Salt Lake Herald | 1905-09-24 | Page 13 | A Nation of Crack Shots

A NATION OF CRACK SHOTS Sport of Rifle Shooting Is Gradually Forging to Front Fronti With Assist Assistance Assistance ance anoe of Government New York Sept 28 The nation has haa ov over every ry reason to be proud of its marks marksmen marksmen men muon and the national board for the prOmotion promotion pro promotion motion of oC rifle rUle practice together with the National Rifle Association of America which works work In lit harmony with the tho na zia national board should be highly gratified at the magnificent success of oC the rifle tournament at The national board for the promotion of rifle practice was the outcome of or a concerted move movement movement ment by a handful of enthusiasts who recognised the decadence of the art of shooting In America due to the disappearance of or same and the fact that an incentive must be provided to stimulate popular interest Int rest in a sport on which so much of the nations welfare depends their plea on the proposition that thata a soldier on n the firing line is valuable only In proportion to his bis ability to hit bit the mark the friends of rifle rUle practice that la lit to say practice with the official l military rifle of 0 the United States ob oh obtained tind from congress legislation creating the national board hoard which in connection with and under the direction of or the time war department was to have hao charge of or rifle matches to be held under the auspices of r the United States government and open to teams and individuals from the regu regular re regular u ular lar military and naval establishments the Marine Corps CorDs and the National Guard The growth of popular interest in mili mill military military tary rifle shooting in the last year has been little short of phenomenal At t there were ware entries In the same ume contest Last year ear nineteen teams entered for the national team match this year mear ear there were cen such en entries entries entries tries Next year it Is hoped that every ever state and territory including Porto Rico and possibly the Philippines will be rep represented represented resented