Evening star., 1916-12-24
WITH THE
RIFLE CLUBS

The silver loving cup placed in compe-
tition among the rifle clubs Of the De-
partment OF Agriculture by Chief Clerk
Reese is being strenuously fought for by
five teams. For the week ending Thurs
| day the Big Four club was in the lead
| with an average score of 1870 Is points
and an aggregate score of 9o1 points. The
| Crop Estimates team is second with an
! average score of 1856 points and an aggre-
gate of s32 points.
| The individual scores of the members of
| the Big Four team are: DIR. J. y Roberts,
1877; o. d. knight, 18S; G. c. Mcdonald,
| 1893; ]. ]. T. Graham, 1872, and n. II. Bor-
den, 1s1. The scores of the members OF
the Crop Estimates team are: E. G.
| Speakman. 1872; II. G. Arnold. 1872: II. d.
Ruddiman, 1870; ]. E. Eldridge. 1874, and
G. E Gage. IA.
| The Bureau of Soils team is third in
the race, Secretary's Office fourth and
| Bureau of Animal Industry fifth. The
match is. being held at the Eastern
| market range.
The service rife events of the indoor
championship match of the District of
| Columbia Rifle Association at the Eastern
market range are well under way. For
| the week ending Thursday. DR.. r. T. ].
Barber. Army and Navy Union. led. with
score of 2s1 out of possible aoG points
Alpheus Winter of the same club is
| second. with 276 points.
| E. A. strachan of the War Department
| is leading In the small bore rife events
| on the Poll Theater range of the indoor
championship match OF the District of
Columbia Rife Association. with an ag-
gregate score OF 1872 points. Alpheus Win
ter of the Army and Navy Union is
second with an aggregate score of
| 166 points out of possible 200.
NJ Cilly is leading the match being
staged by employees at the Eastern mar
ket range. Ten men are partic icipa ting
The match is to close Saturday.
Something has taken slump in price
| in spite of the general increased cost of
Hvfng-and that is ammunition.
The cost Of ammunition at the Eastern
market gallery will be 10 cents for TWEEN
ty rounds of Krag shells In the future
instead Of rs cents as heretofore. A
charge Of Is cents additional, however,
will be made for second box of twenty
| shells in case shooter does not qualify
on the first string
| Corp. Martin A. McGrory a agair, has as
sumed direct charge of the Eastern mar
ket range, after short absence owing to
illness in his family.
The scores of the turkey shoot held bv
the Interior Department Home Club Tar
get Association at the Poll Theater range
Tuesday are: j. &. Wheat, 173; w K
Stokes. 17s: D. E. Wilson. 17S: Joseph w.
Quiggie. III: A. Colburn, 172: NJ B. Ian
ders. 169: F. N. Stone. 15s and ]. Z.
Parnin. 158
| The results Of the Marine Draftsme
Rifle Club candy match held at the Poll
Theater range Thursday evening were.
Van Loock. 81; Webb. S4: Cummings.
SO; Campfield. 81; Hewens Is Halsey.
70: Harmon, 20; Burrell. TO: Crock EFT,
| So; O'Hailoran. SO; Thorne 5S: TaIcott,
SO; Walsh, Sc. and Strearner, 50 Messrs'
/ Van Loock. Burrell and Talcott each
were presented five-pound box of
! candy.
! HIGH r7fe scores at the Poll Theater
range for the past week were made by:
M II. Willcher, Mckinley Manual Train :
ing Hieh school. 1877; z. w. Den1ing,
Army and Navy Union. 1853: NJ r. an
> ders. Home Club. 50 prone; w. G. Har-
! r1son. Central High School ls0; J. r
J Cooley. Central High School. 1s1; r B.
Dayton, Army and Navy Union. 100
standing; j. F Harbaugh, SO startling;
Col NJ A. Winter. Army ans Navy
| Union. 1913; p. T. Williams CerS-aI fJtf~h
school. 1ss; ]. Y. Schroeder, AZ out of
90 standing: c. NJ Burke, IS out of 50
standing; w. f. Davis AZ out of so
| standing; +, G. Schneider. ~ out of so
standing; W. r. Stokes, Central High
school, 1877: J. c. Wheat. Home Club,
30 standing: Sam Houston Central Hich
school. 1876; Robert NJ Morris Central
High school, 1856 and r C. Stokes, Cen
tral High School. 1S9.