Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-17
State Marksmen Arrive at Camp
Perry to Enter National
Matches.
HEALTH OF MEN WATCHED
No Disorder Permitted to Appear TO
Hamper Acknowledgement ana
Plummcr Have Viewpoints.
lsneclal to the oNews."D

Camp Perry, Ohio, Aug. l0-Utah's
rifle team arrived on the target grounds
here at o'clock this morning. lmmo-
diately after arriving they were assign
ed their quarters in the great camp
and made preparation to begin shoot
ing their matches, which will probably
begin this afternoon or tomorrow morn
ing. Col. Charles G, Plummer OF salt
Lake, who is team coach and a prac-
Using physician in Utah. has had the
health of the Utah team under his eye
all along the trip and no disorder. no
matter how slight, Will be allowed to
creep upon the general condition Of
the men and offer any impairing effect
upon their craftsmanship, Col. Plum
mer believes this to be as large con-
sideratlon in attaining to high scores
as proper aiming, sight elevation and
other factors in rife firing. As the re
suit of his constant care, The team Is IN
fine physical condition.
WEDGWOOD CONSERVATIVE.
To the News" correspondent this
| morning Gen. j., a. Wedgwood, who
! is here as team captain, declared That
| any big trophies or to stand very far
up in the list of averages when the
! shoot Is over. He says this rs tha
states first appearance in national
! matches and looks upon it as the he
| ginning of work along this line. AS TO
| the future in national competitions, he
| is not so conservative. however, declar-
| ing that in his state there are some
| of the best marksmen in America ana
! he promises competing teams that next
/ year when a Utah team goes into the
! firing they will have to work hard to
| keep Utah from standing at the top
of the list.
COL. PLuMMER OPTIMISTIC.
col Plummer does not permit the
| statement of Gen. Wedgwood to pre-
! vail as the spirit of the marksmen, ana
| he reserves the right to himself TO for
| get that the general is one point above
| him in rank and he declares That the
| Utah team is going In the match after
| first place He Is the parent of a
| phrase that the Utah team has adopted
| as a sort OF motto. 1t Is "Bullseye or
Bust
Lieut. w. Il. Kneas of the first regl-
| ment of the National Guard of Utah,
| preceded the Utah team to the camp
| as range officer by detail of the war
| department. He had matters we'll In
| hand upon the arrival of the Utah
| team, and 10 minutes after arrival In
! the big target reserve the members
| We're as much at home as If they had
| been here for several weeks. The
| government under the administrative
| direction OF the national board for the
| promotion OF rife practise. eNpends the
| large annual appropriation in provid-
| ing for the quarters, subsistence and
| pay of the members of the teams and
| I'm aiming to make every feature of the
/ III linn
| to promote general interest throughout
! the United States in these matches.
| General James a Drain. to whom the
! greater part of the work and conse-
quent credit for the matches comes, IS
! personally on the ground with large
! force Of assistants supervising the
matches.
The members OF the Utah team. who
! left last Friday at noon for Camp
| Perry, Ohio, to participate in the ma
/ tional rifle match are; Brig Gen II,
! A. Wedgwood, captain; Col. Chas. G.
| Plummer coach. Major w. 9. Will
liams, spotter Major Fred Hammer
man. adjutaut and quartermasteT;
| First Lieut. w f.. Kneass, range Off
| Ger on assignment of the war depart
! ment
Team-Captam William c Webb.
| First battery. F. A. capt Q. II. Arms,
adjutant. First infantry First Lieut.,
| l.. i. Wilcox, signal corps; First Lieut..
| O. r. Hastings, Co. b, First Infantry
| First Lieut.. Leonard Christensen, Co.
! II. First infantry; Second Lieut. Har-
| ny A. Winch, Co, f. First infantry;
| Sergt e. l.. Buchanan. Co r. First
infantry; Sergt c. =. Mcfarland. co.
| A, First infantry; Sergt.. ID. II. Neil
sen, co. f., First infantry; Corp. c
| Gardner. Co. A. First Infantry; Prl-
| waite o A. Douhay, co. G, First infnn-
| try; Private j. Henri. Co. r., First in
fantry
Alternates-Priyate H. b. Anderson,
| Co n. First infantry; Private c. Black
| co. r. First infantry; Private b. H.
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