Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-23
GOOD EXAMPLE SET
BY DIAMOND TEAM
All Regulars Bat 300 or Bet
ter-Ringer Tossers After
Metro Honors.

~ ASE BALL is finished and the
- Marines at Quantico now
look eagerly to the gridiron
campaign, but in the mean
time they're keeping joints oiled
and muscles timber heaving horse
shoes. The Leathernecks are
making their debut in The Stars
annual metropolitan champion
ships and they promise to have
one of the largest units In that
giant event.
Thirty-two pairs of regulation shoes
were purchased by the athletic once
and these were thought ample to ac-
coinmodate all who would care 70 take
part, but another allotment OF half as
many irons was found necessary. YER
ily. the old game is on the boom at
Quantico.
TT the Gyrenes do as well pitching
i horseshoes as the post team did in
base ball, the major champions Of
the metropolitan area are in for some
stfff opposition in defense of their titles.
The Quarltico ball team went through
the season with only defeat or two.
With Second Baseman Surrett in front
hatted 800 or better and five of them
had averages Of 400 or better. Follow
ing are the figures: Surrett second
base, SIP: Gam, outf1eld, ATS: Cor
man, outfield .444; Reep, outfleld, .425;
Fenton, pitcher, AGO. Couch. pitcher,
$50: Lock, first base. $50: Chenoweth
third base, .S72: O'Neill. outfield, $50;
McWilliams pitcher. $780, Lusignan,
catcher, .345; Henry. pitcher, .325;
Clarke outfield .525 and Tolan short
stop 800.
Early entrants in the horseshoe tour
nament include the following:
FIRST REGIMENT
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sECoND PLATOON Drummer E. H.
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2. Anderson. r. 4. Dooey; f. Duncan = f.
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Meek, r. 6. Feucht. r. Brooks; Corpls. 2.
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ii lbs. = Troutmsn, i n. slater. : J. K.issIT
b. Rice A. A. Elliott. W. J. Lomickey. n
AifRcRAFT souADaoNs- ay. serE.s:
pAyie Williams; ey L1.li .r cersr wai.
ter l. Wick. Corps Troy 4. Lawrence
newell DeA Mclean, Arson 2. Rsliif. Ep-
gene seda. PTts Frank A. Bird, IT.: ROD
ert w. Brewer. Thomas A. Gutter GnsFi e
Mack John A. Marshall. joseph ?. Supin-
SKI, Pharmacist Carlton r. Larkins.
HYATTSvLLE. Nd, August "a
i 4 Unusual interest Is manifest in
the round robin competition Mon
day night that win determine Hyatts-
ville's 1891 horseshoe pitching cham
pion, The final matches. scheduled
last night, we're postponed because Of
the rain. Competition viii be staged in
MagrudeF Park, starting al els O'Clock.
Close observers expect red-hot COM
petition. All four of the finalists-
Merle Heilman, defending champion:
Ernest Davis. 1880 runnsr-up; Elwyn
woodward and p. L. Chaney-have
ardent hackers who are making no
bones Of the fact that they expect their
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