The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-16
TO co TO MARYSVLLL,
Company BIS Marksmen Will
Compete in a Summer
Shooting Contest.
They viii Remain In Camp for Five
Days-A Book on the Late
Strike.

The worlds championship for the best
rife score made by fifty marksmen which
Company B, First Regiment, N. G. c. Of
this city now holds, has inspired Company
of the Eighth Infantry at Marysyille
with ambition, and accordingly an invita-
ton for a shooting contest this summer
has been sent to Company B, and accepted.
The challenge was formally responded to
at meeting held last night.
Company secured the worlds cham
pionship last December at SchutZen Park
in a shoot against Company d of the Fifth
Infantry at San Rafael-a company tn at
virtually ''camps right on the range" so
to speak. 1t was won by only FIVE points,
however, Company BIS score being 1916
and Company DIS 1871, but the victors
were made doubly proud of their success,
seeing that they were altogether unac-
customed to the apparatus at Schutzen
Park, and besides the range being strange
to the men, the day was very dlsagreable.
Previous to this phenomenal record, the
championship had been held by New
York company with score under 1900.
Company will go to Marysville to try
conclusions, and will remain in camp there
from May 10 until May 81. This will
probably be all the encampment they will
get this summer, as there is no appropria-
ment. The First Regiment IS not eager to
go into camp this year, as to do so would
necessitate an assessment against each
company of $500. That matter rests with
Colonel Sullivan at present, though, but it
is generally believed that he will defer to
the wishes of the board of officers and not
order any encampment at the expense OF
company funds.
The fifty men going to M arysville are:
George Filmer, Second Lieutenant BENJAMIN
B. Sturdiyant, Sergeants A. +. Ramm, II. B.
Taylor A. +. Clifford and w; n. Kelly, Cor
porals J. n wilson B; F BuFd;ieS A. M n,
son ana Paul Rupp, and Privates P. l.. Ban
man, F. Baumgartner, j. Brien, G. Claussenius,
NJ Claussenius, w. w Crowley, w: j. Flanna-
gan, A. H. Frech, A. Fetz, J; Fetz, A. C. Gehret,
William J. Hayes, A. Heeth George ii. Herr
man, p. J. Kennedy, FL. Monahan, w S. McKaig,
w. d. OBrien, William l.. Overstreet, Charles
Perry, K. L. Radke, III. b. Sullivan, E. M. Steady,
V. Seiburst, f. shula, F. J. Under, W. H.
Tooker, j. r. Wear, L. Zimmerman, F. Gehret,
Thomas Hammerson, w. II. O,Malley, g. ].
Gray, w. w. Wilson, G. Radke, K. L. Wilson
and S. E. Allen.
The champion shot of the company is
Charles Perry, who averaged 45 for the
twelve company shoots of 1894, and the
Oldest shot is Corporal Townsend. 1t was
at Sacramento a year ago last December
that Company B first came into promi-
nence for good craftsmanship. 1t made
the highest score of four companies, for
squad of thirty men, which was 1884, Com
pany G of the first making 1926, and the
Marysville company scoring 1134. The
crack company of the State had until then
been Company f of the Eighth Regiment
of Oroville. On this occasion it came out
third best.
tits not a usual thing for militia COM
pany to go into literature, but Company B
has had the courage to distinguish itself in
getting up history of the part it took at
Sacramento during the railroad strike last
July. This history fills book of 200 pages
is illustrated by about forty photo-engrav-
ings and is sparkling with native humor
A particularly interesting sketch of camp
life, decidedly characteristic, is from the
pen of Michael Hayes
The book is altogether the work of the
men of the company, the writing having
been done by q committee, consisting of
Lieutenant George Filmer, Sergeant A.
McCulloch, Corporal M. d. O'Brien and
Private William M. Hayes, brief history
of the company from the time of its or
ganization, March g. 1854, having been
contributed by Captain Cook 1t is en-
titled 1.-THE City Guard" by which
sobriquet the company is known.
The police of New York City are en-
gagged in taking a census and the returns
will be tabulated by electric machines,
oh he L.