Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-05
Try-0ut on Range in Prepara-
ton for Divisional Team
Match.
DIRECTORS ARE ELECTED
BY NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
How Palma Team Would Have Been
Constituted Had War Not
Prevented Match.

SEAGIRT. n. j., September 5.-The Dis
trict of Columbia rifle team today fired
its final practice shots in preparation for
the national divisional team match in d-
vision A. which will take place Monday.
From 8 to 10 o'clock it worked at 2no
yards rapid fire. and from 10 to IL at
400 yards rapid fire The entire afternoon
1t gave to 1000 yard practice.
The National Rifle Association of Amer
lea at its meeting Thursday evening elect
ed the following directors for three years:
Gen. E. ]. Spencer. Missouri (re-elected);
Col. C. E. Morrison. West Virginia: Col.
Wilder s. Metcalf. Kansas: Lieut.. Col.
William Libbey, New Jersey re-elected):
Lieut.. Col. N. ]. Edwards. kentucky:
Lieut.. Col. w. H. Whigam.,. Illinois; Mai.
Earl D. Church. Connecticut: Capt. Har-
ry Lay. U. S. NJ c. (re-elected): Capt. X.
X. v. Casey. Pennsylvania: Capt. Kings
ley Allen Burnham. Massachusetts,. Capt.
r H. Keller. New York. and DIR. E. A.
Waugaman, Fort Pitt Rifle Club, Pitts
burgh.
Grand Aggregate Winners.
The winners in the National Rifle Asso-
ciation's grand aggregate race. for the
highest score in the individual cham
pionship Wimbledon, Leech. rapid fire.
Marine Corps and members. were as
follows: William H. Richards, Connect
cut. 1874; Corp. ]. F. Coppedge. Marine
Corps. 77S: Private James Stewart Mas
sachusetts, 17S.
The biggest prize winner at the tour
nament was the United States Marine
Corps, which team was hastily gathered
from the score Of instructors who were
at the Winthrop, Nd, range, by Lieut..
Calvin B. Matthews. team captain. The
marines will take out of camp $l,OS3tS
The largest individual winner was a ma
rine-Corp. ]. F. Coppedge, a newcomer
this year. He landed $19S.
Palma Trophy Selections.
II the European war had not burst, .
Palma team would have been selected
! here to do battle at Ottawa this fall: and
if the team had been selected, SO a bulle-
tin from the statistical Office last even
ing indicates, the eight would have been
the following, in order. based on the
! 1,OO0-yard scores in the matches to have
been the bases of selection:
Private J. S. Stewart, Massachusetts,
454
Capt. W. H. Richards. Ohio and Con-
necticut 451.
Capt X. K. v. Casey, Pennsylvania,
$50.
Corp. J. F. Coppedge. Marine Corps,
40.
sergt. P. s. schoheld. Massachusetts.
445.
sergt. Archie Farauharson. Marine
Corps, 44S.
sergt. J. T. Lawless. Massachusetts.
| Al.
| George W. Chesley, Connecticut, 49,.
The best scores made by these eight in
| the Palma ranges at the tournament
| 500, 900 and 1000 yards-gives what the
| 1914 Palma team might have scored
| 1,753, thirty-three beyond the Palma rec
| ord established by the United States In
1912 at Ottawa.
Election of Officers.
The American Association Of Interna-
tional Riflemen, with a membership OF
1885, at its annual meeting last night
elected Gen. Bird W. Spencer Of New
Jersey, president: Col. n. B. Thurston.
New York, vice president: Capt. K. X.
V. Casey, Pennsylvania, secretary-treas-
urer, and Capt. Kingsley Allen Burnham.
Massachusetts. historian.
The new executive committee includes
Gen. Charles c. Gather of Maryland.
Maj. John De Douw Of Maryland is on
committee to arrange for dinner in
New York this winter. A committee WAS
appointed to cooperate with the War
Department and the National Rifle Assoc
citation in legalfzing the wearing of bras
sards.