Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1909-02-15
.SCHOOLBOYS TO
HAVE RIFLE SHOOT
Match TO be Contested in
April Between Teams All
Over Country

WASHINGTON. d. c., Feb. l5.--An in
teresting competition for school-boys has
been arranged by the executive committee
OF the National Rife Association. It win
be known as the Tnter-scholastic Rifle
Match. and will be for tho Inter-school
Gallery Championship OF the United
states. to be shot this year for the first
time. The match will be shot on the gall
leries OF the various schools which enter,
the shooting taking place ON any date be-
tween April 18th and Gath. IL will be open
to teams Of ten pupils from any public
school preparatory high school or pri-
vate school, not comforting degrees. Where
the school has a club affiliated with the
National Rifle Association no entrance fee
win be charged. other schools may enter
teams on the payment of s. The distance
will be fifty feet and the n. r. A. target
with a one-inch bulls-eye viii be supplied
by the n. r. A. Each string will consist
OF five shots and ten shots win be fired In
a standing position and ten in a prone po-
! sltlon. with two sighting shots for each
position. Any % calbre rifle may be used
which has sights In front of the hammer;
any ammunition may be used. The COM
petition is open 10 bona-hde scholars only
and a certificate to this effect must be
/ filed with Lieutenant Albert S. Jones.
/ Secretary OF the n. r.. A., Washington ID.
/ C.. which organization viii designate a
Judge TO represent Il az each school, The
prize will be a handsome new Champion
shin Trophy" to be held by the winning
school for one year. and medals TO the in
dividual members OF the teams. The Ma
tlonal Rife Association now has affiliated
with II about thirty-nve school boy clubs
all of which are expected to enter the
contest.
The Inter Collegiate rife match for the
1909 gallery championship OF the United
states. viii be shot on the local ranges al
any time between March 18th and 9th
Targets will be furnished by the n. r
A. and the distance will be fifty feet. This
match is also for teams OF ten bonaiid'
students. with twenty shots for record o.
which ten shall be shot standing and ter
prone. two sighting shots allowed for eacl
position. The National Rifle Association
viii appoint a Judge TO be present whel
each team fires The conditions regarding
rifles and ammunition are the same as 70
] the ScnOOl-noy nhltus Ant AA'iHa - 'N
E championship trophy presented by tn
3 Forest Fish and Game Society of tn
e United states. TO de held by the winnin
university or college for one year and {
> become the permanent possession or IN
4 institution winning 1t three times. 1t wa
won in 1905 for the first time by Columbi
University. of New York city College
having clubs affiliated with the Naton'
Rifle Association will not be required
nav any entrance fee, but other teams WI
\ be charged 81 Colleges which are eligib
, bv reason OF afhliation are; College Of 5
Thomas. (st. Paul. University OF Nevad
f University Of Idaho, Washington stat
! College. Marist College. Atlanta, Ga
= University OF California, University
v PENNSYLVANIA. Delaware College, sta
Is University Of Ihado, George Washingtc
+ University washington. ID. c. Columb
Il University. Cornell University HarvaI
.s University. Massachusetts Institute
u Technology. and Yale University.