Rifle Club
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References in the The Flat Hat, William & Mary News, and Alumni Gazette:
- Rifle Club is organized FH, 11/2/1915, 3.
- Students organize rifle organization FH, 5/12/1922, 2.
- Government to aid Rifle Club at College FH, 12/15/1922, 5.
- Rifle Club receives challenge from Yale after application is approved FH, 2/9/1923, 3.
- Rifle Club founded FH, 2/13/1925, 1.
- Rifle Club receives Intercollegiate Rifle Association bid FH, 2/27/1925, 2.
- W&M first non-military college to have a rifle club FH, 3/27/1925, 4.
- Needs spirit FH, 4/3/1925, 2.
- Women's rifle club organized FH, 4/24/1925, 5.
- Girls' Rifle Club reorganized; elects officers FH, 10/30/1925, 3.
- Rifle team receives indoor range and prepares ambitious schedule FH, 11/6/1925, 1, 5.
- Club accepted into National Rifle Association FH, 11/24/1925, 12.
- First rifle match set FH, 1/15/1926, 1.
- Engages in first meets FH, 2/26/1926, 10.
- Rifle club to be organized FH, 10/17/1930, 10.
- Women elect officers FH, 11/5/1935, 2.
- Men elect officers FH, 11/19/1935, 2.
- Auditions open FH, 9/18/1956, 5.
- Rifle tryouts FH, 9/25/1956, 7.
- Team shoots in Varsity contest FH, 12/4/1956, 11.
- Women form Rifle squad, win first match FH, 4/22/1958, 9.
- Club begins FH, 10/21/1958, 7.
- Varsity rifle team awaits big matches with Deacons, W&L FH, 11/18/1958, 9.
- Indians rate high in match with Westminster FH, 11/25/1958, 8.
- Rifle squad makes fine showing FH, 12/9/1958, 7.
- ROTC team completes season FH, 3/10/1959, 9.
- Riflemen win two matches to continue streak FH, 2/17/1959, 7.
- Bartlett paces win in Riflemen debut FH, 12/8/1959, 9.
- Harrison paces W&M rifle team to win over Richmond FH, 12/15/1959, 8.
- Rifle team suffers first match loss FH, 2/16/1960, 9.
- Riflemen turn back colonials FH, 2/23/1960, 7.
- Markmen fire in league match; Virginia inflicts loss in season final FH, 3/2/2960, 8.
- WVU caps title in SC rifle meet FH, 3/8/1960, 8.
- Marksmen post top dual record in team history FH, 3/15/1960, 7.
- Rifle team loses postal Match FH, 10/28/1960, 9.
- Riflemen lose Ohio Postal affair FH, 11/4/1960, 7.
- Cadet riflement defeat Penn staters FH, 11/25/1960, 11.
- ROTC Team remains unbeaten FH, 12/2/1960, 10.
- ROTC Riflemen fire third win; varsity outfit week FH, 12/9/1960, 9 (picture).
- Patrick predicts rating for W&M in tournament FH, 12/16/1960, 9.
- Jester leads Frosh in pair of defeats FH, 1/13/1961, 8.
- Undefeated ROTC maintains streak FH, 1/13/1961, 9.
- Team wins five straight FH, 2/17/1961, 7.
- Riflemen compete in SC tournament FH, 3/3/1961, 7.
- Standing Fire kills Tribe chances FH, 3/10/1961, 9.
- Rifle contingent FH, 3/17/1961, 10.
- Mosier leads frosh in Drexel triumphy FH, 3/24/1961, 8.
- Freshman team drops finale FH, 4/14/1961, 8.
- Rifle tryouts FH, 5/5/1961, 8.
- Riflers drop third to Spidres FH, 5/12/1961, 7.
- Three squads begin tryouts FH, 9/22/1961, 10.
- ROTC initiates season FH, 10/13/1961, 9.
- Riflemen take seventh win FH, 12/8/1961, 8.
- Improved prospects for ROTC Riflemen FH, 9/21/1962, 9.
- Bucknell team defeats Indians FH, 11/2/1962, 9.
- Riflemen FH, 12/7/1962, 9.
- Riflemen win FH, 12/14/1962, 7.
- Chambers leads Tribe shooters FH, 1/11/1963, 9.
- Frosh gunmen claim victory FH, 2/15/1963, 8.
- Frosh shooters capture state's highest position FH, 3/1/1963, 8.
- Rifle Team takes fifth in SC meet FH, 2/22/1963, 7.
- Prospects for season CO, 10/6/70, 8.
- Improvements made in team; schedule for season CO, 10/22/71, 2.
- Prepares assault on SC title FH, 10/22/71, 11.
- Opens season with victory over Richmond, loss to Wake Forest FH, 12/10/71, 4.
- Travels to Citadel to meet Bulldogs FH, 2/18/72, 6.
- Team to host VMI in key match, having lost to Citadel FH, 2/25/72, 7.
- Loses to VMI, Penn. State FH, 3/3/72, 7.
- Team to face Hampton and ODU FH, 3/10/72, 5.
- Team defeats Hampton in upset final FH, 4/7/72, 7.
- Beats two SC opponents FH, 12/13/74, 18.
- Look at future & present problems FH, 1/31/75, 17.
- Recent meets FH, 2/21/75, 21.
- Lose to Navy FH, 3/7/75, 22.
- Win last meet FH, 3/14/75, 23.
- Place 6th in SC FH, 4/4/75, 22.
- Lose first match FH, 11/7/75, 13.
- Record goes to 1-1 FH, 11/14/75, 13.
- Team places second in 4 team meet FH, 2/6/76, 19.
- Beats Goergetown Univ. FH, 2/13/76, 16.
- Description of activities and SC tournament FH, 3/2/76, 9.
- Opens season FH, 11/23/76, 5.
- Lose to Canisius College FH, 12/3/76, 15.
- Lose to Navy FH, 2/11/77, 21.
- Master Sergeant Lowell Storer to coach FH, 9/8/78, 22.
- Defeats ODU FH, 11-10-78, 15.
- Outshoor Spiders FH, 1-26-79, 15.
- Shot Down by Navy FH, 2-16-79, 19.
- Outguns HI, FH, 2-23-79, 19.
- Riflemen place second, FH, 4-6-79, 15.
- Undefeated record, FH, 1/18/80, 14.
- Wins title, FH, 3/14/80, 17.
- Morrison aims toward Olympics, FH, 9/4/81, 21 (picture).
- Rifle team splits, FH, 11/20/81, 18.
- May be reduced from varsity to club status next year, FH, 2/12/1986, 1, 2.
- Sends two shooters to the Fall Postal Match FH, 2/21/1986, 16.
- Rifle Club shoots them 'turkeys' dead FH, 11/20/1992, 9, 10.
- Rifle Club's future dim FH, 4/9/1993, 4.
- Has first meet of season FH, 1/28/1994, 19.