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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page BOARS, BULLETS, BROMMERS

By Howard Hill

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MISSOURI VALLEY TOURNAMENT

By A. E. Andrews

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PALM SPRINGS AFFAIR

By Reed Williams ..........................

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EDITORIAL

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ROBIN HOOD TOURNEY

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FIELD ARCHERS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

By John L. Yount

GETTING READY FOR THE NATIONAL

By Dr. Paul E. Klopsteg

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OHIO ARCHERY-GOLF

By Paris B. Stockdale

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THE BOYS IN THE LOWER BRACKETS Edited by George Brommers L.

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Boars, Bullets, Brommers Ry Howard Hill, North Hollywood, California

Let me 'say at the outset that this tale is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, as I recall it.

The minds of men sometimes play them tricks, so should I err in this somewhat porcine story I shall not worry too much, for even Napoleon made a mistake at Waterloo, Cleo­ patra and Anthony had to back-track from Alexandria, and of course we all remember that the Swedes mis­ calculated when they met Peter the Great.

Speaking of Sweden reminds me of one who long since departed from the snow-capped peaks of that faroff land for our own California. If the northern land in which he was born had had such riflemen as he, maybe Sweden would still be living off Russia, instead of having to work like the rest of us nations. The gen­ tleman in question is none other than my friend and colleague, George Brommers.

But perhaps I am ahead of my story. It began like this.

I was sitting in my apartment one night several months ago, dreaming of places where animals walk in goodly numbers. My imagination, I admit, visualized Africa, Sumatra, and other distant lands as perhaps no mortal man ever actually saw them.

The insistant ringing of the tele­ phone brought me out of my reverie and I was pleased to hear the voice of George coming through the re­ ceiver. After the usual greetings I waited for what news my friend wished to expatiate on. Those who know George will agree that he beats not about the bush, but rather that he chops it down, and if there be chips that fall he leaves them lie.

That night was no exception. The conversation over the phone was something like this: George—Do you want to go wild boar hunting on Santa Cruz Island ovei- the week end?

Without hesitation or even thought, my reply was in the affirmative.

George—Then be at Santa Barbara at six o’clock Friday night.

I—Who’s going and what about these hogs? What are they like?

And what’s the dope on the hunt?

George—About thirty or forty are sailing from Pier 1 at Santa Barbara at nine o’clock Friday night aboard some sea-going sloop-of-war, and we’ll get back some time Sunday night.

Now, about the hogs: it seems there are plenty of them on the Is­ land, and they’re mean as hell. They tear down hav sheds, eat sheep when they can catch them and even devour an occasional calf.

I hear- they aren’t so backward where man is con­ cerned, either. Two or three hunters have had their pants cut off by wounded boars, and I’m told the beasts are especially fond of dark, sun-tanned fellows, so, you big Turk,

Howard looks the situation over

2 YE SYLVAN ARCHER May, 1938 you’d better be careful or they’ll to the exact manner of swine we were surely gnaw on your frame. about to seek out. From the conver­ (Note—I cannot figure how he sation of the sportsmen gathered takes sixty-three sixty-fourths Eng­ about, we gathered that these hogs lish and Irish and one sixty-fourth had a particular dislike for mere American Indian and gets a Turk out man, and-that it was their constant of it, but that’s George’s pet name for desire to kill and devour every manly yours truly.) creature who set foot on the island.

I—The details sound interesting, Several of those talking had hunted but who’s going to look out for you, them before, and the tales of their as you’ve long since given up shoot­ hairbreadth escapes sent cold chills down my spine. Somehow, I had la­ ing the bow for shooting the bull?

My sudden offensive attack stop­ bored under the impression that the ped him momentarily, but not for hunters would all be archers except long. George can come back, even George, and that he was to be a sort when one feels that he has him be­ of a protector, if you get what I hind the eight ball. He fed me this mean, but no: these boys scoffed at one: anything less than a 30-06 bore rifle, “Don’t worry too much about me. and most of them had a sheep leg I thought I’d carry a rifle so that I strapped around their middles for could save any of you lugs that close range shots, while the ones who might get cornered by an infuriated had met the brutes before carried porky. long double-edged hunting knives in I should have known he was a their boot tops for close-quarter ac­ jump ahead of me, but we’ll just skip tion. that.

The longer I listened, the smaller “I’ll be at Santa Barbara, Pier my broadheads looked. The tide of One, promptly at six, primed for the my enthusiasm for the hunt was ebb­ slaughter,” I promised. ing swiftly. Feeling rather naked The sound of a muffled laugh and and ungirt for such a dangerous en­ the click of a receiver told me that counter as this was like to prove, and Brommers was off the wire. being a stranger among this hardy The enthusiastic preparations for group, I glanced shoreward hopefully the hunt I will leave to the imagina­ and saw two men hurrying down the tion of those reading this twitter walkway. One I recognized at a who have, at some time, equipped Hance. Fred Woodley, a true toxothemselves for a jaunt afield. philite in every sense of the word, Two days later, my friend, Don glided toward us with a quiver, burst­ Carson, who was also embark in;ig on ing with arrows, over his shoulder, a the grunt hunt, and I moved out on bow in one hand, and a bag of grub the long runway at Pier One, which wi in the other. connects it with the mainland —J at The second tall, handsome chap Santa Barbara, at fifteen minutes carried the largest rifle I ever saw till six o’clock. draned over a man’s withers. The Scattered here and there in small ____ barrel was slightly shorter than a and sundry groups about the pier fishing pole, and the opening in that were some thirty-odd men armed barrel was about the size of a wood­ with the greatest collection of fire­ chuck burrow. The two figures were arms it has ever been my misfortune soon closer and under the direct glare to behold. Look as I would, not one of one of the floodlights along the bow and arrow could I see except walk I recognized our protector, Don’s and mine. My friend Brom­ George Brommers in person. mers had not yet graced the gather­ The thing he called a rifle was the ing with his presence, and as we were not acquainted with the gentlemen papa of them all. The assembled hunters eyed the newcomer with envy present, we sidled over to one corner with our meek and ancient weapons, and several spoke right out and said that a weapon the size of George’s and waited for the arrival of the was the only kind of a gun really to august George. charging boar with. (It was Short as the time was, it was am­ stop arelief to hear them admit that pie ple for us to grasp a clearer idea as some these boar could be stopped. But I

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must ^et on with my story.)

At four A. M. Saturday we sailed.

As we got it, the sailors were having some difficulty in getting the sea­ going man-of-war ready to depart.

As time dragged by, stories of the Santa Cruz boars became more brazen and when an eight foot tug puttered alongside the dock and the captain’s call of “AH aboard that’s coming aboard.” rang out, I was of half a mind to skip this boar hunt and head south, but no one likes to be labeled a weakling, and besides, George was there to see that we got an even break.

The fast trip across (to think that we made ten miles in only nino hours!) was uneventful, except that I felt better once when I ate a stolen watermelon which had been doped with croton oil than I did bobbing up and down on this famous inland­ water sloop-of-war. However, every­ thing must come to an and, so we docked, and shortly thereafter the hunt was in full swing.

Being afraid of firearms, and feel­ ing that my powerful 22 1-2 pound Pussywillow hunting bow and wellmade, tin-tipped flesh cutters might not turn the monstrous tusked beast, I decided to put my trust in Brom­ mers. Hunters in pairs, coveys, and flocks took first one ridge, then an­ other.

Finally, Woodley, Carson, Brommers and I were left walking together. At the next ridge we lost Carson and Woodley.

(Brave lads, they, seeking the killers with the long bow, while others hid behind the stocks of rifles.)

We moved in a northerly direction, George and I. The liquid California sunshine dripped off the tip of my arrow, to say nothing of my nose. Overhead the clouds thickened and moved across the hilltops close enough to scratch their middles on the giant crags.

We gained the crest of a little hill and there before my very eyes came a bunch of wary boars, sows, and pigs. I’ll be blowed if there weren’t a score or more, and bearing down on us in true killer style. Yes, they hesitated here and there to root un­ derneath the scrub oaks, gathering acorns. Now and then they nicked a spiny cactus apple and crushed the juicy morsels in their strong jaws.

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Nevertheless, they gradually closed in on us.

A quick consultation was held.

Brommers laid the barrel of Big Bertha’s child between two giant granite boulders, its muzzle pointing toward the oncoming swine. There

George meditates

on the strategy to be employed.

he took his stand, behind the rocks, to do or die.

“Come one, come all. This rock shall fly from its firm base as soon as I,” he seemed to be quoting James Fitz-James to himself, judging from the lofty calm of his placid features.

My lot was to sneak forward with my deadly bow and have a shot at the boar. When I drew near enough, using all the cunning which • I had gained in years of stalking the Flor­ ida muck rabbit, I lumbered forward.

At forty-five yards a piece of bacon hove into sight and I sent a feathered shaft on its way. The ar­ row struck, the hog squealed, and things started to happen.

George was to hold his fire until I was about to be taken, but the squeal of a wounded boar seemed to arouse his killing instinct.

The first thing I recall after shoot­ ing the boar and hearing him squeal, was getting a glimpse of red toward the south, then the reverberating of the loud explosion by Big Bertha’s offspring deadened my eardrums. I know not how long the bloody siege lasted nor how many shots were fired, nor do I know how near the vicious swine came to cutting me limb from limb, but what I do know is that my protector surely laid down a barrage.

Boars, pigs, sows, birds, cactus ap- • pies, my hat, and a dislodged rock (Continued on page 10)

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Missouri Valley Tournament

By A. E. Andrews, Indianapolis, Indiana The Missouri Valley tournament back riding, chuck-wagon trips for will be held at the Brown County breakfast in the woods and other features. In winter the archers hunt State Park in Indiana this year, June 4 and 5. The meet was moved to In­ all over the 23 square miles. diana and was to be in or near In­ George F. Martin of Evansville dianapolis, but the Hoosier State won the Redbud this year; Miss Archery Association, at the annual: Frances Patton, Butler University Redbud tourney, in Brown county, senior, won in the women’s division; April 24, voted to hold the meet on Donald Reich won in the junior di­ the same grounds where the Redbud vision; Miss Ruby East of Indiana has taken place for the last four years State Teachers’ College, was lady with growing success. paramount; Otto Hart of Evansville In Indiana an archery tournament was captain of the green.

Brown county is south of Indian­ is almost impossible for Memorial apolis about 40 to 50 miles, on State Day, because of the famous 500-mile Highways 135 and 46; reached from speedway races at Indianapolis. To the north through Indianapolis; from hold a tournament on that date in the the west through Bloomington; from state capital is almost out of the the east through Columbus, Ind. question. So the date was changed to the next week-end following Me­ morial Day. The second annual open tournament The Hoosier State Association has cooperated with the state author­ of the Ishi Archers of Oroville, Cal­ ifornia, near the home of Ishi, last ities in putting on the Redbud tourna­ of the Yanas, will be held at the ment annually in April, usually the Oroville hieh school stadium, Sun­ first Sunday after Easter. This has day, May 22. This tournament is been one of the most successful events held in conjunction with the Feather in the state and the association felt River Highway Celebration.

On that the grounds used for the Red­ Friday, May 20th, Harold Macquarrie bud could also be used for the Mis­ will conduct an archery demonstra ­ souri Valley tournament. tion under the flood lights in the Brown county is noted nationally high school stadium as a feature of for its scenery and quaintness. Those the highway celebration. who stay at the park will find a large log lodge and cabins with comfort­ able beds. Or, if they wish, they may Doris Carpenter, Mary Eshelman, stay at Nashville, the village that is Adelaide Mason, Jacwyn Althouse the county seat; or they may find and Katherine Walker, co-eds at other accommodations near the state Drexel Institute of Technology of park.

Philadelphia, broke into the Asso­ The shooting range is in the Salt ciated Press Picture News, the pic­ Creek valley, just within the park ture showing them lined up for arch­ grounds and almost bordering on the ery practice. first slopes of Weed Patch Hill.

This hill and its foothills and slopes cover all of the 23 square miles in The twelfth annual championship the state area. Visitors may see the tournament of the Oregon State original archery hunting area of Archery Association will be held in 1,500 acres and the archers’ hunting Eugene on July 2, 3 and 4, 1938. This shelter, if they wish. Other places of will be the first state tournament to interest are the villages of Bean be held in Eugene and the University Blossom and Gnaw Bone, Greasy Citv boys (and girls) are making Creek and the Bear Wallow Ridge, great plans for a big time. V. D. next to Weed Patch in height. The McCauley of Eugene is president and park provides bathing, hiking, horseC. W. Davis of Medford is secretary.

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Palm Springs Affair

By Reed Williams, Glendale, California A lot of conscientious objectors re­ frained from making the trip to Palm Springs because they thought movie malefactors of great wealth were us­ ing the archers as a means of pro­ moting picture publicity. Be that as it may, some sixty women archers seemed to be having a grand time and the men that went along with them did not complain of boredom.

If Warner Bros, could get some pub­ licity for their Robin Hood picture by giving the archers a perfectly swell tournament, why should we begrudge them?

The marvelous trick shooting by Howard Hill was the main attraction for the spectators and many a vet­ eran archer raised his eye brows to see Howard shoot arrows through eight inch disks of ply wood that were tossed into the air. If there is any­ one that can even compare with Howard in these field archery shots, I would like to know about it.

Hollywood furnished a smattering of film stars, who were a delight to many of the young lady archers, and four beautiful “extra girls” for the edification of the camera fans

and news photographers. There were also four camera men in Robin Hood costume who supplied a comedy re­ lief and a contrast to the Hollywood archerettes.

The Wilhelm boys and their gang from Barstow out Hollywooded Hol­ lywood by appearing in gorgeous satin shirts and plumed hats and funnv whiskers. They were pulling a little publicity stunt of their own, advertising the Barstow May fiesta, as their hat bands proclaimed to the world.

Bea Hodgson showed her usual ex­ cellent form and won the tournament.

Phillis Roberts and Jean Dolke of L. A. Junior College, tied for second place.

The events were a wand shoot at thirty yards and a clout at 125 yards. Those who went down from Los Angeles were pleasantly surprised to drive out from under a pouring rain storm to the balmy desert warmth.

If there was anyone who stayed home because he was afraid of doing something for somebody without get­ ting paid for it, that one did himself a mean trick.

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Editorial Our New Cover The drawing on the cover of this issue of Ye Sylvan Archer was in­ spired by an old ballad, “The Noble Fisher-man; or Robin Hood’s Pre­ ferment,” from a book of Robin Hood ballads published in 1795. It was from “three old black letter copies” “shewing how he won a prize on the sea, and how he gave the one halfe to his dame, and the other to the building of almes-houses.”

Robin tired of his life in the green­ wood and— “When the lilly leafe, and the ele­ phant, Doth bud in spring with a merry cheere, This outlaw was weary of the wood side, And chasing of the fallow deere.”

Like many another of us saw greener pastures across the fence or, in this case, on the sea— “The fisher-men brave more money have Than any merchants two or three; Therefore I will to Scarborough go, That I a fisherman brave may be.”

So Robin Hood builded him a boat and— “They pluckt up anchor, and away did sayle, More of a day then two or three; When others cast in their baited hooks, The bare lines into the sea cast he.”

The master had great disdain for “this great lubber” but when a French ship appeared and the ship master was sure they would be taken and “ligge us in the prison strong,” Robin Hood— “Took his bent bow in his hand, And in the ship hatch goe doth he.

Master, tye me to the mast, saith he, That at the mark I may stand fair, And give me my bent bow in my hand, And never a Frenchman will I spare.”

Of course, not a Frenchman was spared and— “They found within that ship of warre,

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of mony

“It shall be so, as I have said; And, with this gold, for the opprest An habitation I will build Where they shall live in peace and rest.”

President Fred Bergstrom of the Western A A advises us that the fee for the field events at the Westwood Tournament, held July 3 and 4, has been fixed at one dollar instead of the three dollars charged last year.

The fee for the target events has not yet been decided on, but will be held down as much as possible.

We congratulate Mr. Bergstrom on his plan to popularize the tournament, and trust that he will meet with the success his hard work deserves.

Dr. Klopsteg returned to his home in Chicago on April 17 after his trip to the Pacific Coast. Dr. Klopsteg was very well pleased with the beauty, location, roominess, and ar­ rangements of the Golden Gate Sta­ dium where the National is to be held and also the excellent work in prepar­ ation for the tournament being done

by John Cuneo and his committees.

Robin Hood Tourney According to the Oregonian, “Ol­ den days when life and death rode on the true flight of an arrow will be recalled in Portland next Sunday (May 22) when archers from all parts of the northwest assemble for the Oregonian’s Robin Hood archery contest.”

The tournament will be held at Sherwood Field in Washington Park, with the first event scheduled for 2 p. m.

Archers receiving the highest scores in both men’s and women’s di­ visions will receive trophies—three to be awarded in each of the divisions.

Other contestants with high scores will be invited to witness a showing of Warner Bros, picture, “Adven­ tures of Robin Hood.” All archers are invited to enter the tournament.

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Southern California Field Archers

By John L. Yount, Secretary Our regular May tournament will be held at Bakersfield May 22 and should be one of our most interesting meets.

We can expect plenty of new faces and new ideas for, even though it will be under the auspices of the Field Archers Association of Southern California and sponsored by the Bak­ ersfield Archery Club, it will really be a joint tournament of the FAASC and the new San Joaquin Valley As­ sociation. Let’s everybody go up and get acquainted.

We expect to have some very im­ portant news for you in our tourna­ ment notice, which we cannot tell at this time. This statement may sound goofy to some of you because you have probably received your tournament invitation before this magazine ar­ rived, but just remember the maga­ zine announcement had to make a deadline of April 30.

The following men comprise our Championship Class at the present time: Howard Hill, Ken Wilhelm, Wayne Statler, Bob Faas, Volus Jones and Vincent Dillon. Because of non-attendance Ted Martin and N. L. Rogan had to return to the gen­ eral division, and Walt Wilhelm had the hard luck to break his arm so had the lowest score of the champions at one of the meets. But keep your eye on Walt. He will be back among the champs just as soon as his arm gets going good again.

At the annual tournament the Board of Governors decided that it is imperative to keep the Champion­ ship Class a live and competitive group so ruled that a champion miss­ ing two or more consecutive meets automatically drops back into General Division to work his way up again.

How to get into the Champion­ ship Class and how to stay there: To get there just shoot the highest score in the General Division at any of the regular tournaments and stay there by seeing that your score is one of the first five of the champions at each succeeding meet, because the Champion receiving the lowest score

must go into General Division and try again. Thus one man goes out of Championship Class each time to make room for the new man coming in from the’ General Division, since this exalted group never can have more than six members. However, when, because of the absence of one of the Champions from two consecu­ tive meets, a Champion is automat­ ically removed, then, of course, the lowest score in the Champion group does not drop into General Division.

When you are out, all you have to do is to win the General and you are in again. It is all very simple. Try

it.

Special news for ladies: Hereafter there will be a medal or pin for the winning lady. If a few more start shooting we could then have a championship class for ladies.

Can’t you men influence your wives and daughters and you women coax another to join your group?

NOTICE Please send us your advertising copy for the NAA tournament pro­ gram as soon as possible. May 31 is the dead-line. John P. Cuneo, 519 California Street, San Francisco.

Dr. Klopsteg visited San Francisco on his trip to the west coast with Mrs. Klopsteg on April 8. One has to be with him only for a while to see how accurately and efficiently he does things. One has to know him for only a while to learn the reasons for the advancement of archery in the United States during the past few years.

Paul visited the Golden Gate Park Stadium and put his official approval on the site of the August tournament.

We enjoyed his visit very much and he left advice and suggestions which will be helpful to the tournament committee, but his stay was too short.

We’ll be looking forward to seeing you again in August, Paul.

—John P. Cuneo.

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Getting Ready for the National Next year’s tournament of the NA A will be held in the central re­ gion, which, according to the consti­ tution and by-laws of the Association, comprises the region between the Rockies and the Alleghanies. Archery groups in the cities in this region which are contemplating invitations to NAA to hold the tournament in their respective cities, should have their invitations ready not later than July 1.

Under NAA rules the Board of Governors is required to decide on the location for the tournament and to announce the location at the annual meeting of the prior year. In order that the members of the Board may make their selection with all facts before them, it is suggested that a city presenting an invitation for the tournament include in its invitation all facts which are considered perti­ nent reasons for selecting that city as a tournament location. The full­ est information is desirable. The Board has also made a requirement that the invitation be accompanied by a letter guaranteeing the expenses of the tournament. The guarantee may be assumed by a club or a group of individuals, or some other respon­ sible body.

The invitation, accompanied by the factual material and the guarantee, should be prepared in a sufficient ’ number of copies that each member of the Board of Governors may have one copy. The addresses of the mem­ bers are as follows: John P. Cuneo, 519 California St., San Francisco, Calif.

Louis C. Smith, 77 Franklin St., Boston, Mass.

C. B. Hutchinson, 389 61st St., Oakland, Calif.

Karl E. Palmatier, 1317 Hillcrest Ave., Kalamazoo, Mich.

J. A. Dashiell, 4524 So. Bryant Ave., Minneapolis, Minn.

Ray W. Hodgson, 734 33rd St., San Pedro, Calif.

Edmund R. Teubner, Jr., Horsham, Penn.

Kore T. Duryee, 301 White Bldg., Seattle, Wash.

E. Hill Turnock, 344 Woodside Rd.,

Wilkinsburg, Pa. Henry S. C. Cummings, 33 Oak Hill St., Newton Center, Mass.

Paul E. Klopsteg, 1700 Irving Park Blvd., Chicago, Ill. By having the invitations in the hands of the members by July 1, suf­ ficient time will be given members to study the invitations, and for the members who cannot be present at the annual meeting to send their bal­ lots by mail before the meeting.

Paul E. Klopsteg, Chairman Board of Governors of NA A.

Ohio Archery—Golf

By Paris B. Stockdale What a contrast with a year ago!

Amidst perfect weather and over an ideal course sixty archery-golfers participated in the fourth annual state championship tournament in Columbus, April 23-24. The event was the first competetive affair on the new golf course of the Athletic Association of the Ohio University.

Who won?

With the remarkable score of 107, young Julius P. Schweitzer, Jr., mem­ ber of the Columbus archery club, headliner on the Columbus Bow­ busters championship club team, and M. D. neophyte in the medical college of the Ohio State University, is the fourth state archery-golf champion.

But, there was Folberth again— William Folberth Sr., of Cleveland, was runner-up with the close score of 110.

Youth, again, in the women’s divi­ sion—and more Schweitzers. First place women’s honors were won by Miss Erna Schweitzer, Cleveland, score 129. Trailing by but one point was sister Patsy Schweitzer, young­ est member of the Fred Schweitzer family of archery-golfers.

Remember last year’s “southward trend,” and the central-southern Ohio slogan “salvage the sport— (Continued on page 10) You are urged to send your hotel reservations for the National as soon as possible to Roy D. Myers, 756 12th Avenue, San Francisco.

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The Boys in the Loiver Brackets

By THE RETIRED BASEMENT CHAMPION “What I want,” writes. Mr. Edwin Hutchings of Saint Louis, “is to win recognition of my right to be in the lower brackets. Tournament scores mean little, in proof, because I never do anything in big shoots except stay at the bottom. In little club matches I have occasionally beaten fairly good local archers. But I can get affidavits from G. D. Mudd, Howard Spooner, Lee Gamber, A. H. Wyman and Col. L. M. Rumsey that 1 can not shoot 500 American. The only well known archer I have ever beat at the target is Homer Prouty. And just see what he did to me in flight! 478 yards just isn’t decent, that’s all.”

All right, Edwin, step right in!

We are proud to have you. But I don’t know about Prouty, we will have to think that over.

“I have noticed George Tibbets’ name in the lower brackets, and I am forced to file a contest,” writes Russ Hoogerhyde. “George has shot 600 American with me a number of times.

Even took a couple of lessons and I think it is a disgrace to me to have him there. He thinks it is swell, of course, but I am writing him that I don’t approve. George is the swellest guy I know, and we call each other ‘Son’ and ‘Pop’. What’s more, we mean it.’

“And how about Walther Buchen?

You know that he went hunting up to Alaska again last fall and came back without a blooded arrow?”

Now I don’t know about Mr. Tib­ bets except that he has duly qualified once. There is no law against back­ sliding, so in he stays. But don’t think that you can put anything over on us by proposing Mr. Buchen for membership. I know he didn’t get anything with a bow, he never did as far as I can learn, but did he bring back big game heads that he had gotten with the rifle?

I am ashamed of you, Russ, you can do better than that.

Guess again, Bruce Robertson!

From what you have read above you will gather that your nomination of Russ for the doghouse is a thoroughly sound plan, and I have no objection

whatever to Larry Whiffen joining him there. They did steal the pub­ licity at Minneapolis, I will admit, and impoundment serves them right.

But I don’t know about Andy Wollrath and Chuck Friberg. The evi­ dence you offer is none too convinc­ ing. I always understood that they were good shots. If they are to join our select organization we must have more proof. , We really have to do something to honor the president of this year’s National, John P. Cuneo. I wish I dared to stretch a point and admit him to the membership in the Lower Bracket, but I am afraid that Karl Palmatier, who is a legitimate mem­ ber, would object. Karl never hit anything, you know.

Cuneo can take comfort in one thing, though. If he can’t meet Pal­ matier in the ranks of the Lower Bracket boys, he will see all he wants of him in the doghouse. It is cus­ tomary to extend the courtesies of this institution to the head of every National. As time passes he will ap­ preciate the comparative rest he gets there. It is a haven of refuge after the whirl of a tournament.

The* two .... Redlands frauds, Big Glenn Curtis and Bernie Ahman, ___ Big Glenn will keep annoying me. with a show up at al, the tournaments L/—. "ide red cearf. foot wide scarf, Later in the day Bernie borrows it from him.

Both flaunt it in my face. Members are warned to watch both impostors.

Big Glenn even beat his wife, Little Glenn, at Yermo. And Little Glenn won the ladies shoot. So what?

If Fred Bergstrom ever tells lies about his right to don the red ribbon I will swear to them. Fred and the Elysians have worked too hard to advertise archery and to make the Western a success. With the reduced rates that will be in effect at the Westwood tournament they should have a whale of an attendance. I believe that one reason for poor at­ tendance at our regional shoots is the size of the ante. There is a recession on, you know. Most of our field shoots are on a two bit fee basis, and

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I am telling you they draw the crowds.

Speaking of field archery, every so often somebody will say that field and target archery just don’t belong together. Well, personal dif­ ferences over the kind and type of events staged will always come, and that’s a healthy sign. It shows in­ terest. But when you see a target archer out in the field or a field arch­ er at a target tournament you will find a guy who thoroughly enjoys himself. Why, I will bet that a full fourth of the fellows at San Fran­ cisco next fall will be field archers.

They always go for the companion­ ship if for nothing else. Also they thoroughly enjoy themselves, more so because they are under no strain.

Target archers, Field archers, and Lower Bracket boys, we will meet in San Francisco.

Boars, Bullets, Broomers (Continued from page 3) that rolled down the side of the hill, all these felt the contact of lead.

Bullets zoomed so close to my head that I could smell the scorched tallow on them.

Frankly, I felt like moving, but with hogs darting here and there, drawing the fire of our doughty com­ rade from behind yon stone, I figured I would stand upon the order of my going and hesitate yet a little while.

Finally Big Bertha Jr. belched out the last shell in her reserve tank and I skirted for cover with a few of the other hogs that has escaped George’s sharp eye. Under cover of a rock ledge I worked my way back to where George was operating behind the granite boulder.

He had laid the smoke wagon to one side where she cooled as he ran nervous fingers in various pockets, seeking to find more fodder for the old heifer to gobble up when she had cooled a little. Raindrops struck on the hot barrel and zoomed off, crying for mercy.

I was directly behind George before he saw that I was between him and his cannon.

I reached down and picked up the still sizzling-hot firing piece, and a quick look of apprehen­ sion and anxiety came into George’s keen eyes. I once took a live bird from a cat, and the feline looked at

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me with the same speaking look in his eye as did my friend Brommers when I took the gun and asked him for a shell.

I got no shell, nor did we leave the stronghold until I had returned the weapon. On the field of battle lay one dead boar with a single broad­ head through his chest and eight bul­ let holes scattered here and there about his carcass.

Two wounded critters had taken refuge in the huge entanglement of a giant cactus clump nearby.

We sailed at dawn the following day.

What’s that? Is Brommers a good shot, did you say? Brother, he can shoot the nits off a gnat’s knees at three hundred paces.

Ohio Archery—Golf (Continued from page 8) slaughter Cleveland”? For the first time, the men’s championship trophy is away from Cleveland, now in Columbus. And the state champion­ ship club team is away from Cleve­ land, now in Columbus. And, fur­ thermore, the inter-city cup, held last year by Cleveland, is now in Columbus. And also, the men’s arch­ ery-golf flight championship is away from Cleveland, now in Cincinnati.

Those 55 fans who attended the banquet and business session were not only treated to a splendid meal, but were favored with short talks by Leo Staley of the Physical Education De­ partment, Ohio State University, George McClure who is in general charge of construction of the new University golf course, and A. W. Short, chief of the Bureau of Game Management,Ohio Division of Conser­ vation. A feature of the banquet was the awarding of eleven special prizes, as surprises, which had been donated to the association by various members, friends, and tackle manu­ facturers.

Another aspect of the banquet was the annual business meeting with its election of officers.

Members were given opportunity to participate in discussion of changes in rules, constitution, policies per­ taining to hunting preserves, etc.

Your news-letter editor, who for the past three years served as secre­ tary-treasurer of the Archery-Golf and Hunting Association, extends his

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heart-felt thanks to members of the association for the beautiful wrist­ watch given to him at the banquet.

Fine work will be carried on by the new secretary, E. E. Kimberly, De­ partment of Electrical Engineering, Ohio State University.

B. G. Thompson is home again in Corvallis, Oregon, after finishing his work for his Doctor’s degree at the University of Washington.

Sasha Siemal, the Brazilian tiger­ man, is returning to South America the first of the month after a few months’ visit in this country.

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