Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-23
COAST MARKSMEN
ORGANIZE LEAGUE
Includes Seattle, Tacoma, Spo.
kane, Bisbee and Two Los
Angeles Clubs

A league of Pacific coast rifle and
revolver clubs was formed recently
and the schedule has been received by
the officers of the Los Angeles Rifle
and Revolver club. The first match
shoots were held Sunday, May 8, when
the local club met and were defeated
by their townsmen and friendly rivals,
the Southern California Rifles.
The league includes the two local
clubs, the Spokane Rifle and Revolver
club the Seattle Rifle and revolver
association the Bisbee Rifle club ana
the Tacoma Rifle and Revolver club.
According to the schedule the six clubs
will shoot matches against one an
other until July 3, when It is possible
the schedule will be repeated.
The league idea was the result OF
conditions experienced last year, when
the local clubmen attempted to get up
matches between their clubs and the
northern teams. owing to the dis
tance difficulty was experienced in get
ting the news of the condition in time
for the matches and in two of the
shoots the Rife and Revolver club
had to get it's men out late Saturday
night to notify them of a shoot the
following day. The Los Angeles Rifle
and Revolver club last fall shot
against Seattle twice, Tacoma twice,
Spokane twice, North Yakima once
and Bisbee once, breaking even in
wins and defeats.
The league was planned by Secre-
tary Crossman of the locals and sub
mitted to the other clubs early in the
spring, all of the clubs agreeing at
once to the proposition. The league
is controlled by a president, secretary
and three directors. E. c. Crossman
was elected president, w. B. Knoble
of Tacoma the secretary, while the
directors will be chosen from Backus
of the Southern California Rifles, Ber-
ger of Seattle, Whitney of Spokane
and Hawley of Bisbee.
The members of the winning team
will receive medals, to be paid for by
the six clubs in the league. The con-
ditions call for ten shots per man at
200, 800 and 500 yards, any number 10
shoot and the six highest men to
count Any rifle and sights will be
allowed, but on change of rifles shall
be made in a shoot excepting in case
of disabled gun. This proviso is to
prevent the use of the Schuetzen
rifles at the 200-yard range. These
conditions constitute what the CLUBS
know as the STANDARD" conditions,
and any departure from them must be
made by the agreement of any two
clubs shooting against each other.
With the exception of the shoots be-
tween the Los Angeles Rifle and Re-
volver club and the Southern Califor-
MIA Rifles the matches will be tele-
graphic, with the opposing clubs rep
resented by some non-member, prefer
ably a commissioned officer of the
national guard.
The schedule is as follows:
Tacoma VS.. Seattle May 8, Spokane
May %, Los Angeles June 5, Bisbee
June 10, Southern California July 3.
Seattle VS.. Tacoma May 8, Southern
California May %, Spokane June .,
Los Angeles June 10, Bisbee July 3.
Spokane VS.. Bisbee May s, Tacoma
May %. Seattle June 5, Southern Cali
fornia June 10, Los Angeles July 3.
Los Angeles VS.. Southern California
May 8, Bsbee May %, Tacoma June .,
Seattle June 49, Spokane July 3.
Bisbee VS.. Spokane May 8, Los An
geles May %, Southern California June
s. Tacoma June 19, Seattle July g.
Southern California VS.. Los Angeles
May 8, Seattle May %, Bisbee June B,
Spokane June 10, Tacoma July 3.
From last years record the Seattle
club is the strongest of the six in the
league. with the Bisbee layout close
second and the other clubs fighting
for the remainder of the places The
locals were unable to do more than tie
Seattle and were defeated once out OF
the two matches.