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Contents RALPH MILLER

by B. G. Thompson

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THE SPINE-WEIGHT COEFFICIENT

By Don Rodgers

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A ONE-TIME RIVAL OF THE LONG BOW

By Dr. Win. A. Hiestand

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“THE SHAFT

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A NEW STATE ARCHERY ASSOCIATION

By A. H. Caldwell, Jr

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THE AMERICAN BROAD ARROW SOCIETY.......

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YE SYLVAN ARCHER^ VOL. 6 Corvallis, Oregon "Entered as second class matter at the Po^ffi^T^p-^ under the act of March 3, 1879. is, Orego^ Published monthly by Ye Sylvan Archer Pubiishh^TTvY?— Subscription price, $1.00 per year. Foreign subscription, s'"?;

Maud Rolfe Stover, Editor; Allan J. StoverJVIm^---- ■— Copyright, 1933, Ye Sylvan Archer Publishing Co.

years ago, when Salem, Ore^~^~, Toxon, Toxikos, Many comparatively young, her chamber of wrote to the chamber of commerce of historic Toxophily.

Salem, Massachusetts, requesting—as there wen two Salems in these United States—that the eastern city change her nan The laughter aroused by the astounding impudence of this proposal eths-i far and wide, and Salem, Oregon, found herself known overnight through:;: the nation.

It seems that in much the same spirit Senator Nugent introduced hill Xo. ■375 which appeared during the twenty-third regular session of the legislate of the State of Washington. The bill reads as follows: “AN ACT For the preservation of game animals, and for the pnmoth of the art of toxophily, providing penalties, and declaring an emergency.

“Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Washington: “Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person and/or persons to hunt. »pursue, kill, frighten, scatter, harass, or embarrass any game anima ® or animals in the State of Washington by the use of any instrument, n eweapon, device, wile, art, scheme, trickery, deceit, subterfuge. f,au/lb! ment, missile, or circumvention whatsoever, other than by the pin art^of toxophily. fjhLtis , n^kC Pel'son and/or persons violating the provisions o shall be guilty, for the firs(. offense, of a misdemeanor; and » ,'ach* -H be guilty of a t?ross misdemeanor; and for any Quent offense shall be guilty of a felony. ., n oftheP“1' act's necessary for the immediate preserva Tn’v e?.!htand safety, and shall take effect immediatelyTbe senatoi°P ’ y‘ Would that English had been used instead 0 d on the^ o sno t "J that the whitest available sp0t'ightr 11 sh re«f"°‘5 for7 ,1 * j0"y Wel1 was’ The biU enj°yed “S „ h” v»s in‘

wJmA b'", swved its l*urP0Se ”'"■■■ wil1 “The d? %etter to Ye s.vlvan Archer written by on ,n , the senators W1 was ■»»« or less pr°paga? House- A ‘t of them took it"6 repi’esentat>ves of the Senate and H on ,► would paSS tt wh7 Seri°Usly and fiSured that if * rdent P S It> whlle on the otherhand those that are aiden

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Ralph Miller

By B. G. Thompson

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opinion of many is born, not made, and is naturally a good special need of pracannual target

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States, held ,n Seattle last Ju­ ly, the sensational shooting dsixteen-yeardi Ralph Mil­ let received al­ most as much applause as did the superb shooting ot the national cham­ pion, Russell Uoogerhyde.

One of the outstanding points given praise in Mi. Miller’s achievement as runner-up at the National is that he was only six­ sixteen “J... ’ _ ' been uuiy -------- years years old, old, Fand had shooting a year Mr. Miller’s ,-r or so. From r___1.L ^statement statement he has been shooting '■* bow sevornl years, but he considers ■"that K several November, 1930, is when became shooting. 1 really interested in target At that time his family time his f to * Portland, Oregon, and ’ Oregon, beet H.E.- -ame acquainted acquainted with , -• Mr. yvfell of the Yew Bow Inn, 411’started . -e Yew Bow U Jpal

and he got Hr'ju-uletters Of in< "Wiry,toRalph M a„"butes bis success' - -J coni in h, exact™g practice.

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to publishing an article: “Let it not be understood that I picked up the bow and went right out and shot high scores,” writes Mr. Miller. “It was only through repeated coaching on Mr. Tyrrell’s part that I was able to win the Western in ’31.

“Since c o til­ ing to Seattle I have been somewhat ham­ pered by not having Mr. Tyrrell’s fine advice on some questions, but we have kept up a c o r r espondence, so it is not as bad as it might have been.”

“As to the amount of practicing I do, well, it varies with the time of year. Just now I try to get out Saturday and Sunday, and I shoot indoors Friday nights. This is not enough for high scores, but it keeps me at an average pace. Before the National I was shooting three to five hours a day.

“The high scoring did not come during the National, but early in Oct­ ober. Then I shot four consecutive American Rounds which I consider my highest: “Oct. 2, 1932: 90-682.

“Oct. 4, 1932: 90-718.

“Oct. 4, 1932: 90-694.

“Oct. 9, 1932: 90-710. (Shot with Spencer and Stamps.)

“The highest 60 I have made is 5038-44-44-44: 220.

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4 “The highest 50 I have made is 48(541-46-50-48: 246.

“The highest 40 I have made is 52(54)-(54)-50-50: 260.

“So much for the American. As for the York, there are two: “July 2, 1932: 280,227,164; total

671 “July 10, 1932: 298,248,160; total 706.

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“My highest 100 is 27, 23, 25, 15, 20, 20, 38, 28, 31, 29, 20, 22; total 298, 60 hits.

“My highest 80 is: 36, 40, 38, 38, 39, 34, 30, 38; total 293, 47 hits.

“My highest 60 is: 46, 44, 38, 42; total 170. At the ’32 Western.

“My highest hypothetical American is: 220, 246, 260; total 726.

My highest hypothetical York is: 298, 293, 170; total 761.

“My highest 30-yard 90-arrow is: 268, 268, 262; total 798.

“Hypothetical: 270-268-268; total 806.

“A few odds and ends: tive golds at 30 yards 27O - 2C>consecutive perfects at 4n 9-9-5 at 100. (Once)."

Quoting from a later letlG>'. writ, in March of this year: '01 ' “Today I shot ;aYorkwhiehisth( highest that I have - ■ e yet done 1 „ cord it here, 1 thinking that it m of some use to you: “100 yards, 66-292, 80 yards 41 283; 60 yards, 24-172; total1137^ The following is taken from ij, Olympic Bowmen League report of March 9, Scries VI, dated March 11 1933: “A new record by Ralph R. Mir of The Seattle Bowmen: 54 54 52 54 54 54 54 54 52 54 52 54 54 54 54 266

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The Spine-Weight Coefficient

By Don Rodgers at the other end, or supi»,tc<1 ends, as a simple can, weight applied at the cent* g(, Let us call “class on is those in which the san 4. used every time, an lle([“spine’ flection measured, and „g81fs And let us call “clas those in which the sam produced every time, > the stick is usually held ?nThei’;CaSe required to produce tai position and a wXt a?°r,zon, this called “spine.’ plied to it which n g! rf°rCe aP~ During the tion.

Produces a deflec­ cussion the use tor the will be assumed, a’ Purpose of this discussion, it matters nJ>t whether the stick is understood to me held rigidly by r— duced by a stands the ■<„, ® end, as a cantilever beam, and,onthe be represented j weight applied The purpose of this article is to discuss a 1method of gauging the relation between spine and weight of arrow material.

Owing to the diversity cl of methods of gauging spine, it will first be necessary to have an uunderstanding of what is meant by spiiine.

*1* >» .important t, this definition “greater spin^ that by 6, is oenniiion .. ™fce °f cl3"1S Ulis account the term ■ st‘fln«s” has been frequently used for thc

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14,000 "9,950

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..a^ni'i^9-900-771577 '7778'7'42 I J,2°o_ -TTTM | 34 I 9,000 ^775^^ 56 34 Tn-i577Z34jI 7,640 _ -im573~T~35i5 i 8-200 sse of class two gauges will be considered later.

Not long ago I set out to test some mow material for spine and weight 1 with the view, first, of selecting some I d the lightest and stiffest sticks for flight arrows, and secondly of selecti’g a dozen or so sticks of matched *e and weight. The sticks ere square. hie spine test ■was made by grip-

ping the stick in a vise so that twen­ ty-six inches of it projected horizon­ tally over the bench. A weight of 3700 grains (.643 lb.) was attached to the end of the stick and the amount of bend, or deflection, was measured in thirty-seconds of an inch.

The results of this for the first twelve sticks are tabulated under “d” in the third column of Table No. 1.

(I am NOT advocating this method of spine testing).

Then the sticks were weighed, and as they varied in length the weight per linear inch of stick was computed.

This is tabulated in the second col­ umn of Table No. 1 under “w.” (With sticks of equal length, the entire weight may be used for “w.”)

Now, considering these two col­ umns of relative weights and spine, how is one to select the stick best suited to a flight arrow?

It is fairly safe to assume that the one with the most stiffness at a given weight (or least weight for given spine) is the one desired. But how to find it?

No. 1 is the stiffest, but it is very heavy.

Nos. 8 and 10 are the lightest, but they are much less stiff.

a* tule eakutatic— ,OnS Subiecl to error in fourth figure madc Killl slick * ;,s a cantilever beam.

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TABLE NO. II W = .642 lb. = 3700 grains

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122S [ ~98 39? r 7h28 307"7 15.8 21.95 | 29A~ Tz.2"7i so: 157 T~ 62.6 11.8 j "10672 1L8 T io672

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N„ 10 is obviously inferior to No. 8, as it weighs the same and bends farther, so it may be eliminated.

But to make a choice between No. 1 and No. 8 is not so easy. When No 1 is shaved down to the weight of No. 8, will it bend more, or less than

No. 8? arises in regard The same question to These other questions sticks. lead to a search for a means of accurately comparing this data, which ultimately resulted in what I have called, for want of a better name, the spine-weight coef­ ficient. (Hereafter represented by

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we.ght coefficients; if ? IVe down to match for sni''V cut spective weights will h‘ ’ their te.

to the square roots of weight coefficients.

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If the readerinwill oilthe ­ 2“' table, bearing mind

s atements, may easily ge the he relative merit!^ No. 1 is now seen to be vastly fa,, fertor to No. 8, as it has a motb larger value of C. No. 11 is the best stick in the lot • ’ ■ arrow, ......... , as it" has for a flight ' the | smallest value \___ .of‘ ~C. No. 12 is next j

“C.”) The values of this coefficient for each stick are tabulated in the last best. column of Table No. 1 under “C.” Nos. 2 and 7 would match exactly The spine-weight coefficient of a for spine and weight, as their co­ square stick is obtained by squaring efficients are equal, and No. 5 could the weight per linear inch and multi­ probably be included in the set with­ plying by the deflection.

“----------Jit USMv.^ out any noticeable difference. would match No. 3 and No..10 10 would match quite quite I That is: 7 would have less spine, well, but they would have l fiSS 3 P,n^ I C = w2d weight, than the set, Nos. 2, When w = weight per linear inch or more ‘ 1 of a square stick and d = deflection ' wlhst 7 and 5. (or spine) of a square stick. seems to show Experience do To obtain this from a round stick: coefficients t not rent may k sticks whose C=wt2dr x .955 five pec cl by more than 1 without; introducinj When wr=_- weight per linear inch in the finished considered equal ■ariation of a round stick and dr = deflection any harmful var. (or spine) of a round stick. arrows.

The usefulness of this coefficient So much for3 the spine;wc^|,ot hes m the fact that, first: Whichever method of usingnext question stick has the lowest cofficient, re­ efficient. Theit rbe in shoP pore«P' gardless of size or material, will have practical can ,hich arche^ he most stiffness for a given weight is a question ondifferent wl opw'^j Sn? east wei^t for a given be used a* to hold widely Before it can be met. Th Secondly, any two sticks that have conditions must accurate^. he same coefficient, even though must have an sticks mu ‘ le„8t ( tester, and the u "latC\for spinp when thev are uniform size differen stJloSt ;is vice-veX matCh f°r Weight’ and (thoughthe thesame slze)accUrste in be of the su ­ fficiently stock is sufficient'y «■ '= -

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a rough sawed1 surthat from the fact f the rough surface on t without appreweight the spine. used, the calculaI( a slide-ruie is : but the matter of ■ ‘necessary are ---, the spine^seeonds-lnthisccme, should be a good, "sed whenever Sand spine tests arc made When the calculations m u s t be made with a pencil it is a more lab­ orious process and would probably terestricted to the selection of flight arrow material, or to purely experi­ mental work.

It must be understood that the nu­ merical value of the coefficient de­ pends upon the method of spine test­ ing used (the amount of the weight, length of beam, method of support, simple beam or cantilever, etc.), and omil we have a standard spine gauge, ®h archer must use his own values ‘1 spine-weight coefficient just as at eacl1 arcl,er has his own of -f gauging spine.

IF we had a standard spine standard spine gauge, tei an archery supply dealer uy, "My arrow stock has —• might Wight coefficient of ----- toa spineThat simple statement would convey ®»re defini'te i_J! ’ information “dwr than any amount of talk to the tke time of cutting ’ : about *ig, or thecutting, method of sea’h“ did the a experience of the man 11 Wd makeseleeti;ing. Furthilermore, s,a’teds and Possible very definite "'Serial, and C01nparisiions of arrow 11 arrow-- take the J guess-work '■making generally. »ith a “s 10T spine i assumed that '*wing? 0n6 spinewere obtained ’«r a ®.Iwn>ulae will gauge. The 11111 ohta^M6'8^ coefficient give values &iige. I'a e with a class from two

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C — w2 W When w = weight per linear inch of a square stick and W = weight re­ quired to produce a standard deflec­ tion.

For a round stick: C = wr2 X .955 Wr When wr — weight per linear inch of a round stick.

And Wr = weight required to pro­ duce a standard deflection.

It must be understood that results obtained in this way can only be com­ pared with other results obtained on the same, or an identical spine tester.

The derivation of the formula for the spine-weight coefficient will not be given in detail, as it would be long and serve no purpose.

Briefly, however: From the for­ mula for the deflection of a canti­ lever beam of uniform square sec­ tion: d = deflection in inches 1= length of beam in inches W = weight of load in pounds E coefficient of elasticity w weight per linear inch of beam D — weight per cubic inch of beam, d — 413W 1 it is seen that d —E &>7 varies inversely as B1.

From the formula for the weight per linear inch of a square stick: w = DxlxB2, it is seen that w varies directly as B2. It follows that d varies inversely as w2.

Then if D and E remain constant, the product w2d will remain the same for any two corresponding values of w and d.

If B, the thickness, be increased, then w increases as B2, and d de­ creases as B1, so w2d gives the same product as before.

This product is the spine-weight coefficient. It depends on the rela­ tion of the stiffness to the density,

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and is niiot effected by the size of the stick.

The formulae for class two gauges, and for round sticks, can be derived in the same way.

The value .955, ’ expressing iV — the- rem the values of w2d for lation between square and round sticks, is derived from .7854, the relation between the volumes’(and consequent weights) of square and round sticks of equal thickness and density; and 1.697 the relation between the deflections of square and round sticks of equal thickness and elasticity.

1 Thus, ,fS542xl.697~- 955' Table No. 2 contains some examples which may be of interest in checking these figures. This table contains data on sticks of two densities, two values of E, two shapes (square and round) and a wide range of sizes, yet they all have the same value of C, and consequently could be made into nine arrows of matched spine and weight, as can be proven theoretically by fur­ ther calculations.

The figures in this table are theoretical. In practice a stick an inch square could not be depended on to show the same characteristics when cut down to three-eighths of an inch, as the quality of the wood might not be sufficiently uniform.

Within the range of size from onea inch square down to arrow size no noticeable error seems to arise from this source.

11 has been pointed out many times, methods VeCti°n t0 mathematical methods being applied to a r c h e r y Snells * nOt * homo£™<™ sub-

pers nal

meta’S’ Nevertheless,

thaiai0:xeknce seems to Sh°W ciently uniform to 7 ‘T™™'15' SUffi” method.

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It may be- pointed c stock is not subject toout that arrow J crooks, varia-

^EH tions in grain, and ° thei ' ’ ariaii to the extent that bo' ,w *>vM > much has been ■field of bows , accoi"PliShe(i methods.

SACRAMENTO ARCHERY CIin» J. P. Hendrix, publicity agen.B, the Sacramento Archery Club Wrt that the archery field in SacramJ was set aside by the City Recteaticil Department for archery prac4 Judging from the picture received by Ye Sylvan Archer, the field is a splendid one. It is all in lawn, with ample room for fourteen targets, and situated in a fine residence district The Sacramento Archery Club ex­ tends an invitation to all archers m: happen to be in Sacramento at any time to come and shoot with them.

The club’s next annual tournament is to be held the fourteenth of May.

The annual tournament of the .Mis­ souri Valley Archery Association will be held at Hernan Park, University City, Missouri, on Tuesday May M starting at 8:30 a. m. .Alfred H. Wp ,„iul Building, »■ man, 1007 Louderman of the tournan*1 Louis, is chairman c- . committee.

We received one of Carl Steiger’s targets the other day, and aregr^ COii

impressed with its quality. At a tar0^ly a little above the ordinary arti* ^Gt face he has produced an awhich will undoubtedly outlast °n the market. In addition, 1it » ,fit-

beautifully made and ting decoration for any after the day's shooting. tbis^ has been made to patent

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An exceptionally go°d offer is set forth in the 1 Archerissue of Ye Sylvan archer friends about it-

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A One-

Time Rival of the Long Bow

By Dr. Wm. A. Hiestand

described was The crossbow here the author at ,icked up by luckily pi valuable relics a aauction sale of Being an advocate of an short timeand ago.arrow and likewise a ^hu^ty firearms "• —*3 the writer in this vas particularly iinterested -------

resemblance to those of Leeuwen­ hoek’s microscope of the seventeenth century. A slight notch is cut in each screw to allow it to be turned by a driver or by hand. To all appearances the sights have been added to the weapon at a later date.

Piece. Being perfectly preserved it represents the skill and care of some armorer. hwas apparently a powerful piece,

The stock measures 27% inches from tip to butt. It is cut from a solid piece of light colored hard wood having the grain of walnut and the color of maple or boxwood. The wood is unquestionably of European or Asiatic variety. The stock is inlaid with ebony and ivory, and the sides panelled with walnut or some wood, closely akin to it.

It is quite evident that parts of the arm have been remodeled. Certain changes have been made in the re­ lease mechanism, probably in the na­ ture of a decided improvement. Thefront end of the stock bears a large screw-eye which is unmistakably mod­ ern. Whether this was added as a means of hanging the piece or for the purpose of attaching a stirrup tothe gun for springing it I cannot say.

The observer is impressed by the well constructed cheek-piece and a hollowed-out receptacle for the thumb.

This latter adaptation I have never be-

•MehmttT fr°m the Steel bowhnd.Prom 1<iquired a lever to * ''e“rds crossbows *«e strunp. •♦>. dlscover that they b>'.’Ws ; h:,^bya windlass or !!"’ ”e required th 'u Apparently “‘‘fitted with he latter device as

eWPtaC]e f°r S°me teMen.

dates to Slxteenth century, is

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are two, are 1 The — -* correar sight as well. It toJ, S,£ht aJ ety ln common use w j 6 by n are made 1 . which do Present’ they bear —' a close

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fore seen in any sort of arm but after­ examining it see no reason for obiecting to it as it insures exactly the same grip each time. The distance from the trigger to the butt is less than 12 inches which fact would seem to indicate that its owner possessed relatively short arms.

The bow is constructed of heavy steel and bears clearly the file marks of the smith who made it. It is readily apparent that no such file would be used today. The ends of the bow are beautifully shaped, with flanges to take the bow-string without undue wear. Judging from the strength of the bow one can easily imagine with what power the gun shot. And judg­ ing from the sights one can also imagine that a fair degree of accur­ acy must have been obtained.

The bowstring is woven, of linen skilfully braided at the nocks. This string is 7/16 of an inch in thick­ ness except at the ends which are amply reinforced. The bow fits into a large size opening in the fore part of the stock and was in all probability held firm by wedges. In this manner, slack in the string could be taken up.

I see no other reason for so large an opening.

The back of the stock which forms he receptacle for the bolt (the bolt ",h,e C“e Yas the missile fired) is

which indicates fauu suiting in an uncomfokabt’?' teof the head in sighting n be"S guard also deserves nient; wrought from solid brass 2,7 itis attractive if somewhat usel7‘!“i" I consider the weauon SS' for several reasons. It is be“a7bl6 preserved and beautifully const™ 5 It indicates that cross-bows were2 curate enough to warrant the useJ adjustable sights. It shows that th” cheek piece and general shape of ih' stock are not confined to fh-eams The bowstring is similar to those in use on the present-day long bm.

Whoever built the arm was an artist and craftsman and deserved to be proud of his weapon.

ted ligM 17 and ivory and slottea lightly to form a track. Farther back on the stock an oval inset can be whlch 1S engraved the letter B However, the original owner’s

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eradicated under the n n" Partially became the property of £ «B” Let us hope that Mr. B used a'l B ’2 The arm weighs about b°W' which compares faV “ P°Unds’ modern big^X^T the stock is less \The drop of ‘ess than half an inch,

“THE SHAFT” The following quotation is from the editorial column of “The Shaft,” of­ ficial organ of The Calgary Archers: “The Calgary Archers have, for the year 1933, mapped out a very ambi­ tious programme. This programme consists of the procuring of a suitable piece of ground for a permanent home for the club, the building of •’

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The March 15th lssueT \„in. Off No. 1) includes “The j Place,” by Crowfoo , a „ by camping story, beau i ‘ tands ® one who thoroughly un a per­ subject; an editorial c0 ac)[]e an sonal column; “Aic el- C. f37 How To Make It,”’ byj^phRabb>blt‘ “The Peep-Sight,” by C' (1,p Rab After the rey; “The Night ■ C- T' Hunt,” a poem by. ver-tdvertise'^"addi®53' announcements, a<-. should ^ Communications s ed to: Editor, teenth Avenue West, C'als ta, Canada.

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A New State Archery Association

By A. H. Caldwell, Jr. The Arizona Archery Association ns formed January 14, 1933, at a meeting followinga the annual tournaired by the ment, sponsoi ' Women TTr---- - ’s Ath­ of the letic Association c. .... Phoenix Jun-

for College.

- • of the AriMrs. Myrtle Murdock (Phoenix Junior Colzona Archers (~ ‘ kge) was temporary chairman. The following officers were elected: President, A. H. Caldwell of the Phoenician Archers; vice-president, Virginia Kling of the University Archers; secretary and treasurer, Geraldine Carroll of the Arizona Archers.

The club representatives selected by their respective groups are: Phoe­ nician Archers, Joe Cosner; Tempe Archers, L a u r a Herron; University Archers, Betty Adams; Arizona Archers, Mrs. Myrtle Murdock.

5. L Goodman was field captain the toui unament, and Mrs. Murdock ’’S lady paramount. The s awards ere donated by v various tackle “ma"“ayJtU-ers- We wish to extend Die f.. ant of- 51 ....----were high scorers entrants: Ihry.. Cundiff, kmona Archers Barrell Dicky, 62-375 kmona — Archers Hora Young, 64-318 letrvpe Archers "»tion"Wirt, 277 ktiaona Archers 6«*ne Carroll, , krirona Archers ®53-269

■?X?ation to them-

Men—Junior American V‘"st Stroup, lor «mpe Archers ....

£ Wings, W Archers

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Clark McGee, Arizona Archers 309 Senior Women—National and Columbia Rounds Mrs. E. Cosner, N56-264 Phoenician Arch. C64-423 120-687 Virginia Kling, ..... N 233 University Arch. C 339 572 Genevieve Brown, ,.N 202 University Arch. C 326 528 Mrs. E. Rudderow, N42-155 Phoenician Arch. C55-323 97-478 Mrs. R. Proctor, ....N28-120 Phoenician Arch. C40-200 68-320

Senior Women (College) National and Columbia Rounds

Elizabeth Watson, N University Arch. C Ethel Fisher, N University Arch. C Laura Ladlow, N Arizona Archers C Sarah Gandy, N University Arch. C

195 369 203 361 184 369 219 288

564 564 553 507

Senior Men—Double American

A. H. Caldwell, Jr. 1A83-477 Phoenic’n Arch. 2A87-503 170-980 A. J. Cosner, 1A79-415 Phoenic’n Arch. 2A77-417 156-832 F. H. Pearson, 1A51-223 Phoenic’n Arch. 2A64-308 115-531 C. A. Kenyon, 1A53-239 Phoenic’n Arch. 2A58-248 111-487 The association will have its next big tournament April 7th and 8th at Tempe, sponsored by the Tempe Archers.

Ye Sylvan Archer is cut down to its present number of pages simply as an emergency measure, and the size of the magazine will be increased as soon as conditions permit.

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The American Broad Arrow Sod JAMBOREE COMMITTEE In connection with the big hunt and jamboree, to take place next fall, a committee has been appointed to investigate various suitable regions with a view to determining the best locality for a successful hunt. This committee is composed of the follow­ ing well-known archer hunters:

Dr. Geo. Cathey (chairman); Mor­ gan Building, Portland, Oregon; D. W. Hershberger, Box 60, Saranac Inn, New York; Dr. L. .D. Pfouts, Payson, Utah; Roy I. Case, 1755 South Main Street, Racine, Wiscon­ sin; Kore T. Duryee, 628 Liggett Building, Seattle, Washington; Dr. E. K. Roberts, Ventura, California.

Archers who are interested in the jamboree are urged to communicate with a member of the committee nearest them in regard to the matter of deciding upon a location for the hunt and jamboree. One very essen­ tial pomt is that it should be cenrfvisi °CatKd- An°ther> that licenses of visrtmg hunters be not too high in point Sttin anOthei’ «1 point IS that a variety of game and camp meat be available.

AU who can possibly attend the coming jamboi «e shouid begin making plans now, and shou'fd touch with one of • get in as soon as possible COttmitteeme"

stories various g ttlng hunting stories into into v-_ zines. We need Z T‘ing maga’ we need “Hog Wild,” in the a St-1"eS SUch as Field and Stream q .nnmber °f of “Dusty” Roberts lin8 account Gardner hunting the” wJ^ StanIey Santa Cruz Island. Re^d -t h°gs of

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L®?ALiTY op hunting with the In the interest of the BOW Broad Arrow Society and A««ricau i archers in general, A H C.u huntin8 of Phoenix, Arizona, has information on the chart,—the result of sent to all of the state Questionnaires ganie depart. ments.

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It would be well for each field archer to study this chart carefully, and if his state is not among the favored ones to unite with other archers in an effort to get something done about it.

The Phoenician Archers, of whom Mr. Caldwell is secretary, are backing a movement to legalize the bow in Arizona in the next legislature, and eventually get a preserve for arch­ ers only. We understand the Game Commission and the Game Protective Association are supporting the move­ ment, so it should stand a fair chance of going through.

The American Broad Arrow Society is deeply indebted to Mr. Ca ',ve - for collecting this information.

Alabama—Not in code, but P®6"1

serves. No action yet taken Arizona—Strictly not; eg 'hed by code. No preserve. app archers'. jurisdic* California—Legal- No N i“rl Archery hunting preset not W.1' b° Colorado—StrictlyunapP ^°nro8C he<l y roscU preserves. As yet -- legal strictly not legal for serves. Unapproache Delaware—Generally

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St „ - Generally legal. No pre,erves. Unapproaehed by archers.

■ Kansas - Not in code. Generally

''Kentucky—Generally legal. No pre­ sems. Unapproaehed by archers.

Louisiana — Generally legal. No preserves. Unapproaehed by archers.

Maine—Generally legal. No pre­ serves. Approached by archers.

Maryland — Generally legal. No preserve. Approached by archers.

Massachusetts Michigan — Generally legal. Pre­ serves owned by private clubs. Unapproached by archers. , Mil“‘sota—Legal. In code. No preSe',™3'.Unapproaehed by archers.

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Ohio—Generally legal. In code, not legal for rabbits. No preserve; sub­ ject broached. Approached by archers.

Oklahoma—Not in code. Strictly not legal. No preserve. Approached by archers in regard to fish.

Oregon—Generally legal. No pre­ serve; subject broached. Approached by archers.

Pennsylvania—-Legal. In code. No preserve. Unapproached by archers.

Rhode Island—Generally legal. No preserve. Unapproached by archers.

South Carolina—Generally legal.

No preserve. Unapproached by arch­ ers.

South Dakota—Generally legal. No preserve. Unapproached by archers.

Tennessee—No jurisdiction. Legal.

No preserve. Unapproached by arch­ ers.

Texas—Generally legal. No pre­ serve. Unapproached by archers.

Utah—Generally legal. No preserve.

Approached by archers.

Vermont—Generally legal. No pre­ serve. Unapproached by archers.

Virginia—Generally legal. No pre­ serve. Unapproaehed by archers.

Washington—Generally legal.

West. Virginia Wisconsin—Legal. In code. No pre­ serve. Approached by archers.

Wyoming—Strictly not legal. Not in code. No preserve. Approached by archers.

TACOMA MAN GETS DEER A buck which weighed 225 pounds, dressed, fell to the bow and arrow of S. L. Michael, near Lake Christine, in Pierce County, Washington.

The deerslayer and his companion, George Robinson, went on a threeday hunt at Lake Christine, which is about a mile off the Mountain High­ way and, the hunters say, two miles up. The deer was sighted, partly screened by a fir tree. Michael took a chance shot and sent an arrow 20

14 inches into the deer’s body. The deer ran about 150 yards and was dead when the hunters found it.

This is the first time either of the hunters have killed a deer with the primitive method of hunting. Robin­ son has killed a number of deer with a gun, but both believe hunting with the bow and arrow the greater sport.

They are now out to tackle a bear.

The hunters are members of the Ta­ coma Archery Club.—From a Tacoma newspaper clipping.

A BROAD ARROW CLUB With organization steps completed and 35 members already signed up, the Sonoma County Broad Arrow club, believed to be the first archery hunting club ever formed in the north bay area, has taken a lease on the 640-acre mountain ranch of Frank Fry, in northern Sonoma county, it was announced yesterday.

By-laws of the new club provide that no firearms will be allowed on the club’s acreage, hunters being re­ stricted to use of long bow and ar­ rows. Directors of the organization include Jack Green, secretary; L. G. Rose, G. E. and W. C. Green of Santa Rosa.

Membership in the club will be re­ stricted to 15, according to Secretary Green. Among prominent archers al­ ready signed is Cassius Hayward Styles of Berkeley, widely known big game hunter who has slain bear, panthers and other beasts with bow and arrow.

Club members are already using already using the club property, hunting wild hogs and wild goats. The tract is plenti­ fully stocked with deer and other game which will be hunted in season.

Fry, interested in game conservation, leased the property to the archery organization in preference to otherclubs using firearms, he said.

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Editor’s Note: The above clipping was mailed us by Mr. Jack Green, who asks that persons interested h the club communicate with him at 425 Bosley Street, Santa Rosa, Calif.

IN MEMORY’S STORE

By W. D. Barksdale Between the icy blasts of winter and the balmy breezes of spring comes a time dear to the heart of every true archer—a time of tinker­ ing-, memories and anticipations.

A lot of archers get dreamy-eyeil those days. And a lot of wives look forward with dread to the months to come. For at that season of the year, “shooting- time” is not far away, and then the wives, unless they be archers too, will be “widows” until winter comes again.

Of course, the hunters have beenn the field during the hunting sea* so for them, * hut -that is past, and has delight all » the spring season ' own.

You can tell your true archer as the days of spring draw nigh. There-an uneasiness about him, the whk there’s no mistaking. Early in lh?

year, mayhap while the last snows still whiten the ground, «c £ afflicted with a restlessness. He ’ prone to wander about the r00l"'°r;. looking out the windows an<^ neVLBgmaining still. He may pass 1.V remarks that it won’t be 0

spring.

Then he drifts toward the e racks where he keeps his Wc that, it’s just a step to tin** his equipment.

You’ll see him sitting

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.—— lovingly passing his ^hisknetheir t" polished surfafS ■ L them carefully for ,1 cCl'Ut'parking the beginning 4 hell ’string string one one of

OfCn°"n, arrow arrow to to the string, and them, 1f' ‘ ■ Joy fills him as he feels draw it fu'1'"strain Of the stout stave, the str« s . , Heart beats quicker and life pulses joy in going over the ar­ rows and in making new ones. Here a feather needs replacing; there another is somewhat ruffled and needs dressing again.

Quivers are to be re-laced and per­ haps a set of finger-tips is needed.

How comforting the feel of the stiff, smooth leather, perfect protection for tender digits. Wax and thread have an honest feel, clear to his heart.

And then, you’ll see him gradually settle into inactivity, and for minutes, •eH gaze into the fire without mov­ ing.

Pmhance, the good wife, just now, frLTe remark anent the affairs happening,°ofCthn’m,entS °" the sma11

she! Ilttle She ur>derstands—or does with the ®ossiP A Wand«ing J” memory’s fields, * and the Den ’ With a sturdy The’bu6 °f a11 outdoors »i?htf°rhi">, intorethfthera<lio has in the nin he S°Ugh of the Mel°tthe stream ’ and the chat-

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In memory, he is free!

Ah, me! That the toil of living should crowd out so many happy days afield! That pure, fresh air, and open sky, and rocks and hills cannot be one’s constant lot.

Yet I should be thankful that, in memory, I can live those days again and thrill with anticipation of others equally delightful to come.

Many a happy hour I’ve spent in roaming the Ozarks region with quiver and bow, sometimes for single afternoons and at others, with pack on my back and whole days at my dis­ posal.

And the song of many an arrow, in those hills, has brought delight to my heart. How often the whistling shaft has just missed its mark! How often it has flown wide! But oh, those occa­ sions on which it has sped true, caus­ ing the savage in me to leap with exultation!

The greatest joy that memory re­ calls for me has been in slow, easy­ going trips, with small game as the quarry and no hurry anywhere.

Well do I remember an early spring afternoon, when I pushed through fields and meadows along a river bank, enjoying the beauty of the day, hardly expecting, but half-hoping that I might start game.

Suddenly from a tuft of grass at my very feet dashed a rabbit. He hopped across a little patch of corn, came out on the other side, and then sat up impudently upon a bank to see what it was all about.

It seemed a shame to shoot at him, but I drew my bow and released a shaft—the distance, about 40 yards. I was unable to see exactly what hap­ pened. The rabbit gave one leap back­ ward over a little hump, and I walked forward to pick up the arrow, hardly

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ing grudge against them miss a chance to shoot at'an(! »ever today, the jays all stjii ' onc- But We« un. scathed.

Softly, as I leaned again., tree, a huge owl floated throughth' forest and lit in a tree 35 or 40t ' It works both ways, The shaft you •v have flown away. I had a clear view. No thought went wild may hit is intervened. I don’t like owls Th' true, just as many a seeming kill lots of things. So, easing into'’ ’taX aA«noon, a friend and firm position, I fitted an arrow to th, I drifted slowly down a Wou^ string, drew and released. Straight as a taut cord the arrow flew X^^ofUose murky struck the huge bird in the breast waters. But the gars all seemed away. and passed on through, flying fat Not one appeared, and gradua 1we over the trees. . The owl apparently dropped our alertness, I as I stood in sunk his claws into the limb, at the the bow of the craft, and my fnent, death blow, and he didn’t fall. 1 sitting in the stern paddling. He 61>I sneaked a bit closer and shot another ped lazily into the “silent stroke arrow. It also passed through. I did never removing the paddle from the the same thing again, and still he water. We drifted along, just skirt­ didn’t come down. I began to wonder ing the fringe of bushes along the if I’d have to climb the tree to knock heavily overgrown bank. him out.

Suddenly a strange rustling caught But the fourth arrow hit the brt my ear, and instantly I again was under his feet, and he gave a * alert. What was this? A long gray vulsive leap into the an, a" shape twisted and wound through the tumbled to the ground. An rood shots brush, crackling the leaves slightly. marauder less and three g< To my startled eye, it seemed a yard for memory’s store! long. And then I realized! Moving Good shots, b«J soundlessly along, we had slipped up And so it goes, green g«>ss on a cotton-tail, feeding along the shots, soft breezes, pictured i» * stream. Softly, I raised my bow, songs of birds are 1. - - -2 the i>re' slowly drew to the head and sped a ory as the archer sits before j'and dreaming ‘f shaft. It struck! The bush seemed caressing his tackle to explode in dust and clatter. We to come. days past and hastily paddled to the bank and .nerable nwnunien^ I there lay—my arrow. Deeply im­ "Of the ve:._. bedded in the soft soil, it had missed eo in't^ genuity discovered by " the rabbit ja foot.

And that at a dis­ ancestors or preserved r*??: than 10 feet. Oh, 'surely tance of not more Wall >• -> yit in i ords, not one is so well. What ----matter?

----- I vie paddled on. through the shadowsbeyond th ||; tory to an existence 1 Quite often, on these lazy trips, the ddesses, I chance for a shot presents itself at of tradition. The gods archers, and the god-the most unexpected moment. On one ing the bow a classical such occasion, I was standing in a pensable with the times. " heavy growth of pine and hardwood, resting after a strenuous hour of cient and modern shooting at jaybirds. I have a standThompson.

regretting that I had missed.

But what was this ? As I came over the bank, I saw. There lay the rabbit, dead, the arrow squarely through the .tjon of his body. forward no] portion

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to it strenuously. But, the idea that we tried to get with the rifle objected nd Representatives was that two years from now at the L — s ai over to the Senators — and Senate, we are going to introduce a bill ■ j c.' of the next session " - House > state set aside a large game preserve for the propagation of game to hare the s animals where the hunting can only be done by the bow ancl and arrow. instance t... and game this was accepted in a very favorable light In every i “It appears to us The from Seattle Bowmen of which I am a member, and olhTseaMe over two years dippings.

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