Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-15
MILITIA CRACK
SHOTS To GET
OFFICERS PAY.
Members of Rifle Team Going to
Camp Perry viii Draw
Lieutenants' Salary.

IiCulCHQilLo SdtolJt
Members Of lower rank than lieu
tenant forming the rife team which
will represent Georgia at the Ma
tional Guard shoot at Camp Perry
this year will receive second lieuten-
ants pay. This announcement was
made to the men who participated in
the elimination shoot at Camp Evans
this week, following the presentation
of trophies and medals by Colonel E.
E. Pomeroy, of the Fifth Regiment.
Presentation OF the medals fol-
lowed Immediately after the conclu-
sion of the compilation Of scores. The
rs men who participated in the shoot
received the congratulations of Colo
mel Pomeroy upon the excellent show
ing made. Major j. o. Seamans, OF
the Second Squadron of Cavalry, pre-
scented the medals and expressed Gen
eral Nash's appreciation of the good
work of the men. The great progress
which the Georgia National Guard has
made during the past year was dwelt
upon.
Only Three Can Not 60.
Names of the 80 highest men were
read. and Colonel Pomeroy made the
request that those who did not think
1t possible for them to take the trip
TO Camp Perry make it known. Three
of the men, Lieutenant ]. j. West,
Sergeant H. r. Altick and Private
Ralph Mosteller informed him that
they did not think II would be posi-
BILE for them to make the trip.
The next three highest men were
then ordered to report at Camp Evans
in August, at which time the final
elimination shoot will begin. Thirty
men will participate in the final shoot
and the fifteen highest will be sent TO
Camp Perry as the Georgia team
Following are the SO highest men:
Captain W. T. Spratt, Jr., Fifth In "a,
Sergeant o. J. Metcalf. Coast Artil-
lery Corps, Savannah ............. 5O2
Lieutenant p. A. Dickinson, Second
private iilii5'i Z. F. E. Hale. Third infantry,
Sergeant W. S. Hale, Third infantry. -
Captain afe' o L. Rudisaii Governors
Horse Guards, Atlanta 80. -. 49i
Major Claude c. Smith. Judge Advo-
cate General, Atlanta .....-.-.... 49l
Corporal ] r. Cothran, Fifth Infan- -,
Sergeant <. $. Brown, Second Infan-
Private o. c. Holleran, Fifth Infan-
try, Atlanta .frorbsjn finn In $50
fantry' Atlanta ., o'.'..,' 4s4
Sergeant w. r. Browne. Fifth Infan-
Major ". P, Wheeler, Second In
Corporal rii E. L. Hale, Third Infantry.
Lieutenant s. Y. upper. Ordnance
s, DSpe,1 =, II nSars, Sa.onS ~
fantry, Monroe ............. 80; AS
Lieutenant J. w Armstrong. Second
Infantry, Albany ..... ...:.... 429
Lieutenant ]. 9. Adolphus. Govern
or's Horse Guards. Atlanta .,.... 420
Sergeant w. r. Chance, Second In
Lieutenant 3. R. wynne. Fifth In
fantry, Atlanta ...........-...... All
Private B, B.. Burpitt. Governors
Horse Guards; Atlanta v,,;; i-' T.. All
fantry, Atlanta ....;..:.... 4O7
Sergeant H. R. Altiok, Jr.. First In
fantryi Atlanta ........:.....::... 4O7
Quartermaster Sergeant g. Z. Muir
ray. Fifth Infantry. Atlanta 400
Captain R. G. Taylor, Second Infan-
Sergeant v, F. Bohannon, Fifth In =.
sergeant taaat r. '1 G Hatcher. First IN IN
fantry, Waynesboro ............. 800
Corporal w ] Nolan, Governors
Horse Guards, Atlanta .......... Ss9
Lieutenant J. ]. West, Second In
ArtiaeeSr n. ). Baiister. First 'Infani- 30
try, Savannah ................... 3IZ
Corporal j. a.. williams, Third In -,
Battalion sergeant le9 Major Edward 4.
Rabey First Infantry. Savannah. 1858
Team Trophy Winners.
Team trophies were won as fol-
First-Team /, Fifth Infantry. At
lanta, winner Of the General Ander-
son trophy, with 2,457 out of possible
5000 points.
Second-Team l. Second Infantry,
Macon, winner Of Colonel John S.
Gambler trophy, score 2,3O1.
Third-Team selected entirely from
Company H, Third Infantry, Winder,
Paxon trophy, score 2,101.
other teams finished as follows:
Fourth, Governors Horse Guards, At
lanta; fifth, Squadded Team. sixth,
Team ., Fifth Regiment, Atlanta;
seventh, Team 2, Second Infantry,
Macon; eighth, First Infantry, Savan-
nah: ninth. Teams, Second lnfan-
try. Macon; tenth, Team -, Second
Infantry, Macon.
Individual Medal Winners,
Individual medals were won by the
following:
Daniel medal for highest score, 200
yards, slow fire, won by Major Claude
c. Smith, Judge Advocate General,
Atlanta, Sc out of 100 points.
Kicklighter medal, highest score,
500 yards First Sergeant o. ], Met
calf, Savannah Volunteer Guards, 90
ont OF 100.
Dunwoody medal, 200 yards surprise
fire, disappearing target, won by Pri-
waite Ewel c. Hale, Company H,
Third Infantry, Winder, 81 out Of 100,
Scott medal for skirmish fire, won
by Corporal J. r. Cothran, Company
D, Fifth Infantry, Atlanta, 6S out
Of 100.
Stockdaie medal 1000 yards. won
by Captain w. T. Spratt, Jr, Atlanta,
81 out Of 100.
Crankshaw medal for highest sg-
gregate score and State champion
ship. also won by Captain Spratt