M.I.T. Edges Crimson In Riflery Competition

A strong M.I.T. rifle team overwhelmed the Harvard sharpshooters Friday night at M.I.T., 1422 to 1364. Although Harvard amassed its largest point total of this season, the Engineers' high team average proved too much for the Crimson.

John North led the Crimson rifilemen with 278 points, not enough to surpass M.I.T.'s leading individual score of 287. The Crimson team average of 273 was not too far behind North's total, but the Engineers' 284 average proved the deciding factor.

Friday's match was the first in the Greater Boston College Rifle League for the Crimson. Harvard has previously shot it out with Princeton, Yale, and Cornell, although not in official league competition. The team hopes for a slight improvement in future official matches, which would be enough to beat most of the other teams in the League.