Evening star., 1927-05-01

@AIR sharpshD oters from Central
Western atad Eastern High
Schools wifi open the annual
series for the rife champion
ship this week. The lnltlal
match is slated sfor tomorrow after-
noon, Central ami Western teams
meeting on the fofmer's range
Eastern and Central VIII shoot IN
The second match- to be fired on the
Tyastern range Thursday. May 5.
Neither Business nor Tech was able
n enter teams this season, duo to lack
of range facilities. but Tech hopes 10
revive the sport and produce stronS
squads after the removal 70 the new
bnilding. which will be completed
within the next two years.
Western markSw omen nrlng Ia the
first match are: Dorothy White, cap
tain: India Belle Corea, manager
Helen Moore, Lillian Llnaqulst' e.l,,
e,ipia Sheffield and Betty Osgood. With
tba execution Of Miss Sheffield, this is
the same team WHIP ch competed II ailc
event last Spring.
Central will be represented oy
Roberta Wright. captain: Virginia
PIE. Marion WTIiett, Adeline Alex
snder. Charlotte sE1oit and Catherine
Austin. -.
Fastern's team has not been select
ed finally, but wig be chosen from the
following girls: Vetura jarrett, captain
Helen Seitz, mana ger; Lean Woods,
Virginia Turner, Alice Law, l9orothy
Thume and Helen. Terrell.
Conditions goves ming the matches
provide. for teams of six, the high
ave scores counting in each match,
one team only to be entered from a
school. The couuse is five sighting
shots and 10 reca I'd shots by each
shooter from the standing or on
hand position and the same nunnper
from the prone position.
All competitors must be eleglbie
nnder the rules Of. the Board of Edu-
cation regarding athletic eligibihty.
Rifles may be any Y canDer,
weighing not over u pounds. Sights
NAV not contain iglass, The targets
required are thet n. *. A. og,iooI
decimal for pronep and 25-yard heni-
ington for standilfHy warming siloLS
may be fired, but no auxlliary lat- :
Frefs NAV be used after the beginning
OF the match. 80
hours and twenty minutes IN willcn
10 complete its FIRING. All shots nred
after this time win be counted as
misses. Time may be counted out
~ any accident ocEurs TO equipment
provided the mattar is referred I'M
,oediatelv to the faculty director from
The opposing school, or to the match
official.
Anv girl regularly attending the
school may coach that team. Match
officials are TO be provided by the
n. r. A. All doubtful shots VIII be
referred to the official scorer OF the
Y. r. A.
for each team. these, to be drawn Tor
by the respective captains lnlnieal-
ately preceding the match.
Protests on violations Of conditions
during firing must be reported TO
match official at tinlp of discovery.
All OF the teams have been prac'
ticiDe intensively for the series. Class
and individual ma hes among TIE
members of the respective clubs have
been fired during thH past few weeks
In addition, the Eastern Club fired a
uractice match with Uehe George Wash
astoa University Freshmen squad
,aataway, results of which have not
Been announced, While the Western
svuaa has entered the individual
u, r. A. match open to all hiSh
,ghcol ri1ists WHICH is now II
q" gross
According to Mrs. tB' Karl Werthner
faculty adviser, scnae Is girls from
ste germ are trying .sor the individual
medals offered by tthe rife assocta
,i8n IN this series. all targets for
which must be in iay May %.
The schedule:
Ray . Central VS.. Western at Central
? central vs. East ern. nt Eastern: II
Eastern ys. Western. % Western; II, Contra
So Western. at We Herni 10. Central ys
Eastern. at Central IL, Eastern vs. Western
at Eastern.
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Washington At 'kIetic Club racketer'
will begin their ct practice tomorrow
afternoon at aclock on the Henry
Park Courts and, win meet this hour
every week until further notice.
All members sbf the club will neel
next Sunday, Mfly 5, at Sixteenth anc
Kennedy streets at l o'clock for {
bike and picnic supper Plans vii
30 completed then for = series o.
hikes to be helh one Sunday in eacl
month during She Spring and Sum
sneT. according 20 Betty Kronman
club manager.4
mneciaI activities were featured ol
eAe munlcipal Fairgrounds yesterday
sneFnlng as b. part of the May day
'cefe&rat4on. Athletic efficiency button
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