July 1936

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JULY, 1936

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TABLE OF CONTENTS THE STORY OF ISHI, THE YANA INDIAN

By W. J. “Chief” Compton _... 1

THE CYRUS E. DALLIN MEDAL From N. A. A. Bulletin

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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION NOTES .. ..

By Karl Palmatier, President

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ART YOUNG CLUBS .Y

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EDITORIAL

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GOLD

By Walter D. Perry

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ARCHERY GOLF RULES

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FIELD ARCHERS ORGANIZE OASCADIAN BOWMEN HOLD SHOOT­

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NOTICE TO MEMBERS OF BROAD ARROW ASSOCIATION ...*

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BUNK BY BROMMERS

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S. C. A. A. ANNUAL TOURNAMENT.

OREGON STATE TOURNAMENT INVITATION TO N. A. A

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ds>he Story of Ishi, the Yana Indian

By W. J. “CHIEF” COMPTON

Along in the nineteen hundreds stockmen were puzzled by the disap­ pearance of grain from cabins in the mountains of Tehama county, Cali­ fornia, placed there for saddle horses used for rounding up stock in the vicinity •of Deer Creek.

The thing that puzzled the cow­ boys the most was that the thieves never took any of the food brought to the cabins for their own use, al­ though they often found the canned goods and other food scattered all around the place; but the rolled bar­ ley for the sad­ dle horses was al­ ways taken when­ ever a cabin was broken into.

The sheepmen suffered loss at the same time by “Chinf” having sheep die . suddenly. Tn makomp on ing a post mortem examination they discovered obsidian arrow heads in the dead sheen. The ranchers were sure, upon this discovery, that ihe maurauding had been done by an Indian, or Indians. But there were no wild Indians in that part of the country, or anywhere else, that they knew of.

For years this sort of thing had been going on when the ranchers in and around Deer (Creek decided to put in a big ditch for irrigation pur­ poses, the water was to be taken out of the upper reaches of Deer Creek.

In the course of time the surveyors were on the job running the line through the chaparral where the ditch was to go and it so happened one evening, at the close of the day’s work, that four or five of the crew started for their camp which was on the opposite side of Deer Creek.

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When they arrived at the creek bank they discovered that the creek was unusually high, and, as they had ap­ proached it at a point that was strange to them, they were discus­ sing the feasibility of the particular spot for a crossing. They were on horses and as they entered the water the splashing and clattering of their horses was drowned by the roaring of the high waters of the creek.

As they followed the riffle where the water was the shallowest, they were going on an angle and had just passed an elbow in the creek bank which had obscured their vision as to what was immediately beyond this projection. The riffle led them within a few feet of this shoulder. When they had advanced into the water so they could see what was behind the turn in the bank, they saw a naked Indian with a spear in his hand watching for salmon trout. He dis­ covered them at the same instant and he ran at them, salmon spear poised for a throw.

T h e horsemen scattered a n d scrambled across the creek anywhere. They rode into camp and told the others about seeing the wild Indian, but, as the days ran into weeks and no Indian was seen again, the camp commenced to doubt the story of those who claimed to have seen a naked Indian fishing with a salmon spear.

About one year after they found him fishing in the creek, they en­ countered him again in a most pe­ culiar manner. Two men from this same surveying crew, one of whom was with the party when they found him the first time, were riding along on horses when the one who had been present at the first encounter suddenly exclaimed that they were in the vicinity of the spot where they discovered the wild Indian. His com­ panion greeted this information with a laugh and said, “You fellows must have had some kind of a pipe dream about that Indian as no one except you fellows has ever seen him. Where is he now?”

Just as he asked the question an

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arrow zipped through the interroga­ tor’s hat. There were no more ques­ tions regarding his whereabouts.

They were both of the same mind in­ stantly: that without doubt they had found out where he was—for the mo­ ment at least. Having decided this very quickly and positively, they de­ parted from that vicinity, pronto, in a cloud of dust, headed for camp.

When they told the story, the hunt was on to find the bowman that had loosed the almost fatal shaft. The whole crew turned out for the hunt as they were all convinced that there were wild Indians around and un­ comfortably close by. So they started to search all the big thick patches of chaparral, and they found the camp in the thickest of this growth.

Just a brush wickiup, the corner posts of which were scarcely larger than a man’s thumb. The roof was brush with bark laid on top. There was also a deep wide hole in the ground that they would fill with snow in the winter to furnish water for the camp.

At the time of discovery by the ditch crew only a very old woman was at home and she was in bed sick.

They knew that this old woman was not the person who had sped the arrow through the hat of one of their number a few hours before, so they knew that there was at least one bowman missing; but could not know how many more. After picking up everything in sight that was loose at both ends they departed. The next day they returned, their numbers greatly augmented. But, on this sec­ ond visit, they found the old woman gone. The others, they knew, had re­ turned and carried her away.

When the souvenir collectors fully realized that there was nothing be­ tween Them and the complete de­ struction of the camp, joy oozed from every pore as they proceeded demolish everything and tie in bund­ les the fragments for easy transpor­ tation to their homes. Where the Indians had gone they could not even guess as in their departure they left no trail.

Several months after this the butchers in a slaughter house near Oroville heard a dog barking fur­ iously in the yard outside the build­ ing. Going outside to investigate they found a naked Indian. When asked

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who he was and what he wanted, they discovered that he did not un­ derstand what they were saying.

They sent for some Digger Indians whom they knew to do the talking but with no better results. They then tried out the linguistic powers of a Piute, but it also failed. Something had to be done if they were to find out anything about their strange visitor.

All this time the Indian thought they were planning to kill him. At this juncture some one thought of phoning the University of California at Berkeley to see if that institution could help them out of their dilemma.

The university sent a Mr. Waterman, a student of dead languages.

Well, in due time. Waterman rived, and just before the Yana tongue became a dead one as the Indian by this time was all but scared to death. Waterman tried out different Indian languages but this wild Indian knew none of them.

Then he thought to try the Yana tongue on him. That brought results quickly. There was a small pine table in the room. Waterman placed his hand on this and said the word for pine in Yana. The word was “sa we­ enie.” Immediately, Ishi came alive and wanted to know of Waterman if he was a Yana, or Yahe, as he called himself. Waterman told him that he was. In less than three weeks time.

Waterman apparently was speaking Tshi’s mother tongue fluently.

Arrangements were made with the University of California and Affiliat­ ed Colleges to bring Ishi to the Affili­ ated Colleges at San Francisco. It was here that Dr. Saxton Pope, Arthur Young, and I became ac­ quainted with him. We found him to be a man right from the stone age.

In spite of the handicap we were all in agreement that he, a savage, was the gentlest human being either of us had ever met.

We hunted game with him and he was always the best of companion?.

He was with us over five years and in that length of time we never saw him out of humor. When he hunted small game he would make calls to lure them within shooting distance that were quite effective at times.

He would imitate the cry of a rab­ bit in distress which, he said, would bring a wild cat or lynx to him if

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there were one within hearing dis­ tance.

He shot well up to forty yards.

The bow he used was short and would pull about fifty-five pounds.

He shot the same bow for hunting and target. At target he was a poor shot. It was something foreign to his life time practice with the bow. His fletching job was good but he pre­ ferred the tail feathers of the turkey to the quill feathers. Why he had this preference we never found out.

Probably some superstition. H e made his arrow heads of obsidian— the workmanship was superb, per­ fect in form and extremely sharp.

They would penetrate flesh as easily as the sharpest steel. In making these heads, he used a piece of buckhorn about five inches long, tapered down to about one-sixteenth of an inch across, and square in form. He held the obsidian in his hand and pressed it against the small squared end of the buckhorn and twisted. In this crude manner he chipped away the excess material, producing the most perfect stone or obsidian arrow heads I have ever seen. His bow strings were made of sinew.

His bow was made of mountain juniper if he had it. If not he would condescend to use yew. He said yew wood was only fit for the use of women. Wo could understand his at­ titude towards women, his knoledge of women being gained through asso­ ciation with his aunt and his sister, his uncle teaching him all the old superstitions regarding the weaker sex. But how he got the idea that juniper was better bow wood than yew we never found out. Some more superstition, I suppose. He said to us, “Never allow a woman to touch your bow. as it will not shoot well if they do.”

His uncle told him that before the white man came game was very plentiful. They hunted in large par­ ties of twenty to fifty or more. A portion took a stand, well concealed, while the remainder of the party drove the game within shooting dis­ tance of those on stand. Of course, all this was told him. by his uncle, as there were only his uncle, aunt, and sister of the Yana tribe living since Ishi was four years old. When visiting in Dr. Pope’s home he would

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act as though he never saw Mrs. Pope at all; the idea being that it was very impolite for a man to notice another man’s woman.

The thing that astonished Ishi the most of all the astonishing things he saw when he came to San Fran­ cisco was the disapearance of a win­ dow shade when it rolled up. That completely stunned him. Another thing that excited him out of his natural calm, also pleased h i m greatly, was to see himself in pic­ tures. When he showed up at the slaughterhouse in Oroville, his hair had been burned off close to the scalp as a sign of mourning. They took several pictures of him at this time wearing short hair and always when he would see himself in one of these pictures it would please him beyond words.

Ishi enjoyed the best of health to within one year of his death, when he commenced to show signs of tuber­ culosis. Everything was done for him that hunian hands and minds could do; but nothing could be done to arrest the disease, and we bade farewell to Ishi on June the 16th, go. you 1916. His words were “I go, stay,” and thus passed on one of the most noble of the recimen. A true friend and a noble character. Every­ one loved him that knew him.

We—Young, Pope and I. saw to it it that he was left alone by the re­ ligious sects, and that he was allow­ ed to die in the faith of his people.

We buried him in the Italian ceme­ tery in San Francisco—the last of the Yana Indians.

A special bulletin giving informa­ tion of interest to Indian relic col­ lectors and others who have an in­ terest in the field of anthropology, as well as an extensive bibliography of publications on the Indians of Ore­ gon and other anthropological sub­ jects, has just been issued by the Oregon State Museum of Anthro­ pology, University of Oregon, Eu­ gene, Oregon. This bulletin can be secured from the museum. The bul­ letin is not sold but the museum would appreciate a gift of ten cents in stamps or whatever one feels in­ clined to send, to cover cost of prep­ aration and postage.

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Cyrus E. Dallin Medal From National Association Bulletin

We recently received a letter in­ quiring what the Dallin Medal (or rather the iCyrus E. Dallin Medal, as it is officially known) stood for and why it was so called. This suggested to us that there may be some N. A. A. members, especially among those who have recently joined, who have

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a rather meagre knowledge of this beautiful medal and for such, if there be any, the following information is given.

The Dallin medal is the champion­ ship medal of the N. A. A. It was de­ signed and modeled by Cyrus E. Dal­ lin of Arlington, Massachusetts, the world-renowned sculptor who is per­ haps best known for his representa­ tions of the American Indian. Some of these are: The appeal to the Great Spirit, located in Boston. The Signal of Peace, in Lincoln Park, Chicago, The Medicine Man, in Fair­ mount Park, Philadelphia. He also has a statue called Pioneer Monu­ ment, in Salt Lake City. Mr. Dallin, who has long been a member of the N. A. A. and who served as its Presi­ dent in 1919, generously donated the medal to the N. A. A. as part of his contribution to archery. Several years ago he was a familiar figure at nearly every National Tournament.

The Medal was first used in 1914

and it is now awarded at each Nat­ ional Tournament in accordance with the following By-Law provision: The Cyrus E. Dallin Medal, usually called the Dallin medal, shall be the championship medal of the N. A. A. In gold, it shall be awarded, as a gift of the N. A. A. to the man and wo­ man champions and to no one else.

In silver, it may be given to the two junior champions or to the winners of the second places in the champion­ ship standings for men and women.

In bronze, it may be given to the winners of second places for juniors and of third places for men and women. No Dallin medals shall be given or awarded other than as above.

At the annual meeting in 1931 it was voted to award the Dallin Medal in Gold to all living ex-champions who won their title prior to 1914. and these included among others, L. L. Peddinghaus, who won the champion­ ship in 1880, Mrs. A. Kern who won the Ladies Championship in 1894 and Mrs. M. C. Howell who first won the Ladies’ Championship in 1885 and repeated at 16 subsequent tourna­ ments. A cut of the medal will be found on the N. A. A. membership card.

Three or four years ago recipients of Dallin Medals organized the Dallin Club, membership in which is limit­ ed to those who have won Dallin Medals. Each year the Dallin Club has a meeting and dinner in connec­ tion with thn National Tournament.

Navy officers are taking a very gratifying interest in archery. At the last tournament held at San Pedro, Ensigns Sisler, Middleton and Maur­ er participated. Mr. Sisler will be in Bremerton for a few months with his ship, the West Virginia, and is rear­ ing to go on a cougar hunt. He has promised to write it up for this magazine if he does.

Mr. and Mrs. Earl D. Grubbs are back east visiting relatives. On their way back they will pick up a new Dodge at Detroit.

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Rational Association 7\(ptes

By KARL E. PALMATIER, PRESIDENT

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I presume that one of the duties of the president of any organization is to give out information and, if he can, some advice that seems to be logical.

It has been the practice of the officers of the N. A. A. to send a copy of their letters to each officer. In this way we are all informed right up to the minute on what is going on.

One of the questions with which we have all been concerned is when to make a change in a rule. It is this part of our work that I write about.

Archery is old. Old sports have something behind them that must be strong factors in order to keep the sport alive. They must touch some­ thing in human nature that has a strong appeal to the enthusiast. As a result it is with very great caution that any old practice should be changed.

I should lay down a principle that nothing in the practice of archery should be changed until there is ample evidence that the N. A. A. is behind it in that respect as the prac­ tice of shooting is being commonly practiced. It seems to me, be­ cause the National is so old, that it should be the last to change. Many of the younger archers look to the N. A. to do the leading. Personally, I think it should do the following.

A good example of what I mean is the double scoring system. I am tak­ ing the history of how it was adopt­ ed. The system originated in an arch­ ery club ii«. San Pedro, California, about 1927. Ray Hodgson started it so I am informed. Its advantages were quickly realized by the smaller clubs. It took three years to get it adopted by the Southern California Archery Association. It took seven years to get it adopted by the N. A. A. Seven years is not a long time in the history of archery. But it could be done in seven years because the smaller clubs saw its usefulnes. Then the larger club adopted it. When it /was finally adopted by the N. A. A. there was no possible question about its being the right thing to do.

There are two general suggestions for the N. A. A. One is to shoot six arrows at one time instead of shooting three as has always been the standard practice at the National meet. The other is to shoot with two men on the line for each target at one time as is so generally done at smaller meets now.

A study has been made by the N. A. A. this year. So far their adop­ tion is less than half favorable.

If these are to be adopted by the N. A. A. at some future date, then the practice should start in the small clubs first. Then adopt them in your district associations. Then when the N. A. A. again makes a study there will be overwhelming evidence that their adoption is desired.

In Michigan we are experimenting with them this year. Will they give us a better time? Show better scores? Be less tiring at the end of the day? Give greater general sat­ isfaction ?

ART YOUNG CLUBS The Art Young’ clubs of Southern California will hold their first joint shoot at the El Segundo roving range, July 26th, according to E. M. Wilson, the Angel’s secretary. Ar­ rangements will be in charge of the Angel’s energetic field captain, H. F. Woodley. All archers, regardless of club affiliations, are invited. It is hoped that some of the wild rabbits that inhabit the sand dunes are going to blunder into the line of fire but they have been shot at so much with rifle and shot gun that bringing them down with a bow is quite a contract.

The Redland archers are also plan­ ning a two day field and novelty shoot later in the season. The Redlander meets are always worth while and a record attendance is expected.

Florida archers are forming an Art Young club, writes C. Thigpin of Opa-Locka. No details are given.

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July, 193G

Editorial We here in Oregon are accustomed to have California claim our Crater Lake and Washington claim our Mt. Hood and especially to have Cali­ fornia claim our Oregon prunes; but we admit we were shocked when it was called to our attention that Dr. Elmer, in his 1926 edition of “Arch­ ery,” credits a verse of Hiawatha to the English poet Tennyson.

The many friends of Capt. C. H. Styles are congratulating him upon

the occasion of his recent marriage to Miss Florence Suydam.

The Third Annual Wirt Grey Cup Shoot has been announced for July 4th at Drumright, Oklahoma. This shoot is sponsored by the Wirt Grey Post American Legion in connection with a big Fourth of July rodeo.

Cups and medals will be given to the winners of the Double Columbia and the Double American rounds.

Gold

By WALTER D. PERRY

Gold, gold, yellow and cold!

The alchemist’s dream since days of old, The prospector’s hope in desert’s glare, The pirate’s demand of ships in despair, ’Tis industry’s aim as she forges ahead, And war’s intent with its legions of dead; All men are seeking with hearts that are bold.

That glamorous, glimmering, glittering gold!

Gold, gold, mysterious and cold!

The archer exclaimed, so we are told, As he pointed his shaft t’ward target face And aimed at that illusive place; White and black and blue have fled, He wishes not for a cheerful red; On one charmed spot he’ll steadily hold, That dancing, wavering, quivering gold!

Gold, gold, distant and cold!

From fingertips the string hath rolled.

Speeding the arrow in wondrous flight, Its swiftness reflecting the bowman’s might.

Rigid he stands in motionless pose As onward his shaft unerringly goes, To quiver where he hath vainly foretold; That shimmering, dazzling, beautiful gold!

Gold, gold, misty and cold!

Twice more he’s drawing with spirit bold And looses the shafts which bear his crest To strike in the target’s golden breast.

Thrice again he pulls his faithful bow, Rejoicing, these arrows speed on, and lo There are six well rested within that fold; The conquered, golden, glorious gold!

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Archery Golf Rules *

Official rules adopted April 25, 193G. by the Ohio Archery Golf and Hunting Association.

Target—The target should be a two-faced one, preferably 36 inches in diameter, with a 4 Vi inch gold colored bullseye surrounded by a red band 12 inches in diameter. The re­ mainder of the target should be left white. The target may be either the stationary or swivel type.

Tee—The tee serves as a marker at the pla^e from where shooting to­ ward the target begins. It should pre­ ferably be in the form of an arrow pointing toward the target involved.

It should be ’abeled with (a) the number of the target, (b) the dis­ tance to the target, (c) the par.

Ground Circle—The ground circle is a circular line marked in white on the ground with a ten yard radius from the target in the center.

Ground Triangle—This is a triang ular area behind the ground circle at the back side of the target, so mark­ ed that its farthest point, from which two lines are drawn tangent to the ground circle, is 20 yards from the target.

Flight Shot—This is a shot made with a flight arrow with the inten­ tion of covering the greatest possible distance.

Tee Shot—This is the first shot to­ ward a target from a tee. In cases where the distance to the target is sufficiently great this would be a flight shot with a flight arrow.

Circle Shot—This is a target shot made with a target arrow from any point on the ground-circle. A player is eligible for this shot only after a preceding shot has struck either the target or the ground within the boundaries of the ground-circle or ground triangleApproach Shot—This shot is neith­ er a flight, tee nor circle shot, but is one made from some distance in the field beyond the 10 yard ground-cir­ cle. It is made with the expectation of hitting or closely approaching the target.

Birdie—If a target should be scored in shots numbering one less than par the count for that target is describ­ ed as a birdie.

The term “fast”—This is used in archery golf in the place of “fore” used in golf. It is a shout of warning which was commonly used by early English archers. The original expres­ sion was “standfast,” shortened by usage to “fast.”

The expression, “Gold-in-One”— This describes a hit of the stand­ ard 414 inch bullseye from a tee shot in any case where the target is 80 yards or mere from the tee. Archers who achieve such in regulation tourn­ aments are eligible for membership in the “Gold-in-one club.”

Playing Rules 1. One bow only must be used for all shooting unless there is breakage or serious damage in which case re­ quest for permission to change the bow must be made of the group cap­ tain.

2. The weight, or pull, of the bow is limited to a maximum of sixty pounds for a man when drawn to the length of the flight arrows used, 50 pounds for women.

3. Any length, weight, and type of arrow may be used.

4. Plav for a target starts from a point as near as convenient to the tee, such a point being no closer to the target than the tee itself.

5. At each target the player must have either shot an arrow into the target or have at least shot at the target from the ground circle, before starting play for the next succeeding target.

6. If an arrow strikes and remains on the ground anywhere within the 10-yard ground circle or the triangle behind the circle, or if the arrow is left lying on the gound so that any part of it touches the circle or tri­ angle, the next shot must be taken from anywhere on the ground-circle.

This shot is called a circle shot.

7. Only one circle shot at each target is allowed.

8. The stance for a circle shot must be such that both feet are on or just outside the ground-circle.

9. The stance for a shot from the field (flight or approach shot) must be directly behind the point of land­ ing of the preceding arrow, keeping this point directly between the play-

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er and target.

10. In rejjgulation tournaments, the archer with the lowest score leads off the tee and circle shots.

11. If a player has an unplayable position he may mtove to where he can get a shot at the target at equal or greater distance, but must have a penalty of one shot added to his score.

12. If an arrow lights out of the boundaries of the course a second arrow must be shoe from the original position and a penalty of one shot added to the score.

13. Neither pacing off the dis­ tance from one’s position in the field to the target nor using range finders is permitted. These measures are taken to encourage development of skill in the estimation of distances.

SCORING RULES The count is one for each arrow shot that lands on the ground.

2. When the arrow strikes the target the scoring is as follows: (a) the count is one for a bullseye hit, (b) two for a hit in the red, (c) three for a hit in the white, and(d) four for a missed target when shot at from the ground-circle (note: circle shots cannot be repeated). . 3. If the arrow strikes any part of the target from the tee shot the score is one; but the hit is not re­ garded as a “bullseye” unless it should actually register in the gold.

4.If an arrow is shot from the field and strikes the target, the play­ er may either accept the scare of that arrow as registered by its hit (see scoring rule 2), or count such shot as one and shoot a final arrow from the ground circle, adding the score of the final arrow as registered by its hit in the target. (This allows the player a chance to better his count and to register a bullseye.)

5. If an arrow strikes the target so as to cut or touch two different colors, the score for the innermost color shall count.

6. The score for any arrow pass­ ing entirely through the target or re­ bounding from the target shall be the same as if it had remained in the target, providing the opponent (or opponents) agrees with the play­ er as to where the arrow struck. In case of lack of agreement the shot must be repeated without counting the disputed one.

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7. A shot resulting in the break­ ing of bow, bow-string, or an arrow in act of shooting may be repeated without penalty.

8. In regulation tournaments the group captain shall pull each arrow shot into the target and record the score.

9. The group captain will record all bullseyes on his score card by placing a circle around the score for that target.

10. In case of a tie for a cham­ pionship award, in regulation tourn­ aments, the winner shall be deter­ mined by a play-off between the tied players. In the event of a tie for some award (such as most bulls­ eyes, best nine, best eighteen, etc.) between the wanner of the tourna­ ment championship and some other player, the award shall go to the player who has not already won the championship trophy.

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FIELD ARCHERS ORGANIZE

An Oregon field archers organiza­ tion was brought into existence at Roseburg, Oregon, on June 21st. No name has yet been adopted but it is planned to affiliate with the Art Young clubs, especially when a nat­ ional organization is perfected. B. G. Thompson was elected president; J. E. Davis of Alsea, secretary; and Floyd Kelley of Trail and Kenneth Clayton of Umpqua, vice-presidents.

A committee to draft a constitution and by-laws, consisting of Earl Ullrich of Roseburg, Ted Hunter of Sheridan and Claude Lampert of Portland, was appointed by the presi­ dent.

The objects of the organization are the encouragement of public and pri­ vate archery reserves and the pro­ motion of field archery generally. An invitation to join is extended to all archers in the state who are inter­ ested in field archery. The dues are twenty-five cents a year. Send names and addresses to the secretary. A large and enthusiastic membership is desired.,

Friends of Mr. Milton Gray of Los Angeles are congratulating him on his recent marriage to one of the most deservedly popular young ladies in archery circles, Miss Betty Gene Hunt.

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NEW ARCHERY RANGES Ray Hodgson writes us that the Los Angeles Park Commission on June 11th approved and made appro­ priation for the installation of an archery range for the use of the Southern California Archery associ­ ation in Griffith Park, Los Angeles.

This range is to be developed to suit the ideals of the archers, the Park Department to maintain it and the archers to use it. A club house and all that goes to make up an ideal range will be installed.

The range will be large enough for thirty targets 20 feet apart and twenty permanent targets will be in­ stalled at once.

In case the national tournament is held in Los Angeles in the future, adequate space adjoining, all in lawn, will be available.

The San Pedro Archery Club (or­ ganized in 1927) now has a fine new range in San Pedro. For the past eight years the club has been using the range at the Terminal Island playground. This playground has been taken over for an airport so the club now has a private range near the “beautiful” Navy Field, where the 10 th Annual Southern California tournament was held in 1935. Eight targets are up and there is plenty of space for more when the larger meets are held. Any archer is wel­ come at any time to use these facil­ ities.

The Los Angeles Playground and Recreation Department co-operates with t^e archers in handling many of the maior tournaments and deserves a great deal of credit for offering facilities for the use of archers.

CASCADIAN BOWMEN HOLD HANDICAP SHOOT

By Chester Stevenson, Eugene, Ore.

Eighteen members gathered at the Archery range on May 27th to shoot it out on the 30 yard range for sev­ eral prizes of archery merchandise.

The score of Russel Jones, President, thej only member to have a gold tassel, was used as a standard for handicapping the other members. His high score for the winter was 260 for 30 arrows which made each of his arrows have a scoring value of

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8.6. With this as a basis the high score of each member was taken and the value of his arrows determined and then he was given a sufficient number of arrows to obtain a score of 260.

Strange things happened, for in the final count we found that Glendon Dobson had a score of 276 with Airs. Chet Good a close second with 272, followed by Mrs. Olga Morten­ sen with a 256, shooting 43-52 and 36 arrows, respectively. Only two members had to shoot from scratch (30 arrows only), Mr. Jones and Mr. Stevenson, and they turned in scores of 232 and 239 respectively, which placed men. well down the list of prizes winners, neither of them shooting scores of which they are capable- Another shoot of similar nature is to be held on June 21st and it is to be hoped that with more re­ cent scores upon which to base the handicapping that the shooting wiP. bp more evenly matched.

NOTICE TO MEMBERS OF BROAD ARROW ASSOCIATION As it entails so much correspond­ ence to answer every communication personally, I have enlisted the co-op­ eration of the columns of Ye Sylvan Archer as a medium of publicity and information. All questions and infor­ mation desired will be responded to through the medium of this publica­ tion.

A complete report of the legal status of the long bow and broad arrow as a hunting weapon through­ out the United States will appear in these columns at a later date.

Geo. A. Cathey Acting President National Broad Arrow Associa­ tion, 809 Morgan Bldg., Portland, Oregon.

On Sunday, May 17, some 50 arch­ ers participated in an invitational shoot al SUAWA, the country estate of J. P. Schweitzer and family, near Geneva, Ohio. The archery­ golf match*1- were won by Richard Neubecker. men’s division, and Frances Schweitzer, woman’s divis­ ion.

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<Bun^ by Brommers A new screen star will have his premiere at Battle Creek, August 3-7. Joe Cosner gives a highly realis­ tic version of an archer being led off the tournament grounds by a cop.

The Los Angeles police department gave hearty and sincere cooperation and have promised an enthusiastic return engagement if Joe shows up again.

and buy a pin to clean the letters of my typewriter with. Fred Kibbe sent me one free gratis a few years ago for the same laudable purpose. I must have mislaid it.

The new star is competently di­ rected by Karl Palmatier, Drs. Cath­ ey and Klopsteg, C. B. Hutchinson and Ray Hodgson. The camera work of J. A. Dashiel is outstanding, easi­ ly the best in his checkered career.

“Don’t forget Battle Creek in Aug­ ust!” It will be some tournament!”

My friend George Miles thinks that poor Miss West is not getting enough publicity. He wants more of what he calls telephatic interviews. I call them synthetic myself. Mr. Miles says that no matter what you call them they are still lies.

Some of my correspondents, secure in the knowledge that they them­ selves are protected by game laws, accuse me of pulling my punches in this column. Just wait!

“I have two feet of shavings on the floor in my backyard shop.” writes Lieut. Gordon S. Bower, U. S. N. It is quite comfortable, looks a lot like a place I know in Los Angeles.”

Iron ships and wooden men. In the good old days the officers slept on the soft side of a board with a horse pistol for a pillow and a few round pebbles for a mattress. No wonder they were tough ducks in an engage­ ment. Now, if they bed down lieu­ tenants in two feet of shavings, I suppose a captain rates a bale of straw and an admiral a whole hay­ stack.

Speaking of the Navy, if Com­ mander Pope down at San Diego will kindly put some of his egg laying busses, torpedo planes preferred, at my disposal, I will furnish some swell targets. A squad, a flight, or a wing will do, whatever is right.

He might start by bouncing a few crates of hardware off the conk of that stingy brute, Lou Stemmier.

Lou suggests that I save my money

Lou also insinuates that I sleep in my socks. It wasn’t that at all, it was Stemmler’s glue.

“Our feather grinder stinks just as loud as yours,” writes E. B. Pierson of Cincinnati. “This gives us the same social standing.”

If it smells any worse, Bud, your social standing won’t save you from getting quarantined.

After all my William correspond­ ents have had their Tell, I get a nice note from Frances Schweitzer of Cleveland, the young lady who did things in archery golf last summer.

Thank you, Frances!

And thank you, Lieut. Latta for the card you sent me from Peru.

At the request of the editor, a new service will be given in this column.

Writers of hunting stories are sup­ posed to contribute voluntarily to Ye Sylvan Archer. Failing to do this, they will get a polite note from the editor. Recalcitrant cases are turned over to the hounding department.

That’s me.

I wont give any names this time, but the initials of some chronic offenders are: Drs. Cathey, Roberts and Pfouts, Professor B. G. Thomp­ son, Capt. “Wildcat” Styles. Others are just as guilty, but I am bigger than any of these. A word to the wise—

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Move over, Rover! Make room for: Chester Seay for not inviting me on his last shark hunt.

Frank Goulet for making nasty cracks about my coaching.

Davis and Todd for grammatical and typographical errors in this column. What are editors for?

Ralph Brant and W. C. McMilllian for lack of literary appreciation.

John Law for cussed laziness.

Police Capt. Tom Murray for not calling. Unprofessionally, I mean.

Fred Woodley and Bob Faas for messing up my shop. Have you two ever heard of such a thing as a broom?

Two graduates this month. I had to let Estabrook go because the other inmates complained. Christilaw made a noise like a dollar and escaped in the confusion. No reward offered, I don’t want him back. He was no so­ cial asset by any means.

P. S. I fed the cats on the back porch last night and some of my callers must have dropped allies on the rug. In any case I am in myself now. This means that Cosner is out, I refuse to associate with him.

GEORGE BROMMERS

S. C. A. A. ELEVENTH ANNUAL TOURNAMENT The eleventh annual tournament ol the Southern California Archery Association was held at North Holly­ wood on June 13 and 14.

At the annual dinner held at Rec­ reation Hall. North Hollywood play­ ground, following the tournament, a business meeting was held. Mr.

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George Parrish of the Elysian Arch­ ers was elected president for the coming year, E. L. Mould was elected vice-president, and Ray Hodgson was elected secretary Target winners were as follows: Men,Class A, double York and Amer­ ican Larry Hughes, 2865; W. C. McMillian, 2376; Geo. Parrish, 2331. /Class B, Bernie Ahman, 2137; E. F. Sinclair, 2044; Jesse Quayle, 2031.

Class C, Bud Cochem*. 1984; Stanley Quayle, 1879; R. Benton, 1707.

Women, double National and Colum­ bia, Class A, Be« Hodgson, 1888; Dorothy Ahman, 1847; Helen Frost, 1728. .Class B, Anna Tullis, 1.147Margaret Parrish,1355; Roxie Yeaman 1349. Class C, Mrs. Glen Curtis, 1423; Pym Lee Lucas. 1155. Inter____ i—T-i a mediate boys, John .Adams, 1659.'

Elgin Gibson 1518. Junior boys and girls, Hollic Hanchett. 1903; David Vann, 1600; Len Vander Bie, 1352.

Archery contests were features the Annual Field Day at Smith Col­ lege. Northhampton. Massachusetts.

Florence Miller of Saginaw, Mich­ igan won the target and balloon bursting matches.

OREGON STATE TOURNAMENT

The 1936 Oregon state tournament was held at Sherwood field, Portland, July 3, 4, and 5, and Miss Ruth Tawn­ ey of Portland and Gilman Keasey of Corvallis were again crowned champions of the state. Vic Adcook and “Red” Evans, both of Portland, placed second and third, respectively in the men’s division. Miss Vinyard of Monmouth placed second in the Columbia round and Mrs. Chambers of Portland second in the National round.

J. H. Allen of Corvallis won the men’s clout with a 240 score, and Ruth Tawney of Portland was first in the ladies’ clout event.

High men in flight were Homer Prouty, 420 yards; Dr. Cathey 416^2 yards: and Dr. P. L. Tawney 414 2-3 yards. Mrs. Henry Hewitt won the ladies flight with Mrs. Prouty second and Miss Lloyolla Miller third. All are from Portland.

Dr. P. L. Tawney proved himself the best archery golfer among the men and Mrs. Hewitt among the

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ladies.

In the team shoot, the Corvallis archers, consisting of John Allen, Gilman Keasey, John Albin and Ned Myers, scored 2232 to defeat Port­ land’s team by 24 points. The Port­ land ladies team. Mrs. P. L. Tawney, Mrs. Evans, Mrs. Chambers and Miss Ruth Tawney, took first honors.

At the business meeting held Sat­ urday evening Ned Myers, Corvallis, elected president; Ted Hunter of Sheridan, Van Robertson of Portland and Russell Jones of Eugene, vicepresidents, and C. W. Davis of Med­ ford, secretary-treasurer. The next tournament will be held in Corvallis.

INVITATION TO THE NATIONAL ARCHERY ASSOCIATION From the Greater National Capital Committee

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The Potomac Archers are issuing an invitation to the National Arch­ ery Association to hold its 1937 Tournament in Washington. Mem­ bers of the Potomac Archers,among whom is N. S. Williams, President, believe that a most successful event could be staged in the Nation’s Capital.

“Washington, D. C. is the ideal place for the 1937 National Archery Tournament,” said Mr. W. 0. Robin­ son of the Potomac Archers and Second Vice-President of the Na­ tional Association.

“This is mainly because of the large Polo Field, beautifully situated on the banks of the Potomac river.

This polo field is about seventeen hundred feet long, four hundred and fifty feet wide and is acceptably unique for archers for the reason that a tall line of elms runs continu­ ously along the north side, giving definite point of aim for the York Round. It is level and beautifully sodded. A similar line of elms on the south side gives acceptable shade.

The Washington Board of Trade will furnish experienced registrars, etc. .

The tourist camp is just across the highway a little farther down the Potomac. Arlington Hall, two and a half miles across the river in Vir­ ginia, with special bus connections, will probably be available for lodg­ ing and meals with reasonable rates for those who do not care to stay at

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the hotels. Arlington Hall is a new finishing school for girls.

(Chairs, experienced labor, and po­ lice survellance are assured by the National Capital Park Service and convenience stations, either perma­ nent or temporary, will be provided by the same unit. Plans are being made to shade the shooting line with tent flies, though this phase cannot now be guaranteed.

On the average, for the summer months, Washington is three degrees cooler than St. Louis, and frequently the nights after August 15 are cool and comfortable.

Washington is the ideal convention city and the archer and his family will find many things of interest ;n the public buildings, museums and libraries. There are a number of Turkish, Persian, and Mongolian bows in the National Museum, and countless specimens of bows and arrows of countries from all over the world.

This general Atlantic States Reg­ ion has not had a national meeting for some years. In 1925 the meet was in Rome. New York; 1926 in Phila­ delphia: 1927 in Boston; 1928 in Rye, New York; 1933, Seattle, Washing­ ton; 1934, St. Louis; 1935, Storrs, Connecticut; and the 1936 meeting in Battle Creek, Michigan, we ask you to decide to hold the 1937 meet in Washington, D. C.

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