Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-27
LAWMAKERS STAGE
HORSESHOE DEBATE
Members of Congress From
Three States Clash on
Way to Pitch.

In the cloak room Of the House OF
Representative
Clyde Kelly, from Pennsylvania, with
heat-1 assure you the gentleman from
Florida is all wrong on this question.
r. A. Green, from Florida, softly
Perhaps SO, perhaps so, put that's the
| way we've always done it down in my
country.
Edward E. Browne, from Wisconsin
Gentlemen, believe you're both wrong
Here, let me show you!
And Mr.. Browne, as though to settle
conclusively a debate that threatens to
steal the congressional show, took from
the hands Of Mr.. Green "a
Horseshoel
Illustrates Best Method.
This" declared the gentleman from
Wisconsin, lis the most approved man.
ner of pitching q horseshoe" And he
graSped the iron slipper halfway be-
tween toe and heel and made a feint
to throw it down the corridor.
And so progressed today an argument
unique in the annals of Congress. Sub
ject: The Surest method of wrapping
2la pounds of semi-circular iron around
peg 40 feet distant.
The question will be settled definitely
perhaps, tomorrow, Thursday and Fri
day, when more than a score of Sena-
tors and Representatives engage in a
tournament to determine the champion
horseshoe pitcher of Congress.
Courts have been laid out on q plot
near the House once Building and the
first matches will be played tomorrow
morning. When the competition has
been narrowed to four Senators and
four Representatives the scene of action
will be shifted to Griffith Stadium.
Here, from IL am. to noon, will take
place something new in the history of
the grand old game of barnyard golf
For the first time horseshoe pitching
contest will be broadcast. The National
Broadcasting Co., with all its stations
tuned In, will have an announcer at
each peg. The United States Navy Band
will take over the mikes during lulls in
the battle.
Entries Are Pouring In.
While the legislators are having it
out their secretaries and other members
of their STATS will play for the cham
plonship of the Little Congress"
Entries were pouring in today Jim
Preston, in charge Of the Senate press
gallery, will handle details of the Sem
ators' section of the tournament, and
l.. M. Hopping, secretary to Representa-
tive Mcleod of Michigan, will manage
the Representatives event. Judges for
the finals will be named later
Due to much activity in the Senate
and consequent uncertainty as to which
OF the horseshoe pitching members of
that august body would be free to take
part In the tournament, Preston wasn't
able today to give definite entry list.
He was confident, however, that the
Senate would put up fight with the
House for the title.
The following Representatives had
given In their names to Hopping: Re-
publicans, Fred D. johnson, Nebraska;
2. M. Irwin, Illinois; Homer w. Hall,
Illinois; Roy o. Fitzgerald, Ohio; Carl
G. Bachman, West Virginia; Thomas
Hall. North Dakota; Clyde Kelly, Penn
sylvania; William E. Hess, Ohio; Rich
ard N. Elliott, Indiana; Fred A. Hart
ley, jr, New Jersey; Leonidas G. Dyer,
Missouri; John l.. Gable, Ohio, and Ar
thur M. Free, California.
Democrats-R. A. Green, Florida; w
w. Arnold, Illinois; Henry T. Rainey,
Illinois; M. G. Tarver, Georgia.; Thorn
as Macmillan, South Carolina; Louis
Ludlow Indiana; w. A. Ayers, Kansas;
Arthur Greenwood, Indiana; Hatton w.
Summers, Texas, and Gwynn Williams,
Texas.
The Little Congress" entries include:
Republicans-H. F. Bresee, James d.
Herman, Robert F. Klepinger, John
Robson. Howard F. Sedgewick, Ralph
B. Pratt, E. A. Drake, Ed Waterfield,
Ivan Hedin, Ray Nedrow, c. G. Schilling,
E. G. Wagner, w. Manley, Bob Davis.
Don Fassett, D. B. Croft, Fred L. Syler,
Fred Mack, L. M. Hopping and j. r.
McCuen.
Demonstration Walsh, John Thames,
Maj j. G.. Simms, George Y. Harvey,
Herbert Pillen, Elmore Whitehurst ].
B. Pruitt, j. s. Lambert, H. A. Patum,
Herbert Bonner, Ralph Lozier, jr.: G.
B. Barker. @. w. Doyle. Ken Romney,
Jack Nethery, L. j. Trefren and D. 3.
Scott.