The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-08
BIG GUNS BOOMING
Badgers and Gophers Open Contest
at Camp DOUGLAS.

OauS0is oA0 UopASAo OpcA SOuIcSI
{ at Camp Douglas.
r CAMP DOUGLAS. WIS.-The first gun
in the interstate artillery contest at this
point was fired by the Minnesota con-
tinsent this morning, and the battle for
honors is now on in full force. 1t is
maintained that the Minnesota team, with
Its telescope removable sights will have
the advantage over the Wisconsin team,
but this remains to be seen. The recoil
to one OF the pieces on firing is several
thousand pounds. and unless the pieces
arc held in place the force of the ex-
ploslon causes them to rumble to the rear
While the muzzles are elevated. 1t is
held by experts that there is a disad-
vantage in this. The Munesotans have
pit holes about foot deep in which the
wheels sunk, also the rear rest. The
Wisconsin boys fire their pieces from a
level and claim they have the advantage.
Both teams used the same system fcr
firing last year and the Wisconsin boys
We're victorious.
The advance guard Of the Minnesota
contingent arrived Friday and consisted Of
Major George G. Lambert, Lieutenant AL
bert F. Pray and detachment in charge
Of the guns. The Minnesota team con-
sists of Major George G. Lambert. team
captain: Captain c.. c. Bennett, Battery
B; Sergeant T. G. Wilson, Battery A:
Sergeant Fred G.. Wynne, B; Sergeant
Harry Nelson, B; Captain Henry Larson.
a: and Corporal Herbert c. Blaisdell, B.
fetal marker while Sergeant Major w. l..
Dornseif, Battery A, and Sergeant Ray d.
Barnard, Battery B. Chief Trumpeter
Ralph c. Chandler Minneapolis. is Of
fetal marker while Serpeant Major w. l..
Kelley, st. Paul, is scorer. Battery A is
Of St. Paul and represented on the team
with two men, while Battery B is Of Min
neapolis and has four men, the battalion
commander, Major Lambert, making the
seventh member. The gunnerS from Min
nesota are Corporal o. c. Helander, Cor
poral Richard E. Cotton, Private J. A.
Asmussen, all Of Battery B; and Privates
Patrick Miller and Andrew Bergum, Of
Battery A
Captain Bennett and the remainder of
the Minnesota contingent arrived on the
pioneer limited yesterday morning. Pre-
lminary firing by both teams was taken
up Saturday and Sunday. Each seems
equally confident of success, but the
sports are on the Wisconsin side and seem
to have plenty Of money to place some
Offering odds. The Minnesota boys are
saying very little. Captain Bennett ven-
tured this: Good gracious me- oh no!
we are not positive; only if my men shoot
half so good as they did on the home
range this fall, why we've got them
beaten"
The Wisconsin team is in command of
captain CHtlIleS r LuulllS toll, MhW IuNSC.
Rules Governing Competition.
Each state furnishes a team of seven
men and two alternates: each must have
been member of his battery at least six
months. The guns are 3.2-inch breech-
loading steel pieces, model of 1890 Or
1897 with such sights as may be pro-
vided by the ordnance department, U: s.
A.; each team will furnish two guns. The
guns will be established on the range,
$500 yards, and numbered from one to
four, inclusive, the odd numbers being as
signed to one state and the even to the
other and will be fired in rotation. The
ammunition provided by each state will
consist of 3.2-inch solid shot G3.5-pound
splusged shelD with black or smokeless
powder muzzle velocity 1855 feet per
second
The artillery land target will be used.
It consists of wooden frame, 2Ox1O feet,
covered with cloth. and divided into
squares. 21sX2hr feet. The tiers OF
squares are lettered from left to right "a
Ito H inclusive) and the rows are num-
bered from top to bottom, q to a i'm
clusive).
Any hit in squares DE-, D3. e. or E3
will count five; hits in squares CO, CS,
D4, Ell. E4, F2 or F3 will count four; hlts
in squares b. B3, CT, CA, Fl. F4, G2 OF
CA will count three; hits in AZ, A3, 81
B4, CT, Ga, H3 or H3 will count two; hlts
in squares Al, IA, HI or H4 Will count
one. A hit on the line will be given te
the higher score.
Contest May Be the Last.
Each Of the seven team members VII
fire ten record shots. Two preliminary OF
trial shots, which are not to be counted
will be allowed before each score. Protes'
on any shot must be entered before an
other shot is fired. Members OF opposing
teams will fire alternately, and each sno
will be fired within five minutes from 'ls
report of the last shot barring opstruc
tions Shots will be numbered consecu
lively on tally sheets kept by the marker
and scorer. A referee is decided on p1
both states, who will settle all dispute:
and whose decision must behnal.
THE interstate artillery cup will become
the property of the state winning TWO gu
NJ three matches. The contest is yer!
exhaustive one and necessarily draw
heavily on the national guard allowance II
eacb state. The cost Of transportation
alone is no small item, and then each sho
fred costs in the neighborhood OF ~.
all probability if Wisconsin wins thls yea
the contests will cease.
EeAN. S, D.-The Egan public school
opened to-day with the follo"ins 'eaClei
IN charge: Professor Ira Bradley, prillci
nal. Miss Nellie Small, assistant principal
Miss Virginia Vandgrft, intermediate an
Miss Alberta Youn primary. The Ega
Cooperative Lumber company mas com
menced business, with S. A. carter
aeent The company is composed Of sew
eral Of the best men in this section.-Th
Fgau creamery, which was recently re
built. is doing a fine business-The farm
ers are busy threshing. The recent rain
have damaged the crop somewhat bt
what they lose in this direction Will b
made I'D by the improved condition Of tn
hay crop, which. prior to the rains, prom
lsed to be very light.