1925. "Girls' rifle team, University of Maryland." National Photo. Posted on 06/30/2013 4:03:25 PM PDT by DogByte6RER
1925. "Girls' rifle team, University of Maryland." National Photo.
Washington, D.C., circa 1925. "Girls' rifle team of Drexel Institute." National Photo Company Collection glass negative.
(NOTE: Photos above are beleived to have been taken at George Washington University's Corcoran Hall rifle range in March 1925, the location of the competition)
(Excerpt) Read more at shorpy.com ...
U. of M. Coeds Defeat Men in Rifle Match
Co-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
I want no part of that gal in Leopard skin of the right!
More girls with guns on http://www.shorpy.com
But would you change your mind if she shot the leopard and made the coat herself?
No way MD would have that today. Not in my day there, either.
they look like men,,,,
“I would like to see every woman know how to handle [firearms] as naturally as they know how to handle babies.” - Annie Oakley
As a former member of the University of Akron rifle team, I can assure you these still exist! It’s an NCAA sport just like football, only much safer! Plus it’s truly coed. My scores were ranked right along with the males. A team consists of four people and can be all men, all women, or any combination of the two genders!
I want no part of that gal in Leopard skin of the right!
Me, either. I bet she killed that Leopard, skinned it and made it into the coat all by herself.
The second one from the left could be her sister.
Me, either. I bet she killed that Leopard, skinned it and made it into the coat all by herself.
With her teeth.
LOL! I wonder if she ever married.
They look like they belong to a “Man Hater” club.
She killed only the National Socialist Party members?
That’s the other ringer.
“I want no part of that gal in Leopard skin of the right!”
That’s Jon Stewarts grandmother. See the resemblance?
This is my idea of women with guns:
http://www.journal14.com/2012/11/17/rule-5-blogging-heading-into-combat/
I was thinking they needed a ringer for the team and some guy drew the short straw. Perhaps that explains the rather uncomfortable expression.
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