The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-27
FOR Good SHOTS
Military Board Awards Medals
for Marksmen.
Frank B. DOdds, of Lawrence,
Gets First Place.
FOR FIRST REGIMENT.
This Organization Walks Off
With HOnors.
Wilder S. Metealf Is Elected
Colonel Today.
FOR FIRST REGIMENT.

This morning the state military
board announced the following list of
awards as the result of the marksman-
ship contest of 1904 for the Kansas
National Guard:
Grand prizes for rifienen, entire ma
tional guard in competition:
Gold medal. Frank b Dodds. can
tain Co. H, First regiment, Lawrence.
Score 426 out of possible 45O
Silver medal. John W. Sherwood.
sergeant co. I, First regiment, Bur
lington. Score 4O8.
Bronze medal. Elmer Herr. sergeant
Co. L First regiment. Burlington.
Score 404.
First regiment competition. Win
ners and scores the same as in the
brigade competition for the whole
guard.
Second regiment competition:
Gold medal, Howard H SheeIey
color sergeant Co. q, Hutchinson.
Score 384.
Silver medal. Bruce Griffith. lieu
tenant Co. A Wichita. Score 3S3
Bronze medal James F. Lawson. cap
tain, Co. s, Hutchinson. Score 38l
Company competition.
Gold medal, Co. A, second regiment
Wichita. Score 1923
Silver medal, Co H First regiment
Lawrence. Score $3.50.
Bronze medal. Co. c, First regiment
Burlington. Score 1851
Pistol practice. Entire National guard
in competition.
Gold medal, Mont. B. Hackley. lieu
tenant, Co. G, First regiment, Burling-
ton. Score 19S out of possible 200.
Silver medal. T. r. Campbell, major
Hutchinson. Score 191.
Bronze medal, A. L. Kitchens, captain,
ncrf1n n1Gsaat
1872
The result of the competition, which
extended throughout the state is a
great victory for the First regiment Of
the Kansas National guard.
Captain Dodds, Sergeant Sherwood
and Sergeant Herr, who were the nigh
men in the First regiment competition,
were also the high men on the same
scores for the whole guard. Dodds viii
therefore get two gold medals. Sherwood
two bronze medals. It is a very unusual
condition of affairs, and is no. likely to
prevail again.
The only consolation which the Sec
ond regiment gets out of the awards is
the gold medal won by Company A Of
Wichita for the best company score
Lieutenant Mont B. HaCkleV of the
Burlington company, also a First regi-
ment man, landed the pistol practice
medal with the remarkable score of 1913
out of a possible 200.
The score of thN winners of the rife
contest are also considered excellent by
the officers of the guard Captain
Dodds ran up his record to 425 our of
possible 450.
In case it is decided by the board
at this afternoons session to send d
Kansas team of rif1emen to Sea. Girt,
n. J., for the national shoot next AU-
gust, the winners of medals as an
nOunced today are sure to be included
in list will have all tn cir
expenses While on the shoot paid by
the state
Adjutant General Hughes has not
yet received the drawings for the de-
signs of the medals to be awarded
but the law fixes the value The gold
medals for the man who won the
brigade championship, and for the
company which made the high score,
are worth $40 apiece; the silver
medals in the same competition, $25,
and the bronze medals SIS. All the
other medals offered are worth S25 for
the gold, SIS for the silver and $40
for the bronze.
Won't Change Age Limit.
It was decided by the military board
this morning that no change will be
made in the present regulations relat-
ing to the retiring age for officers of
the guard. The age limit is 81 years,
but the regulations are such that
member does not have to retire at
Llldl age ulIeSS nc 81 ~ ~
There was some talk of making it
compulsory for a member of the guard
to retire when he reached the age
limit. but it was found that the state
law was such that a change would he
impracticable.
This afternoon the First regiment
officers, of whom there were a good
number in attendance, met and re-
elected Wilder S. Metcalf colonel and
c. S. Flanders as lieutenant colonel.
The election was presided over by
The governors staff also held a
meeting and agreed upon the uni
forms which will be purchased.