Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-12
SEVENTH BEGINS
TARGET PRACTICE
TO SELECT MEN FOR STATE
SHOOT
NUMBER OF CONTESTANTS is
LARGEST EVER
Firing at 200 and 500 Yards Opens
ompetition-Each Company Is
Privileged to Enter Seven
Marksmen

Members of the Seventh infantry be-
gan yesterday morning on the Eastlake
range their tournament for places on
the regimental team and a chance to
shoot for places on the California state
rifle team to be sent to Camp Perry in
August. The shoot was started as early
as the light permitted the members to
see the targets, and in all probability
will be finished this afternoon but NAV
be continued Sunday.
The number of the contestants Is the
| largest in the history of the regiment,
| many of the contestants being old and
experienced shots. Under the state
rules this year each company has the
privilege of sending seven men to the
regimental shoot. All the contestants
must have previously made IS per cent
OF the possible scores, shooting twenty
shots at 200 yards, twenty shots at 500
yards, and twenty shots rapid fire at
200 yards. Twenty seconds time is al
lowed for each string.
Four companies failed to send teams.
Col. Schneider, in charge of the shoot
is doubtful if the match will be run off
in two days. The twelve men selected
will go north next month to participate
with the picked men from the Second
and Fifth infantry and the men sent
! from the signal corps cavalry and coast
artillery organizations for the fifteen
places on the California state rifle team.
Winning a place on the state rifle team
means free trip to Camp Perry, Ohio
with the pay according to the rank of
the soldier, and all expenses paid from
start to finish.
The wind for yesterday afternoons
shoot was favorable, though toward the
latter part of the afternoon a high
breeze came up.
Scores at Two Hundred Yards
Several Of the members shot at the
200 and 500-yard ranges, but owing to
the fact that Col w. G. Schneider was
unable to total up the individual scores
in the last named event, no official
scores were given out.
Following are the scores of the slow
fire at the 2O0-yard target:
Company H, Long Beach-Private c.
G. Pruet 1927, total So.
Company d, Redlands-Lieut. r. s.
Campbell, 41-41, total 50.
Company L, Santa Ana-Lieut. F. l.
Worden, 1924. total 70.
Company e, Anaheim-Private A
Cadman, S4-37, total IL.
Company M, Riyerside-Lieut. H. o
Higgins, 1898, total n.
Company G, Redlands-Sergt. c. w
Lehr, 41-40, total 81.
Company H, Long Beach-Corpora
M. e. Taylor, 37-41, total IS.
Company M, Riversde-Private e. G
Irwin, 1929, total 81.
Company e. Anaheim-F. S. Hatfield
95-91. total 66.
Company e, Anaheim--J 8. Sellinger
40-40, total so.
Company I, Pasadena-Lieut. w. r
Winders, 27-21, total As.
Company L, Santa Ana-CorporaI
McGill, 1894 total 81.
Company I, Pasadena-Sergt. w. B
Corday, 37-39. total rs.
Company A, Los Angeles--Private ]
R. Reynolds, 1875, total 20.
Company A, Los Angeles-Lieut. B
T. Dimmett, $685. toal 70.
Company A, Los Angeles-Sergt. G..
T. Kellogg, 1910, total 80.
Company A, Los Angeles-Sergt Fl.
Decius, 44-4S, total so; Private f. d.
Longstretch, S5-39, total "a.
Company B. San Diego, Fifth coast
artillery-Lieut S. f. Cline, 4037, total
II; Sergt. H. e. Cline (same company
41-43, total 81; Corporal E. M. Smith
| (same company, 1922, total 50; Pri-
waite schultz (sane company, 4O-3s to-
tai 70; Private B. B. Alexander (same
company. 1899, total rs.
| Company E, Anaheim--Sergt. r. r
Boege, 39-37, total rs; Sergt. II. G. Spell
man (same company, 40-41, total 81;
Private A. Mowtony (same company
40-39, total 70.
Company G., Redlands-Lieut A. c.
Nuns, 1895, total 50; Sergt. A. G. John
son (same company, 41-40 total 81;
Corporal s. C. Snuder (same company
1910, total So Private w. G, Carithers
43-49, total so.
Company II, Long Beach-Corporal
c. M. Emmery, $685. total 50; Private
r. H Lee, 32-3S. total 70; Private A.
Mendelhall, 1-37, total rs.
The shoot this morning will start as
early as it Is possible for the marksmen
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