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Archery in Little America By DR. THOMAS C. POULTER, second in command of the Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition Some 9,000 miles from New York, and while still out in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, we made our first attempt to use the archery equipment so generously supplied us by the large number of archery fans and manufacturers over the country. A long, heavy fishing line was tied to a hunting arrow so as to pull as near the center of gravity of the ar row as possible while in flight. This line was attached just back of the arrowhead with a light ring which would slide it back on the shaft of the arrow to its center of gravity. With such an arrangement, when the arrow dropped into the water, the ring would slide forward, and the arrow could be towed smoothly through the water while it was being hauled in. By using it in this way from the stern of the Expedition Ship—THE JACOB RUPPERT—aft er some little time and practice, we succeeded in shooting an arrow just forward of the wing of a large wan dering albatross, and entangle it in the string in such a manner that it was pulled aboard without harming the bird in any way. While the weight of this bird was only thirteen pounds, it measured more than ten feet from tip to tip of its wings, and would have made a nice specimen, but so many of the crew were opposed to taking chances with such an historic ill-omen, after taking measure

ments, weights, and a few pictures, it was allowed its freedom, much to the disappointment of the biologists on board. Perhaps this was best, for the poor bird would have been blamed for everything—fromthe cook’s burn ing the toast to the blizzard which raged in Antarctic regions. Much interest was aroused among the member's of the crew by the in cident, and they looked forward with a great deal of interest to both tar get practice and hunting, once we reached the Antarctic. There was little time available tor further use of the archery equipment during the latter part of the voyage south, and the next time the equipment was used was during the early part of the "winter night.” An archery range was constructed under the snow along one side of the science labora tory, and the target was placed in a tunnel extending beyond the end of the science store-room. In spite of the fact that this range was prac tically at the same temperature as that outside, the men used it a great deal, particularly in preparation for the archery tournament that was scheduled as a part of the celebration on the anniversary of the Admiral’s flight over the North Pole. This pro gram consisted of a special broadcast to the Admiral during the morning, a baseball game during the twilight at noon, an archery tournament dur-

August, 1937 2 YE SYLVAN ARCHER ing the afternoon, and a special din meat for dog and man, food during ner with talks by Demas and Noville our stay in the Antarctic, and on one who were members of that North occasion, I shot a five-hundred pound Pole Expendition. The day was seal with a bow and arrow. I have closed with a talking moving picture had some arrows completely bury in the Paramount Penguin Theater themselves in the carcass of a seal and others pass completely through. at Little America. The archery tournament that aft In both cases, the arrow had a broad ernoon was unique in several re head three inches long, and one and spects. In the first place, it was one-half inches wide. The loss of probably the first archery tourna arrows was usually high in the Ant ment ever held by lantern light; in arctic, and the arrows would usually the second place, it is probably the penetrate the snow, sometimes first archery tournament ever held travel for ten to twenty feet in the under the snow; and, in the third snow, then skip for a distance of fif place, it is probably the first one teen or twenty feet, and then again ever held at a temperature of 60“ enter the snow. For this reason, below zero. During the entire tourn there was not as much hunting as ament the temperature did not rise there would otherwise have been, but above 60“ and was as low as 63°. the men got a good deal of enjoyment I watched with considerable inter out of target practice, and on behalf est both during the tournament and of Admiral Byrd and the entire Expe during the considerable target prac dition, I would like to take this oppor tice prior to the tournament as well tunity to thank those archers and as on all subsequent occasions the tackle manufacturers who contribut effect of these very low temperatures ed so willingly and generously to on the archery equipment, particu make us a complete and excellent set larly the bows. We had bows con of equipment. structed of a wide variety of ma terials, including osage, backed with Erie Stanley Gardner and his of hickory, osage backed with rawhide, lemonwood, lemonwood backed with fice force were welcome visitors at rawhide, lemonwood backed with the Pacific Northwest tournament fifth place in fibre, osage backed with fibre, and at ... Seattle. _____ Erie_ took .. several forms of yew-wood construe- the archery golf match and his secretary. iviisb Miss uticiii Jean Dcmeu, Bethell, piaixu placed tions. All of these bows were given the first in the ladies’ match. Kore DurDur most severe treatment—such as tak yee bemoans the fact that he lost ing them out of a warm room and 1 cent and four tax tokens to Erie in using them immediately in the cold side bets on flight shots. As Dusty without permitting them to come to Roberts says, “Erie is a smooth one the air temperature of 60 below; or and must be watched.” allowing them to remain in the cold, then stringing them up and The 1957 national women’s archery using them in a warm room imme champion at the B. G. Thomp diately; or allowing them to remain son homearrived Corvallis, Oregon, on in the cold and then stringing them August 8th.in Her name is Margaret up and using them in the cold. It As she weighs only seven is interesting that we did not have a Elnora. pounds and twelve ounces she can single bow failure of any type on the draw a Thompson weight bow entire Expedition, with the exception hardly but without doubt she will soon of those that I smashed in an auto yet trying. Mamma Thompson is re mobile accident before leaving the be covering nicely but Papa Thompson States. (Margaret being the fourth child and The drama of the Antarctic bird the first daughter), is far from nor life is not without its villian—theft mal and Dr. Cathey has grave doubts murder, pillage, cannibalism and in of his complete recovery. fanticide—these crimes are all in the repertoire of the south polor scua gull. As a result, this gull serves as Watch for an archery story by Walt a target for many an archer. It was Wilhelm in an early issue of Field necessary to obtain 100 tons of seal and Stream. .....

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¥5he Fifty'seventh Rational The fifty-seventh annual tourna ment of the National Axchey Assoc iation is now history and Russ Hoogerhyde of Clarendon Hills, Ill., is again wearing the crown which he relinquished to Gilman Keasey in 1935. Keasey was unable to attend the Lancaster tournament to defend his title. Hoogerhyde’s score was 2865. E. Pikula of Cleveland, Ohio, was second with 2599; E. Hill Turnock of Wilkinsburg, Pa„ third with 2509; Larry C. Layer of Clarendon Hills, HI., fourth with 2501 and Carl J. Weese of Newark, N. J., fifth with 2499. One hundred and eight men (a new record), were shooting. Ail mt: women vvwmeii ’» In the s uivisiun, division, uccin Jean n.. A. Tenney of Clear Springs, Md., took

the title from Mrs. Gladys Hammer of Los Angeles by 28 points, the re spective scores being 1926 and 1892. Dorothy Budd of East Rockaway, L. I., scored 1887 for third place; Myrtle K. Miller of New York. 1869 for fourth; and Mae A. Marshall, Larchmont, N. Y., 1864 for fifth. There were less than one hundred points between first and seventh place in this division. Mrs. Hammer, with a score of 141-883 bettered Ilda Hanchett’s record of 140-882 in the double national round. Gladys Ham mer won the ladies’ American. Only four juniors participated — Marian Sturm, Indianapolis, winning the girls’ championship and Robert C. Goldich, Newtonville, Mass., the

Buss Hoogerhyde, Champion

Robert Goldich broke two long standing records, that of Brownell McGrew, made in the double junior American in 1929 and that of John Hobson, in the single American in 1932. The Essex Archers took first hon ors in the team shoot, scoring 2193, Cleveland was second and the Oriole Archers third. The Toronto ladies were high with 1926. Mrs. Mary Hill of Dayton, Ohio, added seven yards to the old regular style flight record, shooting 355 yards 2 feet 4 inches. Carl Oelschleger shot 460 yards 1 foot 4 inches in the 80 pounds weight class but Curtis Hill took the "Bows of all weights” class with 448 yards 1 foot 5 inches. Bruce Robertson of Mil waukee shot 387 yards 1 foot 3 inches in the 65 pounds class and Bernie Ahman of Redlands, Calif., 337 yards 1 foot 3 inches in the 50 pounds class. C. A. Pierson of Cincinnati, shot 546 yards 2 feet 10 inches to win the men’s free style event. Manola Sommerfield, West Allis, Wis., won the women's free style event, shooting 406 yards 1 loot 10 inches. Russ Hoogerhyde scored 10 points to win the Art Young round. Oelschleger was first in the ladies' Art Young round. At the business meeting John Cuneo was elected president for the com ing year and San Francisco was se(Continued on Page 5)

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dfandom Shots of an Idle Archer AT THE 1937 NATIONAL By C. M. HITT Curt Hill’s bum luck in free, style flight . . . Milly’s record-breaking 358 yards regular style: some girl . . Pop Prouty’s absence—sorry not to see Pop . . . Mary Nagler shooting free style as is (see "Life” Aug. 9) and nearly getting the trophy . . . Life’s photogs in acrobatic positions and shooting everything in sight . . . Paul Crouch’s first National since Storrs . . . Russ Hoogerhyde's unper turbed technique—you could shoot a firecracker under him at the loose and he’d get a gold . . . Mr. Shibata. Japanese archer shooting, Mrs. Sibata spectating . . . Chairman of the B. G. freezing in midsummer. Myrtle Miller doing the leaning tower of Pisa . . . Doc Elmer's skirl ing bagpipes—all Doc needed was kilts . . . Fox Movietone crew, with shower of arrows over the camera . . . Paul Klopsteg’s Turkish bows and bow-weighing scale . . . Flight shoot ers shooting the bull . . . Hartford shooting in a ten-gallon straw som brero . . . Clayt Shenk everywhere at once, thanks to his henry (or liz zie?) . . . Henry Cummings keeping bulletins posted with all kinds of in teresting statistics . . . Louis Smith’s beautiful platinum wrist watch, a gift of the archers, fittingly inscribed: "To Louis C. Smith, in grateful ap preciation of his contribution to American archery” . . . President Schaeffer’s fine speech at the ban quet. Jane Lincoln’s weakfish sandwich . . . Curt and Milly excavating a watermelon, and I mean excavating . . . Ruth Morse trying to make a per fect with three arrows . . . Mrs. Knight keeping cool while shooting with ice in her mouth . . . Helen Shotwell in Woodstock, not Lancaster . . Spectator to Ma Warner: “How many bows do you pitch before you call it a game?” . . . Dorothy Duggan mut tering to herself, “You great big sissy” . . . Dorothy Ahman’s auto graph bow covered with names of archers of last three Nationals . . . Lady Paramount shooting while offi ciating—didn’t know it could be

done at a National . . . Renette Yanke hanging her crutches on a bow-rack . . . Gladys Hammer’s per fect while being shot by photogra phers .... Photographer kicking Doc Elmer’s p.a., and only a mild sputter out of Doc. . . Gladys taking Ken Hazledine’s title for making a 48 on the wrong clout target . . . Sev eral perfects in the spinach. One archer making clipping from newspaper lying over his strung bow, and clipping string at the same time; grass scorched by violent language . . . Helpful spectators calling shots for dumb archers . . . Bespectacled wire-hair among spectators, being photographed . . . Interesting exhibi tion shoot by top archers . . . Excite ment over Mr. Draper’s inlaid card tables, donated to NAA for door prizes at annual meeting . . . Paul Klopsteg’s Battle Creek movies, with studies of the high scorers in action, and slow motion of Russ. . . . Doc Lane’s Scotty "Tammy," pro duct of Doc’s two Scotties he had at Battle Creek a year ago . . . Chet Smith’s armguard acquired at Los Angeles in ’35, still going strong and going stronger all the time . . . Russ winning nearly everything, including Doug. Fairbanks’ Robin Hood tro phy, awarded this year to winner of Art Young Round . . . Sauken Arch ers running Art Young Round and giving evidence of careful prepara tion . . . Ahmish farmers of Lancas ter County . . . Pennsylvania Dutch —sample on card saying electrical bell out of order: "Button don’t bell, bump!” . . . Seminary refectory, pre sided over by Pop Korn. . . Dormitory floors sans oriental rugs, or any other kind . . . Lancaster’s perfect tourna ment weather . . . Overwhelming lin oleum odor so heavy that points of aim had to be raised . . . Dutch Weese making "only” 300 in first York at the 100, and griping about his punk shooting. Announcement by Chairman of San Francisco as location of next Na tional, with much applause . . . Elec(Continued on Page 5)

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Pacific Northwest Tournament The eleventh annual tournament of the Pacific Northwest Archery asso ciation was held in Seattle on July 10th and 11th. Competition was keen between Mrs. Belvia Carter of Seattle and Mrs. Vivian Chambers of Portland for the women’s championship, but the final count showed Mrs. Carter to be winner' by score of 1832 to 1800. Miss Vinyard of Canby, Oregon, was third with 1673. In the men’s division Oregon took the first three places as follows: 1st, Gilman Keasey, Corvallis, 2160; 2nd, Pat Chambers, Portland, 1966; 3rd Vic Adcook, 1801. Fred Brockway of Tacoma, Washington, was fourth with 1755 and N. A. Pearson of Seattle was next with 1731. Keasey made a remarkable score in the single York.

round, shooting 137-826 for a new record. Mr. and Mrs. Vic Adcook took the clout events in their respective divi sions. Russell Haggard of Seattle won the flight shoot with a shot of 401 yards 1 foot 6 Inches ano Glendolene Vinyard shot 310 yards 2 feet to win the women’s flight trophy. The l.ocksley Archers of Seattle topped the Portland Archers 2176 to 2144 and the Seattle Bowmen fol lowed with 2074. A. M. Anderson was low .in mens archery {.'Jt and Miss Jean Bethell was low lady. Pat Chambers of Portland was elected president for next year and Kore Duiyee was re-elected secre tary. Pordand was chosen for next year’s tournament.

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archery golf. The next tournament will be held at Eugene under the presidency of V. D. McCauley.

The eleventh annual tournament of the Oregon State Archery associa tion was held at Corvallis on July 3, 4, and 5. Gilman Keasey retained the state championship, scoring 2017 in the sin gle York and double American rounds. Mert Bixler was second and Pat Chambers was third, both of Portland. Mrs. Pat Chambers of Portland won the ladies’ championship, defeat ing Miss Vinyard of Canby, 1317 to 1292 in the National and double Co lumbia rounds. Mrs. H. H. Hewitt shot 354 yards 1 foot 8 inches in the flight event, Miss Vinyard 342 yards 1 foot 6 inches and Mrs. Prouty 330 yards 1 foot. Homer Prouty pushed one out 427 yards 2 feet to outdistance the other men shooters. Dr. Hewitt shot 404 yards 1 foot 6 inches and W. G. Will iams 402 yards 6 inches. Portland defeated Corvallis 2394 to 2280 in the team shoot with six teams competing. The Portland ladies took the team event. Mr. and Mrs. Vic Adcook won the clout shoots. In the men’s archery golf Pat Chambers won over Gilman Keasey in a shoot-off of a tie. Mrs. Hewitt, Miss Loyolla Miller and Mrs. Prouty placed in that order in the women’s

THE FIFTY-SEVENTH NATIONAL (Continued from Page 3) lected as the meeting place for 1938. Kore T. Duryee was elected to the Board of Governors in position va cated by Dr. George Cathey and Dr. Klops teg and Henry Cummings were reelected. Our corespondent says: “A fine meet, held under good weather con ditions in an historical setting.”

RANDOM SHOTS (Continued from Page 4) tion of Duryee, Klopsteg and Cum mings to board of governors, John Cuneo as president. . . “Feminist movement” breaking out in annual meeting—what the ladies want, they get . . . Homer Bishop saying, “I’m 84 years old and didn’t do so well, but I'm going to change my form and show ’em next year” . . . That’s the spirit that makes archery . . . Pacific Coast archers already planning to make the 3938 tournament the best ever . . . Let’s try to have 200 on the line when the first whistle blows in San Francisco. . .

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Editorial Please note the change of address of Ye Sylvan Archer from Alsea, Oregon to 505 N. 11th street, Corval lis, Oregon. Ye Sylvan Archer was first published at Corvallis, moved to Albany in 1931, back to Corvallis in 1932, took a trip to California in 1933, appeared again at Alsea in 1935, and we hope is permanently located back at Corvallis where the editor has purchased a home. All archers are invited to call on us at any time at our new address.

Some of our readers may be shock ed to learn that Ye Sylvan Archer stoops so low as to publish gossip. But ninety percent of the archers like gossip and, as we always try to please, we pass on this morsel as it came to us. Take it or leave it as you see fit but do not hold us responsible for what Jack told Bill that Bennie said. Here it is: “According to Bennie Ahman, Mrs. Hill’s 355 yards in flight not only won her the National Associ ation’s reward but also’ a kiss from Ole Oehlschlager. Bernie has studied kisses for years and claims an ade quate technical knowledge. He knows, he says, the casual, business-like smack used in the bootleg traffic. Ole’s osculation was decidedly of the latter kind. It was smooth from long practice and carried through without rehersals. Mrs. Oehlschlager and Mr. Hill, who both witnessed the historic event, bore up well; but it was notic ed that Curtis went , completely to pieces later in the day. ‘It might have been a coincidence, of course,’ states the judicial Bernie.” DUSTY ROBERTS APPROVES Dear Davis: Looking through one of the late copies of “Ye Sylvan Archer” I find a little suggestion by Erie Stanley Gardner that seems to me is worthy of a lot of consideration. Now, let me make myself very clear on this point. If you don't know Erie very well in deed, you had better just not hear any of his suggestions—such as sug gesting that it is only so far around a lake, or something like that, and then you say, “No I don’t think it is that far,” and the first thing you

know you are painfully pacing the shore line for the next two hours only to find that the son of a gun was right in the first place and who cares anyway. You know how he is, steady roar of conversation in your ear and all of a sudden you have act ed on some sugestion of his and find yourself neatly behind the eight ball. But this “Low Bracket Boys’’ thing of his seems to me like an idea that isn’t going to back fire on you. I’ve had the real fun of shooting with the low score boys and have been one of the dim faces that smiled happily and shouted praise for the top archer, and I have had the doubtful pleasure of being in the top flight, too; and I want to tell you that for down right peace of mind and thorough enjoy ment of the grand old sport of archery give me the coot who shoots on the target that is so far away from the top that he can’t even hear the cheers. When I started to snoot at the tar gets I used to have a barrel of fur. Thon I got an idea in my head, and Misier, I darn near ruined a mighty fine sport for myself and the dispo sitions of all my friends until I got what T warted. Thank the red gods that is all be hind me and if I ever go to another meet I can get myself a large chunk of red ribbon and really enjoy myself again. Seems to me Earle is talking a lot about being the worst shot in the world. Keep right on listening to him and some of you gents will find your selves walking around the lake and counting your steps. I wonder if you can gather from the above that I am all for this idea of Erie’s as one of the major advance ments in archery, if you ask me. Regards, DUSTY.

George Brommers and Bill God dard have established a yew camp at Drew, Oregon, wnere they have exclusive cutting on 17,000 acres. It is rumored that Bill is getting some work out of George. The rumor didn’t come from Southern California, how ever.

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'Midwest Tournament Broadcasted By LARRY WH1FFEN, President

was such a sport as archery. The The eleventh annual tournament of broadcasting station received many the Mid-Western Archery Associa letters commenting on the program, tion was held in Milwaukee, Wiscon and displaying a keen interest in sin, July 4 and 5. knowing more about the sport. The The tournament this year was the broadcasting company went to con largest in attendance in the history siderable expense and trouble to make of the Midwestern, there being one the pick-up. Telephone wires had to hundred and twelve archers on the be brought in a distance of over a line, and many others in evidence mile, special field engineers and who preferred to watch the tourna (Continued on Page 11) ment rather than to participate. The archers were divided into two classifications, the division or classi REMEMBER THIS PICTURE fications being based on the results of the first day’s shooting, and spe cial awards were made for the Class “B” division. This tended to promote > additional interest in the mediocre ranks, however, there was also com • petition on each target section, which comprised three targets with twelve archers. There was also a very at tractive trophy awarded to the high double American round for the win ner in each section. These special awards are accredited with building up more enthusiasm and interest in the tournament than at any previous event. It was the first time that such a division had been atempted, and there was a general report by the archers that they were highly in A favor of its continuance. In no way did it interfere with the regular awards or method of scoring as used in the past. Next year’s Midwestern tournament was awarded to Indian apolis, and W. B. Lincoln, Jr. was elected president. In several ways it was probably the most outstanding and unusual arch ery tournament ever held in the United States. The feature which in terested all the archers, as well as Picture of Prof. James A. Berry, thousands of people who knew noth used in Vol. 1, No. 1, May, 1927, Ye ing of the sport, was the broadcast Sylvan Archer, as he “nocked his last ing of the final thirty minutes of the shaft" in an exciting chase after silver tournament, over WTMJ, direct from gray squirrels. Professor Berry was the field. The tournament was so then in the Bacteriology Department well timed that it ended just four of Oregon State College at Corvallis. minutes before the close of the He’s now Bacteriologist with the broadcast. Russ Hoogerhyde, and Bureau of Chemistry and Soils of the Rennette Yanky, the champions, were U. S. Department of Agriculture, sta immediately interviewed, and the tioned at Seattle, Washington. He story of the tournament was carried isn’t keeping up with his archery too to thousands of people who otherwise well but how he does play the bag would not have been aware that there pipes.

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August, 1937

Southern California Field Archers By JOHN L. YOUNT, Secretary Well, folks, we Redlanders apolo in our requests for improved hunting gize. The weather was unusual Sun conditions. day, July 25, when the Field Archers "Southern California Archery of Southern California held their fourth bi-monthly tournament at Hunting Reserve"—How we archers Redlands rovers range. I even be have longed some day to see those lieve some were heard to say it was words in print. Now we find that for several years we have had one and “d----- hot,” but what of it? We had a swell turn-out and a good tourna didn’t know it. Some time ago the ment. The competition was excep San Bernardino County Supervisors tionally keen. Ken Wilhelm won the closed to "firearms" five square miles Championship Class with 431 score, of fine deer range at Wrightwood and the next nine were between 360 because of the unfortunate death of and 397 points, so the next meet will a little girl killed by a stray bullet. be anybody's race. Second in the The wording of the ordinance auto Championship Class was Howard matically leaves it open to archers. Our new reserve is about two miles HUI. Nathan L. Rogan. Chino, won his wide and extends from about onechampionship medal and will have half mile east of Wrightwood, west to compete with Ted Martin, of El to the Los Angeles county line, with Segundo; Walt and Ken Wilhelm, of Wrightwood about, the center north the desert and Howard Hill. Los An and south. It is posted, so fellows geles, as a champion from now on. let’s hunt there this year and show that we appreciate even a very small More power to you, Rogan! Second in the main tournament, or reserve. Remember we must get the "General Division," was Volus Jones, people archery conscious before we of Los Angeles, a new man at the can get a big reserve and the best top; third, Fred L. Olmstead, Long advertising we can do is to go deer hunting and tell everybody about it. Beach. Mrs. Glenn Curtis won in the ladies class with 271 points. Mrs. Beatrice I am very sorry about this "Rasp Hodgson, second, and Miss Frances berry Comer." Owing to the weather Kenedy, third. These ladies shoot every man shot over his head, except the same rounds as the men, follow Glenn Curtis, our field captain, last the same rules and ask no favors, yet Sunday, who should be entitled to a they beat fifty per cent of the men. double raspberry—not so much for the score he shot as tor the fact that One of the most enjoyable features he let his wife beat him. Just remem of the above mentioned tournament ber, Glenn, you have the sympathy was meeting Captain Ober of the of every male archer throughout this State Fish and Game department, broad land. who gave the archers a short talk in which he emphasized the rate at Walt and Ken Wilhelm demonstrat which game is disappearing through ed their fancy shooting before the out the country. He predicted that Yacht Club at Coronada on July 17th. within a comparatively few years the The many archer friends of E. H. only game left would have to be raised in captivity and released to be Kern of Coquille, Oregon, are grieved killed by hunters (not a pretty pic to learn of the recent death of Mrs. ture). He attributed this to automo Kern and sympathize with Mr. Kern biles, good roads in formerly inac in his bereavement. cessible places, good trails to prac tically every place in the mountains Next month Ye Sylvan Archer will and long range rifles. He highly be enlarged to 16 pages exclusive of commended the archers for their in cover pages. We have some good terest in hunting rather than game stories that we know our readers will slaughter and promised to support us like.

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^Achery ^Awards By REED WILLIAMS, Glendale, California A good score, like virtue, is its own reward. Never the less, when you reap the harvest of your spare time practice and gang them up on the gold on tournament day, it is pleas ing to have some visible token of your prowess wherewith to impress your non-archer friends. Herewith are shown some of the ribbons that are used by various clubs in the West. They are made by a novel process, being air-brushed through metal stencils on gro-grain ribbon. Any color can be employed to good advantage by this method. For example the Utah State Archers award target colored ribbons to the five highest scores. The black fourth place ribbon looks quite cheerful

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Tdhe Lighter Side of ^Archery By THE DOGHOUSE PHILOSOPHERS WE HAVE MET HIM (By MUCH THE MILLER) From out the sunshine, the unusual heat and cold and fog of Los Angeles has come many strange things and thoughts that have made honest ar chers of Oregon raise an eyebrow, wonder, and overdraw. How can this be, that one man can have the power to relegate another to a canine abode, cast aspersions upon his ver acity and doubt his skill. Such a man must surely be great, should be bowed to when met and spoken of only in reverent tones. But—we have met him, and we feel that an over abundance of printer's ink that is easily "slang" is the cause. We also find that he is without honor in his own backyard for he has been pre sented with engraved dog licenses by serious thinking organizations. Should we, honest archers of Oregon, take him seriously. I think not. George Brammers ankled into our abode and approached us from be hind and said. Tm George Brom mers." As one man we snapped to attention, then gave him the eye in mute silence. Only after another long

minute could we speak, and again in unison came a “Yea—uh? Let’s go coon hunting.’’ Say what you will about the man, he accepted the invitation and a ren dezvous was arranged on top of a mountain in the woods—well after dark. After a cow horn was sounded in the canyon far below and phan tom hounds began to bay on the trail, George Brommers gathered up his borrowed tackle and followed one of the boys silently through the woods to a narrow pass. The hounds were silent for a time and the two men approached the pass with care, only the beam of the flashlight pierced the blackness. The snapping of a twig was heard several feet ahead. The sound was repeated, as though some animal were crossing the trail. In the flashlight’s beam a bit of dogwood seemed to move and rustle. Then as the light was raised from near the ground a head came into view; and what a head! The Oregon boy was startled and stepped back, hardly able to keep the light on the apparition; but Mr. Brommers seemed to be accustomed to strange

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beasts, actually, or in his provident mind, for he disentangled his bow from the fir bows overhead, planted himself firmly, and was soon glar ing across the broadhead into the shining eyes of the beast in the dog wood. The eyes shone like the eyes of a coon, the nose was striped and narnow, but the light seemed to bother it for it shook its head and the leaves high above were moved about by a massive set of shining antlers. The antlers were not in the velvet and it's July—the head became still and one mule-like ear thrust slowly and questioningly forward as though this strange beast were seeing something equally strange and unusual in the woods. After two preliminary shakes Mr. Brommers regained his remarkable fortitude and loosed the arrow. The arrow flew high and rattled off the horns, but Mr. Brommers, like a true poacher, fitted another arrow to the string and prepared to finish the kill. At this point Mr. Brommers was set upon by ruffians of the forest who appeared, pointing loaded bows at him. These men seemed to think that the woods belonged to them as well as all the game in it and were especially indignant that a rank out sider should steal through and at tempt to kill their one and only fourpoint coon by shining its eyes in the middle of the night. Mr. Brommers stood on his hindlegs and denied everything and said he wouldn't talk without his lawyer. The boys led Mr. Brommers back to the campfire about which he had toasted his shins for two hours, earlier in the evening, only to find that he has a sense of direction like an egg beater. He sat by the fire again for another two hours and when it came time to go home he was surprised to find that the car stood within thirty feet of the fire and had been there all the time. About the fire his inability to hit the four-point coon was roundly crit icised as well as his inkslinging tech nique. His yew staves were criticised, his anti-scientific approach to bow making was roundly scorned and he agreed with us on every point, but before the evening was over we found that he could, would, and did, lie

right back at us. When he returns we’ll take him hunting again, but for saner beasts than four-point coons. MIDWEST TOURNAMENT (Continued from page 7) equipment had to be maintained, and the chief sports announcer, Russ Winnie, canceled several other pro grams to be on hand to handle this novel feature. The broadcast which cost the company a little over two hundred dollars was put on without cost to the Midwestern Association, and as far' as any records can be found, it is the first time in the his tory of Archery that a tournament has ever been put on the air. The banquet and business meeting furnished another thrill and laugh for the archers. Larry Whiffen, pres ident of the association, and Edwin Wallock, one of the Milwaukee arch ers, wrote and produced a special movie for the occasion. The movie was acclaimed the best and most amusing the archers had ever seen. There was an immediate request by a number of clubs for the loan of the film.so they could show it at their local clubs. ARCHERY AWARDS (Continued from page 9) Redlands employs a similar idea using a chevron to denote the class. The Elysian Archers change the de sign of their ribbon from time to time. They award ribbons every week, so that the hot shots acquire quite an accumulation and like to get a little variety into their wall coverings. They use target colors for the first three places and blue, red and white for the handicap. The Greenwood Archers design is taken from their well drawn letter head. A green tree which does not show in the illustration sets off the archers figure very effectively. The Pasadena Club now uses a similar de sign. The little figure for the junior girls was made for a special tourna ment. Clubs that have a good natured secretary can pester him further by adopting the card system. All will like it but the one who has to do the work. The top of the ribbon is sewn onto a card about five inches long and as wide as the ribbon. The card is

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printed thus: Won by Date Place Rounds Score Handicap Total When filled out by the secretary such a slip backing up the ribbon makes a very satisfactory souvenir, and it does not interfere with personal decoration as you can slip the card in your breast pocket and let the ribbon hang down and flutter in the evening breeze as you wend your way home from the tournament.

Classified Advertising RATES for Classified Advertising 5 cents per word per issue. Count initials and numbers as words. Mini mum charge is 50 cents. Stamps ac cepted.

August, 1937

ARROWS—Footed tournament ar rows, 85 doz. Sample, 25c.—Mor rison, 1090 Rural, Salem, Oregon. MATCHED ARROWS—Not merely sanded to weight, but matched spine, weight and dimension. Built only as Hobson can build them. Self arrows $2.50 a set. Footed $4.40. Sample arrow 25c. Pair Yew billets, 82.50.—Harry D. Hobson, Salem, Oregon.

YEW STAVES—$3.50 to $5.00 post paid. Billets, $2.50 to $3.50, post paid.—Leon F. Chapin, Sweet Home, Oregon.

RELICS AND CURIOS INDIAN RELICS. Beadwork, Coins, Curios, Books, Minerals, Weapons. Old West Photos. Catalog, 5c. Genuine African Bow, $3.75. Ancient flint arrowheads, perfect, 6c each— ------ Indian Museum, Northbranch, Kansas. BOOKS AND MAGAZINES

ARCHERY TACKLE FOR RAW MATERIALS to produce tackle that one dreams of, see Ullrich. SPECIALIZING in Matched Shafts, Paul, Leyda, South Oil City, Penn sylvania.

THE FLAT BOW — Not only com plete instructions for making this typical Amercian bow but also in structions in making all sorts of archery tackle from the arrows to the arrow case. Well illustrated. 70 pages. Price 50c. Ye Sylvan Archer, Alsea, Oregon.

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