The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-23
KEEL RIFLES AT THE RANGE.
aULLOCH's SOLDIERS MADE A GOOD
RECORD.


Despite UnfavorabIe Conditions the
Soldiers From BulIoch Found the
Center of the Targets often-Suns
Heat and Dazzling Glare Were
Against Good Mark
poraI w. V. Tyler Made the Best
score-Company Made Good APP
penrance md Created "a Good Inn
pression-It VIII BE Represented
at the state Competition Next
Month.
The KEEL Rifles Of Statesboro spent the
forenoon and two hours of the afternoon
yesterday on the Avondale range, put
ting in good work at the butts and estab-
Ashing a record more than creditable to
carry back with them to their Builoch
county homes.
The Rifles reached the city on the Sea
board Air Line train in the early morn
ing and went Immediately TO the range.
The company was under the command of
Lieut. r. J. Proctor, who, since the resig-
nation of Capt Bitten, is its senior Off
Ger. The roster showed besides the fol-
lowing officer and men, who took part in
the trip to the city and the practice at
the range:
Lieut. D. r Grower Jr., Commanding
Sergeant Perry Kennedy. First Sergeant
II. J. Mcmillan, sergts. Sam Hall and
Leon Hall Corps. W. V. Tyler, John
Jones and Gusts MikeI Prlvates NJ. S.
Scarborough Louis Scarborough, H. b.
Franklin. Dempsey Barnes, John Barnes,
Is. NJ. Dorsey, Sen Grimes, Sam Proctor,
Peter Miken J. D. Jones, A. T. Jones,
Joe Fletcher, NJ ". Waters. p. c. New
some and L. Newsome. Gus Floyd. the
custodian of the ermory at Statesboro,
came down with the company to look af-
ter the physical comfort of the officers
and men of the Rifles.
Capt. G H. Richardson acting inspec-
Tor of rife practice of the First Regi-
nient of Infantry, met the Rifles at the
station and proceeded with them to the
range. During the practice chat followed
Capt. Richardson acted as range officer
supervising the movements of the men
in firing al the various distances, and in
the several positions, and keeping the
record of their scores. Capt. w. e
Coney. adjutant of the regiment was also
Rifles the eucoura cement of his presence
and approval for "a period during the
forenoon.
The conditions for good shooting were
not altogether favorable the heat on the
unprotected range being oppressive and
the dazzling glare OF the sun rendering
it difficult to take direct aim at the
targets. In addition to these obstacles
the men were shooting on range they
had probably never seen before over
which certainly they had never shot, and
with whose various pecularities they
were altogether unacquainted. Consider
ing all of these unfavorab;e conditions the
record that was made was an exceedingly
credtable one.
This opinion was freely expressed by
both Capt Coney and Capt. Richardson,
who compllmented Lieut.. Proctor upon The
proficiency displayed by his command.
Two-thirds of the company made the rec
ord at the known distances that entitled
them to shoot on the skirmish and three
qualified as marksmen
The best score, one of 49, was made by
Corpl. w. V. Tyler. but Lieut.. Proctor
and Private NJ. S. Scarborough were not
very far behind. Others, 100. made cred
liable scores.
After the practice had been concluded.
al O'Clock in the afternoon. the officers
ana men of the company returned TO the
city where they spent he remainder Of
tne day and the evening as best pleased
them. Some members of the command
returned TO Statesboro last night bu,
others. perhaps the siorty, remained
over until to-day. Among these were the
Officers. Lieut.. Proctor and Lieut.. Groov-
er. and First Sergeant Mcmillan.
The Rifles are a so der and well dis
ciplired body Of men and they made a
good appearance and created a good i'm
preston at the range. The officers say
the company was never it better condI.
ton, and that the spirit was never high
er than at pres mt. 1t is increasing daily
IN numerical streng h. and in itself is a
valuable addition 0 the strength and eff
fciency of the First Regiment of In
fantry.
At the annual "a b n and rife compe-
tbion for Georgia State Troops, 20 be
held here on S p 8 and 4, the Rifles will
be represented by a company team. There
Is range at sta esboro and the COM
pany will practice there betwe en- now and
the frs DAY of the competition, in order
10 fit itsef for this event 1t may be
that the team will not be able to carry
away the przes from teams representing
other companies. that have had more and
better oppor unities for practice, but II
will at any rate exemplify the military
spirit that prevails al Statesboro and the
determination to fight for horrors that is
one of the chief attributes of the good
soldier.
WITTE TO be RELEASED.