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We are so sure these plaques will please you that we will send one on approval to any club secretary. Then, if you are pleased with the plaque send us the 12 subscriptions, if not return the plaque.

For 10 subscriptions we will give a copy of “Archery,” by Dr. Elmer.

For 30 subscriptions we will give a good yew bow made by an experienced bowyer.

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-?pt by intrusion upon the available exce; small fund of time at secretary mcev... &_.’s A few never saw this bul­ meetings. letin, and though they were led to it by hand, they were quite unable to locate it unaided, after another month

had passed.hnmrht 18x40-inch plywood The club bought 18xc. panels, and with the help of stencils, paint pots, and black-board slating paint, made a “shield” for each mem­ ber, and hung these shields on its bare brick wall, in rotation, chanced each month according to the shwving averages on the secretary’s sheet.

The shield carried an immense green “flint” type arrowhead, over which was stapled a retired arrow of the archer’s own crest. Above was his name painted in large white let­ ters. Below was an eight-inch square of blackboard slating, on which was carried the previous year’s average, and the most recent month’s average.

The wall was numbered in groups of fours, and these shields re-hung each month. Each four was given a team name, down to the “Rabbit-foots” at the pedal extremity of the line.

Monthly averages became visible even to those humans who evade reading the bulletin board—and forthwith a mighty hunter sent the club a rabbit­ foot for the low man; another gift brought an Alaskan “horn-spoon" and this had to have its own blackboard shield and weekly record! In time, the monikers of two former Pacific Northwest Champions adorned the horn-spoon shield! (As well as the high-arrow shield.)

The wall plaques came to carry ' hunting arrows that had made kills, and records of exceptional perform- ' ances at targets or of regional honors.

To achieve an average, one had to shoot more than 50 per cent of the , weeks, or go to the foot. Attendance improved. Scores improved. Tackle had to be better under the urge. Men who had used six arrows many years, became suddenly extravagant and in­ dulged in another set—to the secret amusement of those who owned un­ limited arrows and were always mak­ ing or buying more.

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every club can afford some one of the various card index display contain­ ers which show the names at the foot of the cards and permit ready rear­ rangement of the celluloid holders month by month.

So one club has designed a small­ space substitute for the wall plaques —a 4x6-inch card, for a Rand visible index, and this is offered herewith.

Hanging on the wall, all the names show. Loose bits of colored paper, “a” in illustration, show the last month’s average. Thus the top aver­ age is at the top for- a month, and the rest are in proper positions. By lifting the pockets any card may be seen in its entirety. Absences appear through dashes. Nights’ totals appear for the official matches on any basis on which the club shoots. The fiveweek months are allowed for. The monthly averages appear, in space “C”. For visibility a small graph is provided at “b” in which each square has been given a 4 point value in this case.

The 1931 average will be written when it is completed. Then 1932. Then the card will be turned over and the past years’ averages carried to the top space where they will show for the next two years. Thereafter a new card can be placed in front of the old.

Will these records be adequate ?

Who knows? People take the holder to a table and study it intently. At other times a friendly cluster of folks may be seen discussing averages when the record hangs on the wall. So they are at least serving the main purpose of visible and orderly and up-to-now club records. The black-board scores are totalled at once and added to the kardex. From then on, the job is to to beat the old averages.

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prepared these cards at a cost of $20.75 for their own use. They offer sets of 25 cards for $1, or sets of 100 cards for $2.50 through this maga­ zine. Address: Ye Sylvan Archer, Corvallis, Oregon.

MIDWESTERN ASSOCIATION More than 100 of the Middle West’s finest archers will draw their bows in the shadow of Chicago’s skyscrapers on July 4 and 5 to determine the championship of the Midwestern Arch­ ery Association.

The meet will draw its quota of marksmen from almost every state of the upper Mississippi valley—and be­ yond. Included in their number will be Russ Hoogerhyde, present Nation­ al champion, Carl Thompson, A. W. Lambert, Jr., Roy Case and Roy Case, Jr., Arthur Young, and a large num­ ber of lesser celebrities. It was the Midwestern in Peoria, Ill., a year ago, that Hoogerhyde into the circle of archery’s great when he won the tour­ nament with inspired shooting.

Two score or more women are ex­ pected to participate, with Mrs. W. Mahoney of Maplewood, Mo., present Midwestern women’s champion, and Mrs. Tyler G. Price, Chicago and Illi­ nois champion, strong bidders for this year’s title.

A flight shoot is expected to call forth a good representation of the long distance shooters, including C. D. Curtis of North Dakota.

The Washington Athletic Club whose fine new building has just been added to the Seattle skyline, is estab­ lishing an archery range for the use of its members. Added to the Seattle Archery, Locksley Archers, Japanese Archers and Seattle Bowmen, this as­ sures the city of five clubs which bid to be permanent.

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duff defends archery

In reply to an item in the Pathfind er, James Duff of Jersey City. N. J, writes to that magazine as follows.

Gentlemen: “Gadding here and there Tramping one and all Running around with a great big stick After a little ball.

Dr. J. E. Rogers of the Health Education office of the Department of the Interior, states that “If one is in­ terested in music and in art, these forms of exercises are more beneficial than golf or archery.”

Naturally the golfer is up in arms in defense of his pet hobby and as a result has allowed his common sense or perhaps his lack of knowledge to run away with his wisdom, when in reply he writes: “But to add ARCH­ ERY is going about the limit in in­ sults.” “If the writer (he adds) had added croquet or tiddlywinks it might have been inferred that he was jok­ ing and the golfers could have smiled.

Ai chery was about as low as he could get in the sports scale and still be taken seriously. Of <course archery is a nice sport, and so> is checkers, but where is the Bobby Jones of the bow and arrow?”

Now this statement comes in the editorial jp----•’ —Pathfinder dated age Of** the February 21, 1931, E, so that we prethe writer knows what he is talking about? ;If it had .______ _ appeared in the joke column ' >t might have been different,-• Let me answer his query as given in c: Conclusion of his statenient. Horace . TF0*'d has be™ more than a p Bobby Jones in r ’ archery for over 70 years, and millions of dollars and thousands of to better the ’ “i®rchers bave striven of the 11Shman b»t untilfk1928 n< great Eng-

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no one got as equalling Ford’s 3 own record

as have the many to the splendid ' things done by our own Bobby.

I Unlike the writer of the said arti­ cle in the editorial column, I am not a professional player of tiddlywinks or croquet, so that I cannot seek to offer anything in the way of comparison as between these games and Golf Archery or any other form of sports, but after all I agree with Dr. Rogers IF ONE IS INTERESTED in the arts he will receive more benefit than if he plays golf or archery and lacks interest in these things. It is only a matter of opinion.

One presumes that the said writer has tried his hand at archery and so we can feel with him. There has been a multitude of failures at this most ancient and honorable sport known to mankind, not even excepting golf, and the really successful archers are about on an equal as to numbers when com­ pared with those who have made a name in golf circles. Of course we recognize the drawbacks, but when you come to think the matter over without prejudice, we must allow that it costs less to run checkers, etc., than it does to try to play the game of eith­ er golf or archery.

We have been told that it takes more than one acre of ground to accommo­ date each golfer playing the game; if the estimate is even approximately correct then the same space would be sufficient foi- 20 archers, and going down the line, and I will not attempt to put any game at the bottom of the list. Other games take up less room and therefore, as far as space is con­ cerned, cost less than the more pop­ ular forms of sports.

The principal thing to my mind is that both golf and archery take one out in the open air, provide an equal

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whose occupation may be of a seden­ tary nature with what is actually needed if one would keep in good con­ dition. The golfer has this advantage (except the few like Jones) the actual worth cannot be determined beyond the drive off at the teeing ground, as one never sees what is accomplished.

Ruth of baseball, Tilden of tennis, etc., are pretty much in the same boat as the archer — the spectator sees it all without moving from the spot, and failures are readily recognized.

In archery one cannot play to the gallery. The seemingly imaginary specks that appear to dot the green in golf and which are carefully picked up before a shot is attempted, have no place in archery. Both games re­ quire more than an amount of keen working brains, and probably that is where the greatest difficulty lies in archery. Anyone may drive a golf

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ball, just as anyone may shoot an ar­ row, but in each instance the aim is the same, to get there and make the best of it.

One feels sorry for the individual who only lives for and loves one form of sport, even if it be tiddlywinks.

James Duff President of Jersey City Archery Club.

Per M. M., See. The Michigan Archery Association will hold meets at Traverse City and Lansing in August at which there will be special shoots for all the children in that district. The meet at Lansing, to be held August 23, will be the state meet.

The Umpqua Archers held an invi­ tational meet at Roseburg, Oregon, on May 9th.

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The Newton Archers, of Newton, Mass., report some good top scores at their first meet of the season. Harry Jordan scored over 600 in the American and Dorothy Smith Cummings made 90-532 in the same event. More than 60 archers competed and a goodly number of spectators attended. Miss Stella Ives of Roslindale, Mass., sends us the report and the picture.

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Comparison of Old and Neuo Cham­ pionship Scores

By Frank R. Morrissey, Oakland, Cal.

Archers, in common with devotees of every other sport, are given to veneration of “the good old days, and, without definite knowledge of the subject, will often boldly assert that old time archers were better bowmen than those of the present.

Bulletin No. 55 of the National as­ sociation, published following the 1930 Jubilee tournament at Chicago, con­ tained some interesting information on this subject for anyone who chose to dig it out. And it offered incon­ trovertible proof that the archers of those good old days were not in the same class with those of the present.

The ten highest scores, in both the York and the American rounds shot at national tournaments since the founding of the national association have all been shot since 1908. The first Single York round of 550 points was shot in 1910, when Harry B. Richardson scored 566, following it with 545 and setting an American rec­ ord of 1111 that stood until Roberts set a new world record in 1929 The first Single York round above

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tional tournaments: 655—E. K. Roberts, 1929.

638—E. K. Roberts, 1929.

634—Russ Hoogerhyde, 1930.

582—Russ Hoogerhyde, 1930.

566—Harry Richardon, 1910, 557—Dr. R. P. Elmer, 1919.

556—George Bryant,’1912.

550—W. II. Palmer, Jr., 1928, 545—Harry Richardson, 1910.

538—G. P. Bryant, 1912.

The lowest single York ever to win first place at a National meeting was shot by D. F. McGowan in 1896. His first York of 198 was matched by the second lowest York which followed, 254, making the lowest double York to win the National, with a total of, but 452. In 1887 W. A. Clark was high man at the National tournament with the next lowest York scores, 28! for the first York and 290 for the second York, a total of 579.

So we have these highest and low- , est single and double York rounds.

655-638-1293—E. K. Roberts, ] 198-254- 452—D. F. McGowan, In the American round, the ten highest scores at- National touflj ments have all been shot since 19 * .nine of the ten having been shot sine 1925—which is rather a blow to good old days. ...

Hoogerhyde heads the list with. single American of 673, shot at cago last year. Roberts holds seco and third place, with 658 and 650, at Santa Barbara in 1929, which place him first in the ’ American. The list of ten high A ican rounds includes:

June, 1931 673—Russ Hoogerhyde, 1930.

658—E. K. Roberts, 1929.

650—E. K. Roberts, 1929.

628—Russ Hoogerhyde, 1930.

626—P. W. Crouch, 1925.

618—G. P. Bryant, 1912.

606—W. H. Palmer, Jr., 1928.

604—P. W. Crouch, 1927.

588—S. F. Spencer, 1926.

581—P. W. Crouch, 1925.

The lowest single American ever to win at a National tournament was 366 shot by Wallace Bryant in 1903. The next lowest was 381, shot by W. H. Thompson in 1901.

These are the highest and lowest single and double American rounds: Single American: 673—Russ Hoogerhyde, 1930.

366—Wallace Bryant, 1903.

Double American: 658-650-1308—E. K. Roberts, 1929.

390-401-791—W. A. Clark, 1897.

In the women’s scores at National tournaments the good old days seem to divide honors with later times.

Of the ten highest National rounds recorded only three were shot since 1900. The record National score of 398 was made in 1895 by Mrs. M. C. Howell, who also holds the title to the double National record. The second highest National score was made in 1887 by Mrs. A. M. Phillips. The low­ est single National to win first place at a national tournament was 144, shot in 1901 by Mrs. C. E. Woodruff.

Her other National round score that year, 147, was second lowest on rec­ ord and her double National 144-147297 is the lowest scored.

The ten highest National rounds on record for National tournaments are: 398—Mrs. M. C. Howell, 1895.

381—Mrs. A. M. Phillips, 1887.

360—Mrs. A. M. Phillips, 1889.

358—Mrs. M. C. Howell, 1895.

357—Mrs. Robert Johnson, 1927.

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350—Mrs. M. C. Howell, 1903.

348—-Miss Cynthia Wesson, 1915.

347—Mrs. M. C. Howell, 1883; Mrs. A Kern, 1894; Mrs. M. C. Howell, 1899.

343—Mrs. M. C. Howell, 1883.

High honors in the National round are easily held by Mrs. Howell who shot six of the ten highest scores.

Highest and lowest scores for the single and double National are: 398-358-756 — Mrs. M. C. Howell, 1895.

144-147-291—Mrs. C. E. Woodruff, 1901.

In the Columbia round the honors again are divided, but the high rec­ ords for single and double Columbias were made in'1915, superceding those made in 1895 and 1896 by Mrs. Howell.

The ten highest Columbia rounds recorded at national tournaments are: 510—Miss Cynthia Wesson, 1915.

504—Mrs. A. M Phillips, 1887.

504—Mrs. M. C. Howell. 1895.

498—Mrs. M. C. Howell, 1896.

498—Mrs. Audrey Grubbs, 1930.

496—Mrs. Audrey Grubbs, 1929.

495—Mrs. Audrey Grubbs, 1929.

492—Mrs. M. C. Howell, 1896.

488—Mrs M. C. Howell, 1890.

488—Miss Cynthia Wesson, 1915.

482—Mrs. M. C. Howell, 1883.

479—Mrs. M. C. Howell, 1905.

478—Mrs. M. C. Howell, 1890.

The lowest single Columbia shot by a National tournament winner was 207, recorded in 1908 by Miss Har­ riet Case.

The highest and lowest double Co­ lumbias on record as winning Na­ tional tournaments are: 510-488-998—Miss Cynthia Wesson, 1915.

267-269-536 — Miss E. C. Cooke, 1906.

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"Pacific T^rtfrwest Archery Association Tournament The annual tournament of the Paci­ fic Northwest Archery' Association will be held on the campus of the Oregon State College at Corvallis July 11 and 12.

This association was formed in 1927 when a gathering of archers from the Northwest was held in Seattle at the invitation of the Seattle Archery Club. Tournaments have an annual event ever since that date.

At the 1927 tournament for the first time in this country an arrow was shot over 300 yards regular style and in tournament shooting. Then in

1930 for the first time in American archery an arrow was shot over 400 yards, this being accomplished by two archers.

Thirty-six archers were on the shoot­ ing line at the first annual tourna­ ment. Most of these archers are ex­ pected to celebrate the fifth anniverary of the organization by attending the tournament at Corvallis. B. G. Thompon, president of the organiza­ tion, is offering a bronze plaque for the archer making the most improve­ ment over his 1927 score.

The lower campus, Oregon State College, where the Pacific Northwest Archery Association will hold its fifth annual tourna­ ment on July 11 and 12.

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^Another Opinion on Technique

By Nat. Lay, St. Louis, Mo.

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Mr. Rounsevelle’s article in your January issue points out at least one of the remedies for much of the poor shooting, ie., fewer and more careful looses. There is altogether too much careless shooting of the “range-find­ ing” type, which never does find the “range.” The fault of this habit lies chiefly with the quick shooters of each club, whether they be expert or not, who, by their obvious impatience, hur­ ry those who would prefer to take more time. I believe that every club should have a hard and fast rule that no score should be considered unless it is shot under tournament rules. It would both dignify the shooting and improve the technique. Also, it would almost make it necessary for the nov­ ice to observe the technique of the better shots, and vice versa.

As to the actual teaching of arch­ ery, by trained instructors, there is some doubt about its practicability.

First, it is worth real money to teach the sweet things and dumb nuts who wish to learn an intricate art without contributing any mental or physical effort themselves, and the money is not available. Second, the ones who are competent to instruct have learned by experience that the three things most necessary for hits are almost impossible to teach. These three things are: uniformity of action — careful and accurately holding — and letting go at precisely the right time.

The various methods of accomplishing these things vary with the tempera­ ment of the individual, his physical makeup, determination to learn, and what he had for breakfast. He is a brave archer, indeed, who attempts to instruct. The more he knows about

the game the less confident he is of his ability to teach anything, as a rule.

Most good shots are perfectly will­ ing to be watched, however, and, if the arrows are going right, they will condescend to throw out a few help­ ful hints. This, with the excellent books of Elmer, Lambert, Ford, Seay and others, ought to be enough for anyone with the will to learn. With­ out the will to learn, one is not likely to amount to much as an archer or anything else.

Tackle is decidedly not better than it used to be. Bows have about the same cast, and the arrows recom­ mended for novices couldn’t have ever been worse. Only the very finest ar­ rows, which are the only ones target­ ed, are capable of grouping in the sev­ en or better at 60 yards, and these are the ones a novice should start with.

He will have troubles enough with­ out trying to make allowance for in­ dividual arrows. Let the expert do that — the necessity for extra con­ centration with wide flyers sometimes results in better scores. But for the novice to begin with poor groupers is to court discouragement.

Now people who announce a mild interest in archery run small chance of shooting the pet arrows of some­ one else. They must buy them out­ right, and the cost of a good outfit is rather high for one who is not cer­ tain whether he will like the game.

This is a real deterrent. Archery is an expensive recreation, both in time and money, and the fact must be re­ cognized by those of us who pray for its increased popularity.

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OLYMPIC BOWMEN SET FOUR NEW RECORDS The 1931 spring series of ten mail matches conducted by the Olympic Bowmen’s League set four new rec­ ords.

R. A. Longworth of Tacoma, in win­ ning individual honors, averaged 747 for each 90 arrows at 30 yards. The best mark of previous years was made

by F. J. Becker of Portland, 741.8. Mr. Longworth incidentally won the medal for most golds with 597. His second new record is shared with Lester Lan­ daal of Seattle, 768 for the best single match.

The Locksley Archers of Seattle in nosing out the Seattle Bowmen and Portland in the last two weeks, pro­ duced a new one-match team record and a new high average team record.

The former totals 3000, replacing 2988 shot last season by Seattle Archery Club. The new season mark is 2934.4.

This result was contributed to by the return to team shooting of Hans Grage who in two matches averaged 753.

117 archers took part in the handi­ cap feature of this mail tournament.

First honors went to Steve Michael, Tacoma, plus 99. The 700 class was headed by Longworth, with plus 14 for 768. The 600 class award went to Robert Floyd, Olympia, with plus 73 for 676. And the beginners’ class, under 600, was led by Mrs. Henrietta Hensley, Locksleys, Seattle, with 85 points above her previous best match record for 596. These winners receive Sylvan Archer subscriptions.

The medal for most perfects or 54s was won by S. B. Hayden, of the new Seattle Bowmen—the little buck and boar slayer of the Oregon Jamboree.

Mr. Hayden was second in averages with 740, dividing honors with F. J. Becker of Portland, and second in

Ye Sylvan Archer. golds with 586, Becker having 571.

Joseph Kerchen, twice champion, set a new mark for golds in a single match by hitting the bullseye 70 times out of 90. Kerchen and Landaal each shot 10 perfects, and I. M. Stamps of the Locksleys shot 9. 24 archers were able to exceed their previous high marks in the last three weeks of this series under the incentive of the hand­ icap competition.

The four-man team averages are: Locksleys of Seattle ................. 2934.4 Seattle Bowmen ......

2925.7 Portland .................................... . .. 2892.8 Tacoma............................................... 2690.5 Seattle Archery Club ................. 2637.

Ye Olympia Archers ................. 2596.

Troop 65 Seattle BSA .................. 2320.

C. R. Passehl of Philadelphia re­ ports an archery tournament at the Quaker City Gun club grounds recent­ ly. He writes further: “Am enclos­ ing a buck for another year’s sub­ scription to the only real stimulant of pre-Volstead per cent and I expect it to work as per usual while my left wing is convalescing to the point of holding out my old forty-five pound anti-woodchuck shootin’ stick.”

The Illinois State Archery Associ­ ation announces its annual Champion­ ship Tournament to be held at Peoria on June 21. Championship awards are for Illinois residents but there are open trophies for all comers.

The Lincoln Park Archery Club of Chicago has issued an attractive book­ let giving a brief history of the club and a detailed schedule of events for the 1931 season. The 1931 slogan is announced as “More Golds and Less Alibis.”

Send us the stories of your hunts,

June, 1931

ARCHERY FOR THE BOY SCOUT

By J. H. Curd, Webster Groves, Mo.

Archery is the oldest game in the world.

Every race and tribe have practiced archery in the past. No mat­ ter from what race you are a descend­ ant, your ancestors were adept with the how and arrow. When you stand with fully drawn bow, you are doing what your ancestors did thousands of years ago. Archers have always been looked upon with pride and distinction, and the names of men who were good shots with the bow and arrow have lived through the ages in legends and history. Where is there a more beau­ tiful weapon, or a more romantic one, than a fully drawn long bow when properly made.

Until the advent of modern fire arms there was no more deadly wea­ pon than the English long bow, and the English archers were the dread of all the European countries.

I like to think of an article I read a few years ago discussing the early English archer, where the statement was made that the “British Empire was virtually built upon a pile of iron arrow heads,” but we do not have to go to England to find a country built upon arrow heads, for America is act­ ually built upon flint and stone arrow heads of the early American Indians.

There is no more interesting activ­ ity for the boy scout than archery in all of its various forms, and each year finds more and more scouts taking up the long bow.

Archery is not an expensive sport, and can be made very interesting and profitable to the scout with little or no expense.

I would like to go into detail on the subject of making bows and arrows, but with the ever growing popularity of archery in all sections of the coun­ try, there are many professional and

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amateur bowyers who would gladly lend a helping hand to a scout inter­ ested in archery.

There is no more fascinating sport­ ing event than an archery tournament, well conducted. You live over again the days of Robin Hood, Little John, Will Scarlet and Friar Tuck. The field dotted with targets, tents, flags, lines and markers make a fit setting for the ancient sport.

In the past two years, three boy scouts have gained sectional and national distinction as archers. First among these comes Star Scout Edwin Hodgson of East St. Louis, who went to Chicago last August and won the Junior National Championship of the United States, competing with boys from various parts of the country.

Eddie, as his friends call him, is a hard worker and deserved all he won.

It was not luck that won for him; it was clear thinking and hard work. He was the first boy in East St. Louis to get his archery merit badge, and upon his return from Chicago, the East St. Louis Council, at a special court of honor, presented him with a special citation burned on a skin, a very fit­ ting trophy for a scout and an archer.

Charles H. Cox, Junior, a scout from Memphis, Tenn., has also won honors that come to few boy archers.

In 1929 he won the Junior Championship of the Missouri Valley, and the South­ ern Archery Association in 1930. He was presented with a silver cup at the Arena in St. Louis during the sports­ men’s show, for sportsmanship and his efforts in promoting archery. Charles has also won honors in the National Tournament and has many trophies for archery. In addition to his ability as a shot, he is an expert bowyer and arrowsmith, having made the tackle witi. which he won his honors.

Anothei- scout who has won distinc-

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A group of nine well-known arch­ ers of Seattle, Wash., announced the founding of the Seattle Bowmen in March. The charter membership March 31 included 41 names.

THE QUALITY of one’s prod­ ucts can always be determined by the quality of one’s patronage. The archers and bow-makers desiring the best to be had, are usually to be found at the “top of the heap."

You, who are interested in raw ma­ terials should read what the lead­ ing archers and bow-makers say of the ULLRICH products. Yew­ wood and Port Orford Cedar. New 1931 price list.

The Western Archery Association will hold its annual tournament July 24, 25 and 26 in Portland, Oregon.

Archers of Spokane, Wash., have been given the cooperation of the Park Board in finding two ranges.

The Oregon State Achery Associa­ tion will hold its annual tournament on the Oregon State campus, July 3 and 4.

Goodman Archery Company 805 North 9th Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona.

High grade bows and arrows. Special school equipment. Free price list.

Osage Bows, Hickory backed; horn handle and tips, 5 to 5 ft. 10 in. lengths, 30 to 50 lbs. Your last chance to buy at $8.00. Write for prices on arrows.

J. C. McKIM 1209 E. Columbia St.

Evansville, Ind.

GEO. BROMMERS

Earl L. Ullrich

201 Commercial Avenue Roseburg, Oregon t,

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OSAGE ORANGE Logs, Staves, Billets Wholesale—Retail Dr. Rawlins Spine Tester Feathering Tools Everything in Archery Tackle & Supplies

ARCHERY SALES and SERVICE Co. 510 Van Buren St., Chicago

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— BARNES — Maker of fine archery tackle.

Making bows for expert archers everywhere. Made at BARNES ARCHERY SHOP 601 N. 4th St., Sturgis, Mich.

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A light weight yet rugged allpurpose hunting point, 25c each.

Satisfaction guaranteed.

Wholesale prices on request.

HUGO BUCKNER 115 W. 8th St., Hanford, Calif.

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Mrs. Roberta Leitch, of the Los Gatos, Calif., Archery club, reports that a cup was offered by the club for a specialty round in which tech­ nique as well as high score was ad­ judged.

This specialty round was ■ won by Miss Isabelle O’Conner• of Berkeley.

Alyce Moore, of Fargo, N. D., re­ ports that this city has recently given local archers a fine range. The Park Board has made arrangements for keeping up the range in the most ap­ proved style.

The Third Annual State Tourna­ ment for Washington was held on June 6th and 7th at Steven’s Field, Olympia, Wash.

— OUR LEADER — Lemonwood bow, five to six feet, any weight to forty pounds, horn nocks, gimp handle, linen string ■— $8.50.

Frank Kindle 303 Pearl St.

Pendleton, Ind.

The Acme Bow Sight Will increase your scores. Adjust­ able for elevation and windage.

For distances up to 60 yards, $1.00 For distances up to 180 yards, $2.00 The most practical sight yet devised for accurate shooting.

The H. J. Reeb Co. 434 N. 24th St. East St. Louis, Ill.

Mail matches were shot between the new Monterey Peninsula Archery club of Pacific Grove, Calif., and the Greenwood Archers of Oakland on May 10th and May 17th.

The Greatest Value Regardless of Price

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Finished and partly finished tackle made on your order.

A complete line of select raw materials.

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OL/R ILLUSTRATED CATALOG CONTAINS DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS FOR MAKINGLEMONWOOD BOWS. YEW BOWS. SELF ARROWS. FOOTED ARROWS

WILLIAM S. MORGAN 121 BEECH STREET

LITTLE ROCK. ARK.

Jas. D. Easton 4303 Halldale Ave., Los Angeles, California

McKinney brothers For the Finest Yew-wood staves and billets, $2.50 to $9.00.

When you make a bow, you want the best yew-wood you can get. To be sure the wood you buy is the best, get it from us.

McKinney brothers REED, OREGON

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The Annual Tournament for the Championship of the Rocky Mountain Region will be held at the Denver Municipal Archery Range, West 18th Ave. and Sheridan Blvd., Denver, Colorado, on August 22 and 23. These tournaments have been an annual event for the past four years with archers from adjoining states attend­ ing.

The Utah Archery Association, in conjunction with the Salt Lake Coun­ ty Sportsmen’s Association, held a tournament May 24th, at Geneva Re­ sort, Utah Lake.

Classified Ads RATES—5c per word.

—LINEN BOW STRINGS of finest quality. Handspun, reinforced, served.

Strings with two regulation, rein­ forced, handspun loops, eliminating tie-off, made to order. Worn strings duplicated. Write for measurement instructions and prices. Gorman Mc­ Millan, Canandaigua, New York.

Manufacturer of the finest Archery Targets. Maker for the National, Eastern and Metropolitan tourna­ ments, also for Mr. James Duff of Jersey City. Wholesale and retail.

John Smith, 209 Bowers St., Jersey City, N. J.

JOINTED lemonwood bow in cloth case, plain ends, linen string. 6 ft. $8, 514 ft. $7. State weight desired.

Packs in 3 ft. space, fine for vacation use. Write for list. J. P. Egemeier, 56 Linden Ave., Ossining, N. Y. 9708 Hoover St., Los Angeles, Cal. Special Introductory Offer Perfectly matched spruce or poplar target arrows having parallel piles, cut (not stripped) feathers, highly crested and polished. Per doz. $5.50.

Send for price list. W. Stanford E. Baer, 158 Derby St., Johnstown, Pa.

OUR 1931 CATA­ LOGUE ON RE­ QUEST

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65% of its pages are devoted to interesting and valuable in­ formation about archery.

We sell a complete line _ of archery supplies and a high grade line of finished bows and arrows, reliably uniform, by the carload or in single units.

THE ARCHERS COMPANY Pinehurst, North Carolina

Make your own bows and arrowsthen you’ll know the real pleasures of archery.

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T AMES DUFF has been doing I it for 40 years. In his useful book, BOWS AND ARROWS, he tells you all about the suitable woods, how they must be cut and seasoned, what parts of the wood to use, how to cut out, work down . and finish the arrows, how to fit the bow-strings, tip and feather the arrows, and how to shoot accurately and well. 191 pages, 22 illustra­ tions. £2.00 postpaid from

YE SYLVAN ARCHER Box 156, Corvallis, Ore.

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83.50 $2.50 $5.00

WILLJAM S. MORGAN Little Rock, Ark.

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1 Complete set (unbound) of volume one for five subscriptions.

I Complete set (unbound) of volume two for five subscriptions.

1 Complete set (unbound) of volume three for five subscriptions.

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Box 156, Corvallis, Oregon

POINTED AND NOCKED ARROW SHAFTS Selected Grade Birch shafts, fitted with parallel steel piles and fibre nocks, sanded and matched for weight, ready to fletch. Good for beginners and for rough use. Per doz. $2.50 postpaid.

Selected Port Orford Cedar shaft, fitted with parallel steel piles and tubular fibre nocks, properly balanced and matched for weight and sanded. Will make a fine target arrow. Per doz. $2.50 postpaid.

Footed shafts, selected Port Orford footed with Beefwood, fitted with parallel steel piles, and tubular fibre nocks, properly balanced, matched for weight and spine. Sanded ready to fletch. Per doz. $6.00 postpaid.

Our Leader Arrow—P. O. Cedar self arrow, fitted with parallel steel piles and fibre nocks. Has a steel pin two inches long driven in pile end to prevent arrow from breaking at end of pile, and to give proper balance. Matched for weight anr nicely fletched, but not paint­ ed. Per doz. $4.00, 6 for $2.20 postpaid. Crated and varnished, per doz. $5.00, 6 for $2.75.

Shooting Glove, ladies or gents, each 75c. Arm Guards, leather, flannel lined, each 85c. Leather Qtfiver, With strop) each 18-inch $2.25, 22-inch $2.75. Also a complete line of Archery equipment, materials and supplies. Bows made to order. Write for prices.

1832 N. Oneida St. — J. M. HOFF — Appleton, Wis.

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Retail Only 130 Zabriskie Street

Jersey City, IN. J.

A GOOD BOW First of all, has a smooth, even draw. It is safe; a bow that breaks is no bow at all.

It has good cast with light recoil.

Will improve with use; is a better bow after three years shooting.

Is attractive in appearance; fitted with the very best string, and tipped with horn nocks, of proper size and shape.

Made from seasoned timber of long proven excel­ lence. Fine lemonwood is far better than doubtful yew.

Designed to the particular ends of the buyer, and properly tested.

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CASSIUS HAYWARD STYLES 75 Roble Road Berkeley, California

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