The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-11-11
BOMB in
CAMP OF
PITCHERS
Petty and Richards Hailed
as ChampS-PiCtHreS
In Paperl

Accompanied by pictures Of the
two heroes" the following truly
Sensational story appears in the
Sunday issue OF the st. Louis Repub-
lie:
Chickasha, Okla. Nov. 1i.-Hark-
ing back 70 the memorable days OF
'os when they were declared the
champion horseshoe pitchers OF the
big State OF Texas, Robert Richards
and George w. Petty OF chickasha,
leaders Of The Invincibles." horse
shoe pitching club Of this city, have
issued challenge to all seasoned pit
chers 70 meet them in a contest for
the championship OF Oklahoma.
II such a contest is held II will be
the first OF It's kind in Oklahoma and
the promoters expect TO form state
association Of pitchers with mem
bership In each county. Their idea
is that each county should hold a
contest once during the year and that
the winners In that contest. two men.
shall thereby be designated as rep.
resentatives Of the county IN q state
tournament
The Invlncibies club Is composed Of
some Of the leading business and pro-
fesslonai msh' 81 chickasha. Win
Richards and Petty as the stars The
other club II known AZ The Peerless
Pitchers" Fifty games have been
played since the local series began
and Richards and Petty have won
forty-two Of them.
f. c. Burton, oil mil magnate end
N. B. Louthan. former sheriff OF
Grady county, are the leaders Of The
Peerless Pitchers. Other efficient
members Of the clubs are: b. p.
Smith, President OF bank; William
Edwards, former Mayor. merchan,
and district deputy game warden
NJ Il. Humphrey. tnanAker Of flour
mill; Roy MaxeH banker; John
Crib. merchant. and Charles NJ.
Fechheiiner. a lawyer and republican
politician.
I'VE bar no kinds or shoes says
Richards. eand we challenge the
world. with stakes thirty-lhree feet
apart. we claim superiority In the
art Of pitching horseshoes and that
claim is based upon record which
We believe has not been duplicated In
the United States.
Tn tho Texas tournament In 1898.
ahere were z40 players entered. and /
we took the prizes with comparative
ease
Horseshoe pitching is not ncces-
sariiy a lazy mans game, although Il
has that reputation am aware that
Il Is participated In BY fellows who /
congregate around the corner grocery
in country town on Saturday after
noon. But ! have gone far enough /
into The art. and probably science. to /
know that some remarkable skill Is
attained and that some records are
made that should be classed with the /
high jump, the hammer throw, the
horse race. baseball. tennis. golf and
other sports
The revival Of interest in the ancient
art OF pitching horseshoes came about
IN a rather unique manner in chicka- /
sha. John Crib, a merchant. had for
some time been a devotee Of golf and /
had passed q good many an afternoon /
on the links. But he was not a sue
cess. He made no records 70 beast I
Of and his felIow.players defeated him
at almost every turn
AT last he retired In chargin and +
announced bis intention Of returning
to his first love, the game OF horse.
shoes. a few years ago. Crib claim
ed the championship Of Kansas. his /
native state. at this game. He met
and defeated no less than a score Of
the hest players OF that state. and
when he moved away the fact was
generally known that he could out.
pitch any man IN the state.
He. therefore. issued challenge /
to al the men Of chlckasha to engage
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