Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-08

May Award VARSITY.
Letter to Rifle Team
University of Maine

f.. OrOnO, rep. S.-Af AdVoIaoAS az
tion is taken by the student body
within a few days. the five high
scoring members Of this years var
sity rifle team will be rewarded for
their efforts by permission to wear
the M" which is usually given only
to athletes and managers OF varsity
teams. The question Will come up
for student vote in chapel next
week.
This years rifle team. coached py
Warrant Officer John Kidney OF the
Reserve Officers Training Corps
INIT. is making an enviable record
for itself. The squad emerged as
winner from a quadrangular meet
with Columbia, New York Unlver-
sitv and the City College OF New
York on Jan. &. by a large score and
in the first match of the season on
Dec. ., tied with Rutgers. IN the
next match, with Virginia Polytech-
mic Institute on the same day, the
team lost by three points:
Since the quadrangular meet
Maine has defeated Vermont I'M
yersity and lost by small margins 10
NJ. l. T. and Princeton. future
matches are scheduled as 1oiioWs:
Bowdoin, Feb. II: New Hampshire
state, Feb. "a; Ohio state, March D.
and dartmouth. March -.
The Reserve officers Training
corns squad. in which most OF the
varsity riflemen are enrolled, mas
matches scheduled as follows: Nor
wich. Feb. "a; Connecticut Agricul-
fural College, March 10: NJ. !. T.,
March 3; New Hampshire state,
March il: Rhode Island State,
March "a. =.
The procedure in rifle matches IS
different from that in any other
branch of sport in that members OF
the competing teams do not see
their opponents. Targets are ex-
changed before and after the match
and Immediately after the shooting,
results are telegraphed to the OPP
posing team.
Ten men shoot in a match. each
one firing twelve times. twice Tor
sighting and ten times with lnteht
to score. Only the records OF the
five high men are counted IN the
final score of a team.
The rifle team is self supporting.
all expenses being paid by the Rlhe
club. of which Guy T.. Griffin of Old
Town, Is president. The rifles used
are Of an army issue. Winchester
single shot % calibre muskets. The
shooting is done at the indoor range
maintained by the r. 0. Il. c.
The members of the rifle team are
the following: Guy E. Griffin OF
Old Town. PRESIDENT: f. c. Cutting
of Warren, vice-president; Hills w.
Holt of Hampden. secretary and
treasurer; Vernon II. Somers Of
Bangor. executive officer; Robert N.
80 IH11t-nnd NJ nS.
borne of Fairfield; Clayton p. Os-
good Of Fryeburg: Frank p. Morri-
son of Bangor; Y. Heisted Of
Norway: o. r. Snow of Northeast
Carry: T.. G Currier of Warren, N.
H.; B. f. Plummer of Weld: Irwin
Kelley of Orono: Philip Hathorne of
Woolwich: Neal w. Phillips of Port
land: C. W. Wilson Of Waterville.
and Leslie McGary of Bangor.
The Girls Rifle Club. of which
Miss Harriet Weatherbee of Lincoln.
is president. is also active this year.
They have won one match, tied one
and lost another. Future matches
are scheduled for Feb. Is with the
Maryland State College, and Feb. u
with the University of Kentucky.
Challenges have been sent to Is
different institutions. and it was
found that girls rife teams existed
in only five of these. These are the
three named and the University of
Idaho and Vermont University. The
former team was defeated on Dec.
& by the local girls and the latter
defeated the Maine team on Nov. 26
A match with the University of In
diana team on Dec. Is resulted in a
tie.
Members of the club are: Harriet
Weatherbee of Lincoln, president
Madeline Bracket, of Milo, vice
president: Constance Turner OF
Gardiner. secretary: Mrs. Anna ASH
q ley of Orono. treasurer: Edith Bee
kett of Calais. executive officer;
Helena Bissonette of Richmond
manager; Helen Hammond of Gard
liner: Frances Perkins of Machias;
Mable Hall of Caribou; Mary Harris
OF LAGRANGE: Cora Claire of st
Francis: Eva Pride of Woodfords
Helen Shorey of Dover-Foxcroft
Dolores Mutty of Old Town: Teresa
Jackson of Waterville; Ethylyn Per.
cival of Bangor; Ruth Crockett Of
Woodfords: Anna Sargent of Drew
Edith A. Andrews of Canton, anC
Ethel Andrews of saltwater.