Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24
YOUNG EDMONDSON
LOUDOUNCHAMP|ON
Brilliant Pitching Marks Coun-
ty PIay-offs in Metro
Tournament.
. FORGE C. THOMPSON of
Falls Church, who throws
a flip-flopping horseshoe,

ILLS NIluTCn, WHO C1EOWS
a fiip-flopping horseshoe,
- won the championship of
Fairfax County last night and in
such manner as to mark him as
a formidable contender for the
Metropolitan District title, at
stake In the second annual
tournament sponsored by The
Star.
Thompson's victory, scored on his
own courts, virtually was a repetition
Of his triumph In the Falls Church
preliminary, in that his victim in the
final match was r. K. (Sam) barnes.
These two overshadowed the field OF
winners and runners-up Of town
tournaments, who had it out for the
county crown. 1t was a foregone con-
cluSion that Thompson and barnes
Petit and Walter Crawford OF Acco~
tink and Tillman Grimes and James
Cockrell OF Chesterbrook gave deter
mined battle.
Thompson defeated barnes, So to %
and so to AZ, his margin being far
more decisive than in the Falls Church
preliminary. From start to finish
Thompson dropped on ringers with a
regularity that was sickening to the
OuFIcS eupPoILcIS' III tIle TWO gaines
he tossed As, many Of which were
topped by barnes, who scored total
Of 81.
Thompson Fools Critics.
Although he had beaten barnes In
the town event, Thompson was an I'M
derdog last night. II was commended by
Virginia and Washington pitchers, who
had observed his style, that he couldn't
manipulate his shoe effectively on the
regulation putty-like clay with which
the pegs on his courts recently were
surrounded Thompson himself was
dubious Hitherto he had thrown his
slippers to the front of the stakes and
slid them on, but he proved beyond
question in the battle with barnes that
he can throw ringers under any con-
ditions.
In the first game he tossed "a
against II for barnes and in the second
81 against II. He held a margin
throughout except for several innings
| in the second skirmiSh when barnes
rallied and gave promise of the bril-
! liancy he displayed when he out-rung
Thompson in the Falls Church final,
| though losing on that occasion. Sam
| plainly was not at his best last night,
| but neither was Thompson, who showed
/ his capability the other night by throw
/ lib II CC~pOllllCto'
Has Tricky Shoe.
Thompson losses what might be
| termed a corkscrew shoe. The slipper
! tumbles toe over heel while turning
literally and rarely fails to open"
| at the peg Incidentally, he was taught
this style by H. z. John barnes, a
brother of Sam.
The Fairfax finalistS will represent
their county in the Northern Virginia
play-offs to be held at Bancroft in
Arlington County a week from next
/ Thursday
| In other contests last night Stewart
Petit defeated James Cockrell, 500,
! 2l-57, 52-46; Walter Crawford de-
feated Tillman E. Grimes, 2l-50, So
IS and SOL; Thompson and barnes
drew byes; Thompson defeated Petit,
51-20 and Sill and barnes defeated
! Crawford, SILL and 50-27.
! The tournament was directed in his
usually efficient manner by Enzer l..
Brandon, county chairman. The courts,
electrically lighted, were perfect.
Kid EdmOnston Wins.
| While the Fairfax pitchers were en-
! bAttled, town champions and runners
up OF Loudoun County were engaged in
warm struggle at Leesburg
Inc county title was won by j. d.
! Edmondson, 16-year-old high school lad.
and his victim in the final was none
other than his dad, S. P. Edmondson.
Previously young Edmondson had trim
med his father for the championship
of Purcellville.
In the county event he triumphed
over a field of eight and tossed enough
ringers TO win him the respect of those
who will oppose him in the Northern
Virginia play-offs.
A capacity gallery saw the matches
which were exceptionally we'll managed
by Chairman Lawrence Cooksey, as
sisted by Will Norris. NJ. .. Atwell
and Stanley Green were judges at the
stakes.
Ashburn sent to the county finals the
same champion and runner-up as last
year, Edward Cooper and John Bodmer
Next to the final, the contest that
aroused most interest was that between
Bodmer and j. D. Edmondson, both
|