The Alaska daily empire., 1916-11-15
Northern Team Carried Off HOnorS in Meet with TOp-NOtch
 Civilians.
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Members of Other Teams Gave Praise to the NOrthernerS for
 Good 1hotS.

Capau Fred V. .c.rse, ard three members os ,he Alaska Civilian Ri ae team which left Juneau on Octo- Der S,l for Jacksonville. Florida. to take part m the National Matches Q, t9l6. ard ;o shC0, aglirs, teams from every branch Of the military oqd maya. service of the United States. against twenty-six other civ l.aa litie teams and against sever &l teams from Military Colleges. have returned to Juneau. after bay- ing nosed ont ten teams in the match
 The Alaska team which was pick cI tvom amoDE the members Of the Thcac and Trealveu Rifle Clubs. thc night before leaving Juneau and withou, any chance Co practice or pick the best shots among the men. came out sixteenth among the tweu- tysix civilian teams entered in the match They beat the state Of Pennsylvania. with ma.s ,.mes the population O, A,gsk.. end others with more practice and experience.
 Alaskans Handicapped
 The Alaska team vas composed Of men who hal acvc- before shot on 8 m itary range. wiJh a military vi- Ce and under military rules. All of che boys were Ccod shots. having had much experience iu shooting game but conditions on @ rifle range are entirely different and they dil much better than was expected. On ly three members or the team had ever been in rifle match before.
 When the notification reached Ju- neau that the government would pay the travelling expenses of team from Alaska to Jacksonville a meet ing was held a; TreSlwel or the night O. October 9th and eight men were picked who could go. The next nigh, at a meeting held at Spaz Cafe. a full team was picked and the members left the next night on the PFISse Gecrse for Seattle.
 Berger Wises Up Men
 On the way south, Team Captain Fred Berger. lectureJ to the men about rifle shooting and Illustrated to them tine sling hold Of the Spring field rifle and when Jhe boys reached Seattle they had famiiiar.zei them selves with the rifle and it's action.
 From Seattle the boys travelled east by way Of Omaha and Chicago and from there to Jacksonville. hay ing practically an entire ear Go them selves for the trip. On arrival at the camp. the officials treated the boys with every courtesy and as- signed them Co a Company street wi-h the Nevada Civilian team on enc side Of them and the North Da- ko,a National Guard team across the street.
 Secure Their Rifles
 The locals arrived at the camp at. neon oa October 1lth and spent the afternoon in securing their ri,les and euuiprent from ,lrc quarter master and ordnance departments There were 5S teams in the camp, ip-uding the 26 civilian teams and the day after the arrival of the ALI aska bunch they were entered in aI match fo- practice and che follow ing day also shot for practice.
 On Monday morning the National Guard Team Match was called and shooting started at 9 Q. m. The con- di,'oas for shooting were very poor. as the range was so foggy that when the first two men stepped up Co shoot, the targets were barely distinguishable No sighting shots were allowed and the ranges shot consisted Of rapid fi-e at 200 yards. at an eishtinch 5ulls-eye. 20 shots a; 500 sa7ds, and 20 shots at 1000 yard ranges In rapid fire the Alas Ea boys showed up well. their huD;- ins experience standing them in good hand AZ the slow fire ranges they