Evening journal., 1921-05-10
This SHOOT IS
BY TELEGRAPH
University of Delaware and
University of South Car
olina Compete
INTER-PLATOON
RIFLE MATCH

Special TO The Evening Journal.
NEWARK, May 1O.-The Univers-
lty Of Delaware Rife team is shoot
Ing a tclegraphic match today with
the University OF South Carolina
team. The scores will be COM
pared by telegraph Many colleges
throughout the country are carrying
on these matches, this being part Of
che plan for selecting a team Of the
best college marksmen in the coun-
try 70 send 10 England next sum-
ner 10 compete against team COM
posed Of oxford and Cambridge Uni
versity star shots
Major Row in charge Of military
activities at the university has ar
ranged for an interpolation rife
match on the local range next Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday. Major
Row has issued the following order
giving details Of the proposed match:
Headquarters r.. o. r. G.
University OF Delaware. Newark. Del.
May 16. 1921.
Memorandum:
/. An interpolation. subcaliber
rife match will be held on the Uni
versity Range on Monday, Tuesday
a2d Wednesday. May 16. II and IS,
1921. The platoon teams will be
composed OF nine students each.
three members OF each team firing
on each Of the successive days The
firing will start at two o'clock each
day
?. The match will be in charge Of
aH executive committe. composed OF
the following students: Walter d.
Holton, (chairman) Richard Cole.
Paul Wintrup. Wintrup. In
addition TO his other duties. will
have charge Of the publicity. The
!, executive committee will appoint such
assistants as will be necessary %
properly conduct the match. In
case Of inclement weather making It
Impossible TO fire. the executive COM
mittee will arrange for a postponed
firing.
q. The captains Of each company
will IN conference with the other
t. officers Of the company. appoint the
captains Of the platoon teams repre-
senting the company. The captains
Of the teams will select the student,
% compose their respective teams
The members Of each platoon team
must be bOna-fide members OF the
liatoon.
4. The ranges and positions foi
ihc match are as follows:
(a) so feet kneeling, 8 shots
% so feet sitting, s shots
ic) IS feet prone shots
(d) IS feet sitting 5 shots
The firing Of (a) and (b) must b'
i continuous for each firer. and in the
. order named. The firing Of Co an'
. fd) must be continuous for eacl
irer and in the order named. Th'
SO feet firing must proceed the Il
4 feet firing One coach will be per
mitted for each firer.
5. A seperatc target will be use'
4 by each frer at each position AM
4 he scores checked by the Executiv
i Committee Of the match. In cas-
4 4 a key hole shot this shot will no
. he counted and another shot fired Il
7 It's place. In case Of a tie score III
score will be decided by such add
4 tional firing as the Executive Com
4 mittee may direct. The Executiv
f Committee of the match will b
. Judges In any contested point.
g. Any team failing 20 have rep
resentatives to fire on the specific
day will forfeit the possible scores q
the number Of students failing I
report Any score not fired in aC
eordance with par. 4 will be for
feited.
Z. To practice the range will b
+ open to the following companies o
The days specified.
"A" Company, Wednesday, May
"B" Company. Thursday. May II
&C" Company. Friday. May 13.
s. Workmanship Metals, will ,
awarded to the members of the wiz
ming team and TO the student mall
4 ing the highest individual scor
which may be worn as a part OF IN
uniform. These metals will be pr'
q sented by the President OF the Un
versity at the review for the Pres
\ dent and Faculty on Thursday, Ma
10, 1921.
LATHE b. ROW.