The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-03
CADETS REMARKABLE RECORD.
They Have More SharpshOOters
Than Any MiilIary Company.

1hnn ANY Military Company.
Savannah has military company which
for craftsmanship undoubtedly holds the
premium throughout the entire United
States. 1t is to be doubted that there is
another military company in the United
States, in The regular army or out of it,
which can come anywhere near equaling
this record. In speaking of excellence in
military matters it is hardly necessary to
preface the statement with the announce
ment that the Savannah Cadets is the
company referred to-
When Capt. j. F. Brooks filed mis- re-
port with Capt. w ". Nichols. inspector
of rife practice of the First Regiment In
fantry, Georgia Volunteers. of the work
Of his company for the record season,
which closed Sept. j, it showed that the
company had upon its rolls 81 sharp
shooters and marksmen, besides 43
second class men, and eight third class,
but no fourth class men. Had the record
been reversed and the showing been nine
sharpshooters and 81 maTksmen, the show
ing would still have been a remarkable
one, and probably the best in the city and
the state. With 81 sharpshooters out OF
total enrolment OF less than so men, there
need be no hesitancy in asserting that the
record is the best of any COMPANY in the
United States, regular or militia.
The Morning News announced the fact
of this remarkable record several days be-
fore the close of the shooting season. The
report filed by Capt Brooks with Capt.
Nichols, inspector of rifle practice, gives
the names of the men who have helped
to make this company record. The Sharp
shooters are as follows: r.n
Capt ]. F. Brooks, Lieut. r. S. Nell,
Lieut.. ]. r. West, First Sergeant, J. c.
Tyson, Sergeant John f. Mallory, Ser
geant Julius B. Gaudry, Sergeant Robert
E. Banks, Sergeant Walter E. Coney, Cor
pOral George A. Kriete, Corporal George
H. Richter, Corporal A. J. Thorpe, Pr-
Yates, w. S. Boyd, C. NJ. Burnbaum, N.
Bailey, A. j. Bostwick, j. j. Cowan Will
bur NJ. Coney, Edward Carter II. G..
Clarke, f. C. Dieter Robert c. Fetzer,
Jr., Joseph Gallager, Henry c. Hardy,
Jr.. Frank Sloat, Jr., S. X. Ward, r. w.
Hohenstein, John NJ. Johnston, Jr., w. F.
Kramer, C. c. Lebey, S. w. Lotion, e.
N. Manner, s. Oppenheimer s. w. B. Purse,
r. l.. Royal, D. J. Rosenheim, W.. A.
ReaVeS, IL, j. SutClitfe.
The figure of merit for the company is
1888.
1t is only in recent years that the Cadets
have established themselves as rifemen.
Formerly these honors were monopolized
by the Guards and Hussars. Even now
the Cadets have no representation on the
Sea Girt team. They would have had
one in Private r. c. Fetzer had not pri-
waite matters interfered to prevent Mr..
FetZer becoming a member of the team.
Capt. Brooks has pursued policy, how
ever, of systematically improving the
standard of his company in
craftsmanship without attempting to
develop a few marksmen who showed
natural tendencies to become fine shots.
The idea has been to make a good shot
of each man, where possible, and to inn
prove the general average of the compa-
ny. In this way the fine record of the
season just closed has be@ reached
The Cadets were ready a year ago to
meet any company in the city in a match
shoot, company for company. Now they
are doubtless ready to meet any company
for full company shoot on whatever
terms that may be proposed.