Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-25
SHOOTERS IN BIC MATCH
SEVENTY-TWO CLUBS AFTER
GALLERY CHAMPIONSHIP
Indoor competition Staged Under Au-
spices OF National Kinc AssoclntIun,
fostcrcd by War Departments

WASlliNGTON. December 2i-Plans
for national defense and preparedness
have given great impetus to the i'm
provemcnt of craftsmanship among
civilians and resulted in a much ex-
tended list Of competitors this season
for tn" lu;erclub GALLERY Champion-
Shir Of the United states. held annual
~ under tho auspices OF the National
i!ihr Association of America. which is
f"stcred 10y the War Department. This
season SeNcntN-two clubs have entered
teams OF ten mcn each. The five high
est scores made by the team Will be
totalcd rs the clubs weekly match
score Thc clubs lave been divided i'm
Sin classes. with eleven matches each,
extending from peoemhr ~ to March
T. Each man will shoot twenty times
at SeN'htN-hvc feet. using .22-calibcr
niles and ammunition in prone posi-
ton. The club making tile highest
score FOR the season will receive the
championship trophy. ana medals will
bo presented TO the winning team in
eacu class.
clubs composing class ~ are: INC
Park club. Bridgeport. Conn: Peters
Hih" and Revolver club. Kings Mills
o: Warren G'dp Eiilc CLUB Eucyrtis
'c.h li1e Association. District Of COL
umhia Eiie Association. Bangor ,MeD
club. Manchester ~. 10 Rifle ana pis-
toll club FRS, Missouri Infantry Kin,
Club. 81 Louis Buffalo ~ W Rifle
CLUB. Birmingham ,AluD Athletic
club and New Haven ,ConuD Grays'
Eiii. CLUB
class ~ clubs Wator,owu IS. -
Rifle club, Gish"it Einc club. Madison.
WIS: YOUNGSTOWN ,op RIFLE ami Re-
rolvcr t!uh, Ogden U'tah Rifle ANA
h"Nolvcr club, hopkins ,MmnD Rinc
club. Milwaukee 'WisD Rifle and pis-
tul Club. sal, lake City U'tah) Ein,
aud Revolver club, Detroit ,Michp
Rife and Revolver Club. Kan. tpa.b
Rifle Club Adrian 'Michr Rife Ciur.
iioSton 'Massp Rifle ANA Revolver
Club and Tacoma ,WashD Rifle club
class &C." clubs Tucson CArial Rifle
club. Albion oiud.p Hinc club. iIoosier
Rifle club. Indianapolis. Ind. Swiss
Rifle Club. Louisville. ny: Louisville
I<y.p Einc and Revolver club. C"riuna
CNcp Rifle club. st. Paul ,MiuuD
Eihc and Revolver Association. New
York city: citiacus' Rifle and Revolt
Yer club. Rochester. y. Y. stanton
,Nehp Government Rim. club. Ashland
co. Rifle and Revolver club and
Olympic Rifle and Pistol club, SAN
Francisco.
Class -" clubs Mci<cosport Ira)
Hino club Quinu.piac Hine and 10
volvor club, New Haven, Conn: ASH
huruham ,Alassl Kin" club l.yuu
Ciass.p Eiac and Revolver cub
portsmoUth- Norfolli oNnr Einc Club.
I.ost"rshirc ~. " Rifle club. Auburn
CN 80 Rifle CLUB. Middlcruwu ~ ~
Eino club Rife and Revolver club.
of New York Inc Rochester ~. "
I;inc club, Fifth Regiment Eino club.
! Baltimore. Md. and Ithaca ~. y
Hinc club.
Glass "l:" clubs: Guthrie center
DAD Rifle cluh. Topeka OkamDRi
club. Chicago Glll Rifle club. Man
haitian GNan> Rinc club. Toledo ,o.D
Yach, club Hinc ana ristol Associa-
tion. Glendale Rife club, Bedford. o:
Tulsa UoklaD Rifle club, Shawnee
nm" AMI Revolver club. Lima. O..
MeeiSer tColD Rifle Club. For; iIarri-
son Rifle club Terra Hautc, Ind. Iicl-
cua cMont) Rjno club, and Pierre IS
- Rifle ana Revolver Club
Class - clubs: Taunton (AlassD
Indoor ltih" club. Ecussola"rwyci
i!1" club. Albany y. y: Eric H'aD
nm" club. Washington - - Rino
Association, pctroi, MichD y. NJ. g.
y Eino and Pistol CLUB quincy ulD
i:iAe club, Coviu- KyD Rifle ana lis
toll club Eiowa shooting club. Dcs
M"in.s iowa; Port clinton CcD Eirc
Club, s. Augustine Drlal Rinc club
Hydraulic Pressed steel Co Rtnc club
Cleveland. q, and Portland oregon,
Rifle club
The secretaries ~ The clubs viii re
port each week I" the National rino
Association headquarters. i'm Washing
ton, whore the scores viii bo aunounc-
cd Judges appointed hy tho associa
zion VIII witness each match