Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-04
CRACK SHOTS
TRY FOR TEAM
STATE RIFLE COMPETITION
BEGINS TODAY
SHOOT FOR PLACES ON TEAM AT
NATIONAL MEET
Military Target Practice Starts at
Range Near Eastiake Park and
Continues Throughout
the Week


state rife competition ever held in
Southern California will begin this
morning at the state range near East
lake park This event is of especial
Importance locally, as, for the first
time it affords the people of Southern
California an opportunity of witness
ing military target practice in its
highest form and also gives the local
competitors the advantage of shooting
over their own range.
The competitors will consist prac-
tically of the best shots in the state
of California and will be the rifiemen
who have qualified at the various pre-
liminary shoots recently held through
out the state, and the end to which
they strive will be to represent the
state of California in the national meet
to be held at Camp Perry, Ohio, during
the last week in August.
During the week the camp will be in
charge of Col. D. A. Smith of the
Fifth infantry, N. G. c., as range Off
Ger. He will be assisted by Maj. L. d.
Collins, Capt. John G. Lee and Lieut..
E. A Merwin as assistant range Off
GERS These men also will act as team
captain, range officer, team coach and
team spotter, respectively, for the team
which is selected by the process of the
elimination shoot, which will terminate
August Q, and will accompany the men
to Camp Perry and remain with them
until the team is disbanded The Cali
fornians will be obliged to compete
with about fifty other teams from all
over the country when they enter the
shoot at Camp Perry, but, under the
guidance of such officers as are at the
head of the Californians, the Golden
state team should be up among the
leaders when the tally is read in Ohio.
Three days shooting will eliminate
oil hit Of ha -Ir an 11-hn
will continue the contest until the end
of the week, and on Sunday the best
fifteen will form the state team of
twelve members and three alternates,
upon which team California will place
her hopes to bring back the highest
honors possible to obtain at the shoot
Colonel Smith states that all who are
interested in rifle shooting and men,
bers of local rifle clubs will be well
coined at the range. He particularly
named the Schuetzen club, the South
ern California rifles and all military
and seni-military organizations. He
further states, however that under the
regulations governing the meeting
shooting must be restricted absolutely
to the qualified competitors. No con-
versation with competitors or officers
in charge will be allowed during the
matches.
| There are ten competitors in the
match who were members of the team
which last year represented California
at the national shoot. They are Lieut..
I. e. Butler Lieut.. r. 1. Johnson,
Lieut. F. r. Newland. Lieut.. f. w.
/ Cameron. Sergt. H. ]. Lewis, Lieut..
H. o. Higgins, Sergt. w. A. Guldner
Sergt c. r. Marshall, Lieut.. c. H.
| Sanborn, Lieut.. John I. Sellinger.
The events of the competition will be
! slow fire at 200 300 500, 600 800 and
1000 yards, rapid fire at 200 yards and
skirmish runs at from 600 to 200 yards.
| The total list of those entered in
/ the tournament is as follows Corp.
Joseph w. Carrico, troop B, First
squadron of cavalry, Sacramento;
squadron of cavalry, Sacramento;
First Lieut.. H. o. Higgins. company
NJ, Seventh infantry, Riverside; First
Lieut.. f. S. Campbell, company G,
Seventh infantry, Redlands; Capt. W.
H. White, company A, Second infantry
Chico; Sergt. H. r. Downing, COM
pany A, Second Infantry Chico; Sergt.
S. c. Salisbury, company A, Second
infantry, Chico; Corp. F. r. Newland
company B, Second infantry, Colusa;
Private c. H. Manville. company B,
Second infantry, Colusa; Q. NJ. Sergt.
H. ]. Lewis, company F. Second in
| fantry, Woodland; First Lieut.. ]. A.
EasterbrOokS, company @, Second in
fantry, Sacramento; Second Lieut.. F.
w. Cameron, company G, Second in
fantry, Sacramento; Sergt. e. R. Rog-
ers. company I, Second infantry, Vaca-
vile; Corp. ]. e. Rugg, company I,
Second infantry, Vacaville Private
B. Duffeld, company M, Second in
fantry. Hanford; Reg. Q. M. Sergt. T.
S. Archer, Fifth infantry, San Rafael;
Bat. sergt Maj. R. H. Warden Fifth
infantry, San Rafael; Second Lieut.. c.
Nj. Stout, company B, Fifth infantry,
San Jose; First Lieut.. r. ]. Johnson,
company D, Fifth infantry San Ra-
fael; Second Lieut.. Z. l. Butler, COM
Sergt. C. r. Marshall, company D,
Fifth infantry San Rafael Private A.
L. Marshall, company D, Fifth in
fantry, San Rafael; First Lieut.. C. S.
Sanborn, company =, Fifth infantry,
Santa Rosa Q. M. Sergt. G. H. Moore
company r, Fifth infantry, Santa
Rosa; Sergt. w. A. Guldner, company
e, Fifth infantry, Santa Rosa; Sergt.
Eli Jacobs, company E. Fifth infantry,
Santa Rosa; Sergt. F. G.. Watson, COM
pany G., Fifth infantry, Alameda; Pri-
Z vate G. R. Nordstrom, company G..
Fifth infantry, Alameda; Second Lieut.
H. ]. Callaghan, company I, Fifth in
! fantry, Livermore; Corp. A. r. Brown
company NJ Fifth infantry, San Fran
) cisco; First Lieut.. Bert T. Demmitt,
company A, Seventh infantry, Los An
geles; Private Rolla P. Umsted, COM
pany A, Seventh infantry, Los An
geles; Second Lieut., ]. I. Sellinger,
company A, Seventh infantry, Los An
geles.