Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-26
fNTRYL|ST AMONG
BIGGEST IN HISTORY
Saunders Forced to Pass Up
CroWn-StiII Time to Join
q Competition.


~ steel will rise 20 a crescen-
do tomorrow when several
thousand horseshoe twirlerS start
a two-month contest for the
championship of metropolitan
Washington.
Sponsored by The Star, theirs
will be one of the largest tourna-
ments in the history of a sport
that dates from the days of Alex
ander, when Macedonian warriors
flung the irons in lieu of the
discus.
lon 80 Fairgrounds of Washington
and in more than 100 towns OF South
e1n Maryland and Northern Virginia,
the pitchers Will vie for local champion
ships and for the privilege of represent
ing their communities IN the higher
stages of play. In ell there will b,
about 200 preliminaries
Every town and every community
champion will be rewarded by The Star
with an engraved medal and there will
be other prizes fer survivors along the
trail that leads to the Metropolitan
crown.
The grand chapeau, by the way, has
hfen reLnluished by Harry fraser
Saunders, colorful Missouri coliegian.
who last year lifted it from the brow OF
Willard E. Meake of Bethesda, winner
of the first Star tournament in 1929.
Saunders had planned to return from
his home in Missouri to c2fend the titlA.
but at the eleventh hour was thwarted
by business.
THE nominal closing date FOR entries
J. was yesterday, but this matter has
been lett almost entirely to the
discretion of tournament directors,
many of whom will keep open the lists
until all those already in line have
played first-round matches. in many in
stances week hence. A number OF spe-
cial events won't be started until near
mid-August.
To compete in Washington, pitcher
should apply to the director OF the near
est playground: Ill Maryland or Vir-
gnia, to the chairman CT his town
tournament. There is TO entry lee nor
any other obligation. The part IS on
The Star and everybody's inviteu.
THERE still is time TO organize special
/ tournaments. Groups of pitchers
in neighhorhoods not equipped
with Fairgrounds may hold events OF
their own: tournaments may be held IN
connection with outings and carnlVals
as late as midAugust and al! Will nave
the status of regular town and COM
munity events IN the Metropolitan COM
petition, with medal for each winner
supplied by The Star and the vlctors
and runners-up to carry on into inc
next stage of play. In washington TINS
will be for divisional championships; IN
Maryland and Virg MIA for county tues.
The tournaments will come to close
with a grand finale in September tnaI
will bring together the CHAMPIONS anu
second best of Washing ION, Maryland
and Virginia. -..,
And what a battle that promises!
BOULEVARD HEIGHTS, newcomer
ID to the metropolitan tournament,
has a couple of dark horses LOT
high honors in Charles Anderson ana
walter Hancock. Anderson thre" sever
consecutive ringers to win a rcceht
match. One of the communitys b2st
nifchers is Earle T Edwards. jr., son
of, the chairman. Edwards, sr.. Is
sergeant in the Prince Georges County
rescue squad.
Beltsville. Md pitchers will start
r,a" next THURSDAY, with William c.
Collins, general storekeepcr. drect,ng'
Last years champ, A. Kcrns, Is in 1ct-
rs, but looks for SITTER competition
then in 1890. He was rid of 1o.mld-
alo'a rival when Ell Kru-e, his runner
up, moved to Washington.
Fingers will be fiocked today when
the Vic Sport Shop team Of Warning
ton. captained by Andrew Casper, ana
all-siar iine-ups of New Windsor, Md,
and McCherrystown, Pa, meet at New
windsor in a battle that will feature
the Lanibart-Fowler picnic. These IN
tcrcitv shsrpshootcrs think nothing OF
games with more than so per cent B.
pointers.
CApITOL HEIGHTS, which had LAG
u entries at last accounts, is out to
make it ITO to set metropolitan rec
orc The Capitol Heights Athletic
Club has thrown its organization into
the effort. led By Business Manager
George Miles and Manager Charles
Smith. Ably assisting are Joseph Lafe,
Norman Howe, Noble Ward, Benny
Giazcr and Frank Bowling.
Robert w. Carr. tournament chalr-
man. announced last night that play
would start Wedner day, with entries TO
BE- accepted up to that time.
RAYMOND L. Greene, chairman and
champion 1T Germantown, Md. is Ill
aud will pass the management over TO
another.