The morning times., 1896-09-01
CRACK SHOTS At SEA GRIT
Riflemel Put in Yesterday at
Practice Work,
DISTRICT TEAM PROTEST.
Capt. Meyer Files Charges That Two
of the Members Are Nom Residents
and That the Guns Used Are Of
Special ern-PennsyIvsniaA Also
Objects to the Rifles. +
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State Camp, Sea Girt, n. j., Aug. 81
The rifIcnen from Washington are enjoy.
ing themselves at this beautiful seaside
rifle range. Yesterday a majurity of the
boys visited Long Branch, Asbury Park and
other nearby seaside resorts J!
This morning teams Were here from
Massachusetts, Pennsylvania. New jersey.
New York and District OF Columbia and
al entered enthusiastically upon practice
preparing for the opening matches tn.
morrow. The scores OF the various Siate
teams We're scrutinized carefully so that
an Idea might be gained as to thu. possible
winners on the morrow, and the Washing
ton boys appeared to put up by lar the hest
scores In the preliminary practice. Coy.
ernor Griggs and his staff We're enthusiast
spectators, and the governor is no mean
shot, as he donned an old shooting iackes
ana put up most excellent score not
outstanding that he has past the half
century mark in life.
\ number OF Washington ladies' who are
soJouru.ng at Asbury Park visited the
range this afternoon, among fhem were
Mrs G- II. Harries. Mrs Bell Mrs Pamcter,
Miss Pameter, Mrs. Bush and Miss Vale.
OBJECT TO THE RIFLE
Col Miner, inspector general OF rifle
practice OF Pennsylvania, made a verbal
statement to the executive committee
OF the New Jersey Rifle Association last
evening that if the District OF Columbia
were allow to use the six-.roovc sDeciat
Springfield rife and special ammunition
and the Massachusetts team allowed to
use their new special Winchester rifle,
Pennsylvania would he driven out of
future competition at Sea Girt, as they
used the regular service Springfield rifle
and ammunition issued 10y the state To
the National Guard Of PENNSYLVANIA,
Tie handicap was too great and they cuulI
not compete against teams from othef
States using special guns and ammunition.
y proposition, however. has teen made
that rev guns and ammunition B.. issued
from the New jersey arsenal and that
all teams us. the same III the Elton and
Interstate matches.
Major Harries Immediately accepted his
proposition and said ne was willing to
shoot with any gun and any ammunition.
Another sensational feature was the
protest entered by Capt. W H. Mover,
formerly adiutant of the Second Regiment,
ID. C. n. G., which was received by Gen.
Il. W Spencer. ch1irna II Of The New Jersey
Rifle Association. What the cute ONE may
he can at this time only be Surinised, as
there were no affihayits accompanying
fife protest. =,
CAf1 Mo1 Ek'S On RpES.
The protest of Capt Meyer is hased
upon two reasons:
First, That the tw elve men constituting
the rifle team from the District uf Co.
lumbia are not all legal members cf The
District National Guard. as required Ivy
the conditions of the Hilton trophy match.
Second-That the special iong-rauge
Springfield rifle which the rifle team
from the District intends To use i'll this
match is not ANY military rifle whi,h
has been adopted, authorized or issued
us an official arm by any State ar governs.
ment,'' as required by he conditions o: the,
Hilton trophy match.
In support of his protest Capt. Mover
quotes the law providing for the org;iBizas
ton Of the District militia. requiring dti.
OF the District.
He claims that Samuel B. Wetherald,
George +. Cook and Edward W. Scott,
members OF the rifle team, are no, now
and have not bee nsince March l 1889,
actual residents of the District Also that
they are now and have been for several
years residents of Maryland and members
of the militia of hat State.
1t is further represented that the District
rifle team intends TO use in the two matches
this year, as the said team has use fer thd
past three years. SPECIAL, sIN-grGovcd,
quick-twist, A caliber, long range Spring
field rifle Chambered for a Two and
fDur-tenthS inch she'll.
Protest is also made against the adIniss
sion OF the rifle team representa-. the
Engineer Corps a> a Battalion nf the bis.
trict National Guard, III the reailnentiI
Interstate team match. He Claims that
the Engineer Corps is not a battaliur within
the meaning of the conditions IF the
match and quotes the law on the subject
to maintain his position.
The protest i not to be considered as
having been made against permitting the
Engineer Corps TO enter team az 4
separate company or corps. but only
against the Engineer Corps as Il battalion.
spiders Outspidered.
Reports have come OUT from TIE Wese
mat since the League board of directors
famous fine Palsy Teteau
and his cohorts We're changed men and piay.
rrs. Kicking was not in their i'pertoire
INV mere. Honest, straight. legitimate
ball playing was to be their s0lc mode "t
procedure in the future and that they
..laid down. with as much mseknrss as the
poor Louisvillcs and other taileEderS- Base
caiumny. Patscy Tebeau. Jem Burkett. Jack
Common, Kid" Childs and Iim McAlcer lay
down. IL is not in their blood. They
IRE not built that way. They might have
lad moments of temporary meek depression
when they saw Buck Ewing ard his Reds
,rpeping away from tUciu Sten ny Step uHG
when the anticipated toboggan slide OF
Ewing and his men took place the Spiders,
very one were the same hustlcr> al old.
A nd yesterday they o,itspidered the spiders.
Their natural army mule propensities were
perhaps somewhat accelerated by the pres.
nee. as an official umpire. of one. Mr..
henderson who is as plump aud luscious
d form as Il nice roll OF country butter ,ati
ust as soft. lit. fairly melted away as far
Is his Judgment was concerned under TIE,
OF tn. 'Tebeauites- The
after appreciated the fact that Henderson
was like wax in their hands, and ''wurk'd''
him beautifully They won the first game.
" this Bit OF baseball diplomacy. hut
.Scrappy'' joyce and 1000 spectators
Spre thrown into thIoeS OF rage imderinSI
ID riot and mob law. Fortunately TINS was
by the Giants winning the second
,amc. which left more pleasant m'nlUrlrs'
nan the first-Sam Crane, iii New i"IS'
Advertiser.
Entries at Sheepshead.
Shcepshead Bay Race Track. Aug. IL
First racc-FOr two-yearolds. I'VE lufs
onrs. Riifer. Roy Carruthers; and Zaraidas
i / each. swamp Angel and LconOrc. 11b
,acb. ourtesy Kebo, Billy ReddinE,.
TraDian. st Rogue. and Ray, I IL each;
lint Ross o., and Convention, los each-s
second race-First race divided. CON
,iiions same as above. Don Bias. Loeb
md Florian, Is each; Sataninas, Arizzo:s
Robbie W.. Sir Frederick. Arabian. and
Tobias ] IL each; Miss Prim and Iii Daddy,
OS each