The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-04
DRk Of RIFLE
TEAM IS GOOD
wing of Utah at Camp Perry
Isises Standard of Shooting
i'm Militia.
i, MEMBERS OF SQUAD
CONSISTENT PERFORMERS
III Guardsmen Secure Third
lace in Tournament by Ex-
,ellence in Skirmish Fire.
BY LEROY WARTHMAN.

te national tournament Which was
/, on the Ohio State Rife association
<e at Camp Perry was the most sue
/ul in history The best cracks In
couptry, both with the rifle and the
iver, were there. and number OF
'd's records suffered. The various
fIdual matches were all closely con-
"a. and the winner seldom came out
than one or two points to the good,
II number OF matches several men
Tor the various places and shoot-ofts
necessary The most important
Ia of the season was the national
Ia. In which almost every state In
'union was represented by a team OF
ve, The course shot was the same
ii the past. with the exception that
,s00-yard range was left out. This
Ia caused the most interest among
men, as the teams were divided into
4 classes and the different grades OF
as all had a chance at prizes.
Win in Skirmish Fire.
ie Utah team has been contesting for
B years. and not until this year did
boys shoot into the money. The hrst
1.-THE state finished thirteenth. but this
&ntire course before the match. Last
the team improved a great deal,
bihg to seventh place, and this year
hoys made third position, which land
hem in the money. The team was
'of the money during the first two
and had but one chance to win out.
III was in the skirmish. The skirmish
<~ NJ q match
>rtheless. IL decides the final standing,
1ore points can be won or lost mere
at any other range. A single man
Il down can cause a team TO lose
This year the slSirmish certainly
play in the deciding part; as 1t
ned the final standing of half the
1s. The Utah team was one OF the
n teams The skIrmish by the Utah
. Wns good one, and only the two
IS ahead in class G. had a higher to-
Several OF the class B teams were
Id and as a result the state is now
I class. The team next year will have
uck UP against teams that have had
B Of experience,
was planned before the shoot that
Utah boys should reach Perry a week
n SO as to have as much practice
Nossible. Utah was one OF the last
ls TO arrive. some OF the other teams
HE been practicing for a month. The
JSs were given ds lnuCu PfacSlce
',0sslble. but as individual matches
( being held during the week. the
kes were In use most OF the time. The
Xges for the practice were not as
as those at the post before the
Nng out in Wyoming, but the work
q the preliminary practice, when
n team was assigned to a target. was
Using, and IL was at the close OF this
That those in charge OF the team
Iconfident OF prize money.
/ Make Good Start.
g match commenced August % at
yards slow fire. and here the boys
Their own. averaging IL. The state
thirtvhrst according TO the total
Teams. but was tied for third place
ass c. being one point behind the
d team and four behind the leading
1 which was Arizona. The afternoon
ing was on the e00-yard range. and
The team dropped 10 nth. Tuesday
ng proved the downfall OF several
rs the conditions were bad for
Fard shooting. The first pair of all
3 had fair conditions. but the next
pairs shot in bad light. The wind
bad flshtail and blowing at a good
The second Utah pair started well.
the target was blown down. There
Gelav for half an hour, and finally
oam had to change targets. The
~ WeIe assigned DE drawing, and
Itah team was lucky and drew n
with the sky to the back instead
>es. but when the change was made
were thick In the back. which made
krget much harder 10 see The con-
had greatly changed and the un-
"a score OF the second pair suf-
The following two pairs had SINH
and the last four men brought up
Fam average. Although the team
ard luck, the average was close 10
teams. with Utah in seventh posi-
"a fire in the afternoon left the
Ter OF points to gain before getting
Fne money, The slsirmish fire on
Esday did tho work. Utah had the
Irun and the conditions were con
~ changing, The run was a good
inc lowest score was only 65,
ls consldered good. The high score
~. made by Lieutenant WIntch
nant Coolidge came second with an
re-. sergeant Warthman. third. with
trgeant Anderson. fourth. with 90
T Ferage was fraction under Is.
Team Shoots Well.
low FIRE at 200 yards the high men
1ose- Sergeant Major Nelson came
l<tth ~: Sergeant Anderson. Private
eon, Lieutenant Coolidge and Ser
Wdrtnnlan shot AZ each: Sergeant
1er was third with Az Sergeant
son led at 500 with 40, making a
y his last record shot. Sergeant 1
dol IS; Sergeant Warthman, Al;
vi Major Nelson. 46. At the long
sergeant Major Nelson led with
ee Coolidge came second with 45.
PIG hre Nelson led again with dS,
V8 possible on his second string
6nots: Sergeant Anderson shot As.
wnole, The men shot we'll, there
put 90 points difference between
~ and low scores. The high man
match was Lieutenant Coolidge,
rp Out OF possible 900 Sergeant
son; second, With 254: Lieutenant
thrd. with 252; Sergeant Warth-
zonrth, with 25l. and Sergeant
Nlelson, fifth. with $50. Nelson
,#n on the skirmish. getting his
tr're high, IF he had sk!rmlshed
n <fe near around his average he
naye been high man by 90 points.
Lapqiated score OF the Utah team
w; c; Webb, First battery.
W r. kneass. Co. 3.
Eiayton Coolidge. stan .....,.....
- f1arry a. Wintch, Co.