Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-27
GRE|NER BRILLIANT
CAPTURING CROWN
Bockhaus, Henson, Edmon-
:son Win Town TitIes-Seat
+: Pleasant Play Hot.

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youngster it believes will
bring home a prize or two from
the more important battle fields
Of the metropolitan district
Championships.
His name is William Grelner.
William won the Benning prelim-
tnary hands down from a field
chat included those we'll known
1--WE Veihmyer brothers and their
dad as we'll as several other
pitchers of better than average
ability.
william veihmeyer and the defend
ing champion from last year, Jack
Harding, were all who gave him worthy
battle, Veil1meyer holding him to
kcore of 50-40 and Harding to one of
t0-38.
He defeated Harding in the final, and
Ehe latter will continue on with Grelner
into the next stage Of competition, the
Rosedale division play-ofis. The new
Benning champion averaged II ringers
q game, with high mark of 81.
Incidentally, the Rosedale division
champion of 1929. Harry Mccarthy,
has withdrawn from the tournament
with lame shoulder.
A summary of the Benning tourna-
n1ent, which was conducted in top-hole
style by Arthur j. Wondrachs former
Maryland University athlete, follows:
First round-J. Harding defeated j.
Buckley, 50-23; p. Bridget defeated H.
Neihmeyer, 50-40; F. Veihmeyer de-
feated c. Gray. 52-25: n. Veihmeyer de-
Seated D. T. Veihmeyer, 50-l3; William
Greiner defeated E. Lindsey, 1928; M.
Carroll defeated c. Hawkins, 50-42. and
". Veihyemer defeated B. Miller,
6l-14.
Bridget, 55-42; j. Harding defeated N.
Veihmeyer, 50-49; Greiner defeated w.
Neihmeyer, $40, and E. Weaver de-
aeated NJ Carroll. 5041.
Third round-Harding defeated F.
Neihmeyer, 51-44, and Greiner defeated
Weaver. 50-16.
So-3S.
r ARGE galleries attended the Ben
i ming matches and were rewarded
: with some interesting exhibitions,
particularly by Greiner. In el1minat-
ing William Veihmeyer, the youngster
1hrew five straight ringers. He had
finger in each of the first eight innings
against Harding.
= The most exciting battle was that
between Harding and N. Veihmeyer,
(which Harding won by so to 40. The
lead changed hands with almost every
inning.
F. Veihmeyer threw a double ringer
an the last inning to beat P. Bridget.
IS to AZ. after Bridget had scored rs
Straight points There were five double
ringers in this match.
sTT looked like the finish for Ray Pan
Il holzer, defending champion at Seat
pleasant. when G. Cady started with
4hree ringers and quickly rolled up a
aO-point lead, which he maintained
3hrough more than half the game.
: BY constant plugging Panholzer
closed the gap at 36-all and went on TO
win by 50-36.
) IT got all the breaks" said Pan
.holzer in reporting the match as Seat
pleasant chairman, land If ! hadn't
Ebelieve Mr.. Cady would have won.
Three of his pitches topped ringers, but
bounded off the peg, and once he
knocked on one of my shoes.
In other quarter-f1nal matches P.
Hampton defeated L. Milburn. 50-33;
&C. NJ. Mace won from w. Bowman by
default; l. Main defeated Chatterton,
Sill, and w. Huntington defeated e.
McChesney. 1923.
. Semi-finals Will be contested tomor-
row night.
HNCE again c. C. Henson is cham
~ DlO1 OF va, OuI dAlObAlCl
than his brother, S. G. Henson, will
accompany him to the Arlington County
FINALS as runner-up. Bordman Mum
son was the defeated finalist: score,
sSo-4S and 50-28, the champion
tossing a total of Al ringers in the
two games.
"a In other matches Arthur Kirchner
Defeated S. c. Henson, 50-27; Charles
sJeffries defeated Jesse Henson, 50--16;
lafoofnd z pnanrhann IO--3A.
&C. c. Henson defeated Kirchner, 50-S,
sand Jeffries, 50-34.
TN the best played and most exciting
81 game ever played at Bon Air, in
. Arlington County. Edward E. Book
@haus defeated Clyde B. Nails So to 40,
sfor the title, the winner throwing IT
RINGERS.
. Earlier in the tournament Bockhaus
sdefeated his father, who was Bon Airs
champion last year.
. 1T seems to be family tradition for
Ssthe Bockhaus to win the local cham
-pionship," writes Chairman r. v. Han
snah. who continues: Daddy Bockhaus
won last year and then passed the rab-
ebit's foot on to his son.
. with Eddy as champion and Nails
@runner-up, Bon Air Will be represented
sin the county finals at Bancroft for
sboth chuck a scientific shoe and have
@proved their ability to find the stake
consistently"
In the preliminary rounds at Bon Air,
vernon Athey, last years runner-up, de-
@feated Milton Smith; Clyde Nails de-
.feated Bob Hannah, John Powlas de-
sfeated Henry Lewis. Eddy Bockhaus de-
created z. c. Bockhaus, Nails defeated
sAthey and Eddy Bockhaus defeated
~Powlas.
sHORSESHOES are flying thick and
81 i fast at Laytonsville, where the
Montgomery County finals will be
held August IA, and many Of them are
surrounding the pegs.
Chairman F. Guy Riordan reports the
following results:
E. Barber defeated Riordan. 500;
at Griffth defeated E. Barber, sos;
wv. Barber defeated K. Windham, So
%46; Griffith defeated M Windham, So
@47: E. Barber defeated w. Barber. So
S45; Griffth defeated Riordan, 500:
IN. Griffith defeated Smith, 50-44; E.
~Barbsr defeated Dwyer, 50-47; E. Bar
: Der defeated Riordan, SOL; Clarke
sGefeated N. Grifith. 500; Godfrey
@defeated w. Barber. 500; w. Barber
sdefeated Riordan. 50-47.
= Ellis Barber Is a leading candidate
FOR the Laytonsville crown. He won six
~gameS in a row. as follows: Griffith,
s50-43; Riordan. 50-42: w Barker
s5o-46; Dwyer, 50--47; M. Wyndham
-50-43. and X Windham, 50-42
SHOWN at Purcellville, Va, a high
IL school lad named j. d. Edmon-
ston won the town championship
sand the man he defeated in the f1nal
was none other than his father, S. p.
@Gdmonston
Young Edmonston. who will finish up
at Lincoln High next year. was the
-Champion horseshoe pitcher at the Lou
4 HnlIr County Eair last YEAR In which