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OUR ARCHERY CHAMPIONSHIPS. 
Some two years ago, in writing of what should 
constitute the national archery championship, a 
noted archer said that the man who was the 
winner of the American round “was champion 
of his specialty only’’ and at once tacitly con¬ 
cluded that the winner of the York round was 
the logical archery champion for the year. 
Is long distance shooting not also a specialty? 
Have our records proven that proficiency in the 
York round is a guarantee of accuracy at the 
shorter distances! 
An examination of the records of our archers 
leads us to a most decided negative conclusion. 
In fact the reverse conclusion that efficiency at 
the shorter distances is a guarantee of accuracy 
in long distance shooting is quite as justifiable. 
Neither conclusion is upheld by our records. 
Experience points to the fact that long and 
short distance shooting require separate and in¬ 
dependent training and that proficiency at one 
distance does not presuppose the same degree of 
accomplishment at the other. We have analogous 
examples in every similar form of athletics. A 
wonderful 100 yard sprinter is generally a poor 
miler, and conversely. If the winner of the 
American round is champion of “his specialty 
only,” so also is the winner of the York round. 
When then was the logic in proclaiming the 
winner of the York round as the National 
Champion? 
This method of procedure was even more 
ridiculous than our point system of scoring to 
decide the winner of a round, the idiocy of which 
was so well illustrated in our recent Eastern 
Tournament. 
The ancient history of the point system of scor¬ 
ing has never been explained to me. I doubt 
whether any American archer can cast much 
light on the subject. It was adopted by England 
and we failed to revolutionize the method. In 
England only the double York is shot to deter¬ 
mine the championship. Therefore we conclud¬ 
ed to do the same. The summation of the 
American and the York rounds, as adopted last 
summer, is a far more equitable arrangement 
for American conditions. 
Archery has always had a hard row to hoe. 
Shortly after the Civil War the sport was quite 
popular. The spirit of the war was still in evi¬ 
dence and archery was a harmless and beneficial 
antidote. Now our primeval instincts are more 
dormant. A remedy for this sad apathy was sug¬ 
gested in my previous article. Let us continue. 
Local June and October tournaments would 
add the missing incentive necessary to increase 
our membership in the various clubs and urge 
the present members to a greater activity. 
How can we make the National Tournament 
more popular? What additional incentive can 
be offered to increase the attendance! The 
answer is by increasing the number of prizes to 
three for each event. It is perhaps a sad state 
of affairs when archers must be tempted by addi¬ 
tional prizes, but such is human nature and our 
archers follow the general rule of humanity. 
Many of our beginners learn to shoot fairly 
well at the shorter distances, but develop slowly 
at the York round. Their chances for the Na¬ 
tional Championship is utterly nil. Naturally 
they say: “Oh, what’s the use,” and remain at 
home. 
We have boxing and wrestling championships 
for every conceivable weight, and running 
championships for every distance from 100 yards 
to 26 miles. Why not follow this general cus¬ 
tom, found wise from experience, and have a 
short distance, a middle distance and a long 
distance archery championship? The National 
Champion would be that person the sum of 
whose scores in these three events would be the 
highest. He might not hold any of the three 
championships but would be the best balanced 
archer of the lot. He would not be “champion 
of his specialty only.” 
Three prizes in each of these three events and 
the four championships would add a great in¬ 
centive to the average archer and increase the 
popularity and attendance at the National Tour¬ 
nament. These prizes would be of a higher 
ethical type, make a more definite appeal and be 
more beneficial for the good of the sport than 
the handicap prizes now offered. In giving 
prizes positive attainment only should be con¬ 
sidered and pure unadulterated luck eliminated. 
Interstate Association Trophies 
