The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-04
A CHALLENGE FROM BROOKLYN.
TVventy-Third Regiment Wants to
Meet Savannah's Crack Shots.

The Savannah Rife team held a meet
| ing last night in the rooms of Company A
I Of the Volunteer Guards, to discuss the
Sea Girt trip this summer. There was a
good attendance and the members are all
anxious to try conclusions again with the
| Sea Critters Of other states.
| The principal contingency upon
which the trip hangs is the
| securing of funds to defray
the expenses. The members of the
team sacrifice their time and money in
| qualifying themselves to represent Savan-
nah without any assistance from the
state, paying for their own ammunition
and targets, which is a considerable ex-
pense. What they have accomplished in
the last two years is well known to this
community. The result can best be ap-
preciated by examining the display of
medals and trophies now on exhibition
at Theus Bros. The question is, whether
the community appreciates the work of
the team and is willing to aid it financially
or shall the team stop its efforts and Sa-
Vannah surrender the trophies without
sending its representatives to contest for
them for another year. Without aid the
team cannot go to Sea Grit 1t will be
governed in its action by the response of
the public.
subscription list Is now open at Messrs.
Theus Bros. where any amount Will be
received. Mr. E. c. Mercer treasurer of
the Sharpshooters' Club, will be glad to
have the names of those who are willing
to pay a years dues, s., as an associate
member Of the club. All such subscrip-
tons are applied towards the expenses of |
the Savannah team at Sea Grit
The club is at present endeavoring to
accomplish this object by publishing
Oh MOI Lot TIT.
map of the bicycle roads around Savan- |
nah and selling spaces for advertisements, |
and committee from the club is now |
seeking subscriptions for the advertise
ments.
The Twenty-third Regiment of the Ma
tional Guard of New York desires to have |
It's rifle team meet the Savannahians. This |
regiment is one of the crack commands of |
the state troops, and it's team, having had |
every facilities for practice at Creedmoor |
near Brooklyn is formidable I'm a contest |
The club has replied to this letter, which |
follows, favorably, and arrangements will |
probably be made to have the match here |
some time during the coming fall:
Headquarters Twenty-thrd Regiment, |
N g., N. Y, Brooklyn, May 49, 1897 |
President Military Rife Association Sa- |
vannah, Ga: Dear Strive have had I'M
der consideration for some time the idea |
of sending a challenge down to your Sa-
aiHdh IOopS 10 shooJ us match this |
fall on your range, our idea being to
bring down a team of twelve men, all |
members of the Twenty Regiment, |
N. c. n. Y, and shoot at the four ranges,
not for any valuable trophy, but more in
the nature of a friendly match, which
win result, we hope. in a return visit
from your people, and in developing
friendly relations between US. viii YOU
kindly advise me if sdch a challenge
would be acceptable to your military and
also, give me the address of the proper
person to whom ] should send the chal-
lenge. Trusting l am not putting you to
any trouble in addressing you on this SUP
iect, / am, yours most respectfully,
Russell Hoag
Inspector of rife practice, Twenty-third
Regiment National Guard of New York