South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-11
COMP ANY F WILL
BE REPRESENTED
At STATE SHOOT
South Bend MarkSmen Prepar-
ing for Competition at Fl.
Benjamin Harrison July 13
Hold Practice Sunday.

Company F will compete in the In
diana state shoot 10 be held at Fort
Benjamin Harrison. beginning July Is.
Plans are being made by the local
company 20 try out for the battalion
and regimentaI shoots and il Is believ-
ed the local company will be repre-
scented in the team that tries out for
the state honOrs.
Company + will finish a preliminary
course Sunday which will decide the
five men who Will represent IT, These
FIVE men will meet representatives
from the three other comp anies which
Tpresent this battalion and - shooters
Will be selected 10 take part in the
regimental shoot From the regiment
al shoot Is men will be selected 10
compete with the two other Indiana
regiments in the state shoot.
officers Of Co + will attend the five
days officers school TO be held at Fort
Harrison, Indianapolis, June 29-July 4
Reports. drill work, war games, map
reading and other service essentials
will feature the school session. The
party TO leave the local company Will
probably be in charge of capt clinton
j.. Rogers.
Makes Public Program.
Frank /. Bridges, adjutant general
Of Indiana today made public the pro-
gram for the annual rifle competitions.
Regin entail competition and state
competition Will make up the basis OF
the program. although such matches
as the governors match, the John
Grenville Mott match. the Indiana
state Rifle association matches ana
others are TO be shot off at the same
time.
Mai Robert p. YOungman, Second
infantry. has been appointed executive
officer for the regimental competitions
and Cart Glenn Van Auken, Third IN
fantry. Auburn Ind. has been named
adjutant and statistical officer. Capt.
James L. Young, of the quartermaS-
ter's corps. has been appointed quarter
master for the shoot, and Capt Earle
S. Green, Of the medical corps OF the
Indiana National Guard, will be chief
medical officer.
Capt. Walter H. Unversaw, Second
infantry is chief range officer. and the
assistant range officials include: First
Iieuts. Ora NJ. jerks Lauden \. Har-
riman, Frank r Livengood, RaIph w
Fury and John G. LOchner. The eX-
ecutive officers of the regimental shoot
will continue to act through the state
competition and he Will designate his
aids
Purpose of Competition.
1.-THE essential purpose Of these
competitions is to secure instruction
in small arms firing" the order from
Gen. Bridges declared. From the
competitors in the state competition
there will be selected the team 10 rep
resent the state in the divisional
match"
Eligibility Rules.
The eligibility rules for the regi-
mental and state competition follow:
Each competitor in the regimental
competition shall have attained and
hold the qualification Of marksman or
better in the organized militia course
or regular army course Ofhcers OF
higher grades than that OF captain are
ineligible to enter either regimental
or state competition; competitors IN
the state competition Will have per-
formed rs per cent of each kind OF
military duty required during the
twelve mvonths preceding the cOmpe-
tition. BY the term military duty
above referred to is meant parades'
drills. encampments, correspondence
school work and other duties of sim
ilar nature. No person is eligible to
enter the state competitions, who was
a competitor in the state competitions
in the year 1912 and also in the year
1913.
The commanding officer Of each
company of infantry in the Indiana
National Guard is to select a team of
i've from his company for the reSl-
mental competitions. Each regiment
al commander will select one team OF
five from the regiment at large for
these contests At least four OF the
five members of each team Will be en-
listed men. Any commander desiring
TO select more than one officer on a
team will secure written permission
from The adjutant general prior 10
June so. 1914.
VIII Select Team OF Fifteen.
Each regimental l. :. a. p. will Sc
Iect a team OF fifteen and three alter
mates to represent the regiment in the
state competition and Will certify the
same to the executive officer for the
state competitions Ihose teams a. s
70 be selected from those making the
highest score in the regimental com
petition. but at least ten OF the htteer
must be enlisted men. the order said
About Governors Match.
The governors match is open 10 al
competitors in the state competition
who make an aggregate score of 81
per cent all members Of the Indiana
National Guard who did not shoot IT
the regimental competition, member.
of the Indiana State Rifle association
members Of the Northern Indiana Rifle
association. members Of civilian rifle
clubs duly certified 10 be affiliated witt
the National Rifle association. or the
Indiana State Rifle associaticC- The
governors match will be shot con
currently with or in the state com
petition The individual making the
highest aggregate score VIII be de-
clared winner of the governors match
A gold medal is the trophy OF this
match. The pay. travel and expense
enjoined by these matches is neces
sary in the military service, the order:
from headquarters Of the guard here