[DogByte6RER]

(More news about the U of M co-eds the month before ...)

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

[johniegrad]

I want no part of that gal in Leopard skin of the right!

[SkyDancer]

More girls with guns on http://www.shorpy.com

[the OlLine Rebel]

No way MD would have that today. Not in my day there, either.

[Craftmore]

they look like men,,,,

[BenLurkin]

“I would like to see every woman know how to handle [firearms] as naturally as they know how to handle babies.” - Annie Oakley

[goodwithagun]

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!

[SoFloFreeper]

Tommy Shaw: great ‘80s hit, “Girls with Guns”

I’ll tell you now
And I won’t tell you twice
Where, when, and how
I got some bad advice

I never thought I could handle
A girl with guns
And let me tell ya
You can bet that I’m not the only one (oh no...)

Stand tall, don’t think small
Don’t get your back against the wall
Shoot straight, I can’t wait
Aim for the heart and fire away (No! )

I’ve come around
I understand today
She’s the target now
I’m gonna have my way

Everybody says,
“Don’t go messing with a girl with guns”
They don’t need you
They couldn’t love you
They couldn’t be any fun (Noooo)
Stand tall, don’t think small
Don’t get your back against the wall
Shoot straight, don’t wait
To Fire away...

An innocent bystander
Who forgets to look both ways
Who never tries to understand her
Won’t feel the heat ‘til it’s too late (So I tell you)

Stand tall, don’t think small
Don’t get your back against the wall
Shoot straight, don’t wait
To fire away (no, no, no)

Stand tall, don’t think small
Don’t get your back against the wall (aaahhh...)
Shoot straight, I can’t wait
Aim for the heart and fire away (uhhhhh...)

Stand tall, don’t think small
Don’t get your back against the wall (I’ll tell ya’)
Shoot straight, Don’t wait
To fire... away...

(All right! )

(Give it to me! )

(Come on! )

(Aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh... ! )

(Eeeeeeeeheeeeeeeeeeee...)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgHW5QSLE3E

[CodeToad]

I learned at a young age when a woman makes a challenge, just buy her dinner and let her win. They can be very calm and make awesome shots.

[bunkerhill7]

“LOCAL NOTES
The Ladies’ Rifle Club will hold
its regular meeting at the Range
from 7:30 to 9 o’clock Friday evening.
New members will be welcome.”
Sept 29 1928 ‘Ticonderoga Sentinel’

[randita]

‘Overwhelming’: Female Skeet Shooter Talks About Making History With Fifth Consecutive Olympic Medal

Jul. 30, 2012

In 2000 she got bronze. Silver was 2008. In 1996, 2004 and now 2012 she hit gold. But that’s not all, with this latest medal, the 33-year-old Olympic skeet shooter from California has become the first American to win individual medals in five straight Olympics.

Kimberly Rhode won the women’s skeet shooting Sunday, tying a world record and setting the Olympic mark with 99 points – meaning she missed once in 100 shots. She was eight targets better than silver medalist Wei Ning of China and nine better than Slovakia’s Danka Bartekova, who topped Russia’s Marina Belikova in a shootout for the bronze.

[stuck_in_new_orleans]

The ladies in the second photo look....ruff!

[citizen]

bttt for tommorow

[Revolting cat!]