Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-26
SECTION CHAMPION
WINS PRELIMINARY
Wilson and Westby Are New
RivaIS-Loaned Slippers
Cause Controversy.
I NDREw TALLMADGE, who

A NDREW TALLMADGE, who
~ pitched his way through a
"A large field to the horseshoe
championship of the West
Section of Washington last year,
Is safely through the first test in
defense of it in the Metropolitan
tournament sponsored by The
Star.
Tallmadge won an easy victory
in the Fillmore Playground pre-
liminary and thus qualified to
carry on in the Georgetown divi-
sion play-offS, a date for which
will be named shortly by Bernard
mccarthy of the playground staff,
who is general chairman for
Washington in the Metropolitan
event.
:. For the final match at Fillmore, Tall
madge's opponent, F. Lee, failed to
show, which was somewhat of a COM
pliHnent TO the ambitious Andrew,
though he would much rather have
had q battle.
EARLY in the tournament. Tallmadge
IL thought his most formidable rival
for West section honorS was Harry
+. Saunders. with record of % ring
efs out of 26 shoes, but since then an
other star has arisen to annoy the tall
pitcher.
His name is w r. Wilson, who sailed
through the field at Montrose play
ground. Wilson, who halls from Illi-
nois and is q newcomer to the Wash
i1gton horseshoe pitching army, prob
ably will encounter Tallmadge in the
Georgetown division play-offs.
Wilson has shown enough to warrant
consideration of him not only as con-
tender for the West section title, but
the Washington and perhaps the
metropolitan crown.
LARRY SAUNDERS has beaten most
i i Of the strongest pitchers in the
metropolitan area in independent
matches, but the young MissolIrian, a
brother-in-law of Representative David
Hopkins and a member of the latter's
staff ut the Capitol isn't cockSure of
surviving the divisional play-offs.
At least two pitchers bar his way
% the Park View division title. One
Of them, Wilson Jones, for three years
was the amateur champion of Ken
lucky, and the other, Ed Pearce, has
been keeping pegs hot In and outside
the tournament Pearce will be re-
uiembered as the doubles partner OF
I'D Edmonston. the new CherTydale
champion.
A BIT Of craftsmanship handicapped
"A Edmonston the other night in the
Arlington County play-offs ut
Bancroft, and he WIS eliminated in the
second round. Edn1onston had loaned
his pet shoes to Robert r. James, the
CheFrydale chairman and runner-lIp
who was pitching when 1t came Ed
nionston's turn TO 1cet c. c. Henson.
Rather than take back the slippers,
which also were fayorites Of James, the
Cherrydale champ used strange pair
and such switches are damaging to the
confidence Of horse shoe twirlers.
James, who was conceded little
chance TO win the county title, at
tempted to turn the shoes over to Ed
uionston, but the latter refused them.
Some OF the Cherrydale contingent
wanted the Edmonston- Henson match
but County Chairman Klrchner ac-
counted this impractical because of the
shortage of time.
The matter is mentioned here for
one reason because q controversy has
arisen at Cherrydale as to whether its
champion received q fair deal. Ed
rnonston has filed no complaint.
A CHAP named westby gave w. r.
A@4 WILSON, u DAtJte IN the maj OF the
Montrose playground event and
may be troublesome in the Georgetown
division play-offs. Westby threw II
ringers, against 10 for wilson, to win
the first game, 81 TO Al. Wilson came
back with IS three-pointers against 20
10 take the second skirmish, 81 to 81,
and grabbed the third, So to 80, with 10
Fingers against Westby's IA.
= Westby, who comes from North
Dakota, Is having his first tournament
experience and has all the marks of q
coming champion.
TLENN Carlow won the Petworth
~ playground final, but was extended
> to the limit to eliminate A. Casper.
800, 500, SOS.
In the Tenth and Evart playground
nnAl 4. Barber defeated @. Holden,
B0-42 and sos. This was q battle
all the way.
WITH the Northern Virginia chair
Wv man, Joseph Kirchner, directing.
plans are going forward rapidly for
the Arlington County Horseshoe League.
In which each town in the county will
be represented by O five-man team.
Play viii start shortly after the Metro
pohtan championships are finished.