U. of M. Coeds Defeat Men in Rifle MatchCo-eds of the University of Maryland Proved themselves better marksmen than the male students at the institution in a rifle match Tuesday at College Park, according to a "post-mortem" examination of the score today.
The score showed the men had made a desperate effort to avoid defeat, registering 497 marks out of a possible 500. But the female of the species proved "more deadly than the male" with the rifle - at least the girls came off with a score of 499.
The campus yesterday was a dismal place so far as men were concerned. Vainly they tried to show resignation, or smile or treat the whole affair as an accident. It was hard to realize and acknowledge that girls had beaten them.
However, the vanquished team had forgotten that its triumphant adversaries had a reputation for marksmanship to preserve in the contest Tuesday. The reputation was won when the girls gained third place in the nation-wide intercollegiate competition last year, although it was only their second year of shooting at targets.
The five girls who made the best scores were Miss Thelma Winkjer, of Washington, captain of the team, who scored 100; Miss Helen Beyerle, of Baltimore, a former pupil at Western High school, 100; Miss Rebecca Willis, of Washington, 100; Miss Julie Louise Behring, of Washington, 100; and Miss Mary Harbaugh, of Washington, 99.
Washington Post, Feb 12, 1925
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Girl's Sports Making Big Strides at Maryland University
The rifle team has established an enviable record at which both the girls' and men's teams in all schools will shoot for some time before equalling. Every match shot this year has been won by the College Park girls, including a shoulder to shoulder affair with the boy's team, and there is every reason to believe that they will finish the schedule without defeat.
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The team has defeated the University of Washington and West Virginia, Agricultural College of Utah, University of Chicago and Drexel Institute in telegraphic matches. Those still to be shot are Syracuse university, universities of Arizona, Vermont, Illinois, Delaware, and Michigan Agricultural college.
The high scorers are the Misses Rebecca Willis, Anna Dorsey and Helen Beyerle. Team members are the Misses Thelma Winkjer, captain; Mary Harbaugh, manager; Betty Amos, Grace Coe, Anna Dorsey, Alma Essex, Julia Louise Behring, Mary Jane McCurdy, Rebecca Willis, Elizabeth Flennor and Helen Beyerle.
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Washington Post, March 29, 1925
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