Evening journal., 1914-08-24
No Delaware rifle
TEAM FOR SEA GIRT
Regiment May Get Few
Days Practice at State
Rifle Range
GOVERNMENTS PLAN
FOR THE BIG SHOOTS

While all Europe is engaged in war,
the United States Is going ahead
training its small army and organized
militia to the proper state Of efiici-
ency. One feature of its training
is the annual rifle shooting competi-
tions which have done so much to
make our soldiers more skillful than
the soldiers Of any other nation in
the handling Of the rife
Delaware will not be represented
at Sea Girt this year Adiutant-
General Wickersham announced to-
day He said an opportunity had not
presented. because of the hike"
down State, TO get a team together.
There is a possibility that the Della
ware Militia may get an opportunity
for a few days rifle practice.
For several years there has been
held at one central point a big shoot
tc which were sent teams represent
ing every State and territory, as we'll
as the Army. Navy and Marine Corps
AS the expenses incident to the jour
ney to central point worked a hard
ship on those States farthest away
from the tournament, it was decided
this year to try an innovation by
dividing up the country into five divi-
sions and having the national and
National Rifle Association matches in
each of the divisions, thus equalizing
to a considerable extent the expense
of transportation for State teams.
The matches of the Eastern States
known as Division A. which include
the States of Maine, New Hampshire
Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Is
land, Connecticut, New York, Penn
sylvania. New Jersey, Delaware
Maryland Virginia, West Virginia
and the District Of Columbia. will be
held al Sea Girt n. j.. range begin
ming August "a
A new departure IN this years
matches is the throwing open of th,
Government and National Rifle Asso.
citation matches to teams and indi.
viduals from institutions of learnins
having military departments. There
will also be a competition for civilian
rifle clubs.
This class has grown greatly in
the last few months owing TO the re.
cent act of Congress authorizing IN,
free issue Of rifles and ammunition
TO them
The matches Of the southern divi
sion, known as Division IS. including
the States of North and South Caro-
lima, Georgia, Florida. kentucky. Ten.
nessee, Alabama and Mississippi, viii
be held at Jacksonville, Fla. begin
ming October 8. This Will be IN,
baptism of the new Florida Stat,
range. which is one Of the larges
in the country and which Is a can
didate for the national matches o
1915.
Included in Division c are IN,
states of Ohio. Michigan, Indiana
Illinois, Wisconsin. Minnesota, low
end North and South Dokota Their
will be no competition in this divi
sion this year. but the States witt
desire to participate in the matche
may send its team 10 the neares
divisional shoot, which viii be that o
Division d, 70 be held at Fort RILEY
Kansas. beginning September 2S.
The States of the Northwest an
Pacific coast are located in Division
L. These states are Montana. Idaho
Utah, Nevada, California. Oregon
Washington. and the Territory of Ha
waii. The matches are to be held a
Portland, Oregon. beginning Septem
Der 3. and the executive officer vii
be Brigadier General William f. Fin
zer, o. n G.