Evening star., 1909-04-14
Will SHOOT FOR STAR CUP
HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS WILL
COMPETE FOR TROPHY.
Gold Medal to Be Presented to Each
of the Winning Six-other Con-
tests Of the Tournament.

The interschool team match for The
Evening Star cup and gold medals to
each member Of the winning team, the
principal event OF the school boy rifle
shooting tournament which Is being held
under the auspices OF the National Capt.
tai Rifle and Revolver Club of the Ma
tional Rifle Association of America, Is to
be shot tonight at the Winter armory, l.
street near 5th street northwest.
This match is open to teams Of six from
the Central, Eastern. Business, Western
and Mckinley High Schools. There are to
be ten shots standing, ten shots prone
The cup is to become the permanent prop
erty Of the company winning 1t three
times. not necessarily In succession. Each
member of the winning team will receive
q beautiful medal. The match will begin
promptly at o'clock.
1t is announced. that in view Of the fact
that a great many Of the boys signed a
petition asking that the time Of the COM
pany team match scheduled for g o'clock
tomorrow night be changed. the officials
have arranged to have the shoot take
place from clock In the afternoon until
1t Is finished in the evening.
Qualifying Scores.
Tie qualifying scores were fred, last
night and about seventy boys are eligible
to compete In the final events. having
made scores Of over. 40 standing and AZ
prone Those who quaiifed last evening
were: Mckinley. Manual Training School.
An. Brown, F. T. ,Chamberlin, ]. A.
Furbeshaw. E. H. Gersderf, A. L. Gers
George Patterson. T. G. Rathbone- and H.
w. Truesdall; Central, L. D. Beerbower,
T. G. Burke. j. .Creel, p. A. Chamberlin,
H. W.. Hodgkins, K. M. leonard. j. M.
Leonard. J. NJ. Marx. Eff. Mckinney
School. ]. C. Dulin. E. C. Furbeshaw. j.
Aieer. RS. NaSh.s H., 3. SeSmidt and A.
Stein; Western George C.<4Iilll Stanley
Coville. w. B.Herbst. n. M.<NeotoE Paul
A bronze medafsxdf 'juntos Oh mptonshlp
Will be given..to eAch ofsfthe boys who
haxe made scores OVER 81 points, In the
aggregate during tho preliminary shoot.
prize is silver cup presented by Capt.
Sheridan Ferree, which 10 to. become the
property OF the company winning 1t
three times not necessarily In succession.
and q medal to each member Of the win
ming team. -
The battalion teams of Ave men viii
compete for prize cup Friday night At
8 O'Clock. Amy battalion may enter more
than one team. but no competitor can
shoot on more than one team. --r< 7
1nterscholastic Match.
The interscholastic match will be shot
Saturday night. beginning at 8 o'clock.
It is for teams Of ten men and is open to
any public school. academy preparatory
or private school or schools that do not
confer degrees. .Ehe ntstancet&e ta be .fifty
feet, twenty shots for record two sight-
ing shots and ten shots for record at the
standing and prone positions to be shot.
sented by John Jacob Astor. and IL to
be held by the winning school one year.
when 1t will again be put In competition.
Each member Of the winning team will
receive q gold medal.
The subtarget individual match is for .
sterling silver medal, the Winchester
trophy match a Winchester rifle. and in
the individual match q large number OF
prizes are offered. ..s.
1t is announced that the -colored High
next week. -.--1---
Tournament ohacials.
The officials in charge Of the tourna-
ment are: Executive onicer, Capt. Sheri-
dan Ferree: statistical officers, Lieut.. A.
s. Jones and Frank ]. Kahra
Range of1cers-Col. E. ]. Dimmick,
chief: Col. Burton R. Ross. Col. H. A.
Cobaugh. Lieut.. Col. w. A. rewes. N.
Capt. Herbert Mcbride. Indiana N. G.:
Capt. Stuart w. Wise. N. ". M; George
Marble. U. NJ. C. Co.: Lieut. F. A. Holt,
Paul Bischon, w. J. Macdonnell, c. u.
Edwards.
Executive committee-Gen. James A.
Drain. Gen. William r. Hall, U.S,A.; Col.
Burton r. Ross. Col. NJ A. Winter. Col.
q. J. Dimmick. Mai. James p. Bell. Maj.
Richard Sylvester. Capt Sheridan Fer
rec, Capt. H. 0esford. Lieut. A. g. Jones,
Percy N. Hughes. Dr. william B. Hud-
son. William Wolff Smith, Frank J.
Kahrs, Maj C.. g. Wheeler,