The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-10

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, March 10.
--Horseshoes were always lucky for
Fred M. Brust, Columbus, o.
They not only won for him the
horseshoe pitching championship Of
the world, but also saved his life.
Six years ago when he made his
first visit to Florida, Brust weighed
only 80 pounds. He took to horseshoe
pitching, and the exercise, combined
with life in the open, made new NAH
Of him. Brust gained 40 pounds and
became an adept at 'barnyard golf"
as the horseshoe pitching game is be.
coming familiary known.
Constant practice on courts both
here and in the rear of No. 2 fire en-
CINE house in the heart of Columbus
soon made an expert OF Brust.
His performance during the tourna'
ment just held here was marvellous.
His heaves toward the pegs were
straight as dies and he won Sc Of his
81 games.
The only opponent to defeat Brust
was Hugh E. Palmer, the 72-yesr-old
Ohio state champion, from Akron.
Brust threw 367 ringers in the tour.
nament, probably new worlds rec.
ord.
At the request of the Newspaper En-.
terprise Association he wrote this ar
ticle for The West Virginian:
start with light shoes. After learn
ing to throw them accurately, pitch a
heavier shoe, not over Ia pounds
and watch the number of turns or rev.
olutions it makes and then try to
throw them so the opening curves to
the peg.
Never throw shoe so that 1t re-
wolves more than one and three'quar.
ter times. This can be regulated by
the grip on the shoe. The best pitch
ers have this grip.
"Six years ago at Daytona, Fla, |
first got next to how to throw them
with the opening to the peg. This
was at a distance Of Sc feet, peg to
peg.
I'm the national tournament in st.
Petersburg, just ended, in which won
the title, the distance between pegs
was 40 feet. think this is an average
distance, and pitched in most states.
In Ohio we pitched &c IL feet from
peg to peg, but consider this dis.
lance too great.
an pitching, take long easy swing
and keep your eye on the peg until
after the shoe leaves your hand, then
watch the revolution and try to throw
the next with more or less turn as
required to make ringer.
place the first joint Of the fore.
finger near the end Of the right hand
fork Of the shoe-if you are right hand.
ed-and the other fingers in natural
position under the shoe, holding the
shoe tight and with the thumb fiat on
top. See that the calks face down
wards.
81 throw my right foot forward
when delivering the shoe, but notice
that the majority of players put their
left foot forward as boxers. Ito. Some
think it does not make much differ
ence, but it does with me.
Children and women may also
learn to pitch horseshoes very easily.
Start with assistance of 10 feet and
gradually work up to a longer dis
lance. Children should start at ten
feet to fifteen feet. They should also
start with light shoe.
Most players in match game try
too hard and lose control Of their mus
cles. Take it easy, and keep your
nerve. and do not pay attention to the
crowd.
81 claim to - ablsNto throw a
horseshoe with Che ing to the
peg and make ringers rom 10 to SO
feet. l have a record Of 10 ringers
in one game with the pegs 46 1.2 feet
apart, and So ringers in six games OF
q points. Cancellation Of ringers
made this possible.