The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-18
.MARKSMEN LEAVE
FOR CAMP PERRY
Sixteen Riflcmen Who Qualify
Tor Virginia Team Expected
to Make Fine Showing.
ONE LOCAL MAN ON TEAM
Captain c. NJ. Wallace Only
Rlchmonder to Make Trip.
Seven Represent Staunton.

with only one Richmond man nm tho
team the sixteen expert marksmon
VINO VIII represent Virginia I'm the an
huai rile match at Camp Perry. O. left
Yesterday for the scene of tho corna
tition. The team was selected
from thirty-five members of the VII.
Sinia volunteers, who had snept y ,ran,,
AT the State range at Virrfni, Ro,ch
at target practice
me TRIP TO Camp Perry was made In
sPcciai car from Norfolk, over the
.>orloik ana Western Railway. Those
members of the party who fotInd -
qualify for the team left the troi, ~ ~
petersburg, and came on to Richmond
arriving here just too late tn ,n,Lo
connections for their home station.
Most OF the men, however, left for th.i,.
homes last night. The delay in reach
wreck south of Petersburg
Major Martin In Command.
Major Stanley II. Martin will com
li."hu inc Elrginians during their STAY
at camp Perry. Lieutenant Co,onc,
Percy viii act as coach. while Cantnin
Artnur W. Grove will be spotter. Can
ia d. W. Maiiace. OF the ordnance
uepar tment, is the only Richmond man
10 quahfy for the team The active
members are Captain H. L. Opie Com
pahv l, Staunton. First Regiment: Ser
seaht ). G. Darnell. Company /. Staun
I Ton; FIRST Regiment; Sergeant O. -.
risner' Company c. Newport News,
rourth Regiment: Lieutenant L. S.
Caps. Company B. Norfolk. Fourth
regiment; Sergeant f w PinrIcv
company |. Winchester. Second R.pi
ment; Sergeant w. j. Rohr, Companv
l. Staunton, First Regiment: Captain
=. NJ. wallace, ordnance department:
leIartermaster- Scrgean. w. w. Ser,
I, COmDanV
inent; Lieutenant Z. w. 0pie, Company
!, Staunton. First Regiment; Corporal
r.. e. Chisler, Company NJ, Emporia.
Fourth Regiment; Lieutenant a l.
Schisler, engineering corps; Sergeant
Gilkerson, Company K, Portsmouth.
Fourth Regiment; Sergeant j. w. Gov
ington. Company 3. Culpeper, Second
regiment; Lieutenant Peace, COMPANY
Is, Staunton, First Regiment: Sergeant
L. j. b. Lohr, Company X, Staunton
FIRST Regiment, and Lieutenant Nelson
Wampler. Company b. Culpcper Second
Regiment.
state Makes ProErens.
Virginia has made remarkable prog
reSs during the past few wears at Camn
/ Perry. In 1911. the last time the team
entered the competition. Virginia jump-
cd from thirty ninth to twenty-nint
place. and won third place in class C.
BY the big jump. the team now ranks
we'll up In class B
| For the showing made in 1911, each
| member OF the team was given n gold
medal A purse of sl76 was won also
| Fifteen qualified In some capacity. II
| Is expected that the team OF 1918 will
| do even better. Colonel G. 4. Demp-
scy. United states Army. retired. who
is now connected with the Virginia
Volunteers, is greatly pleased with the
showing made at Virginia Beach. and
is confident that a fine record will be
| made by the Virginians. They are bet
ter informet and nan lie the .incs bet
ter than any previous team, and show
n remarkable grasp of the work they
are expected to do.
Stanton Will be represented ny
seven members on the Virginia team
Company |. First Regiment. of that
place. has in it's ranks some OF the
best shots in the State. The command
has its own rife range and Is the best
cquippc., In that respect II ,any com
pany in Virginia. In 1911, :his com
pany won the Interstate trophy offered
by the National Guardsman. and Is al
ways well represented on tho Virginia
rifle teams.