March 1936

March, 1936

I raised my bow and steadily drew The silken string until I knew

My trusty arrow’s barbed point Lay on my left forefinger joint— Until I felt the feather seek My ear, swift-drawn across my cheek: Then from my fingers leapt the string.

With sharp recoil and deadly ring,

Like twenty serpents bound together Hissed the flying arrow’s feather!

—Maurice Thompson.

Ye Sylvan Archer ALSEA, OREGON

VOL. 7, NO. 11

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Table of Contents AFTER WILD ISLAND PIGS

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By Dusty Roberts FIVE HUNDRED OR BUST By jCurtis Hill

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ADVICE TO THE BOW MAKING NOVICE

By Earl Ullrich EDITORIAL

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ARCHERY IN PHILATELY

By B. G. Thompson

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RESULT OF QUESTIONNAIRE ON

TECHNIQUE—By Cia Craft

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TWO LESS DEERSLAYERS

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BUNK BY BROMMERS

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-After the Wild Island <Pigs By“DUSTY”ROBERTS Driving home through one of our rare rains the other day, I wondered which of many hog hunts that I have enjoyed could possibly be interesting to any one but myself. I have hunt­ ed and slain a lot of wild hogs since I first drew an arrow on one. Some of those hog fights have been funny, all have been exciting, and two near­ ly tragic. Should I tell of the little hog that Art Young, newly returned from Africa, wanted, and got? And of the campfire lighted dusk when Art played his dwarfed violin or thrilled us with tales of mighty deeds in Alaska and Africa? Or of the hog with the tremendous ears that won Stan Spencer his spurs? A hog that, according to Erie Gardner was practically ALL ears?

Bright memories all; of hot still days, days with cold fogs and roar­ ing winds, stanch companions and fierce joys of the chase, long climbs over killing ridges and down deep canyons, and the thousand things an archer sees.

I think that I would rather tell the tale of a hunt that stands out in my memory as one of the most pleas­ ant that I ever had, although I did not draw an arrow all the whole day.

There were six of us camped in a steepwalled valley on Santa Cruz ~ island. We had arrived the night before after rather a rough trip across the channel and every one was more or less anxious to get out early for the first days hunt. Break­ fast was a pretty sketchy affair with the air full of loud boasts and the rattling of quivers. ‘‘Coke, what do you say we wait till these noisy yahoos get out of the country. We’ll clean up camp, and then when things get quiet we’ll go out and get ourselves a hog,” said I and made it stick, although Coke looked pretty wistfully after the rest as they pulled out.

I rnanageq to keep him in camp until the sun was well up, flooding the canyons' with light before we started on a long climb that would bring us into the thickets under the shoulder of the highest point on the

island. Coke was a big sixfooter and had been sea sick the day before, so we took it easy, poking along with plenty of rests.

With the bow you do not hunt these island hogs with the idea of jumping them and getting in your shooting then. They can, and will, run up hill and down dale for miles when frightened, so it is best to move little and look lots. The day was still and getting hot, with the strong smell of manzanita brush distilling out in the sun. A dozen of the big island ravens were (doing ___ o loops and rolls over the brow of a cliff across the canyon from us.

Somewhere near, an island fox barked at us with sharp staccato yaps.

We angled across canyon up wind through a copse of ironwood trees.

Here it was dim and cool with hog sign in the trails and island jays swooped down on silent wings to peer at us with bright inquisitive eyes.

Coke was getting tired. About noon now and I knew no selfrespect­ ing hog would be out to feed until late afternoon. So we unbraced our bows, burrowed deep in the soft mat of fallen leaves, lay on our backs and watched the little white clouds drift across the opening in the trees overhead.

We talked softly of our hunts, wondered lazily if the other fellows had any luck . . . yawned . . . big black flies buzzed sleepily in the ironwood blossoms above ....

Smoke in my nostrils stung me awake with a start. Looking dazed­ ly around for the source of the smoke, I saw Coke crouched over a tiny fire he had built in the trail. He turned with loving care an arrow on which he had spitted some kind of creature.

“This is about done, ‘Dusty’, ” says he, and offered me half of a blue jay.

Well, it was a bird killed with the bow while I slept, and who was I to say that it was only half done?

We ate it, and it wasn’t half bad, either.

I was pensively gnawing at the last of an extremely tough leg, when my

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eyes caught a movement in a small clearing to the west of us about half a mile. I pointed with the jay’s leg bone. Was it? Yes, sir, it was. A lone black hog, not a very big one, perhaps sixty or seventy pounds, but up wind of us and feeding on fallen manzanita berries. That meant that we would likely have time to get in shooting distance before the hog moved on to other feed.

“See that notch on the ridge above him ?”

“Yes, sure, what about it?”

“Well, if he goes out of there be­ fore you get to him, Coke, it will likely be through that notch and I want to be there before you start your stalk. It’s your pig, Coke, so you wait till you see me somewhere near that spot and then do your stuff.”

Perhaps twenty minutes later I peered cautiously over a boulder just above the notch. Below me was the little glade where I had last seen the hog, but he was not in sight now. Had he got my wind and pulled out before I had reached my appoint­ ed position? I wondered where Coke was and then I saw him straighten up from behind a clump of brush where he had been waiting for me to get into position. He pointed with his chin in a queer way he had and following the direction of his gesture I saw the hog not more than twenty yards below me. I looked back at Coke just as he loosed his shot. The setting sun slanting over my shoulder caught the slowly turn­ ing Ibroadhead with bright sparks of light. Seventy yards I saw that arrow travel and loosen that hog’s knees in death before the archer who had sped it on its way had relaxed his pose. I think it must be seldom that one has the opportunity to have etched so clearly on his memory the picture of such a perfect shot.

What else is there to tell? How often, as we carried the hog in to camp, Coke must pause to tell me again just how he had made his stalk and the one shot that had been enough; and I must needs tell him again just what a perfect view I had of the whole thing.

Coke is gone now and his hunting bow hangs on the wall of my room in the place of honor beside my own

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bow, “Deathbringer.” And perhaps I shall be so old some day that I can only sit and dream of the days we made merry in the sun. But if that day ever comes I’ll have lots of fine hunts and brave companions to cheer my memory.

ART YOUNG ARCHERS At their annual meeting, February 9, The Art Young Archers of Los Angeles elected the following offic­ ers: President, Ed McGahan, editor of the Southwest Topics, and the real founder of the club; Vice-President, E’.lwood Mould; Second Vice-Presi­ dent, Clark Young; Field Captain, H. F. Woodley; and Secretary-Treasur­ er, Ernest Wilson.

A feature of the meeting was the forming of an Art Young Junior Archers Affiliate under the leader­ ship of Mario L. Orzoco, son of the noted revolutionary leader and one­ time strong man of Mexico, Gen­ eral Pasqual Orozco. A son of form­ er provisional president de la Huerta is also a member of Orozco’s com­ pany, which is formed along military line", most of the members being R. 0. T. C. cadets from the Fremont High School.

Young Orozco, who returns to Mexico soon to take up his studies at the University in Mexico City, has one more ambition. He is going to organize the first Art Young Arch­ ers Club in the southern republic.

Knowing the abundance of game down there we predict that this will be the livest and most envied club in our northern hemisphere.

Gene Lee Wallace, one of Okla­ homa’s prominent young archers, lost his bow arm in an accident in the printing plant in which he is employ­ ed.

Young Wallace, whose arm was amputated just above the elbow, hopes to be able to continue his archery by means of an artificial arm. He would like to hear from any archers who are shooting under such a handicap. Gene is a brother of Cia Craft and can be reached through the Craft Archery Co., Tulsa, Oklahoma.

“Indeed, the lyre was suggested by the bow.” Maurice Thompson.

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Five Hundred Or Fust

By CURTIS HILL I didn’t know much about flight shooting until Bill Mattox of Toledo came down to Dayton one day and brought his regular flight bow along.

I tried to draw it and found it way above my strength. I asked Bill what to do, and he said why not make a free style (bow like C. D. Curtis? I proceeded to do this.

My first one was 5’ 6” long, made like a target bow. It pulled about 120 pounds. I used two regular bow strings twisted into one. In 1931 I won the Ohio State free style event with 335 yards, using this bow.

I decided I was pretty good and stuck my chest out accordingly. And then I read that “Pop” Prouty was shooting over 400 yards regular style. My chest measure resumed normal again. What was the mat­ ter with me and my bow? I decided for one thing it was too long, nor did it have the proper cross section.

Now I started to scour the country for good osage. By an old barn, 1 found a pile of posts that had served as boarding house for every bug and worm in Ohio. Something wrong with each one. Knots, twists, checks, worm holes, or I just didn’t like it on general principles.

The farmer said that the only oth­ er osage he had was a piece he was using on his drag that he broke clods with in his cornfeld. It was just what I wanted and he let me have it.

After splitting it I found I had only 4’ 8” in length, but it was the best and clearest wood I have ever seen. I made the bow, recurved the ends a little and put double nocks on it. With the help of three other archers I found I could string it all right.

It was just about ready for the 1932 tournament, and this time I did much better, shooting 445 yards.

Chest measure was expanding again.

Well, that unspeakable Prouty came back again with over 460 yards regular style. Something had to be done, that’s sure. “Pop” has no judgment, he hasn’t.

For the 1933 shoot I cut one inch

off each end of the bow. I also took down the tips some to make them lighter. I wrapped some rawhide around the limbs too, and it seemed to make it much faster.

Down to Cincinnati we went. Some­ body said: “Curt, you have to shoot now, Prouty is here.” It pepped up the state flight shoot a lot to have the national flight champion pres­ ent.

The regular flight shooters didn’t get much distance as there was a high wind blowing diagonally across the field. They thought I would 'be lucky if I got 400 yards. Here she goes.

The first arrow didn’t get started at all; it wobbled all over the sky.

The second went out at a low angle and at the third try the nock broke at one end. I borrowed a knife and whittled in another one.

The fourth, the fifth, and now the sixth and last. It would have to be good this time.

It was. Distance 503 yards 2 feet 4% inches. I had made 500, but more to the point I had beaten the invinc­ ible Prouty, even if I did shoot free style. You need some breaks against that kind of competition.

“Pop” suggested that I take in the NA A shoot and try to beat the re­ cord I had just made. We decided to go together.

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there, too. C. D. Curtis, Roy Case, Russel Hagg and a few others.

First came the regular flight shoot. Prouty, Hagg and Mattox were out for blood. When the dis­ tance was recorded “Pop” had 478 yards. Regular style too. (Competi­ tion? Oh, no, none at all.

When I saw Roy Case get ready in free style I wondered if I had any chance at all. C. D. Curtis had two Prouty bows but they were not near­ ly as heavy as mine. He had tough luck too—he split the nock on his bow and made quick repairs. At that he shot 418 yards, and—with a bow in that condition—that’s shooting.

I shot next. My first arrow split from nock to pile and only went about 100 yards. I think Ralph Miller has it now. My second arrow broke in several pieces, but the fourth and fifth got off clean, And now for the last one again.

I pulled the old bow back till it squeaked, and it just seemed to say, “Let me go.” The officials said 518 yards.

It seemed impossible, and I could hardly believe it, but was I happy?

It was 500 and bust for that bow all right. It was never the same again. In 1934 at Storrs the best it could do was 433 yards, and at the State shoot in Ohio it went where all good bows go, all to pieces, try­ ing to the last. And this is the tale of the longest free style shot made officially or any other way in this country. Maybe some day I will meet up with a piece of wood like that again.

Now about the bow and the ar­ rows: Wood—Osage orange.

Color—Very dark with reddish streaks.

Grain—Coarse, about % inch.

Length of handle—8 inches.

Length of limbs—21 inches each.

Length over all—50 inches.

As the bow was short and weighed between 125 and 135 pounds, it fol­ lowed the string quite a bit. It had a nice dog leg in one limt> but was clear without even a pin. The ends were slightly reflexed.

Width at handle— 1% inches.

Width at mid limb—1 inch.

Width at nock—Y> inch.

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Thickness of limb: Handle—% inch.

Mid limb—% inch.

Nock—Y* inch.

Arrows: Walter B. Kern of Dayton gave me six Norwegian pine arrows that his father had bought from Grangier about 40 years ago.

I cut them down for flight, and they were the best I have ever shot.

The arrows were 27 inches long and from 270 to 290 gr. in weight.

The wood was fine grained and bal­ anced about a quarter of an inch •back of center. They had celluloid vanes.

Maybe I should add in regard to the bow that the limbs were bending close to the handle for about 14 inches. The tips were stiff and did not bend. Jimmy Duff said it was the nearest to a composite bow he had ever seen.

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NEWS ITEMS Chalmers Hering, secretary, says, “The Cornell Archers club is com­ posed of about fifteen men students and faculty members of Cornell Uni­ versity. We have both indoor and outdoor range and are interested in mail shoots with other colleges and university teams of men and wo­ men.” Address Chalmers Hering, Sheldon Court, Ithaca, New York.

M. G. Clark, secretary of the War Eagle Archery Club of Sioux City, Iowa, writes, “Our club, although young, is steadily growing and the interest shown in this city is on the upgrade as we have a new indoor range of 30 yards and it surely is drawing them.”

We are in receipt of an interesting addition to archery literature, “The Flat Bow,” by Hunt and Metz, pub­ lished by the Bruce Publishing Com­ pany. The Table of Contents shows chapters as follows: “The Flat Bow,” “The Bowstring,” “Arrows,” “Tac­ kle,” “Shooting,” and “Short Cuts.”

The book consists of 64 pages, print­ ed on good paper, and is copiously illustrated by many drawings and photographs. The price is fifty cents.

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Advice to the Bow Maying A[pvice

By EARL ULLRICH

It is always advisable for the am­ ateur bow maker to obtain a cheap piece of wood, first, before starting operations on yew wood. So many amateurs have not the slightest knowledge of either making the bow or any inkling of just what may be expected in stressing the wood. So I would suggest obtaining a seasoned lemon wood stave, or two of them, and making them up to length, weight, and type desired. Go to some professional Ibowmaker and absorb as much advice as he will give you.

If he is honest and willing to help he will put you on the right track; perhaps he may even rough out the limbs for you. On finishing up your bows, shoot them for a time to de­ termine just how good they are.

Compare them with others. They may be whipended or may jar in the hand. Have some experienced arch­ er shoot them and ask his advice on them. They may not even stand up long enough to determine the cause of the breakage. That means you start all over again. Your second attempt may decide whether you want to tackle a piece of yewwood or not. Supposing that you do.

Contact some reliable producer or dealer in raw materials and place your problem in his hands. Do not fail to mention your inexperience and do not invest in a top quality piece of timber. Try to obtain air sea­ soned wood and purchase a good sec­ ond grade stave or pair of limbs.

These may be defective or of poor shape or of slow timber. These lat­ ter are obtained usually from the larger trees or from the off side of a smaller tree. They are the best for use by a novice, since they usual­ ly do not present many problems and the wood itself “comes around com­ pass” much easier than the stiffer wood from the smaller or injured trees. If a pair of limbs, take them back to your bow maker friend and have him join them up for you. Do not set them back greatly, as this is your first yew bow and you want it to stand up. You are out after advice again. Examine the yew bows

in his shop. Do not for an instant believe that you can build a bow comparable to those in the shop of your friend the bowmaker, though your life work may be in the artis­ tic professions and you are handy with brush and varnish. Building a good bow requires years of previous experience. Thousands of times is it tensed and relaxed in its life time. It should be tuned like a viol­ in, it should return to normal shape like a fine fishing rod, and it should be as resistant to recoil as a base­ ball bat. Last and most important of all, build your bow so that it stays together in one piece and does not deteriorate into an armful of kindling wood. Have patience and plenty of it!

NEWS ITEMS We should be glad to have for publication news of Art Young Clubs being organized and would be glad to be of any help we can to groups that contemplate such organizaations.

R. E. Bycroft announces a new archery club at Whittier, California.

The fourth bi-monthly team shoot of the S. C. A. A. will be held March 8th with the Lakewood Club at Long Beach, Calif. The fourth bi-monthly tournament will be held at the Term­ inal Island range.

Tournament at Santa Monica The third bi-monthly tournament of the Southern California Archery Association was held at Santa Mon­ ica on February 9, 1936.

On acount of the number of Quayles tak­ ing part in the tournament there was talk of having a toast on Quayle.

The winners in the various events with scores for York and American rounds were as follows: Men, class A, Jas. B. Murray, 1345; class B, H. Bitzenberger, 1137; class C, E. Watts, 1034; women, class A, Bee Hodgson, National and Columbia, 983; class B, Mae Collins, 760; class C, A. Dagle, 640.

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Our readers will be interested to learn how we secured the story by “Dusty” Roberts published in this issue. Here is what Dr. Roberts says: “A long time ago I was hounded into writing a story of a hog hunt. What I mean, I was hounded. The feller just naturally ran me ragged until I finally had to break down and take a crack at it.

Now George Brommers writes to me in a manner that seems strangely familiar. I feel another hounding coming on. Knowing what a super hounder George is (he has been on my trail before) I think that I had as well cave in quickly and get it ov­ er before I develop a case of nerves.

To be hounded by that big Swede is a harrowing experience. What ever makes you or the Big Swede think I can write a story I can’t for the life of me think.” Some time we shall persuade Howard Hill to tell the story of George Brommer’s heroism in the face (?) of a wild pig. George won’t do the “hounding” for that story however. Just modesty, you know.

comparatively humane way of ex­ tracting shekels be adopted by an or­ ganization such as the Art Young Archers. As the editor understands it, the Art Young clubs depend more on donations than membership fees, feeling that, once interest in archery and the club is created, the finances will take care of themselves.

The suggestion is put forth for what it may be worth. The editor naturally wants to promote what ap­ pears to be a practical plan for rais­ ing money. Tell us what you think of it.

And if you readers like the idea, we will describe the trick targets they used at Santa Monica. They were so designed that luck would be the deciding factor and the dub had as good a chance as the best marks­ men. Larry Hughes, we understand did not bring back more than his share of the bacon this time.

President Estabrook and Secretary Cochems are to be congratulated.

They have made even an editor think, let us hope, to some purpose.

A news item from Santa Monica, California, tells of a new and pain­ less way to extract money from will­ ing pockets. It seems that a novel­ ty shoot, with tobacco and candy for prizes, was held and the day’s re­ ceipts, at ten cents a throw for each event, brought in better than thirty dollars.

The shoot was a non-profit affair, but it set the editor to thinking. Pos­ sibly the fact that one of the prizes shot for was a years subscription for Ye Sylvan Archer induced some thought.

Be that as it may, why couldn’t a method like this be used to help fi­ nancially embarrassed archery clubs over some rough spots?

Member­ ship fees, while not high, are at times a burden. But everybody can spare ten cents or multiples of ten cents. And if prizes are bought and distributed for only half the amount taken in it looks like good business for the club.

Particularly why shouldn’t this

A writer wishes the publishers of Ye Sylvan Archer an abundant re­ ward in the “Archers Heaven.”

Fine, but we are in no great hurry to receive our recompense there and a few shekels coming our way in the meantime will be greatly appreci­ ated.

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Please do not forget our advertis­ ers. They are the ones who “pay the freight” on the magazine. They are all hard headed business men and they demand, iiiiu and have a right y uvniauu, ii<xve a to demand, and, results. ' “ Each ' reader owes a little 1__________ in the way of ________ advertising patronage to complete his share of publication costs. Have you done your part ?

The archery team of the Eugene, Oregon, fire department defeated a team representing the Highland Park, Michigan, firefighters in a correspondence shoot by the close score of 2326 to 2318.

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.Archery in Philately

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We are all familiar with the or­ dinary phases of archery, such as target shooting, roving, archery golf, flight shooting, and hunting but there are other less familiar hob­ bies connected with archery which have furnished the writer many pleasant winter evenings. The build­ ing up of an archery library, the col­ lection of archery photos and pic­ tures and the collecting of Indian arrowheads have all proven interest­ ing and entertaining, but the collect­ ing of the different postage stamps of the world that depict archery is my most recent effort.

In spite of the important bearing archery has had on the development of the various nations of the world, it is depicted but rarely on postage stamps. England, who owes so much to the long bow, does not have a single stamp to honor this ancient weapon.

The following is a list of the arch­ ery stamps which I have been able to locate. The number is the cata­ logue number given in Scott’s cata­ logue.

U. S.—237—Columbia 10 cent.

Columbus presenting j natives.

One of th? the natives hr? has ?a quiver of arcf rows. (1893).

U. S.—287—Trans-Mississippi is­ sue, 4 cent value, has mounted Indi­ an archer shooting at buffalo.

U. S.—682— Massachusetts Bay (Centennial. In the center medallion there is a figure which is supposed to be a human being with a bow in one hand and an arrow, feathered half in length, in the other.

Austria—658—Hunting arrow and horn.

Belgian East Africa—49—A native dancer, a spear in one hand and un­ strung bow in the other.

Bolivia—157—Archer with drawn bow, on horse.

Brazil—162—Native with b o w watching arrival of ships.

British Guiana—206—Indian arch­ er shooting fish. (1931).

British Guiana—211—Same as above but with date omitted.

drawn Congo—94—Archer with bow. (gray blue).

Congo—102—Archer with drawn bow. (buff).

Crete—74—Diana with bow and hounds.

Crete—86—Same as above but sur­ charged.

Cyrenaica—315—Zeppelin and gi­ ant bowman 10 L. green.

Cyrenaica—318—Zeppelin and gi­ ant bowman 20 L. black.

Dominican Republic—102—-Battle scene.

French Guiana—109—A Carib archer, 1c gray, lilac and blue.

French Guiana—110—A Carib archer, 2c red and green.

French Guiana—111—A Carib archer, 4c olive brown and violet.

French Guiana—112—A C ~arib archer, 5c blue and orange.

French Guiana—113—A Carib archer, 10c magenta and brown.

French Guiana—-114—A .Carib archer, 15c yellow and orange.

French Guiana—115—A Carib archer, 20c blue and green.

French Guiana—116—A C ~arib archer, 25c red and brown.

I also have a series of these stamps surcharged “‘Territoire De L’inini.”

Honduras—250—Archer (Lempira) arrow in one hand, bow in other.

Honduras—275—Same as above but surcharged 1929-1930.

Hungary —775— Archer instructing youth in use of bow.

Italy—1015— L air mail. Flight of arrows.

Mexico—698—Indian archer.

Mexico—1424—I n d i a n archer shooting.

Nepal—13—Symbolic device eluding drawn bow. (Imperf.)

Nepal—14—Symbolic device eluding drawn bow. (pin perf.)

Norway—170—Saint Olaf stop­ ping flight of arrows with his shield, yellow 10-0.

'172— Saint Olaf stop­ Norway—4.72 ping flight of arrows with his shield.

Blue 30-0.

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Tannou-Touva—33—Archer shoot­ ing composite bow. (surcharged) Papua—102—Archer shooting fish.

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Result of Questionnaire on technique

By CIA CRAFT

We herewith present the results of a questionaire on archery technique which was sent to one hundred out­ standing archers (both men and wo­ men) of the United States and Can­ ada. Eighty were kind enough to fill in and return the questionaires.

I wish through these pages to thank them for their help. Thirteen of the remaining twenty were returned because of incorrect or insufficient addresses.

We selected the archers contacted from the first twenty places (both men and women) in the 1935 Nation­ al Tournament, from lists of 1935 State and Regional Champions, and from members of teams rankinghigh in the Interclub Team Shoot sponsored by the N. A. A. last year.

The purpose of this questionaire was to ascertain the points of tech­ nique common to the majority of the country’s outstanding archers—not for the purpose of attempting to standardize shooting technique, but to help determine the best technique to be employed by high school and ad-­ college teachers in teaching ad vanced archery.

Accessories 1. I wear an arm guard, 90 per cent; I do not wear an armguard, 10 per cent.

2. On my drawing hand I wear: a. A finger tab, 43 per cent; b. A glove, 48 per cent; c. Either a tab or glove, 3 per cent; d. Finger stalls, 6 per cent; e. No protection, less than 1 per cent.

Method of Aiming 1. As an aiming device I use: a. Point of aim, 61 per cent; b. Sight, 32 per cent; c. Both point and sight, 7 per cent; e. Instinct,-none.

2. I nock my arrow holding my bow: a. Upright, 30 per cent; b.

Horizontally, 66 per cent; c. Oblique­ ly, 4 per cent.

Hold on The Bow 1. I hold my bow: a. Tightly, 14 per cent; b. Loosely, 77 per cent; c. Moderately loosely, 7 per cent; d. Method unknown, 2 per cent.

2. The base of my left thumb rests:, a. Against the center of bel­ ly of bow, 55 per cent; b. To the left of the center, 17 per cent; c. To the right of the center, 28 per cent.

3. Pressure is applied: a. At the base of the thumb, 60 per cent; b. The full length of thumb, less than 1 per cent; c. At the heel of the hand, 30 per cent; d. Be­ tween thumb and forefinger, 10 pei’ cent.

My left elbow is: a. iStraight, 20 per cent; b. Slight­ ly bent, SO per cent; c. Appreciably bent, none.

5. My left elbow is: a. Relaxed, 60 per cent; b. Rigid, 31 Method unknown, 9 per per cent; cent.

6. My left wrist is: a. Relaxed, 60 per cent; Rigid, 28 per cent; c. Method unknown, 12 per cent.

7. My left wrist: ... Moves forward at the loose, 39 per cent; b. Falls forward, less than 1 per cent; c. Remains practically motionless, 45 per cent; d. Method unknown, 6 per cent.

Anchor 1. I anchor: a. Up on the side of my face, less than 1 per cent; b.

Beneath my chin, 80 per cent; c.

Beside my chin, 8 per cent; d. Meth­ od unknown, 2 per cent.

2. I anchor: a. Exactly in front of my chin, 60 per cent; b. Slightly to the right center, 9 per cent; c.

Definitely to the right center, 17 per cent; d. To the left center, 3 per cent; e. Method unknown, 11 per cent.

3. I anchor : a. By pressing string hard into chin, 34 per cent; b. By touching my forefinger to chin, 35 per cent; c. By touching thumb to neck, 7 per cent; d. By a, b, and c, 12 per cent; e. By a and b, 2 per cent; f. By b and c, 2 per cent; g. By touching string to nose, 4 per cent; h. By pressing forefinger hard into jaw, 1 per cent; i. By touching ear with thumb, less than 1 per cent; j. Method unknown, 3 per cent.

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Two Less Deerslayers From Seattle Star of Feb 7, 1936 A week ago when Ted Van Thiel left British Columbia with Bill Cole­ man, well known Seattle archer, to hunt cougar with bow and arrow, we suggested that he might as well carry a sling shot!

Yesterday, just to prove that we’re crazier than a flock of guinea hens, Van Thiel returned to Seattle with two cougar (an old female and her young male cub). Both were display­ ed at Eddie Bauer’s sport shop yes­ terday. Two more hereditary enemies of Mr. Deer bite the dust! The big kittens were taken near Royston, Vancouver Island.

We’ve read the child’s story book, “William Bend the Bow,” all about Robin Hood—and about old Bill Tell who used to shoot fruit and vege­ tables from the top of his young son’s noodle—but nary a word about cougar-hunting with “bow and error.”

That long missing chapter was written yesterday by Van Thiel, con­ genial sporting goods clerk at Eddie Bauer’s.

“It was lots of fun, but tough go­ ing,” said Van Thiel. “As cougar generally range far and as the track­ ing was poor, we had to circle 60 miles with the dogs before we dis­ covered fresh tracks. Found two deer kills left by the big kittens you see here.”

HELPFUL HINTS

By Robert Nichol Arrow Sander To sand and polish arrows quick­ ly is often a rather difficult prob­ lem if perfect cylindrical shafts are desired. Fine results may be ob­ tained by slipping a tightly fitting rubber tube, either a piece of hose or a tube made from a soft rubber ball, over the shaft of an electrical motor and forcing the end of the ar­ row shaft into the tube. The tube acts as a universal joint connection between the motor and the arrow.

By holding fine sand paper in the hand and by moving it from end to end over the arrow shaft a high pol­ ish may be made easily and quickly.

This type of sanding leaves the ar­ row more nearly a perfect cylinder

than is sanding.

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Improved Scraper A very effective and sturdy scrap­ er for use in finishing bows may be made toy cutting down the blade of a straight edge razor to about half its original width on an emery wheel.

Then file the edge to a flat surface.

This sharpener stands up under hard use between sharpenings and needs no burnisher for sharpening, just a file.

In the latest report available the Fort Wayne Archers are a few points ahead of the Birmingham Archers in the Olympic Bowmen League. Cor­ vallis is in third place, closely fol­ lowed by the Seattle Bowmen. The Seattle women are about two hun­ dred points ahead of the O. S. C. girls. Gilman Keasey and Ruth Tawney lead the individual scoring.

The Griffith Park municipal arch­ ery range in Los Angeles is install­ ing five more butts in addition to the seven already in use, reports J. D. Beeson, director. The range already boasts an average weekly attendance of 125 archers.

A class in tackle making is con­ ducted every Saturday afternoon at the range club house. 0. L. Winnerston is in charge.

Do not forget the National Arch­ ery Tournament at Battle Creek, Michigan, August 10 to 15, 1936.

We understand that Stan Spencer is having another edition of his book printed.

Archer H. F. Woodley announces a change of residence from Los An­ geles to Inglewood, California.

In 1776, Benjamin Franklin,, writing to General Lee, says, “ !I still wish with you, that pikes could be introduced, and I would add bows and arrows: these were good weap­ ons not wisely laid aside.” — “Arch­ ery”-—Badminton Library.

“The humanities grew out from archery as a flower from a seed.”— Maurice Thompson.

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Bunl{ by Brommers “Wasting the city’s ammunition that way,” snorts Cap Murray.

“Seven shots for two bandits, Why didn’t you throw a club at them?

What’s wrong with you and Vaughn?

At your age I could hit a gnat two tlocks away with a flick of my wrist.”

“T hey were shooting at us, Cap! That’s why,” explains Lieut.

Anderson.

“What did you expect them t o do?” grunts Murray. “‘Throw kisses at you? I am going to fix you up wit with ’., bow and arrows. When you have to pay „ for your own amuninition you won’t be so free with it” “Anything you say, iCap!” agrees Kenneth. “Maybe you will teach me how to use them yourself,” he adds craftily.

“That’s all a captain has to do,” says Murray. “That, and listen to your alibis. If you want instruction in archery go to Elliott and Roberts.

They will be the first to admit that they are the best archers in the country.”

“What makes the skipper so vi­ cious today?” I ask Lieut. Roberts.

“His nose is out of joint,” says Fat. “He was at lunch when that stickup was pulled and he missed all the fun. He thinks he rated a few bandits instead of Anderson and Vaughn.”

“But,” I say, “captains aren’t sup­ posed to be out on the street amus­ ing themselves that way.”

“Ever heard of the old fire horse?” asks Roberts. “That’s them. The skippers take every job that’s pulled in their district as a personal af­ front. I hope I never drive the ra­ dio car if I have Murray and Hutch­ ins in the back seat when the alarm comes. If I don’t take every corner on two wheels they will crawl all ov­ er me. Oh, no, they don’t stir out ■■

of their office, they don’t, Not to hear them tell it.”

Another illusion gone.

Here I have felt so safe in a police car with the two captains and Elliott or Rob­ erts driving on the occasional trips I have made with them to the target range.

The whole thing was so painfully correct that there was bound to be a kickback. Every rule of the road observed and every boulevard stop.

Lectures on the way by Murray on the subject of safe driving, lectures that would be duly transmitted to Howard Hill for all the good they would do. And here I was sitting on a keg of dynamite and didn’t know it. It was just my good luck that a “Calling all cars,” with an implied excuse for the skippers participation, didn’t reach us just then. I didn’t hire out for a hero. Or for a tar­ get.

I had had a soft spot in me for Murray too, and hate to think of him as a whited sepulchre. Ever since that time he came so nobly to the rescue of a brother archer.

Fred Woodley had parked in a loading zone. Or stepped on the tail of the mayor’s cat. Something des­ perate anyway. In any case he col­ lected a ticket. I mentioned it to the skipper. He rose to the occa­ sion. of the Art Young “As president i A rchers,1 he proclaims, “I want ev­ ery member of the club to know that I take a deep personal interest in them. We won’t carry the mat­ ter to the supreme court this time, but I will see the chief of police and the mayor’s stenographer. If Fred or any other member goes to the can, I will make it my personal busi­ ness to see that they are transferred to the 77th St. jail. There I will put them at cleaning the archery range for ten hours a day. Morn­ ings and evenings they can repair tackle for the other members.”

“And,” he adds, “When I promise anything, I come through.”

Fred thought he would rather pay two bucks at his own station than impose on the captain’s good nature.

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Which was just as well, I happen to know that the skipper was about ready for a new archery outfit. It could have been made in ninety days.

RESULTS OF QUESTIONAIRE (Continued from page 9) 4. When anchored: a. I am not conscious of whether or not my bow string “lines up,” 55 per cent; b. String lines up with left edge of bow, 24 per cent; c. To the left of the bow, 24 per cent; c. to the the right of the bow, 8 per cent; e.

Method unknown, less than 1i per cent.

Loose 1. I loose to a regular tempt, 20 per cent; I loose when I am ready, 70 per cent; No knowledge of my timing rhythm, 10 per cent.

2. At the loose my fingers: a. Remain as nearly in position as possible, 25 per cent; b. Move slight­ ly back off the string, 40 per cent; c. Move definitely back off the string, 33 per cent; d. Method unknown, 2 per cent.

Breathing i. I am conscious of a breathing rhythm in shooting, 40 per cent.

2. I am not conscious of a breath­ ing rhythm in shooting, 60 per cent Stance 1. As I shoot: a. There is an equal amount of weight on both feet, 88 per cent; b. There is more weight on my left foot, 4 per cent; c. There is more weight on my right foot, 8 per cent.

2. As I shoot: a. My toes are on an even line, 31 per cent; b. My left toe is slightly ahead of my right, 44 per cent; c. My left toe is definitely ahead of right, 23 per cent; d. My right toe is ahead of my left, 2 per cent.

General 1.To what changes or improve­ ments do you attribute the general rise of scores during the past ten years?

Better tackle? Better in­ struction? etc.? An overwhelming majority answered “Better tackle, especially arrows.”

2. Which of the following, ig, in in your yuur opinion, should be the mos.

•st instrumental in increasing still1 further archery scores in general— a. Improvement in tackle? b. Improvement in technique? c. Stand-

ardization of technique? d. Better instruction?

As with No. 1, under General, al­ most all archers named two of the above factors, but a vast majority named “Improvement in technique” first, with “Better instruction” sec­ ond.

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