The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-02-02
Especial to the Telegram, by John
Lodwick)

ST. Petersburg, Fla, Jan. 49,
Young old men from all sections q
) the country are gathering here TO
, the second annual horse shoe pitch
ing tournament for the United State
to be held week of February % un
der the auspices of the Nationa
Horse Shoe Pitching Association. Tn,
great popularity of the old fashioned
sport which is enjoying nation wide
revival under the name of BARNARD
Golf, is attracting all sorts of in
terest in the big meet here.
Many state champions are entered
including Fred Brust, of Columbus
O., present holder of the United
States championship
Several of the state title holders
are George Mays, fire fighter of Ak
ron, o.; G. A. Giant, of Pittsburg
Pa; DR.. F. M. Robinson of POUCH.
keepsie, N Y; George vignoe of De.
! troit, Mich, and j. W. Ogden, of
Kansas City, Mo.
Hugh e. Palmer, former chamnion
of Ohio and now holder of the horse
shoe pitching championship of the
American Industrial Athletic Associa-
ton is entered. The Firestone Tire
q Rubber Co., of Akron, O., is send
ing it's factory champion, Joe Wilkin-
son othe meet while the GOODYEAR
Tire & Rubber Company of the same
city is sending two of it's EMPLOYEES
after the championship in William
Weis and John "Scotty' Roman.
Friends of William Leisy, Marshal
vile, O., IA year old wonder are rails
ing a fund to send him to the tour
ney as are friends of Frank Eachus Of
Gallipolis, O., and William Bobbit. of
Lancaster, 0. Martin Delaney, ath-
letic director of the Chicago Athletic
club is looking over his list of crack
pitchers to send here.
II. j. Bourne winner of the Atlantic
CITY tournament held two years ago
is an entrant and is already on the
ground working out for the contests.
John Robinson, winner of the Union
town, Pa, pitching tourney July 4 is
also here ready for the start of the
series. c. R. Watkins of Asheyille
"a, is entered by his friends.
Other already entered are:
Benjamin Hayes, of Utica. N Y.
b. +. Rice, Los Angeles, CAL: J. E.
Worries. Buchnell, ILL.,; w. w. Henry.
Lisbon, o.; H. T. Jones, Elizabeth.
KY; j. S. Welsh, Erie, Pa: ID. MI
Fall, South Bend, Ind; Ben La Lone
Mimi; A. L. Plummer.
Des MONIES, Ia; c., H. Tucker,
Poughkeepsie, N. Y; c. C. Spangler.
Peoria, Ill.,; F. H. Chase, Topeka,
Aas.; J. A. Montgomery, Buffalo. N.
r.; F. o. Frederick, Lynn Mass.
'ohn Riederer, Slater, Mo-; J. M.
Tracey, Springfield, O.; G.. w. Wen
el, Marshalltown, Ia; John Brown.
View Haven, Conn. A. J. Kings
Mitchell, S. D.; J. A. Wilson, Indian
polls, Ind; w. ]. Larkin, Water
Jury, Conn.,; E. c. Montfore. Spring.
eid' ). D.; ]. l.. Hill, Flint, Mich.
4 GoWell, McAllister, Okla: ]. NJ
thompson, Derry, N. H.; H. p. Pills. {
ury, Washington, d. c.; ]. c. An
erson, Sand Creek, Mich. George {
:. Brooks. Missoula. Mont; c. M n
lite, Bellfontaine, O.; S. o, Albright 4
loom, Kan.;W. ]. Seas. Baltimora :
ID. Robert Harton, Lansing Mich. n
A. Leavitt, Portland, Me-; Zeke
arnes, St. Petersburg, Fla: Jos n
uckheit, Binford, N. D.; y
Entries for the meet and informa. 9
ON pertaining to it are being taken :,
ire OF by DR.. e. c. Beach. secretarv !.
the national organization who is
offices in the Board of "
rade building. The contest will no
aged under national rules and viii
eof 90 point seach. The distance ~ .
tween stakes has been placed At pi
feet. tn
Most of tn eentrants are well abova VI
half century marx. Three of tho
ack performers are over 70 wears
age. Hugh Palmer, the A. IA
chapmion is Is. exc Barnes and az
Q. Anderson are both So These =
IN can hurl the curved bits of staal
feet throug the air to an iron :
Ike for ringers on every other :
oh. {
Brust,, the national champion is 80 i