Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-07-08
That Number Of Marksmcu May
Be Seul From Militia 10
New Jersey,
REGULARS vs.. CUARDSMEN,
Believed tina, Home Men VIII Co.
General Gcoghegan Interested The
SituatIon Reviewed In Detail

rnloss financial reasons make II i'm.
possible, ana this IN not regarded us
likely, utah viii send the Il best shots
IN her organized militia to New Jersey
Tho coming August 10 compete IN the
national rifle match, Adit Gen, Joseph
deoghogan has Just begun to prepare IA
team for tho mitch, and while lhcro
h0N been a scarcity Of previous pldc.
,sc and organized lryouls Tor place ON
,hc team I, IN expected that a good
showing can be modo The team WIN
return to the mililln brlmming over
with IDEAS gained IN contact with thc
beet shooting men Of an branches uf
The army ana navy service. both reg.
ular ana reserve VIII do much lo nut.
ting spirit into the troops For this
reason extraordinary effort win now be-
mndo to get the team on
PURPOSE OF MEET
The purpose Of those ANNUAL mcc,s i,
onc that ~ dear lu Uncle sam those
years Last souSon every effort Wus
made by the war department IN have
ltah Represented, but the oYMulpl
condition OF the guHld finances, ana the
ilct mat the date WIS exactly tl the
time Of tho cnCWnpmoul mere, when AN
men M the guard were necessary lu a
favorable HhoWlnR prevented favorable
action,
This year. however the date prc,cdcs
me usual iimo for holdlug Hu Cncump,
ment and this objection win not boz
met with, August "a the match win
begin, and Aug a. 90 and g8 win be-
devoted 10 practise ~ Sea Gui 30 that
ull competing teams can become ur.
rusiomod 10 the altitude aud the range
nnd perfect Themselves ON the grounds
whore tho shooting win be done
FROM WAR DEPARTMENT.
The letter from w. =, Han. military
secretary or the war department 10 the
ltnh 0djutant general inviting the
state 90 participate H. the mitch saw,
ample accommodation IN the shup,
NJ tonnage, bedding. and uc,cssuiV
faculties win be provided for AN com.
pollng teams, ana the expenses Of inc
teams for allowable items Of pay. suh.
tlslohec ana transportation at regular
army rates, can be plld under suction
II from the states allotment Ut tho am.
nun appropriation provided by section
1861 Revised Statutes.
1T needs mo- argument 20 prn,o that
accurate rillo shooting is Nig POINTS lu
~ TO- when We figure tho rnlyIppry or ,
soldier for tho lmc of hattie
and while your team might not win N
lrlSe 1t VIII be brought IN contact win
The finest shots IN the world
REGULARS FINE SHOTS,
AT the breaking ont Of the Spanish
war our small regular army was az a.
tlUts The finest body of military rlnr
thoN IN the world, uud thin enabled
mem 10 charge over open ground to the
spanish rifle pits with comparatively
Few casualties, because the FpanlarIs
could not shoot ana had never been
Taught, our mon were such line shots
mai when nm enemy showed his head
m body at n distance " 300 yards, and
nlltn much farther he WAS generally
Iut out NJ action
'I hla ino shooting on the part Of tho
regular army was due ~ the compcu.
Hons which the officers and men had
attended Generally one man from
each company would attend each com.
petitions ne might not win medal
NV no would learn Il great deal ana
mis- Information was currlcd back 20 the
company"
PAYS TO HAVE GOOD SHOTS,
" believe tho information gained at
me competitions Is worth 10 the state
mauv times over the amount NJ the
money II viii cost 20 send u team"
SHOOTING STRAINS MUSCLES.
The active attention Of the war de-.
tarimout was turned 10 making shoot.
ms out Of American citizens md cltls
ION soldicrN by the Spanish war cmor.
ron,N and tho subsequent determine
ton 10 make the militia organizations
q iIlet reserve army n is found that
me three positions kncollng standing
ma lying down, IN which u Nllo must
ho fred, arc unnatural ones for the
body muscles, and that 10 the unpr0c.
used soldier tho trcmor resulting
lhrowa the gun oG the gghl however
carefully the shooter sights hla OBJ.
lecL For that reason q great doul Of
lWctIso with dummy cartridges In
maintaining these positions IN rcoom'
mondod,
Tho Utah team win commence work
n the Fort Douglas range m ne near
future