Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-06
FINE SHOOTING
DONE BY BOYS
One Hundred High School Lads
/ Complete Annual Target
\ Tests

The boys of the Americus hgh
school all but completed this morn
ing on the Souther Field rifle range
their annual target practice. A squad
of 25 got out of bed at 5 O'Clock
and went to the rifle range, while
bother squads had been shooting on
Monday, tuesday, Wednesday and
Friday afternoon. Fifteen boys are
yet to take the work, having been
prevented thus far by various causes.
The shooting was done-with the U.
S. magazine carhine, model 1896,
and cartridges 80 caliber, steel jack
cts, model 1898. The regular round
target, at 100 yards, was used, the
boys lying prone. Three practice
shots were allowed, followed by five
for. record. The bulls nsseAzeaRDteds
5, the second circle a, the third 3,
the fourth and the outside 0. The
highest possible score, thus, was 25.
Although many of the lads had never
fired rifle. before, it is remarkable
that every one of them hit the tarket
at least once, and many rang up
bulls eyes, William Dykes getting
three. He and Edward Endrews led
the 100 boys with scores of 22 each.
Previously to beginning the shoot
ltng Jack Hoist, manual training in
structor at the high school and for
tmerly an infantry lieutenant in the
army, gave ten minutes of prelimi-
nary instructions on shooting.
The high school has enrolled 1873
boys this year and now has 115 in
school, the second year number has
remained above 100. According to
Principal C. NJ hale, who had charge
of the target tests, such activities as
this have proved highly instrumental
in keeping the interest of the boys
in high school work.
Following the individual scores of
the 100 who have taken the target
test:
Score of 22.-Edward Andrews,
William Dykes.
Score of 21-John E. Kiker, Altor
Poole, James Mcdaniel
Score of 20.-Russell Thomas, Ed
win Bell, Olin Dixon, Thomas Law,
Albert Harris.
Score of William Mathis,
Murph Mcdonald, Hewin Hammond,
Melvin Tyef John West Sheffield,
Gilbert PurVis, Samuel Lott, Ernest
Davis.
Score of 18.-Guy Allison, George
Ellis, Cecil Barton, Douglas Stewart,
Benjamin McMath, James Collins.
Score of 17.-Skillman Young,
Edwin Player, Walter Reeves, Theo
Barton, Willard Turpin, Robert Seig.
Score of 16.-Joel Hightower,
Glen McAllister, Robert Hooks. j..
K. Hamrick, Frank Wright, Fred
Statham, Allen McNcilI, Ceth Belch-
er, Lon c. A. Gammage, Stovall
Hightower.
Score of 15.-Otha Weed, Robert
Culpepper, Kenneth Kimsey, Robert
Bell, G. w. Harris, Jasper Parker.
- --'-N''iA '1CNSio, ID. w Rouse, j. i.
Atkins, Joe Poole, Luther Ivey, Jas.
Crew, Cecil Howard, Anthony Perry,
Orine Guerry, Barlow Council.
Score of 14.-Edwin Macarthur.
Ray Ansley, Brady Hare, Benjamin
Davis, Hawkins Dykes, Carl Humber.
Shelton Hutchings, John Holt. Will
| liam Baugh.
Score of 13.-Edwin Gammaee.
Score of 12.-RcsAell Clark. Olin
Mcdaniel, Leroy Swain, Sam Conner,
Score of 11.-George Oliver. Hen
ry Everett, Kenson Findley, ANTHONY
Council, Tom Gatewood.
Score Of 10.-Robert Bachal,an,
charlie Everett, Walter Mask, Roy
Adams, Walter Stapleton. Lionel
Stukes. yl
Score of 9.-Charles Sullivan. Hal
Harris, Eugene Langford, Allen Hill,
FAIRY Barton, john Edgar Sheppard
Score of 8.-Dudley Witt. Tbeodt