Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-18
SEA GRIT SHO0 T
CAVALRY AND INFANTRY REP
REsENTATIvEs ANNOUNCED.

1t was announced at the War Department
today that the cavalry and infantry to rep
resent the army In the national competi-
tons at Sea Girt, N. j., beginning next
week, will be as follows:
Cavalry team-Capt. Harry H Pattison.
Sd Cavalry; Post OR. Sergt. benjamin A
Anderson, .. s. A.; Sergt. Alfred q. Horn,
18th Cavalry; Lieut.. John A. Pearson, 1lth
Cavalry; Lieut.. Charles A. Romeyn. 18Th
Cavalry: Lieut.. Alexander H. Davidson.
18th Cavalry: Lieut.. Clifton r. Norton. 18th
Cavalry; Lieut.. Alden NJ. Graham, lst Cav
airy; Capt. Sherwood A. Cheney, Corps or
Engineers; Capt. William Ii. Hay. 10th Cav
airy; Lieut.. Arthur Williams, Corps of En-
gineers; Corporal Michael Kelly, Corps or
Engineers; "Sergt Robert Johnson, 10th
Cavalry; "Lieut. Jens Z. Stedje, 4th Cav
airy: *Sergt. Herman +. c. A. Egdorff, 9TH
Cavalry; Lieut. Col. Peter $. Bonus, 9th
Cavalry, team captain; Maj. Augustus Z.
Macomb, 9th Cavalry team coach; Second
Lieut. Henry A. Meyer, 18th Cavalry, team
spotter.
Infantry team-First Sergt. George Sayer,
Company A, 18th Infantry: First Lieut..
Frank c. Baker, Medical Department; FIRST
Lieut.. Ned NJ Green. 18th Infantry; Priv
John Grandy, Company +. 18th Infantry;
First Sergt. Arthur Brest, Company A, 18th
Infantry; First Lieut.. George c. Shaw, 9th
Infantry; First Sergt. Francisco Agostini,
%, L
f. Reese. 18th Infantry; Second Lieut.. Ar
thur L. Bump Sth Infantry; Or. Sergt.
Richard Lunsford, Company II. I'd lnfan-
try; First Lieut.. Theodore A. Baldwin, jr,
oath Infantry; Ordnance Sergt. William N
Pickett, u S. A; "First Sergt. John Dittmer
Company E, 18th Infantry; +Sergt. William
Tate, Company L, 18th Infantry; corporal
Charles RE, Company B, I'd Infantry; Maj.
Zerah w. Torrey, oath Infantry. team cap
tain: Second Lieut.. Townsend Whelan, Both
Infantry, team coach; First Lieut.. Robert
s. Knox, oath Infantry, team spotter.
'Alternates.
Army Pistol Team.
The army pistol teams is composed of the
following members:
Trumpeter Oscar G. Robertson. Troop D.
9th Cavalry. 2s4: Sergt. John j. Daerda.
Troop D, 18th Cavalry, 2S3; First Lieut..
Jens E. Stedje. Troop D, 4th Cavalry, 2S2;
Corporal Carl Schmidt, Troop A, list Cav
airy, 2S1; Capt. Pegrim Whitworth, LIST In
fantry, $50; Sergt. Charles H. McNair.
ael Kelly, Company c. LIST Battalion, Corps
Of Engineers. 279; Quartermaster Sergt.
Daniel O'Connell, 18th Cavalry, 27S; Quar-
termaster Sergt. Berkeley f. Barker, Troop
s. Dilworth, 10th Cavalry, 277: First Lieut..
Richard H. Pciilon, jr, Porto Rican Pro
Logan. Troop I. 9th Cavalry. 277
Inc executive OHlCer Oh the meeting WILL
be Gen w. P. Hall, u. 8. A., one of the
members of the National Board for the
Promotion Of Rife Practice. The post ad-
jutant will be Capt. Rhodes of the general
staff, while Lieut.. Albert S. Jones, secre-
tary of the National Rifle Association, and
two army officers will act statistical off,
GERS Capt. Alvin H. Graft, 1st Regiment,
New Jersey National Guard, will act as
post quartermaster, and Capt. Hof as ord
nance officer. Over 1000 marksmen, repre-
senting thirty-two states and about sixty
rifle clubs. will be in attendance
One Of the most interesting features Of
the meeting will be the contest between the
affiliated rifle clubs for the interclub cham
pionship Of the United States. There are
now seventy-five rife clubs affiliated with
the National Rifle Association, and prob
ably half of these will be represented in
this match. 1t is expected that there will
be not less than 500 entries In the Presi-
dents match for the individual champion
ship Of the United States. This match Is
open to all members Of the army, navy ma
rine corps, naval reserve and state militia
or National Guard. The winner will hold
the military championship for one year.
and will receive the championship medal
accompanied by an autograph letter from
President Roosevelt. A prize of $50 goes
with the above. and there are seven other
cash prizes In this match. The recognition
accorded this match by President Roose-
welt has made 1t of as much Importance in
this country as the kings match is in
England. which was attended this year
by King Edward, who personally presented
the medal to the winner.