Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-08-25
MAKE GOOD sA0wlNe.
:owa's Team in .he National smsl'
Arms shcos q: Sort Riley
Stands tliuh.

Sedt0S ttiSIis
Fort Riley, Kan. Aug. 25.--Iowa' 5
team in the national small arms shoot
here, which was in fourteenth place
yesterday. is expected to make a better
showing than yesterday. as the longer
ranges 500 and 1000 yards, are more
10 this teams liking.
The following standing of the mem
ters OF the Iowa team show Sergeant
Hilderbrand of Sioux City a close sec
Dii,l:
Major f. r.. Fisher. Fifty-third in
fantry. 142.
Lieutenant t. S Geist, Fifty-fourth
infantry, IA.
Lieutenant A. S. Bowen, Twenty
third infantry, 13T
First Sergeant T.. r. Hilderbrand OF
Sioux City, Fifty-sixth infantry, 1Gs.
Sergeant r. j. Tlilderman, Fifty-sixtll
Infantry, Company III, 1863.
Sergeant r. +. Bonebright, Fifty
sixth infantry, Company G. 159.
Sergeant r. S. Hird, Fifty-third in
fantry, Company A, 149
Private Vernon Finkle, Fifty-sixth
infantry, Company +, $50.
Private n. T. Starr, Fifty-fifth infan-
try Company G. 1874.
Private Geo. Bever, ir., Fifty-fourth
infantry. Company +. l4o.
Private Fred Stevens. Fifty-sixth in
fanirY, Company A. IA.
Total number of points for the team,
1.7S2
Sergeant Eii.'ernrand of Sioux City
care within ore of leading his team in
the days WORK. His shooting way
strong and steady at al the ranges and
with that of Sergeant Hlderman. who
lead him by one point. pulled the team
ahead of Maryland.
Major General John G. Bates. United
States army. commanding the northern
division. arrived in the afternoon aud
was an interested spectator until ths
close of he days shooting. He spent
the afternoon at the firing points, visit
Ing each team and irspecting their
scores. Over twelve thousand rounds
OF ammunition, loaded especially for
this competition, We're fired by the con
testants yesterday. The number of
spectators behind the firing points was
very large. but rather subdued. as amy
demoas,rat ion is discouraged by the
authorities IS it tends 10 distract the
riarksmsn.
First Days Shooting.
The first days firing H., che team con
tests was complated al about $50
O'Clock with The army in the lead.
Firing commenced at 1.45, with New
York first The days program. firing
nj four ranges. was the longest of the
match. so shooting WAS only dscon-
tinned ut noon for lunch served at the
firing points. General Bates visited
every team and inspected its score.
The shooting was AT 200 and 600
yards, slow fire. and eco and 500 yards.
rapid fire. The following is the stand
ing of the teams representing the diff
ferent states, With their scores out of
a possible 1900
Army infantry team. 1897 Distrlc. of
Columbia. 1851; New York. 1.946; marine
corps l,S-4; navy. 1901; New Jersey,
1,S95, army cavalry team, 1.SSO; Penn
sylvania. 1.s79: Massachusetts 1888;
Rhole Island. 1886: Washington. LIS .
Connecticut. LIS; Georgia, 1.767; Iowa,
1.i62: Maryland 1.756; Florida. 1,722;
Michigan, 1,G74; Kansas, 1,516: Ala
bama. LIS.
Today's firing will be at 800 and
1000 yards, slow fire
The best Individual shooting was that
by Lieutenant w. A. Tewes of New Jer-
sey, i'm the 200-yard rapid fire event,
when he made the possible so points, or
10 consecutive bullseyes. In the same
event Captain Whittemore of the New
Jersey team made Q bullseyes and u
four, or 40 of the possible so.