October 1936

VOL. 8, NO. 6

October, 1936

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October, 1936

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TABLE OF CONTENTS RICHARDS BRINGS HOME THE BACON

By C. C. Ball ....'....... ...............-....... .......... 1 '■ HEAT TREATMENT OF WOOD

By Wm. A. Joy .........

CASCADIAN BOWMEN TOURNAMENT

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FIFTY- SIXTH N. A. A. TOURNAMENT

By Dr. Paul .'Klopsteg .....................................5 Editorial

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FROM THE- RETIRING 'PRESIDENT

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FIELD ARCHERS’ TOURNAMENT ...

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BOWS AND ARROWS

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KANSAS STATE’ TOURNAMENT....,'...’..—■■•9 S. C. A. A. BI-MONTHLY TEAM SHOOT

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d^ichards Brings Home the Bacon

By C. C. BALL “Don’t shoot, that looks like a man “get up," upon hearing the sound of over there.” their approach, with the flick of his “By gum, I believe you’re right. right hand, nocked a flashing broad What in tarnations is that thing he head and whirled facing them with his good old "Osage” at three quarter has in his left hand?”

“Ho! Ho! it looks like a bow and draw.

“Look out,” yelled one of the hunt­ arrer. Let’s go over and see what he’s doing away out here with a rig ers, "He’s a goin’ to stick us with it, Haw! Haw! Haw!" like that.”

The two hunters slipped their high “Don’t let loose of that thing,” said powered rifles through the loop of hunter No. 2, ‘Tve been stung by their arms and climbed down through enough mosquitoes for one morning, the rim-rocks of the Winter Ridge Te He! Ho! Ho! Hol" He leaned his country, until they were within hail­ high powered gun against the bark ing distance of the object of their of a mountain pine, wiped the sweat from his perspiring brow, and curiosity.

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face in rivers.

Howard Richards, Cascadian Bow­ man and Art Young supporter of some little fame, being somewhat le­ gally piqued, reluctantly lowered his bow as if he were still of half a mind to go ahead and "stick" him with it.

“Ye ain’t out alone in these hills with that outfit are ye?" querried hunter No. 1.

Howard, in the meantime, had started disdainfully on his way. “Un­ luckily, it appears that I am not," he said.

The hunters had trailed in behind him. “Look us up when you get in tonight and I'll give you some meat,” said one.

“Sure,” said the other, “I've got a good slingshot back at camp that I'm goin’ to get mine with. Drop around for a big venison feed this evening.”

“O. K.," said Howard. “Well I’ve got to see a fellow about a yellow dog.

So long—keep your nose clean.”

Howard intersected Mr. Bennet Swanton, his hunting partner, at the summit of the next ridge.

“What has kept you so long?” asked Ben. “Oh, I ran into a couple of spell­ binders down in the draw that think a bow and a pop gun all come under the same classification,” said How­ ard.

“Well, I tried to get you to leave .that piffle puffer at home myself," said Ben. “That makes seven or eight part­ ies we have bumped into and they all give you the same old ‘raz’.”

“Let them raz.”

“Ah nerts, you can’t kill a deer with that outfit. If you had taken one of my guns like I wanted you to you would stand a pretty good chance of getting one.”

“I have a plenty ] good gun of my ■me.” own back home.

"Yeah! But it’s back home,” said Ben. “What was that, did you hear something?”

Howard’s bow was up—a glitter­ ing broad-head at full draw. “Is that a buck or a doe,” whispered he.

“By guiu, gum, sue she’s>s a forked horn,” lurneu iiurn, said Ben. His gun creeping up to his shoulder.

“THUNG,” went Howard’s trusty .bow, and the arrow richocheted off a boulder just below and beyond the mule deer’s belly.

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Ben’s mouth was wade open.

"THUNG,” throated the heavy bow once more.

“Holy Moses! look at that man shoot, shoot,'” yelled Ben. “You’ve hit him.”

"Sure I hit him,” said Howard.

Tiie muley staggered forward eight or ten yards and sank on his knees, a broad-head transfixing his neck.

“Thung,” and away sped another shaft.

Down went the deer on his side, this arrow having slid through his back.

Ben’s mouth was wide open again.

He looked at Howard and then at the deer, his rifle dangling listlessly at his side. “Well for ever more, well for ever more, two death hits out of three shots. Say, let me look that outfit of yours over again, will you?”

“Sure, look it over. I’m going to 'look over my kill."

Hours later a contented bowman and a still dumbfounded rifleman had passed through eight or nine en­ camped and equally dumbfounded parties of despondent hunters, the mule deer on Howard’s shoulders the only kill of that section that day.

“Those bows and arrers sure bring home the bacon when you know how to shoot them, don’t they,” said Hunter No. 1.

“They sure does,” said Hunter No. 2. “I'd like to have an outfit like that myself.”

On the way to the annual mule deer hunt in eastern Oregon, Grover Gouthier stopped in Eugene Septem­ ber 17 to call for his hunting part­ ner, Chester Stevenson They spent the afternoon hunting in the vicin­ ity of Spencer’s Butte and brought in 19 graydiggers as evidence of their skill with bow and arrow. Squirrels or deer—it is all the same to Gouth­ ier and Chet.

The Cascadian Bowmen of Eugene, Oregon boast twenty-two members ■of the Pope-Young Field Archers of Oregon and also the first member, ■Howard Richards, to be eligible to receive the field archers pin for kill­ ing a deer with bow and arrow.

The Expositor and Homiletic Re­ view for August, 1936 contains an ar­ ticle, “Archery and Its Ethical Val­ ues.” Frederick F. Adams is the author.

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Heat Treatment of Wood

By Wm. A. JOY

A great deal could be written on the heat treatment of yew wood in bow making. For the purpose of this article I will divide it into three sec­ tions. First, application of heat to unseasoned wood in order to hasten the day it can be put into work.

Second, tempering a new bow made from seasoned wood in order to en­ hance the cast.

Third, to rejuvinate a bow that has followed the string badly and tost a great deal of its “pep.”

Before proceeding with the subject matter I wish to make it clear that there is nothing original in heat treating wood. Some bowyers would like to convey the impression that they have discovered some marvel­ ous method of adding cast to a piece of wood by a mysterious process they call tempering. This is of course just a mistaken idea that they are getting business when as a matter of fact it is one of the reasons that archery is not better known.

No one’s light shines before men if it is hidden under a bushel. Proof?

Do you know a wealthy bowyer?

Natives in every land have heat treated wood since the beginning of time. The practice has been dis­ guised under the name of medicine or religion but the purpose has always been to make the wood harder or tougher. When a piece of yew has been cut it should be split and the billets shaped out as quickly as pos­ sible. The larger the stick the great­ er the shrinkage will be so the sticks should be reduced while green. This will minimize the danger of checks.

The ends of the sticks should be dipped in shellac or paint. Billets should now be kept in a dry place cross piled or so arranged that a free circulation of air is permitted all around.

The temperature should be as near 70 degrees as possible. Billets should be left here for about thirty days be­ fore any heat treatment is attempted.

Heat is now applied gently. Our pur­ pose is to eliminate the moisture and we must not do it rapidly enough to cause checks. Therefore, the tem­ perature should not be above 115 de­

grees for about twenty hours.

An open oven is the best for this purpose. It can be done successfully in an ordinary range oven in any kitchen if permission is secured from the cook. If an ordinary gas oven is used be sure and turn the billets end for end every hour and cover the pro­ jecting end with a newspaper. This does not have to be twenty consecu­ tive hours, it may be done over a period of days—a little each day.

After the twenty hours have been completed at 115 degrees F. the heat may be increased but should never be allowed above 160 degrees F. Without the use of a thermometer temperatures may be fairly well de­ termined by the feel of the wood.

115 degrees will feel just nice and warm to the touch. 160 degrees will be so you can handle it but you could not press your palm tightly against it and hold it there. No rule can be given for the length of time required to complete the kiln drying process because of differences in grain and density of wood, as well as the differ­ ence in size of billets. You can al­ ways tell when the wood is dry when you come to work it. Average good yew will require 20 hours at 115 de­ grees F. and about 10 hours at 160 degrees F., if it is in shaped out and peeled billets.

Next is heat treating a new bow that has been made from seasoned wood. This is much simpler, the pur­ pose here is to melt the resin be­ tween the layers of wood and allow it to set in a smooth layer rather than in nodules and separate crystals.

It is best to treat one limb at a time. Wrap the limb to be treated in several layers of paper and thrust it into a piece of five inch stove pipe.

Block the limb so that it will rest in the center of the pipe and fill the pipe with sand. Heat the whole ensemble slowly. Care must be taken that the heat penetrates so that the paper does not burn without the heat reaching the bow. This means that time must be allowed for the heat to penetrate. Here the heat should be such that the resin is melted but the wood is not scorched. This will mean

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4 YE SYLVAN ARCHER October, 193G that the heat will reach about 250 CASCADIAN BOWMEN HOLD degrees F. Turn off the heat and TOURNAMENT wait till the whole thing is com­ pletely cold. Repeat the process on The Cascadian Bowmen (of Eu­ the other limb. gene, Oregon) held their annual in­ Rejuvinating an old bow. This vitational tournament on Sunday, can only be done when a bow has lost September 13, 1936, at the Lane a good deal of its cast but none of County Fair Grounds where the the fibers are broken. If the grain Bowmen have their indoor range. The has raised on the back, or chrysals meet, however, was held out of doors have developed in the belly better and the day was filled with heavy in­ hang up the bow as an ornament. termittent showers detracting great­ When a bow needs this treatment ly from the success of the tourna­ the resin has broken up into a powder ment. However, before, between and and must be melted together again. after showers we were able to hold Take a piece of any dry wood about a flight shoot, an American Round, 2 inches thick by about four inches a Clout Shoot, and an Art Young wide. Shape one side of it into a Round. Because of me muddy con­ curve such as you would like your ditions of the field and the coolness bow to have. Fasten the upper limb of the air no records were broken by at the handle to the stick using a the members of the local club who piece of wire with fibre under it. participated and profitted and en­ Heat the upper limb and the stick in joyed the day.

Mr. John Albin of the Corvallis an oven till it is as hot as possible without scorching. If it blisters the club was a guest and participated in varnish that is OK. Pay no atten­ all of the events except the Art tion to that but be careful that the Young Round.

Because of threatening weather wood does not bum. When it is hot enough the limb of the bow will bend conditions visitors from other clubs to the shape of the stick with very were apparently deterred from at­ little pressure. Bend the limb back­ tending.

The Cascadian Bowmen meet ev­ ward to the shape of the stick and fasten with another wire with fibre ery Monday and Wednesday night at under. The fibre is merely to keep their indoor range and plan on at the wire from cutting the wood.. Al­ least two tournaments in 1937. The low to cool for at least an hour. The membership at the close of the 1936 wood should be completely cold be­ fiscal year numbered approximately fore the fastenings are removed. It forty and it is expected that the num­ is always better if oven and stick are ber will be doubled in 1937.

Russell Jones and Chester Steven­ allowed to cool together.

This process may be repeated if son, members of the Cascadian Bow­ men, returned from the Pope-Young results were not complete first time.

When results are satisfactory treat Field Archers Tournament at Rose­ burg September 7 much enthused and the lower limb in the same manner.

As stated in the beginning nothing since that date the P. Y. F. A. sec­ original is claimed for these treat­ retary has had no complaint, as they ments. The writer has talked with have sent in twenty-two paid up bowyers from coast to coast, has memberships from Eugene. Mr. Stev­ watched Indians heat treat wood, and enson is chief of the P. Y. F. A. in has done some experiments himself. Lane County and says we will be well This article is not by any means com­ represented at the annual tourna­ plete but will furnish a start for those ment to be held next year at Cor­ who care to attempt the heat treat­ vallis. ment of bow wood.

Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hodgson have returned from their vacation spent Bob Faas was the first of the Los at their timber claim close to Crater Angeles Art Young Archers to bag Lake, Oregon. his deer with a bow this season. It was a two pronger, brought down in Several articles were crowded out the Big Tujunga district. This is the second year in succession that Bob of this issue. Sorry, but they will be has come back with his venison. in next month.

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Fifty'sixth J\[- ^4. ^4. Tournament

By Dr. PAUL KLOPSTEG, Chairman Board of Governors All lovers of archery will rejoice at the success of this year’s "Na­ tional.” Its 186 registrations made it the second largest ever held, having been exceeded at Storrs in 1934.

The weather was favorable through­ out: temperature and humidity were within the "comfort zone.” There was evidence at every hand of the careful planning under the direction of Karl Palmatier, president of the NAA, and ex-officio chairman of the Tournament Committee. Bailey Park was an ideal spot, with beauti­ ful expanses of well-kept grass, alToady turf-like, although of this year’s seeding. Flight shooting was done at the country club, where al­ most unlimited distance was avail avuil-­ able.

All members of NAA have been sent the official results, and no at­ tempt in made to go into the details here. Steady improvement in both tackle and technique during the past six years has sent winning scores so high as to be out of reach of all

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Target champions—(left to right) Gilman Keasey, Corvallis, Oregon, men’s champion; Gladys Hammer, Los Angeles, California, women’s champion; Miss Marian Stum, Indi­ anapolis, Indiana, girls’ champion; and Richard VVeber, Toledo, Ohio, boys’ champion.

but the most finished archers, In the remen’s division. Gilman Keasey Gained his title by a total score only 45 points short of 3,000! Six women broke the single National NAA record of 427, and the total scores of the first five ranged from 1930 to 1893 —an amazingly close contest. The record of Horace Ford of 245-1251 in the double York, which stood until 1929, is almost dwarfed by Keasey’s 27-1549. A truly accurate compari­ son would require shooting three ar­ rows at a time at one of a pair of targets placed at opposite ends of the range. It is to be hoped that our American champions will try this method sometime.

It was pleasant to have present a number of Canadian archers. Olive Besco, of Port Credit, Ont., shot her double National, double Columbia, and double American without a single miss. That is in itself a record of re­ markable shooting.

Under the revised constitution of NAA, recently adopted by mail vote, the Chairman of the Board of Gov­ ernors, chosen by the Board from its membership, presides at the an­ nual meeting. Here another record was broken: the meeting was ad­ journed at 10:27.

Lancaster was chosen as the place for the 1938 tournament, which will be held on the campus of Franklin and Marshall College. C. B. Shenk, as president during the ensuing year which be­ gins September 1, will be in charge of the arrangements. In the elec­ tions for members of the Board of Governors, Karl Palmatier was elect­ ed as successor to Roy Case; E. B. Teubner succeeds W. O. Robinson; Ray Hodgson succeeds himself.

The most sensational record-break­ ing of the tournament occurred in the flight shooting, free style, in which Curtis Hill exceeded his own record by nearly one hundred yards; his winning arrow was measured at 615 yards from the shooting line. Two other archers, shooting free style, broke Curt Hill’s previous record of 518 by many yards. Such perform­ ance lends additional weight to the Continued on page 11

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Editorial “Hold” a moment before you “re­ lease” this page in your hurry to turn to the Bunk column to see on whom George is throwing dirt in this issue.

Just a moment.

We .are thinking of building a dog­ house of our own for editorial pur­ poses. There will be no upholstered furniture or air conditioning appar­ atus. And just remember that the air soon gets hot and stale where archers congregate. There will be a bar—a bar to the legitimate reading of Ye Sylvan Archer—but the foot rail will be as crooked as one of George Brommer’s staves in order to discourage standing on it to read one’s neighbor’s copy over his shoul­ der.

It will be for the incarceration of archers who do not subscribe to Ye Sylvan Archer, for subscribers who do not mention YSA when writing to advertisers, and for all club secre­ taries—to whom sample copies of this issue are being sent—who do not call YSA to the attention of their club members.

Should-be-advertisers who do not advertise will not be included. They are a jealous lot and separate quart­ ers would have to be provided to keep them from quarrelling. We shall, however, build about five apartments for the five prominent tackle mak­ ers who are the worst offenders. Even a one inch advertising order will bring not only a complete pardon but also an embossed certificate of merit and character. However it is far bet­ ter to keep out than to get out.

Ordinarily we shall try to preserve dignity and decorum on this page. We shall try to avoid foolishness. But do not take the above too lightly. Un­ der the thin veneer of flippancy you will find a meaning that we hope will not be carelessly passed by.

Never before in the history of archery has it received so much pub­ licity from the leading magazines and newspapers as et the present time. Archers can be materially helpful in the matter of publicity by writing to publishers when they read interesting articles. Publishers, na­ turally, are guided by reader inter-

est, and even more by advertising interest, so a word of appreciation for the advertising pages will not be amiss.

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THE RETIRING PRESIDENT

A letter from Karl Palmatier, re­ tiring president of the N. A. A., says: How many detectives did Brom­ mers have at the National? (Answer, plenty of them, but only three were any good.)

Just a few facts for you. There were 184 registered archers. 93 men, 70 women, and 5 juniors.

The score sheet shows the records broken and will speak for itself. Mr. ,Geo. Martin shot 351 for the 100 yards in the second York. This sets a new record but I do not know by how many points. He was shooting ■forties for at least three ends, Mar‘tin lives in Evansville, Ind. Dashiell was ordered to take a quiet vacation by his doctors and Dr. Klopsteg officiated in his place as field captain. The archers appreciated very much the fact that the doctor kept them posted on the scores of the first two targets.

Mardee Robinson of Salt Lake City made the first six golds at 60 yards ever shot at a National.

Tell Brommers to put Curtis Hill in the doghouse for keeping some­ thing in the way of flight shooting up his sleeve so long.

Mrs. Ahman had some cracked ribs because their car turned over on the way out. She did well to shoot at all. We hope she is fully recov­ ered by now.

I took Gilman Keasey fishing on my lake. It is 60 rods long 50 rods wide and about 100 feet deep. (Isn’t Karl the lucky dog? Ed.) Gilman never caught a fish. I caught six nice ones. He got a big kick out of hearing our half grown bull frogs croak. ’ Monday the temperature was about 85. Tuesday it was claudy, thin ones that covered all the sky and it was chilly enough to use sweaters in the morning. Wednesday it was the same. Thursday was clear and cool.

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7 YE SYLVAN ARCHER flight shoot, the wand shoot and the animal target shoot including mov­ ing targets. Most of the archers were not provided with suitable tac­ kle for such events. The battle clout, especially, soon weeded out the light­ er bows and “Pop” Prouty easily won first place, with B. G. Thompson sec­ ond and Paul Unger of Portland third. The wands proved very hard to hit and for some time it was jat. thought all contestants would tie The ladies thought a lot of their la­ for first place with no nits but fin­ dy paramount and took up a collec­ ally Ned Myers of Corvallis stepped tion to buy Miss East a purse with out and won the event. “Pop” Prouty her initials on it. ty was again first in the flight.

I did not shoot. I sure did all the Thompson was second and Chester errands the whole bunch could think Stevenson of Eugene was third. of.

Thompson was best at the animal But—get this—the National paid targets, Kenneth Clayton of Ump­ all expenses and Louis Smith took qua second and Stevenson third. home a little over $16 In cash. I have Prouty’s inability to hit the animal $40 more here from the sale of um­ targets dropped him to third place brellas and still have 17 to sell which in the championship standing, Stev­ will bring in an additional $40. Beenson earned second place, and r>des this, we gave to the National 45 target stands. 45 bow racks. 500 Thompson’s three seconds and a first gave him the championship. stakes for anchoring targets. 60 tar­ At the business meeting, as the get rone anchor cords, a bow weigh­ present officers have served such a ing device and a few minor items all short time, they were reelected for pa’d for as a result of this meet. the ensuing year, and Labor Day was Don’t tell me—ME—that a na­ tional can not be run on a paying voted the date of the annual tourna­ ment and the beginning of a fiscal basis. year.

All this material has been crated It is proposed that next year each and shipped to Lancaster, Pa., where archer will use a single bow and a the meet will be held next year. single set of twelve matched broad Weh Louis just knocked out Shark­ head arrows for all events. ey so I will knock off.

Suitable medals or pins will be Karl E. Palmatier. presented by the organization to all members who succeed in getting FIELD ARCHERS TOURNAMENT their deer this fall with bow and ar­ The first field archers tournament row. of the Pope-Young Field Archers of .Oregon was held at Roseburg on Sep­ tember 7th. The attendance was not The third annual California Arch­ large but the day was greatly enery Association tournament, the Six joved by the archers present. Mr. Gold Club tournament, will lie held end Mrs. Earl Ullrich had the hearty at Fresno. California, on October 17 and 18, 1936. on the Roeding Park thanks of the archers for their work in preparing for the tournament, the arche'y field. Go’den D. Long is president and J. W. Canfield, Fresno prizes offered, and their hospitality in State College, Fresno, is secretary. “throwing their home open for the Flight and Clout shooting will re­ entertainment and comfort of the ceive greater emphasis this year than visiting archers. in previous years.

The honor of being crowned the first champion field archer of Ore­ Gladys Hammer has two promising gon went to B. G. Thompson of Cor­ vallis and the prize, a Dr. Pope ar­ young protegees, Frank Meyers, aged row. will be conspicuously displayed 14, and Betty Michel, aged 10. At the first tournament the youngsters at­ in B. G.’s log-cabin den.

The events on the program were tended, that at Riverside, Frank shot 345 and Betty 169 American. the battle clout of 240 yards, the

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It was just right and I could not have picked a better week the whole year.

The records will prove that.

At the sanitarium archers were al­ lowed to smoke in their rooms only.

Roy Case did not attend, though he was to be field captain in the Art Young shoot. As a result the arch­ ers of his committee printed a sign .With ROY on it on the deer they shot

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‘Bows and .Arrows

By GLADYS M. HAMMER With the favorable cooperation of The fact that their bows had to be the weather man at the National retied to their feet with each shot Tournament it was a sure sign re­ did not dampen their enthusiasm. cords would be broken. No gusts of Miss Olive Besco from Toronto, wind, no scorching sun, no rain! Canada, who placed second, shot What more could we archers expect? through all the championship events, Karl Palmatier conducted the tour­ the double National, double Colum­ nament and the hundred and eighty bia and double American, without contestants can truthfully say that, one miss—48 arrows. due to his able supervision, they Rumor had it thac Jean Tenney in­ emerged without frazzled nerves. tended to throw her arrows—a la Our lady paramount, Ruby East, javlin. But when the truth became of Terre Haute, Indiana, was always known we learned sne had intended available and ready to cheer us and shooting in the accepted style, but settle our little difficulties. (Little had forgotten her bow. difficulties included deciding the Nover in the history of the N. A. "liners,” replacing broken bow A. has there been J tournament at strings and quieting the Juniors.) which so many records were brok­ After try5 ng everything from com­ en by so many contestants. Among munity singing to free style shooting the new records made were the for three hours, the Juniors request­ men’s and women’s championships, ed the lady paramount to please see the free style flight. the double and that the ladies remain quiet while single women’s Americans and the they finished two ends. This took women’s team. New low records only twenty minutes after they fin­ were secured in the men’s and wo­ ally started. men’s clout. Even Louis Smith, N. The two "Texas Gals,” Hiawatha A. A. secretary, broke a record! He Crosslin an 1 Kay Wooten, pioneered took home the wand trophy when in free sty'e shooting for women. that event was cancelled.

Within thirty minutes time five women archers each shot six bulls­ eyes in succession at thirty yards— and that is news!

This may be a somewhat sketchy report of events, but I was de­ termined to keep my thoughts on my shooting and crawl out of the ninth place where I stalled the first day.

Also, I spent every spare second be­ tween ends detailing incidents to my husband, who is an archery enthusi­ ast. The score of 1939 was good news to him. What I can’t under­ stand is why he prizes so highly the photograph a fellow club member cccretly snapped or me showing my tearful acceptance of the news that I had won the National.

I am deeply grateful for having the privilege of competing in such a wonderful archery tournament and am looking forward to the Lancaster meet in Pennsylvania next year.

Gladys Hammer, National Champion

Outdoor America for August con­ tains an interesting artic’e, "No Gunr.c“s Allowed,” by Earl L. Ullrich.

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Kansas State Tournament Sponsored by Npwton Archery Club, Newton, Kans.

On the afternoon of Sept. 6. about thirty Kansas Archers assembled at the Newton. Kansas airport for the opening of the Fourth Annual Tourn­ ament. The tournament opened with a flight shoot in which Irvin R. Mal­ ott, Ottawa, Kans, won the men’s event with a shot of 365 yards. Mrs. Irvin R. Malott the women’s event with 265 yards, and Bob Guy, Newton, Kans. 230 yards for boys under 19 .years.

While the distances shot were being measured the shooters were caught in a rain shower in the middle of the field but this only pepped them up for the evening meeting held on the Bethel College campus, at the home of our 1936 presi­ dent, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Baumgart­ ner. Movies of the 1935 National Tournament and some of Gilman Keasey were shown and a general rood time was had. At the business meeting the Wyandotte Archery club of Kansas City, Kans, bid for the 1937 state tournament.

Mr. Carl Claassen was elected president for the coming year.

On Labor Day morning the target events were started at which Wen­ dell Markham of Denver, Colo., a visitor to our tournament, thrilled the shooting line when he shot six golds at 40 yards in the first Ameri­ can round. His double American round was also high for the day, be­ ing 1187. Mr. Markham made his 6 golds with a hickory bow and we wonder just how many members of the 6 gold club ever used one for that purpose.

In the Kansas Championship, Mrs. Irvin Malott of Ottawa. Kansas was first with a 783 double Columbia, Mrs. Paul Baumgartner, Newton, second, Mrs Harley Ivey, Ottawa, third.

Intermediate girls, Betty Ann Lynch of Kansas City, Kansas was first.

Junior Girls, Pauline Herndon, Kansas City, Kansas, first.

Men's division: Mr. Irvin R. Malott of Ottawa, Kansas was first with 1075, double American, J. H. Lingenfelder, Hanston, Kansas second with 992, and J. H. Beck, Kan-

sas City, third with 925. Intermedi­ ate boys, Bob Guy, Newton, first with 917, Junior boys, Claude Lewis, Wichita, first with 891 and Midget boys, Dayton Frank Molzen, first with 1124, this being tne only state record broken. By way of explana­ tion the Midget round is recognized by the Kansas Association for boys under 12 years and the distances shot are 30 arrows at 40 yards—30 yards—20 yards. We are expect­ ing much keener competition next year in the flight shoots as a num­ ber of this year’s archers have ex­ pressed a desire to get going in that part of the tournament. See you in Kansas City in 1937.

S. C. A. A. BI-MONTHLY TEAM SHOOT The first bi-monthly team shoot of the Southern California Archery Association was held in Riverside on September 27th which was the tenth anniversary of the organization of the association. Among those who were present at this shoot who helped in the organization of the S. C. A. A. were Dr. H. Paige Bailey, Dr. Paul Simonds, M. L. Van Fleet, Mr. Fairchilds, “Chief" Will Comp­ ton, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Grubbs, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hodgson, and Mr. Scudder.

Ten years ago Stanley Spencer brought back the men’s national championship honors which he won at Philadelphia and this time Mrs. Gladys Hammer received the honors of the association for her achieve­ ment at Battle Creek. Mrs. Hammer is the eleventh member of the S. C. A. A. to win a national champion­ ship.

In class A. the Elysian team took first honors with a score of 2292, Pasadena second and Redlands third.

Class B, Santa Monica first, 1675; San Pedro second, and Elysian third.

Class C, Pasadena, 1594, Redlands second and Riverside third. Women, Class A, Elysian first, 1994. San Pe­ dro second; class B, Redlands first, 1756, Santa Monica second; Class C, Elysian first.

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The selection of an architect for the new doghouse, shown above, gave us some concern. It had to be high class talent.

We have decided to honor Mr. Reed Williams, who recently won the 3100 first prize as well as the $500 sweepstakes in the Pickford-Lasky Productions contest. Reed will be rewarded with life membership and a cushion in the administration build­ ing. You can see him on the porch in the sketch. He is armed with a fly swatter.

Cosner, as expected, also compet­ ed. For reasons of his own he had the penthouses over the stockade and the exhaust from the air condi­ tioner under the administration building.

The new institution is a credit to archery. On the porch you see the d. e. surrounded by his staff. Reed you already know. Cochems you can’t help but recognize. I will give you a few guesses at the others.

Dr. Klopsteg is there for making slighting remarks about my political sagacity. I had to keep him under personal observation; if he strays and gangs up with Joe it will be just too bad.

The combatants in the stockade are Joe in person and Ed McGahan.

I don’t care which one wins, both have done me dirt.

You saw what Joe said about ‘liter­ ary garbage’ last month. Now Ed breaks into print. In his column he writes: "Among Sunday’s visitors, (at the hospital) was Mrs. Brommer’s hus­ band, George, ‘slightly’ known in archery.”

Misery loves company and Joe

pines for Seay and Styles. I wouldn’t put in a dog on Joe’s say so, but it so happened that both desperadoes have been committed by their com­ manding officers, Chester for staying out late at night and Cash for turn­ ing the kitchen into a work shop.

Mardee Robinson nominates Keasey and Gamber. Says they beat him out of a championship. Fair enough, but Mardee is too vindictive when he wants them thoroughly air condi­ tioned. Penthouse.

For leading from a sneak. Geo. Martin, of Evansville, Ind., has been sponsored by several parties. Cur­ tiss Hill will keep him company to please Karl Palmatier.

Penthouse guests.

Ed Watkins says Bert Abel took him for a rabbit and tried to shoot him. This isn’t right, and in Bert goes unless he can produce a hunting license.

Audrey Grubbs entrusts her hus­ band to my loving care. He will get it. I can’t refuse a lady who has been national champion twice. Up­ setting a brand new car is ample grounds for impoundment anyway.

Basement, Earl, Emery Watts will keep you from being lonesome.

Mr. Flinton of England and Dr. Schrader of Iowa are in reciprocat­ ing custody. I failed to answer their last letters, so I know where I stand with both.

Bill Joy, he of the mighty chest and even mightier stern, is in for contempt of court. He made a good bow out of a no good stave.

Now, feeling that his impound­ ment adds prestige to the premises he is getting to be an exacting guest.

He refuses to be happy unless I hon-

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The Art Young Round, established last year at Los Angeles, was won

by Win. Folberth Jr. of Cleveland.

He was the winner also of the com­ bined field events, consisting of the Art Young Round, the “bounding deer,” and Robin Hood Skeet.

'■ Miss Ruby East was a popular and capable lady paramount. Nev­ er was a group of archers assembled who could be more appropriately designated ladies and gentlemen. It was a privilege and an honor for the undersigned to serve as their field captain.

Paul E. Klopsteg.

or Dr. Elmer and Dr. Hickman the same way. Says he needs intellectu­ al surroundings. Well, that’s some­ thing to strive for, but I would just as soon he served the subpoenas him­ self.

Also, says Mr. Joy, if circumfer­ ence at the equator is a badge of ad­ mission, I am to impound “Tubby” Tuebner. “Tubby,” we understand, is no end of a good scout, and it is so ordered.

When it comes to Lou Stemmier another Joy nominee, I object. See­ ing that Lou never has been out, how ,can I put him in?

Larry Whiffen, says Bill, is on the air. If he shows any symptoms of wanting to croon, I am to im­ pound him at once. Check, I don’t like groanors myself, Bruce Robert­ son can keep him company.

Yes. Bill, we will be glad to have your friend, “Van” Der Veer.

Also, I agree to keep Dashiell in solitary confinement until he finds another medium of publicity. And Kore Duryee until he gets up peace­ fully in the morning.

When Gladys Hammer went to Battle Creek to win the tournament she checked her husband with me.

Unfortunately he got into a crap game with Cosner, and he did look funny without shirt and pants.

Now Monte is thirsting for re­ venge and sends me wholesale com­ mitment papers for the Elysian Club.

Geo. Parrish, Stanley Cochems and Fred Bergstrom for shooting scores archers do not tell about.

Maynard Parker just to keep him partially domesticated.

He has a habit of going on the loose, shark hunting and such things.

And that’s that for this issue. If any guest feels that he has been un­ fairly impounded, he has the privi­ lege of squaring matters by nominat­ ing some equally guiltless friends.

What we need is a doghouse poet.

The rose is red, the violet’s blue.

If I am rotten, how are you?

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FIFTY-SIXTH NATIONAL (Continud from page 5) records of distances ascribed to Turk­ ish archers of several centuries ago.

The field archery events were cap­ ably handled by Irving Allen for the Birmingham archers, who had made

The Art Young Archers of Los An­ geles are planning a pig hunt on Banta Cruz island October 24th and 25th. Interested hunters are re­ quested to get in touch with H. F. Woodley, 121 So. Grevillea St., Ingle­ wood, Calif. Bow and arrows only.

The same boat will also carry a par­ ty of fishermen for deep sea fishing.

The charges are $4.75 for the hunt­ ers and $2.75 for the fishermen.

These charges include transportation to and from the island, but food and bedding must be brought. Rods and bait are furnished the fishermen.

Geo. Brommers reports that he had gone out to lunch and left his usual ■optimistic sign, "Back In 10 min.” On his return he found a scribbled "Some­ body’s lying" underneath. The scrib­ bler was C. B. Hutchison of Oakland, governor of the N. A. A. Mr. Hutch­ ison and a friend are cruising down the coast in a yawl. By this time they are down in San Diego and will cruise down to Mexican waters be­ fore they return.

“Modern Methods in Archery” is the latest book on archery. It is a textbook for students and teachers in the fundamentals of target arch­ ery. The many illustrations demon­ strate the proper technique of shoot­ ing. Natalie Reichart and Gilman Keasey are the authors and A. S. Barnes & Company the publisher.

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