Rick and John - Sorry to report that your guesses are not our mystery bowman...

Len Cardinale???  LOL..I guess I should read more on Len. He was born in 8/21/39.

Rick - We may be getting down toward the end of the guesses. Will give everyone this evening then may have to wrap it up tomorrow morning...

Art Laha????

Is this test going to be graded on a curve???

Names that match the clue, Gil zook, Johnny Scott, Eugene Reeber and M C Hallaway. All Michigan archers from that era .

Sorry guys, none are our mystery bowman...

If he in another photo with Young and Bear?   A Detroit Archer?

Cliff - I'm not familiar with the photograph you are speaking of. Is it the one outside Pope Hall?

I don't know if he was a Detroit Archer.

Have you ever seen the snowy image photograph before?

Cliff is this the photo your talking about ?..

Yea, that's it.  The dude on the right kinda looks like him.

No, I've not seen the photo you posted.

Cliff - Yes, "the dude" does sort of look like our mystery bowman.

Are you going to submit the name of "the dude" for a guess?

I love the pants on "the dude". You just don't see bowmen wearing those anymore...

See Wade, I told ya it is Ray Stannard.

I can hear Nels now "hmmmm, how can I mess with that smart aleck youngster Wade Phillips? I know, I'll mark this pic of Ray as someone else and stash it in my stuff. Wade's bound to find it sooner or later...."

I have looked at that pic several time but the only names I could find were Fred and Art Young.

Is the mystery solved?

Bernie -

Sorry to report that the one major problem with the theory you present, is the newspaper clipping I posted of Nels and Fred with our mystery bowman, (and two other bowmen)has another image of our mystery bowman with his name printed as the same that Nels scratched on the back of the photograph. Unfortunately his name on both documents is the same and it is not Ray Stannard...

 

Here's the only name I can remember, that I think is in the photo with Young and Bear.  Heck, it might have been mentioned earlier as I haven't checked all submissions.  I really don't think it the mystery fellow but it's all I have and it's a guess.

Carl Strang

Wade- No,I don't have one of Jim Hodek's signed hunting arrows.If you decide to part with yours let me know.I do have three of his bows though.They are all very different and very unique.He was quite a bowyer himself.
I wish I could figure out who that mystery archer might be.
Warren Hallock?Bill Pizutti?Allen Orr?Dr. Pletcher?Erwin Ketzler?

Cliff and John - You guys are making me laugh, which is wonderful fun and great therapy for a convalescing old man.

Cliff - Sorry, Carl Strang is not our mystery bowman...

However, Carl Strang is the bowman second from left, standing between Nels Grumley and our mystery bowman in the January 13, 1940 newspaper clipping... Sorry Cliff, no extra credit...

John - Sorry to report that none of the names you guessed are our Mystery Bowman...

Remind me to send you a photograph of the Hodek arrow. Would consider trading it. Let me know if you have an offer in mind.  

Yes, Hodek was quite a bowyer and made some unique bows. My two personal favorites are his tinny youth bow and his elaborately engraved riser. You just don't see many 1950s-60s risers made like that one.

I don't think many collectors outside Michigan even realize who Jim Hodek was. Some guys probably have some of his bows and can not identify them. Those of us who have some of his bows and other memorabilia should start a thread "Jim Hodek (1917-1973), Michigan Bowyer".

I especially like Jim's accommodation for the little strike plate on his engraved riser...

one last try Leo Hoffmeyer, v Wheeler, Ernest Willsher, Durward Hillock, Wes Blundell, Andy Goodwin, Dorr Sweet, Hal Burries, Carl Kibbe and William Morris. And thats my last try I give up.