The morning call., 1894-05-05
SHOTS FOR HONOR
Interstate Riflemen to
Compete.
Arrangements for the Big Team Con-
test Between Nevada Cracks
and Caiifornians.

A rifle contest Of unusual interest to the
National Guard marksmen OF California
and Nevada will be held between repre-
sentative teams of the service in both
States tomorrow. The match will be a
"telegraphic" one, and will determine in
a great measure what title Company B Of
the First California Infantry has to the
worlds record and the honor of the cham
pionship by teams of thirty men. Com
pany of Colonel Sullivan's regiment, IN
this city. is the organization which partc-
lpated in one of the contests held on the
Sacramento range in Decembe last. On
that occasion the riflemen of B defeated
the Marysville company and gathered a
much greater number of credits than the
marksmen OF c of the First. who on the
same day triumphed over Oroville's FAM
Gus shooting team. Since then Company
G has appropriated to itself the team rec
ord.
In order. however. that Company F of
the First Infantry, Nevada National
Guard, might have an opportunity to test
the excellence of BIS score an invitation
as sent to Nevada from this city some
months ago requesting an Interstate COM
petition. ARRANGEMENTS have since been
made and two of the foremost rifle teams
on the coast will do battle tomorrow for a
championship priced above all others In
National Guard circles.
In all the history of Pacific Coast marks
manship there have very rarely been con-
tests in which more than twenty men par
ticipated on each side. The remarkable
Improvement recently made by military
companies in the Tifle-fring science has
rendered 1t possible to bring larger teams
together The honors in such matches are
the more eagerly sought for as indicating
not only a team superiority, but also
supremacy among entire companies of
rif1emen.
In the match ann nounced for tomorrow,
Company B, will shoot at Shell Mound
and the Nevada Company on its own
range In Carson City Immediately as
the firing ceases at each range the results
will be exchanged by telegraph. The tar
gets of the teams will also be exchanged
later by express. The proceedings will be
directed by representatives of the two
companies, Adjutani-General Ponjade of
of the Nevada National Guard, acting for
Company b at Carson, and Captain 2. j.
Dunn intending things here in the
interests OF the Carson Company. Blunts
Small Arms Firing Regulations will
govern the match with a few minor ex-
ceptlOns.
Both of the companies are well-known
for the high standard they have attained
in range work and on this account the i'm
portance of the affair is increased. The
Carson team will include nearly all of the
marksmen who participated In the recent
Midwinter Fair tournament mt Shell
Mound and others of Company T. nearly
as we'll known and of recognized ability.
The local company has already taken
second place among the rit1e-fring organi-
cations Of the State service and besides
has few claims on the first place which
is for the present held by Company 9 of
the First Infantry.
The members of Company who are to
represent the California militia at the
range are: W. Unger, Fl. Heeth. c. Perry,
A. Heeth, w. Hayes, f. Gebret, F. Baum
gartner, Captain Irving V. Cook, &. HeiZ-
man. r. Cochran, +. Shula, w. Crowley,
II. Taylor, A. Frech, A. Ramm, A. Shula,
E. Aliens. Lieutenant George Filmer,
George Claussenius. }. n. Wilson. P. Rupp.
b. b. Sturdevant, Gus Ungermap, w. Fl.
Sieberst. II. B. Sullivan, A. Mccullough.
Z. Banning, e. Slndler and Lieutenant E.
q. Lundqu.st.
The Nevada National Guard will have
the following men of Company F of Car
son in the field: G. w. Cagwin, }. III.
David. Il. NJ. Dorsey, G. w. Cowing, G.
II. Galusha. G. A. Wilcox. j. W. Hol-
brook, S. l.. Lee, c. H. Malsh. T. McCol-
Tough, E. A. Mayo. j. Newman, j. SaffeIl,
Fl. D. Thaxter. e. Carney, F. G. Fosome,
d. g. Hawes. NJ. Richardson. G. w. Rich
ards, j. ID. Torreyson, j. e. Muller, ID,
Morton, j. O'Hsre, Z. Peterson, j. w.
Wright, George Kitzmeyer Jr., W. Fother-
gill. f. Walsh. George Hark and w.
Ihorne.