HARVARD RIFLE TEAM LOSES
University of West Virginia Won Intercollegiate Championship by Score of 988 to 975.
May 06, 1913
In the match with the University of West Virginia, champion of the Western Rifle League, to decide the intercollegiate championship of the United States, the University rifle team was defeated by the score of 988 to 975.
By shooting 988 out of a possible 1000 the University of West Virginia takes the title of world's record holder from Harvard which and previously held the title with a score of 978. The University team scored as follows: F. W. Capper '15 198, E. P. Carver, Jr., '13, 198, S. L. French '15 193, W. C. Koch '13 193, and C. B. Long '13, 193.
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