Evening journal., 1908-08-13
WORK OF PICKING
STATE TEAM BEGUN
Will Be Announced Soon in
Adjutant Generals Orders
For National Shoot

VI lNutlOtlut IttOOt
The work Of picking the mnitamen to
represent the state at the National Rifle
Tournament at Camp Perry. Ohie, the
latter part Of the month, has already be-
gun, ana at present out Of the p men
who went to the range below New Castle
last Monday for practice. but II now re-
main and out Of that number Is have got
70 be chosen for the State team. That
Will give the State 12 men for active par
ticipation in the national rifle tournament,
and three alternates. Il Is expected that
the selection viii be made the first Of next
week and the successful candidates win
be published In the Adjutant Generals or
ders.
The five men who held the lowest scores
during the try out Of the first few days
have now left the camp. The practice con-
tinuos among those who remain and win
be kept up until the team Is chosen. This
morning the men were out on the 600 yard
line and viii continue to shoot from that
range this afternoon. For tomorrow the
program remains practically the same.
The men have had practice at all OF the
different ranges and some good scores
have been run up.
Yesterday the practice was at 200 yards
rapid Gre and at COO yards slow fre and
slxir1nish runs. Tho rapid fire from the
200 yard line consisted IN 20 shots for each
man in 30 seconds. the time allowance. IN
the sldrmish practice. runs were made
from the 600 yard line at which two shots
were fred at 30 seconds, thence to the 500
yard line. thence to the 400 yard line
where three shots were fred in the same
time allowance, and from the 400 10 the $50
yard line, and thence to the three hundred
yard line where five shots were fred In 30
seconds At the 200 yards i've shots were
fired at 20 seconds for a time allow
ance H
The men did themselves great credit
in these skirmish runs, Sergeant Nc
Caughan making a 93 out of possible
100. this being considered an excellent
bit of shooting. Sergeant MoCloslSey
made an 81 and other scores varied
between 80 and 20.
Best Men to be Settled.
The team, Il was said yesterday, viii
be made up and announced in orders
and will be based on the record ard
standing Of the candidates. The men
have taken hold Of the work in a true
sportsmanship manner and are work.
ing their hardest to bring themselves
up to the highest possible order Of ef-
hciency.
Two days have already been spent
at the 600 yard line, this being the
highest line on the range. The meteor
illogical conditions this morning ware
as good as could be asked for, the wind
blowing gently from up the river and
~ oh 90 l.A
making good scores The atmosphere
was clear and the targets were plain
ly visible from the 600 yards. Yester-
'- '-~ about the same conditions pre-
vailed.
The order OF day consists in reveilie
at o'clock. breakfast at seven, and
morning practice from 20 12 O'clock
In the afternoon practice begins at 1.3O
o'clock and lasts until 6. Taps sound
az 10 o'clock. No man is allowed to
leave the camp unless the business is
urgent
Officers Satisfied.
Major Reed who is supervising the
work OF the men assisted by Lieutenant
| Colonel %. G. Boyd and Captain E Il.
Rogers, is entirely satisfied with what
has been thus far done. and expects to
pull out team that will surpass that
OF last year. He said that so far the
scores as a whole exceed those Of last
year and that the candidates have fall
len into the spirit Of the work more
thoroughly than might have been ex-
pected from the fact that II is only
once year they are able to get to the
range, the rest Of the time being spent
at their respective occupations.
Camp viii probably break up next week.
Wednesday and the successful candidates
for the team win then be made known.
Some OF the best scores made yesterday
were as follows.