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Corvallis, Oregon Vol, 9'

No. 11

Sylvan Archer No. 11

March, 1938

Vol. 9

Published the fifteenth of each month by

J. E. Davis and J. R. Todd 605 North 11th Street, Corvallis, Oregon

Editor

J. E. DAVIS

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Page A FIELD ARCHERS’ ROUND

By H. Fred Woodley

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THE BOYS IN THE LOWER BRACKETS

By Paul H. Gordon

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FROM THE N.A.A. PRESIDENT

By John P. Cuneo

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AN ENGLISH TARZA'N

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EDITORIAL

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OLYMPIC BOWMEN LEAGUE

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HEADQUARTERS FOR TOURNAMENT

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PHILIP HOSMER BALL

By Louis C. Smith

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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FIELD ARCHERS

By John L. Yount

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THE LIGHTER SIDE OF ARCHERY Edited by George Brommers

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A Field Archers’ Round

By H. Fred Woodley, Inglewood, California Much has been written upon the subject of an amalgamation of target and field archers, yet, like the wea­ ther, no one seems to do very much about it.

Several months ago, while attending one of the justly popular Field Ar­ chers of Southern California tourna­ ments, John Yount, our inventive and original secretary, brought up the subject of creating a “round” that would appeal to target and field archers alike. Now when John starts talking about archery, he usually has something to say that is really worth listening to. In this case he ran true to form.

As a result of his suggestion the Art Young Archers of Los Angeles volunteered to lay out and develop the “John Yount round” which is here­ with submitted for your approval, or otherwise. In any case constructive criticism is always welcome and we are not so set in our ways that we cannot change; so let’s hear what you have to say after you have a John Yount course of your own. I say after because I know that the course will sell itself on its own merits and will be well worth the little time and effort spent on it, and will start paying big dividends immediately.

First of all, pick out some gently sloping pasture land, sandy soil pre­ ferred or at least free from stones that would damage arrows. This is quite important as you might want to use broadheads sometimes. Sil­ houette targets for a change from the regulation round targets also prove interesting.

The standard target for this round is made upon the sides, ends, etc., of large cartons or other suitable ma­ terial, which is available almost ev­ erywhere.

The target consists of two circles, the outer twice the diam­ eter of the inner.

The size of the circles is governed by the distance between the archer and the target. To keep the size of the target in proportion, make the outer circle one inch in diameter for every two yards in distance, and the inner circle half the diameter of the

outer, that is, the outer circle of No. 4 target is 11 inches in diameter and the inner 5'4: inches, and so on. The ten shooting positions are arranged in the shape of a horseshoe, the ar­ chers shooting outward. Target dis­ tances are respectively 15, 19, 10, 22, 42, 57, 26, 35, 16 and 24 yards.

For a hit within the inner circle the archer takes 5 points and within the outer circle 3 points are taken.

As an end consists of 3 arrows, pos­ sible score is 150 points; but any ar­ cher that consistently averages over 100 can consider himself a pretty fair shot. If you do not agree with me, just try it, and if I am not right, I’d like to take some lessons.

We find it best that only two ar­ chers shoot from each station at one time, which makes it sociable, and yet keeps competition keen. After shooting at target No. 1, go to target No. 2 and so on until the 10 targets are shot at.

Some archers might think that this round is too easy; if so, how many times can you hit a 2'i inch circle at 10 yards? Again I say, “Just try it.”

In less time than it takes to tell this round will get under your hide so that you can’t shake it or the ave­ rage of over 100 members of the Field Archers of Southern California is no criterion.

Bales of straw may be used as back stops but it is far more economical to dig a trough to the base of the target and pile the dirt removed be­ hind the target.

Roving tackle is most adaptable to this round but target tackle may be used, however, sights or other marks to help in judging distances are about as popular as mice at a sewing circle.

The purpose behind the creation of the John Yount round is, in general, two-fold: In the first place, to give all archers who want to have a little more fun out of the finest of sports a good chance to have it. Secondly, to establish a standard round for the purpose of comparison, so that ar­ chers from Maine, Oregon, Florida, Ohio, etc., may know how they com­ pare with other archers.

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The Boys in the Lower Brackets

By Paul H. Gordon, Chairman, Bracket. Sustaining Board

Fellow Bracketeers: At first I thought this was going to be a tough job. You can’t imagine what an alarming poverty of mater­ ial faced me. I don’t have to tell you what marvelous shooting we all do out East. I say if we’re going to hand out these red banderillas at all, we’ll have to insist upon some stan­ dard. A man has really got to be lousy. What sort of inspiration is there in Americans of 720 and better?

Well, I got to digging around, and the job began to look a little less hope­ less. It’s been a lean year. Starting with the Federal Government and the Republican Party, seems as if every­ body worth mentioning is in the Red already. Of course the Republicans have had to do their snap-shooting mostly from the bushes, so it’s hard to tell who wins the red flannels.

Maybe we ought to put it to a vote.

About the only man out this way who boasts he’s not in the Red is Louis Smith, guardian angel of the N.A.A. But Louis is a Yankee, and that ex­ plains a lot.

At this season, Brethern, I think we should doff our red riding-hoods to the archers who shot against the Japanese at Jackson Heights on Oc­ tober 17th. They’re definitely in.

Scores all satisfactory. Although I suspect their superb tact and anxiety to avoid an international crisis are in some measure responsible for their being here, the equally gallant Nippons insist that our archers were at a disadvantage without their aiming points and sights. Be that as it may, results is results, so I will ask George Brommers, our Retired Basement Champion, to pass out the red boutonniers. (Hey, George, wake up!)

Dr. Robert P. Elmer, most promis­ ing candidate at this initiation, actual­ ly contrived to keep out of the top division. For such unexampled self control, I move we suspend rules and award the doctor a grandmaster’s sash. (For the enlightment of you dubs outside, we have three degrees in the Lower Brackets: Boutonniere, Sash, and Cordon Rouge. Three boutonniers, one sash; two sashes, one

cordon. The cordon is worn tight about the neck.)

Next on the honor roll is Lester Chapin who has at last shaken him­ self loose from those first division snobs and climbed down to mingle with some regular guys. For him— two boutonnieres.

(Never mind, George, just rip up your matador’s cloak. You don’t need it anyway.)

A sash for Doc Hickman. Any man who is modest enough to stay out of a shoot like that altogether has the right attitude. Welcome, Doc; step right up.

In the case of Dr. Paul Klopsteg, opinion was divided. But we felt that a man who would travel all the way from Chicago to set an example and see that these candidates came by their honors fairly, deserved no less.

Doctor, your sash. We have decided that the picture in December Sylvan Archer does nothing to minniemouse your claim to membership.

Frankly the chair does not think Jule Marshall qualifies. While his score was agreeably low in the Jap­ anese meet, it was in no respect the product of his own effort and in­ tention. There was a Sturr on his target all through the shoot. Harold Sturr, on the other hand, declares he was aroused because Peter Lepanto had an excuse for whatever he did, being field captain that afternoon.

That should discredit all three. Gen­ tlemen, you’ll have to present more convincing evidence if you hope to crash this low-down body.

Also I think Sasha Siemel’s case should be reviewed by the executive committee. It is felt in some quarters that his whole Lower Bracket idea was merely a ruse for getting into it.

He couldn’t qualify honestly. I saw a Jaguar once. If that’s the brand Sasha “smokes”, either he doesn’t be­ long in the lower brackets or he’s an even bigger liar than George Brom­ mers. Which is worse, I don’t know.

P. S. Here, you can’t write like that about my friends. If you could see certain books, photographs and trophies in my den you would know

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why. Not that anybody except Siemel and Gardner themselves ever claimed that the two villains came by their distinction honestly. The first we knew one if them was installed as president and the other one as honor­ ary member. We just had to accept them and that’s that. And now: By virtue of the authority in me vested, or by me assumed, I hereby confer on the Chairman of the B. S. Board, Paul Ananias Gordon, the Order of the Cordon Blanc, a half inch Manila rope with a loop at the lower end and the upper end made fast to a rafter. More than that Archery can’t do for the gentleman and less than that we wouldn’t wish to.

—R.B.C.

From the N.A.A. President Fellow archers: Start thinking about the Big Meet.

Mark that calendar again, please!

We’ll try to keep you informed of everything we’re doing to make your shoot just what you want it to be.

Write and give us your ideas. If you want the N.A.A. to be a live organization let us know what we can do for you. It is YOUR organization.

There are not enough archers who are members of the N.A.A. Get in touch with Louis C. Smith, 77 Frank­ lin Street, Boston, Mass., the N.A.A. secretary, and get behind us. Help it to go ahead. Send in your Nation­ al tournament target fee to him now!

Yoif’ll makje our work that much' easier if we know in advance how many will be in San Francisco. Can YOU think of anything more im­ portant to the N.A.A. than YOUR Co-operation!

John P. Cuneo

Let’s Go to the National How would you like to tour the Golden Gate International Exposition, before it officially opens? How would would you like to have your first dinner on Treasure Island, and then top it off with a huge bon-fire right on the Exposition grounds in San Francisco Bay? Well, your tournament committee has arranged for it on Monday night, August 8, and the Exposition will see that guides show you the 1939 World’s

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Fair, the Palace of International Ex­ hibits and Fine Arts, and many other points of interest on this man made island. Dinner will be available in the new Administration Building, and after that a big bon-fire.

Western ‘Hill-Billies” will play for you; “Hill Nellies” will sing for you, and there will be other entertainment to give you fun and pleasurable re­ laxation which you can’t afford to miss.

We haven’t got a ’“muscle dancer” lined up yet, but, we’re still trying.

N.N.A. Tournament Committee

Archer’s Barrage for N.A.A. Karl Palmatier has suggested that the “Archers’ Barrage” be held at the National this year. It was originated by the Detroit Archers several years ago as sort of a tribute to the well known archers of the past.

The idea is to have all the archers at the tournament take an arrow for which they have no more use, and autograph their name on it. The archers then line up and shoot them high up into the air so that they would fall at about the eighty yard line. Taps would then be blown and after that the archers would go down and each gather up one arrow as a souvenir of the meet and create new acquaintances. This could be held at a time when the lady and gentle­ man archers are all together and it would be made very effective.

NAA Tournament Committee.

An English Tarzan England has its Tarzan in Bernard.

Skusc, aged 21, who, according to the British newspaper, the Evening Ad­ vertiser : “He sleeps on nature’s bed, and his only ‘household’ equipment is a coupie of cooking pans.

“For the purpose of the chase he has armed himself in true native style.

First, there is a long bow cleverly fashioned by himself out of a yew rod while the arrows, packed in a beautiful quiver made of adder skin, are of ash. For shooting over the water he uses aluminum tipped arrows in order that they may be re­ covered, though steel tips are used on the land.”

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Editorial Tellin’ You Since the never - to - be - forgotten time as a six-year-old that we had to make a public apology for slapping the face of our little girl playmate, we have hated public apologies. So this isn’t an apology; it is just an explanation. We have been so busy for the last several months trying to make a living that our archery cor­ respondence has been more sadly neg­ lected than usual. And several will tell you that that is something. As most of our subscribers know, Ye Sylvan Archer is our hobby and not our business. Everyone who has an unanswered letter on our desk is dead right when he thinks that HIS letter should have been answered. It should have been but it isn’t. You’re right again—if we can’t take care of our correspondence better we shouldn’t be publishing an archery magazine. But we are and we are going to keep do­ ing it as long as you put up with it so graciously as you have been doing.

Also the abbreviated size of this issue is not a sign, omen or symptom that we are going to fold up, evaporate or go into a decline. It was just a case of hack it down this month or be late.

Olympic Bowmen League The Olympic Bowmen League an­ nual mail tournament draws to a close with lively competition in all classes. Gilman Keasey went into a decline last week and shot a mere 800. He seems to be losing his tech­ nique.

The Oregon State College girls are leading in the Ladies’ Di­ vision but the Portland and Seattle ladies haven’t said “quits” yet by any means. Secretary Duryee called for n 780 from the ladies and Mrs. Daisy Hamlin of the Eugene club obliged him. He decided he had been too modest and now wants a 790. You can’t satisfy Kore. Kore has been asking for an 810 from Keasey but Gilman is stubborn and 808 has been the best he would do. What the heck are we going to shoot for if all the records become perfect scores? There has been much jockeying for posi­ tion among the men’s teams but we shall give you the finals next month.

HEADQUARTERS FOR 1938 TOURNAMENT The Hotel Bellevue has been select­ ed as the Headquarters for the 1938 NAA meeting in San Francisco, in August. We have endeavored to ob­ tain a • centrally located Headquar­ ters with excellent accommodations for rooms and at the same time we have been able to arrange for the banquet and business meeting to be held in the same hotel.

San Francisco being a large com­ mercial metropolis offers you many types of hotels and accommodations at various prices.

For those who wish class A accommodations the Hotetel Bellevue will have them avail­ able at moderate prices. For those wishing less expensive accommoda­ tions there will be rooms available at hotels nearby at rates from one dol­ lar per person up, with two people to the room. For single rooms start­ ing at $1.25 per person.

The month of August is the very peak of tourist travel in San Fran­ cisco and we feel fortunate in obtain­ ing such attractive rates and accom­ modations. San Francisco is a cos­ mopolitan city and we know you will enjoy your stay here. You can help the Housing Committee by sending us your reservations at once for those who know they will be here, and for those who' are anticipating the trip we will appreciate their reser­ vations as soon as possible.

We are prepared to quote rates and describe specific accommodations on receipt of your request.

Please address your communica­ tions to Roy D. Myers, 756 12th Ave., San Francisco, Calif., Chairman of Housing Committee.

Though the editor of Ye Sylvan Archer never had the pleasure of meeting Phillip H. Ball personally, he was our friend and a friend of the magazine, as he was a friend of archers everywhere, and of his fel­ low-man in general. His passing is a great loss not only to archery but to mankind.

We extend our sincere sympathy to the bereaved family.

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Philip Hosmer Ball

By His Friend, Louis C. Smith There are many who will mourn the passing of Judge Philip H. Ball of Deerfield, Mass, who died February 3rd of a heart attack after a brief illness. He has been on the Board of Governors of the National Archery Association since 1935 and for the past ten years has been President of the Eastern Archery Association, the oldest and one of the most important of the Regional associations. In fact, during the long history of the E.A.A. (it was organized in 1879) no other person has served as President for so long a period as Judge Ball.

His home was located directly opposite the campus of Deerfield Academy where for so many years the Eastern Archery Association has held its annual Tournaments, and it was natural that his wife and children, as well as himself, should have become attracted to archery after witnessing the events and observing how devoted and enthusiastic those attending the tournaments, both old and young, were to this grand old sport. His interest in archery was due to the pleasure he received in practicing the sport rather than in any desire or expectation of win­ ning trophies or taking a high rank at any tournaments that he attended. However, at the 1931 National Tournament he won the Jiles Improvement Cup which is awarded each year to the archer who makes the best improvement in his score over that made at a previous N.A.A. Tournament. He was especially interested in the Clout Shoot, at which he was quite adept, and helped to popularize this event in the Eastern section of the country.

He was a regular attendant at the National Tournaments for many years and in 1932 he and his family journeyed to Seattle, Washington, to attend the Fifty-Second Annual Tournament of the N.A.A.

A few years ago he and Mrs. Ball presented a trophy to the Worchcster Archery Club, Worchester, Mass., for the open woman’s championship, a trophy which has been highly prized and greatly sought after by the best archers in Massachusetts. He was always a colorful personality at every tournament he attended and was widely known for his geniality and friendliness and his good sportsmanship.

His interest was not in archery alone, however, for he was always a substantial leader in the community in which he lived serving as a representative to the Massachusettes State Legislature from his district in 1915 and 1916; as Judge of the Franklin County District Court since 1924; as Master of his masonic lodge, as President of the Greenfield Kiwanis Club; and as Trustee and Clerk of the Franklin Savings Bank.

He leaves behind his wife, Mary A. Ball, who incidentally was a member of the NN A Board of Governors in 1932, two sons, Philip, a student at Amherst College, and Ralph, a student at Deerfield Academy, and a younger daughter, Dorothy.

Archery loses a substantial figure, a wise counsellor and a true sportsman. He did much to stimulate the family spirit in archery and to build up the good-will which always characterized archery events at Deerfield, and has made richer the traditions which have typified archery at its best in recent years.

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Southern California Field Archers

By John L. Yount, Secretary Announcing first annual tourna­ coming year. ment of Field Archery Association of Working Towards Mail Tournaments Southern California, Redlands, March By this time, a good many archers 27, 1938, election of officers and ban­ throughout the United States will quet. have received some circular letters The annual should be our big tour­ from our association. We naturally nament each year. Let’s start right could not contact every archer, but by all attending .our first annual we have tried to mail letters to at tournament. least one person in each section. Now, The annual banquet, election of of­ if we have missed your club, which ficers and general business meeting we probably have, if you are inter­ will be held that evening. Please ested in competitive field shooting, make reservations by mail with the please drop me a line and I will tell secretary. you what it is all about. I am going In one short year we have grown to tell you enough about it here so from nothing to 125 paid-up members that you may make up your mind as and have, I believe, given field ar­ to whether or not you would be in­ chery its place in the sun. Here in terested.

Southern California, We have defin­ We have found by experience that itely established the fact that field it is possible to lay out a permanent archery can be made a competitive field round over which you can shoot sport and that tournament shooting daily, if possible, comparing your own is of tremendous value in developing scores and your scores with other field shots. By that I mean men archers, thus measuring your im­ who are capable not only of going provement and your relative position after the game but, also, of bringing as a field archer. it back. Where formerly there were We have shot such courses for over not over half a dozen good field men four years and find that the round is in Southern California, we now have still just as difinitely a measure of dozens. field shooting ability as it was the We have opened the field of archery first time. In short, our field shoot­ to a goodly number, who were not ing has improved greatly but we interested in target shooting, sixty have never learned to shoot a course. per cent of our present membership For example, the Redlands and El to be exact.

Segundo courses are seventy miles We have shown that field archery apart. Naturally we practice only on can be made a year around sport our local course. Yet, when a tourna­ (weather permitting) and that the ment is held the visiting club usually interest in the rounds and the compe­ has the best of things. I believe the tition grows with time. answer is a loss of confidence in our With all this, I believe we have ability to hit certain shots on the maintained the spirit and good fellow­ home course, while on a strange ship of the post potter and may the course, not knowing the tough ones dav never come when a noisy good from the easy ones, we shoot at all time is out of order at a field tourna­ with equal confidence. ment.

Here is the idea back of these Just to show that all this tourna­ letters. Why not get together and ment shooting hasn’t kept us from plan a course suitable to all to the hunting, let us all pin our hunting number of shots, size of targets, and license to our quiver when we attend method of scoring? As in golf, let the annual. Why not keep it there at each club lay out a course in the all tournaments? A sort of an as­ manner best suited to their location, sociation within an association, if you making it as sporting as possible. like. This might be an inducement Then let’s hold some mail tournaments for the synthetic field man to have to test the idea. Later who knows a try at some real field shooting the what we may be able to work out?

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The Lighter Side of Archery

By THE DOGHOUSE PHILOSOPHERS IT IS ALLEGED— That Roy Case at one time had a bank account. That at the urgent request of the institutions involved it was decided to liquidate these ac­ counts. And also it appears that the banks were not wholly to blame.

They had Roy’s signature on record all right. But, not being mindreaders, the tellers got into the habit of charging any check with a signature they could not decode to the Case account. Not that the banks minded, but Roy set up a howl. His howl was put up to the directors, who promptly decided that there was no such animal as a Roy Case anyway, nor was there going to be any as far as they were concerned.

It is further alleged that the Case youngsters have a very easy time in school. When report cards indicate some slight transgression, the par­ ental signature is easily appended by dipping the claws of the nearest kitten in ink and applying it to the card in question.

Roy himself couldn’t tell the difference.

It is presumed to be a fact that not long ago Mrs. Case had to appear in court to identify a desperate crim­ inal who had been caught rifling the Case mail box. In apprehension the desperado posed as the rightful claimer of the mail. He was asked for his signature, which turned out to be I. M. Rawe. The cops, agreeing, gave the impostor the works.

Mrs. Case must be having a hard time out of it. It is alleged that on the couple’s wedding trip, a strange man, calling himself Mr. Case, was caught trying to enter a room reg­ istered to Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Hare.

Mrs. Case, we ,are given to under­ stand, got the offender off with a suspended sentence that time, and has had her hands full ever since.

It is alleged that Mr. Case is a voluminous and eager correspondent.

Nobody, including himself, has any idea of the subjects referred to, but he writes, seals and addresses plenty of letters. Naturally the Post Office refers anything going out under the Case letterhead to “Believe-it-or-not-

Rinley,” and there is no harm done.

It saves the threatened recipient a lot of headaches and everybody is happy.

Unfortunately the rule works both ways. What Mr. Ripley does not get, Mr. Case does. Not long ago a letter, addressed to Hashimura Togo, Kankakee, T. H., was delivered into his hands. You can’t blame the mail carriers; they have to get even some way, particularly as we under­ stand that there is no competition for the honor of delivering mail on the Case beat.

Not long ago your doghouse editor was in receipt of a (type-written) letter from an indignant Mr. Case.

Why pick on him, he demanded, had I ever had a letter from Forrest Nagler, Cash Styles or Walter Buchen?

Now I have had letters from all of them and their signatures are nothing to write home about, Forrest’s and Cash’cs are just plain afflictions, there is no evading that, and Walther’s can come under no other heading but that of Act of God.(Or the other gentleman) What I want to point out is that all the criminals mentioned know their short­ comings, or at least have them thrust upon them, and fall back on either secretaries or the hunt and peck sys­ tem used by our best minds.

Archers will be interested in an article on the Cloth Yard Shaft by Fletcher Pratt in the January issue of “Esquire” and the subsequent con­ troversy between Mr. Pratt and Mr. Forrest Nagler in the “Sound and Fury” section of the March “Esquire.”

Donald M. Cole, sheriff of Spink county, S. D., who at one time con­ tributed a very interesting article to Ye Sylvan Archer on jack rabbit hunting on the prairies, has a fine article in the January issue of “Field and Stream.” Mr. Cole is an oldtimer in archery as well as writer and peace officer and we hope he has something in preparation for the readers of Ye Sylvan Archer.

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And a few Billets Seasoned over six years in my shop Mill Run White Cedar Dow­ els, crated in thousand lots, 5/16x28 inches, $15 per M., F. O. B. E. IL KERN 336 South Maple Street Coquille : Oregon

The Flat Bow—70 pages of Archery information for 50 cents, well illus­ trated. Ye Sylvan Archer, 505 N. 11th St., Corvallis, Oregon.

Craftco

Champion XXX Arrows Guaranteed To Your Satisfaction Our Triple XXX Arrows have never yet failed to Increase scores.

9/32 diameter for medium bows.

5/16 diameter for heavy bows.

Price S10 Per Dozen

Craft Archery Co.

Willis H. Barnes Bowyer and Fletcher 601 N. 4th Street Sturgis : Michigan — ARCHERS — When we go hunting for good archcry tackle sometimes it costs us a lot of money before we get the kind of bows and arrows we are looking for. I receive hundreds of letters making that very statement.

Barnes bows are priced from $15 to $50. Every bow is made with the greatest care. Every archer that owns a BARNES bow knows there is a difference. Bill Loomis of Newaygo won the state cham­ pionship for 1937 with BARNES Norway pine Arrows. Write about the new York round Yew wood bows.

Barnes’ Bows & Arrows Known the World Over for Quality

9191 S. Pine St.

TULSA,

OKLAHOMA

AIR-SEASONED

YEW WOOD — ULLRICH WOOD — The Choice of Champions Why handicap yourself at the coming meets?

Use the best materials available in making up your tackle.

Folder and Price List on Request E. L. ULLRI C H — Ro s eb u rg, 0 re■

Target or Flight PORT ORFORD CEDAR Selected for Spine Bolts, Squares or Dowels W. A. COCHRAN Route 2 : Eugene, Ore. Please mention Ye Sylvan Archer when writing advertisers.

THE BEACON HILL CRAFTSMEN BEACON, N. Y. ' Paul H. Gordon, Director A QUALITY LINE AT POPULAR PRICES Bows — Arrows — Targets — Accessories — Materials Wide Choice Range Means Custom Treatment Materials as YOU want them Special services of all kinds Camp, Club Lemonwood & School Osage WRITE FOR NEW CATALOG Service Yew ALL BOWS IN TRADITIONAL PATTERN OR NEW SCIENTIFIC DESIGN

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