The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-16
READY TO MAKE THE TRIP.
SEA GIRT PRELIMINARIEs TO CON
GLIDE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

The Team Has Done Good Work at
AvOndaIe and Is Now In Pine
Trim-They VIII Have Their Last
Practice Tuesday AfternoOn-Six-
teen Men VIII sail on the Kansas
city saturday-WiII Bring Back
Morton Cadets May Have 20 Fight
for the Galveston Cup-H9w At
Iantians Count Good shots.
The rldemen who will represent Georgia
at the interstate and International rifle
matches at sea Grit this year. all Of whom
are Sayannahlans, had their last practice
but one before their departure. on the
AvOndale ranges yesterday afternoon
Their last practice shoot viii be on Tues
day afternoon. and the following satur-
day they will sail on the Kansas City for
New York. The men are all In fine trim.
and their work on the range has been
exceptionally good. II the men keep up
the records they have made so far on the
range here. when they get 10 Sea Girt,
y. j., they cannot fail 10 bring back sew
eral Of the best prizes, and the Savannah
people have just that much confidence n
them TO believe they are going to do il.
The ticket plan, which was instituted
for the purpose Of aiding the team in
making the trip this year. will come to a
head on Wednesday night Metaphorical-
" speaking, at that time the bubble will
burst and the cat will be let out of the
bag. All those interested in this entertain
ing feature are earnestly requested to be
present in Company C's room at the Sa-
vannah Volunteer Guards armory at $50
O'Clock Wednesday evening
sixteen OF SavannaR's sharpshooters
VIII sail on the Kansas City next Satur-
day. Capt. W. W. Williamson, the cap
tam or the team, so appointed by the adj
lutant general, Is at present in Saratoga
but Will so down to New York to meet
the boys on their arrival there and will
go with them to Sea Grt. The team dur
lng his absence has been in charge Of
capt George T. Cam of Company c.. Sa-
Nannah volunteer Guards. Besides Capt
Cann the other sharpshOOters who will 20
VIII be Capt. J. G. Posten, Can't A S
Eichberg, Lieut. r. c. Wilson Sergt w
g. Harrison. Sergt. Thomas Hunter Corn.
I req Myers, Jr, Corp. George Freeman
SergL Wright Hunter, and Privates y. g
Mercer r. c. Fetzer, Jr.. W. G. Austin.
II. r. Wilson, c. S. Richmond J. d MIL
Ter and J. G. Nelson.
These sixteen men will have four days
practice on the ranges at Sea Girt before
the matches begin. This will be all day
work and win put them in good trim for
lhe contests Of skill that are
to follow. The Georgians are going
70 defend their title to the
interstate trophy, the soldier of Mara
Jhon, which they already have besides
making powerful effort to win the ia
nous Hilton trophy, for which they tried
so hard last year, but missed partly on ac-
count OF the fact that they We're worn out
with the work of the day before.
some OF the Savannah sharpshooters
are laughing over the to-do that appears
10 nave been made over an Atlanta marks
man. who made a record of SO with the
carDlne, whereas the score required FOR
riileman to qualify as a marksman Is
Olty ~. Inc Auantian's score was pub
llshed along with his picture in one Of tba
Atlanta papers The score REQUIRED 10
qualify as marksman Is 80 and that for a
snarpshooter is l0S out OF possible score
When they saw this they wondered what
the Atlantians would say IL they had
hlchmond's famous score of 141 with The
eSarDiine, Nelson's l2S, Hunters 1928. Eich-
pers 10, G. Harrison's 125, or even pos
tells l2S or Kayton's ia and a nurnbar -
others equally as good.
1t looks very much as II the Morton "a
galveston championship cup in the drill
ing contest in Savannah during Nav weak
VIA nave TO go into the courts To secure
~ as the nhurston Rifles OF Omaha nos
ant . .1auee 70 give u up. Just at pres
eht, however, there Is an animated cor
Iespondence going on over the matter
AdJt. Gen. Mabry OF Texas has sent fnii
copies OF the correspondence with repa ri
20 the cup to Capt, Shilling Of the Nor
TON Cadets and also to Adft Cen a..
or Nebraska, asking him to secure hts poo1
oifices In inducing the Thurston Rides
10 surrender the cup, because thew have
no no right no hold It. Gen. Mabry takes
ing the cup will avail the Thurston Rides
nothing as they will not be recognized
IN any challenge that may be made in
the future with regard to it. He states
untenabe, and that sooner or later i
VIII have to be given up. Pending This
correspondence between Gen. Mabrv and
zen, Barry, Capt. Shilling of the Cadets
with regard TO the matter, IL the result
Forthcoming. NNP ID