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With W. M. Wing '31 acting captain of the University rifle team, scoring a 96 out of a possible 100, the sharpshooters yesterday afternoon defeated the Trinity College marksmen on the range at Arlington. The score of the match was 453 for Harvard and 414 for Trinity...
...during the evening. Before the Engineers could recover, the second forward line, just inserted into the fray, worked the puck down the rink, and W. D. Wetmore '30 took a pass from G. C. Holbrook '30 to skid the puck into the net again. For five minutes the Harvard marksmen lost the range, but as the timer's watch showed nine minutes and 27 seconds gone, Captain J. P. Chase '28 dashed away from the field to tally, and 16 seconds later the Crimson leader poked in another score from a mixup in front of the cage...
Gardeners who have attempted to down elusive butterflies with a hose opined that even with the new gun anti-aircraft marksmen will scarcely have it all their own way; shook their heads doubtfully even when informed that the tracer bullets will be visible to a height of 7,500 ft. at night...
Objections registered by Freshmen to the aroma of the power and to the noise of the rifles late at night, objections registered by the janitor to the numerous electric light bulbs and window panes shattered by erring marksmen, and the urgent need of that part of the building for a linen storeroom, are among the reasons for the election of the rifle team, although the official notification received by Captain B. D. Leaney '26, embraces only the last named reason...
...could be ascertained, the tactics of the rebels is to avoid open attack on Spanish strongholds but to intercept communications, to rout Spanish convoys. Due to the fact that the Moors are excellent marksmen and that they are familiar with the country, their campaign plans were meeting with considerable success...