Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-08
GAME PROSPER|NG,
|. D. c. LEADER FINDS
More Prince William County
Towns In-0ctogenarian
to Play at Plaza.
\ NE DAY remains for Wash
1 ington horseshoe pitchers
J to get in line for the sec

OOII IlOISCSIlUG DlICLlHIS
Y to get in line for the sec
ond annual metropolitan
district championships, sponsored
by The Star.
Entries postmarked tomorrow
will be accepted. They should be
sent to the Horseshoe Editor, the
playground department or turned
in to a playground director.
A survey just concluded by Bernard
McCarty, general chairman for Wash
ington, reveals that enthusiasm over
horseshoe pitching Is .Seener even than
last year when the modern game was
introduced here and took hold SerSa-
tionally.
Some of us thought last year." Nc
Carly said today, that the game might
turn out to be a novelty. But, believe
me, that was wrong. Horseshoe pitching
is here to stay-and watch 1t grow!"
MUCH the same thought was con-
1Vx tanned in letter today from Maj.
Fred w. Patterson of Manassas
who is lining up the pitchers OF Prince
William County, Va.
Only three towns of Prince William
held tournaments last year, but this
time there will be one in every magis-
terial district. Says Maj. Patterson:
With the acceptance by w. B. Kerlin
of Alden of the Craftsmanship of The
Stars horseshoe tournament in the
Brentsville strict another group of
towns enters the lists.
Under the plans of Mr.. Kerlin repre-
sentativeS of the small towns in the
district will compete for community
honorS with a play-off of winners and
runnersup at NokeSville. The county
finals will be held at Manassas"
DERHAPS the Oldest pitcher in the
I entire Metropolitan tournament
signed up today. He is H. E. Bon
steel Of $40 Indiana avenue northwest,
approaching his eighty-fifth year.
Bonsteel is a newcomer to Washing
tauqua, N. Y, there is horseshoe
pitching club with more than $50
members.
The octogenerian will compete in the
Plaza playground preliminary, in which
John (Bowwow) Myers will be the de-
tending champion.
IF Myers and Bonsteel mees it will be
1 at least a colorful contest. Each
has q distinctive pitching style.
Myers puts lots of steam in his delivery
and the shoe takes q low trajectory.
When Bowwow misses the peg the shoe
generally comes to rest somewhere in
the next neighborhood. He uses a
three quarter turn.
On the other hand, Bonsteel lobs the
shoe. He grasps it in the middle and
throws it in such manner that the
slipper revolves perpendicularly.
You'd be surprised how many ringers
can be made that way" laughed the
veteran.
A NUMBER of Fairgrounds shoes
"A have become lost, swiped or broken,
but all will be replaced before play
time. week from tomorrow.
Play each day, IN the Washington
preliminaries will start at about 5
O'Clock, but special times can be ar
ranged by pitchers who desire them
and know beforehand whom they are
matched with. The playground direc-
tors will have the addresses and phone
numbers of all entrants.
nAIRINGS for the most part will be
/ made at random, but there will be
no objection to matching players III
the first round who desire to meet.
For instance, Glenn Wolstenholme,
the bowler, and his Herculean daddy
in-law, Big Chief Burkhalter, will settle
grudge In the first round OF the
Buchanan School preliminary.
Wolstenholme pitches a horseshoe
with the same rhythmic, sweeping de-
livery that brought him fame as a
bowler. To one who appreciates form
in sport Glenn is ever delight.
CPEAKING of bowlers, Wesley Milt-
- ner, treasurer of the Washington
City Duckpin Association, is helping
Andrew Tallmadge round up the horse
shoe pitchers Summering on the banks
of the Potomac. The Potomac pre-
liminary looms as humdinger. Tall
madge stages weekly tournament at
his camp, near Feeder Dam, in which
some of the city's best players compete
Tallmadge is the only pitcher who has
been able this Summer to hold his own
with the metropolitan champion, M. e
Peake.
In last weeks tournament young