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June 1937 Alsea, Oregon Volume 9 dumber 2

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

THE LOWER BRACKET BOYS By Erie Stanley Gardner ....

THE NATIONAL TOURNAMENT By Clayton B. Shenk

ARCHERS I HAVE KNOWN By Dave J. Mack ....

EDITORIAL

So. CALIFORNIA FIELD ARCHERS By John L. Yount

RECOGNITION CERTIFICATES From N. A. A. Bulletin

THE LIGHTER SIDE OF ARCHERY Edited by George Brommers

OKLAHOMA STATE TOURNAMENT .... 10

FOLBERTH REPEATS IN OHIO

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

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73he Lower Bracket Boys By ERLE STANLEY GARDNER, Ventura, California Right at the start I want to make myself clear on a couple of points. One of them is that a guy’s ability to shoot a bow and arrow may have nothing to do with his being an arch er. The other is that whenever I men tion the fact that Ken Wilhelm kept score, I’m merely reporting a news item. There’s nothing in the comment which, by the way of insinuation or inuendo, would expose this publica tion or the writer to a libel suit. It’s merely mentioned in passing. Now then, to the first point. For too long the American people have had a creed of RESULTS. Is a guy a good guy? Yeah? How much money has he made out of it? Is a guy a good archer? Yeah? What’s his score in the last tournament? This attitude has unconsciously reflected itself in archery. The three bent shots get prizes and recognition. The chap who comes in last gets a “consolation” prize, which is in the nature of a good natured • insult.

The guys in the lower brackets, who usually include the best archers in the crowd, are ignored. A man who’s a good shot enters a tournament partially because he en joys the shooting and the companion ship, but, always present in the back of his mind, is the possibility that he may WIN. The guys in the lower brackets know they can’t win, and, therefore, shoot only for the enjoy ment of the thing. This doesn’t mean that the top boys can’t be good archers as well as good shots. In the case of Art Young we had a chap who was an outstand ing shot and an outstanding archer, and everyone knew it. And I could go down the line and mention a whole flock of names, people who can take care of themselves in any com pany with . a bow and arrow, and who are archers in every sense of the word. The fact that I’m not doing it is be cause this article isn’t about them at

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all. It’s written for the Boys in the Lower Brackets. For a long time I’ve claimed the honor of being the world's worst shot with bow and arrow. Eve casual ly mentioned this from time to time in articles. I hunt with men who come pretty near to being the world’s best shots. For myself, I've always claimed the distinction of being the worst. Then along came George Brom mers and Walt Wilhelm to tarnish my reputation. Walt Wilhelm is loyal to his friends. He’d close his eyes so he couldn’t see my bad shots, and magnify the accidents into deliberate hits. He talked with George, and George started referring to me as the chap who "claimed” to be the world’s worst shot. So when I heard they were having a rover shoot up a Walt Wilhelm’s place, I dropped every thing I was doing, girded up my loins, and went up to defend by title. The most determined contestant for my title was Sasha Siemal. Ken Wilhelm kept score. Now as I’ve remarked above. I have no doubts whatever about the accuracy of that score. Ken is con scientious, accurate, law abiding, and honest. He also has a sense of humor. He’s also remembered some of the practical jokes I’ve played on him in times past. Knowing Sasha and I were fighting for the title. Ken. as a friend of mine, would undoubtedly want to see Sasha win it. (Ken kept score.) Now some guys apologize for alibis. I don't. I revel in ’em. I have several I hit trees. The arrows glanced and hit the centers of the targets. I hit the ground. The arrows made three hops, a skip and a jump, ana plumped into the bulls eye. (And score was kept by Mrs. Wilhelm’s little boy, Kenneth.) Anyhow, as a result, the final score (kept by Ken Wilhelm, by the way) gave the title to Sasha (as between us). (Sasha wasn't the lowest, but he did beat my time.) Well, to make a long story short, the boys in the lower brackets got together (they weren't all there, but there was a quorum) and organized. The name of the organization is "THE LOWER BRACKET BOYS." All you have to do to become a member in good standing is to shoot

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in the lower third bracket at any tournament or authorized rover shoot in which there are twenty or more contestants. That qualifies you. To keep yourself in good standing you have to shoot somewhere in the lower third of a tournament or rover shoot at least once a year. There are no dues, no initiation fees. Members are distinguished by wearing a bit of red ribbon somewhere on their coats, quivers or hats. No member needs an introduction to any other member. All members call each other by their first names. Every member is sup posed to remember that he’s an AR CHER first, and a poor shot after wards. That's all there is to it. These are the boys who shoot for the fun of the thing, the chaps who look on a bow and arrow as a badge of companionship, the good sports who take things as they come, grin at their scores, and have a hell of a good time at the archery meets. Not for them the grim, tight lipped strain of competition; not for them the mental arithmetic of keep ing scores in the backs of their minds, not for them the tooth-grit ting agony which follows a faulty re lease. All of that is left to the guys in the blue ribbon class. The object of the organization is to get out more fellows who want to shoot, but, because they feel it’s sort . of conspicious to be tail end, procrast inate taking the plunge. Hell’s Bells, brothers, come on in. The water's fine. You wouldn’t know what to do with the cup if you won it. Anyhow, you can’t win in everything you do. You’re probably a world champion in some other line. You want to shoot for relaxation. You want the companionship of getting out with a bunch of splendid chaps and having an enjoyable day in the open, a day enriched by new friend ships, a coupla good belly laughs and a sunburned nose. So get yourself a red ribbon and come on and join the gang. Now a word about the new presi dent. This bird came out because he wanted to meet the boys. He didn’t have any bow with him, so he shot with a borrowed bow and arrows. He didn’t have any finger stalls, bracer or glove. Some one dug up a thin

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driving glove, and he shot with that in place of finger stalls. He blistered the bow-holding hand, and didn’t give a damn. He wasn’t shooting his sort of a game. He was accustomed to lightning fast shooting at charg ing animals. He realized a lot of peo ple who didn’t understand would look at his final score with lifted eyebrow. And he just didn't give a damn. Anyone who saw him on the course, relaxed, eyes twinkling, enjoying the companionship, standing up and loos ing strange arrows from a borrowed bow in a type of shooting he'd never encountered before, realized that here was a man who was all wool and a yard wide. But anyone who happened to be present when I gave Sasha the oppor tunity to do the sort of shooting he was more accustomed to by pretend ing to throw my hat out across the course, and suddenly slamming it right at him, realized something of what he can do in his own field. His arrow hit the center of my hat before I’d even seen him draw the bow. There was, at the last, a dirty un derhanded attempt to keep me from voting by claiming my score hadn’t qualified me. So to explain that, I want to say that Sasha made me an honorary member by presidential proclamation. In doing this he said he wouldn’t want his action to indicate he really believed there was anything fishy about that score, but he felt that "under the circumstances” his action was justified. Score, it should be understood, was kept by that man of sterling integ rity, high moral standards and unquestioned arithmetical ability, none other than our esteemed con temporary, Ken Wilhelm. So you chaps who think you'd like to get into the game, but are a little diffident about having a score that puts you down near the foot of the list, strap on the old quiver and come on out. Buy yourself a bit of red ribbon. Tie it around the hat band, and when you see a bearded giant with twinkling eyes and that almost indolent ease of motion which characterizes a guy who’s ready to whip twice his weight in tigers with spear and arrow, walk right up to him and say:

“Hello Sasha.’’ He’s your new president.

ARCHERS I HAVE KNOWN By Dave J. Mack, West LaFayette, Indiana 5. The Clumsy Ox. Becomes the bull in the china shop off the range. The number 2 archery pest, always in your hair. Starts out by borrow ing some serving linen and dropping the spool, then kicks it around trying to pick it up. Falls over your pointof-aim, walks on everybody’s arrows, gets back to the shooting line, knocks your bow off the rack, drops his ar rows and sticks his bow in your ribs picking them up. Then on your last arrow after a particularly good end, he sneezes violently on the back of your neck just as you release. Winds up by hitting your last pencil, stuck in the top of the target, with an aiTow, breaking it to splinters. Sure to have hay-fever. , THC CLUMSY OX

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T)he Rational Tournament By CLAYTON B. SHENK, Lancaster, Pennsylvania A strong family resemblance main tains between the Lancaster of the New World and the mother town in England in both their leading indus try and the reverence for history and tradition that have left their mark. Linoleum plays a leading part in both the old and the new world cities. Lancaster, Pennsylvania is justly proud of her industries, another out standing one being the largest silk mill of the World, the Stehli Plant at Rossmere. You will find beautiful homes, parks, playgrounds where Lancaster safeguards her children; finely ap pointed Hospitals and splendid mer cantile establishments. All these within the City. Just a few miles outside the City boundaries will be seen the well kept farms owned and tenanted by the thrifty and hospitable Mennonites, Dunkards. Brethern and most inter esting of all. the Amish in the quaint dress of their sect. Even the children are clothed in the same style garb as their elders. Lancaster was the largest inland City of the original thirteen Ameri can Colonies and was settled by var ious religious sects and nationalities of whom the aforementioned farmers are the descendants and are still to be found "arrayed as one of these”— an odd note in a modern industrial community, but an instance of its tradition-worship. Just a few miles south of Lancas ter one finds the home of Robert Ful ton, builder of the first steamboat. Less than an hour’s drive from Lanc-'ster is located the famous town of Hershey, home of Hershey chocolate and built bv Mr. Milton Hershey a former resident of Lancaster. As you travel to Hershey you pass through Eli’ahethtoWn where the magnifi cent Masonic Homes are located. We could ramble on and on. plac ing before you the many points of interest 'and beauty awaiting you in the-Garden Soot City, but. rather let us urge you to come and see for yourself. The Tournament Committees are made up of local club members who

"Coming events cast their shadows before”, ‘tis said. A coming event of National interest is casting a glam orous shadow before the archers of the entire country. It is the Fifty-seventh Annual Championship Tournament of the National Archery Association which will be held in Lancaster, Pennsyl vania, from July 19th to 23rd, in clusive. All roads at that particular time lead to Lancaster for those archers who intend to compete and for the guests who expect to accompany them, where they will find a hearty welcome awaiting them and an inter esting program prepared to enter tain them. The members of the Lancaster Ar chery Club and the friendly City of Lancaster, known as Pennsylvania’s Garden Spot and the City of the Red Rose, look forward with keen interest to the opportunity to entertain the National Tournament; the head quarters of which will be located at beautiful Franklin and Marshall Academy where spacious grounds and picturesque surroundings afford an ideal setting. For those of you who will be visit ing Lancaster for the first time, we feel sure an enjoyable treat is in store, as there are so many points of interest you will find awaiting you. First of all, the splendid buildings and surrounding campus of Franklin and Marshall College and Academy, rich in traditions, with Buchanan Park in the background. Then "Wheatland”, the spacious home of Pennsyvania’s only president James Buchanan, which has recently become a National Shrine through the efforts of the Junior League. Lancaster is also the home of the famous Hamilton Watch; the loca tion of the plant being on the Lincoln Highway as you enter Lancaster from the West, with beautifully landscaped grounds enhancing the beauty of the buildings. Here too is located the Armstrong Linoleum and Cork Company; and who in our country does not know of the famous Armstrong linoleums?

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are preparing a program for your entertainment, interest and comfort; and let us add that Lancaster Coun ty is famous for good food, so rest assured that the inner man will be properly catered to in good old Lan caster County style. If you have not yet thought ser iously of attending the National Ar chery Tournament, do so now. You cannot afford to miss it. Register early and be sure of accommodations at the Academy. Assignments will be made in the order received, so ACT PROMPTLY. Make reservations with Dr. Mit chell Carroll, 540 President Ave, Lancaster, Penna, tor lodging and Board.

ON TO LANCASTER Editor Ye Sylvan Archer: While on a trip recently through Pennsylvania I stopped off at Lan caster for a few hours, and through the courtesy of Clayton B. Shenk, President of the N. A. A., I had the opportunity to visit Franklin and Marshall Academy where the Nation al Tournament is to be held July 1923. The field on which the shooting range is to be laid out lies directly alongside the dormitories in which the archers will be quartered. This is an ideal arrangement as it elimin ates entirely the problem of trans portation to and from the archery field, a problem which has had to be met at many former tournaments. Since the archers are all gathered under one roof and since meals for the archers will be served in the Academy dining room, when any archer arrives for the Tournament it v/in be something as if he were com ing to the N. A. A. clubhouse with the shooting range laid out on the back lawn. This set-up is conducive to the promotion of good fellowship among those attending the Tournament, which, after all, is an important fea ture of any successful tournament. Very truly yours, LOUIS C. SMITH, Secretary. FROM DR. KLOPSTEG A couple of weeks ago, while in the eastern section of the country, it be came possible for me to stop off in

Lancaster, and, with Clayton B. Shenk, President of the National Archery Association, inspect the site and surroundings of the next Nation al Tournament, to be held during the week beginning July 19. Mr. Shenk showed me the field, and the dormi tories at Franklin and Marshall Academy, and the dining hall. Having seen the facilities, and the location, and the energy with which the president and his committee are going about the making of arrange ments for the tournament, I have no difficulty visualizing what it will be. Eastern Archers who know Deerfield have some inkling of it. Shooting field, dining room, dormitories— all are within a few minutes of each other. Pleasant, enjoyable compan ionship with old and new acquaint ances, on the field and off—a week of it! If you come by car, you will park it when you come and, unless you suffer from wanderlust, there it will remain until you drive to the banquet hall of Friday evening. Don’t let the feeling that you aren’t shooting like Gilman Keasey, or Gladys Hammer, or others in the top brackets, keep you from coming. If archery is your sport, and you enjoy associations with archers, plan now to be at Lancaster for the “Na tional.” You’ll be missing a wonderful week, and depriving others of your company, if you don’t. We’ll be seein’ you at Lancaster! PAUL E. KLOPSTEG,

Rovers Shoot At Seattle On Sunday, April 18, the Archery Clubs of Seattle staged a roving meet at the state park north of the city limits at which a number of ar chers from Tacoma and Gig Harbor took part. The course of about three miles in length arose over the hills and down in the valleys, marked by arrows tacked to the trees. There was a match between the archers of Seattle and a combined team from Gig Harbor and Tacoma. The Seattle archers showed that they were per fect hosts by letting themselves be defeated. A couple of the scouts shot the highest scores with 200 for high and 180 for second place, Bob Ruth erford being first, and Kirby Coryell second. I. M. Stamps, J. H. Strand wold, Art Partee, followed in the or der named.

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Editorial Random comments of leading arch ers who read the advance copy of Erie Stanley Gardner’s article, "The Boys in the Lower Brackets," at the last tournament in Griffith Park, Los Angeles: "The best tonic for low down arch ers like myself. I have been looking for a cure for archeritis the last twelve years and this will be the making of me. If I am permitted to join this organization with my dispo sition, I will be proud to be among the first to display the red ribbon. Mrs. Hodgson says that red is her favorite color, too."—Ray Hodgson, Secretary Southern California Arch ery Association. "Can think of nothing that would be a greater aid to archery than this red ribbon movement. Redlands, and I am sure, all Southern California field archers, not to mention most of the target archers will gladly fol low leaders like Mr. Gardner and Mr. Siemel.”—John L. Yount, Secre tary Southern California Field Arch ers Association. "At this tournament (Griffith Park) I shot the lowest score of eight contestants and had the best time I ever had. I think I have earned the red ribbon.”—Audrey Grubbs, twice national champion. " I like to shoot good scores, but good or bad, archery is still fun.” Gladys HammeJ, present national champion. "The fact that I shot archery golf preceding the national tournament at Los Angeles, knowing it could do me no good and might do me harm, shows where I stand. I am strong for the red ribbon crowd and hope some time to qualify for membership.”— Larry Hughes (And all that Larry shot was 824 York that day.) "The Case of the Lame Canary," a serial by our distinguished contribu tor, Erie Stanley Gardner, is now running in the Saturday Evening .Post. It means something to a maga zine like the Archer to have the sup port of men like Mr. Gardner and Mr. Siemel. The Tiger-Man, by the way, is contributing an article,

"Why I prefer the Bow to the Rifle," for our July issue. Right now the edi tor is eager to get in on this red ribbon movement. There is nobody quite so sure of qualifying, either. Sasha Siemel has lectured twice in Los Angeles under the auspices of the Adventurers Club. The guest of honor was introduced by two per sonal friends. Harry Chandler, pub lisher of the Los Angeles Times, and Commander Scoville, Admiral Byrd’s executive officer. About thirty Los Angeles archers were invited guests of Mr. Siemel.

An article on the Tiger-Man and his work was published in the maga zine section of the Los Angeles Times. More publicity for the sport. Right now Sasha is under a strain. He is making a picture for Columbia and the Klieg lights are getting under his hide. Strain is a new ex perience, and he admits that he comes in at night feeling like a dish rag. Sasha has decided that life in the movies is vastly over-rated. Howard Hill has been doing some great work for archery in Los Angeles, making personal appear ances in connection with the showing of his picture, "The Last Wilderness," in Southern California schools.

Gladys Hammer has also given archery a great deal of boost in the Los Angeles school system. It is no wonder that the sport is probably stronger in Southern California than anywhere else in the country.

Gorman P. McMillan quotes Geo. Brommers as saying: "Sasha Siemel, the tiger man, had me for dinner last night. I do not know when I have en joyed an evening as much as I did this one.” Mr. McMillan wonders how Mr. Siemel enjoyed his dinner. From his experience with George he imagines he is a pretty tough old rooster. "Personally,” he says, "I’d be as well satisfied if there were nothing left but the bones—and these well chewed.”

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Southern California Field Archers By John L. Yount, Secretary with a bow. That article he had in Sunday, April 25, the Field Archers Association of Southern California the April issue was just some of held an invitational tournament at the old “come on” stuff. The idea of Yermo, with the desert members of his claiming to be the world's worst the Redlands Archery Club acting as shot! He must have gotten this idea when he was playing golf. No real hosts. The shooting was over a new rov archer would pull such an underhand ed trick. ers course located along the Mojave liver. The whole setting was exJust listen to this story and form your own opinion as to the kind of tiemely picturesque and the course low-life the man really is. I read that was very sporting with plenty of article in all sincerity and told my mental hazards. Yours truly swam, friends what a fine sportsman he climbed and dug for stray arrows must be to keep on shooting when he just because he looked at the hazard is such a rotten shot. Even as good a instead of the target. Then, to make shot as Yours Truly often becomes the day complete, we had quite a disgusted and almost quits the game gathering of noted archers. In fact, after hunting for hours and only in the words of Hollywood, it was a bagging three or four little rabbits "grand galaxy of stars.” Naming just (let’s get that Bronx cheer over so a few, there were Sasha Siemel, the we can go on with the story). After Tiger-Man, Erie Stanley Gardner, my doing all this bragging about his Howard Hill, Ken and Walt Wilhelm, sportsmanship, it turns out he is a etc., etc. crack shot, even beating the writer The tournament was won by How by many, many points. Now, imagine ard Hill. Ken Wilhelm placed second. my embarrasment when my friends In the ladies class Mrs. Glen Curtis all came around and gave me the was first, Miss Jean Bethell, secre horse laugh for being beaten by the tary to Erie Stanley Gardner, second. “world’s worst shot'.” - *Moral: never believe a fiction writ Well, folks, we’re making head er. The truth just isn’t in them. • way. After taking inventory follow The Field Archers of Southern ing the El Segundo tournament held California had the pleasure of shoot May 23, we found that we now have ing, Sunday, April 25, with Sasha 73 paid-up members and that we had Siemcl, of Brazil, the only white man 58 shooting in the meet—not bad for who has killed tigers with a spear. a new organization! The ElSegundo Our type of shooting is'entirely new course is really good and I know you to him because he has always shot will be welcome any Sunday, so go in the South American Jungles where over and try it. I only heard one com 30 to 40 feet is considered a fair plaint and that was that the station range. However, he enjoyed it very ary targets have learned to dodge. If much and we only wish he were to so, some of the boys have sure learn be in this part of the state longer so ed to dodge with them for there were that we might have more opportun some remarkable scores turned in. ities for his companionship. The winner was Walt Wilhelm, of Yermo, Calif., scoring 172 points; If you have a chance be sure to hear his lecture on tiger hunting with second, Fred Olmstead. El Segundo, with 157 score; third, Ken Wilhelm, a spear, it is well worth any effort or Yermo, 156 points. In the ladies class, sacrifice you may have to make. It first was won by Glenn Curtis, with is of interest to archers to know that the only weapons he takes on his 63 points; second, Dorothy Ahman, 62 points; third, Beatrice Hodgson, 56 hunts are an 80-pound bow, his spear and a hunting knife. Also, that the points. worst “killer” of present years was If- this fellow, Erie Stanley Gard dispatched with an arrow. He has ner, happens through your territory killed four tigers weighing from 250 with his caravan don’t let him entice to 300 pounds with a bow and badly you into any kind of match shooting wounded three others.

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Official Recognition Certificates FROM N. A. A. BULLETIN The By-Laws of the N. A. A., pro vide for giving official recognition to the "existence, doings and archery scores” of "affiliated clubs. Among the ways in which such official recog nition has been previously given is the awarding of Six Golds Club membership to anyone making a per fect end at a championship or major tournament of an affiliated club. Additional official recognition of the scores made at tournaments of affiliated clubs has now been author ized by the Board of Governors in the form of certificates which will be issued to those winning the champ ionships each year of the affiliated dubs. A list of the 1936 champions of affiliated clubs is now being com piled and the official certificates are being mailed to the club champions. Some of the affiliated clubs have not yet reported the results of their 1936 championship tournaments. In such cases the issuing of the certifi cates must obviously await the re ceipt of the tournament report. In this connection it should be said that the term “club champion” is in tended to refer to the member of the club who makes the highest score at the championship tournament. It sometimes happens that visitors, that

is, non-club members, attend a championship tournament of a club and that one of the visitors makes the highest score at the tournament. In such cases it is intended that the cer tificate shall go to the member of the c’ub who stands highest on the cham pionship list rather than to the visitor or non-club member who hap pens to make the highest score. The design of the certificate is shown below and each is filled in with the name of the club champion, the name of the club awarding the cham pionship and the date of the award. It is proposed to publish in a future issue a list of those to whom certifi cates have been issued. Grover Gouther, that hard boiled old hunter from Southern Oregon, took a back seat for Chet Stevenson on the Burns rovers course and let Chet take first place and the prize of a dozen perfect Indian arrow heads. Grover was even accused of develop ing a case of fallen arch-ers. The Oregon State Tournament will be held at Corvallis, July 4th and 5th. An Archery Golf tournament is planned for the afternoon of the third.

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Lighter Side of Archery By THE DOGHOUSE PHILOSOPHERS

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SIDELIGHTS BY REED WILLIAMS

When a bath tub takes on the com plexion of an Armenian rug peddler all the way up to the high water mark, can it be said that it has rings? The only remedy. I know is to get a metal bender and turn it inside out. There is no use trying to scrub it. Before I take up the subject of archery I want to make it clear that I resent having the affair of the ‘'Crusaders” referred to as my debut. I debutted many years ago when Mack Sennet was producing Key stone Comedies. Never will I forget the look of joy lhat came to the casting director’s face when I strayed into his office. “The very type we are looking for,” he exclaimed rapturously and immediately sent me to the wardlobe for a suit of stripes with the number 4518 across the chest and a ball and chain to wear about the leg. A friendly extra man helped me, make up and borrowed a dollar. When I presented myself to the. di rector he made me rub off the make up, but when he saw my natural face underneath, he told me to put it on again, only thicker. The extra man and I became real good friends. He showed me several tricks that all Keystone actors should know, such as the accepted method of receiving a pie in me eye and how to fall down stairs without damage to the stairs. We had some very nice stair falling to do later on when we were both butlers. It was as a butler that I made my

greatest hit. The star, Mabel Nor mand, had fallen to the floor and the butler was supposed to pick her up. and set her on her feet.. In my con fusion I got hold of the wrong end and stood. .her on her head. The ^di rector said it was very funny but Mabel said some things that led me to consider giving up the screen. Beside being a backstop for various kinds of bakery goods I played the part of a Hindoo, }a cop,r an .English lord, a hold-up man, a gambler, a clergyman and many times a piece of a mob. Can you blame me if I resent being classed with amateurs? To get back to archery, let me throw out a little advice to budding press agents, lay off archers! They have.no appreciation in their system. And I thought. I was doing something for the cause when I represented their histrionic activities.. First comes S. K. Cochems and complains that I gaye Frost too much credit for being burned by the fire throwers. Cochems says his own pants caught fire twice and he want ed to take me aside and show me the resultant scars in proof of his contention. Right during a tourna ment, too. Parker threatened to etch my figure off a negative of the fight which he possesses. This because I didn’t tell how he shot a torch out of its socket on the battle tower. He thinks that he added a touch of re alism and saved the picture. Well, he .

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hit a torch all right, but he was aim ing at something on the other side of the tower. Austin resented having ice cold water color swabbed over his ample bread basket during every lull in the activities, and thought I should have made more of an outcry over it. Chester Seay also felt the cold, but I refuse to tell what he did about it. I am not going to mention how the captain of the Saracens and Richard the Lionhearted rehearsed a hand to hand fight on the parapet and Rich ard slew the infidel so that he fell back upon the padded stone work as if dead. After a bit they prepared to shoot the scene, and the archers were requested to withdraw while the principals did their stuff. This time, when the Saracen fell back, there was no padding but just artificial stone which is almost as hard as the real thing. And I certainly will not tell how Chester was at that moment sitting before a charcoal blaze in the nearby streets of Rouen with the missing padding draped around his frame. George Parrish claims that if I want to go spilling the truth I should tell all about it, even how, during one of the intermissions, I removed my spiked helmet to cool my head and placed it, the helmet not the head, upon the walls of Acre. Where upon he, Parrish, chose to be seated shortly afterwards, with the result that it became doubtful whether I would ever be able to wear the hel met again without also wearing George. Larry claims that corpsing is the least of his histrionic feats. He says his real genius lies in outside shouts. He even pretends to vie with me as a veteran of the screen because he has been called upon to make off stage noises such as enraged mobs and cheering multitudes. Did he ever get butted by a goat into a pool of Oriental bathing beauties or flatten ed by a barrel containing "Fatty” Arbuckle, or contact the business end of a slap stick? Sound effects in deed! When I was uplifting the movies they didn’t even have sounds and it is a mighty good thing they didn’t. I recall what Chester Conklin said when he was supposed to push me off a balcony into a net and I suddenly

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made up my mind not to go without him. If that action had been accom panied by sound it would all have had to be done again. And Chester was certainly in no mood to do it over because the net was intended for only one moving body and he was be tween me and the ground when we landed. Chester Seay’s feelings were hurt because I mentioned the unfortunate affair of the pink underwear but was entirely silent about his exhibi tion of relaxed archery, wheich he said would have a stimulating effect upon the movie fans and put them in the right frame of mind for archery instruction. Maybe he is right, but when I saw the picture run, someone in the row behind me said: "Say, Mabel, what do you suppose they got a adagio dancer in among the archers for?” and Mabel replied: “them ain't arch ers, them’s nothing but a bunch of lousy actors.' With that single complaint I wash my hands of the whole affair. At least one person thought they were actors.

Oklahoma State Tournament We wish to announce that the Eighth Annual Tournament and Con vention of the Oklahoma State Ar chery Association will be held in Ok lahoma City, June 12, 13th, 1937. The range is at the Southwest Park, located just south and west of 29th and May Avenue South, (where the old airport used to be. This is a nice range with shade and running water. We are anxious to have all archers from Oklahoma and neighboring states attend this meet and assure you that it will be a fine one. An in teresting program has been arranged for these two days and we feel that all archers should come and enjoy them with us. . Climaxing the first days shooting will be a family style supper of fried chicken at the Commerce Exchange Building, which we feel will be one of the high spots of the meets. Our recommendation for lodging quarters is the new Alamo Plaza Courts at 4300 south Robinson street. This is a new moaerately priced tourist camp located in Capital Hill at a convenient distance from the

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tournament grounds. We ask that you notify all other archers in your vicinity of this meet and encourage them to attend. Al though we have all the details well under control, we feel your atten dance will improve this tourney, so we again cordially :nvite you to be here and help us make it our biggest and best State Tournament. Sincerely yours, G. Wm. LEE, Pres.

FOLBERTH REPEATS IN OHIO CHAMPIONSHIP ARCHERY GOLF TOURNAMENT by Paris B. Stockdale (Secretary, Ohio Archery-Golf and Hunting Association) Youthful W. M. Folberth, Jr., of Cleveland, won for the second con secutive time the Ohio Archery-Golf Championship, as a result of play in the third annual state championship tournament held at the Ohio State University course, Columbus, Ohio, April 24-25. Mrs. Irma Oelschleger, also of Cleveland, won in the women’s division. Close scores push ed the winners, however, Folberth’s margin of victory being but one point over runner-up Paris B. Stockdale, of Columbus, and Mrs. Oelschleger’s margin being but four points, over Mrs. Helen Evens of Cincinnati. Carl Oelschleger, national flight shooting champion from Cleveland, won the flight shoot, using archery-golf bow in regular archery-golf play. Play was marred by inclement weather with heavy rainfall which reduced the number tournament en trants to fifty. The annual banquet and business session was featured by election of officers and a special address by Conservation Commis sioner L. Wooddell.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ARCH ERY ASSOCIATION Fifth and final Bi-Monthly Tourna ment, Griffith Park Range, May 9, 1937. Aside from a very cold wind late in the afternoon, a nicer day for good shooting than that of May 9th could not be asked for. The fifth and final bi-monthly tournament of the year was held on that date at Griffith Park range and enjoyed by all. The team shoot which followed the

tournament was also the windup of the league for the year, and, although the results are very much one sided there was keen competition through out the season. The Elysian Archers took all the honors in the A and B classes both in men's and women's teams, while the Pasadena Men’s C team made a ’very . „ good average score for the year, topping all others in that class. Frank Meyer, a boy of fifteen, who for the first time shot with the men in competition in a Southern Cali fornia contest, shot a remarkable York round for a boy of that age. His score at the one hundred yards was 260 with a total of 533 which very few men can beat. Gladys Hammer sailed high with fine National and Columbia rounds, winning the women’s division with considerable margin.

Another installment of "Composite Bows” by L. E. Stemmier will appear in the July issue. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Roys, founders and directors of the Teela-Wooket Horse back Camps of Roxbury, Ver mont, have organized an archery school to take place at the TeelaWooket camp site in the heart of the Green Mountains June 23 through June 29.

The twelfth annual championship tournament of the Southern Cali fornia Archery Association is schedul ed for June 12 and 13 at Griffith Park Range, Los Angeles. George Parrish, president, will act as field captain and Mrs. Margaret Parrish as lady paramount.

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