The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-17
TEAM SELECTED
TO GO TO SEAGIRT.|
MINNEsoTA's REPRESENTATIVES,
IN NATIONAL RIFLE CONTEST.
Twelve of the Fourteen Crack Shots
Chosen in Try-out at Lake City Will
Compose the Team-Oficers Also
Named-Elegant Trophies for the
Winners.

| A dispatch to The journal from
Lake City says that the following men
were selected today to represent Min
nesota at the national rifle contest
which will be held at Seagirt, N. j.,
next week.
Lieutenant Clark, Co. c., First regi-
ment; Sergeant Lang, Co. B, Second
Third regiment; F. j. Britton, hospital
corps, Third regiment; Fred Britton,
hospital corps, Third regiment; Major
Resch, Third regiment; Musician Simp-
son, Third regiment; Musician Price,
Co. B., Third regiment; Sergeant Rein
| hart, Go. c, Second regiment; Sergeant
Bird, Go. G, Third regiment; Lieuten-
Private Comenski, Co. c, Second regi.
lnent; Adjutant Walk, First regiment;
Captain Everett, Go. B, First regiment;
Private Fitchette, Co. B, First regiment:
These men were selected on the basis
of their average scores thru the try
out which has been in progress the past
week. With them will 20 Adjutant
General Wood, team captain; Lieuten-
ant Colonel Corriston, spotter and Ser
The team will remain at Lake City
for practice until Friday night when
it will leave for Seagirt. Before en-
tering the contest the two men max
ing the lowest average score in the
shooting preliminary to the tournament
will be named as alternates as there are
fourteen men in the squad and the team
number is twelve.
/ 1900 Will Contest.
i 1t is expected that there will be
about 1900 entries in the Seagirt con
test. The invitations were sent out by
Lieutenant Albert S. Jones, secretary
} of the National Rifle association. The
entries have been pouring in, but many
of the clubs have not been heard from
The clubs represent military and semi
ated with the National Rifle association
The officials of. the war department
have control of the conduct of the
matches and few of the details have
not been made public.
The prizes will be very elaborate
, and if the Minnesota team wins tn
? championship they will bring back tro
Of. The first prize will be the cham
pionship banner and a gold medal TO
: each member of the team and $50 II
cash; the second prize will be silve
medal for each member Of the team ant
$25 in cash; and the tn rd prize viii
be bronze medal for each member an
$40 in cash. The match was won II
| lJUt ny Uuc Ou1O oGcttO Le11O ftoooCAo
ton with score of 1923, and in 100
by the Manhattan Rifle and Revolve
association.
Will Be Social Doings.
r It is planned to make the shoot sue
! cessful also from social standpoint
-, Governor Edward G. Stokes will ope
the "Little White House, during tn
t tournament, and several affairs hav
!, already been planned. The bringin
l together Of the militiamen from a.
!. over the country will tend to make tn
t social features success. Californi
: has not sent team east for twent
. years, and it will be the first tourns
t ment for Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Florid;
: Tennessee and Wisconsin.
t The executive officer for the nations
t matches will be Brigadier General Wi
$ liam P. Hall, the military secretary {
}, the United States army. Brigade
q General Bird W. Spencer, president C
l. the National Rifle association, will az
>. in that capacity for the rest Of til
|, meeting. The post adiutant and staff
t teal officer will be Lieutenant Albe1
; S. Jones, the secretary of the Nations
l. Rifle association.