The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-20
NATIONAL MATCH
BEGINS MONDAY
Virginia and Other Teams Prac-
4 ticing Hard for Great:
TIN Contest.
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Camp Perry, o. August 19.--The
army took charge Of the range at
Camp Perry to-day, and opened 1t for
the two days preliminary practice On
Monday the national match will be
given, and meanwhile all the teams
Are working like beavers to get into
shape. A stranger in camp would
think he had struck congregation
plogy which is part Of the technique
of the game. Whenever one passes
words ~as elevation "windage,"
Iszero. minute on the micrometerS
One man will tell you that his bar.
rel-rifie. not whiskey-"calbrate
BOSE" while another will remark that
the mirage" was so fierce at a thou.
sand that IT displaced the bull
to that Inhabited by the United States
Marine Corps, whose captain, Williams
G. Harllee. is the great friend of the
Nirginians, as indeed are all Of these
anarine gets any new dope" he i'm.
mediately transfers 1t to Virginia. and
whenever Virginian sees a marine
shooting he "squee2es for him" There
are besides the rifle team of the marine
corps, large detachment of marines
under command of Captain Symnn, who
ARE occupied with me duty OF scores.
r. The splendid personnel of the sea-
men, their serupulous neatness Of
as there discipline generally, calls
forth enconiunls of praise on ali sides.
They are setting the pace for both
army and navy.
Some of the scores made by the Vir-
Einia team to-day, at 1000 yards, were
ms follows:i 49, ISIS IN
=, Second Lieutepant Cunningham. 4s;
rS. hts ~ Mon hentsnsat
QuarterulaSter-Serge Fisher 90.
sergeant-A1ator F'lnner. Al: Captain
Dpie. 40: Sergeant Douglass. 80: First
Lieutenant Waller, 81; SECOND Lieuten-
tain Wallace, AZ, Lieutenant Barten-
bpie. "a: Corporal Ransom, 81.
The high sh,,f skrmishers we're; First
as; Sergeant Fisher, 73: Captain Opie.g
rs; Sergeant Douglas. 10: Lieutenant
Waller. SO; Cook Robertson. 81; Cap
Inc a Natien 81 8 eG5porz aansSa Il
america held Its annual meeting at
the recreation tent Of the Twenty
sixth. United States Infantry. Lieuten-
nr gaid rs eepe9t
of the secretary. Lieutenant Albert ].
j ones, stated that there We're 2563
entries in the four days matches
|nembershipf this year included eish-.
keen civilian rifle clubs, thirteen col,
aege clubs, twenty-five schoolboy clubs.
iand AL annual members.
sized the need Of government aid in
the work Of extending craftsmanship
skill to the citizenship of the country,
ianis the expediency Of the members
iurging congressman to secure the
1,assag e of the pending bill referred
to the Committee on Military Affairs
providing for the free.issue Of arms
and ammunition, to civilians. COLLEGES
,and schoolboy clubs: and an annual
appropriation Of 100000 to carry on
This work.
AT the conclusion Of the meeting the
medals and trophies won in the matches
}of the week were awarded.
,of the National Rifle Association were
won as follows:
Orr. Alton Rife Club, So
Twenty Vineyard timed hre-W. II.
spencer. Missouri, 81.
1 F'ifty-yard timed free. Z. Reissins.
connecticut. 80.
Fiftee.-yard rapid fre-Leroy Ly-
Twenty fve-yard rapid FREE. G.
a|Relssing. 49,
The ], grand aggreg "a honors Of these S
siOrr. Alton Rifle Club. VINO scored :
i615: 2. G. Reissing. was second at 1,Sl2:
fi1eRoy Lyon. third. 1907.
\ THE Evans skirmish match was again
5fWon by the United States Infantry
team. the victor Of 500.
lin second and the Seventy-fourrh New
lieutenant G. C. Brant, Ninth United
tlGtates Cavalry, with IS. captured the
annual membership championship
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