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fanyon Cree\ Archer’s Game Reserve greater concession to I*1’1' , modern sylvan ■nl recognition ofmade than the act archery has oTegc■on state legislature l '*ihe to archers only the Can\Te"k game refuge. . The impoi” the act is not in the mere long bow hunting of a which has been closed for « and still is closed to gun hunt£ tat is to be found in the interest rtich the State Game Commission and the Federal Forest Service has taken in the project and the wide! spread and favorable comment of I the newspapers of the state. The | State Game Commission has mailed naps and complete information to all sitters who have made inquiries; the Federal Forest Service has main­ tained three checking stations where others might check in and out of ! the refuge, asked each archer for ! uggestions for betterment of the 'mice, and issued a mimeographed Iteereation Guide regarding the re'■ne; end the superintendent of : police detailed a special officer i»?seasonhe reftlge during the hunt’

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’ fall tn < eei are accustomed to ta86 in re»»ck their 'winter 'ountry. the Murderer’s Creek “It j3 ? C??^is^edUepain ^at it is ; C' of the 19« refu?e’ ^as, ’ten ? State ll ■ ,session of the 01 thet '"“’tingly18 thrown *ith a'lariw ir n y) devotees 1 *M>Ra,ne’ and ^Js wel1 stocked r Shsi'wL "!d prove to be °Otl Forest to users of

Hie weapons of Robin Hood and his men. “The refuge is defined on its north­ ern boundary by a high range—the most, conspicuous points being Can­ yon Mountain, Indian Creek Butte and Strawberry Mountain. It is trav­ ersed from north to South by the John Day-Burns Highway (No. U. S. 395) and is also served 'by other county and forest roads. By the highway it is eight miles from the refuge boundary north to John Day and 53, miles south to Burns. “While much of the area may be reached by car, the back country is very rugged and is accessable only by trail. “The National Forests belong to the people. From coast to coast millions are using them each year, touring over forest roads, tramping over forest trails, camping in cool shady retreats, hunting, fishing, ski­ ing. and enjoying many other sports available only in the mountains. They have become national play­ grounds. A start has been made to­ ward improving some of the more ac­ cessable and favored camp grounds. More facilities will be added as op­ portunity affords. For these there is no charge, but the Forest Service asks your cooperation in preventing forest fires and keeping the camp grounds attractive and sanitary. “Hotel accommodations, if desired, may be found at John Day or Can­ yon City and cabins at the Joaquin Miller Resort on the highway in the heart of the reserve. There are also a few partially improved forest grounds within and near the area. Numerous streams and springs piovide many excellent camping spo s for those who desire to live even moie closely to nature for a brief peno “At the mouth of Wickiup Creek where the Wickiup Truck Ti an crosses the main fork of ^7 Creek the Forest Service is <JeveJ°P ing a camp ground which wil tually serve many hunters a , , ermen. It is quite centrally located.

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Pack and saddle horses and guides are available from nearby ranches. “Starr Camp is a small camp ground along the John Day Highway near the summit of the divide be­ tween the John Day River and Bear Vnl.ey—1'1 miles south of the town of John Day. It is within the refuge and may therefore be used by arch­ ers. Water and sanitary facilities are available. “The timber cover ranges from a few open ranges of yellow pine up­ ward through considerable stands of fir and larch and su’calpine stands of lodgepc.e and white bark pine at the higher elevations. A large portion of the area has been burned over in the distant past and as a resuit there are numerous breaks and chaparral basins which afford excellent feeding and resting grounds for deer. . "The geological origin of this sec­ tion of the forest is volcanic, the principal rocks being basalt and ob­ sidian, that glasslike stone from Which the Indians fashioned their arrowheads. This circumstance, in connection with the excellent hunt­ ing available must have made this ? W h™tlns ground for the abora.a 'n(Jans- Evidences of these . untng camps may still be found at dher eIcVati0ns where

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XTwdT “ t0^', the bobcat.COUSar’S SmaIler ron-.prLsantdhenunnper in this reserve S’produce? ™"in.8P^trkt which 090 in pocl-it an’i0X1imately ^Q.OOO,its discovery dplacer Rold since °f th’ CiviiywdnUnn§u.tlie earIy years ity has 7 v?aartn The Arning aetivJ”i*h a colorful v ?rovide the arca hills in contrast blSt°ry' 'Plqe Quiet •roved from the cP°W Seem far re" element, «X°f fiTe ex' carousing attend ,"ghts and wild Joom. Old digging are" t'li m?n‘kg -^t^ are somXVd^bemg protected by fences

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sent by the State Police to pa“o the reserve, had the thrill of speeding a broad head within inches of the head of a fine buck, a thrill Sergeant 1 rice said was greater than any he had received from killing1 a deer with a rifle. Sergeant Price, who long has been employed and interested in game conservation, is enthusiastic regard­ ing archery game reserves as a method of satisfying man’s, yearn for hunting and still conserving our wild life for future generations. Pion. Clinton N. Haight, state rep­ resentative from Grant county an editor of the Blue Mountain hag ■ Dr. L. E. Hibbard, former memto of the State Game Commission, an Dr. Geo. A. Cathey, P^’^ation National Brjoad Arrow A« nrcjiers. of America, all enthusiast ‘ the were instrumental in P1 ft the bill creating the reserve throug legislature. seaso» The" The "day day before before the the deer dee a opened the town of J° ba D One John J Tzlll. £- ][] festival, parade and floats >" the most attractive oft the parade featured ajchForest Thl's float was ent ° Service. . tiful i’n tbe„gh While e„o 8 While deer deer were were plent* try "/to do fM. serve and eV every a heart Jto^ ]ife is tto0 cause his heait t these oId ’hucks b"cl? kp ab'ever»?t these old knns°eonsid«' —eMerab served and it takes stalking ability possessesS Many^anof aarcher ,rch?^?°= shooting rang?' thodghts went home with tn

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DeCe"^. 1935

A Bit of History By

LOUIS -.C. SMITH, Secretary National Archery Associate>n

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1and 8 men and 3 ladies in i899. lh s, was the turning Of ... and from 1900 on interest i" sport of archery has steadilv *n 916 sed resulting i£ a con^lly^-

creasing attendance at Nations date the N. A. A. has held a cham­ tournaments, that of 1934 at Storrs pionship tournament each year with Connecticut bringing out an entry rhe exception of tne two years of the list of over 190, 185 of whom were World War (1917 and 1918) when on the shooting line when the tourn­ most athletic events were cancelled. ament opened. So far as is known At the time when the National this was the largest archery tourna­ Archery Association came into exis­ ment ever held in the United States. tence archery was quite a popular This revival of interest in archery sport and there were archery clubs also resulted in bringing the Eastern scattered all over the country, this Archery Association to life again; popularity being reflected in an at­ in the springing up of archery clubs tendance of 89 (69 men and 20 wo­ in the United States to the number men) at the first National tournaof approximately 300; in the organi­ 1. enc. In fact, at this time there was zation of State archery associations so much interest in the sport that in some 21 states; and in the organi­ a group of enthusiasts in the East­ zation of the following regional and ern section of the country got to­ sectional archery associations: we gether and organized the Eastern ern Archery Association, North-West Archery Assocrati Archery Association which assumed jurisdiction over all the territory east Pacific Archery Association,, SoM of the Mississippi river. The E. A. A. California Archery Associati^.^.^ also held its first championship tour­ Rocky Mountain Archeiy iation, Mid-Western Archery Ass Mjs nament in 1879 at Boston, Mass., with 44 on the shooting line, and con­ Southern Archery Association,.^ tinued to hold annual championship souri Valley Archery As tournaments for several years after­ Mound City District Aiche'■? wards. ation, Old Dominion A-cM ^ * ' During the ’80’s however, there ation, The Lower^^.A^tan was a gradual waning in the interest eration, and me in archery, due partly, perhaps, to have.. S«te the. fact that tennis and golf were sociation. now as "“'follow^ The states which no f. rapidly forging to the front as popu­ archery associations .^Conn^ ’, r Conne< lar sports. This decline in interest In the Atlantic R®S10npfoKSa< showed itself in a decreased attendMaine, Maryland, • and r® jili??ce at both the tournaments of the New Jersey, New Y N. A. A. and the E. A. A. and after, vania. _ In_the ,C.ch.ga. Re<r^esota; ^gS a"1 a lew years the E. A. A. ceased to nois, Indiana, Michigan. ^Xma. Tgion, Th championship tournaments. M issouri. Ohio, ^‘al,Pacific / , ,, A. A., however, continued to 'old its annual championship tour­ Wisconsin-cJ^^a, nament each year although the at­ ^nT Washington. th?t tendance kept dwindling until the In view of *eaSsociatlOen Nat<e low ebb was reached in the late ’90’s, years 1896 1896,- 1897 1897 active “rcthe county^W^rnand °fwere the years ' I1M 18?9 only 11 contestparts C E A^sociarieAj^lnn1’8 1 7 m at National tournament: Archery men and 4 ladies in 1896 and 1897 practice of holding


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Region, the the Atlantic Cin rotation, so that each of «®'“n , regions --gjons will have an op’ ,n\X'of staging the tournament por every three years. In 1929, once evelyiqo5 the National tournathe Pacific Coast; in iWl the tournament was in 1 Centra region and it will be held “'Battle Creek, Michigan in 1936; g 1931 and 1934 the tourna­ ment was in the Atlantic Region and -Hll be due to come back into the Atlantic Region in 1937. All the above mentioned regional and state associations hold annual Iiiampionship tournaments to deter­ mine the archery championships . mm uieir respective jurisdictions tnj in addition, a large number of ,-.rc,.ery clubs in the country also hold club championship tournaments to determine the club championships. During 1935 there were about 190 archery tournaments listed at N. A. A. Headquarters, whereas twenty­ lire years ago the only forma} ar«I7 tournaments that were held annually were those of the N. A. A. and the E. A. A. . B"? growing interest in.. arch.. ,tb,e United States has been Pacific

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wganivnii h "umber of archers, the ’nd assnM1*’0^ a ™ltitude of clubs tte »un.bcrtofnthna”C1' an.increase in Ornament, but ln- attendance at Pt«»enieni f,ut als° ln a great imS, a" shown hheqUalityofthe shootn>ade m thC°«traSting the re' ?llh the prewnithM fi»st tournament J ‘he first M t N- A' A- records. I8'9 ‘he DoM>V1Oval touraament in Will H T^k *2"nd was a”? of 172-fi5M■ Thompson with a fr/'/ecord is ora’ll?16 Present N-

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Round record has gone up from 47 Zu5 made by Mrs. Gibbs in 1881 to 71-427 made by Mrs. Ruth Hodgert of Modesto, California in 1935. The first uouble National Round record was 97-393, also made by Mrs. Gibbs in 1881 and the present record is 139-847 made by Mrs. Dorothy S. Cummings of Newton (Centre, Massa­ chusetts in 1931. The first record established in the Single Columbia Round was 59-311 and the present re­ cord made by Mrs. Hodgert this sum­ mer is 72-544. In the Double Colum­ bia Round the first record was 110548 made at the first tournament in 1879 and the present N. A. A. re­ cord is 144-1060 made by Mrs. Hodg-ert this year. The tabulation below will show the dates on which the records in these rounds were stepped up and the archers who had the honor of establishing new records. SINGLE YORK ROUND 1880 82- 370—JWill H. Thompson 1881 91- 405—Frank Sidway 1883 101- 459—Robert Williams 1885 113- 527—Robert Williams 1908 108- 536—W. H. Thompson 1910 116- 566—H. B. Richardson 1929 129- 655—E. K. Roberts 1932 122- 696—Russ Hoogerhyde 1934 134- 780—Russ Hoogerhyde DOUBLE YORK ROUND 1879 172- 624—Will H. Thompson 1880 152- 706—L. L. Peddinghaus 1881 173- 763—Frank Walworth 1883 199- 907—{Robert Williams 1885 215- 995—Robert Williams 1910. 231-1111—H. B. Richardson 1929 257-1293—E. K. Roberts 1932 244-1296—Russ Hoogerhyde 1934 268-1484—Ralph Miller ........ 1935 264-1486—Gilman Keasey ““’SINGLE AMERICAN ROUNDqi7q 1879 83- 455—Will H. Thompson 1883 88- 546—Robert Williams 1885 88- 552—Robert Williams 1886 90- 554—W. A. Clark 1904 87- 555—G. P. Bryant 1909 89- 563—G. P. Bryant 1912 90- 618—G. P. Bryant 1925 90- 626—P. W. Crouch 1930 89- 673—Russ Hoogerhyde 1931 90- 698—Russ Hoogerhyde 1934 90- 722—Russ Hoogerhyde AMERICAN DOUBLE i*.* —-——---—-V. ROUND looo 176-1086—Robert Williams 1886 179-1097—W. A. Clark (Continued on Page 14)


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DecemK 1935

Sditorial Hello, Friends. Let’s dispense with the platitudes because if we were not glad to be back we just wouldn’t be back. But let’s digress just a little right here to tell you not to be frightened. Long editorials are not going to be a feature of Ye Sylvan Archer. It seems necessary, how­ ever, in this first issue of a revived Sylvan Archer to discuss some things with our readers. We piloted Ye Sylvan Archer for live years without losing our scalp though our hair turned from black to gray and then to white. We re­ ceived some nasty letters that we de­ served and some nasty letters that we didn’t deserve, but far outweigh­ ing the sore spots were the many, many valued friendships, both per­ sonal and by correspondence, made during those pioneering years. Amhery^hPan”eVtaMi<£oHS ale.pasrt; is S Vept^by hcidtySPc°orunei s

ers let us know what thpv in what they do not like w?ke and promise to give you iust wunot want but each one’s views wfl hi" us to satisfy most of the ‘ ’ most of the time. A healthy V0UnL ster needs a varied diet and we shfli do our best to vary the menu We wish to complete the subscrip, tions of all subscribers who were paid in advance at the time of the suspension of the magazine. How­ ever, we do not have reliable data regarding subscriptions and are ask­ ing our old subscribers to assist us. We are enclosing blanks for that purpose. If you were a paid in ad­ vance subscriber at the time of the suspension of Ye Sylvan Archer, fill out blank and mail to us. If you are not sure about the subscription date, just guess. _We t are going^o assume in this case that the were sui SC?b%is- alwfs « 1a a geillo tut broad blub to »i a by state governors and legislatures, dollar. , Our success depends upon tnr by big business and movie stars, but most important of all, by John things: advertisements, subscrip ion-' and Mary. One of our advertisers and interesting reading matter. i depend upon tl , told us recently that he had shipped advertisements scribers, the subscriptions P ffe ?310 worth of archery tackle in one day and is twelve bows behind with upon the reading matter, ‘<>ris editor his orders. He has (been working even are d^dl'^^naynUedi long hours too. reading mattei. Being We trust that Ye Sylvan Archer a very soft job, no do K rne-^vith . reAnd all this, if you have can meet these changed conditions. We are not nursing a sickly infant us so far, is leading P ngWS items may inbut contributing to the needs of a quest that you send cann very healthy and active youngster, a and articles that you t terest other ? We shall youngster no less healthy but no doubt less active by reason of the publish them, all but feesfc c> ’ " ' and flhat you subscribe fact that he is often discouraged by and fit the depression. We shall try to meet his needs and Also we : that you ad . and ,th8fl(jvercater to his appetite. Lincoln said ask your thelr ad C - to adveitm that you can fool all the people part same, ng of the time and part of the people all anything those who by sSible jj of the time but five years experience patronize lias taught us that we cannot satisfy tisements either all of the archers part of the monthly pu! time or part of the archers all the ARCHER. Archery has--------grown to of tn time. Our greatest hope is that we can satisfy most of the archers most a sport and is no longer of the time. . We can do this only if our read­ craft.—Dave Craft.

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Northwest Archery Association

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The Seattle Archers are sponsor­ ing the eighth annual match of the Olympic B o w ‘man League which was won !-y the Corvallis, Oregon, team, last year. The entries are lim­ ited this year r.o 25 teams on ac­ count of the amount of work involved i n figu r i n g averages each week and mimeographi n g the reports. The ■number may be increased late r i f sufficient entries come in. Heretofore the team had to be select. ™ “store the scoring started. This year the whole team shoots and the "’Sliest are on the team. This mod was copied from the Nation­ alAmencan Round team shoot held thaf^k was foun<i by experience IMW brJ0Ught more archers to the sLL B'. ”lucb more interest was interest • t.we wish to do is create fang anrtWlnttrvSh00tinS °n indoor Seattle \vell7e this wiU helP'bls are n °?.e ?our old archery farige An0V s“aring a new indoor n„Wo!I8 to the Seattle local comnet,?Ce secretary; but for been t„'tlon -tbe following clubs S»en, Korre8aT1Znd: The Seattle ne Seattle .r\Duryee, secretary; A*0" secreVChery Club> J- HTi*61”, c nThe Locksley i ranri-L-Huntley> secretary. °f Ist^anPr?11- tbe northwest have fjv University streets. tsS6 target- a/KV8 ab de®t and > begiat 75 f^t, which are C«on to &s- This allows inhav5n'e °n the n.ners, without inter8 room that k?ularholds ran8all e- our We hers biaid 9 'prnent. Many new

archers are joining and the sport is growing very nicely in Seattle.

In Tacoma, Washington, the Park Department is installing a new out­ door range that is going to make Seattle and Portland sit up and take notice. The Washington State Tourn­ ament for 1936 will be held on this new range.

Port Angeles, Washington, archers had their first indoor range last year and made a very fine showing in the Olympic Bowman League. They state they will be still better this year.

We understand Portland will have an indoor range this year and so will be back in the Olympic Bowman League. We have certainly missed them the last three years.

Olympic Eowman League The Seattle Archers are sponsor­ ing the 8th Olympic Bowman League, starting the week of Janu­ ary 5, 1936, and lasting for ten weeks. Entries must be in by December 20. The acceptance of any entries after December 20 will be optional with the committee. Entries will be limited to twentyfive teams. Do not enter a team un­ less you expect to continue through­ out the ten matches of the contest. Men and women teams may enter. Women may shoot on a man’s team but men are not eligible to shoot on a woman’s team. Entry fee is $4 per team. Half of this may be paid with entry and the balance with the report of the first match. The League Round is 90 arrows at 30 yards at a standard 48 inch (Continued on Page 12)


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XUhe Archers and the Deer EDITORIAL REPRINTED FROM PORTLAND OREGONIAN Forebodings that much havoc would be wrought among the mule deei of the iCanvon creek archers game re­ passed into a thicket, the hunt"? serve-unique in that only the bow sped a single shaft at the disappear and arrow may be used at the open­ mg target. Going forward he found ing of a Malheur national forest re­ the arrow on the ground, some paces beyond where the deer had been, gion to archers, seem now to have been needlessly invoked. More than and feather and shaft were strangely several scores of archers are hunting­ damp. He gave this circumstance no in the area—but available report has especial thought until next day, when it that only four deer have been killed. lie came across the body of the deer, The art of archery has been revived, 1.50 yards beyond the place where he but the art of stalking—its compan­ had seen it when he shot. The broadhead, of course, had passed ionate accomplishment —has been somewhat neglected. In this there through the body of the deer. resides no aspersion of the longbow One is aware that this last example and the broad head arrow as equip­ is such as opponents of practical archery offer in proof of then- con­ ment sufficient to the need. It is perhaps of common know­ tention that hunting with bow and ledge now, by modem example, even arrow will result frequently in vash of -arne and in needless suffeigthough we fail to consult the post, that the longbow is a competent Yet the rifle bullet does not alw weapon. Had we forgotten that it kill instantly, and ade0"Saldeel escapes, served man as the principal arm of eentage of wound?dgh?ts as often battle and the chase for centuries on The shots are running jn praC. centuries ? That archer who succeeds as they are standing ho / fairnes.«, in getting within range of the quarry, tical archery, we must h]S and whose skill with the bow is com­ remember, the huntei s y mensurate, has an excellent prospect game until he is coo’PX shot is » 01 returning to camp heavy laden, as to it, and co'1.imol BmLtent archer, though it were Sherwood forest and standing shot Any c0™f W then h® woUml not Canyon creek reserve. What is as most of them aie,^ the performance of the longbow and broadhead arrow on deer? The following examples are taken from authentic records of deer limiting by archers. At a distance of bo yards the hunter dispatches an arrow which struck the deer in the bush for the an^t540 yards chest. The stricken animal bounded concealment. E 11 atJt seems az­ a?'ay f°r a s“re of yards and fell. arrows were fa , jeer s ;n beHe to protest th^^tion as the hunter ran toward the fallen quarry he loosed another arrow, would have more g never pausing m his stride, and this ing slam by " ‘ J also struck home. He found, H firJ3t arr0W- when he had y^ conmW .the deer, that it had passed «»• f 01- early gir f tHe animal’s body, England, ..gere a a„, bevond Th? g’'0UPd tWenty yard’ part of the 15th nmicei’thA Ise?nd anow aIso had tury, was en Robin,sheri Sb 1mA body U”'ou?h and through, a little &e,stenf° the P1'•oud 0' ine- wh.» '>revented from emerg- meiny and ot ”e when it strtick the fcoiie of a Nottingham.

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Rational Broad Arrow Association M. D„ Acting President National Broad By GEO. A. CATHEY,Arrow Association

last regular session of the At State Legislature a bill was Oregon State B p a a s ect settmg aside i n Grant M County, Oregon, 135 square miles in what is known H| as the Canyon gfl Creek Game Reserve for the ex■ elusive hunti n g ■ with the long ^B bow and broad ^B arrow. BE During the IB hunting season, .......25, ^aa both »ao days Mepwhich was September 22 to October — uulu uayS inclusive, over two hundred inclusive, over two hundred archers registered for ..>"db~«icu ior hunting hunting inin this this area, and a: as ncaiT, nearly a, as I can ascertain, nine tuck mnU buct mule deer a— were taken with the broad arrow.

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Modern Sherwood Forest We are in receipt of the following information regarding Sherwood Forest from J. H. Meeds, Honorable Secretary of the Historical Society, Nottingham, England. "The forest has been much cut into by villages and roads, though there is even now an area roughly six miles by twelve. On a map that I have dated 1793, it is twenty by eight. “It is made up of quite distinct sections— 1. Old woodland, chiefly oak and chestnut. 2. New plantations, chiefly coni­ ferous. moors of heather and 3. Open ling. 4. Parks, usually with deer. “I have had a good search during the summer but could find no yew growing wild. What there is of this tree is in gardens where it is grown chiefly for ornament.” Here is the oldest known mention of Robin Hood, from Piers the Plow­ man, about 1377: ‘I can noughte perfitly my pater­ noster, as the prest it syngeth: But I can rymes of Robin Hood and Randolf Erie of Chestre."

“Lytel Jhon and Robyne Hude Waythnien ware commendyd gude; In Yngilwode and Barnysdale Thai oysd all this time thare trawale.”— Original Chron­ icle of Scotland, about 1423.


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Portland Holds Tpovelty Shoot Under the leadership of Mrs. M. dispute. H. Brantner, president, and Miss Lloyolla Miller, secretary, the Port­ land, Oregon, Archery Association Davis, Alsea, 2nd. Wand let E' held a novelty shoot on November 1st: Hal McCracken, Portland 9^’ 24th at the Rose City archery range. Balloon, Keasey, 1st; Homer ProuW From the first arrow that poppeu in­ and Brooks Fryrear, Portland to er at a black disc that kept the for 2nd. Elimination, Thompson 1st shooter wondering whether he was H. Knight, Portland, 2nd Disc’ shooting at a one count or thirty or Keasey 1st; Bart Stephens, Portland in between to Miss Miller’s last ar­ 2nd. Men s high score on regulation row into the gold in the ladies’ tar­ target, 30 arrows, Keasey, score 268, get event, every archer was keen 1st; C. C. Evans, Portland, score 260^ with interest. 2nd; V. B. Adcook, Portland, score Every event except the men’s high 258, 3rd. Junior target event, 30 ar­ score was arranged with the idea of rows. Richard Engerman, score 171, giving the “dub” a chance and the 1st; Richard Williams, score 154,2nd. twenty to thirty men, women and Ladies target event, 90 arrows, Mrs. boys who lined up in rows across the M. H. Brantner, score 698, 1st; Miss hall for each event showed that the Lloyolla Miller, score 652, 2nd. “dub” likes to take a chance where he has a chance. “Kidding” was en­ couraged rather than frowned upon and it was noticeable that there was Robin Hood's Instructions to not. one who “couldn’t take it.” Which is just more proof that an ar­ Little John cher is always a good sport because “ Loke ye do no housbonde harms a poor sport cannot be and stay an That tyleth with his P>°“£“’ archer. No more -e shall no good V nawe; Gilman Keasey, national champion, That walke by grene wode and B. G. Thompson, both of Cor­ Ne no knyght ne no squye vallis, took all seven first prizes but That wolde be a goodfel as said before they had competition. These bysshoppes and W In the high score shoot “Red” Evans bysshoppes de; forced Kearey to s-ttle down and Ye shall them bete a"d y•hanie hame show why he is champion by shoot­ ■■ — j'v The hye shereyfe of Notyng, ing a 268. out of a possible 270 in the itiynde. Hym holde in your 11 face of the good natured “kidding” JU1 dere ’nne “Robin loved our • from the spectators and the other dedely synne n,c For doute of d'-­ comPany " shooters. It took iron nerve or ab­ Wolde he never do solute lack of nerve, as you like. was ynneThat ony woman a JbTps?a’ .who was hobbling given dfhW*v k'S leg in a cast> was ’ ’ dayS °hsebilra lU.rkey in the checkerDuring the pioneering 'classifi^fjrts ket in th thrbl-e T.han^giving basfor hie i ellmination in sympathy chery we sent a leading thc domVs and the dan^r °f rn.ent to one of to retur tr°-^e at home if he failed magazines. W ®n all h«S rth / turkey- We have magazine arrived of a drunVab°Ut tke Proverbial luck advertisement b „ wa. nnt ka°r >Wazy man- Thompson the and wondered j & wkh h-"n^ He even refused inserted. ^Ching tnqvlv*n •<£’ minds of ± which> the were ' casually Io®* th the Sy^ios. “.‘.(X10 to Prove£anv^n?VrtaSt’ Would help ^T^e^nt under any P01nt that might be in

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am posing to have We columnists all my havepicture to dotaken. that. Saves the police the trouble. And ®o® I have to find a dog, no literary .man is ever mugged without one.” "Not in this house thev aren’t.” agrees the boss. “Though first of all 1 would shave if I were you. They ratght run the dog by mistake. Or I«o can have the two cats if you will Promise jiot to bring them back.” “tra in you evercome see back Arthurscornfully. Brisbane graphed with a measly cat? do y-.-i take me for?” ’nJ1'6 val'-ie,” snaps the boss. !ortn»you^ ^ace kas never been your ktishnj, 1,don’t know about Mr. It's f?cGahan I do -knowhad you.to So C go in '“lurnn ka IPonth after you ran his Archer’ i last time- ‘Ye Sylvan l’,rcls mu “king for trouble, both >'011 think r s -ir lookout. But if Joing fn k • a m'nute that you are ?’Use ,nn8 another dog into the “a’en’t are a real optimist. I Set.” rgotten Cosner’s pooch

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oug-ht to have them, Los Angeles is full of authors. And after this is dene I v.ill begin to dig up some pertinent facts for the new column. It should :.:e easy. Somebody will have beans to spill. What I want and what my puclic wants is un­ published chapters cut of the lives of great archers. If a few bones are rattled in the process, so much the better. And if there are no tones, some can be dug up. Where there is a will there is a way. I will give you the fascinating de­ rails of the number of times a noted Lig game archer has been pinched for speeding, his last pet alibi and the states where the cops will shoot him on sight next time. I will tell you about the latest escapades of an equally noted cartoonist and how justice, in the shape of a 200 pound r.Inn-PAnf’ blue-coat, finnllir finally nsmtrl overtook him. I will give you some juicy chapters on the private life of some famous sci­ entists, and confide to you why and how a well known aviator eventually pancaked. It will be something to look for­ ward to, this column. I may occa­ sionally run out of facts, but not out of copy. I will tell you of tourn­ aments you never dreamt of, feats that you never beard of before. I will intersperse exposures with good advice that you will never take and offer wholesome comments that you will not agree with. I will give you glimpses of the great outdoors, where men go out on hunting trips and return to bury their clothes. If everything, else fails, we will fall back on logging, always a timely subject. And, for your patience so far, I thank you! GEORGE BROMMERS. Archers as a class are credited with being sportsmen of the high­ est order and in the truest sense.— Forest Service Recreation Guide No. 19. (Let us keep this reputation by all means.— Editor.)


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face, shooting six arrows each end. Plain faces with distinct lines are O. K. We have been buying 75 pound ci-aft wrapping paper in 48-inch rolls. We use heavy pencil lines and a 3-inch black Gold in place of mak­ ing all of the Gold a solid black, as it is better for those using sights. Be sure your lines are correct in measurement. May be shot indoors or out. Each team to consist of four mem­ bers of the club entering. All matches to be shot under com­ petitive conditions. Some archers can shoot better scores when only two or three are shooting. This is not con­ sidered competitive shooting. The entire team does not have to shoot at the same time providing the above conditions are followed. It is not necessary to pick your team before scoring as we have been doing in the past. This year your whole club may enter and you select the four highest. Score at each end must be checked by another archer. Report postcards will be mailed I. WTC reP°rJ the number of PERII. CTS, number of GOLDS and the oL ^°re each archer and the O ld finnOre °f ?,e, team- Check all tonditions carefully and nut the "coreSfi°rsttht "T1* With ^highest score end of six Grids PerfeCt SC°re is an Mail the cards the same night U>e match1 post >s shot. Reports received later than Wednesday of the follow»>g week the rennri 1 be }00 late to get in alme •’bat week. Space tailed report^nT® w,hether a de­ lowing week tL 6 lncluded the f01’ ’ndividuak averages for the in. teams will always be

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