Show r Offers W Wr Offers Shooting Ti Tips p s sf II f I I r ft gw f i 4 i 2 r aH aHa a rr s r Phil K R. Miller at rest with dog and gun Camp Perry Next for Utah Squad By TOMMIE PORTER Alton F F. Groneman of Provo team captain Louis Benard of Payson coach and 12 marksmen I comprising the 1940 Utah rifle I team were preparing Wednesday to start for Camp Perry Ohio to compete in the national rifle matches September 1 Members of Squad Other members of the team highest ranking in the state after Groneman are William J J. J Patterson Patterson Patterson Pat Pat- terson of Salt Lake City Willie R. R Rita of Provo Sam B. B Kincaid of Salt Lake Ray flay Hansen of Salt Lake Albert L. L Adelman of Divi Divi- Dividend Dividend Jess R. R of Provo Rene Ren Trotter of Goshen Wendell Erlandson of Payson Louis E. E Hansen of Goshen George P. P Arnspiger of Salt Lake Donald B. B Gordon of Murray and Charles P. P Jenkins of Ogden Two other Glen Hogan of Salt Lake City and George Miles of Bountiful Bountiful- also are are slated d to attend Camp Perry Hogan a veteran of the camp qualified by winning the small bore re regional regional regional re- re gional competition at Fort Warren Warren Warren War War- ren this year and Miles goes as asa asa asa a member of a regional American Legion team No senior competitive firing is scheduled in the first week September September Sep Sep- 6 1 that period being devoted devoted devoted de de- de- de voted entirely to instruction by army officers Many competitors i enroll in the caliber rifle school in in quest of diplomas as instructors in marksmanship while others participate in the pistol school with special police classes Instruction is also booked for juniors with the junior championships championships championships cham cham- for girls and boys be between between between be- be tween 12 and 13 IS years of age slated September 7 7 Big Biff Entry List Some 2500 seniors take part partin in the caliber rifle individual and team championships with teams representing the various services of the army the marine corps the national guard of each state and civilian teams team selected by the adjutant generals general's office of each state The entire program is a vital phase of the nations nation's preparation for national defense and the matches are authorized by congress congress congress con con- gress under the national defense act The program is sponsored jointly by the war department and the National Rifle association Some competitors entered last years year's events The firing line at Camp Perry is over two miles in length and ranges are provided with targets for caliber rifle shooting at distances of from to 1000 yards targets for small bore rifles for pistol and additional space for submachine gun and police school firing The United States infantry team won the caliber event last year for the second time after the marine corps had held the championship for three years in a row Individual caliber honors went to Sergeant Thomas J. J Jones of the marine corps with witha a score of of a possible Emmett Jones of the Los Angeles police won the national pistol title last year when Vere F. F Hamer of Woodstock Minn took national small bore laurels |