Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-06

Six names were added today to the
list of neighborhood champions in
WaShington's section of the Metropoli-
tan horseshoe pitching tournament con-
Quoted by The Star.
In the final at Van Ness playground
John Gaulf defeated Dan Koran, 81
is.
winter Moore defeated E. D. Homan,
II to IL, for the Peabody champion
ship.
w. Donaldson trimmed George Muir
nam for the Burroughs title.
H. Quantrille polished off Ed Ander-
son, 81 to II, in the Buchanan final.
A two-out-of-three final was played
at the Virginia Avenue playground and
John B. Ballenger put the bee on Ollie
Lewis, 2l-10 and 2l-l8.
At Bloomingdale j. w. Griffith tri-
umphed over w. c. Vogts in the final,
21-19 and 21-13. after a struggle with
p. P. Blumbaugh, who was defeated
2l-7, 1921, 21-17.
More finals are on tap today and it
Is expected the Washington prelimi-
naries. which are being contested on
the Fairgrounds, except in a few in
| stances. will be finished by tomorrow
evening. The divisional play-offs are
scheduled for Thursday. The woman's
District championship tournament will
| ground, starting at $50 o'clock.
The big thrill of the Falls Church
| tournament to date was Edward Henry's
victory over the chairman Enzer Bran
| don, in semi-flnal match. The score
As to q against him when Henry got
himself organized. Then he pitched
horseshoes in the most approved man.
ner and won. SO to 48. The match was
started on Saturday and halted when
rain fell. with Brandon many points be-
hind. It was resumed at O'Clock Mon
day morning.
The battle started the day for Bran
don and ended one for Henry, who is
a night toiier. A double ringer in the
/ last inning clinched the victory.
Henry will be heard from later on
in this tournament" writes Chairman
Brandon, "if he doesn't run into bad
form and lose out in the Falls Church
preliminary. He can really pitch horse
shoes and he's breaking out with COM
petitive spirit"
| Falls Church has been severely bitten
by the horseshoe-flingin bug. After the
| metropolitan event is over the folk out
| there will hold a tournament of their
own. Brandon and his subchairmen
have a permanent barnyard golf or
ganization about perfected.
Edward c. Kruse, chairman at Belts
vile, Md, has accepted 10 post entries.
The newcomers to this sparkling tourna-
; ment are A. Roby, H. Pilkerton, G. Glib
son, j. Thompson, w. Dryer, Tt Reams.
J. Smith, G. Scroggins, F. Manuels and
w. D. Cochran.
G. Brown has been the best performer
so far at BeltSville. He has thrown 81
ringers in five 21-point games.
Results of the last matches at Belts
vile follow: E. c. Kruse defeated F..
Bond. 21-16, at: r. Staneart defeat
ed F. Flore, at, 12-21. 21-6: C.
Cochran defeated I. Manuels, 2l-6,
Ais; F. Manuels defeated w. D. Coch-
ran, 21-5. 21-3; c. Brown defeated J.
Whitehead, Ala, 21-14; H. Pilkerton
defeated G. Gibson. 17-21, 2I-S, AT;
]. Thompson defeated w. Dryer, Ala
Ala; T. Reams defeated A, Roby
11-21, ALT, 21-2O.
Chairman Louis Gundling, Justice OF
the peace at Lanham, Md, reports the
following entries: Chester Rector, Louis
Eberle, Lee Goss and Herbert Harvey.
Jack whalen, the star bowler, met
more than his match in George Yer
million, at RoSedale. Jacks three
quarter turn" just wouldn't behave and
Vernillion kept the pegs hot with
sparks. He won, 81 to 10.
N. A. Pixton and George L. voith,
Brightwood's star doubles shooters,
clashed in the Phillips playground tour