Album 1954-'65. Newspaper clippings. MSU Varsity Rifle Team. MSU, ROTC Sharpshooters. , 1954-'55
Scope and Contents
* "MSU Riflemen Take Savages". MSU sharpshooters outscored intercollegiate champs, Eastern Washington College Savages in a rifle match, winning by 1895 to 1850. Foster shot 380 (3rd highest for MSU). * "Rifle Team Wins Match Against U of Illinois". The varsity rifle team scored another postal match win, 1930 to 1890. John Foster,was high point man for the varsity w/390. * "Varsity Rifle Team Drops Matches to MSC, Hamilton". MSU varsity lost a shoulder-to-shoulder match 1851 to 1848. * "Hamilton Shooters Win" Hamilton beat MSU Varsity 1401 to 1381. John Foster was high for Varsity with 288 and 92 offhand. * "Varsity Riflemen Defeat Victor With 1388 Score" MSU's varsity riflemen defeated a Victor team 1388 to 1383 and captured a B team svore of 1367, as John Foster shot an offhand score of 98 with iron sights. Foster had the team high score, 294. * "Army ROTC Rifle Team Wins Two, Loses One" Postal matches. The rifle team scored 1905 to Notre Dame's 1857 and Mich.State College's 1784. They lost to Univ.of Norwich,BT, 1908 to 1905. High point man for the Army team was John Foster, with a score of 393. * "Montana ROTC Wins" ROTC won against Univ.of Richmond in a 4-position match, 1921 to 1799, with Foster high point winner at 393. * "Matches Keep Rifle Teams At Practice" The AFROTC and the Army ROTC are working out daily at the ROTC rifle range. Army ROTC team members; of which Foster is one. The university varsity team is made up of students not enrolled in ROTC and the top men from the Army and Air Force teams. The AFROTC fires post matches with other Air Force university teams throughout the country and the Army team with other Army teams in the U.S. The varsity team fires with other teams in the Western Montana Smallbore League. * "Montana Varsity Defeats Victor". Montana Varsity defeated victor 1407 to 1393 in a 3-position match. Schessler fire 287 and 91 offhand, Foster also had 91 offhand but finished 3rd high team score w/283.
Dates
- 1954-'55
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Extent
From the Collection: 6 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
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