The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-17
N. D. RIFLE TEAM
OFF FOR SHOOT
TEAM DID NOT RETURN WITH
REST OF BOYS FROM SPARTA,
BUT STAYED THERE TILL THIS
WEEK-HoPE TO MAKE A GOOD
SHOWING A CAMP PERRY.

The North Dakota rifle team has left
Camp Douglas. wis, for Camp Perry,
Ohio, to participate in the national
rifle matches which will be held there
commencing Aug. 10, 1910.
| The members OF the team, all Of
whom were In attendance at the Joint
army maneuvers at Sparta, instead OF
returning to their home stations from
Sparta with their companies, went di-
rect to Camp Douglas, which Is about
| fifteen miles east of Sparta, and en-
camped there with the crack Wiscon-
son rife team for practice. They re-
NAMED there until Monday, when both
of the teams departed for the scene
| OF the annual matches.
North Dakota is still in its infancy
in the matter Of rifle shooting, as the
team this year is the fourth team that
the state has ever sent to compete
In these big shoots. But even as young
| as 1t is, the state team has climbed
a few points farther toward the top
| each year, last year finishing thirty
| fifth out of fifty competitors. The
team this year expects to ascend a
few notches still higher
The national rifle matches are held
annually under the auspices of the war
department, and are for the purpose
of stimulating interest in rife shoot
ing throughout the country. American
marksmen have more than once dem
onstrated their supremacy over the
other nations of the world the last
victory being at Bisley, England, two
or three years ago, in the Olympic
contests. The members Of the Amer
lean team all attend the Ohio compe-
titions and their shooting is always a
source Of keen interest to the mem
bers of the various state teams.
The annual match has entries from
nearly every state in the union. In
addition to this each branch of the
regular service, the infantry, cavalry |
navy and marine corps, send teams, as
well as the naval academy at AM |
napolis. The organized militia Of Ha- |
waii also sends over a team for the |
shoot, and this fact alone demon |
strates the purposes of the war de- |
partment when Ii pays the way of |
fifteen men from Honolulu to Ohio and |
return-simply to compete in one /
match which consists at the most of /
five days shooting.
That the desired result is being
achieved is very manifest, especially
through the eastern part OF the coun-
try where even the boys in the public
schools have organized their rife
clubs. Civilian rife clubs have also
been organized. One of these is Iocat-
ed in North Dakota at Dickinson. That
the work Is pre- eminently satisfactory
is shown in the fact that when the
state rifle competition was held at
Hillsboro the latter part of July for
the purpose of selecting members of
the state team to go to Ohio, Com
pany X of Dickinson sent five men to
try for places on the team,e all Of
whom also belonged to the civilian
rifle club places on the state team.
The personnel OF the team which
will represent North Dakota on the
range at Camp Perry the latter part
Of this week is as follows: ~
Capt B. C. Boyd, Co. L, First in
fantry, N. D. N. @. -
Lieut.. James D. Gray, Co. H, First
infantry, N. D. N. G.. g.rs
Lieut.. Leroy Baird, Co. X, First in |
fantry, N. d. N. G.
Lieut.. r. F. Sappenfeld, Co. H, First
infantry, N. d. N. @. w.
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infantry, N. D. N. G.
Sergt. James H. Wolford, Co. K,
First infantry, N. d. N. G.
Sergt. Henry F. Halverson, Co. g,
First infantry, N. D. N. G.
Sergt. Romie A Petrie, Co. A, First
infantry, N. d. N. G.
Sergt. Walter Constant, Co. H, N
D. N. G.. ss
Sergt William Dardis, Co. X, First
infantry, N. D. N. G. t
Sergt. Edwin K Mason. Co. G, First
infantry, N. d. N. G.
Sergt. John D. Engebrecht, Co. X,
First infantry, N. D. N. g.
AIternates.
Sergt. e. E. Petrie, Co. A, First In
fantry, N. d. N. G..
Sergt. John Brien, Co. c, First in
fantry, N, D. N. G..
Sergt. J.. N. Monsoon, Co. B, First
infantry, N. d. N. G.
Team Officers.
Captain - Brig Gen. Arnassa p.
Peake, adjutant general N. D. N. @.
Coach-Capt. Edward C. Gearey, 1r.,
First infantry, N. D. N. G., inspector
of rifle practice.
Range Off1cer-Dana NJ. Wright,
captain Co. H, First infantry. N. d.
N. G.
Spotter-James D. Stenson, captain
Co. NJ, First infantry, N. D. N. G.