The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-05
CRACK SHOTS WILL LEAVE CITY TODAY Alabama Guardsmen Off for
 Camp Perry THE WORK AT BOYLES General Scully and Captain Weiss Are Both Pleased With the Fine
 Showing of the Ala
 bama Team

The final practice of the rifle team
 of the Alabama National Guard that
 will represent the state at the national
 rifle match at Camp Perry, Ohio, was | concluded yesterday at the rifle range
 al Boyles, where they have been en-
 camped since July IT, and they will
 depart this afternoon for Camp Perry. | Adjt. Gen. Joseph B. Sculley has been
 in charge of the camp and has watched
 the progress of the team in the various
 practices with much interest. He spoke
 n the highest terms of the faithful
 discharge of duty of all the officers
 and men composing the squad that has
 V orked so conscientiously. and so well
 that the honor of the state might be
 upheld at the national shoot.
 General Sculley said: q am extreme | ly gratifed at the showing the rifle
 team has made in their practices which show a higher degree of proficiency
 than in years past. Every available | moment has been put in on the rifle
 range and great improvement is shown
 each day.
 "The camp conditions, are ideal and l
 loud in their praises of the rifle range.
 There was some objection raised abopt | the range, due 10 former conditions, bpt
 thanks to Mai Cliff Price and other
 members of the staff the undesirable
 features have been overcome and the
 rifle team are loud in tfeir praises of
 the Birmingham range.
 We expect to make a good showing
 ct Camp Perry, where we will enter
 into competition with the best rifle
 shots in the country, and I feel sure
 cur boys will hold their own.
 Tn regard to the selection of the
 rifle team, merit alone counts, and
 every member of the Alabama National Guard stands an equal chance to gain the honor. A man gains the team by
 virtue of his ability to shoot and noth- | ing else.
 "The health of the team and staff has been excellent and the boys are all in fine spirits. We leave Saturday at o'clock for Camp Perry, and will spend Sunday in Cincinnati. We ex- pect to return about September 1.' Weiss Is Team Coach
 | Lieut.. Col. w. F. Wiess of Mont | gomery, who is team coach, and | n.arlSsman of known ability, also com pllmented the team on the marked im- movement in the shooting of the team, the scores being higher at this time
 than tho record of last years team, and with 10 days practice at Camp Perry before the matches commence, l.. +o tea, fr .fil higher standard. Colonel Weiss state1 | that the men had at nAl times worked | Lard to gain d higher degree of pro- | fciency, and that the esprit de corps
 among them was marked. He is confi- dent that the men will acquit them selves with honor at Camp Perry. | feature of the Boyles camp Is it's | completeness and cleanliness. The mess Fall and kitchen is a model in it's ap pointments, while the LOW of. khaki
 cclored tents present picture of neat | ness and comfort that makes it ideal The camp grounds have been drained
 and cinder walks laid, and everything that goes to make a model camp has
 been put in effect. This condition is | largely due to the efforts of Major Cliff
 Price, who got the camp grounds in
 condition and arranged the details. He
 is known to his comrades as the price less Price," and well does he deserve the cognomen, for more efficient off eel nor gallant soldier never donned the
 uniform of the United States.
 Worthy of special mention Is Lieut.. J c. Busbee of Mobile, who with Is men
 has manned the rifle pits. There is no more arduous duty on the rifle range
 tran this, yet Lieutenant Busbee Gas
 performed his duties to the entire satis- faction of the entire squad Capt. Nell
 Smith of Birmingham. was also compli
 mepted for his proficient work on the
 rifle lists.
 Members of Alabama Team The team officers will be Gen. J. B.
 Soulley, team captain; Major Cliff Priced
 range officer; Capt D. s. Hudson, spot ter. Lieut.. Col. w. F. Weiss, coach Maj. E. s. Chapman, surgeon.
 The Alabama rifle team for 1911 con-
 sists of Lieut.. T. C. Locke, staff officer
 Third infantry Capt. R. V. Mabry, staff
 officer Third infantry; Sergt. F. II, Pope, Company D. Second infantry; Sergt Hugh Evans, Company D, Second infan- try; Sergt R. F. Hunt, Company A, Sec | ond infantry; Maj. G. O. Dickey. field
 officer, Second infantry; Lieut. J. T.
 Evans, Company B. Second infantry
 Capt J. c. Morris, Company F, First in- fantry; Lieut.. Green, Company F, First 1T fantry; Sergt. J. M Blissett, Company F, First infantry; Lieut.. J. c. O'Connell.
 staff officer, Fourth infantry; Capt. Nell Smith, Second infantry. | Alternates: N J. Owen, Company C. Second infantry Col. c. R. Bricken, Sec ond infantry; Capt. P. o. Franson, Com