Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-03

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Co. " Second Infantry, 2S.l7 l4Sp 30
Co &. Second Infantry. 80 4Il3 ~
Second Division. Naval
Reserve. 1921 1906 1914
Co. f. First infantry, 1879 40 100
co. !. FIRST Infantry, 1872 1921 90
STAFF. Com. in-chef. Il 20 29.16 200
co. il. Second Infantry, 15.>S :r,.l2 - |
90. VI. f'i:st infantry, Ell ga 90
g. j., Gscs,Hd Infantry 123S 1875 -
Frs, Bivi.iul Naval
Reserve, SIS 2G4o 1862
-. \. frH- Infantry. 100 Z.H 80
CO. I, 5, c"nh Infantry, 43l ta3} Sd
-. g. Ehst Infantry. go 40 81
60. J.. First Infantry. IS 329I Sc
ficad'li:.r'crs, Naval
a.. z. Fist infantry, O.oo 40 IL
Fn.!cr the immediate supervision of
Major John J. Doclcy, assistant in
ip' ctDr-Grnrral Of rifle practice, indoor
lie I.rar1ir" was taken up in earnest
du!in" tll,' winter of 1866 Practi-
call: al! II" different Organixatio ions; Sc
cGr';! SOM" practice and in many
armoricS the work was conducted with
SUCH system that every officer and
man il III" command was Thoroughly
instructed in this most important pre-
iImlnary to outdoor range practice.
In Cumberland county and in Lewis
| N''' ''ii' -Nuobi ~ ItttSu-S NtI''
led and prizes provided for the COM
petirg teams. the tournaments lasting
Throughout the winter months. The
teams were made up Of ten men each.
thus making it certain that during the
winter nearly all the men in the COM
ranies forming the leagues would have
som" match experience. an extreme
~ successful indoor competiti \ was
held at the Portland armory Fast Day,
participated in by men from widely
scattered parts Of the State.
While the indoor work of 1866 pro-
ducrd excellent results, the time con-
-um"d in the construction Of ranges
prevented the early adoption of Il Sys-
TEN e qualification. This defect VIII BE-
renl"dicd during II" present winter
ana neat yc:,r's rrnCrt vii give fun de-
tails in regard t. indoor qualification.
TIE entire system Of indoor VOL. is
under the direction Of 1Iajnr Durloy
and the success which has always at
tended his efforts in other directions
Is ample assurance that the Gaurd in
This State will take high rank on the
gallery ranges.
Pursuant to instructions from your
Office. Il rifle team was selected to
represent the National Guard Of the
state Of Maine at the second annual
tournament of the New England Mill
ldry Association at Wakefield, Mass,
July 1925, 1906.
The team was selected after a COM
petition at Brunswick in which special
attention was given to the points in
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showed weakness. The names of the
fifteen men thus selected were as fol-
lows:
Captain Jol n w. Nash, Co. ID, First
| Infantry.
Captain Arthur II. Field, Co. B, Sec
| olld Infantry.
First Lieutenant Daniel W. Went
| worth. Co. f. First Infantry.
First Lieutenant Ernest f. KinmGnd
Go. II. First Infantry.
Second Lieuto nant Moses =. Stiles
CO. -. FIRST Infantry.
First Sergeant Charles A. MarstCn,
Co. d. First Infantry.
Chief T.. NJ. Louis $. IIcseltine, First
Division, Naval Reserve.
Sergeant William r. Marston, Co. d,
First Infantry
Sergeant William Smith. Co. F. First
Infantry.
Sergeant Fred l.. Smell. Co. C. First
Infantry.
Sergeant Walter c. Leavitt, O.. D,
First Infantry.
Corporal George T. Tubbs, Co. ID.
First Infantry.
Corporal Sanger s. Maxim. 90. d.
FIRST infantry.
Private Uric j. Labrccqu". co. NJ,
First Infantry.
I'm general orders from your office,
the above named officers and men we're
constituted the State Of Maine Rifle
Team. the inspector-gcnc of rifle
practice being named as the team cap
tain and Captain Gilbert NJ. Elliott,
adiutant. First Infantry. as team adj
1utant and quartermastcr.
II being impossible to arrange Tor
team practice prior to departure from
the state, | had Lieutenant Moses L.
Stiles the team coach. visit each MEM
Der Of the team at least once before
leaving for Wakefield, giving all team
members the benefit of individual
coaching on their home ranges.
-Four of the six New England states
were represented in the New England
Interstate Match, which was shot July
18th and eth. Maine having the honor
to finish in second place. 1913 points
ahead of Rhode Island which wrested
second place from Maine the year
previous by the narrow margin Of four
points. The match was won for the
second time by Massachusetts, the Bay
state Team displaying the splendid
form which afterward Won at second
position in the National Match at Sea
Grit. n. j. The scores of the four
competing teams in the Interstate fol-
low:
TEAM TOTAL.
Nassarhusc.ts eos
Rho,Ie Island o>i2