The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-05
GE0RGIANS WIN THE TROPHY.
HILARIOUS SCENES AT SEA GIRT
WHEN THE VICTORY WAS
PROCLAIMED.

A Hard Fought and Well Earned Tri-
umph-It Was AnybOdy's Match Up
10 the Last shOt-SOmething About
the beautiful "sOIdier OF Mara
thon, That VIII Come 20 Georgia
with the Team-Excitement and
Suspense Give Way 10 Cheers and
JoIIidcation, and a High Private
From Georgia Tries to Hug All the
Ladies' in sight.
Sea Girt. N. j.. Sept. 4-The Georgia
marksmen are in high feather tonight
because Of the great victory they accom-
plished by winning the Interstate Mill
tary match.
The strain on the nerves of Capt. Will
hanson. who is in command of the team,
was very severe, owing 10 the closeness
OF the match. When it was over he breath
ed a sigh OF relief, but he had strength
enough in reserve to join with his men
in cheering the District of Columbia
Guardsmen. who were second with only
six points behind.
The wind was strong from the south
when the Interstate Military match was
started at $3.50 o'clock this morning. Five
teams entered as follows: Georgia, Dis
trict Of Columbia, New York, New Jer-
sey and Pennsylvania. Each team was
made up Of twelve men. The Georgia First
battalion was the only regiment that had
such a small reserve list, there being only
one substitute.
Private Nelson has been sick in a New
York hospital but he has recovered and
will be at the camp tomorrow. His condi-
tion, however, will prevent him taking
part in the matches tomorrow and the
remainder of the week.
on the 200 yard range, position standing,
the southerners led with SIS points. The
District of Columbia was second with
507.
Capt. williamson was afraid the Cap
ital City Guardsmen would outshoot his
instructed them to do the best they
could.
New York, New Jersey and Pennsyl-
vania were practically out of the race,
and the interest centered In the contest
between Georgia and the District of Co
lumbia.
Capt Williamson stood at the range
and coached his men. He was calm and
deliberate although 1t could be seen that
the strain was telling on him.
Each team saved their two best marks
men until the last. When H. e. Wilson
made the low score of 50. Capt. William
sons face fell. Mercer followed with AZ,
then came Austin with AZ.
j. NJ. Pollard of the Engineer Corps of
the District of Columbia, made a miss on
the seventh round. which encouraged the
Georgians. Excitement ran high. Sympa-
thy was with the southerners, for they
had competed in this match last year
with five other teams and made the lowest
score. Their progressiveness in coming
north this year was commented upon.
When the last round had been fired, and
the scores added, 1t was found the Geor-
gia team had won, with 1,043 points to
1,037 for the Washington boys. Then such
cheering and handshaking as took placel
Herman Meyers, mayor of Savannah,
appeared on the grounds just as the match
was finished. He Joined in the celebra-
ton. Mr.. Meyers is on visit north and
is making New York his temporary
abode.
Capt williamson shook the hand of
each Of his men and congratulated
them. Members of other teams crowded
around and offered congratulations. No
north, no south, was there in that gath
ering of the best marksmen in the coun-
try. 1t was one grand feeling of fellow
ship and good will.
Private Richmond forgot himself and
started to hug several ladies who accom-
panied Mayor Myers. Private F. G. Will
sons face beamed with smiles. He said
he expected 1t, for hadn't he found half
dozen crickets in his Shoes when he
awoke this morning, and wasn't that a
sign of good luck? He also had a safety
pin pinned to his trousers. This he found
on the 800 range mark, ana pinned it on,
feeling sure that it was an omen of
safety
The District of Columbia boys gave
their guard yell for the Georgians and the
latter responded with three cheers and
tiger for the capital city marksmen.
capt. Williamson said to a Morning
News representative that he wanted the
people of Georgia to know that his team
had been treated with the greatest
courtesy He believed that the victory
won would be an impetus for other south
ern states to send teams north to COM
pete in the interstate and international
matches.
The individual scores are appended as
follows: