The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-03
WATCHING THE SEA CRITTERS.
INTEREST SHOWN IN THE REPORTS
OF THE PRACTICE.

Georgia Team-Capt. Williamson
VIII Give Them to the Best Men,
But the odds Are in Savannah Get
ting Nearly the Entire Team Are
LOng-Matches GeOrGjans Won In
1s07-Ta1e Up Nearly All ON the
PrOgramme-The Contests Open
Tomorrow.
Reports of the practices at Sea Girt
have been watched by the people of Sa-
vannah with much interest The work of
the team is being closely followed, and
the scores made by the rifiemen who went
on from this city are carefully scanned
and compared. Those made by the At
lanta marksmen are no less narrowly OBJ
served, and speculation has been rife as
to whether that city may not get one,
two or three men on the Georgia team.
1t has been a source of satisfaction to
Savannahians to observe that the rifle
men from this city are running well ahead
of those from Atlanta. Every score for
the days practice that is published shows
| Savannahs average far ahead of that of
Atlanta though the fact that the indi-
vidual shooting of several of the Atlanta
men is excellent cannot be lost sight of.
Capt. Williamson will not hesitate to
| give Atlantians places on the Georgia
team if it is discovered that their shoot
! ing warrants it. 1t is the desire of the
| team and captain and every marksman
| who went on from Savannah to see Geor-
/ gia again the victor in the interstate
| match, and if that end can best be ac-
| complIshed by the substitution of Atlanta
for Savannah shots, it will be with the
! approval Of the latter that the changes
| are made The Governor through the ad-
jutant general gave Capt. Williamson pie
| nary powers in making his selection of
| the Georgians to represent the state in
the contests, and the team captain will
not hesitate or fail to name those for the
| coveted positions whom he may deem best
! qualified to uphold the splendid reputation
for rifle shooting that Georgia has won at
Sea Girt.
Yet there seems no cause for alarm 1t
Is quite possible that the entire twelve
members of the team will be chosen from
| among the Savannahians. An inspection
of the scores from day to day has disclosed
that there are many Savannahians who
! are shooting better than the best of the
| Atlanuans, and it may be that there are
| twelve from this city who are ahead on the
practice sorces of the man who stands first
among the Atlantians. If such should be
the case, Atlanta would have no represen-
The scores have been splendid. Records
| have been broken in the practices, and 1t
is safe to predict that some of the events
| viii be won on scores that will establish
| new records in the contests. Georgia has
| the record in the interstate match, her
score of 1,107, distanclng that far which
was made by Pennsylvania in 1892. Other
teams than the representative one from
the state have also esta blished records in
the contests for which they entered.
Last year the Sea Girt contests were not
held on account of the war. The year be-
fore the Georgians were thoroughly in evil
dence as an examination of programme
for the contests this year will show Under
each event appears list of the winners
in the past, and for 1887 either Georg!ans
or Georgia teams appear far more fire.
qUently than representatives of any other
state. For a number Of matches none 9TH
er than members of the New Jersey Ma
tional Guard are eligible, and in one or two
others there are clauses that debar Geor-
gians. In those they could enter, however,
they generally came out winners.
The match that appears first on the pro-
gramme is for members of the New Jer-
sey State Rife Association. Georgians are
not eligible The second is the Kuser
match. Capt w. G. Austin won it in 1897,
and in 1895. In 1895 1t was won by Capt.
J. c. PosteH.
The all Corners military match has been
, won lot the past ttlIGG years ny Lieut.. L =
G. Wilson The riheman who takes the
honor from him this year will do we9l.
No. 4 is the Schuetzen match, which
Georgians do not enter. In No. 5, the
Hayes medal match Georgia comes to the
front again. Col George T. Cam won
it in 1896 and in 1887.
No. 6, the Perrine memorial match, Is
not open 10 any others than members of
the National Guard of New Jersey. No.
Z, the Gen. E. P. Meany match however,
is open to everybody, and in 1897 was won
by Private +. c. Battey.
The list of winners of the department. Of
rife practice match shows no Georgian.
Capt. Postell may take a hand In II with
satisfactory results this year No. 9 is
J the New Jersey State Rife Association
match 1t is open to everybody. Capt. w.
G. Austin was the last winner. In fact,
he won the match two consecutive years,
having been the victor in 1886.
For the Winchester match the winners
are not given, nor for the consolation
match, which is fixed up for those who
have never won a first prize in any of the
meetings of the New Jersey State Rife
Association. That is a match further
more that is open for none others than
New Jersey soldiers.
, In 1897 Private F. c. Battey won the
military championship OF the United
States. He has the handsome medal he
won in the Presidents match.
NO. Is Is the Remington Hldtcn. Inc
results in the past are not given, and II
! is doubtful if there have been many Sa-
vannahians entered The Harper's Week
ly match also has no results indicated
Such too, is the case with the four re-
volver matches though 1t Is well known
that Private c. S. Richmond can get any
thing he shoots for in that line.
In 1896 and in 1897 the Georgia Hussars
team was the victor in the carbine con-
test entered by five men from any regi-
ment, squadron or troop of cavalry of the
regular army, national guard or any for
eign government.
The company team match for five mer
! from any company of the national guard
! of the United States Army or that of any
foreign government in 1897 was won by
Company of the Savannah Volunteer
Guards
> No. q covers the pool matches. Records
? are not given, nor are they for the indl-
vidual skirmishes that have been run II
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