Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1920-04-08 | Page 10 | Army Athletes Invited to Try for U. S. Team

ARMY ATHLETES INVITED T TRY FOR U. U S. S TEAM Rifle and Pistol Competition tion Attracts Doughboy Experts Arm Army athletes have hac been Invited b by bythe bythe the American Olympic committee to participate in tho the tryouts for Cor membershIp membership membership member member- ship on the American Olympic term team which wilt will compete In the Olympic games to be bc held in Antwerp beginning beginning begin begin- ning August 1 and tho the Invitation has been been- accepted cc b by the secretary of war according to advices ad received el by Col Fred Jorgensen adjutant general yesterday Teams will m b be selected from the arm army to enter the American tryouts trouts for tor army r rifle and pistol shooting competitions com corn petitions the competitors to bo be selected select select- ed on their past records with the rifle rUle and pistol and by by competition An Any officer or enlisted man having a a. past paM t record of ot with lh eIther eitner w weapon apon will make application to the tho department commander through military mill mili tary ta- channels National competition for places on the Olympic teams will wll be held at III he marine corps corps corps' camp Quantico Va Ya some sometime time between Ma May 2 25 23 and June 10 10 1920 It I f desired to send to this competition competition tion from ri-om the national guard Suard not to exceed twenty five expert candidates for Cor the rifle team and tho the same ame number num nurn- her ber of experts with the pistol team Lists of officers and men whom the tho adjutant general can recommend as competitors will wUl be submitted to tho the militia bureau not later than May 10 From the lists the- the militia bureau will select those whom it deems best Qualified qualified quaIl quaIl- fied fled and Ind issue tho te n necessary orders travel to tho the national competition com com- petition at Quantico and return who will receive e pa pay subsistence and transportation transportation transportation trans trans- from Crom date of or leaving home to their return The letter to the Adjutant general requests that the subject be he brought Immediately to the attention of or the national guard personnel I I