manual Training School.
| Junior marksmen" buttons were award
ed to thirteen boys Of the Central High
| School: to twelve boys Of the Mckinley
| Manual Training School; to six boys OF
| the Business and Western High Schools
and to one boy Of the Eastern High
School.
Presented With Emblems.
/ To the boys on winning teams Of the
Central High School. 'Cs.' the emblem
OF the school. were awarded. First Lieut..
Magruder Mcdonald Of Company B was
also awarded q "C' though not a men,
ber Of winning team. for his work in
managing the teams of Central. In his
address Principal Wilson attributed
much Of the success Of the teams to
Lieut.. McDonald's work. This was the
| first time school letter has been given
in rife tournament in this city. It
| will probably be done by the other high
schools. however, In future rifle matches.
| The boys were invited by Col. Girard,
18th United States Cavalry, commandant
at Fort Myer, through Lieut.. Jones. to
use the rifle range of the National Guard
Of the District OF Columbia at Edsalls.
| Va. next fall for their outdoor shoot.
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