The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-12
BOYS DRILL HARD
FOR GOLD MEDAL
High School Cadets Engage in
Contest, Now Narrowed
to Two Men.
SHAM BATTLE is PLANNED
MILITARY MANEUVERS AT LA
COON.
Especial to The HeraldD


Camp Ford Fisher, June 1I-At the
cadet encampment today the main feature
was the last Of the pTeliminaries for the
final drill for medals. The best drilled
cadets in each company will be given a
silver medal, and the best drilled cadet in
the battalion will be given a gold medal.
Also a medal of gold will be given the
cadet most efficient in guard duty.
In the drills today the following cadets
qualified for the finals:
Company A, Sergeants Van Colt, Clark
and Bradley.
Strickland. Private Renshaw-
Company c, Sergeant Game, Corporal
Gaby. Private Palm.
Company D, Privates Eckstein, Cannon,
These drills showed plainly the good
work of the cadet corps and were very
earnestly done.
This evening one of the finals was
drawn off, that of company A
Drills Are Trying.
This drill especially the finals is ex-
tTemely trying on the mems GOODNESS and
endurance. The strain tells almost as
quickly as ineffiCiency in drilling In the
final of company A, after about thirty
five minutes Of hard drilling. there were
still four tanding-Sergeants Van Colt.
Clark. Bradley and Corporal Wright. OF
these Sergeant Bradley was first TO be
thrown out on mistakes Sergeant Brad
and was very cool. but he lost out on
minor points. II was necessary to these
last three maTchinSs, they being so we'll
up in the manual On this Corporal
Wright lost out. The other two were
drilled for twenty minutes more and the
judge. Captain Webb was unable to de
eide. so they were ordered to report fiji
teen minutes before reveille tomorrow
morning. The remaining finals of the
other three companies will - done to-
morrow Also the drill for TIE battalion
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will be presented by young lady friends
Of the cadets. The battalion gold medal
will be presented by Mrs. Webb. Profess
sor Eaton furnished all medals.
Recognized by Regulars.
In the Twenty-fourth Infantry Sentinel.
published at Fort Douglas. the soldiers
there commended the cadets very highly,
comparing them to their own Organiza-
ton Lieutenant Point who inspect
ed the camp last Friday, yesterday sent a
new army Springfield rifle out to the
cadets for the benefit and obstruction
of the officers. 1t is unusual fOr an army
officer to pay any attention to an anna
teur military organization so the boys
feel very proud.
Lieutenant Point also sent a sergeant to
make a sketch of coat racks and shelves,
cOutriVanCes Of one Of the cadet ser
geauts, Bruce WedgwOOd. It IS possible
that these may be practical in the army.
Tomorrow sham battle viii be held up
Pennington canyon Captain CIawson
with about seventy men will start al sun
rise. and an hour later the remaining
cadets will start out TO locate and take
his position. Blank cartridges will be
used
rafting good baseball game was held
between a team from the officers and one
from the men. in which the men beat by
a score Of 6 to Z.
Tomorrow night being the last night OF
camp. the cadets Will build large bon
fire after the last train leaves At this
fire n splendid programme will be rers
dered by members IF the corps Stories
singing and bard selections. also some
specially stunts will be rendered.