Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-08
MAKING MARKSMEN


may not be excluded. arrangements
have been made for duplicating the
matches on such ranges. but teams
shooting at rs feet may not shoot
similar matches at SO feet.
In addition to these matches. - =
matches for civilian rifle clubs alone
were arranged. In these gallery COM
petitions. teams OF five shoot. with all
scores counting toward the team rec
ord These teams matches are ar
ranged to cover a period OF six weeks.
The first week a string will be fired
by each team member from the promo
position. and a string from the sitting
position-a string to consist OF two
sighting shots and ten shots for rec
ord. The second week the teams fire
one string prone. and one string
kneelinE; the third week. promo
string and a standing string; the
ting string: the fifth week. a prone
string and kneeling string. and the
sixth week. prone and u standing
string.
The team winning this competition
is awarded the title OF Gallery cham
pions for the year 1922" Also. II re.
coives tho Indoor Trophy. TO be held
for ono year or until won by some
other team, a Certificate of Victory.
10 be retained by the rifle club. ana
each member Of the successful team Is
given a suitable bronze medal
STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
II as many as five teams are entered
from one state. they are considered
also as shooting for the state cham
pionship, and their scores are con-
sidered separately from his point OF
view. The team from each state hav-
ing the highest aggregate score at the
end OF the competition is given the
title OF Champion gallery team" for
its respective state, and the team
members receive bronze medal
specially made for this purpose.
There Is military unit compeC-
tion too. under exactly the same con-
ditions. but open only to gallery rife
teams from the military class OF clubs
under the regulations OF tho National
Board for the Promotion OF Rife
Practice. Tho awards to the winning
teams and its members are the same.
military class of clubs involved. There
is exactly similar competition for the
high school and military school clubs
in the organization. Similar matches
in every respect are provided for tho
fifty foot galleries.
In addition to this series OF compe-
ti,tons. there Is to be fired tho Astof
Ia
to rifle clubs of tho high school. pri-
vate. military, and preparatory school
classes. and is shot on \ gallery mea-
sur.nE so feet from the target to the
firing point. Any number OF teams
may be entered from one club. but
competitors are allowed TO shoot on
but one team from any one club.
Ten competitors make up a team
IN this match. the five bes. scores to I
count toward record Tho firing IL
from the prone position. each man
being allowed two sighting shots and I
ten shots for record. Artificial sup
port OF the rifle Is permitted. and any
may be used. This match will be con-
cludcd in tho week ending May s.
The prize for this special compch-
ton II the Astor Cup and medals to
members OF the winning team The
cup Is held for one year or until won
by another school team. However. II
is provided that the cup will become
the permanent property of the school
It tho creates, number OF ;.
times in twenty years Of shooting.
Culver Military Academy. at Culver.
Indiana now holds tho cup. The first
in 1909 was tho Morris High /
school. or New York City. Next II was
u New York Clty. In 1914 tho Salt
Lake City High School, OF Utah. was
successful. Tho Stoneham High School
II Massachusetts, won II the next year.
In 1919. Central High School OF Wash
ngton. d. C. won the cup. and the
year. st. Johns Military
Academy. o, Eel, field. Wisconsin. was
he victor. The Iowa City High School.
Iowa IS in the lead for permanent pos
session OF the trophy. being the only
school team to win the cup more than
,nce, and having been successful in
oil, 1912, 1918. 1915, 1917 and 1918, Two
more victories for this school will
make It impossible for II 10 lose per-
nnnont possession of the cup.
Dr. Hoashoo. a graduate of the Uni
'ersity OF Edinburgh. Is the first