The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-03
Utah Marksmen Will Practice
Ten Days in Wyoming Be-
fore National Shoot.
EXCELLENT CHANCE TO
CAPTURE FIRST POSITION
Local Militiamen Show Wonder
full Improvement in Firing
at Different Targets.

Just what will be the outcome of tho
the last of the month. is q mystery, but
the Utah rifle team will make des-
perate effort to come out on top, The
boys who are on the team have been
putting in some real practice at Fort
Douglas the last week. and arc In the
best OF condition for the match.
The weeks work has been very salts
factory To all concerned with the team.
especially Coach Walthall, who VIII go
with the team 10 Perry. The work has
been consistent and tho scores for each
man have been improving. scores SUI
fcred on two occasions but this was
due to high winds and dense mists about
the targets.
The team will be watched with inter
est, the state made a jump Of six
places last year, and owing 10 the fact
that this years team seems to be much
better than last years team, prize money
is in sight. Coach Walthall, assisted
through stiff practice. especially on rapid
fire and the skirmish fire. where the ma
Jority Of the teams will fall down. The
scores for the two events are well UP,
AT every range the boys have an aver
age which VIII surpass that OF last years
team. and when the match is held after
the team has had three more weeks of
practice. the averages should be still
higher. The average at 200 yards is IL.
one higher than last years team. The
900 yard average for last year is passed
by two points. II being 40 and The 1000
yard average by more Than one point.
At rapid fire there Is a difference of over
IA points. the average being A6. The
skirinish average is only one point higher
but the difference in the fire made the
average considerably higher as far as
the value is concerned.
To Continue Practice.
AZ camp in Wyoming. where the team
will be for the next ten days. the work
VIII be continued and upon the arrival
at Perry. where the team members VIII
be entered in individual matches. the
boys VIII have an excellent opportunity
to find elevations The elevations. nigh:
change trifle. owing to the difference
in altitude and conditions in general The
riflcs which will be used have been
packed and will be shipped to Perry.
The boys VIII use ordinary rifles at camp.
SO as there Will be no danger OF damag
ing the star Springfield guns.
The work OF elimination on The squad
has been a hard one, as the men have
shot so close. When the competition
closed the last two men were so close
that an extra day was given TO decide. |
out. but he shot well and will have an
excellent opportunity TO make good next |
year Corporal Glasmann and Private
Mortensen were named as alternates, but
Anderson and Private Amundsen made 1t |
difficult 10 select the third alternate The |
final days work placed Way as third |
man. The alternates will have a chance |
10 make the team by their work nj Perry |
as the team TO represent the state Will |
not be named until the day of the match |
Sergeant Anderson Leads.
In the individual shooting Sergeant |
Anderson leads. with 5is out OF pos
sible 600. Sergeant Gardiner is second |
with 5l9. Sergeant Gardiner and Ser
geant Anderson lead in the slsitnish |
scores with % each. At 1000 Yards Cap
tain kneass Is top man. with 46, The
rapid fire finds Sergeant Anderson and
Sergeant Major Nelson tied with a pos
sihle 80. Sergeant Anderson again looms
up at 500. making ~ out Of so. At the
short range Private Amundsen Is top
gun with IS. These high Individual
scores are, as high as any will be at
Perry in class C.
The officers to go with the team have
been selected. and they will be Adjutant
General Wedgwood. captain: Lieutena nj
Walthall. coach; Major Williams. range
officer: Major Zimmerman, scorer; Lieu
tenant Sorensen. pit man.
The following table is the official
standing AZ the close of The practice at
Fort Douglas: