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HE R. O. T. C. rifle team, coached by Sergeant Thomas J. Lavin T and captained by "Tom" Eveland, can look back upon the 1935, 1936 season as a successful one. In the William Randolph Hearst Tophies competition with approximately thirty teams from all of the colleges in the Third Corps Area having R. O. T. C. units, the Western Maryland riflemen placed eighth. And in the Third Corps Area Inter- Collegiate Matches they were sixth. As a result the Green and Gold team was one of those which represented the Third Corps Area in the National Inter-Collegiate Matches. The Terror riflemen did even better in the Postal Rifle Matches. Competing against a large number of schools from all parts of the United States they won more than fifty per cent of their matches. The Western Marylanders lost a shoulder to shoulder match with the University of Maryland but easily defeated Johns Hopkins and Gettysburg in a three-way match that was fired at Johns Hopkins. The success of the team depended largely upon the capable coaching of Sergeant Lavin. the assistance of Major Maclaughlin, and the steady shooting of Eveland and P. Shipley. Captain Eveland was high scorer for the season, and Shipley was only seven points behind him for second place. As only three men will be lost to the squad by gradu- ation, there are prospects for an even better team next year. Frail/ Row----Manager Armacost. Captain Eveland. Corbin, Shipley, R_ Meyers. Luman Roar Ro",~Rausch, Hoke, Parker. Spang, Lavin. Coach Sergeant Lavin 105