Evening star., 1917-03-11
WITH THE
RIFLE CLUBS

medals awarded winners in three posi-
tions in the District of Columbia Rifle
Associations first annual indoor cham
small bore range at Polls Theater. be-
ginning December IS and ending Feb
ruary IS. Mr.. Cook. who is a former
holder of the Wimbledon and Leach
cups, also won the individual cham
pionship of the District of Columbia,
which is decided by the aggregate
scores made in the midposition, prone
position and standing offhand matches.
with a score of 2,SS9 out of a possible
5000.
In the District of Columbia Rifle
Association indoor matches with the
service load, shot on the service rifle
range at the Eastern market, Mr.. Cook
is tied for first place in all positions
with Z. +. Chisholm of Eastern High
School. r. C. Stokes of Central High
School and w. r. Stokes of Central
pionship of the District of Columbia
with the service rifle, G. Z. Cook, C.
r. Chisholm and w. r. Stokes are tied
with 900 out of possible 900. The cham
pionship final will be shot off SATURDAY.
at the Eastern Market range.
S Ferree of the Military Service Le-
gion Rifle Club won the pistol shoot
on the small bore range. with score
or 944 out of possible 1000, J. c.
Bum of the Washington Rifle Club be-
ing in second place with 929. The Cen
trail High School team, composed of
w r. Stokes. w. c. Harrison, r. NJ
Morris, Sam Houston, j. b. Cooley and
r. j. Harbough, won the interclub team
championship, which is decided by the
aggregate of the six high scores made
IN the individual championship match
ne interclub team match was also won
by the Central High School team with
an aggregate score of $3.50
The results. including the ten high
In each match, follow:
frone position match-F'ive record
targets OF twenty shots each and high
est possible score. 1000:
George L. Cook, Washington Rifle
Club. 9S9: Sam Houston. Central High
schQol. 9S5; Alpheus Winter, Washing
ton Rlhe Club. 977; w. c. Harrison. Cen
tTal High School, 975; Alvin Coiburn,
Home Club. 96S; W. r. Stokes, Central
High School, 967; E. A. Strachan. War
department Rifle Club, 963; S H.
Weeder. Home Club. 957; Harry j.
Rush, Washington Rifle Club, $50; r. c.
stokes, Central High School. 947.
George +. Cook will be AWARDED a
gold medal. Sam Houston a silver
medal and Alpheus Winter bronze
medal by the association in honor of
the three high positions.
M1dposition match-Five record tar
gets of twenty shots each, highest pos
sible score, 1,000
George Z. Cook, Washington Rifle
club, 9I6: w. c. Harrison, Central High
School. 974: W. r. Stokes. Central High
School. 95S: Alpheus Winter, Washing
ton Rifle Club, 957; r. NJ. Morris, Cen
trail High School, 952; E. A. Strachan,
war Department. Rifle Club, 946; j. B.
Cooley. Central High School, 934: Sam
Houston. Central High School, 933; Al
-ltrh
Petrie, Home Club. go.
Gold, silver and bronze medals will
be awarded by the association to
George (. Cook. w. c. Harrison and w.
K Stokes, respectively, in honor of the
three high scores in this event.
Standing offhand match-Five record
targets of twenty shots each and high
est possible score, 1000:
George f. Cook, Washington Rifle
Club, 924; w. R. Stokes. Central High
School, 912: r. NJ. Morris, Central High
School, S91: Sam Houston, Central High
School. S71; w. c. Harrison, Central
High School. $50; Alvin Colburn. Home
Club. S35; r. c. Stokes. Central High
School, S31; Alpheus Winter, Washing
ton Rifle Club, S31; w. Leary, Washing
ton Rifle Club, s17, and II. G. Chisholm,
Washington Rifle Club, SIC.
The gold. silver and bronze medals
awarded by the association for the three
high scores in the above event will go
to George E. Cook, w. r. Stokes and
K. NJ. Morris, respectively.
Pistol match-Five record targets of
twenty shots each and highest possible
score, 1000:
S. Ferree, Military Service Legion,
9i4; J. c. Bum. Washington Rife Club,
S29: George E. Cook. Washington Rifle
Club. 922; r: N, Miller. Big Four Rifle
Club. sos; r. Alderman, Washington
Rife Club, S6S; A. S. Gibson. Washing
ton Rifle Club, SOC; H. McClelland, De-
partment of Labor Rife Club, 753. and
II. G. Chisholm. Washington Rifle Club,
665
S. Ferree will receive a gold medal.
J: c. Bum silver medal and George
e. Cook a bronze medal in honor of the
three high positions attained.
Individual championship match -
Decided by the aggregate scores made
in the prone position, midposition and
standing offhand matches. Highest
possible score. 5000: George E Cook.
Washington Rifle Club. 2.sS9; w. r.
Stokes. Central High School. 2.s3T; W.
{. Harrison, Central High School, 2799:
2.I92; sam Houston, Central High
School. 2,1S9: Alpheus Winter, Wash
ington Rifle Club. 2,765: Alvin Colburn.
Home Club, 2,734; H. Keneipp, Home
Club. 2,651; j. :. Petrie, Home Club,
2,6iS; ]. b. Cooley, Central High School,
2,641
George f. Cook will receive from
the association a gold medal. W. r.
STOKES a silver 1fleudl anu w \.
rison a bronze medal in honor of their
positions in this match.
Interclub team championship-This
is decided by the aggregate of the six
high scores made in the individual
championship match. Winning team
Central High School, scores: w. r.
Stokes 2S31; w. C. Harrison. 2,199; r.
NJ Morris, 2,192: Sam Houston. 2.7S9;
J. b. Cooley, 2.641; F. j. Harbough,
2,613.
A trophy, emblematic of this victory,
will be awarded to the Central High
School team by the association.
In honor of his victory, George f.
Cook is awarded the title of Indoor
small-bore rife champion of the Dis
trict of Columbia" by the association.
In honor of it's victory. the Cen
tral High School team is awarded by
the association the title of champion
indoor small-bore rife team OF the
District of Columbia.
s Ferree. for his victory. receives
the title from the association of IN
door small-hore pistol champion of the
District of Columbia"
Slow-fire match-Three record tar
gets of twenty shots each. with high-
est possible score 300:
c. F. Chisholm. Eastern High School,
500: George E. Cook. Washington Rife
club. 600: r. C. Stokes, Central High
School. 500; w. r. Stokes, Central High
School. 500: r. T. ]. Barber. Washing
ton Rifle Club, 800: NJ f. Weaver.
Home Club. 300. H. Keneipp, Home
club. 299: r. NJ Morris. Central High
c,bonl w Harrison Central