The Washington herald., 1910-11-06
.SCHOOLBOYS READY
FOR RIFLE MATCH
Three Institutions to Have
Teams at Shoot.
WESTERN TO DEFEND CUP
More Than 100 Pupils to Take Part
In Annual Matches at Government
Range at EdsaIIs, Va, Next SAT-
urday-Many Trophies 10 Be Con-
tested For During Shoot.

More than 100 boys of the public schools
will take part in tie field day sport at
the government rife range at EdsalIs.
Va, next Saturday. The action OF the
board Of education IN approving the plans
has greatly stimulated interest in the
shoot. Western High School will defend
the inter-school and inter-company cups
won by them last year.
During the last week a poll was taken
In the different schools to ascertain how
MANY OF the boys were going 10 take part
, in the shoot, with the following result:
Mckinley Manual Training School. 40:
Central High School, 30; Western High
School, %; Business High School, II; East
ern High School, 0. The marksmen for
the Western High School will be under
the supervision OF Mr.. ]. ]. Rucker Bris-
tow. and in the Central High School DR..
W NJ. Phelps will take charge Of the
, boys.
/ Officers for Match.
| Capt. J. R. Lindsay. Of the Fifteenth
/ United States Cavalry, viii act as execu-
| tive officer of the tournament, assisted
/ by Capt Charles II. Lyman and Capt.
I Harry Lay, OF the United States Marine
/ Corps: Lieuts. W B. Hudson. Thomas f.
/ MacNally, and John Doyle Carmondy,
| OF the District National Guard. and Capt.
Sheridan Force. the weil-known revolver
shot. 1t is expected that Capt. K. K
Y Casey, the expert of the Pennsylvania
| National Guard. will also be present.
| The statistical work Of the shoot will be
looked after by Frank J. Kahrs, secre-
/ tary OF the National Capital Rife and
/ Revolver Club.
The shoot will begin promptly at $50
o'clock with the Company Team Match.
| in which four boys from each company
Of the High School Cadet Corps VIII
strive for the Hibbs Cup and medals. At
/ 10 o'clock the match between the school
rife club Of the District will be shot
/ The National Rife Association presented
| the cup in this match and Gen. William
CroZier, Chief or Ordnance, L. s. A, will
give a medal 10 each member Of the win
ming team At the close OF this match
the boys viii be served with army ra-
tions"-plain but wholesome and plenty
Of it.
( Western to Defend Cap.
At p. m. the big match OF the day
viii come of This is the competition
between the schools for the team cham
poinship of the District of Columbia, ten
boys on each team. The team OF the
Western High School will make every
effort TO retain the cup which was won
4 by them last year. and the boys OF the
other schools are just as determined that
they VIII take il away from them.
In addition TO these three team matches
the targets win be opened all day, al
such times as they are not IN use for
team shooting, 20 enable the boys 10
qualify as Junior marksmen." To the
boy who makes the best score IN this
1 qualification shoot will be presented q
beautiful gold and enamel medal donated
By the Chamber Of Commerce, and 70 the
school the boy attends will be given the
Times cup. OF the boy who makes
the highest aggregate in the interschool
ard intercOmapny matches Will go the
silver cup presented by the Secretary or
/ War, and the member Of the high school
cadet corps making the high score viii
receive the medal given by Gen Robert
Shaw Oliver. Assistant Secretary Of War.
emblematic Of the cadet corps individual
championship This cup is pow being
held by ". II. Wells, Of the Mckinley
( Manual Training School. If he succeeds
in winning it again this year. he viii own
il. as the deed of gift specifies that when
IL is won twice by the same boy il be-
comes his personal property.
The range at Edsalls is located about
twelve miles from Washington