The Washington times., 1909-11-05
SHOOTERS PRIhED
FOR TOURNAMENT
Three Hundred Will Com
pete in Contests at Congress
Heights Tomorrow.

Three hundred boys. representing the
various colleges, high. and preparatory
schools of the District of Columbia,
viii compete for valuable prizes in the
first annual field day and rifle shooting
tournament under the auspices of the
National Rife Association OF America
and the Board Of Education, on the
Congress Heights rifle range tomorrow
afternoon
The shooting will commence promptly
at noon and viii continue throughout
SJhe day until all the events are COM
pleted.
MANY men. prominent in all circles.
viii be in attendance to take in the
afternoons activities. Among those who
have signified a desire to be present
are Gen. James A. Darne, president of
the National Rife Association; Lieut..
Gen. John G. Bates, u. s A, retired,
attache
Twenty-eight targets will be in opera
ton. managed by detailed officers of
the United States Marine Corps, with
capt Harry q Lay IN command.
Interscholastic Match.
The program viii open with an inter
scholastic team match TO decide the
championship of the schools Of the Dis
trict, and open 10 teams OF ten boys
from any public or private preparatory
school in the District Prizes which
will be awarded in this event are:
championship silver cup, presented by
the +. 1. dU POnt de NemOurs Powder
Company. TO be the permanent posses
sion of the school winning il the great
est number of times in seven years
competition, silver cup, presented BY
y. J. kaufman, OF this city, 10 become
the property OF the SclOOi hanging up
the highest score in the match, and
medals to each member of the winning
team, presented by the management OF
the Arlington Hotel
The interscholastic ms4ch viii be fol-
lowed by an interclub match for the
championship of school boy clubs OF
the District. This match is open to
teams Of six boys from clubs affiliated
with the National Rifle Association of
America and in good standing.
Prizes In this event are hammered
copper cup presented by the National
Rife Association of America, TO be-
come the permanent property of the
team winning it, and a medal, present
ed by Brig. Gen, William Crozier Chief
OF Ordnance, L. 8. A, to each member
OF the winning team.
The following match will be one to de-
eide the championship OF the companies
OF the high school cadet regiment, spen
10 teams of four from each company.
The company winning this match three
times mot necessarily in successiOnJ
VIII receive silver loving cup present
Gu nA - y ltilhln ID E1lBA<- MEQalS VIII
also be presented 10 Individual members
of the winning team.
During the progress of these matches,
the Junior maTksmen, national marks
men, individual and high school cadet
championships viii be decided
Individual Championships.
The winner of the match which will
decide the individual championship.
open TO schoolboys attending public or
fa
handsome silver cup presented by The
Washington Times This cup must be
won three times for permanent possess
sion.
The closing match of the afternoon is
that known as the Secretary OF Wars
match, Open TO all school boys of the
District The prize IN this match is q
ndnuo0Ine silver cup presented Dy Hon
J. NJ Dickinson Secretary OF War. The
cup viii become the property of the boy
winning IL twice.
IN order 10 reach the range one must
take the AnaCOstia car, get off at the
south end of the Government Hospital
for the Insane where a stage win be
waiting Tor the Trip 70 the range, three
quarters of q mile distant Ample ac-
COmmodatiOns for a large crowd have
been provided for by those in charge Of
the event.
The officers Of the tournament are as
follows: Executive officer, Lieut.. Col.
james r. Bell, inspector general Of rife
practice, District of Columbia National
Guard, with the following assistants.
Capt Harry G. Lay, T.. 5. NJ. c.: Capt
Charles King, Col Frederick Schrieber
colonel Of the Washington High School
Cadet Corps.
Statistical officer. Lieut.. Albert S.
Jones. secretary OF the National Rife
Association of America. with B. A Har-
Ian, iT., lieutenant colonel High School
cadet Corps. and L g. Hough, adiutant
.'@H school Cadet Corps. as his as
sistants.
Col. C. II Ourand, D. c. n. G.
Lieut.. Col ". A. Harvey, d. @. n. q.
Lieut. Col. C. b Young, .. Q. " O.
Major George I. TAFT. d. Q. n. G.
Major W A. MaCCatLran. D. c. N G.
Capt. T. p. Heap, d. G. y. G.
Lieut.. NJ 3. HObsOn. d. c. n. @.
Lieut. Ralph Alderman. ID. 9. y. q.
Lieut. II. r. Hollifeld. u. Q. y. G.
Lieut. N. p Walsh, u. Q. n. O.
Lieut.. r. @ Caldwell, D. q. n. G
Lieut. Richard Powers D. q. n G.
Lieut.. William /. Mattoclzs, D.C-N. @.
Capt. Charles II. Lyman. u S. NJ @.
Capt. F. n Heidenreich, j. Q. n G.
Capt. T. ~ Brien, D. g. n. q.
Capt. Q Y. Saver, u. q. n. G.
Lieut. George T. Bowman, u. S. A.
Lieut.. 9. T. p. Price. L. S. N. Q.
Capt. Sheridan Ferree
DR.. ". 3. Hudson. Western High
Dr. wilbur NJ. Phelps. Central High
School.
". J. Wallace, Eastern High School.
Edmund FoOte, Business High School.
Q. ". Hickey, Mckinley Manual
Training School
Interest IS keen among the prospective
shooters and the matches probably will
De better attended than any ever held
here