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Show SEEK OGDENITES I ON RIFLE TEAM Salt Lake Club Wants Ogden Experts to Join State Party klifle experts of Ogden will hav the opportunity of competing in th national rifle meet to- be held at Camp Perry, Ohio, during August, according '.o information w hich reached the local headquarters of the American Legion todav. Those who qualify for in-competition in-competition will be furnished with t ransponatlon and all other expense hy th" government. I'tah will be allowed al-lowed sixteen representaiifes. The announcement, which OSgDS from Carl A Badger, president of ihe Salt Lake Klfle and Revolver club, follows: The adjutant general of the state each year selects and the governor ap-polnis.a ap-polnis.a ciflllan team of sixteen members mem-bers to attend the national rifle meer. Twelve of the persons selected shoot In the team match, and all have abundant abun-dant opportunity for practice and in-I dividual competitive shooting. Thin . e.ir ihe competition will be held at Camp Perry, hlo. and vvill take place during the month of August, The government gov-ernment pays ail expenses incident to the trip, including transportation and. maintenance and furnishes arms and ammunition. About three weeks are devoted to training and one week to competitive shooting. The meel is verv Interesting and Instructive and the men who have had some experience with service rifles in the army will perhaps be glad to renew their acquaintance ac-quaintance as civilians. Major W H. OTegory who Is assistant as-sistant city attorney Of Salt Lake Cif, has been appointed captain of 1h 1 civilian team. We need experienced shots to fill out the number of men necessary for the team Only six persons per-sons who have heretofore shot In national na-tional meets are permitted lo shoot In the team match. This makes necessary neces-sary that we take hack at least slxi n nifii aim i is aovisaoie inui mere ! be eight or nine. W ill you not commurilerH with the 'various posts of the American Legion and call their attention to this splendid splen-did opportunity for a month's good IspOrt at government expense'.' The undersigned or Major Orcgoiv will be glad to furnish any additional Information |