Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-13
FAVORED PITCHERS
BEATEN EN- MASSE.
Six on SideIines Wednesday.
Pairings for First of Major
Events Made.
- EMARKABLE in that every
- member is a dark horse, a
Y field of ia horseshoe pitch

- member is a dark horse, a
IN field of IA horseshoe pitch
ers will go to the past We'd
neSday in the senior-flnals OF the
Washington sector of the metro
poutan district championships,
sponsored by The Star. Tne
juniors will precede the seniors.
The Washington playoffs, on
the New York avenue playground
courts, will be the first of four
major events that will bring to
a whip crack finish a tournament
which has been in progress for
nearly Two months with an origl-
nal fl I'D of approximately 5000.
OF the IA principals in Wednesdays
skirmish not one was accounted at the
start a strong contender for the city
title. Within the last week ell of the
prime favoriteS were defeated IN the
divisional p!ay-offs in series of up
sets that left the dopeSters groggy.
On the Sidelincs. but still part oil
the giant tournament, Will be hall
dozen ringer experts. among whom, IL
was thought, the title ultimately would
rest. They will be referees and ottici:l
scorers in a contest to which all had
looked with confidence IS particip2 nts,
nancy, Roy wilson, Leonard Westby,
Raymond H. Brown, Andrew Tallmaoge,
Charles A. Fort ana Andrew Casper.
0F the six, four were put cut in the
~ Georgetown division, Wilson, West
by. Brown and Tallmadge being
accounted for in the main by two
brothe1s-Bob and Jack Davidson, with
Bob becoming the divisional champion.
He IS MT faTorite-there Is none
but should be conspicuous inquire
wednesday due TO the big nuro1e ne
suruounted to reach the finals.
pairines were drawn LIST night by
Bernard McCarty of the playground
Headquarters st: fl. who is directing the
washington section OF the metropoh-
tan aft IT. McCarty put the names OF
divisional champions in one pile and
ruuners-up in another, then drew them
at random in pairs Several division
finals haze yet to be finished and In
these instances the n2m:S CT play
grounds were used for the purpose OF
pairing.
The incomplete events, at Park View.
Garfield and Rosedale, will be finished
tomorrow. Only two pitchers remain
atPark View. Marcus Evans. cham
pion Of the National Training School
Tor Boys. and Peter McCurdy, conqueror
of the former Washington title holder.
Charles A. Fort, will meet. Both are
assured places in the city finals.
To beat Fort, McCurdy, with the
score 90 to ~ against him, threw
double ringer and made tie count 50
TO .48.
THE Washington finals will be fol-
l. lowed in rapid order hX ,he South
ern Mary land and Northern Virginia
play-offs and the metropolitan finale.
In the last named. each major sector
will be represented by four pitchers.
thirteenth participant will be Harry
Fraser Saunders of Washington. the de-
Tending title holder. vino was waived
all preliminary play.
Senior competition Wednesday Will
start at Sis O'Clock on four courts, the
Juniors opening at pm. Tfere Will
be blcachers for spectators. Before the
senior struggle starts and between
matches the National Training School
Band will play.
The junior play-of1s will get under
way at 30 pm.
The pairings:
Rosedale champion VS.. Jack David
son. Georgetown runner-up.
Vic Riston. B,oomngdale champion.
VS.. Hubbard Quantrille, Virginia avenue
runner-up.
Park View champion VS.. Garfield run
ner-up.
Robert Davidson. Georgetown cham
piqn. bye.
James Slant. Virginia avenue cham
pion. vs. r. Madigan, Bloomingdale rum
ner-up.
Garfield champion vs. j. Monk, New
York avenue runner-up.
John Gourvenec. New York avenue
champion. vs. Garfield runner-up.
Rosedale runner-up, bye.
Juniors.
H. BaSsim, Garfield champion, VS..
Georgetown runner-up.
w. Wilson. Park View champion, VS..
H Tolson, Virginia avenue runner-up
Georgetown champion VS.. New York
avenue runner-up.
z. Shanke. Rosedale champion, bye.
New York avenue champion vs.. W.
Kendall Bloomingdale runner-up.
NJ. Blumbcrg. Virginia avenue cham
ricn. VS.. j. Erdmon, PARK View rum
ner-up.
P. McDermott, Garfield champion,
bye.