The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-31
COMP ANY \ Wins
GOVERNOR CUP
Salt Lake Military Organization
Is Victorious in Prize Drill
Competition.
CUTLER CAUGHT IN RAIN
GEN. E. A. WEDoWooD REVIEWS
TROOPS AT RETREAT PARADE.
CBy a Staff Correspondent.)


Camp Leonard Wood, American Fork,
Aug. So-The Governors Guard" for the
coming year will be company II, Salt
Lakes crack guard organization The con-
test in which this company was awarded
the governors silver cup, with which
this honor goes, was held this afternoon
on the parade grounds at the camp.
Captain W. c. Webb. regimental ad1u-
tant, was the Judge OF the drill competi-
ton. All six Infantry companies In the
guard cOntended for the prize. Each
company was put through a series of in
tricate movements and the result of the
contest announced at the parade in the
evening. Company II took first place
by a score of Il points out Of a possible
100. Company A Of Nephi was second with
63 points Company II was commanded
by Captain Bassett and company A was
commanded by Captain Paxton.
In the drill which was the big event of
the encampment the companies were
marked drill. discipline. appearance.
command and time A schedule was given
the officers of the drill required but the
orders by which to accomplish the move
ments and problems of the tactics fur
nished had to be given by the company S
commanding officer. In this Captain
Freeman Bassett easily outranked his
competitors and in spite Of the fact that
many Of his men were practically raw re-
cruits. company II executed the move
ments with such cadence and accuracy
that the men might easily have been la
ken for regular army soldiers.
Following the announcement of the
winning company at retreat parade in
the evening Mrs Bassett and Mrs. TnOm-
as. the wives Of the captain and second
lieutenant Of the company, presented the
boys with several boxes of candy, telling
each member of the company that they
were proud OF them. Lieutenant Eugene
Santschi. who has just been assigned tC
the Fifteenth infantry at Fort Douglas,
and who acted as timekeeper in the drill
competition, congratulated the company
On he lion 81 ms
Plummer in a short speech to the men
expressed his pleasure at the drill of the
company and said that it had won be
cause il had deserved to win. The joy OF
the boys in the company knew no bounds
They rushed UP and down in front OF
their company street cheering wildly fol
everyone they could think of while
''Juanita" the company mascot, squealeo
loudly with JOY. Nine 'rahs were given
by II company for company A, its nearest
competitor, and A responded with three
cheers for II. The decision of Captain
Webb met with the approval of every
one in the guard and no hard feelings re-
suited
The squad drill for non-commissioned
officers and pTivates and the individual
drill for privates only will take place to-
morrow morning. The nOn-cOmmissioned
officers in charge of the prize squad will
receive a gold medal and each of the
seven privates in the squad will be given
a silver medal. The best drilled private
in the regiment will also receive a silver
medal
Governor John c. Cutler and staff ar
rived here this morning, but remained
only during guard mount. The governor
had intended staying throughout the day
but was prevented by the severe rain
Storm which began about o'clock this
morning and continued until noon. almost
flooding the camp. The governor and
his staff returned to camp about noon.
Rrigadier General z. A. WedgwOOd took
the governors place at the evening re-
,s,, Fo1frN rod he
The ball game of the championship
series for the silver cup was won this
afternoon by company d Of Mount Pleas
ant over company F of Manti, by score
of II to l. Company D has not yet been
defeated in the series
The final games of the series will be
plaved tomorrow. the morning game be-
ing between company F and the regi-
mental staff and the afternoon game will
he between the winner Of the morning
game and company D.