El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-16

/ individual military championship Of the
United States. vt present this honor
is held by Mai ". B. Martin, of the
second infantry, New Jersey national
guard, who captured it in 1909 with a
total aggregate score of 636.
The presidents match is the most i'm
portant as the score in this match is
added to the score in the national in
dividual match in order TO determine
the winner of the national military
championship.
The latter part of the week will be
devoted largely to practicing by the
various entries in the regular national
matches.
Rules of the Shoot
These matches are established by
congress, which provides trophy and
they are shot under the auspices of the
war department.
The national team match is open to
teams of IL, representing the infantry,
cavalry navy, marine corps, military
and naval academies. and the organized
militia of several states and territories
and the remaining two are to all citi-
zens Of the United States. No entrance
fee is charged, and liberal prizes are
provided by congress.
All matches are shot with the cur
rent military arms of the United States
and the government furnishes ammu-
milton. The expense of training the
teams and sending them to the national
matches is borne by the states and ter
ritories from the 100000 annually ap-
propriated by congress for rifle prac-
tfce in the national guard.
Lieut. Col. r. K Evans. 2sth infan-
try, L s. A, executive officer of the
three previous tournaments. occupies
one.
The Supreme Authority.
At the national matches the execu-
tive officer is supreme authority on the
firing line What he may do may be
questioned later, but for the time being
he is absolute authority and all ques-
tions arising are referred to him for
final settlement and there is no ap-
pe& on the range His assistant as the
title indicates, is in charge of the range
and the pit officers. Each team is en-
titled to q representative on the range
or in the pits and about 100 regular army
and national guard Officers are utilized
for this purpose During the last ma
tiona1 match approximately 100 regu-
lar army and AZ national guard officers
were on duty. The range and pit Of
ficers alternate so that they get expert
ence in both capacities and also are
relieved of the monOtony attendant on
service in the pits, where those who
serve are designated as sand rats
The range at Camp Perry has 30
targets with so targets at each Of the
ranges employed in the national match.
Consequently all the teams shoot at the
same time, under the same conditions
Rapid Scoring.
AS rapidly as a team completes its
score at any range the card is approved
by the range officer in charge of its
target and is sent to the statistical of
ficer. where the result is carefully veri-
fled and tabulated-
To insure speed, mounted couriers
carry the cards from the longer
Just as soon as possible after
each stage, a bulletin is issued Civ
ing the standing of the competitors at
that stage and up to date. This is done by
means of tabulating machines and
The fact that the last
match was shot one stage in the fore
noon and one in the afternoon each
day permitted the statistical office to
issue bulletin twice a day within half
an hour after the last score was in.
Lieut.. Gen. John c. Bates, T. S. A,
retired is president of the National Rifle
association, Brig. Gen. Lawrason Riggs.
first vice president Hon Jacob NJ
Dickinson, secretary of war; second
vice president; Brig. Gen. George H.
Harries, third vice president; Brig Gen
Carl c. Wagner, treasurer, and Lieut.
Albert S. Jones, secretary.