The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-09-26


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! National Shooting TourIlaillen'
TO Be Held on Tue lack
solyilIe Range.
i WASHINGTON, SAINT i S. s. u. MI
national shooting tournament which
win begin on Tho M ytlle, Fla.
state ride range Oet6bek q ana last
FOR threas weeks IS assuming an In.
ternAtional aspect IT q expected
THAT delegations Of rifiemen viii at
tend the tournament from Cuba and
Canada. These visitors viii be unat.
tached and will enter only the In,
isdiyidual matches. unless special In,
lSteynational team matches are ar
Eranged for them. &. x.
Interest Is constantly increasing
Throughout the country in 1egaEd 10
these matches and two more states
(which had announced their intention
Ito the war department Of not attend;
ling have changed their mind. They
lare Pennsylvania and Maryland. Il
seems that the Pennsylvania guards.
linen did SO we'll In their state shoot
lat Mt. Gretna that the adjutant gen.
eral Of the state was persuaded tc
lsorganize !, team for the national
maches. In the flnal count, only si1
states will be absent from the tour.
Inament. They are Virginia, Cali;
iornia. Washington, South Dakota,
Texas and Idaho. The three fan
western states based THERE iecisionit to
mot send teams to the lack OF funds
available for the purpose.
Teams Being Sent.
State alithorit tess almost without
execution are arranging to send their
teams to Florida far enough in adj
vance Of the mat hes to enable the
team to get its fourteen days of pre-
3ltminary practice authorized by the
war department on the Florida range
and thus accustom them to the &c
lscentricities Of wind currents and
other tricks OF weather conditions
which are found to apply to every
rifle range. III 4, ~
ls Practically a new feature In gthe
1915 matches will be the number OF
civilian shooters that VIII be repre-
sented. / IN past years civilians have
been more or less like lost sheep at
these big military tournaments but
since the government has taken up
1.-THE organization Of VILLAIN rife clubs
through the National Rifle Associa-
ton Of America the number Of civil
ian experts that are developing
throughout the country are counted
l'by the thousand and many Of these
men will attend their first national
shoot. In future national competi-
lions, the civilian will have to be
;reckoned with. Owing to the lack
LOT federal aid very few colleges and
schools where military training Is
Carried on will send teams to- the
1915 matches It is hoped that in
subsequent years some way will be
found to assist the college teams as
we'll as state teams.
Some Innovations.
There will be a few innovations
tried for the first time in Florida, one
lof which Is what; has been sfgnated
/ the Key System Of squadding. This
Will accomplish ADEQUATE Impartial
|ity in, the marking Of. shots. After
the markers are sent into tie Dit, The
key number will be placed upon the
black board behind the firing line lust
before the match begins: This NUM-
bed added to the numbersof the tar
get on the comp titor,sE d iadding tick
ct will show him the, number Of the
targetia Which he lis 10; shoot and n
this manner. 1t VIII lba impossible far
the markers IN thespitt q know who
Is shooting ON the. target, ss,.sis3i d
L another innovation viii ia giving
eachss Competitor 4 tareet stts itstmself
In past years, two competitors have
shot on one target. This change
throws the marksnan, solnarely! an i,is
own resouroes, relieves him fromsde-
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