Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-08
MATCHES
FOR THE POLICEMAN

WASHINGTON, IL. u, Nay a..
Revolver matches for the police OF
the country will be new and inter-
esting feature of the National Shoot
at Camp Perry, Ohio. which will run
from August s to 25, inclusive. The
program includes the regular matches
of the Ohio state rife association, the
national rifle association and the ma
tional board for promotion of rifle
practice, and to the regular rifle and
revolver matches ordinarily included
in these programs have been added
new matches for the metropolitan po-
lice.
The national police team match viii
be shot for the first time on Thurs
day August IL, 1910. Each team is
to consist of five police officers from
the force OF single city and no Of
ficer may shoot on more than one
team. They must have been in the
same police force for at least three
months prior to the date of the match,
and will wear authorized uniforms OF
their force. At Is yards each man
will fire two scores of five shots each
rapid fire. eight seconds TO each
score. At % yards each man will fire
TWO strings OF five shots each, timed
fire. 10 seconds to each score, and
at 80 yards each man will fire five
shots, slow fire, 20 seconds for each
shot.
Any caliber of revolver from 80 TO
As, inclusively, and having length
of barrel not less than fur nor
more than six inches, may be used.
The national police individual
match will run from August 3, to
August -. inclusive, and will be open
to any police officer in the United
States furnishing a certificate that he
has been on the police force Of his
city, town, or village, for at least
three months prior to the match. The
ranges and times of firing win be the
same in this match as in the national
T, Police team match. The regulations as
TO the weapons are also the same
for both matches. For the national
police team match the Colt Company
, has given a handsome sterling silver
trophy about IL inches high with
base of abut 16 inches and having
three handles of novel design The
/ trophy is mounted on a FURNISHED
| copper base which makes a very at
tractive combination. The match will
4, be an annual event and the trophy
p, will remain In the custody OF the
police force winning It from year 60
year. In the individual match there
viii be a number of money prizes
aud medals. In order to get these
matches before the police departments
the Ohio rife association appointed
a special committe consisting OF Col.
Byron l. Berger. Maj. Charles Becht
and Capt. Wm. NJ. Schoheld. all Of the
Ohio national guard. TO send invita-
lions to the chiefs of police OF the
large cities to have their forces rep
resented in these matches. The con-
ilittee points out that the annual
national matches al Camp Perry bring
competitors from all parts Of the
country and that the camp IL at
tended by thousands OF the finest rife
and revolver shots IN the country.
many having International reputation.
! These shots are the natural schools
Tor rife and revolver shooting and u
j. believed that the police forces
would be benefited by participation IN
B such matches and the individual Of.
fcers would learn much from asso.
citation and competition with the
crack revolver shots Of the country
In addition 70 ;hc police matches. the
! officers would be eligible to compete