Evening star., 1927-05-22
District National Guard

matches will be held during the Pc
riod from September , To il. Partici-
patton of National Guard rifle team
members in these matches is optional,
although all are TO be urged to take
advantage of the excellent opnortu.
nifty they afford for practice under
match conditions. However, the en-
trance fees for these matches cannot
be paid from Militia Bureau funds.
The national matches will start
September T. with the national indf-
vidual rifle and national individual
pistol matches The range will be
ber IL. the national rifle team match
being held on September IL and Il.
All activities incident To the national
matches will be concluded by pm.
on September i.
Range officers will he required TO
report at Camp Perry on August
II. and team members rot earlier
than August IS nor later than
September Ii. II is desired that all
team members report on August IS.
Any member reporting after Septcm-
Der Is will not be entitled to pay and
allowances. All National Guard Or
ganizations will be required to depart
from Camp Perry before midnight Of
September Is,
Each National Guard team is 10
consist of Is members. not one of
whom is 10 be above the ranks desig-
mated below: one team captain, not
Ia be above the grade of major one
team coach, not to he above the grade
Of major; one range officer. not TO he
above the grade uf captain; Ten prln-
Cipals, not TO he above the grade OF
captain and two alternateS. neither
10 be above tho grade OF captain NO
team captain, team coach or range
officer will be listed Is shooting
member or alternate in addition TO
their duties as team officials. The
militia bureau makes it very pam
that there will be no exceptions TO the
latter rule
No officer or enlisted man will be
selected as q principal or alternate
Of a National Guard rifle team to par
ticipatc in the national matches. who
has not uualiiied as marksman or
better with the rifle during the cur
rent or preceding target year,
Attention is called that team mem
bers must be supplied with round
trjn transportation, and it is pointed
ont that there was much confusion in
1925 because of failure to do this
Members will he authorized to travel
nv private automobile, but then only
will be allowed actual expenses. sup
ported by receipts. but no allowance IS
made for wear and tear and deprecla'
ton. If four or five members travel
in the same automobile the expenses
of one only will he allowed.
Teams other than those represent
inc the several branches of the Army,
NAVY and the Marine Corps shall be
subject to the following elimination
rules: A team listde in class a after
the national matches of 1925 or after
the last national match in which such
team competed. shall have at least 3o
ner cent Of its shooting members COM
pOsed of men who have never before
shot on any national match rifle team.
A team listed in class + after the
last national match in which such
team competed. shall have at least 80
per cent of its shooting members COM
posed of men who have never before
shot on any national match rli1e
team, A team listed III class or
unclassified after the national matches
of 1925, or after the last national
match in which such team competed,
shall he subject to the following
elimination rule only. to which all
teams except those representing the
Reserve Officers Training Corps and
Civilian Military Training Camps are
also subject. in addition to the rules
prescribed above.
No team may have as Il shooting
member or alternate any man who
has been a shooting member of any
team in three or more of the five ma
tionaI rifle team matches Immediately
preceding.