Harvard Rifle Club Bows to M.I.T. in Meet Last Night

Bowing to a slightly superior team of M.I.T. marksmen, the Harvard Rifle Club went down to a 1341-1257 defeat last night in the Tech Rifle Range. The encounter consisted of a three-position match in which the ten men on each team hit and missed the target from prone, kneeling, and standing positions.

The score of the meet was calculated from the number of hits made by the five highest men on each team. Star performer for the Crimson marksmen was Parkman D. Howe, Jr. '37, who chalked up a total of 267 points. The second in line was Philip A. Straus '37, with a score of 252 points, followed closely by George A. Matteson, Jr. '36, who won 250 points. Fourth and fifth places were taken respectively by Malcolm S. Watts '37 and Spencer D. Howe '37, the first with a score of 246, the second with 242.