Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-21
NTRIEs are open for the amt

fencing championships Tor
| IL women which will be held Fri
day and Saturday nights, April
| &c and 81, at o'clock, in the the gar
den of the Hotel Mayfiower for the
B.ount medals, presented by Maj. Wal
ter E. Blount. All girls and women In
this section are eligible for this tourna-
ment. which was won last season by
| Christine Ekengren of Holton Arms
| School,
In order to keep the competition
within reasonable bounds and because
of the limited time allowed for rum
ming off the matches, it has been de-
cided to limit the list of contestants In
the championship rounds to IL. In the
event of entries in excess Of this num-
Der, preliminary Examinations will be ar
ranged for by Maj Blount, who may be
reached at the University Club.
Contestants will be restricted, OF
course. to amateurs and to those using
the French method. The matches will
be Judged by fencers who have repre-
sented the United States on Olympic
teams for the most part, and will be
governed by the rules of the Amateur
Fencers' League of America. Among the
judges who have been asked to officiate
are Col Hjalmar Erickson, U. S. A;
Lieut.. George Calnan, U. Is. N; Col. F.
w. Honeycutt, U. S. A; Lieut.. Comdr.
Leonard Doughty, u. S. N: Maj. Rob-
ert Sears, U. S. A., and Maj. John
Hinemon, U. S. A.
Entrants must send their names to
Maj Blount, addressed to the Univer-
sity Club. not later than April 10.
A limited gallery will be arranged for
viewing the contests and cards of ad-
mission for spectators may be obtained
IL ,~I% Ea 0+ I1n rIt
George Washington University coed
markswomen maintained their title as
intercollegiate indoor range champions.
winning the 1929 N. r. A. event by a
margin of 80 points over the University
of Maryland goods to register their
third successive triumph. The Colonials
totaled 1874. Maryland's total was
2,944. Carnegie Tech. in third place.
turned in a score of 1921.
The winners score is two points bet
ter than it was last year. but not up
to the record made in 1927. when G. W.
fired 1891 for the highest total which
ever has been registered in an inter-
collegiate championship.
The high five scores in each of the
three stages counted for record, but
only those girls registering the high
five totals will be eligible for the N. r.
A. medals to be awarded members of
the winning and runner-up teams.
Silver medals go to the following high
scorers of the championship squad:
Marjorie Leighey, 295; Naomi Crumley,
293; Helen Prentiss, 294; Helen Taylor,
captain, 290, and Roberta Wright, 285.
Bronze medals will be awarded these
five Maryland shooters: Margaret
Mitchell, 295; Felicia jenkins, 286; c.
Cause, 235; Elizabeth CARRIER, 284, and
Hazel Kreider, 284.
Consistently high scores have marked
the inter-team matches on G. WIS
schedule this season. In a Geographic
affair with Penn State last week, the
goods dropped but two points for 498
total, and against the University of
Washington they fired ACT out Of the
500 possible. No girls team in the
country has ever maintained such a
steady record of high scoring as has the
Buff and Blue squad during the past
two years.
On Saturday, the University of Mary
land sharpshooters will visit G. w. Tor
the annual der-to-shoulder affair,
which in the past has been triangular
shoot. Drexel Institute, which COM
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Word has been received from the Penn
sylvania school that It expects to be
in the running again next year. however.
Following Saturdays match, the
Colonials will entertain their visitors at
a banquet to be given at the Tally-Ho
Tavern to which members of the faculty
and several prominent alumnae have
been invited, among them, Katherine
Schumacher, Ermyntrude Walden and
Mae Huntzberger. Walter Stokes also
will be among the honor guests as will
Miss Eugenia Davis, Miss Evelyn Jones
and representative of the N. r. A.
InterclasS matches are scheduled 10
begin next week at G. W., with three
teams Observation-Disclosures, Sophomore
and a Junior Senior combination.
Scoring in the Penn State match:
(Results from Penn State have not yet
been received, but it is thought that
they will not be higher than G. WIS
498, judging from past performance
M NAVY L.aT Teiehey ........'...'...' loo
Roberta Wright ...................... 90
India Belle Corea observation-disclosures. 80
Sophomore basketers Of Western High
School, seeking revenge for their defeat
at the hands of the Juniors in the inter-
class championships recently, gained 1t
yesterday in an exhibition match by
scoring a 1O-to-6 victory over their
rivals, who hold the school title.
Juniors were leading, 6 to 3. at the
half, but the Sophs forged ahead to
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