Evening star., 1917-01-14
WITH THE
RIFLE CLUBS

The name of the Army and Navy Union
Rifle Club was changed to the Washing
ton Rifle Club at the annual meeting OF
the club held last Saturday The change
was made because only few members
of the rifle club were members Of the
Army and Navy Union. The club was
organized among members OF the union.
but within the past year or two has
grown to such an extent. according to NJ.
A Winter, the president. that not over
bership in the union. Mr.. Winter be-
lieves that the Army and Navy Union will
continue to have a rifle club
The officers of the Washington Rifle
vice president, A. G. Fortier; secretary,
Alpheus Winter: treasurer, c. F. Hmm
Ter, and executive officer. James w. Bel
linger. The club has a membership of
about 1900. Headquarters are in the
Winter building, 1898 U street northwest.
The annual national indoor rifle cham
pionshfp matches will begin tomorrow
Indications are that Washington will
have number Of entries that will bring
at least large share of the trophies
here. The matches are open to teams
from high schools. colleges and universi-
ties, civilian clubs and military schools
The leaders for the past week in the
service rifle matches of the District of
Columbia Rifle Association champion
ship matches on the Eastern Market
range are:
100; r. T. J. Barber Army and Navy
Union, 100; J. r. Robertson. Army and
Navy Union, 9S: V. Cobb, Army and
Navy Union. s6. and T. E. Parnin. Home
Club "a. Rapid fire-M. E. Weaver, 100;
C. F. Chisholm. Eastern High School,
100; R. T. J. Barber ss. and V. Cobb. So.
Alternate fire-R. T. J. Barber. "a, and
w. c. Harrison, Central High School. 9S.
The leaders in the small-bore matches
on the Poll Theater range are:
partment. 1913: Alvin CoIburn, Home
Club. 1s1; J. B. Cooley, Central High
School. 191: E. D. Wilson, Army and
Navy Union. 100, and 8. H. Weeder.
Home Club. 1873. Mid-position firing
Alvin colburn. 1877. and Alpheus Winter.
Army and Navy Union. III. Standing,
off hand-L. Minnich. Army and Navy
Union. 176; Alvin Colburn. 10, and AL
pheus Winter, 154- Pistol Matches
C. Bum, Army and Navy Union. IFS:
r. Alderman. 172: A. L. Gibson, Army
and Navy Union. 1874. and r. N. Miller.
Big Four, 159.
Those leading with the highest scores
to date in the service rife matches are:
H.
High School. 100; NJ. E. Weaver. 100;
r. w Reynolds, Forest Service. 100: r.
c. Stokes Central High School. 100; X.
NJ. Morris. Central High School, 100.
and C. F. Chisholm, 100. Rapid fire.
w. R. Stokes, 100; w. c. Harrison. 100:
c. F. Chisholm. 100. and NJ. =. Weaver.
100. Alternate fre-W. r. Stokes, 100.
and r. NJ. Morris 100
The leaders to date in the small bore
matches on the Poll Theater range are:
yx ican
Stokes. mid-position. 1874: W. r. Stokes,
standing, 1872, and J. c. Bum. pistol,
IT'S
Randall T. Elliott has been made
captain of the team Western High
School of this city has entered in the
national indoor matches, to begin to-
morrow Other members of the team
are Prescott Willis. George Hastings.
Atheton Hastings. David Caldwell,
James Gongwer, Robert Peet and Per-
cival Padgett.
A system of gas heating has been in
stalled in the Eastern Market range.
Those who fear siege of grip as a
ing the present cold weather may now
rest assured that they will not be in
danger on the market range. Corps.
Randle and Mcguire have succeeded in
plugging the sources from which
draughts come, in addition to INSTALL
ing the heating system.
J. w Bachman of Troop As of the Boy
Scouts made a remarkable showing on
the Eastern Market range last week. maxi
ing a score of 9S on his third attempt
with service rifle. His first score was
ga and his second was 81.
Company d of the Army and Navy
Union Rifle Club has opened an informa-
tion bureau and recruiting station at
Boyd's drug store. I'd and Massachusetts
avenue northwest.
The highest pistol scores on the Poll
Theater range for the week. not including
championship match records. are: ]. c.
Bunn Army and Navy Union. 176; r.
Alderman Army and Navy Union. 172
A. L. Gibson. Army and Navy Union.
164; r. N. Miller. Big -Four, 16G. and G.
L. Bidwell. 143.
High rifle scores on the Poll Theater
range for the week are: Standing. Z.
Stansfield. Central High School. 81; J.
r. Holt. Military Service Legion, "a; w.
r. Stokes. Central High School, 1872 out
90; p. T. Williams. Central High School,
80; Monte Lohrer. Press Club, So: H. E.
Goodgan. District Of Columbia Rifle Club.
30: E. W. Derning. Army and Navy Union.
173 out of 200: w. E. Davis. District of
Columbia Rifle Club. s5: f. ]. Schlink.
District of Columbia Rife Club, 144 out
of 200. and n. S. Cooper. 81. Prone-W.
c. Harrison, Central High School, 9s; j.
B. Cooley, Central High School, 9S; II.
V. Reynolds. Home Club, 9s: j. Z.
Stansfeld. Central High School, Sc:
Charles E. Groome. Army and Navy
Union, 80: A. Ludwig, District of Column
bia Rife Club. s5: r. Alderman, Army
and Navy Union. 1877 out of 2OO;' NJ. Fl.
Willcher, Mckinley Manual Training
High School. 1855 out of 200; ]. H. Davis,
District of Columbia Rife Club, 81; F..
N. Stone, Home Club. 167 out of 200, and
E. E. Phillips. Monotype, S3.
Corp. w. NJ. Randle, in charge of the
Eastern Market range. is in favor of