The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-09
EIGHTEEN men TO
NATIONAL SHOOT
WILL BE GEoRGIA'S TEAM.
NATIONAL RIFLE SHOOT WILL
BENEFIT SAVANNAH.

Expected That Savannah Will Send
Half of the Team to FIT. Riley, At
Ianta and Macon Sending the Re-
mainder-List of Those Written to
by Inspector General of Rifle
Practice-Capt. Austin Used Strong
Argument to Get sanction of Gov
erDor-Team Will Leave Next Mon
day for FIT. Riley.
Sixteen men certainly, and perhaps
eighteen, will constitute the team from
Georgia to the national rife shoot at
Fort Riley, Aug 27-2S. Nine of these
men will probably go from Savannah
and the remainder from Atlanta and
Macon.
The start from this city will be made
next Monday, the Georgia team as
sembling at Birmingham and going via
Nashville and St. Louis to Kansas City.
Returning the team will travel via
Memphis and Birmingham. At least
ten days will be required for the trip.
Owing to the fact that the rifle range
here cannot be used the local members
of the team will practice for few
days on the national range preliminary
to the contest.
1t is with no hope of winning any of
the prizes that the Georgia team will
go, but rather for the purpose of keep
ing in touch with the movement and
to aid in securing a range for Savan-
nah If this can be done, 1t is ex-
pected that the national rifle shoot can
he cd at nnint
The selection of the men who will go
TO the rifle shoot is in charge of the
inspector general of rifle practice.
some of GeOrgia's Crack shots.
Letters have been addressed to
twentythree of the best shots of the
state asking if they can attend, and
from these it is expected that those
who go will be selected.
The following is the list: Capt. J.
c. Postell, Capt. Thomas Hunter, Capt.
]. G. Nelson, Capt. w. B. Stephens
Capt r. G. Tunno, Capt. F. w. Gard
ner, Lieut.. r. j. Travis, Capt. ]. P.
White. Sergt ]. K. Hazlehurst, Capt.
H Fl. Wilson, Sergt. Frank Sloat
Corpl. w. A. Reaves, Capt. F. C. Will
son, Private R. c. Fetzer Col. G. Ar
thur Gordon, Capt. w. w. Gordon,
Jr., Savannah; Capt w. T. N. Wilson,
Lieut.. c. C. Smith, Lieut.. Artemis
Wright Corpl Whatley, Atlanta
Capt w. P Wheeler, Capt. r. C. Ha-
zlehurst, Sergt. c. G. Adams, Macon.
Though the allowance by the Gov
ernor was only sufficient for sixteen
men, the inspector general has writ
ten urging that the full complement
of eighteen men allowed by the War
Department be sent. The transporta-
ton and subsistence will be at the
expense of the state.
Already a number of those on the
o
going. Capt. w. G. Austin, who was
largely instrumental in securing the
appropriation for the purpose, will go.
Owing to the press of other official du-
ties the inspector general will be UNI
able to 20.
In addition to those already written
to letters will also be sent to the Third
and Fourth Infantry commanders ask
ing for a list of eligibles. 1t is thought
that the full complement of men will
be secured within a very few days.
Talked With Governor.
Capt. Austin, who made a special
trip to see Gov. Terrell, has returned,
and in speaking of his visit to Atlanta
said:
Il accomplished everything for
which l went. After listening to my
talk the Governor agreed to give suffi-
Client funds to take sixteen or eighteen
men to represent Georgia. Nine of
these will probably come from Savan-
NAH and the balance from Macon and
Atlanta.
Gov. Terrell had heretofore refused
to make the appropriation at the re-
quest of several prominent officers
here. / visited him in person and ad-
vanced several reasons for the sending
of the team, the strongest of which
was that by having Georgia represent
ed at the national shoot that 1t would
do much towards brining the next ma
tlonal contests to Savannah, provided
this city could secure the range which
the Savannah military have in view"
OF course there is no hope of using
the present range, as the military have
been notified that the lease on the pres
ent range, which expires in November,
will be cancelled. and the Avondale
tract subdivided into lots for building
purposes.
National Shoot for savannah.
If the proposed range is obtained
there is every reason to believe that
the national shoot in 1905 can be
brought to Savannah. In future con-
tests it is expected that fully forty
states will be represented, as there is
a Dill in Congress to appropriate an
amount of money solely for the use
OF the expense account of rifle teams
to and from the contests.
Wherever the next shoot is held it
is expected that there will be an at
tendance of perhaps a thousand men
from week to ten days. The ad-
Vantages which the lucky city will de-
rive from such a gathering can be ap-
preciated by those in every line of
business.
Rules of Contest.
In an order issued under the sigma
lure of Lieut.. Gen. Adna r. Chafee,
chief of staff, full details of the con-
tests are given together with the rules
governing same.
The government will furnish all nee
essary tents, cots and quartermaster's
supplies. Mess tents will be on the
grounds.
one noteworthy thing about Fort
Riley is that before the purchase of
Alaska IT was the geographical center
OF the United States from both north
ana south and east and west. Near
me scene of the shoot there is stone
m h.