The Washington times., 1911-08-02
CRACK SHOTS ARE
PRIMING FOR FRAY
District Rifle Team Picked for Good Showing in Annual
Struggle for Supremacy by All Nations Branches
of Armed Service.

CAMP PERRY, Ohio, Aug. 2.-The ad-
vance guard Of a thousand or more OF
Americas picked hair-trigger rife and
revolver shots-shots picked from all
arms of the United States service,
Army, Navy. and Marine Corps. and
from the National Guards Of the States
and Territories and the District Of Co
lumbia, Is encamped on Ohio's mann
moth range for the annual national
tug-of-war for Workmanship laurels.
This is the twenty ninth tournament
of the National Rifle Association and
the ninth matches of the National Board
for the Promotion Of Rifle Practice,
which combined give f1re-arm fans three
weeks Of war" beginning August IA
with the program of the National Rife
Association and continuing from August
% to September l with the national
matches.
This national tournament will be con-
Quoted by the Department of War.
During these three weeks Camp Perry
will be practically an army post. Army
officers will marshal the combatants
TO battle. Lieut.. Gen. Robert X.
year, will act as executive officer. As
sisting him there will be about 100
officers from the infantry and cavalry
and from the Marine Corps. To man
lne TdUSe-lO Tun Ile IdIB BSlS, anu "
do the marking and the scoring on the
firing line-from 1000 to LOO troops
are coming. There will be a field hos
pital to care for the sick and
wounded"
New Events Added.
The 1911 1Nournament is certain to sur
pass all its predecessors in at least two
respects, the number of matches and
the cash value and significance of the
prizes and trophies. The historic Ma
tional Rifle Association. which held its
matches at Sea Girt, n. j., until 1907,
has made large additions to its pro-
gram with seven new events scheduled.
OF these events six are taken over
from the Ohio State Rifle Association.
These are the Adjutant Generals for
$500 cup; the 2O0-yard off-hand; the
Hale match; the Catrow match for
$500 cup; the Governors match, and the
Herrick trophy match for the massive
Si;ygS Mygon 'TP Bo T9sG ReTr9ricks of Ohio. '
Two entirely new matches are on this
years card, one the enlisted mems
team match at 600 and 1900 yards for
teams OF six from the United States
Infantry, Cavalry, Navy, Marine Corps,
and the National Guard. The other Is
10 he a tug-of- war by teams of twenty
Corps, and one team from the National
Guard. The members of these teams
will he the final pick shots in these
respective organizations.
The victor will get the United Service
Trophy. presented by Col. Robert NJ.
Thomson. Of the class Of '6S In the Ma
val Academy.
The ninth national match. for teams
of twelve will this year develop the
bitterest conflict between the regulars
and the gIIardsmen the sport has seen
since Now York, the only state team
that has won the match. last took away
the laurels. in 1906. at Sea Girt.
Elimination Rule Aids.
This year. through the operation of
new elimination rule, the guardsmen
have the hest chance they have had
since 1906 to land the great national
trophy. This rule bars twelve members
Of the 1910 winning team, the United
States Infantry: ten OF the dozen that
won second place, the United States
Marine Corps; eight of the third honor
team. the United States Cavalry, and
six OF the fourth team. Iowa These are
barred for three years. and the rule OBJ
viousv gives the State teams as class
decided advantage. because they are
able to return to the fight with their
The ficht this year should be a strug
gle between the Navy and three or four
National Guard teams. The tack tars
last wear landed fifth. so they escape
the new elimination rule. and will.
therefore. take the field this wear with
all Of its 1910 seasoned snots that 1t
wishes to bring. Seven of last years
cracks are again in the game-Ensigns
w. F. Amsden. G. Allen. and +. A L.
Vossler. Midshipmen H: ]. Kneer. W.
Smith. and w. w. Smith, and Quarter
master ]. 5. Wierbowski. The Navy
captured the trophy in 1907. was second
in 1903. and sailed awav with the trophy
in 1909 by the worlds record of 3S0L
The team has a new captain this year,
Lieutenant Dortch, one of the main
succeeds Lieut.. T. l. johnson.
District In Class A.
The District of Columbia team will
compete this year in the first-honor