Evening star., 1937-01-24
TARGET MATCH
PROGRAM IS SET
Indoor Contests for National
Guard Teams Are
Announced.

National Guard Of the District OF
Columbia to compete with others in
militia units throughout the country
in the indoor rife matches. known as
the Chief of the National Guard
Bureaus Indoor Rife Matches. The
National Guard Bureau has just an
nounced that they will be held this
year.
1t was announced that the matches
will consist of a company team match,
q regimental, separate battalion. or
separate squadron team match and an
individual match, and will be con-
Quoted by the National Rife AS
sociation of America. In the company
team match. the following units only
will be authorized to enter a team:
Headquarters companies of infantry
battalions and regimental. infantry
rifle companies, headquarters troops
OF cavalry regiments, cavalry rife
troops, all corps of engineers COM
panies and troops and ali coast artil-
lery harbor defense batteries. The
local anti-aircraft coast artillery is
bdIlCo IL OlI1 LIilS IAdlSkl. Any VI b11C
authorized units may enter a team
consisting Of a team captain, a team
coach and five firing members.
In the regimental, separate bat
talon or separate squadron team
match, the following may enter teams:
Infantry regiments, separate battalions
of infantry. corps of engineers regi-
ments. corps of engineers squadrons,
cavalry regiments, coast artillery har-
Dor defense regiments, and separate
battalions of coast artillery harbor
defense. Anti-aircraft artillery also
is barred from this match. These
teams may consist of team captain,
a team coach and ten firing members.
In the individual match, any men,
Der of any Of the units authorized to
enter team in the regimental match
is eligible.
The matches are to be fired under
the supervision of the State adjutant
general, who is to designate an officer
to supervise the matches. The official
targets are to be furnished by the Ma
tional Rifle Association, which also will
do the scoring. The association may
send q representative to supervise any
of the matches, and may. in its discre-
ton, require an entrant having an ab-
normally high score to shoot sub
Stantiating scores. The matches will
consist of four stages. The first stage,
10 shots prone; second stage, 10 shots
sitting; third stage, 10 shots kneeling,
and fourth stage. 10 shots standing.
No sighting shots will be allowed.
Coaching will be permitted in team
matches only. Ten minutes will be al
lowed for each stage Of the firing.
Trophies and medals will be awarded
the winners. In the company team
match the winner will be given the
title, 1.-THE Chief Of the National
Guard Bureaus Champion Company
Team Indoor Rifle Team, 1887" the
National Rifle Association certificate
of victory, q trophy and seven silver
medals awarded by the chief of the
National Guard Bureau. The winner
will retain the trophy for one year.
It Is now held by Company E, 144th
Infantry, Texas National Guard.
In the regimental match the winner
will be given the title. "The Chief Of
the National Guard Bureaus Cham
pion Regimental Indoor Rifle Team,
1887" certificate of victory. a trophy
provided by the National Rife Asso-
ciation and IL silver medals. In ad-
dition IL bronze medals will be
awarded the highest team in each
corps area.
The winner of the individual match
will get the title. Individual Gallery
Champion Of the National Guard.
1887" q certificate of victory and q
trophy, awarded by the association,
and gold medal. The trophy will be-
come the permanent property of the
winner. The second high competitor
will get silver medal, and each Of the
next eight competitors bronze medal.
In addition, a bronze medal will be
awarded to each Of the two highest
competitors in each corps area.
In addition to the National Guard
prizes, the National Rifle Association
has agreed to permit the scores made
in these matches to count for record
In the national military gallery cham
pionships. which are open to the reg
ular services and reserve as well as
the National Guard.