The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-18
MEDAL FORMALLY ACCEPTED.
CONDITIONS OF INDIVIDUAL MATCH
IN STATE RIFLE CONTESTS.

The Marks Medal VIII BE Conteste a
for by the Five Men Making the
Best Records, at known Distances.
in the Company and Regimental
Matches-These Will Shoot for IL
MT 200. 200, 500 and 600 Yards.
Col. Cam Has Received Assuran-
ces of Intention TO Enter Teams
From Twenty Companies Three
RegimentaI Teams Certain ana
Five Possible.
The gold medal Offered by Mr.. Charles
Marks, TO be presented to the winner of
an individual match at the coming rifle
contests of the state troops, was yester-
day formally accepted by Col George t.
Cam, state inspector general of rifle prac-
tice.
Col. Cam announced also the conditions
under which the match will be shot. The
entries will be limited to those five mem
bers of the regimental and company teams
who attain the highest record at known
distances in these matches. The known
distances are 200 800, 500 and 600 yards
known distances-those at which the COM
pany and regimental teams will shoot
The medal will be a handsome one and
the fact that there will be an opportunity
for craftsmanship to count for the indiv-
gsal marksman, as well as for the team of
which he is member, will doubtless add
an interest to the contests they would not
otherwise have possessed.
From all over the state come encourage
ing evidences of the interest which the
various military commands are taking in
the events of Sept. 8 and 4. The newspa-
pers are giving space freely to the enter
prise and commend it as one of the most
valuable and efficient methods of training
that the state troops could find any,
where.
The contests will be known officially as
Tee Second Annual Carbine and Rifle
Competition for Georgia State Troops
the first having been held at the Avondale
range several years ago,
Col. Cam has received assurances that
they Will enter teams from nine com
ranies outside the city and from eleven
of those located in Savannah While he
has not been notified officially of this in
manders. the assurances he has received
are of such a character as to warrant him
in the conviction that twenty or more
teams will be en- cred.
For the regimental match teams will be
entered from the First and Fourth Infan-
try and the First Cavalry, while to these
certain entries there are strong proba-
bilities that teams from the Second and
Fifth Infantry will be added. Altogether
fhn re- for hna nFafn ,ra
interesting to the spectators, and valuable
in their results are exceedingly bright.
The Savannah companies are practic-
ing steadily a the butts, as we'll for the
purpose of having their officers, and men
qualify as sharpshooters and marksmen
in the state Service, as of preparing for
the matches of September. Not an aft
tives of two or three of the companies
at the range, and on Saturday afternoons
the number usual on week days is per-
ceptibly increased.
From other cities and towns through
out the state come reports that their mil
itary representatives are practicing 10
the same end, with the fixed determination
to give a good account of themselves
when shey fight for the De Soto cup, and
the DeSenne trophy next month. The
offer of the medal for the individual match
will doubtless fire the ardor of individual
marksmen of the various commands, in-
spring them with a personal interest they
might otherwise fail to feel.