Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-09

over at RoSedale, where the
play-off included the winners and
runnerS-up of five preliminaries,
the -middled Irishman, Harry
Mccarthy, once famed as money
bowler, sent up his stock with a
brilliant performance against
Frank Curtis of Kenilworth. In all
but few innings Mccarthy threw
| at least one ringer, and only once
was he far from the peg. He won
by 81 to 6 and 81 to 4.
The Plaza's favored star. John (Bow
Wow Myers, got over tough spot by
beating young Winter Moore of Pea
body, 81 to II and 81 to Is. A gloomy
| witness of this victory was Murray
Johnson, rated in the beginning as a
leading contender for the big title, who
| was vanquished in the Plaza prelimi-
nary by the then hardly considered
Myers.
Pixton. Whittiesey Rivals.
In the Iowa avenue division. the
| Brightwood expert, n. A. Pixton, put
| the bee on E. w. Cooper Of Barnard, 81
to 10 and 81 to 10. His most feared
rival is c. E. Whittlesey Of Takoma,
who defeated H. z. Barnes of Truesdale,
| 81 to and 81 to II.
An outstanding player in the New.
York avenue division was A. Skinner OF
Happy Hollow. who eliminated Herman
FRANKIE. the New York avenue prelimi-
| nary winner. 81 to and 81 TO 3, and
then took the scalp Of j. B. Klein OF
Cooke, 81 to 5. IS TO 81 and 81 TO 10.
Another double victor was Charles A.
Fort Of Fairbrother. who trimmed
Horn Of Van Ness. 81 TO IS and 81 to
4, and Robey Of Garfield, II to z and
81 to 6.
Hubbard Quantrille Of Buchanan, in
defeating H. w. Ritter, Congress
Heights, in the Virginia avenue division,
pitched 16 ringers in three games.
Tom David, the Montrose champ, who
has been throwing ringers in streaKs,
dropped the first game to Robert Buzz
card of Cleveland Park. 10 to 81. but
turned the tables completely in taking
the last two, 81 to 10 and 81 to 2.
These were the noteworthy matches
yesterday.
Girls Start Tossing.
/ The girls championship tournament
| opened with five matches on the Plaza
| Playground This. by the way, is the
! first horseshoe pitching tournament I'M
! der official rules ever held by the fair
| ones here It was quite obvious they got
| kick out Of it. The results follow:
Margaret Harrison defeated Pearl Statler,
-Fshsre owen. defeated E. whitney, 81 to =.
| Clara Wise defeated Grace Taylor. II to Is:
Eleanor Club defeated Anna Conner, II
Margaret Club defeated Peeey Lynch. 81
Following are the results of the mems divi-
sional play-offs:
RosEDALE DIVISION.
Joe Vermillion (Rosedale) defeated Morris
Danter tMauryl. 81 to and 81 to S.
Harry Mccarthy tRosedaleD defeated Frank
Roy Rupert tKenilworth) defeated Will
liam j. Harding (Benning), 81 to II and I'll
Frank Adams CMaury) defeated r. N
Nichols (Bennings), 81 to 10 and 81 to 10
GEORGETOWN DIVISION.
Tom David CMontrose) defeated Robert
Buzzard Cleveland Park, 10 to 81, 81 to 10
Andy Tailmadge CFillmore) defeated Leo
Cullivan Chevy Chase, 81 to IL and FL to
II
Robert Davidson CGeoreetown) defeated
to 6.
NEW YORK AVENUE DIVISION.
A. Skinner Happy Hollow defeated Her
man FRANKIE New York AVenue), 81 to and
81 to 3.
A. Skinner Happy Hollow defeated J. B.
Klein (Cooke), 81 TO s, 10 to 81 and II to TO-
IOWA AVENUE DIVISION.
B. Frye Gowa Avenue) defeated r. c. War
ner tWalter Reed, 81 to and 81 TO II.
c. E. Whittlesey (Takoma) defeated H. =.