The herald., 1897-11-01
NATIONAL GUARD NOTES
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; rolled on the company books twenty men
who, taken as team, are the best shots
in the National Guard Of California.
It was little over three weeks ago
that Company G issued a challenge to
the members of Company M to decide the
vexed question Of which organization
had the best marksmen. Company G
had gained and defended against all
| comers the championship Of the north
ern part Of the state, while Company M
of Riverside reigned the undisputed
champions of the southern section. At
ter Company G's team had conquered
everything in the northern divisions,
they decided that Company M was a
worthy foeman, and issued the chal-
lenge. The result was hardly what
Company G's team anticipated, for they
were shorn of their laurels as easily as
| they had wrested the honors from other
| teams.
The match was held under the state
rules for target practice, each team
shooting over their own range. The
boys at Riverside made a total Of 1146
points. while their adversaries made
only 1862 out of a possible 1900, Company
M winning the championship by "a
points.
The northern teams average was 52.6
points; Riverside's average was 57.3.
The individual scores made by Company
Ms team We're: Meacham 65, Bell 63,
Bloom 81, Starr 63, Rhodes 62, Huddleson
| 81, Ollendorf SO, Lieut.. Bidwell SO, M.
| o. Pam SO, Gage 5S, Russell So, Higgins
| So, Cox So, Craig 81, Irwin 81, Lieut.
Pam So, U. p. Pam So, H. S. Meacham
40, Thompson Al, La Rue A.
| The past week has seen the last Of the
second state shoot for this year, the staff
and the mounted battalion being the
last to shoot. They shot ON Monday anu
some very good scores were made, al
though Major Prescott still is high score
at the three ranges. With the revolver
some of the men make scores that many
a man would like to be able to make with
the rifle, although Of course they dc
not shoot at the same ranges.
Lieut.. Thaxter, who supervised the
last state shoot, has cautioned the men
in regard to using anything but the
prone position at 500 yards. While the
regulations say that almost any Of the
half dozen positions in the manual may
be used, the impending change in the
regulations will prohibit everything but
the prone position.
Lieut. Thaxter is doing all that is pos
sible to raise the standard of scores in
the regiment and his efforts are meeting
with a great deal of success, as is testi-
| fed to by some of the scores made at the
| last shoot.
| Company II of San Bernardino cele-
brated the tenth year since their muster
l I. =,
Friday evening. At $3.50 the mess call
was sounded and the members and their
friends were marshaled into the drill
hall, where an immense banquet table
had been constructed. Capt. T. H. Golf
occupied the head of the table and offic-
lated as toastmaster. A concealed Or
chestra furnished music, and at late
hour, after drinking toasts to the state,
the flag and numerous others, the men,
bers and their friends departed for their
homes.
| ]. Stanley Brown has been unanimous
ly elected to succeed Capt. Underwood
as captain of Company G. Capt. Under
wood resigned short TIME ago, business
duties requiring his services elsewhere.
| Company c held an examination for
corporals at the armory last Friday
night. There were six vacancies to be
filled, but it is not known who were the
| successful aspirants.
I Company c is planning to hold a field
day shortly. The plan proposed is to
have the members take the Central av-
enue car to the end Of the line and then
march in the direction of Compton until
they meet the Compton platoon, and af-
ter a sham battle and dinner to hold
| athletic games.
Private Starr Of Company M will wear
the Gen. Last medal until the next state
shoot. The medal was first won by
Meacham of Company M at camp, with
a score of g. At the first state shoot it
was won by Capt. Reynolds Of Company
| r. by q score Of SO.