The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-01
SECOND PERIOD OF
RIFLE SHOOT ENDS
Fourth Regiment Makes a
Very Good Showing
GRAVES IN COMMAND
State Officers in Charge of Shoot Are
Conducting 1t Very Ably-Fifty
Per Cent of the Men
Qualified

The second period of the regimentai
rifle practice at the range at Boyles
was brought to close yesterday after
successful and instructive shoot. The
period was that assigned to the Fourth
regiment, Col. e. II. Graves command
ing, and was participated in by 81 Of
ficers and enlisted men.
Under the orders regulating rifle
practice each regiment is allowed FIVE
officers at large and one officer and
| four enlisted men from each company.
The Fourth regiment responded with
almost it's full quota and included Col
onel Graves and Major sAycock.
The boys went to work with the de-
termination to make the most of the
limited time and so well and faithfully
did they perform their duties that so
per cent qualified as marlksmen and one
officer and four men qualified in the
| sharpshooters class. 1t might be also
mentioned that Colonel Graves himself
qualified as a mark sman, making an
excellent score.
Many of the men shot their first time
on rifle range and the excellent show
ing made is due in part to their de-
termination to succeed and the excel
lent coaching and instruction of the
range officers, who are as follows;
Officers in Charge
Brig. Gen. Joseph B. Scully. the ad-
jutant general. chief executive officer.
Mai Cliff S. Price. ordnance depart
ment, assistant executive officer.
| Lieut. Col. w. F. Weiss, Second in
fantry, coach.
Lieut. A. G. GOODWIN. u S. A., as
sistant coach.
CAPT. Robert " Mabry, ordnance de-
nartment. capt John c. O'Connell,
Fourth infantry; First Lieut.. It. Court
nev Locke. Second infantry. range Of
fcers.
Capt. d. S. Hudson, quartermaster
department, quartermaster.
Mai Ben $. Chapman, medical de-
partment, surgeon
Capt. Carl II. Seals, Second infantry,
pit officer.
Mai ]. II. Paterson, signal corps,
statistician.
| OFFICERS qualifying as marksmen were
Col. f. H. Graves, Mai. w. f. Aycock,
Capt. A. c. Spaight, Capt. Lamar Jerers,
Lieutenant Dozier, Lieutenant Wildes and
Lieutenant Yarbrough. Lieutenant Dozier
also qualified for the sharpshooter class
The enlisted men qualifying were: Reid,
Galloway, Walker. Shannon. Simmons,
Eugross. Rushin. Bowie, Montross, Bag
gett Dupree, McGee. Hoyles, Howe,
Nathan, Clark, Gordon and Smith OF the
number Rushin. Dupree. Nathan and
smith qualified for the sharpshooter con-
test.
In speaking~of the shoot, Colonel Graves
said:
Colonel Graves Gratified
at am much gratifed at the showing
made by the men of my command during
their brief practice here. When it is
considered that two-tflirds of the COM
panies comprising the Fourth regiment
have no opportunity to engage in rifle
practice, owing to the fact that they are
not located near any of the rife ranges
of the state, l think their showing Is
highly creditable.
IL cannot speak too highly Of the exec
utiye officers in charge of the range. In
| fact, the excellent coaching of rifle ex-
perts and the splendid manner in which
the shoot has been conducted, had much
to do with the excellent showing made
also desire to say that the range itself is
a model in arrangement and conveniences,
and while every officer connected with
| the range has contributed his part, de-
sire to especially commend the work
Of Mai. Cliff S. Price.
las regards the Fourth regiment will
say that we are getting along famously
we made a good showing at Admission
both as to tactics and behaviour. We have
made a good showing here. and we ex-
pect to keep up the gait until we surpass
any organization in the state.
81 am proud to say there is no dissen
sion or bitterness among the officers Of
the command, but they all have the esprit
de corps that tends to promote higf
degree of efficiency.
| II regret we could not lengthen our stay
Mt Boyles but feel can speak for every
officer and man of the Fourth regimen
when ! say we have had pleasant ant
profitable experience"