The San Francisco call., 1896-07-26
WAS A THIN BLUE LINE.
Difficulties of a Weekday Tar
get Practice for the
Companies.
LIEUTENANT ToBIN's BIG SCORE
Unsatisfactory Changes in Regard t.
the Points-No More Score
Averages.


1t was thin blue line of the First In
fantry Regiment of the Second Brigade,
n. G. c., that mustered for target practice
at Shell Mound shooting range Friday and
Saturday. Out OF twelve companies not
more than % per cent of the officers and
men reported for practice, and of some of
the companie, not more than ana 10 per
cent appeared at the shooting-stands.
The recent order of the Governor max
is conside red by the men of the guard as
hardship, as it is with difficulty they can
absent themselves from their various oc-
cupahons for that purpose.
1--WE are not desirous of using our SUM-
days at target practice" said an officer
yesterday, ''but the men can't get away
from their work. The consequences are
that only few show up and what are we
going to do about it2 OF course the com:-
pany officers hate to have such poor re-
ports go in to the adjutant general and
the result is that they will try to have
their men shoot in twos or threes or
squads whenever they can get them to the
butts.
Another drawback is the change regard
11lR LUG DOlnlS. I1CIcIOLOIC 4udA Wy
attending the two shoots could, if he fell
down in the first, still have chance in
the second to bring up mis- average and
win his medal on bars. But now, when
he loses at the first target practice, that
settles him for the year. So there is no
inducement for him to leave his work to
shoot at the next meeting. tell you; the
September target practice will be slimly
attended, and nobody can blame the men.
"I lost myself on this shoot and I'll not
be here again. We want Governor Budd
and the Acknowledgement of the State to
understand all this. The young men in
the militia have something else to do ex-
cept wear their uniforms. Their en-
ployers have something to say about ab-
sences from the store, office or shop"
The shooting Friday and yesterday was
done under the direction of Lieutenant
Louis Berrere, inspector OF rifi practice
and in the presence of Lieutenant-Colonel
Victor D. Dubois, Majors Charles Boxton,
Charles Tilden and Hugh Slime.
The following is the companies scores,
distance 200 yards. possible fifty points.
Company A-95 men, of which 20 were pres
ent: Captain John F. Connolly, 81 points
First Lieutenant G. I. Ballinger, 20; Sergeant
~ Justh, 33; Corporal c. L. o,Donnell. y
"a; Figneroa, g; Harmon, 35; Holland, 9;
Hogan, 81; Less, II; Loughrey. IL: Murphy, 8.
Company B-so men, II present; Sergeant
| Corporal l.. r. Townsend 30, Apthrop As,
/ Merden 81, Cordell 81. De Murier %, Fetz AZ,
Gibbs AZ, Hayes Al, Hammerson 28 osmurd d
/ 6, Perry Al, c. w. Poindexter 80, Peppin IL
Ryan 8, siebert 35, Yaeger %, Mills 6.
Company c, 70 men, 20 present. First
Lieutenant C. E. Goodell Al. Sergeant George
Kelly Sc, Sergeant J. w. Ross 40, Sergeant H.
| T. Hicks Al, Corporal James Smithson a
Depper 27, GILES %, Jacques 21, Lameke 81,
Blanchard 8, Carson %, Lane 3s, Mcknight
SS 9 GRfred So ss MnsgTave 3d. nj Nilsen 1e
Norihrup 40, Waltham 43, Worrell 80.
Company D, 81 2,r1N, men, oi y ps pIessent.First
ant 7. J. McCreagh 80, Sergeant F. W. New.
bert 40, Sergeant w. H. Meadows "a, Corporal
J. C. Sesgrave 40, Corporal George Swan 81
Beck l6, Dineen 2 Newbert 33, Lord 43, La
E. Fiizpafrick IS, First Lieutenant Frank
AZ, Sergeant J. Cardiff So, Corporal N. De
lany SO, Dixon 16, Connell IL, Solomon 16
Smith 32 Corporal G. T. Colnesui 80, Corporal
Nathan ~, bertrand SO, Ames 4, Corcoran 5
Davis 80, Dolan SO, Duffy 2, J. B. German go
D. ]. German 8. Hoistein SO, Lott 27, Mcneil
26, Twomey 81, Murphy so.
Company f, SO men, % present-Captaiu
John A. Miller 3S, First Lieutenant F. A. Nip
pert 10, Second Lieutenant w. Nj. Mesury 36
Sergeant G. w. Iverson 81, Sergeant Hawks 40
Sergeant c. D. Cook 81, Corporal A. II. Moor.
2, O'Brien 33, Pratt 33, Wagner SO, Willen 10
WentZel 29, Brown 81. B. Hawks is, Higgin.
8, Raine 21, Fitzgerald 80. Lutz 80, Sherida al
Company G, IL men, 81 present-Corpora
Suttliffe Al, First Lieutenant T. w. Sparrow SO
Second Lieutenant ]. L. Christie So Sergean
A. Z. Anderson Al, Sergeant w. L. Fem 46
Sergeant w. B. Larkin Al, Sergeant F. j. Poyey
| 43, Sergeant B. Dowdall SO, Sergeant P. j
Newman 27. Corporal E. s. Hatfield 81 Cor
poral Hurst 81, Corporal swasey 27 Corpora
| w. Mcneil Al, Atkinson 25, Bullion 81, Diers
sen 80, Hilton 81, Holcom az, Howe 10, Hui,
80, Larsen 40, Moons %, Mitchell 20, Nortor
min a.
Simmil 80, Simpson Al, Turnbull 8, Bury SO
Outflow 30 Ramus 35.
Company II, 80 men, 10 present-Lieuten
ant West II, Sergeant Holtz 80, Sergeant ]
Carroll al, Corporal EhrenpforI 40, Atwate
80. Berry 81, Carroll Is, Eisner 81, Kelly AZ
Muller Al, Mitchell 80, Desmond 80, Fouque
Company /, So men, 33 present-captair
R Richter 80, Lieutenant w. H Tobin As
[highest score). Sergeant NJ. J. sheehan AZ
81, Corporal II. stolzenweld 21, Corporal c
Sou 81, Corporal H. J. Bucking SO, vor
sirsdsn ssrs.9s;n 2sS Norton Ss11g 57' Ryan g g
Fennig 49, Hauser 80, Meyer 3s, McPertlsns
"a, Mathewson "a, Martin a. Often "a, Petri.
SO, Powers 81, Parson 80, Philborn Is, Redel
Ii, STRIPPED 40, ToDelinmann %, LemeIdyer SO
Company X, 65 men, 26 present = Captair
T. J. Cunningham 80, First Lieutenant Ed d
Finley SO, Sergeant James Bergman 81, Ser
Utschig AZ, Bruhnke %, Brunoth SO, Cassidy
81, Campana 33, J. ]. Dewar "a
X. Dewar 36, Deyany 81, Detrick 81
De Bernard 81. Hanley SO, Hoffman Al. Jacob
son 20, Jacobsen AZ. Kelly To- Maguire SO
Meyers %. Montrose IS, McGrew 20, O'Malle,
p, Schmalz 81, Tyrreu II.
Company L. 55 men, IL present-Captain ]
f. Eggert 33, Second Lieutenant A. C. Adle
"a, Sergeant Landram 38, Corporal BurlesoI
81. Corporal Naunan 49, Corporal Mullen 2
Bolts 4, Grimman SO, Isaksen S. Williams IL
Company NJ S8 men, 35 present-Captail
Thomas F. O'Neil 27, First LieutenantE q. d
Carroll, Second Lieutenant Charles f. Hogar
80, Sergeant Albert J. kim 16, sergean
John w. Colby 80, Sergeant Peter Case,
30, Corporal E. c. Stroth 33, Corpors
S. r. Farnham 3s, Corporal Fred u
Kelly 40. Nelson 41, Jaisser 25. T
| Engle 81, E. Azhern 81, Batchelder 35
| Becklinger Is, Child IA, Coffee 80, Clifford S
| Duffey ID, Freitts AZ, Harris IL Hunt g. Tor
dan 80, Kelly %, Lace 81, Leckie 33. tyon
"a, Maher %, Morris %, Murphy Harpe
30. Murray SO, Ovens %. O'Brien IL
Prideaux IL, Bray 3s, Taylor 20, Volkmanl
36, McGelvey II, Mccabe 10, Colby So Wal
ID, Adams 10, Bradley II, Josselyn SO. spil
man %, Taylor 20, Smith 80, Olmstead 23.
Water for the Veterans,
The Board of Directors of the Yountyill,
Veterans Home Association met yester