Evening star., 1902-09-13
COLLECTING A RIFLE TEAM.
Simpler Task in the Army Than
Among Guardsmen

| AS might be expected the movements of
| officers and men of the regular army can
| be brought about much more speedily than
| is ordinarily possible in the case of Ma
| tiOnal Guardsman. This was made plain by
| an incident in connection with the big inter-
| state military rifle tournament recently held
| at Sea Girt, n. J. During the latter part
| of August picked team from the army
| engaged in rifle practice at Fort Riley. 1t
| was the intention of the War Department
| officials to send this team to Sea Girt in
| order that the army might be represented
| in the competitions there.
| The necessary order was issued but for
| some reason it was delayed in transit
| through military channels and did not reach
Fort Riley until the team in question had
| been disbandGd and the members had pro-
| ceeded to their several stations in different
| parts of the country. AS soon as this fact
| became known Influence was brought to
bear on the War Department, the result
| being that Major General Macarthur, COM
| manding the Department of the East was
directed by wire to organize a rifle team
! from his department and hurry it to Sea
| Girt. By command of General Macarthur
the following order was issued at Governors s
| Island. August 90
Under authority of the War Department
| the following named enlisted men will pro-
ceed at once to Sea Girt, N j. from their
respective stations, and report upon arrival
| to Major William A. Mann, 14th Infantry
for duty as members of the United States
army rifle team, to take part in the rifle
competitions at that point:
Ordnance Sergeant William n. Pickett,
l.. S. A
First Sergeant John R. Rauhuff, Com
pany G, Porto Rico Provisional Regiment
of Infantry
Sergeant George H siemens. Company
X, 9th Infantry.
Sergeant John W. Buerkle Comnany q
23d Infantry.
Sergeant Ernest Norman, Company 1, 2sd
Infantry.
Sergeant Charles Featherstone, COMPANY
l., 23d Infantry.
Sergeant Joseph Miller Company M o2a
Infantry. 49, '
Corporal Irving Houghton, Company I, Sd
Battalion of Engineers.
Corporal James J. Gibney Cornparv M ed
Battalion of Engineers.
corporal John A. Hefner, Company L, 14th
Infantry.
Private William L. Scaggs, Company L
9th Infantry. =
Private Charles NJ. Reardon, Company r
14th Infantry.
Private Frank A Bailey, Company A, 2sd
Infantry.
Private Charles Schultz Conn.nv d ooa
Infantry ~ -"o
23d Infantry pS e.
Upon completion Of this duty the men
a
tions with the exception of Corporal Gibnev.
VINO VIII return to Highland Falls, NJ Y,
ana resume his status of furlough
ne quartermasters department will fur
nlsh the necessary transportation and the
subsistence department Communication of ra
tions at $l.5O per diem, to commence on the
date the men leave their stations and to
terminate on the date upop wbiob tha,. -
join 10y
The following day all the officers and men
mentioned were under canvas on the Jersey
range. They participated in the Hilton. in
eerstate and other big matches as the United
states army team. and made a most credit
able showing under the attendant circum
stances OF hasty organization and lack Of
practice. 1t would have been practicallv
out OF the question, SO the general impres.
sion seems to be. to have assembled an
equal number OF National Guardsmen as
widely separated, in such a short space of
time. This assertion. however, constitutes
no renection on the guardsmen. whose civil
employment renders 1t impossible for them
to obey such orders as promptly as can the
regulars. '.-1 LUG