The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-25
TWELVE TEAMS FROM
SISTER STATES.
south Carolina, FlOridn and Alabn-
ma Well Represented.

south Carolina, FIoridh and AIabn-
ma Well Represented.
The strongest aggregation Of visit
ing marksmen is from the state of
Alabama. The members of these teams
arrived yesterday. and spent the. day
at the range in practice. While they
are making no claims as to what they
will do, it is evident, from the scores
made by some of the teams last year,
and from the shooting yesterday, that
they will win a number of prizes to
take back across the Chattahoochee
There are seven teams from Ala
bama. All of these are from three
commands, and are members of the
First Regiment of Infantry. They ar
rived yesterday and most of them were
assigned to their tents in Alabama
street, while others registered at the
Pulaski House, where they will remain
during the shoot.
The DOthnn Guards.
The Dothan Guards, one of the
strongest of the teams, attended the
interstate shoot last year. They were
so much pleased with the benefit which
they derived from the trip and the cor
diality and hospitality of the Savan-
nahians that they decided to attend
the shoot this year, even II at their
own expense. They won one of the
first places in the visitors company's
match last year.
The team is composed of Capt. j.
w Sanders, Second Lieutenant. ]. J.
Crarey, Sergt. d. w Baker, Corpl. r.
G. Baker, Capt. c. F. Baker,
Corpl. C. S. Lee, Private M,
]. r. May and Private E. R. Holt. The
team is accompanied by Maj. A. l..
Williams, one of the most popular Off
GERS in the First Alabama, who is in
team of ten men will be divided into
three teams-one novice rife team, one
expert rifle team and a. regimental
team.
From Troy comes the Troy Rifles
Company H, of the First Infantry
Lieut.. Col. G. j.. Herbert a relative
of former Secretary of the Navy Hill
larry Herbert, accompanies this team
He is himself an excell@t shot, and
practice in his state. The members of
the team of ten, which will also be
divided into three teams, are Capt. f.
p. Folmer Lieut.. w. H. Wiley, First
Sergeant w. T. Cameron, Quartermas-
ter Sergeant A, Owens. Sergt. Boyd,
Corpl Folmer. Privates J. l.. Copeland,
j. Marks and F, S. Beard.
The Lowndes Rifles, from Fort De-
posit, are known as Company D, of the
First Alabama Infantry. One Of the
best shots in Alabama is a member of
this team. He is Corpl. Thigpen. The
team arrived over the Atlantic Coast
Line yesterday. Capt. H. N. Coleman,
who commands the company, is favor
ably known here. He. attended the in
terstate shoot last year, and the SOL
dierly department of his men occa-
this team are Capt. H. N. Coleman,
Sergt. J. It. Ballard, Sedgt. w. J. Law
renee. Corpl. Thigpen, Private o. l.. b.
Boutwell,.
FIOrida's Teams.
Florida, though not as strongly rep
resented numerically, has very
strong aggregation in the Jacksonville
Rifles, who also arrived yesterday. The
team attended last year and carried
off numerous honors in the visitors
matches. Unfortunately three MEM
bers of the team found at the last
that they would be unable to
attend the shoot, so that, there be-
ing only seven men on the team, they
are ineligible to contest in the inter-
state regimental, or the visitors regi-
mental matches. They will, however,
enter all Of the contests to which they
are eligible, and it is an assured fact
that they will pluck out a prize or two.
The members of the Jacksonville
Rifles, which represent Florida as well
as their home city in the matches. are
Lieut.. r. G. Yerkes, Sergt. F.. L. Ross,
Private Cramer Potter, Private w. r.
Private T.. ]. GQH, Private Ed
Donohue and Private George Elliott.
Lieut.. Yerkes, who is in command of
the team, has attended interstate con-
tests in Savannah before. He is
young man, and is very popular among
the officers and men in the Florida
National Guard.
The Fernandina Volunteers were un-
able to attend. BY the resignation of
Sergt. r. P. Carlton from a sergeant
to the inspector generalship of small
arms, the company lost its two most
valuable men, and they did not care
to compete where they had no chance
OF winning.
picked Army Team.
A team of seven men, picked from the
Sixteenth Infantry, under command of
Capt. William II. Johnson, also arriv-
ed yesterday. The shrooting of these
men at the short ranges was excellent.
Capt. johnson is a well known shot. He
has represented Uncle Sam on a num-
Der of department teams. His practice
showed that he has not forgot his old
he making bulls and TOURS.
and nothing else. The team is compos-
ed of Capt. William H. Johnson, Sergts
l. f. Patton, Fred 7. Otley, T. -Leur,
Corpl c. A.. Mars, Privates Walter
Reichart and Grant Ralston.
The members of the South Carolina
teams are all members of the Sumter
Guards. This organization is the
strongest in regard to rifle practice In
the state, many good shots joining for
the purpose of rifle shooting. They won
the visitors company match last year,
and do not expect to give up the prize
this year. They will shoot in all of the
matches in which they are eligible
The team is composed largely Of old
er men. The names of the team ap-
peared in the Morning News yester-
day. In addition to those whose names
then appeared there are two members
of the German Artillery of Charleston
present. These gentlemen have wired
for three more men from their COM
mand, and II is not improbable that
they will yet enter some of the matches
The members of the German Artillery
are w. j. d. Heinz and Charles Nolte
The naval marines from Port Royal
spend much time in practice. Lieut.
Woog, who is in charge of them, ar
rived yesterday and will remain dur
Ing the shoot The men com DOSinV his