New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-09
Shoot for Eastern States
at Sea Girt, N. j.,
August "a.
ARMY AND MARINE
TEAMS TO COMPETE
Civilian Clubs and College Mili'
tary Organizations VIII
Be Invited.

While all Europe is engaged IN war
the United States is going ahead train
ing its small army and it's organized
militia One feature o. ;hc training is
the annual rife shooting competitions
which have done so much 20 make our
soldiers more skilful than me SCORERS
OF any other nation IN the handling OF
the rife.
This year the country has been di-
vidcd into 1--WE sections for rife asso-
citation matches.
The matches Of the Eastern States,
known as Division A. including Maine.
New HAMPSHIRE. Vermont. Massa-
chusetts. Rhode Island, Connecticut,
New York. Pennsylvania. New Jersey,
Delaware. Maryland, Virginia. west
Virginia and the District of Columbia
will be held At the Sea Grit, y. j..
range. beginning August "a. A team
from the United States Army, which is
being trained at Fort Ethan Allen.
Vermont, and which is in charge OF
Captain James A. Romeyn. L. ). A.,
and a team from the United states
Marine Corps, stationed within the d.
vision. will take part.
A new departure in this years
matches is the throwing open OF the
government and National Rife Asso-
citation matches TO teams and midi
viduals from institutions of learning
having military departments. There
will also be a competition for CIVILIAN
rife clubs. This class has grown
greatly in the last few months. owing
10 the recent act Of Congress author
izine the free issue Of rifles and am
munition.
AT the Sea Grit shoot there will be a
TROUT for the selection of team TO
represent the United States IN the
competition to be held in Canada for
the Palma trophy. There will also be
another international match for the
National Guard Association trophy.
rrnresentinC the worlds individual
long range championship.
The matches Of the Southern d.
vision, known as Division b, including
North and South Carolina, Georgia,
Florida, Kentucky. Tennessee. Ala
hama ard Mississippi. will be held at
Jacksonville. Fla. beginning October
q The new Florida state range is one
If the largest in the country and is a
candidate for the national matches OF
1915.
Included in Division c are Ohio.
Michigan. Indiana. Illinois. Wisconsin,
Ninnesots. Iowa and North and South
Dakota. There viii he no competition
n this division this year. but the
states desiring 10 participate IN the
matches NAV send their teams TO the
- % rest divisional shoot. which VIII
'... that of Division D, at Fort Riley,
-.rsas. beginning September .. In
nj, division pre- Missouri, Arkansas.
ouisiana. Nebraska. Kansas, Okla
IONA, Texas. Wyoming, Colorado New
'!eNico and Arizona.
The states OF the Northwest and the
7'ac;fc Coast. IN Division F. are Mon
fers. Idaho. Utah. Nevada. California,
oregon and Washington and the terri
.or,' Of Hawai- The matches are TO be
heM al Portland, C-e, beginning sep
amber 3. ,,...
At al these competitions. in addition
10 the interstate match, viii be held
a. individual rife match, an individual
ristol match and all the usual matches
OF the National Rife Association, IN
GLIDING the Wimbledon Cup, the Leech
Cup, Marine Corps CUP and the d.
visional. regimental and company
championships.
is taking no part in these matches, eX-
cept for the team which IS to compete
at Sea Grit. 5,
Programmes of the different d.
y.sional shoots may be obtained from
the most adjutant at the different
ranges where the competitions are tC
be held.