Evening star., 1930-12-07
District National Guard

Instructions for the conduct Of an
indoor rife team match for organiza-
tionS Of the National Guard through
out the United States, Hawaii and Porto
February, have been issued according to
an announcement received from the
Militia Bureau of the War Department
by the brigade headquarters of the Ma
tional Guard Of the District Of Colum-
bia.
The notice says that in order that
maximum results may be obtained, all
adjutants general and organization COM
manders are requested to give their CO.
operation in carrying out the details,
and the hope Is expressed that, aside
from the training benefits obtained,
these matches will inspire wholesome
spirit Of rivalry between States, organi-
cations and individuals.
These matches will be known as the
Chief Of the Militia Bureaus Indoor
Rife Team Matches and will be fired
under the following conditions:
Entries, general-There will be Sc
lected In each State, the District of Co
lumbia, Hawaii and Porto Rico a team
to represent each regiment, separate
battalion, or part of a regiment In, the
case Of split Organizations, whose prin-
cipal arm Is the rifle. These teams will
be selected in the manner stated below
by firing the course outlined and under
such administrative regulations as may
be prescribed by State adjutants general.
Each team will consist of ~one team
captain, one coach, ten firing members
and two alternates. The team cap
tain and coach will not be authorized
to fire.
Company. troop or battery teams-A
team will be selected in each company,
troop or battery in the organizations
noted above in any manner approved by
the organization commander and the
State adjutant general.
Regimental or separate battalion or
squadron teams-The company, troop
or battery teams selected will compete
by firing the course outlined to deter
mine the team to represent the regi-
ment or separate battalion In the Militia
Bureau match.
Upon completion Of these organiza-
ton matches, the Militia Bureau match
for this match will be the company,
troop or battery teams winning the
organizational matches explained above.
The winning team in each State and
in the District, Hawaii and Porto Rico
will be known as the "Chief Of the
Militia Bureaus Indoor Rife Team" for
period of one year, or until the win
ners Of the succeeding years matches
are announced.
National championship-In order that
the championship for the entire Ma
tional Guard may be determined, the
adjutant general of each State, the
District and the territories will certify
to the Militia Bureau the scores made
by the team winning the matches fired.
Targets and certificates Of officers wit
Messing the firing must be certified
to the bureau. These scores and targets
must reach the Militia Bureau not later
than April /, 1881. Those arriving after
that date will not be considered.
The rules for the conduct Of the
matches are given as follows: All
matches must be fired under the super
vision Of State adjutants general and
as they may issue except that no devia-
tions from the provisions Of the Militia
Bureau circular will be permitted. A
match having been announced as q
competition and one shot fired must
be completed as such. All matches must
be announced as such before any firing
Is done. Each match must be fired by
stages. A stage having been begun
must be completed the same day. A
match having started, no further prac-
tice firing will be allowed until the
completion of all record firing required
for the completion of the match.
Alternates may fire only when prin-
cipal has become physically incapaci-
tated or has been discharged from the
service. An alternate may enter a
match under the above conditions only
at the beginning Of a stage of the
match. No competitor will be allowed
to change his rifle during any compe-
tition unless his first piece has become
through accident, which
contingency must be certified to by
range Official. Violation of this rule
will be considered a just cause for ex-
clusion from the competition. Any
competitor who may be detected in a
wilful evasion of the conditions will be
debarred from further competition.
State adjutants general have been in
to designate an officer to super
wise the conduct of the matches in each
Each company. troop or
battery will fire the matches on its own
indoor range.
Correspondence matches are author
lied where 1t is impracticable to as
Semble contestants at a central point.
The only eligibility requirement is
actual membership in the unit con-
Quoting the match for at least 90 days
prior to the opening of the match.
Ties Will be decided by the highest
team aggregate score in the standing
position, by the highest team aggre-
gate score in the kneeling position, by
the highest team aggregate score in
the sitting position, by the highest team
aggregate score in the prone position.
II there Is stu a tie by the highest in
dividual aggregate score and by the
highest individual score at any stage,
starting with the standing position.
The course Of fire will be in four
stages, first, 10 shots prone: second, 10
shots sitting; third, 10 shots kneeling;
fourth, 10 shots standing. No sighting
shots will be permitted commits
stoned officer will be required to wit
ness all firing, and the ofiicer in charge
Of firing will check all scores, with the
targets, and certify them.
Not more than 10 shots will be fired
at one target card, only the required
number Of hits of lowest value on the
target win be counted. AS multiple bull
targets are to be used, the competitor
viii be penalized one point for each
shot In excess Of the required number