The Washington times., 1908-08-02
Crack Shots of America Will
Be at Port Clinton
August IA.
EXPECT ENTRIES
FROM EACH STATE
Seasoned Shooters on Districts
Team, Which Is a Repre-
sentative One.

CAMP PERRY. Port Clinton, Ohio.
Aug Preliminary firing is daily grow
ing heavier. on Ohio's mammoth new
range, for the biggest rife tournament
ever held In America which opens here
August IA to continue fast and furious
| and bloodless for two weeks-the sixth
| annual matches Of the National Board
/ for the Promotion OF Rifle Practice Oh
August q tc o. and the twenty-sixth
annual matches OF the National Rife
Association on August IA 10 20
Al least 1000 Of the picked sharp
shooters OF the National Guard Of near
~ every State and OF all arms OF the
regular seryice-the army 0nIantry and
cavalry. the navy, and Marine Corps
! selected by competition. viii compets
for the national team and individual
rife honors.
That the tournament will surpass the
! recOrd-breaking meet Of 1907 seems as
sured. In the national match. the chief
event which is for teams OF twelve, ard
in which only fifteen teams competed
at Sea Girt. n J.. when the match was
first shot in 1903. tWenty-nine at Fort
Riley, Kan, in 1904. thirty-seven and
forty-one In 1905 and 1906, respectively,
| At Sea Grit, forty-eiBht contestants bat
| tied a year ago.
Entries From Every State
This year the National Board for the
Promotion Of Rife Practice hopes to
have every State at the butts when
Lieut.. Col. r X. Evans, L. S. A, the
executive officer. sounds the bugle in
h. p
| authorized By Congress), the Hilton
trophy, the bronze soldier OF Marathon,
| 500 ia cash prizes, and medals. Elk
/ pense may prevent q few States from
competing. out the finest long distance
/ shots OF the United States service.
picked after an elaborate series of tests.
will De here, and the twelve most ia
nous shots from the organized militia
/ Of practically every State-from Maine
| 10 Washington, Oregon, and California,
| and from Minnesota and Wisconsin to
Florida and the Texas Rangers"
The hercest fight in the history OF The
national match is on this year between
| the national guarismen and the resu-
lars, and between the army and the
navy. The New Workers bagged the
rational trophy three years In success
| sion-1s03-1eO5-the the infantry. which
was third IN 1904 ana second in 1876
ran away with the honors. the cavalry
/ taking second place. crOwding New
/ York 10 fourth and Massachusetts to
third. In 1907 the Jack Tar team steam
ed over the line with a score Of 3,4lG-
( three points ahead Of Massachusetts,
/ leaving the Ohioans, confident Of vic
I tory on their home grounds. third, tre
cavalry fourth. Washington fifth, the
Naval Academy sixth, and Pennsylvania
seventh. while the infantry trotted in
eighth, New York finishing ninth, ana
New Jersey tenth
In Training For Weeks.
To drive the State teams out Of the
first six trophy-and-monev places. the
navy, army. and Marine Corps have
been in stesdy training for weeks. The
navy team. which retains all its best
shots, trained al Annapolis and has
been here for three weeks. The infan-
/ try arrived here the middle of july.
the Marine Corps came last Sunday.
The cavalrymen are also here, as are
the Annapolis cadets, one Of whom,
young Willis A. Lee, jr., Of Kentucky,
amazed the camp or veterans last year
roy defeating 647 competitors in the ma
| tionel individual match and 249 in the
national pistol match
Ohio has lavished time and money
10 bring the National Trophy to Buck
eyedom. A bitter pill it was FOR the
Ohioans to lose the match IN lsJ7-the
first battle on their new range. Seeing
what seemed like sure victory then go
Z IN 90 ia
they counted themselves strongest, the
Buckeyes have this year camped on the
range since spring and have perfected
their detailed knowledge OF Lake Erie
wind and light conditions to make vic
tory sure this time. With four Of her
best shots eliminated under the rules
for three years. Col f. s Bryant, the
team captain. has steadily trained his
exceptionally strong aggregation into
what he hopes Is championship form
The new rule, adopted by the Board
for the Promotion Of Rife Practice,
which bars from the national matches
all persons ranking above captain. is
certain 10 affect materially the standing
OF a good many teams. That il will work
against the State teams more than
against the service teams is tie general
opinion OF the National Guard rifiemen
here.
Crack Shots Barred.
This rule forces the following sacri-
fees, among others:
Ohio, Major c. b. Winder, or the 1907
Palma team; Pennsylvania, Major z.
c. Goddard, Major G. f. Kemp; New
Jersey, Major Arthur Rowland Major
William B. Martin, who is on he victor
ious American team at Bisley this year,
and Major Winfield S. Price; Minnesota,
Major F. Z. Resche; District of Column
bia. Lieut.. Col ReicheIderfer and Major
A p. Robbins: Michigan. Major G. B.
McCaughna and Major II. B. Britton;
Maryland. Major Lewis n. RaWlins:
New Hampshire, Major Ross L. Piper;
Connecticut, Major Ernest L. Isbell;
West Virginia, Lieut.. Col. c. +. JolhH,
Major c. c Pierce, and Major r. l.
Osborn; Vermont, Major H. Edward
Dyer and Major Lee S. TiIIotson, and
Lieut.. Col J. c. Postell, Georgia The
rule cuts no one of the navy, infantry,
cavalry, Marine Corps, or the Naval
Academy teams, or the Massachusetts,
team.
The District of Columbia team comes
from STEADY practice at it's range, at