The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-08-15


Camp Perry, O., Aug. 15-With the
close of the rife and revolver matches
of the Ohio State Rifle Association on
Saturday, the 1900 or more marksmen
gathered here from every state in the
union are all in readiness for the op-
ening of the national contests which
begin tomorrow. ~
During the present week all the spe-
cial revolver and rife matches. will be
run OF, and while the flower Of Ameri-
can sharpshooters will participate in
these events, the main interest Is, OF
course, conferred in the regular nation
al matches which will begin August %.
While the special matches are four
teen in number and include many
handsome and valuable trophies, the
regular national matches number but
three-the national team match, a ma
tional individual match, and a nation
al pistol match-but the results are far
more important. The marksman who
has the best aggregate score in the
presidents match "a special match
and the national individual match
wins the individual military champion
ship of the United States. At present
this honor is held by Major w. b.
Martin of the Second Infantry, New
Jersey National Guard, who captured
it in 1909 with total aggregate score
of 636.
The fourteen special matches on the
program for this week are: Presid-
ent's match, Wimbledon cup match,
Leech cup match. Marine cup match.
individual long range tyro match, In
dividual rapid fire match, Press match,
Secretaries match, Evans skirmish
match, Regimental team match, Com
pany team match, Inter-club match,
and revolver team match.
OF these the presidents match is the
most important, as the score in this
match is added to the score in the
National individual match in order to
determine the winner of the national
military championship.
The latter part of the week will be
devoted to practising by the various
entries in regular national matches.
AS these matches are established by
congress, which provides a trophy and
as they. are shot under the auspices OF
the war department some facts In re-
gard to them may be of interest.
The national team match is open to
teams of twelve. representing the in
fantry. cavalry, navy, marine corps.
military and naval academies, and the
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and territories. and the remaining
two are to all citizens of the United
States. No entrance fee is charged.
and liberal prizes are provided by con-
gress.
All matches are shot with the cur
rent military arms of the United
States and the government furnishes
ammunition for the matches and for
preliminary practice. The expense of
training the teams and sending them
to the national matches is borne by
the states and territories from the
100000 annually appropriated by con-
gress for rife practice In the national
guard, and In passing it may be re
marked that the gathering together Of
the best shots from all parts Of the
United States, teh testing of ammuni-
ton. the ideas exchanged and the stim-
illus given rife practice is worth more
than the match cost many times over.
Lieutenant Colonel r. K. Evans, ex-
ecutive officer of the three previous
tournaments will occupy the same po-
sition during the present one.
At the national matches the execu-
tive onicer il 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
questions arising are referred to him
for fnal settlement, and there = no ap-
peal on the range His assistant -