Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-04
MIL|T|AMEN TRY
FOR STATE TEAM
TWenty-three Guardsmen of Sew
enth Regiment Participate
in Competitive Shoot
TO ENTER NATIONAL CONTEST
Guards Crack Shots Will Com
pete with Regulars at Camp
Perry, Ohio

Twenty-three national guardsmen of
the seventh regiment, under the COM
mand of Colonel w. @. Schrelber, are
participating in a competitive shoot
at the militia range back of East Lake
park. The thirteen men who qualify
in this Workmanship contest will be
sent to the state match at Rodeo, Fort
Barry, Marin county, August 1, for the
purpose of trying for places on the
state team. The state team Is ordered
to Camp Perry, o., annually to repre-
sent California in the national marks
manship contest.
The best military marksmen of the
state will try for honors at the state
shoot, and the marksmen from this
vicinity will therefore be pitted against
crack shots from the north.
The contestants of the seventh regi-
ment commenced shooting early yester-
day morning and by o'clock in the
afternoon had finished the first half
of the match, which included slow fir
ing at 200 yards, slow firing at 500
yards, rapid firing at 200 yards and
skirmishing, starting at 600 yards and
tapering down to 200 yards. Though
the competition was ordered for July
3, and 5, the marksmen will finish
shooting this afternoon and will then
break camp. The names of those VINO
are eligible for places on the state
team will be made known by Colonel
Schreiber tomorrow.
Last year there were forty-nine con-
testants who took part in the regi-
mental shoot on the East Lake ranges
and though the number this year is
less than a half, scores are expected
to be higher. Among this years COM
petitors are marksmen with national
records Lieutenant Demmitt and Ser
geants Kellogg and Decius of company
A were members OF the California state
rifle team of 1909, and Lieutenant Hig-
gins of company M secured places on
the '05 team and on the 'OS team. The
team from this state made fine show
ing at Camp Perry last year, 1t having
been awarded fourth place In their
class OBJ, and were presented with
prize of 5000 and a bronze medal fot
each marksman.
At the coming national shoot the
state team will be in class A, and the
members will have to compete with
the teams of the United States army
and navy The latter teams have won
first place in each match held during
the past five years
The contestants now shooting at the
ranges are required to go over the
course twice. and each, in order to
make the state Leduls IluSb iiohS "
total better than 65 per cent, or 325
points out of the 800.
The members of the seventh regi-
ment who are competing for places on
the state team are Lieutenant b. L.
Demmitt. Sergeants George d. Kel-
logg and H Decius. Corporals f. c..
Crossman and Louis Felsenthal and
Privates ]. r. Edwards, p. S. Hanson
and M. F. Kline.
Company d, Pomona - Corporal
Harry Brown.
Company e. Anaheim-Corporal AL
vim Mowotony.
Company G, Redlands-Captain G.
w. Lehr, Lieutenant F. S. Campbell,
Sergeants F. L. Humphrey and w: M.
Carithers Corporal S. c. Synder, Prf-
yates.G. wittwer and G. w. Hunt.
Company I, Pasadena-Corporal c.
A. Balch, Privates c. S. Backus and
C. B. Hubbs.
Company M, Acknowledgements
II. o. Higgins, Sergeant f. A. Thomas
Staff-Lieutenant e. A. Merwin.
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