The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-12
INTERNATIONAL
RIFLE SHOOT
CAPTAIN JOHNSON OF PLY
MOUTH HAS LETTER TELL
ING OF PLANS. =
Meet Will Be Held in This Country
Nineteen Nations Invited to
Participate.


Indiana national guard, mas received
from Washington letter telling OF
the plans for the rifle contests next
year. In part the letter follows:
Next September will witness the
greatest gathering of international
rfiemen ever seen in this country.
The state department has been en-
trusted with formal invitations from
the National Rifle Association, c!
which Gen. James \. Drain is presi-
dent, 10 be forwarded 10 the anpbass.
adors and ministers from nineteen
countries interested in rifle shooting,
formally inviting those countries to
be represented by rifle teams at the
coming international tournament.
More elaborate plans are being made
Tor this series OF matches than ever
,efore In addition TO the Palma
match for the military long range
championship of the world, which was
non in 1907 by the American team a,
Ottawa, Canada. there Will be an IN
dividual competition at 1000 yards;
team match at 800 meters; an IN
dividual competition at 800 meters
and a revolver team competition al
fifty yards.
Each competing nation will desig-
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whose duty it will be to settle dehn-
itely and without recourse, any ques-
ion which may arise not covered by
The rules OF die match The mem
GERS OF this committee will be NOM
mated by the team captains, and the
committee will elect its own chair
man who shall have a casting vote
N addition to his vote as a member.
Visiting teams will be furnished with
tents, cots, mattresses, blankets and
camp equipage. free. together with
free use of targets for four days pre-
,ed.ng the match In concluding his
letter to the ambassadors Gen. Drain
says: Suggestions from those inter.
ested as to tile events and their scope
will be welcome 1t is desired that
this shall be truly international
shooting test and for that reason a,
near a common basis OF rules is de-
sired as it is possible to formulate
In view OF the necessity for exten-
sive preparations for these contests
it is requested that an answer be re-
:urned at the earliest possible date
II which shall be set forJh the de-
cision OF your country in regard to
the sending of competitor or COM
petitors to take part in the proposed
contests" =
The invitations will be forwarded
~ the state department to the diplo
matte representatives OF the differem
countries in Washington, to their
military attaches here and through
the American ambassadors and min
listers abroad. The nineteen coun-
-ries and colonies invited are: Eng
land. Canada, Australia, France,
Switzerland. the Netherlands, Nor
way, Denmark, Sweden, Italy, Ger
many, Austria. Greece, Mexico, Ar
gentine Republic Brazil. Spain, Bel
GUM and Japan.
Some of these VIII also receive in
yitations from the National Rifle As
ISOLATION of America direct through
.heir National Rifle Associations,
such as England, Canada, Australia,
France, Switzerland Italy and ule
Argentine Republic 1t is probably
100 much 70 expect, that all these
countries will be represented but it is
believed there will be more teams
representing different nations than
ever before shot on American soil.
While in England at rhe Olympic
games where ne captained the Amer
lean team. Gen Drain received the
promise from a number of teams that
they would be represented in this
country next September The
matches will take place after the ma
tional and offer matches here so
there will be no conflict in dates"