The Washington times., 1930-05-05
MISSOURI BOYS
HEARST RIFLE
WINNERS
By MAJOR JESS KRUGER

Competition among r. o. T. c.
cadets in high schools. universi-
ties. colleges ana military acad.
enlies throughout the United
States and possessions was made
today by Maj, Gen. Frank
Parker, commanding officer of
the Sixth Corps Area, who acted
as referee of the matches.
All targets were examined by
Col. A. V. P. Anderson, Of the
Chicago district, before the final
report was compiled and sub
mitted to Major General Parker.
Wins For Third Time
For the first time in the his
tory of the competition, the
North Dakota Agricultural Col
lege, Of Fargo, N. D., took cham
pionship ,honors among the Sc
nior units comprising universi.
ties and colleges. The team
which consisted Of Alvin Lee,
Edward Comm, Arthur Fl. John.
son, Morris Barks and Kenneth
Piper, made a score OF 932 out
of a possible 1000 points.
The individual champion Of the
senior units was Roger II. Taylor,
OF the University Of Missouri,
who turned in score Of 1877 out
o. a possible 200 points.
In the military academy divl'
sion, the Missouri Military Acad-
emy won for a third time over
all others Of this classification
with a score of $50 out Of q pos
sible 1000 points. The team
from the Missouri school consist
ed of James S. King, Fred L.
Morris, Chester c. Acher, Donald
A. Anderson and John c. Ayers.
Cadet Anderson also won the in
dividual championship with a
score Of 1876 points,
The Western Kentucky State
Teachers College won their sec
ond leg on the national cup by
finishing first in the junior unit
with a score of 947. The team per.
Sonnel consisted of George c.
Wells, Samuel P. Martin, Everett
L. Rowe, Walter r. Simons and
James K. Witt. The individual
championship was taken by Cadet
Wells with a score of 1877 points.
Invited by w. r. Hearst
A total of 472 teams, the larg.
est in history. participated in this
years matches. BY their victory
for the third consecutive time the
Missouri Military Academy re-
tanned permanent possession Of
the national trophy.
All members Of the champion
ship teams, together with their
coaches, as we'll as the individual
champion. Cadet Taylor. have
been invited to washington. by
Mr.. Hearst and will receive their
medals from the hands of Secre-
tary of War Patrick j. Hurley.
This presentation will take place
early in June and 1t is possible
that President Hoover will wit
ness it.
Sectional trophies and medals
were also distributed in the COM
petition. The winners follow:
MIDDLE WEST SECTION
SENIOR UNITS
1. North Dakota Agricultural College.
Fargo. N. D., first team. sSz
g. University Of Missouri. Columbia.
O. Ohio state University, Columbus,
Ohio. first team ........,''' 'Szu
MILITARY SCHOOLS
l. Missouri Military Academy Mex
leo. Mo-. third team SSc
3. st. Johns Military Academy. Della
g. Kemper Military Academy. Boon
willie. Mo. first team. .......' .'''SO(
JUNIOR UNITS
1. Hamilton High School, Hamilton
36rtS 8hiG, Isst.rn frit ns1m H1rb school Detroit.
NGrI" Micb .."H ....-..s 90;
.. Crane crane technical High school, chi
caEo, ILL.,, first team ....''''.''.Usl
WEST SECTION
SENIOR UNITS
1. University of Arizona. Tucson .,
Arls rric,,tnr., f,ra tsS anS M.chanic.I Col:
legs of Texas College Stations-
g. univsrsity I riry Of washington. seattle
Wash. first team ..........,..,.'slt
MILITARY SCHOOLS
1. New Mexico Military Institute,
Roswell. N. Mex, first team. S1j
Z. San Diego Armv and Navy Acad-
emy, Pacific Beach, Calf first
!Ss% NsW Mexico Military institute, '''
Roswell, N. Mex. second team. .S7t
JUNIOR UNITS
1, Pasadena Junior College. Pasa-
= Alameda ii High School. Alameda,
{, WsIls % Wsiia High school walia '''
walla, wash. first team .......s1'
EAST SECTION
SENIOR UNITS
4. Lehigh University. Bethlehem. Pa.
.. Lshirh Univsrsity. Bstbiehsm. Pa,
9. Carnegie Institute Of Technology, "
PittSburE. Pa, first team .......sO'
.. MILITARY SCHOOLS
.. The Manlius School, ManiluS
.. New M T. % YORK. % Military Academy. -
cornwsil-on- Hudson, n. z. first
T. NsW sS York Military Academy,
Hudson. n. r. second
team NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. .Ae'
JUNIOR UNITS
Z. Gloucester High School, Gloucester.
:. sssTor High School, Bangor, Me-.
rlrSL team ..s......s...ss. Sol
.. New Bedford High School New
Bedford. Mass. first team .slI
SOUTH SECTION
SENIOR UNITS
4. University of Kentucky. Lexington.
KY, first team ..,......,........s2 s2t
3. MisaissippkA, Agriculture and Me-
chanical College. A. "a NJ College.
Miss, varsity team ............SS .SSI
5. University OF Arkansas, Fayettes-
VILE, Ark. ,................... .SSl
MILITARY SCHOOLS