The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-03
NORTH SIDE NEWS
Ray Harries New U. p. City
Passenger Agent.
Rules of Horseshoe Pitchers
Association.
PLAYERS MUST TOE STAKE
"Ringers" Count Three Points;
''Leaners," Two.
Shoes Shall Not Weigh Over
Two Pounds.
PLAYERS MUST TOE STAKE

Two Pounds.
Ray Harries. aged 81 years. today
is receiving congratulations because OF
his appointment city passenger
agent at the Union Pacific Topeka Of
flee Official word of his promotion
was received Friday afternoon from
H. G. Kali, general passenger and
freight agent for the Union Pacific
i Kansas City-Denver division. The ap-
pointment was predicted in the state
i Journal recently. The office was Vslca-
ted by Guy Gardner, now city passen-
| ger agent for the line in Denver.
! Mr.. Harries is probably the young
est city passenger agent on the road
| in any city near the size of Topeka.
| He has been in railroad work only six
! years; three years at the Santa Zee
junction depot. and three years at the
! Union Pacific office. He began as
night ticket clerk and was soon pro-
mated to day man.
Mr.. Kali, it is understood, considers
him one of the most promising young
men on the road and gave him his lat
| est promotion over many veteran rail
road men applicants.
Mr.. Harries is North Topeka boy
! He graduated from the Grant school.
Afterwards he drove a grocery wagon
| for MOrns & Myers. Then he worked
! in the Santa Fe junction ticket office
/
him much railroad lore and learning
Later he accepted a position with the
Union Pacific office and was promoted
each year until his latest appointment
And railroad men who have watched
him. say the end is not yet
The new day ticket clerk will likely
come from Manhattan, although the
matter has not been officially decided
Mr. Harries, it will be remembered,
was recently married to Miss Lillian
Z I'D
bright St. Marys girl. The young cou-
pie are living at 1918 Lane street, South
| Topeka.
r. r. Raer, secretary of the North
| Topeka Horseshoe club. calls attention
to the following rules, adopted by the
State Horseshoe Pitchers association
I under which the local clubs are play
ing:
Distance-The distance between the
pins shall be So feet and 6 inches.
Pins-The pins shall be metal and
driven firmly into the ground, the tops
to be not more than 5 inches from the
ground.
Shoes-Each shoe shall weigh not
more than pounds; toes and heels to
be q inch high, length So inches from
outside of toe to point on line OUTSIDE
of heels; width 81 inches from outside
TO outside; heels 3 inches from point
to point; toe and heel calks u inch
long.
Players Must Toe Stake.
Pitchers-Players must toe stake
while throwing shoe. No player shall
be allowed to touch any shoe delivered
until both contestants have delivered
their shoes and the result of the throw
determined, upon pain of two points
fine. Players are not allowed to in
terrupt each other while delivering
shoes hut should such interruption oc-
cur may redeIiver shoes. Each player
shall deliver two shoes in succession
Fouls-All shoes delivered, lying more
than 10 inches from the pin to near
est point of shoe shall be declared
fouls, ard shall not count for or
against the player.
Points-Shoes delivered that are not
fouls are entitled to count as follows
Gar The shoe nearest the pin counts
one point and the others count nothing;
provided, however, if both shoes deliV-
cred by the same player shall be the
nearest ones to the pin, they shall count
one point each.
Cb) If, after both players have de-
livered their shoes, it is shown that
lance from the pin. such two shoes
shall be cancelled and removed from
the ground, and the remaining shoes
shall be entitled to count according tc
rules.
(c) Ringers shall count three points
and leaners two points. In case each
player throws a ringer, the remaining
shoes do not count, but the shoe near
est the pin determines the first shoe
following. In case four ringers are
thrown. the player casting the first
shoes is entitled to the next first
thrown, each ringer and leaner shall
count it's value for player throwing
same.
Id If the last players shoe strikes
his opponents shoe in such a manner
to form a ringer or leaner, the same
shall count full value for the first
player.
Ringers-A ringer shall encircIe the
pin in such a manner that straight
edge applied to the heel calks of the
shoe clears the pin. Should a shoe be
a perpendicular erected from top of
pin would clear the inside of the pin.
the same shall be declared a ringer.
Leaners-A leaner must touch the
pin and be supported by it in order to
be called a leaner, one calk of the shoe
off of the ground.
Grounds-The pins shall be set in
pliable clay. kept moist, and of suf-
ficient depth to prevent its becoming
mixed with sand or loan.
Match games-In match games
eight players shall constitute team.
unless otherwise agreed upon, and
each team shall be in charge of cap
tain. Each player shall deliver twenty
shoes against each player of the OPP
posing team. Before the contest be
gins the captains of the two teams
shall toss for choice of stand or move.
The players that move in the first half
shall progress from pin to pin on the
same end of alleys until 90 shoes have
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