Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-27
T|LGHMAN TAKES
HORSESHOE TITLE
Beats Harris for Maryland
CoIored CroWn-virginia
Finals on Tomorrow.

ELK TILGHMAN of North
- Brentwood won the Southern
MARYLAND championship In the
colored section Of The Stars
metropolitan horseshoe tournament
Yesterday when he defeated Peter Har-
ris in the final, 31-52, sos and
52-46. before a capacity gallery on
the courts Of Rev. James Davis, State
chairman, at Rockville. The 1890
champion, Franklin Marshall, was un-
able to defend the title.
Harris captured the first game with
a smooth delivery that Tngnman was
unable to match, his tantalizing dou-
ble-ringers establishing q first pitch
that kept Tilghman constantly on the
defense Tilghman found his stride In
the second encounter with one-peg
MONOPOLY that earned an encouraging
victory. The deciding fray was heart
breaker. Harris was brilliant from the
start and entertained the gallery with
double headers as Tlghman faltered
badly. Noted for his ability to advance
from the rear, the North Brentwood
champion, trailing with the count,
35-l5, started rally with a pair OF
double-ringers that carried him to q
l-point lead. Here Harris braced and
matched ringer for ringer with the
Prince Georges County ace. With the
score standing at 46-all, Harris missed
and Tilghman tossed double decker
for a $40 triumph. Frank and
George Davis, semi-finalists in the
State event, will accompany the CHAM
pion and runner-up to the metro
politan finals In Washington. to be
staged Wednesday night on the Twelfth
Street Y. M. c. A. courts, on Eleventh
street near s.
THE Virginia State colored title will
l. be settled tomorrow night when
the pitchers from Arlington and
Fairfax Counties meet at Halls Hill for
the crown now worn by Archie Bullock
of Halls Hill. The matches will be the
feature at the Halls Hill carnival spon-
sored by the local lodge of Odd Eel
lows. Local Chairman Fred Ewen and
State Chairman T. w. Hyson are plan
ming ior one of the biggest crowds seen
at Halls Hill for many moons. Ewel
will have general supervision OF the
shoe tourney and will be assisted by
Walter Smith, q candidate for State
honors.
1t will be a battle Of the strong when
such players as Bullock, Albert Marshall,
Stanley Robinson, walter Smith and
Ora Marshall round into the semi
finals. Four will qualify for the metro
politan finals. Ora Marshall Of Falls
Church Is the new threat of the group.
THE rained-out D. G. finals will be
l. staged tomorrow afternoon on the
"Y" courts. Junior play will start
at $3.50 pm. Senior action will get I'M
der way at 5 o'clock. Arthur West,
metropolitan champion, will assist John
Hanks in supervising the event. The
city play-off should be a hummer, with
Baylor, Hayes, Frazier and Thompson
going at top form. The metropolitan
finals will be staged Wednesday night
on the "Y" courts. Seats will be pro-
vided for spectators. Rev. James Davis
will run an excursion from Rockville
and Lincoln Parks. Folk from Alex
.andria, Fort Berry, Halls Hill and Falls
| Church are expected to attend.
Contestants in the junior and senior
matches are requested to report prompt
ly, and for any information call the
| Twelfth Street Y. M. c. A, North 1854.