Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-03
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GATHER IN FLA.
Second Annual Pitching Tourna-
ment to Start 1t St Petersburg
Feb, 5 Attracts MANY.
BIZ JOHN LODWICK.
lSpecial to The Argus.l

St Petersburg. Fla. Feb. s.
Young men from all sections Of the
country are gathering here for the
second annual horseshoe pitching
tournament for the United States to
be held the week of Feb. % under
the auspices of the National Horse
shoe Pitching association. The
great popularity of the old-fashion-
ed sport which is enjoying a ma
tion-wide revival under the name
| of "barnyard golf" is attracting all
sorts Of interest in the big meet
here.
Many state champions are enter
ed, including Fred Brust of Colum-
bus, Ohio. present holder of the
United States championship.
Several of the state title holders
are George Mays. fire fighter of
Akron, Ohio; C. A Giant Of Pitts
burgh, Pa; DR.. F. M. Robinson of
Poughkeepsie, N. Y; George Wig
noe of Detroit, Mich, and J. W. Og
den of Kansas City, Mo. -s-
Hugh E. Palmer, former cham
pion of Ohio and now holder Of the
horseshoe pitching championship
of the American Industrial Athletic
association, is entered. The Fire
stone Tire & Rubber company Of
Akron, Ohio. is sending its factory
champion, Joe Wilkinson, to the
meet. while the Goodyear Tire &
Rubber company of the same city
is sending two of its employees after
the championship in William Weis
and John "Scotty" Rowan.
Friends of William Leisy. Mar
shallville, Ohio, 14-year-old, Won
der. are raising a fund to send him
TO the tournament. as are friends
Of Frank Eachus of Gallipolis. Ohio,
and William Bobbit of Lancaster,
Ohio. Martin Delaney. arthletic di-
rector of the Chicago Athletic club,
is looking over his list of crack
pitchers to send here.
H. ]. Bourne, winner of the At
lantic City tournament held two
years ago, is an entrant and is al
ready on the ground working out
for the contests. John Robinson,
winker of the Uniontown, Pa. pitch
ing tourney July 4, is also here
ready for the start Of the series. C.
R. Watkins Of Asheville, Ga, is en-
tered by his friends.
Others entered are: BENJAMIN
Hayes. Utica, N. Y; f. P. Rice
Los Angeles, CAL; ]. E. Voorhees,
Bushnell. Ill; W. W. Henry, Lis.
bon, Ohio; H. T. Jones, Elizabeth
Ky; J. S. Welsh, Erie. Pa; D. M.
Fail, South Bend. Ind; Ben La
Lone, Minneapolis, Mimi; A. l..
Plummer. Des Moines, Iowa; C. H
Tucker, Poughkeepsie. N. Y; c. c.
Spangler, Peoria, Ill; F. H. Chase
Topeka, Kan; ]. A. Montgomery
Buffalo, N. Y; F. o. Frederick
Lynn, Mass; John Riederer, Slater
Mo-; ]. NJ. Tracey, Springfield
Ohio; G. w. Wensel. Marshalltown
Iowa; John Brown. New Haven
Conn: A. J. Kings. Mitchell, s. D.;
]. A Wilson. Indianapolis, Ind; w
J. Larkin. Waterbury. Conn; E. C
| Montfore, Springfield, S. D.; IL
Hill. Flint, Mich; NJ. Gowell, Nc.
AIdster, Okla; J. M. Thompson
Derry. N. H.; H. P. Pillsbury
Washington, D. c.; ]. C. Anderson
Sand Creek. Mich: George F
Brooks. MissoulA Mont: c. M
Hite. Bellfontaine. Ohio; S. o. AL
bright, Bloom. Kan; w. ]. Seas
Baltimore. Md: Robert Harton
Lansing. Mich; c. A. Leavitt, Port
land. Maine: Zeke Barnes, st. Pc
tersSurg, Fla: Joseph Buckheit
Binfnfd, N. D.
t Entries for tho meet and infor
nation pertaining to it are beini
taken care Of by DR.. E. c. Beach
secretary Of the national organiza
ton. who is maintaining offices il
+ the Board Of Trade building. Tn,
contest will be played under ma
! tional rules and will be Of so point.
each. The distance between stake.
I has been placed at 40 feet.
/ Most of the entrants are wei
above the half century mark
Three Of the crack performers ar,
over 20 years of age. Hugh Pal
mer, the A. /. A. A. champion. i,
4 q. Zeke Barnes and ]. C. Amber
son are both So. These men ca,
hurl the curved bits of steel 4,
feet through the air to An iro,
stake for ringers" on every othe,
4 pitch.
Brust the national champion, |.
HI Dayton, Ohio. Feb. 3.-Don Chr