Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-07-28
UTAH RIFLE TEAM
GROWING STRONGER
High Scores Made on the Thou
sand Yard Range This
Morning.
WARTHMAN RETURNS FRIDAY
Crack shot Who Suffered Injury to
Eye Recovers and VIII shoot
Tomorrow.

II the Utah rife squad can only keep
up its progress from now until the
camp Perry shoot, the high total OF
points in the national match In class
G. VIII be a certainty. The boys have
improved their shooting and now that
the entire team has been Issued the new
star gage Springfield rifles, which are
especially made for target work, the
scores should run close to the 10 per
cent mark on all ranges The last year
rifles which were used at Perry were
given TO the team the first of the week
but as they were slightly altered from
the condition they were received ftom
the government, MAJ Williams lssueG
a new set There Is an order when
states that the rifles must be used on
the range as issued from the war de-
partment and when any alterations are
made and they are found out by the
range officers at Perry, the rifles are
thrown out OF the match.
The team found the various elevations
for the skirmish fire and was shooting
well with tho old rifles, hut now sim
liar elevations must be located on the
six ranges. which are fred at during
the run from the 600 yard range. There
are no better rifles in the country for
target work and the Utah team should
make good. Coach Walthall Will give
special attention to the finding OF the
elevations and slated the work for the
afternoon. which commenced at
o'clock. The men commenced at the
200 yard range and worked back. shoot
ing as many shots as necessary to sat
isfy themselves as to the point OF aim.
This finding OF elevations is due TO the
fact that the battle sight is used.
HIGH SCORES AT LONG RANGE.
The program this morning was cut
short owing to the fact that ammuni-
tion gave out. The team commenced
at the 1000 yard range where the rifles
were shot for the FIRST time and the
scores were exceedingly high. taking
into consideration, that the first 10
shots were recorded. No sighting shots
were taken and In every case the first
few shots were rather low, which
greatly pulled down the total Ser
geant Anderson of II company, Salt
Lake. again leads the firing by max
ing 40 out of so, Lieut.. Coolidge. Og-
den. and Sergeant Gardner. II company,
came close seconds, with AZ, and Private
Amundsen OF II company came third
with Al The remaining scores were
mostly above the 80 mark and the total
of the shooting was slightly higher
than the total at the 100O-yard range
al CAfnp Perry last year. In addition
TO the long range shooting, the boys
were expecting TO wind up the morn
ing work with 6O0-yard slow fire, but
were forced to quit early owing to lack
OF ammunition.
This afternoon the program is the
finding OF elevations for the skirmish
and II the time will permit, skirmish
run viii be made. Coach Walthall
announced today that after the location
Of the zero OF the new rifle, he
would alter the front sight in order TO
make the windage on all rifles at zero
He stated that this would be within
the rulings Of the war department, as
the front sights are movable. Cor
poral Ioerger will assist In the chang
ing OF the sights. This change VIII
greatly reduce the trouble in the set
ting Of proper windage and the exact
amount Of windage can be put on with
out bothering about the addition or
subtracting OF the windage when the
rifle is at its first zero.
GARDNER WILL GO.
II was announced yesterday that
SerRt Gardner would not be able to
make the trip and that he WAS dropped
from the team squad which would have
made the necessary 10 men for the
team. This morning Sergt Gardner
reported to tine squad by orders from
Mai. Williams and will make the trip,
as arrangements have been made with
his employer. His addition Will he
great help as he will certainly make
the team He shot second this morning.
Gardner's presence will make an elm
nation necessary and II commenced
this morning. when the scores were re-
corded The competition will continue
until the close of the practise at the
post when the rs men will be named.
The morning scores at the 1,0oo-yard
70 "a follows.