The Washington times., 1929-05-22

WINS
HEARST RIFF
HONORS


The eagle eyes and steady hands
Of i've cadets at Stanton Military
Academy, Stanton. Va. captured
first place in the Southern Military
Academy division Of the Hearst
Rife Trophy Shoot. II was an.
nounced today.
Staunton's second rifle team was
awarded third prize In the same di.
Cadets OF Hargrave Military
Academy, Chatham, Va, were
awarded second and third places In
the Southern High School division OF
the matches.
The winning team from Staunton
was composed OF r. X. Smith, w. v.
Dawson. s. w. Richardson, G. z.
Reear and A. M. Rockwell. Bullets
from their rifles marked S56 points
out Of possible 900 on the targets
used in the competition.
The Staunton cadets were only
point ahead Of the rifle team from
Georgia Military Academy, second
prize winners, when the final scores
were compiled.
Drops TO Third
Only sixteen points separated
staunton's second rifle team from
first place but the margin was large
enough to drop IT into third place.
This team was composed Of D. w.
Wood, J. A. Noble, r. M. Scott,
70. w. Holloway, and r. A. Frost.
Western Kentucky State Teach.
err College sharpshooters won first
place in the Southern High School
division. Judges found Is more
points on their targets than on
the targets fired upon by the first
rifle team Of Hargrave Military
Academy. The HargraYe team. COM
nosed of @. B. Purcell. C. W.
Guerrent, C. b. Shelton. T. Maluf,
and A. b. Spaiding, scored SlA
points out of a possible 1000.
The second team Of Hargravs
Academy scored 900 points and cap.
tured third place. This team was
composed OF III. D. Goods, J. Spruce,
r. A. West, Roy Burke, and w. =.
Atkinson.
The national rifle championship
was awarded to the team OF the
University of Arkansas which scored
91S points out Of a possible 100.
Other Winners
Other notional prize winners were
the first team of Missouri Military
Academy, in the essentially military
schools divisions, and western Ken
lucky State Teachers College, IN the
junior units division.
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scores IN the matches were made
by r. II. Taylor, University OF MIS-.
souri,: Allan M. Gardner, Missouri
Military Academy and George 2.
Wells, Western Kentucky state
Teachers College.
The three teams awarded first
place in their sections win be pre-.
scented with national perpetual
trophies and the individual mem.
hers Of the teams win receive gold
wrist watches.
The trophies do not become the
permanent possession OF the scnooI
until its teams have won the cham.
pionship three times. Permanent
shields for the schools win b pre-
scented along with the trophies.
Staunton and Hargrave Acade'
miles win receive shields and each
member Of the prize winning teams
win receive q medal.
Started in 1921
In 1921 william Randolph Hearst
conceived the idea of sponsoring q
national rifle competition among
highh schools having r. o. 7. G.
units.
His plan was laid before the late
Secretary Of War. John W.. Weeks,
who Immediately recognized the
possibilities Of q contest OF this
sort.
Secretary Weeks called together
member of the general staff Of the
War Department. They prepared q
program of operation under which
the War Department agreed to in
clude the rifle trophy shoot in high
schools as part of their training
program, and not only gave their
personal support to this move but
ordered all commanding officers al
various corps throughout the coun'
try to see to It that every eligible
team in high schools participate.
Mr.. Hearst offered to meet all
expenses, such as targets, printing
and clerical work. in addition to
the handsome silver trophy and
gold medals for winning teams.
Forty.two teams competed in the
first match which was held in the
spring Of 1922. Seventy-one high
schools competed In the 1928
match. The 1929 matches at
tracted such widespread attention
that the scope Of the contest was
broadened and universities. Co!
lges and essentially military schools
were invited to compete in the 1924
matches. n
$50 Teams Entered
Three hundred ana eighty.nine
teams. more than nine times az
many as in the first year OF the
shoot, were entered in the seventh
year.
In the 1929 matches Mr.. Hearst
authorized additional rewards. IT
was decided that three individual
champions, one for each section, re.
ceive gold wrist watches instead Of
medals. Second and third places IN
the sections were given shields foi
the institution as well as medals fol
members of the teams.
The national perpetual trophy
went to each institution which won
the championship in their classifi
cations, and they received as well
permanent shields for the schools
and gold medals for each member
Of the team.
In other words, the perpetual
trophy Is to be presented to the ma.
tional championship team together
with q shield for permanent pos
session of the school and gold