The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-12
GEORGIA TEAM
FOR RIFLE SHOOT
SIXTEEN MEN ARE SELECTED.
LOCAL MEMBERS WILL LEAVE FOR
FIT. RILEY MONDAY NIGHT.

Savannah, Atlanta, Macon and AL
bany Represented in the Team-An
Men Will Report Not Later Than
Aug. IS and VIII Have PreIimi-
nary Practice There-T'rip win
Aid in Securing Range in Savan-
nah for Southern Stntes-Assistanr
Inspector Nash in Charge-Capt.
Austin Team Captain.
The sixteen crack shots who will
represent Georgia at the national rifle
shoot at FIT. Riley on Aug. q and %
We're selected yesterday morning by
Col. G. T. Cam, inspector general of
rife practice.
AS the inspector general of rifle
practice cannot attend, owing to press
of other official duties, the team will
be under the direction of Mai J. Van
Holt Nash of Atlanta. assistant in
spector general of rifle practice.
Capt. w. G. Austin of Savannah will
be team captain, or at least this is
the recommendation of the inspector
general There is little doubt that
the recommendation Will be Endorsed.
Members of Team.
The following are the members of the
team selected yesterday morning:
Maj ]. Van Holt Nash, assistant
inspector general rifle practice, Geor-
gia State Troops, Atlanta.
Capt. w. G.. Austin, First Heavy
Artillery. Savannah.
Capt. w. P. Wheeler, Second Infan-
try, Macon.
Capt. R. c. Hazlehurst, Second In
fantry, Macon.
Capt. w. T. B. Wilson, First Cav
airy. Atlanta.
Capt. r. I. Travis, First Heavy Ar
tillery, Savannah.
Lieut.. c. {. Smith, Fifth Infantry,
Atlanta
First Sergeant ]. K. Hazlehurst,
First Heavy Artillery, Savannah.
Sergt. A. Wright First Cavalry, At
sergt. i. w. Hudson, Fifth Infan-
try, Atlanta.
Sergt. johnson, Second Infantry, Ma
con.
sergt. Burt, Second Infantry, savan-
nah.
Sergt. w. A. Reaves, First Heavy
Artillery, Savannah.
Private F. c. Wilson, First Heavy
Artillery, Savannah.
Private H. +. Wilson, First Heavy
Artillery, Savannah.
Private Silas NJ. Page, Fourth Infan-
try, Albany
The members of the team from Sa-
vannah will leave Monday night, and
will go via Birmingham, Nashville and
St. Louis. Other members of the
team will leave soon enough to report
at Fort Riley, not later than noon, on
Aug. Is. Notice has been sent to all
of the men selected, notifying them of
their appointment.
The early start is made by the Geor-
gia team in order that there may be
time for few days practice on the
government range. The members of
the team from Savannah have no
where to practice here, as the range
has been abandoned.
1t is with no intention of winning
any of the prizes that the Georgia team
will take part in the shoot, but rather
for the purpose of bringing to the at
tention of the leaders in the rifle con-
tests the need of a range in Savannah,
where marksmen from all over the
South can gather for practice, and al
so to keep in touch with the move
ment.
If by any means a range can be
obtained for Savannah within the next
few months, it is the intention of local
marksmen to ask that the 1905 shoot
be held here. The coming shoot at
Fort Riley is the second national event
of the kind, the first having been held
at Seagirt, N. J. 1t is believed that
Savannah will stand a fine chance of
secured the shoot for 1905 if a suitable
range can be secured.