Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-21

William Countys horseshoe
war was fired yesterday at
BrentSville. Pitchers from
several county districts had II
out at the annual farmers pic
mic for the honor of representing
their bailiwickS in the county
finals, to be held August 80 az
Manassas, under the direction OF
Mai. Fred w. Patterson.
Those qualifying were Earl Wrleht
and Walter Florey from NokeSville, JACK
Kevs. Lee Keys and Cash Keys from
Rrentsville and Will Kerlin from Alden.
The tournament in which Manassas
will qualify two representatives for the
county play-offs will be so much larger
than last years event, Maj. Patterson
saws. that several days longer than re-
ouired In 1929 will be needed to run
It of.
Due to hot weather the pitchers OF
Prince William and Loudoun Counties
postponed their tournaments and OF
CONSEQUENCE will be the last in Virginia
to finish. It had been expected the
metropolitan finals, in which the North
ern Virginia. Southern Maryland and
Washington champions and runners-up
will meet, would be held in the first
week of September It appears now
that later date will be necessary.
HORSESHOE courts in all but one
/ / town of Arlington County will be
deserted this evening. Bancroft Is
the mecca not only of Arlington County
pitchers but scores of washington,
MARYLAND and Northern Virginia Twill
ers who look for keen battle for the
Arlington title, to be defended tonight
by Glenn Talbot of Ballston.
The field is sharp and the rivalry
warm. County Chairman Joseph
Kirchner has his electric-lighted courts
in prime shape and the pitchers are
eager to give them q trial.
Play will start at o'clock The
pairings:
Alexander Kirchner, Bancroft cham
pion. VS.. Boardman Munson, Arlington
runner-up.
Edward E. Bockhaus, Bon Air cham
pion. VS.. Lyon Village runner-up.
G. E. Hooven, Ashton Heights cham
pion, VS.. Glenn Talbot, Ballston run
ner-up.
Jack Ross, Virginia Highlands cham
pion, VS.. Robert r. Jones, Cherrydale
runner-up.
DR.. B. r. Eye, Ballston champion, VS.,
Clyde B. Nails, Bon Air runner-up.
c. c. Henson, Arlington champion,
VS.. Joseph Kirchner, Bancroft runner
up.
Lyon Village champion VS.. r. T.
Balch, Virginia Highlands runner-up.
Ed Edmonston, Cherrydale champion,
W. r. @. Kelly, Ashton Heights run
ner-up.
DOYDS, Md, Is looking forward to
- next years tournament, according
10 Chairman Robert M. Williams, who
writes that the pitchers are buster than
al "a Ina -
has been finished. So much have the
Boyds twirlers improved over last year
that the defending champion, Charles
Custer, and the runner-up, j. M
Kingsbury, had no chance this time.
Williams himself won the 1880 title
and j. Frank Rubel took second place.
WILLIAMS and Rubel didn't show for
the Montgomery County finals at Lay
louisville, Williams explains because
they thought the tournament would be
postponed on account Of rain. Willard
Peakes victory was popular among
Boyds pitchers, he says.
A FTER taking a 5o-37 beating in the
"A first game Of the Happy Hollow
Fairgrounds final, Robert Smith
gave up to Goth Askins and the latter
took the second by forfeit.
BERNARD MCCARTHY Of the play
- grounds department staff. general
chairman of Washingtons section
OF the metropolitan tournament plans
TO hold divisional play-offs the follow
ing week. Several preliminaries are
unfinished.
THE West section appears much
l. stronger than the East, but ap-
pearances have proved deceiving in
the metropolitan affair. Crack pitchers
have turned up at the most unexpected
places. Earle Crane, the Plaza cham
pion, rules strong favorite in the
East, but the West has several pitchers
who are held in high respect.