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...Moore '93 has said that if the Freshman rifle team proves successful he will favor the awarding of rifle team numerals to its members. The marksmen have now begun practising on the 75-foot range, and every candidate for the Freshman or upperclass teams is required to shoot at least three targets each week...
...best feature. Sub-calibre rifles and short ranges cannot make anyone an expert, but they develop a true eye, a steady hand and a reliable trigger-squeeze. Shooting Boches requires more skill than can be acquired on Soldiers Field, yet beginners may learn the rudiments, and experienced marksmen may improve their aim. The student who practises with rifle or bayonet furthers his own military prospects, and, at the same time, obtains exercise and recreation...
...three years later they are given practice in marching and drilling, and some training in the manual of arms. Gun clubs are formed with regular army muskets and and cartridges supplied by the government, and the boys soon acquire the skill which has made the Swiss soldiers the best marksmen in the world...
...official scores of the match between the University rifle team and the University of Maine were made up on Saturday and resulted in a victory for Maine, 920 to 903. The individual scores of the University marksmen were as follows: Captain C. C. Patterson '16, 185; E. P. Warren '16, 181, H. C. Allen '16, 180; L. Clark '16, 180; R. P. Baldwin...
...camps of instruction for college students held during the summer, rifle shooting was one of the courses of military training laid down. At these camps 31 students qualified as experts, 114 as sharpshooters, and 219 as marksmen. The National Rifle Association of America presented a cup for an intercollegiate team competition and also a medal for the student making the highest score at each camp. The cup was won by Cornell University, whose four men scored...