The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-15
SIX TEAMS COMPETE
PICKED MEN WILL REPRESENT
THEIR RESPECTIVE COMPANIES
IN REGIMENTAL PRIZE DRILL.
CONTEST WILL he HELD AT
GUARDS HALL TONIGHT.

All of the Teams Have Now Been
ChoSen-Regimenta Medal VIII
BE Awarded to the Survivor of
the Strain-The Last Mnn Standing
on Each Team VIII Receive SS I'm
GoId-ReEimentaI Orchestra VIII
Furnish Music and There Will BE
Dancing After the Contest.
The annual prize drill of the First
Regiment of Infantry VIII take place
at the Guards Hall tonight prompt
~ at S:45 o'clock. Music will be fur
nished by the First Regiment Band
orchestra, and after the drill there
will be dancing in the hall. A great
deal of interest is shown by the men
in the regiment and the public general
ly, and the attendance will probably be
larger than it was last year, when the
capacity of the hall was taxed. An
admission fee of fifty cents win be
charged.
The six Savannah companies will be
represented by teams of four men each,
the best drilled man of each team re-
ceiving prize of So in gold, and the
best drilled man in the regiment re-
ceiving in addition the regimental
medal. This is at present held by
Priv. W. ]. Flood, of Company L. Irish
Jasper Greens, who won it after an
exciting contest last year, in which
he and Priv. H. NJ. Peek, of the Ogle-
thorpes, were the last men left stand
ing.
Personnel of Teams.
The orders for the drill win be given
by Mai w. E. Coney. The judges
will be Col. G. A Gordon, Lieut.. Col.
w. l.. Grayson and Capt. ]. j. eau
dry, retired. The teams representing
the various companies have been pick
ed after weeks of competitive drilling.
Their personnel is as follows:
Company D, Emmett Rihes-Sergts.
William Doyle, Sergt. j. A. Blake, and
two others to be selected.
Company H. German Volunteers
Sergt. George D. Semken, Private E. D.
Alexander, Private c. A. Vetter, Jr,
Private F. w. Henges.
Company ], OglethOrpe Light Infan-
try-Corpl. E. Harmon, Corpl. S. B.
Kennedy, Private H. NJ. Peek. Private
L. e. Arnold.
Company K, Savannah Cadets-Pri-
vate w. H. Artley, Private E. K. Bo-
rum. Private A. B. Levy, Private F. S.
Walton.
Company L, Irish Jasper Green's
First Sergeant j. NJ. Doyle
Sergt. NJ ]. Mcmahon, Corpl. Charles
F. Powers. Private w. j. Flood. CAL
ternate, Sergt. Joseph NJ. Hayes).
Company NJ, Republican Blues
Sergt. Martin, Sergt. Maggioni Private
j. A. Rooney Private E. p. Grayson.
Col. Lawton was to have delivered
the prizes, but has been called away
from the city, and the prizes will,
therefore, be delivered by Col. Gordon.
The contest Is sure to be a close one.
The men have been practicing faithful
ly, and those who go to the drill will
be repaid by the exhibition which is
sure to be presented.
The Evenings Programme.
The teams will wear the dress uni
form, without leggins. They will be
formed in the down stairs hall of the
Guards Armory, and be marched into
the hall upstairs by First Sergt. Doyle.
The contestants will be arranged
from the right in the following order:
one man each from Company d. Com
pany H, Company l, Company K, Com
pany L, Company M, and so on to
the left of the line. They will then be
divided into squads of eight men EACH
and each of the judges will watch one
squad during the progress of the drill
After each interval of rest the judges
will change their positions, and watch
the squads which they have not watch
ed.
The orchestra will furnish music dur
ing the rests and prior to the drill, as
well as afterwards, when dancing will
be INDUCED in.
A preparatory drill was held last
11iprhf a fha GlTordc' Ia1l Mot
Coney put the men through the manual
of the arms in the presence of the
judges. All of the commands were
represented, except the Republican
Blues, who were at Tybee, and the
entire programme was rehearsed.