The San Francisco call., 1897-01-18
MEN WHO KNOW
HOW TO SHOOT
Great Interest in the Result
of the Hawaiian
Match.
The Islanders Confident of Win.
ming the Inter Republic
Trophy.
Military Marksmen and German
Sharpshooters at Schuatz'n and
Shell Mound.

The Nom bers of the First Regiment n.
G. c. who took part In the big 100 man in
ter Republic rifle match are waiting with
much interest for the scores from the
island marksmen. News from Honolulu
is expected every day. When the First
Regiments marksmen shot their ha,f OF
the match on the 10th inst. at the Shell
Mound range the weather and wind were
against them and the team made but 3952
points out OF possible 5000. or an average
OF 49, so points per man. The latest news
from the islands is from George Manson,
who says:
HONOLULU, HAWAII. Jan. AT this
writing much interest Is being manifested
in this city over the forthcoming interna-
tional shooting match between the Ma
tional Guards of California and Hawaii.
The management OF the affair for the Ha-
waiian team has been unanimously placed
in the hands of fLieutenant-Colonel Fisher,
not only because he is one of the best
shots in the regiment, but because OF his
well-known interest in such matters, and
his knowledge of the men In his com
mand.
According to present arrangements the
Hawaiian team will shoot their end OF the
match on Saturday, January g. and the
result should reach your CITY by the
steamer Rio Janeiro, leaving here the tol-
lowing day. The various companies COM
nosing the regiment have been practicng
more or less faithfully at the butts durlD G
the mast month to see who is to have the
honor of getting a place on the team
which is to represent these little hyspecks
of islands. Colonel Fisher has finally
selected the team, with few vacancies TO
be filed at the last minute. Those al
ready announced are:
Field and staff - Lieutenant-Colonel
Fisher Major Jones Captain Shaefer,
Drum-maior King and Sergeant Majors
Clay and Elvin.
Company A-Bordfeldt, Duchalsky, Pet
Company B-Riley, Cummirs, Olsen,
Schmidt, Giles, Hagerup, Schofeld,
Frasher, Waity, Bolster and Captain
Comp a5lai o-Ferreira, speckman and
Company D-Burnette, Johnson, Berg
strom, Gere, Amark, Butler, Decker,
Charlock Mott, Smith, Lemon, Macy,
Cook. Buchanan, w. Wilder, H. Wilder,
McKinnen, Boyd, Smith.
Company F. Florel, Scott, Sproat, Tay-
lor, Gouvea, Middleton, Kiester, Moore,
Overlook, Winant, Seybold, Whitehead,
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pert, Moore.
Company F-Gumpfer, Ferey, Johnson,
Ludwig, Hanevod, Vollberg, Lua hiwa,
Fitzsm mons, Kinds, Friedersdorf, Peter
son, Bechert, Mulietner, Johnson, Ross,
Wallace, Austin.
Company G-Rose, Keliipio. Mahoney,
Morse, Rose, Wilcox. Kuliti, Devauchelle,
Wallace, Sherwood, KeaIoha, Kapai
Company H-Souza. Costa.
rhara ro ninety REQ M on in ha fOro
going list, and two AVERAGE scores made
by them foot up 1856 and 1910 espectively,
which will give California marksmen al,
idea of what they have to beat. Company
A does not possess many good shots, be-
ing composed mainly of men working on
the Government dredger Comp pany b
is represented in the team by ten men, all
good shots. Company G is COM
posed mostly of Portuguese and has
but a very few good shots. Company D
has twenty repreSen tatives in the team,
the largest of any company, out of whom
the best marksmen are Burnette and
Johnson, both sale forty -four men. Com
pany E has some good shots or Colonel
Fisher would not have selected seventeen
men from ii Tor his team. There are also
some fine shots among tie seventeen men
selected from Company f. Company G is
composed mostly of native Hawaiians,
their best shot being Sergeant Rose with
forty-two.
In an interview with Colonel Fisher
that gentleman told THE CALL correspond
ent, in response TO question az to wha
he thought of Hawaiis chances in the
coming match, that he thought the ISL
anders would win, although it would be
by very narrow margin. II rely on our
general average" said the colonel. "While
we have no phenomenal shots like the
California team, still we may make bet
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