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George Wood Wingate (1840–1928) was an American lawyer and organizer of rifle practice. During the Civil War he served in a New York regiment, and later supervised the construction of elevated railways in Brooklyn. In 1867 Wingate drew up rules for systematic rifle practice by Company A, 22d regiment, New York National Guard, of which he was then captain. The publication of these rules (the first of the kind to be formulated in the United States) led to the organization (in 1871) of the National Rifle Association of America, of which he was first secretary and later president from 1886 to 1900. Besides special articles on military subjects he published: *''Manual for Rifle Practice'' (1872; seventh edition, 1880) *''The Great Cholera Riots'' (1880) *''Through the Yellowstone Park on Horseback'' (1886) *''History of the 22d Regiment, N. G. N. Y.'' (1896) ==Foundation== The Public Schools Athletic League, commonly referred to as the PSAL, was first formed in 1903 as an organization supported by money provided by the private sector under a group of people called the PSAL Wingate Fund. General George W. Wingate was its first presidents and leader. He would go on to serve for over 25 years. Today, the PSAL is funded by the New York City Board of Education. However, as recently as 2003, The PSAL Wingate Fund continued its traditions of honoring former and present PSAL athletes.〔wilburcoach0.tripod.com/psalhalloffame.html〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「George Wood Wingate」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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