Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 192, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 August 1913 — Rifle Team Left For Camp Perry For Match. [ARTICLE]

Rifle Team Left For Camp Perry For Match.

The Indiana state rifle s eam, of which First Sergeant Jerry B. Garland, of Rensselaer, is a member, left Fort Benjamin Harrison, where the members have been practicing for several days, for Camp Perry, Ohio where the national and international matches will be held this year. This is to be the greatest shooting tournament A ver held in the United States and it is expected that the Indiana team will mgke the best record it has ever made. Sergeant Garland will have an opportunity to take part*not only in the team matches but also in the individual matches against the leading military marksmen of the world, and he is certain to make a fine showing in all his matches. The members of the team were all issued new star-guage rifles after their arrival at Ft. Benjamin Harrison and the two weeks’ practice they have had has made it possible for them to get well acquainted with the rifles and the improvement has been very marked. Seven members of the team are commissioned officers and eight are sergeants. The team has a greater number of new men this year than it has had for several years and this is expected to give it a great advantage as a team.