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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...second time in succession, maintained a record of winning every tournament he has entered. His score - 2,476 - was 37 less than his winning score at Chicago last year, but he sealed his victory with an American Round (90 arrows at distances of 60, 50, and 40 yd.) of 698. surpassing his own world's record of 673 and including 15 bull's-eyes in a row at 40 yd. Second to Champion Hoogerhyde was Andrew L. Brush, a professional of Cos Cob, Conn, who scored...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Bows and Arrows | 8/24/1931 | See Source »

Another and startling record was set by Homer Prouty, formidable heavy-bow expert from Portland, Ore. An arrow loosed by Archer Prouty went 436 yd., 2 ft., 8 in., 12 yd. better than last year's world's record, but 30 yd. short of a mark he set in a recent Pacific Coast tournament. National Archery Association championships are held by turns in the East, Far West and Middle West. Next year's tournament will be at Seattle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Bows and Arrows | 8/24/1931 | See Source »

...yd. envelope fabric...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Aeronautics: Up Ship! | 8/10/1931 | See Source »

...yd. gas cell fabric...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Aeronautics: Up Ship! | 8/10/1931 | See Source »

...Swan, playing golf for the first time in his life & with rented clubs made a hole-in-one at Vancouver, B. C., by bunting his ball 117 yd. with a driver...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: One | 8/3/1931 | See Source »

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