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Schoolboys’ National Indoor Tournament. 
No recent movement, whose purposes are the pro- 
notion of rifle practice, has been launched on such 
yroad, beneficent lines as that inaugurated by the 
*orest, Fish and Game, and Sportsmen’s Exposition. 
t practically brings the opportunity for practice and in- 
truction within the reach of all boys. It will demon- 
trate also the feasibility of economically schooling the 
yoys in rifle practice, throughout the United States, in 
| similar manner. All of this is in accord with the 
‘forts of the Government, and has the indorsement of 
ill good citizens. 
As far back as July, 1904, the National Board for 
kg Promotion of Rifle Practice, a body created by act 
f Congress for the purpose of promoting rifle shooting 
‘mong the citizens of the United States, recommended 
hat the work looking to. the installing of courses in 
marksmanship, be at once taken up in the public 
ichools of the country. In their recommendation, they 
said: ‘‘In considering the matter of the encourage- 
nent of rifle practice among school boys, one cannot 
1elp being impressed with the urgent necessity for the 
‘arly training of the individual, in rifle practice. 
“it may be assumed that 60 or 70 per cent. of the 
iggregate of a large body of volunteers would be*under 
he age of twenty-five. 
“In cities, where boys often commence business 
lsareers at the age of eighteen or twenty, it is oftimes 
tard for them ito get the time, even if they desired to, to 
practice with small arms; therefore if we are to get 
jiny considerable measure of ground work for our whole 
scheme of rifle practice, we must commence with the 
boys at school, and offer every encouragement which 
will conduce to that end. It is, therefore, essential 
that wherever possible indoor ranges be provided in 
lpublic schools and other institutions, and that a special 
jendeavor be made to promote the use of private and 
ijother ranges by schools.” 
Nothing was ever done by the 
ltheir plans in operation, owing to the fact that Con- 
\gress made no appropriation to carry the work on. The 
\National Rifle Association of America having a working 
organization was asked to take uo the work, and dur- 
ing the past year \jamended its by-laws so as to pro- 
vide for rifle clubs from_schools. These rifle clubs are 
divided into two classes—those from universities and 
yicolleges, and those from high schools, preparatory and 
National Board to put 
elementary _ schools, private schools. and military 
academies; in fact, all schools which do not confer a 
{degree, 
The first National indoor tournament for school boys 
will be held in New York city from Dec. 23 to Jan. 4. 
Through the courtesy of the management of the Forest, 
Fish and Game Society’s Sportsman’s Exhibition, the 
Association will build a rifle range, and conduct a series 
of shool-boy matches at their show. Many prizes have 
been offered, and the co-operation of the Public Schools 
Athletic League of New York city has been secured 
fore of the most popular matches will be that for 
teams representing high schools. It is expected that 
of the nineteen high schools in Greater New York, at 
least fourteen will be represented by teams. This match 
will not be altogether local, but will take on an inter- 
|city feature, as the high schools of Jersey City, Paterson, 
|Elizabeth, N. J., and Stamford, Conn., and even such 
|far away cities as Baltimore and Washington will send 
|high school teams to compete. The military academies 
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