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-August, 1936

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Sylvan Archer August, 1936

Vol. 8

No. 4

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J. E. Davis and J. R. Todd Alsea, Oregon J. E. DAVIS

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TABLE OF CONTENTS ON TO BATTLE CREEK

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ON MAKING A BOW

By Cassius Haywaird Styles

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PACIFIC NORTHWEST TOURNAMENT 5

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EDITORIAL

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OHIO STATE TOURNAMENT

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WILD BOARS AND BOWS

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CONSTITUTION OF POPE-YOUNG 9 ARCHERS ..........................................

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WASHINGTON STATE SHOOT

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BUNK BY BROMMERS

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On to (Battle Qree\ The fifty-sixth annual target meet­ ing of the National Archery Associ­ ation of the United States is to be held August 3-7 at Battle Greek, Michigan. Battle Creek is one of the important cities of Michigan, with a population of 55,000, located on U. S. Highway No. 12 about 162 miles from Chicago and 110 miles from Detroit. Of course, we all know that Battle Creek is in the Great Lakes Region, but it was surprising to learn that there are over 400 lakes within thirty miles of the city.

The meet is to be held at Bailey Park which is located on M78, which is the main trunk line from Battle Creek to Lansing through the middle of the state.

The women have a field 130 yards north and south by' 140 yards east and west. The men have a field just south, the parking space being be­ tween them, that is well over 140 yards north and south and 240 yards east and west. The ground is piped for sprinkling and the water comes from deep wells which supply the city. The wells are in the park. There will be fountains at the sprinkling connections.

The headquarters of the associa­ tion will be at the Battle Creek Sani­ tarium. Many private homes will be open to the a’.chers so that ample accommodations will be available for the 200 to 300 people who are ex-

pected to attend the tournament.

Besides the regular shooting events the program includes an Art Young program, a trip to Bird Sanct­ uary, trip to Gull Lake for dinner and dancing, dinner and pictures at the Postum Company, and the an­ nual business meeting and banquet.

There will be a determined assault on the citadel of established records by a host of present, past and future champions and. no doubt, some of the buttresses will not withtand the onslaught. The oldest of the present round records is that for the double junior American, 177-1277, shot by Brownell McGrew, in 1929.

Among those who are expected to lead in the attack are the following: Mrs. Ruth Hodgert, present Nr tional champion, California Sta champion, Pacific association chai pion and holder of single Nation and single and double Columbi records.

Gilman Keasey, present National champion, Oregon state champion, Pacific Northwest champion and holder of double York and individual team round records.

Homer Prouty, present regular flight champion and holder of regular­ flight record of 478 yards.

Cw.tis L. Hill, present free sty e champion and holder of free style record of 518 yards.

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Women’s field, looking north, 120 yards by HO yards

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On Maying a Bow

By CASSIUS HAYWARD STYLES, Berkeley, California to make a 45 pound bow of yew or Osage Orange, and you have an or­ dinary pair of yew billets, or a good full length stave of the bois d’arc.

If the former, joint the billets care­ fully with a double fish joint, 3% inches long and an inch and a quarter wide, one and three eighths inches deep. Set the limbs back about an inch; more fully reflexed than this makes your stave hard to deal with; it wants to twist sideways when strung. When the glue has dried thoroughly, over at least three days, take off the clamps. Sight down the back of your stave, which is about 6 feet and 6 inches long, and see what you have. Make up your mind which is to be the upper limb, and mark it.

Make up your bow for the first stringing so it will be four inches over six feet in length.

The first thing to do is to make the back. Go down it with a scraper and a bastard rasp. Follow the grain, longitudinally. If the surface rocks sideways, let ’er rock, even like a ship at sea, and don’t let it dismay you.

Put the stave in a vise and rasp and cut and scrape it until the surface is level sideways, at right angles to the direction of bend. If all of the back, which is the foundation work of the bend, is not made so it is in the same horizontal plane, at right angles to the direction it will be drawn, your bow is apt to warp at the stringing.

In a new bow it is quite likely that the sapwood will be thick on one side and thin on the other; never mind.

Only, be careful not to cut through the grain lengthwise. One of my most used hunting bows has no sapwood on the left side, a foot from the up­ per nock, while on the right side there is over half an inch of it. A little startling to the eye; nothing more. It is best in making up an Osage Orange bow to take off all the white sapwood.

As soon as you have leveled the back sideways, sandpaper it. From then on treat the back with care; it seals in the life of the bow.

Now carefully plane the sides to the shape you want; use only a sharp

One of the pleasures of archery is handling a good bow, lithe of line and fair to look upon; always faith­ ful to serve your will. Such a weapon is even a little more than a treasure; it is a friend.

However, this implement is not easily made. If you think you want one, make up your mind that you are willing to do a lot of real hard, care­ ful, and studious work. You must be willing to learn and un-learn many things, keep your tools sharp and hold your temper in control. But let me assure you that it will be perfect­ ly fascinating all the way, from the first pungent shaving until you rub the finished weapon to a soft polish and twang the string, “ a note like the twittering of a swallow,” as worded by Homer.

My friend Earl Ullrich wrote an article on bow making in the March issue of this magazine. It is a valu­ able treatise: it would have to be since Earl has had to direct many makers of varying experience — or else expostulate with them some­ what charitably when they have chided him, the Cutter of Yew trees, at their own unsuccess.

Saxton Pope used to say that there was a bow in every tree. There is if one is sufficiently ingenious. The more crooked a stave, the more spring it seems to have when coaxed to the right bend. Knots, when not too large, make the wood stronger, if you have the patience to raise them just right. Twisting, winding wood is like a wild mustang; when trained it makes a tough, untiring servant. So don’t be discouraged if your stave is not perfect. I have seen only one really perfect stave of winter cut yew, and I offered a hundred dollars in cash for it.

Wood should be well seasoned. It gains strength and hardness each year, at least until the seventh year.

Some wood is appreciably better after ten years; it follows the string less and less. Nowadays three year seasoned staves are quite reasonably priced.

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plane. Do not make the bow nar­ rower than an inch and a quarter at the handle. Taper in a straight line to the nocks, where you should leave it five-eighths of an inch wide. Your preliminary work on the sides is now done; they should be at right angles to the back, like the sides of a dom­ ino—square and straight up and down.

Next take off wood from the belly; taper the depth from an inch and a quarter in the dips, next to the han­ dle, to a full half inch at the nocks.

Use all the care in the world to see that no place is made too weak.

Shave off very thin curls of wood where it is obviously too strong. Re­ member that if the bow bends too much at any one place, it will chrysal there. If the bend is perfect, you will never have a chrysal.

Pins must be raised. Leave a swell­ ing as big as a good sized hornet sting around each small black knot or cluster of them. When the bow is reduced to about 80 pounds of esti­ mated pull, put one end on the floor, one hand in the middle, and the other hand at the top, and lean your weight on the middle. By studying its action carefully, you will see fairly well how the bend is coming along.

Watch for stiff, stubborn places, and slowly reduce them. If any place is decidedly weak, lighten all of the rest of your weapon to symmetrical weakness, so that the bending in that part is no longer excessive and dangerous.

The contour of the belly should be pretty flat. An effort to put speed into the bow by making a high stacked belly is much like lifting oneself by the bootstraps—results are not impressive.

If your bow now seems to bend evenly when tested against the floor, cut notches at the ends, on the sides of the structure, and string it.

The handle should be four inches long and the upper nock 3516 inches from the upper end of the handle; the lower nock, or notch, 3416 inches from the lower end of the unbending handle. Keep in mind this fact: a bow can be chrysalled the first time it is strung if the bend is not evenly dis­ tributed.

The bend is the thing!

It is quite likely that when first strung, the bow will not be straight,

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sidewise. If, for instance, the upper limb warps to the right, it is likely that the left side is too bulky. Re­ duce that side carefully. If you make the contour, sidewise, a perfectly symmetrical arch, the limb—provided the back is flat—should not warp sidewise.

Nevertheless, some pieces of yew will not be perfectly straight even when correctly rounded; in that case you can cut oil’ one side of the wan­ dering end a trifle. Of course you cut off the side that warps itself out of

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The crooked yew is made smoother by studious pains.

the centre line. Here is where the % inch width at the end comes in to your advantage.

You now have your bow strung, and it pulls about 70 pounds. Your remaining task in architecture boils down to the developing of a perfect and beautiful bend in the two limbs of your future treasure. Use nothing but common sense; hold yourself in with limitless patience. Your eyes, if you avoid flattering yourself, will easily tell you where the bow is stiff.

Lighten that part with the care of an etcher. A rasp is the best means. At

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this time you will have a chance to observe some interesting optical il­ lusions, if your stave is in the least crooked. But these illusions all dis­ appear when you apply hard common sense and look at the bend in dead earnest. I think that what destroys most bows in the making is laziness, or the application of untested ideas.

Putting your bow in a vise and pull­ ing it up with a rope through a pulley is only a slight help. This is a decep­ tive means of studying the action of bows, since they do not then flex as thex' do when nulled ud by hand.

The best thing you can do is to draw up the bow as far, as it can safely be drawn, and have a photo­ graph made of it. If you have an archer friend, let him draw it for you, and save negatives. It will be a very good thing for your bow if you can study Duff’s “Bows and Arrows, How to Make Them.” It costs only a dollar now, and should be pur­ chased before you buy a bowstave.

His illustrations are very clear and give details that are almost impos­ sible to describe by written words alone.

The bend should extend to within 4 or 5 inches at the handle; but be very, very careful. If you put too much flexion there, you will have the deadly cancer of the bow, a chrysal.

Also the bend should not reach to the very tips. The last four or five inches there, at both ends, should show decided stiffness.

Quite likely by now you have brought the strength from 70 to 55 pounds. Sandpaper your bow; it may surprise you to find that this takes three full pounds away from its strength. Be sure you have not let the grain cut through at any place on the back. Round off the corners; keep the back flat and make the bel­ ly fairly round. It is better not to have the limb too wide, not much over an inch and an eighth a foot out from the handle. A broad limbed bow will churn the arrows from right to left in a harsh manner.

If, now, you are perfectly and con­ scientiously and even intuitively sure that the bend is exactly right, that every part does just its proper share of the bending, and no more, nor any whit less, start in shooting the bow.

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there is a stiff place somewhere in one or both of the limbs. An even bend throughout all bending sectors will enchant you with its silky draw and bewilder you with the speed it puffs forth your arrow. What is more, a yew bow with such construc­ tion will not melt in hot weather, after it is once broken in. The fre­ quent mention one hears of yew bows losing their strength comes from the experience of those using indifferent­ ly made weapons, turned out by those Roger Ascham so nicely term­ ed “naughty” bowyers. Dr. Pope re­ ported that in the African heat, all bow woods let down the same, yew no more than hard woods.

Your bow pulls most likely 46 or 48 pounds. Shoot it a couple of months; use heavy arrows if you must hurry the breaking in. In time you may notice some part that is becoming weak; lighten the rest of the bow a couple of pounds, and go on shooting it. About three months of hard use should develop a perfect bend. Then shorten it an inch at each tip. Life will come back to it and you will begin to see what a perfectly made bow can really do. Your shoot­ ing will certainly improve.

If your arrow is 28 inches long, do not make the bow shorter than six feet, provided you want to use it year after year, in heat or cold. Short bows are seldom made that will last and shoot an arrow with speed and with steadiness. In hunting bows, the case is a bit different; a 5 foot 8 inch structure will perform mighty well, but then of course your arrow is heavier. When you are satisfied with the bend, put on horn nocks.

They protect the tips, and if scien­ tifically attached, add somewhat to the cast.

Now I have told all that I can tell on paper; it all boils down to this: “The Bend is the Thing.” I have never seen any bow with a perfect bend that was not a valuable piece of equipment. In getting this bend, use only patience and common sense.

Don’t put horn nocks on so big they will act like rubber boots on a sprinter; don’t spare any pains in smoothing and polishing and varnish­ ing, and put' a leather handle on that just suits your fancy and your bow­ hand.

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^Pacific Northwest Tournament

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Ten years ago Ye Sylvan Archer said: “The first annual tournament of the Pacific Northwest Archery Association was held at Woodland Park, Seattle, Washington, July 16 and 17. 1927. Kore T. Duryee, of Seattle, chairman of the tournament committee had made very satisfac­ tory and adequate arrangements for rhe care and entertainment of the visitors and the carrying out of the tournament program. He deserves great credit for putting on so suc­ cessful a tournament.” And Kore has been doing it every year for ten years.

The tenth tournament Kvas held in Portland July 18-19, with, as Kore says in his report, “perfect weather, plenty of sunburns, and as fine a group of real sports as you will ever meet.”

Of the twenty-nine men who at­ tended the first touirnament and helped organize the Pacific North­ west Archery Association, ten attend­ ed the tenth tournament. Of the six who went to Seattle from Oregon all were in Portland except one who has left the state and his place was taken by one who has moved in, so Oregon claims 100%.

B. G. Thompson offered a medal for the high score among the old timers and one for the most improve­ ment. B. G. took the high score medal himself and the other went to R. N. Underwood of Olympia, Wash­ ington.

Gilman Keasey remains the North­ west champion, setting two Northwest records, ' a 40 yard score of 30American of 90260 and a single : 706. Mrs. Vivian Chambers, of Port­ land, a newcomer in the lists, took the women’s championship. Bob Trent of Tacoma, is the new junior champ­ ion.

At Saturday evening’s banquet and business meeting C. M. Huntley of Seattle was elected president, Vic Adcook of Portland and I. M. Stamps of Seattle, vice-presidents, and Kore Duryee seceretary-treasurerr. The invitation of the LocKsley Archers to sponsor the tournament in Seattle next year was accepted. The associa­ tion voted to favor Washington, D. C.

for the 1937 National Tournament.

High scores for the single York and double American rounds for men and double National and double Columbia rounds for women, and double Junior American for boys were as follows: Men Gilman Keasey, 311-2081.

2.. Vic Adcook, 302-1848.

3.. C. C. Evans, 283-1793.

4.. N. R. Myetrs 284-1750.

5.. I. M. Stamps, 294-1746.

Women 1.. Mrs. Vivian Chambers. 278-1654.

2. Mrs. Christine Stamps, 269-1631.

3.. Miss Ruth Tawney, 271-1609.

4. Miss Edna Stewart, 266-1464.

5.. Mrs. Belvia Carter, 251-1413.

Boys Bob Trent. Tacoma, 355-2349.

Men’s Clout 1.. C. iC. Evans, 36-222.

2.. Vic Adcook. 34-210.

3. Gilman Keasey, 34-210.

Women’s Clout 1. Miss Lloyola Miller, 27-142.

2. Mrs. Meda Adcook, 27-141 .

3., Miss Glen Vinyarrd, 26-128.

Junior Clout 1. Bob Trent 34-212.

Men’s Flight 1. Homer Prouty, 451 yards, 2 feet 6 inches.

2. Lee Gillam, 414 yards.

3. Vic Adcook, 412 yards, 2 feet.

Women’s Flight Mrs. Henry Hewitt, 345 yards, 1 foot, 7 inches.

2. Mrs. Homer Prouty, 340 yards, 1 foot, 10 inches.

3. Lloyola Miller, 331 yards, 1 foot, 6 inches.

Team Shoot—Men 1. Potrland Archers, 374-2152.

2. Locksley ArchcVs, Seattle, 3682044.

3. Corvallis Archers, 359-2035.

Team Shoot—Women Portland Archery Club, 349-1925.

Verne B. Leonard of San Angelo, Texas, was archery instructor to a class of seventy-five boy scouts at Camp Louis Farr. Mr. Leonard re­ ports that much was accomplished and several humorous situations re­ sulted.

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Editorial Mrs. Homer Prouty tells us she appreciates Ye Sylvan Archer be­ cause it helps her to keep a line on “Pop” and his antics while he is away attending tournaments. If any other archery widows want help, just let us know.

The Teaching of Archery by Dave and Cia >Craft, recently published by A. S. Barnes, has been received for review. The book gives instructions for teaching archery from the brac­ ing of the bow to the adding up of the score. It is especially valuable for those who have charge of arch­ ery in schools, colleges on* or camps, Gives instruction in general tourna­ ment procedure. Has chapters on selecting tackle and keeping it in order. The book contains 82 pages and is well illustrated.

OHIO STATE TOURNAMENT

By Walter B. Kern, Dayton, Ohio.

The annual tournament of the Ohio State Archery Association was held at Vandalia, Ohio. July 11-12, during some of the hottest weather exper­ ienced in that region for twenty-five years. In spite of such a handicap the Ohioans again succeeded in cap­ turing men’s free style flight when (Charles Pierson of Cincinnati shot an arrow 533 yards, exceeding the world record mark of 531 yards re­ cently made by Bruce Robinson of Milwaukee, Wis., July 4, 1936. Curtis Hill, runner up in this event, shot an arrow 529 yards, exceeding his former world’s record of 518 yards made in 1933.

Not to be outdone by her husband.

Mrs. Hill captured the woman’s reg­ ular style flight shot with a distance of 341 yards and 1 foot, which ex­ ceeds the old 0. S. A. A. record of 310 yards. The bow used in this record was in the “Bows over 50 pounds” class. Carl Oelschlager of Cleveland won the men’s regular style flight with a new record for the state of 473 yards. The bow used in this event pulled over eighty pounds.

All flight records were made with a light wind varying from directly down the course to thirty degrees

north of the course.

The target events were held on the west lawn of the A. T. A. grounds south of the club house, where the entire range was laid out, the arch­ ers shooting toward the north. The layout when the meet was fully under way was very attractive with the light dresses, brilliant targets and movement. For the target events, consisting of a Single York Round and a Double American Round for the men and National and Double Junior American Round for the ladies, the following scores were made: Men’s Target Wm. Floberth, Jr., 292-1756.

Ray Shumway, 278-1722.

Wm. Floberth, Sr., 281-1599.

Ladies’ Target Irma Oelschlager, 243-1471.

Frances Schweitzer 236-1334.

Helen Evans. 227-1233.

Junior Target Boys Dick Weber, Toledo, 252-1712.

Lee Mattox, Toledo, 235-1263.

Junior Target Girls Marie Folberth. Cleveland, 61-291.

Out of State Men Howard Benedict (Ky.) 238-1198.

Out of State Ladies Alta Benedict. (Ky.) 227-1305.

Men’s Clout Richard Newbecker, 27-115.

Ladies’ Clout Ethel W. Kyle, 36-142.

Junior Clout—Lee Mattox, 24-100.

The Field events, Saturday July 11. were climaxed by a banquet and business meeting at which the new officers for the Association for the coming year and place for holding the tournament were chosen.

Glen Evans was elected incoming president and Ray Shumway secre­ tary with Cincinnati as the location for the tournament. The field events Sunday were immediatly followed by the award of the various medals, cups, placques, merchandise prizes to the winning contestants.

As the gathering broke up and scattered to their waiting automo­ biles the prevailing goodbyes were “See you at the National” and “On to Battlecreek” and judging from the enthusiasm shown the National will find Ohio well represented.

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WZild Boars and Bows

By WALTER WILHELM, Yermo, California

My brother Ken and myself, hav­ ing killed all kinds of big and small game with a bow, had been waiting for months to try the same weapons on wild hogs. Our opportunity came when Mr. Jerry Fairbanks, prom­ inent producer and director of un­ usual pictures, and incidentally a great airplane pilot, agreed to take us over to Santa Cruz in his plane.

Were we pleased ?

This being Tuesday, we agreed to leave Friday morning early and spent the next two days getting our tackle ready.

We surely made birch wood and feathers fly. I picked out two dozen of my best broadheads, refeathered some and targeted them until I knew where they would go. Howard Hill, our other hunting partner, also fitted out two dozen. Ken. who always has two or three hundred on hand, had little difficulty in getting two dozen that matched.

We w.ere all set and rearing to go when the big day arrived. We did not get started as early as we had ex­ pected due to a heavy fog, but about noon we climbed into the big cabin plane and were off on about 100 miles of a trip. We climbed to about ten thousand feet altitude and then headed out over the open sea. It was

fifty minutes from the time we took oft' until we landed. Jentry taxied that plane up hill and down and put us and our camp equipment near the beach at a good spring. We then stood and watched him taxi up that hill and hop off again, right off a 200 foot cliff. He was going home, to re­ turn for us later.

After waving a farewell to Jerry we made camp, got a big lunch and started to prospect for boar. We took it easy and kept a close watch. About the middle of the afternoon we had found out where the hogs, especially the big boys, were staying. This was up high, just under the rim rocks of the highest peaks. We spent the whole afternoon just looking around and studying the hogs’ habits. I had been raised on the Blackfoot Indian reservation and the tracks and signs of these hogs were as an open book to me. We all came into camp just before dark. Ken killed a beautiful red fox and Howard and myself got three birds each.

We had the usual big meal of hunters that night and a good smoke and plenty of boar talk before we crawled into our sleeping bags. We got up just at daylight the next morning and everybody was jumping around getting eats or sorting out tackle.

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YE SYLVAN AR£HER August, 1936 I suggested that we climb the long air as if they were tied together, bare ridge line to the top and hunt they were that close. Somebody hit down. “0. K.,” says Ken, opening a him and did he squeal? You would can of tomatoes with my best broad­ have had to be there to get the head. Howard, too, thought this was effect. Now the hog started to tear a good idea. up the earth as he went round in a We started off at an easy gait up circle. The cactus was flying so fast a bare grassy ridge and headed for it looked like ten men were throwing some big bluffs about seven miles it up in the air. We all jumped down away. Climbing was hard work on a few paces and held our bows as we account of the slippery grass, but in slowly advanced towards the boar. just a little less than three hours The old boy threshed around a few we were on the summit, and I don’t seconds and came out into the open think any of us had made a sound and we all gave it to him again. that could have been heard 100 feet While we were nocking for the third away. All good hunters know that round he saw us. Did he move down silence is golden, particularly when the canyon away from us? your weapon is a bow.

Yes, he did. Like Hades. He start­ During this long hike we had not ed right after us aud we started seen a hog, but from the little pros­ shooting for keeps. About fifteen pecting trip the first afternoon, wc yards from us he rolled over dead. knew where we would jump one, and Examining him we found three ar­ right we were, as you shall see. rows in him and the holes where We sat down on top and rested a four more had passed through him. little and figured out just what move We had literally shot that hog to we were going to make. The result was that we started down the rough­ ribbons. His lower jaw was complete­ ly gone, one front leg broken and est, rockiest and most cactus infest­ ed ridge anyone ever saw. We all got intestines sticking out in three full of thorns and Howard backed places. We checked up on the arrows. into a big bunch of cactus. Last I We had shot thirteen times and I saw of him he was still fishing out had found the mark for one. Eight the spines, and needless to say, I felt arrows were broken beyond repair.

We estimated his weight at about so sorry for him that I could have 240 pounds and his tusks were seven cried.

Wp crept and felt our way down inches long and perfect. One of How­ for about 200 feet and just under a ard’s arrows had gone through him and struck an oak tree. Ken’s last small rim rock was quite a large arrow, evidently the one that had bunch of scrub oak and cactus. finished him, had completely shat­ Plenty signs everywhere. We sat in tered the spine. The arrow was not a huddle for a few minutes and even dulled. figured how to get a shot as we were It was a great fight and pretty positive there were hogs in that fair shooting, considering that we patch. were standing in cactus up to our We decided to stand together, keep high and shoot together if any­ ears. We killed many more hogs and thing came out. We all started had two more good fights, especially thumping small stones into the with an old sow with pigs. But these are other stories and some of the patch. We threw half a dozen when all of a sudden and directly under­ other boys may write them.

For the benefit of the archers I neath, not more than 40 yards away, we saw the brush move and heard will describe the tackle used on this hunt.

All of us had yew bows. Our the most savage snort again and again. How it did echo up that broadheads were made from saw canyon! A few more small stones and steel and were five inches long, every­ that hog walked out to the edge of thing entirely home made. I was the patch. He had ears like an ele­ shooting the lightest bow with a pull phant and his tusks looked as long of 84 pounds. Ken had his old faith­ as a bow. We all drew to the head of ful of 103 pounds and Howard was shooting his 108 pound buffalo bow. the arrow and loosed as one.

I could write pages describing the It was a beautiful sight, those steel tipped shafts flying through the (Continued on page 10)

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(Constitution of Pope'Young Archers of Oregon

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[While the Pope-Young Field Archers of Oregon is a local organi­ zation, we are publishing its consti­ tution because of the numerous in­ quiries we have had as to the proper procedure in organizing and the pur­ poses and activities of such clubs.

We are not offering it as a model, or even a guide, but merely with the hope that it may be suggestive. The Oregon field archers invite criticism and suggestions.—-Editor.]

Whereas, For more than twentyfive thousand years the bow and arrow have been used by men and have been a potent factor in raising him above the brutes, and Whereas, Those weapons are today known in every country of the world, and Whereas, Their constant use by man for untold ages has bred within him a love for their beauty, grace and power, appealing to the best qualities of his mind and heart, and Whereas. We, whose name s are affixed, being lovers of the bow and having acquired some skill in its use now Therefore, Hereby unite to form a society for the advancement of field archery.

Article I. This organization shall be known as the Pope Young Field Archers of Oregon.

Aritcle II. Purposes and Activi­ ties: (a.) , , The purposes of the PopeYoung Field Archers of Oregon shall be to foster, perpetuate and direct the practice of field archery in the State of Oregon in accordance with the high spirit and honorable tra­ ditions of that ancient sport. (b) The activities of the PopeYoung Field Archers of Oregon shall be To encourage membership.

2. To advise the novice as to the equipment best suited for use in the field and for the purposes intended.

3. To contact and advise the Ore­ gon State Game Commission

and the members of the Oregon legislature, as to the acquisi­ tion of additional hunting (re­ serves.

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To contact and advise the Oregon State Game .Commis­ sion in the supervision of the Canyon iCreek Archery Refuge.

5. To build up suitable shooting fields through the introduction of 'rabbits, pigs, game birds, etc.

6. To erect, or cause to be erect­ ed suitable shelters in the re­ serve or in areas frequented by hunting archers.

To hold an annual tournament of archery field events.

8. To provide for registration of crests or insignia.

Article III. Membership: (a) The membership shall consist only of men and women who use the bow as a weapon of the chase. (b.) Honorary memberships with exemptions from the usual dues may be granted by gen­ eral vote of the Pope-Young Field Archers of Oregon for exceptional merit or service in the sport.

Article IV. Dues shall be twentyfive cents per year.

Article V. The Pope-Young Field Archers of Oregon shall hold an annual business meeting during the annual tournament.

Article VI. The officers of the Pope-Young Field Archers of Oregon shall be a president, First, Second and Third Vice-Presidents, and Sec­ retary Treasurer.

The President shall preside at all meetings and shall in general per­ form the duties of his office.

The Vice-Presidents, by rank, shall perform the duties of the President if he is unable to act.

The Secretary-Treasurer shall keep all the records of the organiza­ tion, serve notices of meetings, have charge of the correspondence, order supplies, present a report at each annual meeting, receive all monies of

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the Pope-Young Field Archers of Oregon, shall disburse the same as the occasion demands and in general perform the duties incident to the office.

The president shall appoint a director in each county where there are members of the organization. It shall be the duty of this director to solicit memberships in his county, to promote the purposes and activities of the organization, and to act as the contact man with the executive board and, especially, with the presi­ dent and secretary-treasurer.

Article VII. The Executive Board: The executive board shall consist of the officers and two members of the- organization appointed by the president.

Three members of the executive board, present in person at any meet­ ing shall constitute a quorum.

The executive board shall control and manage the policies and activ­ ities of the Pope-Young Field Archers of Oregon subject only to the provisions of this constitution and the action of the membership.

Article VIII. Elections and terms of office: Officers shall be elected at the an­ nual meeting by a majority vote and shall hold office foi- one calendar year following the election.

Article IX .Alterations and Amend­ ments to the Constitution: This constitution may be altered or amended at any annual meeting of the Pope-Young Field Archers of Oregon by a two-thirds vote of the members present.

WASHINGTON STATE SHOOT The Washington State Tourna­ ment was held at the Harrison Park range in Tacoma on June 13th and 14th. I. M. Stamps of Seattle won the men’s championship with a score of 1234 for the York and American rounds. F. H. Hahn and Carl Baker, both of Seattle, placed second and third respectively. Mrs. R. S. Carter of Seattle, with a score of 627 for the National and Columbia rounds, won the women’s championship. Mrs. I. M. Stamps was second and Mrs. L. D. Alexander was third. Robert Trent of Tacoma is junior champion, scor­ ing 1159 in the double junior Ameri-

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can round. Kirby Coryell of Seattle was second and Robert Mathis, also of Seattle, was third.

A. M. Anderson of Seattle won the men’s clout, Christine Stamps the women’s and Ralph Copestick the boys’.

R. W. Denton of Tacoma won the men’s open flight shoot, shooting 357 yards. Finch Haggard of Seattle was second. In the flight event restricted to 60 pound bows, Fred Brockway of Tacoma shot 305 yards to win first, Finch Haggard was second and A. M. Anderson third. Mrs. A. M. Anderson shot 275 yards to win the women’s flight event and Robert Trent won the junior cup with a dis­ tance of 276 yards.

The Locksley Archers of Seattle.

Stamps, Hahn. Pearson and Hunter, outteamed th e Seattle Bowmen, Ewing. Partee, Anderson and Duryee, by 2161 to 2011. The ladies of the Seattle Bowmen, Mrs. Carter, Mrs. Alexander, Christine Stamps and Sunny Ewing, scored 1630 for first place.

The championship cups were well distributed, Robert Trent being the only contestant to win two.

Arthur Partee of Seattle was elect­ ed president of the association, suc­ ceeding Geo. R. Robinson of Tacoma.

The Seattle Bowmen will sponsor the 1937 tournament.

WILD BOARS AND BOWS (.Continued from page 8)

beautiful island and the way Jerry dove down from 9000 feet through a hole in the fog. As he landed that plane to pick us up he taxied it around like most people would a truck.

It was a great hunt, any way you look at it. Now all I have to do is ex­ plain to Geo. Brommers just why he didn’t get any pork. Oh, well, I am used to doghouses.

Look for interesting archery ar­ ticles in the July, August and Sep­ tember numbers of Popular Science Monthly.

Kenneth and Walter Wilhelm of Yermo, California, are in Utah hunt­ ing mountain lions with the bow and arrow.

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What I call tough luck is to shoot an arrow 529 yards in order to come in second. This is what happened to Curtis Hill when young Charles Pier­ son took him into camp with 533 yards free style. And Curtis had made Charles’ bow for him in the bargain.

I want to know if this free style shooting is going to degenerate into an Ohio racket, or if the rest of us are going to have a chance. We had more or less got used to Prouty of Oregon and now we have this Ohio monopoly to face. What’s archery coming to ?

A captain of industry like myself should have a swivel chair. I bought one. It cost a dollar fourth hand, but it is worth it. The trouble is that my callers will park themselves in the spot worn smooth by the executive east end, leaving me to sit on the floor.

I am getting my revenge though Aforesaid callers will rock back and forth, reaching under the seat of the chair to steady themselves. Invariab­ ly they pinch their paws, much to my sorrow. I caught Howard Hill and his brother “Doc” the same day.

In honor of the National Tourna­ ment I nave released all my dog house guests this month. This will give me time to plan a greatly enlarged club house for deserving arch­ ers.

A main building lairge enough for 100 guests is contemplated. There will be a basement for repeaters and a penthouse for distinguished visitors. Also a disciplinary stockade for Joe Cosner and others like him.

Plans must be devised for recrea­ tion so that scratching fleas will not be the only amusement. The proper brand of insect powder will require thought.

So far only one brand new feature has been evolved. We have decided to install the Parker system of air con­ ditioning. (See sketch).

I like to give a deserving young fellow a break, and as associate editor I will have Mr. S. K. Cochems.

He has some superficial qualifications, having been managing editor of a Hearst newspaper for years. As

a married man of long standing he knows all about doghouses. He is now something important in the County Medical Association and well fitted to assume, in addition to his new literary honors, the post of sanita­ tion counsel for the institution. He may not know as much as Seay or Styles about the new air condition­ ing apparatus, but our patrons may rest assured that the sheep dip in the swimming tank will be just the right strength.

My new associate will necessarily have a bunk in the administration building. Should Mrs. Brommers de­ cide to let me out for an airing, I feel sure that Mrs. Cochems will want to keep her spouse where she knows she can find him. This will give continuity to the management.

For legal counsel I was going to have Major Barker, but he fizzled.

JoejCosner bit me when I led him out to water. I asked the major if this wasn’t mayhem.

•‘No,” he says, “just poor judg­ ment. He might have died.”

I aim to please and will be glad to take reservations. Nominations by ;archers will be accepted, but charges must be made in each case. If charges are flimsy and unproven I ' reserve the right to shove in the inominator.

Anonymous reservations will not

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be considered. Address all communi­ cations to the doghouse editor. Entry blanks will be furnished on request.

The editor hints that some readers will want to hear about the tourna­ ment. I believe he wants me to sign off. All right.

GEORGE BROMMERS ON TO BATTLE CREEK (Continued from page 1) Bruce Roberton, who set a record in the free style flight event at the Mid-Western in Chicago this year wPh a shot of 531 yards.

William Mattox, Canadian Nation­ al regular style flight champion.

The officers in charge of the tourn­ ament are Karl E. Palmatier, presi­ dent; Louis C. Smith, secretary­ treasurer; J. Adams Dashiell, field captain; and Miss Ruby J. East, lady paramount.

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, 1936

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