The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-12
CAPTAINS WERE WINNERS.
COMMANDING OFFICERS MADE THE
HIGHEST SCORES AT AVONDALE.

Capt. G. A. Gordon stood Highest In
the OgIethorpe Light Infantry's
Annual Rifle Contest. and Capt. C.
II. Konemann In That of the Ger
man VoIunteers-MedaI and First
Prize in the First Glass in the 0gIe-
thorpes, However, Fell to Private
SecISlnger-The Two Companies
Spent the Afternoon Pleasantly.
The Prize Winners.
The Oglethorpe Light Infantry and the
German Volunteers had their annual con-
tests al the rife range yesterday after
noon The contests were shot separately,
the selection of the same day by the COM
handing officers having been purely
through chance. Each command had its
own targets, and the firing progressed
without the least interference by one com
pany with the other.
The Oglethorpes gathered at the regi-
mental armory at o'clock, doffed civil
an's clothing and donned campaign UNI
forms, marched to the corner of Bolton
and Habersham and took the car for the
range Capt. G. A. Gordon was in com
nand, and some thirty men were out.
The firing was at the 200 and 500 yards
ranges The members were divided into
two classes, in each of which a prize of
s. was offered for the highest score. The
highest score in either class was to win
the company medal, which was held by
Private II. F. Corley, who won it last
year
Although a number of the Ogletherpes
| have qualified during the season as sharp
shooters and marksmen, the scores made
yesterday would hardly indicate that there
are so many good shots in the company
| Something seemed wrong, and connection
with the targets was apparently very diff
ficult to make in some cases. Not man
! shot in his usual form.
The highest score was made by Capt.
| Gordon. At each range he made 49, His
total score was equaled by Private r. B.
! Secknger though he lost through having
| allowed the captain to beat him at the
! longer distance. Private Seckinger' 5
score of p was the highest a the 300
yard range.
The medal wearer of last year, Private
| II. +. Corley, made 10 at 300 and II at
300, total SO; Private W. O. Players score
! was 20, 1856; Sergt. +. b. LaFar, Is, 80
80; Sergt w. w Metzger, IA. 20-34; Pri-
waite f. c. Mcdonnell, 49, 15-34; Sergt. G.
| Bourquin, Private W. A. Burney and Pri-
Vate r. W Long, II, 1873; Private J
E. Williams, IS. 14-32.
Those scores were all made in the first
| class. In the second class the highest
| score was made by Private J. r. Norris,
! a new member of the company, who made
| 10 at 20 and II at 300 yards Private a.
| d. Keet was second, with IS al 200 and Il
| al 800 yards Private II. j Meyer was
third in that contest, having "A at each
range.
Refreshments were at hand, and the
company had more than the shooting for
| entertainments The afternoon was not
disagreeably warm, the light for shooting
was very good, the wind was low and
the stay at the range was greatly enjoyed
| 1t was shortly before dark that the COM
pany departed for the city.
AT the company's quarters. Capt. Cor
don called the command to attention and
| presented the prizes. His own score en-
| titled him to both the medal and the first
prize, but being in command, he did not
care 70 accept them, preferTing that they
should go to the enlisted man who had
done almost as well as he, the difference
in the scores being through a technica,ity.
| To Private ScCkingeT, therefore. the med
| al and the prize in the first class were
presented. Private Norris was awarded
the prize in the second class. The CON-
pany was then dismissed.
The highest scores among the German
Volunteers were made by Cart c. H.
Konemann and Lieut.. J. D. Helmken. They
We're good. Capt. Konemann making 81 al
200 yards, and IS to 800 yards. those being
the two ranges at which the contests il
the first class were shot Cap, Konamanr
is a Sea Girter and Is therefore to be ex.
peeled 10 make coed scores. His victory
was not an easy one, however, for Lieut.
Helmken was close second, making q a.
200 and 46 at 500, thereby allowing the cap.
tain 10 beat him by but two points.
| Cupt KCnemann won the medal and the
first prize, which was a carving set. H,
already held the medal, having won +
last year. At the armory. on The return o.
the company, he presen'e1 the prizes. Ii
ne second class Priva J. r. Metzeel
won the first prize, an umbrella. Lieut.
IIelmken was also presented with an UNI
brerla tte second prize in the first class
A pair of goll sleeve buttons fell to Pri
vate p. j. Lutz the winner of the frs
prize in the third class. Mr. J. Rocker
a pay member, won The prize in his class
a half dozen silver SPOONS on Il score O
IL. Cant. Henry Kclshorn, in The honora
~ c'ass, a.so made a score OF IS TO %
Yards and won lamp