Evening star., 1917-03-04
WITH THE
RIFLE CLUBS


scores shots on the small bore range at
Polls Theater. established the record OF
the season Saturday night. February "a,
on the Eastern market range, shooting
eighty straight bulls at the range distance,
$50 feet. twenty straight in rapid fire and
sixty straight in alternate, the two most
difficult parts Of the course. These scores,
while fine shooting and not likely to be
surpassed this year indoors, are not ss
good as Mr. Cooks 199 score made q week
ago on the small bore range at Polls
Theater. The service rife range 10 nifty
yards long. but has a five-inch bull. while
the small bore range, although bur
twenty-five yards in length, has cnly 4
half-inch bull
Cook is one OF the two men In the
major rifle shooting prizes in one year.
The Wimbledon cup, the winning Of which
is one OF the highest honors which
can fall to a rideman. was won by
Mr.. Cook in 1906 at Seasirt. The course
consists OF twenty shots at 1000 yards
The same year he won the Leech cup,
another one OF the major rifle prizes n,
the composition held at Seagirf This
cup Is shot for at 500. 900 and 1000 yards
seven shots being fred at each ranse'
Sergt. ]. J.. Andrews, one OF the men In
charge OF the small bore range here, is
the present holder OF the Wimbledon cup
The District Of Columbia Rife As
sociation indoor matches closed We'd
nesday. Three men are tied with per-
feet scores shot on the service rife
range. as follows: W. r. Stokes OF
Central High School. c. F. Chisholm Of
Eastern High School and G. z. Cook
of the Washington Rifle Club, all hav-
nrff nf
All positions. Last weeks scores are
as follows: Slow fire, II. L. Colvin. Cen.
trail High School. 100; n. b. Landers,
Home Club Rifle Club. 80; S. Robb.
Home Club Rife Club. ss; w. Leary,
Washington Rife Club. 81. Rapid FIRE.
9. Z. Cook, Washington Rife Club.
100: K. {. stokes, Central High School,
ss; NJ. Z. Weaver, Home Club Rife Club.
sS: X. T. j.. Barber, Washington Rifle
club, 81; NJ. B. Landers. Home Club
Rife Club, 81. Alternate fire, G. f,
Cook. Washington Rife Club. 100; NJ
f. Weaver, Home Club Rife Club, es:
r. G. Stokes. Central High School, IS;
H. keneipp, Home Club Rife Club, 81:
" A. osterman, Washington Rife Club.
Besides the three men above mem
toned, the following high individual
scores We're shot during the duration
OF the match: Slow IRE. r. V. Reynolds.
Forest Service Rife Club: r. C. Stokes.
Central Hish School: R. NJ. Morris, Cen
trail High School; A. colburn. Home
Club Rifle .Gtuh.sw. e. Meng.rt. East
ern High School: w. Leary. Washing
ton Rife Club: s H. Weeder. Home
eiab: q. L. Colvin, Central High
School; ~. F.. Weaver. Home Club Rife
Club: ". {. Harrison, Central High
School. and r. 4. J. Barber. Washing
ton Rife Club, all shot perfect scores.
NJ. f. Weaver and ". .. Harrison have
scores Of 100 in the rapid-fire position
as have Weaver and II. r. J. Barber
in alternate fire.
The Washington Rife Club team,
which is rated as A class + organiza-
ton in the intercity> shoot. is far ahead
of its class. being tied for first place
according 10 the results Of the fourth
weeks shooting, made known Thurs
day. The team. which has an aggrc-
gate score Of ss3, is composed of the
following members of the Washington
Rife Club. with the s1bres they shot:
-. N. 'Schriver. 200: Il. V. Reynolds.
2oo: j. J. Andrews. 19S: j. II. Robertson.
1873. and Il. Alderman, 49,. Another
WaShingt tol l.ifie club team is in fifth
place in the national indoor interclub
competition. which the Peters Rife
and Revolver Club leads with a score
of 1910. The Bureau of Engraving and
Printing team has a score of 3.s0s.
the Washington Marine Draughtsman
team OF the bureau Of Chemistry Rife
Club has 5,54L. In tho interhiel
school shoot Central High School is in
second place with 1856, Mckinley
place with $500 and Western High
School is tenth with s,0s3.
Sam Houston OF Central High school,
who has been I'll for some time. shot
his first target in a month on the small
He turned I'm prone score of 1879 in the
District of Columbia Rifle Association
indoor matches, leading in this posi-
ton. The scores follow: Sam Houston.
Central High School. 1879: G. E Cook.
Washington Rife Club. 1877: w. c. Har-
rteon. Central High School. 1876; w. J..
Strokes, Central High School. 1876; A.
Winter: Washington Rife Club. 1876.
Midpo sition; q. Z. Cook. Washington
Stokes. 1s4; r.. NJ Norris. 1913: 4. VIM
ter. Washington Rife Club, 1913. stand
ing off-hand: G. T.. Cook. Washington
Rife Club. 1855; W. X. Stokes. Central
High School. 1855; Il. NJ Morris, Central
High School. 1S1: Sam Houston. Central
High School. 179; w. c. Harrison. Gem
raj High School. 176. Pistol: S. Ferrea,
Military Service Legion Rife Club. 1a1;
r. \. Miller. Big -Four Rife Club. 17s,
J. &. Bum. Washington Rifle Club, ia:
Mcclellan, Department Of Labor
Rife club. l59.
Two Washington high schools figure
n the averages for the fourth weeks
hooting in the interclub matches of
he National Rifle Association being
hot by over 100 civilian rifle clubs
throughout the country. Iowa City,
owa. high school leads in the school
with 3,T3s, Central High
school of Washington being second
With 1856. and Mckinley Manual
High School of Washington
eing third with $3.50.
The Kings Mills team of Kings Mills,
)hio. maintained it's lead in the grand
otal. it's aggregate score being 1910.
bridgeport. Conn, is second with 3,953,
nd Marion, Ohio. third. with 1851.
Michigan Agricultural College leads
a the Intercollegiate competition with
n aggregate score of 1881. Notre
lame University. Notre Dame, Ind. is
econd. with 3.69I. and Norwich Unit
ersIy. Northfield. VT. third, with
.651. In the military schools compe-
ition, the New York Military Acad-
my. Cornwall-on- Hudson. leads with
1852: Tennessee Military Institute,
Tenn. is second. with
532. and st. Johns Military Academy,
Wis. third, with 3.506.