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WINNING TRIO O. K. Smathers (Electric Shop), Harry Ballard (Maintenance) and Bill Bangs (Cafeteria) may soon earn for themselves the title, "Archery’s One, Two, Three Punch,” if all three continue to enter archery tournaments. For the third time this year they have reairned from a tournament as the first, second and third place winners. Their most recent accomplishment was a 2200 mile round-trip to Houston, Texas where they participated in the Southern Archery Tournament September 5, 6 and 7. Not only did the trio take the first three places in the All- Events Trophy Shoot, but in the Free-Style Di vision of the Field Shoot as well. And to top it off, Smathers came away with the Southern Championship Trophy for the York and Ameri can Rounds, the trophy for the Wand Shoot, the American Round trophy, and the trophy for scor ing the most golds (bullseyes). 1 In the All-Events Shoot, Smathers placed first, Ballard second and Bangs third, while in the Free- Style Division of the Field Shoot, the second and third places were reversed, with Smathers taking first. Bangs second and Ballard third. Earlier this summer the three participated in the State Invitational Shoot at Charlotte. They returned from the meet with Smathers the first place winner, Ballard second, and Bangs third. Next on the calendar was the Southeastern Tournament at St. Petersburg, Florida, on July 4 and 5. O. K. Smathers and Harry Ballard fin ished first and second, respectively, in both the Target and the Field Events in this meet. Smath ers won additional honors during the meet when he established new tournament records for both the York and Field rounds. Highlight of the year for O. K. came during the week of August 10 when he was runner up in the National Tournament at Amhurst, Mass.
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