Evening star., 1930-06-28
WILSON, TULLOCH
MANAGE TOURNEY
Steele of Cleveland Park
Is a Model Chairman.
Champs Beaten.
ME horseshoe pitching cpl
demic has taken hold in
4 Alexandria. A tournament

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demic has taken hold in
Alexandria. A tournament
three or four times as large
as that held last year in the old
Virginia town is in prospect as
preparations are made for the sec
ond annual Metropolitan District
championships, sponsored by The
Star, to open July 16.
j. Prex Wilson, director of Alex
andriaS playground department and
Jack Tulloch, sports editor of the
Gazette, are organizing the Alexandria
pitchers. The court will be placed be-
tween the miniature golf course and
the city swimming pool.
E. II. Sarton will be the defending
champion. He triumphed last year
over field made up mostly of en-
plant.
Entry blanks and rule booklets may
be obtained from Wilson or Tulloch.
WILSON will be remembered by foot
w ball fans as crack tackle on the
William and Mary eleven shortly
after the World War, in which he
served as an ensign. He was virtually
unanimous choice for a place on the
all-South Atlantic team.
Wilson will have direct charge of the
Alexandria tournament, which will be
held at night. The court will be elec-
tric-lighted.
CLEVELAND Park pitchers again
~ will manage their own tournament
for which Bernard McCarty il
thankful McCarty is general director
of Washington's section of the Metro.
politan event and is busy giving play.
ground leaders individual instructions
in the business Of handling horseshoe
tournaments.
If the playground pilots do as we'll a.
the chairman of last years Cleveland
Park preliminary the tournament will
be managed perfectly in the Capital
Walter s. Steele, who directed the
Cleveland Parkers in '29, plans to pass
up the job this year and devote nlors
time to pitching.
BECAUSE Of his experience in big.
- time competition in Floria, Earle
Crane was the most feared pitcher
hereabout before the Metropolitan tour.
nament opened last year. But Earle met
more than his match in Millard Peakt
OF Bethesda, who beat him in the
Southern Maryland final.
BY way of proving that victory wal
no fiuke, Pe2ke trimmed Crane thu
other day In tournament held at An.
drew Tallmade's Summer home, on the
Potomac, near Feeder Dam. Peake wor
the tournament, in which were half
dozen pitchers who won titles last year
nEAKE has been beaten several time
L this season in matches long enough
to afford fair test. The Northern
Virginia champion, Alexander KjrchneI
Of Bancroft. hasn't Jared so we'll either
Recently he took lacing from Georgt
c. Thompson of Falls Church, who is
dark horse to win the 1880 metropolitan
title.
LARRY MCCARTHY, Rosedale division
L champion, was regarded as thu
best "twirler" in the tournament
last year. At one time he was a cracl
QUOT pitcher and on turning to horse.
shoes didn't try to master one of tht
several holds favored by the experts
However, he had better than medium
average of ringers and seldom was NOR
than few inches from the peg.
Harry now is practicing one Of th
turns" Hook-up his judgement Of dis
tance and coolness in pinch with al
open shoe and McCarty would be {
formidable candidate for the big crown
THE "Hill Billies" of radio fiddlin
i and singing fame, will form thl
nucleus of tournament to bl
held by residents of the neighborhoot
of New Hampshire avenue and Long
fellow street northwest.
Elmer Hopkins will be the chairman
Mayor" Wilbur GriffiS is favored b
cop the title but looks for stiff opposi
tion from Joe and Johnny Hopkins
Matt Doetsch and Clay Miller A DALI
battle is staged alongside Pater j. e
Hopkins barn, one of the few barns II
Washington still housing cattle.
HAROLD E. CHRIST, of 600 Giraul
avenue. has been named chair
man Of the tourney at Virgins
Highlands, which Is newcomer to tn
Metropolitan tournament. The winna
and runner-up will shoot in the Airing
ton County finals.