The Washington herald., 1913-08-10

team which will enter the matches Of
both international unions. The interests
Of the United States in the pistol match
es will be taken care of through the
United. States Revolver Association, and
the captain OF the team is the well known
international pistol shot, Capt. Reginald
II. Sayre. of the New York National
Guard.
The proposition which Is giving the
most concern to the American riflemen
is the organization of a team for the
free" rifle match. Free" rifles would
be considered by our men as freak rifles
consisting of heavy barrels, set triggers,
palm rests, and especially made stocks TO
iii the contour of the face and shoulder.
The man who has been selected to
organize this team and lead it TO victory
is Lieut.. Col. Glendie B. Young, of the
District of Columbia National Guard.
Special rifles are being manufactured, and
a preliminary tryout to select ten men to
put in training for this team will be held
at the Camp Perry range today.
In this match Switzerland in the past
has been invincible. In the sixteen years
that this match has been shot, she has
won il fifteen times and was second once.
The team which is coming from Switzer-
land to compete is the one that was VIC
torious in France last year
The French are also sending two very
strong teams. The rifle team will be
captained by d. Merillon. president of tie
International Union. One of the men,
bers of the team will be p. r. Colas, " ho
won the eO0-meter match at the Olympic
games last year from Lieut.. Osburn, an
American, by one point.
Great things are expected OF the team
from Argentina. The captain Of this
team is DIR. Juan Carlos Gallegos. Lit
tie is known about the team which is
coming from Germany, except that the
team is training at Nurenburg under the
auspices of the Deutcher Schutzenbund.
May Come from Canada.
A feature of the international meeting
will be the large attendance Of rifemeh
from Canada. Nearly every province Is
sending a delegation in addition to which
the Dominion of Canada Rifle Associa-
ton will enter a team in the Palma
Trophy match. 1t is expected that Swe-
den which is sending a delegation of
fourteen riflemen, end ArgeRtine Repub-
lie will also enter this famous competf-
ton; the largest entry list that has ever
yet been made.
A team to represent the United States
will be selected at Camp Perry from
the scores made in the Wimbledon Cup
match. the Adjutant Generals match.
the l,OOO-yard stage of the Presidents
match. and the Marine Corps match. The
twenty-five men making the highest score
will be chosen. from whom the final
team will be selected from a further
test held on August SO. The captain OF
this Palma team to represent the United
States is Lieut.. Col N. B. Thurston.
N. Y. G.
VIII Come to Capital.
The team to represent the United
States in the International Pan-Ameri-
can Shooting Union will also be selected
from the record of scores made at the
Camp Perry matches. Capt. Harry Lay,
of the United States Marine Corps has
been made captain Of this team.
The man who will be at the head Of
this mammoth affair and who will act
as executive officer is Brig. Gen. r, K.
Evans, u. s. A., who has had much ex-
perience as executive officer in five prev
ious International competitions. He will
be assisted by about 100 army Marine
Corps, and National Guard officers. and
will have a regiment Of troops to take
care of the marking and scoring.
1t is intended. after the matches are
over, to show the visiting rifemen some
thing of the country after banquet
which will be held at Camp Perry on the
night Of September 9, when all the prizes
will be presented. The following day a
special train will take the visitors to
Buffalo to sec Niagara Falls. From there
the party will 20 to Sea Girt % that