The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-13
BOYS TO ENTER
RIFLE CONTEST
High School Cadets Team
Will Try in National As
ISOLATION Match.
CONDITIONS ARE PUBLISHED
TRACK TEAM AT WoRK-oTHER
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

A circular letter was received at the
Salt Lake City high school today from
Lieutenant Albert s. Jones, secretary
of the National Rife Association of
America, announcing a rife match for
the inter-school gallery championship
al the Unit>d States for 1909. The first
competition IS 10 be shot ~ any time
within the period between April y and
a Targets TO be used in the match
Will be issued from the Office Of the Ma
tional Rifle association, on request, to
those schools expressing q sdeSiTe 10
take part in the competition. A judge
win also De furnished by the associa-
tion to be present when the scores are
fired.
The conditions of the match are that
any public school, academy, prepara-
tory or private school, being all schools
which do not confer a degree. may en-
ter a team of ten pupils. The rules of
the contest provide for fifty-feet tar
gets, y. r. A. with a one-inch bulls
eye; number OF shots, twenty for rec
ord, two sighting shots and ten shots
for record at the standing and prone
positions, to be shot in strings of five,
the entire team TO shoot at the same
time; positions, offhand, with body free
from all support while standing, head
toward target and shot without use of
strap while prone; rife. any .22-caliber,
with sights in front Of the hammer;
ammunition. .22-caliber short; eligibil-
ity, competitors to be bona fide scholars
of the school they represent, and GER
tifioates to this effect to be furnished
by some duly authorized authority; en-
trance fee, none from institutions hav-
ing rife club affiliated with the n. +.
A. of America, and all others 81 per
team; pr.Zes, the championship trophy
TO be held by the school represented by
the winning team for one year, when 1t
will again be put in competition by the
association. and medals to the indi-
vidual members Of the team.
The idea of adding another trophy to
the trophy room of the school or else
the desire to wear one Of the neat gold
medals offered by the association has
led party of the cadets to sign UP
for the coming match. They will hold
tryouts some time next week back of
Ensign peak. and from this tryOut a
team viii be picked to represent the
school.
other School Notes.
At the meeting of the High school
congress yesterday every state was
represented but Oregon. Arthur Lewis
Of Louisiana was elected as speaker of
the house. and the house adjourned
while tn votes were being counted for
the secretary, Taylor Chamberlain and
Della Carruthers being nominated. In
the senate, Warren Stratton was elect
ed president, Harry Sven as clerk and
Andy WINNER secretary. Professor
Eaton made q short speech.
The spring number of Red AMI Black
VIII come out Wednesday. March l..
The members of the track and base
bail teams made their appearance
again yesterday. They were not able
TO practice because of disagreeable
weather.
Manager Game cf the High school
track team IS working hard to arrange
dual meets with all the high schools
who made a favOra bic showing in the
state high school meet last year, es-
pecially with Lehi, Granite and Ogden.
These meets. if they can be arranged,
will help in getting the boys ready for
the state meet.
Another allotment of senior pins was
received yesterday. They are in the
form Of a shield. with gold background,
and the numerals are IN silver.
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