Salt Lake Telegram | 1940-04-05 | Page 25 | Utah R. O. T. C. Squad Points for U. S. Title

Utah ROTC ROTC Squad Points For U. U S. S Title I 4 rr y ct i 4 a r n k a V Y ix N A a o x v Wi tt p r q u o 4 A G A r W t I IS 9 S d l y y 1 L A Members of the University of Utah Utah R R. R O O. O T T. T C C. C pistol C.-pistol pistol squad squad preparing to defend their national title against again t the best competition competition competition com com- petition from the R R. R 0 O. O T. T C. C ranks in iii the country are pictured pictured pictured pic pic- getting in a little practice at the university Left to I right are Captain Alfred Sterling John Alley Don Bennion Ben Arthur William Overson Robert Ward Dale Dale and Jay Gleason Pardner Jesse Jess James I Wouldn't Even Count By JOHN MOONEY Them gun-fanning gun slinging lead-slinging waddles of the ro romantic romantic romantic ro- ro mantic old west who boasted they could drive spikes at 20 paces with the slugs from their were a all 1 right in their class but shucks pardner they hold a candle to the modern modern modern mod mod- ern expert in pistol marksmanship The author of this this startling g sentiment sentiment sentiment sen sen- which Is counted to start Billy the Kid Jesse James the Dalton boys and Butch Cassidy whirling in their respective graves is Captain W. W E. E Walters Watters coach of the University of Utah R ROT O 0 T C pistol team Just figure it out out drawled Captain Watters Walters Those time old-time gunmen were shooting 44 or caliber guns at men usually usually usually-a a target target target tar tar- get roughly 16 inches wide by at least 24 inches tall With guns as heavy as a 44 or 45 a shot any anyplace anyplace anyplace place within that imaginary vital square would carry sufficient shocking power to floor the opponent op op- Tiny Targets Take our boys for Instance continued the captain They shoot at a bullseye between the size of a nickel and a quarter lat lata a distance of 50 feet with 22 caliber caliber caliber cali cali- ber pistols and they'll put nine out of ten shots in the bullseye and the tenth right alongside the center circle That statement by the university university university sity pistol coach wasn't just local pride either since a recheck of statistics shows that the Utes have won 42 out of or their last 43 matches with outstanding teams in the country Last year the Utes won 24 matches while losing only to Purdue's Purdue's Purdue's Pur Pur- dues due's varsity squad and even that one setback was squared In a later match This year year the Redskins ns have swept through 18 straight matches without a defeat and rank as favorites to retain their national nation nation- al R ROT O 0 T C pistol title won last year Seek Another Crown Only five matches including the national title shoot remain on the Utah pistol I slate for the year and unless a whole shipment of buck fever sweeps the Utah campus Captain Watters Walters soon can boast about his record of producing two national champions champion in his two years of coaching Besides copping th the national title lille last year the Utes garnered their share of Individual honor too loo with wilh Wellington Webb winning the medal for highest score and John Alley taking third place in the in individual individual individual in- in scoring And why have these lads of the theR theR R ROT O 0 T C been able to outshoot their triggered quick-triggered more seasoned seasoned seasoned sea sea- forefathers of the roaring west Heres the reason as I see it it answered Watters Walters My boys fire with both eyes open and focused on the target while the timers old-timers that used to squint the eye wasn't used in the actual sighting They had an unbalanced perspective perspective perspective tive while in our system the target tar- tar g get t looms up there big as a house