Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-23
K|RCHNER TO HAVE
LIGHTED COURTS
Last Years Field Doubled at
Berwyn-Greene Wins
Germantown Title.

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II ARCROFTT, Va, with j. r.
Kirchner in charge, will
stage the Arlington County
finals of the current Met
ropolitan District horseshoe
championships, sponsored by The
Star.
This village was chosen, not
only to honor the Northern Vir-
GINA champion, Alexander Kirch-
ner, who halls from Bancroft, but
because of the splendid facilities
there. Chairman Kirchner,
brother of the champion, will
have several perfectly condi-
toned courts for the play-offs,
and they will be electric lighted.
A definite date for the Arlington
County finals won't be set until it is
ascertained how long the preliminaries
will require, but some time in mid
August win just about hit 1t.
Alexander Kirchner has been spec
tator at some of the town tournaments
in his county and admits he faces a
tough struggle to keep his crown.
ment at Bancroft will start Friday.
Following are the pairings: j. Kirch-
ner VS.. Orrie Potts, A. A. Kirchner VS..
James Head, Charles Armstrong VS..
Chester Wilson, Thomas McArdle VS..
Hugh Hennesy, Erne Miller VS. Calvin
Jones, Ed West VS.. Eugene Donavant,
r. E. benson VS.. c. e. Adams, NJ. Gull
bert VS.. r. L. Knicely, Cecil Huff VS..
NAL Wexler, C. D. Cooper vs. James
Glass
Chairman Kirchner requests that all
report Friday at pm.
WITH a field of %, about twice as
w many as last year. play gets un-
der way this week in the Ber-
wyn, Md, event with w. G. Hossfeld,
q new chairman, directing
Hossfield announces the following
pairings: E. F. Giddings VS.. Morris Tay-
Tor. w. j. Baker VS.. Russell Jones,
Henry Smith VS.. Mark Herman, w. c.
Hossfield VS.. Stewart Parker, Alton
Parker VS.. Morris Taylor, jr., Cleve-
land johnson VS.. w. H. Baker, r. A.
Baker VS.. Aubrey Parker, E. A. Aud
VS.. Vincent Herman, G. M. Barb VS.
A. p. Galvan, r. Klippert VS.. George
Edmonds and Wilson Aud VS.. Owen
G. M. Barb Is the defending cham
pun I1AS AuAiiicA up Aaov ySdA Woo MdA n
Herman.
D L. GREENE, the chairman at
N. Germantown, Md, who predicted
his own downfall as defending
champion, came through with colors
flying and the Ian he defeated in the
final was the same Russell Lenhart, who
was a finalist last year.
Lenhart got the jump on Greene by
~mxfw4 .s,.r~ ~ Gvs-A a. Il
it was just as tight as the score in
dicates. Greene took the second rather
easily with a count of so to rs. but
the deciding skirmish was almost
repetition of the first, Greene winning
by so to Al.
A summary of the Germantown
tournament follows: Del Griffin defeat
ed Franklin Waters, 51-42: Morgan
Griffin defeated Espey Curtis, sos;
James King defeated William Snyder,
500; r. L. Greene defeated Clarence
Rome, 50-34: James Shewbridge de-
feated Sterling Bowman. 50-34; Russell
Lenhart defeated j. j. Snyder, 52-37.
Del Griffin defeated Shewbridge,
Sole; Greene defeated King, 5l--33;
Lenhart defeated .1organ Griffin,
50-33.
Lenhart defeated Del Griffin, 52-45.
Green defeated Lenhsrt, 47-50,
sos, 50-4l.
Greene and Lenhart will represent
Germantown in the Montgomery Coun-
ty play-offs at Laytonsvilie on August IA.
"There were twice as many entries
this time than last year." writes Greene,
land horseshoe pitching is increasing in
popularity at Germantown. The tourna-
ment was well attended and l expect
many more to take part in next years
contest"
IN E. w. Edmonston, according to
i Chairman Robert r. James, Cherry
dale has pitcher who must be
reckoned with in the Northern Virginia
competition
His average ringers per game has
been 15." says James, land this has
caused some of our pitchers to refuse
to compete with him.
Late results at Cherrydale follow:
Roy James defeated M. Ruble, 50-35;
z. W. Edmonston defeated M. Wheeler,
5o-l3; Carol Jones defeated W. Haigin.
50-44; Edmonston defeated Dewey
Berry, Sob.
It will be remembered that Edmon-
eton won the Petworth Citizens As
ISOLATION tournament Independence cay,
but refused the prize because he hailed
from Virginia
At '328ALSlAEA0 u. EOItG, bDuIlidulcnb III
~ rector at Round Hill in Loudoun
County. Va, announces the follow
ing pairings:
Holmes Thomas VS.. Willard Herrell,
Roger Wilson vs. c. w. Unger, H. H.
Cooley VS.. Richard Larrick, Charles l..
Payne VS.. Rogers Thomas, Richard
Poland VS.. Guy r. Carrico, w. H. Moatz
VS.. l.. F. Moreland. James Melton VS..
Lee Wynkoop.
Owen Thomas, jr., drew bye.
William H. Moatz is the defending
title holder.
z GUY RIORDAN of Laytonsnlle,
l. who will have charge of the
Montgomery County finals, is ac-
cepting entries from Howard County
In the Laytonsville preliminary.
Any one residing In Maryland, Vir-
ginia or Washington is eligible for the
metropolitan tournament, but entrants
must compete In their own States.
WITH the temperature above 100,
w George Heckert got hot" in the
Cleveland Park horseshoe tourna-
ment and trimmed two sterling pitchers
In one evening-Edward Bruce by So
to 9 and Kline by so to 81. Both games
were played in record time-the first