Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-29
Sheriff and Ex-Judge Battle
In Marlboro Pitching Opener

riority complex in the matter OF clank-
ing ringers and has announced the
sheriff Gs his first victim in the Mari
boro tournament, unit In the tniro
annual metropolitan championships
sponsored by The Star. Sheriff HOP
kinS has retaliated with something 70
the effect of usually getting his man. y
Their battle will open. the tournament
tonight. Twenty-Five others are entered.
Chairman Dee Clagett announces the
following pairings:
w. Curtis Hopkins VS.. T. Van Clagett,
william Copenhaver VS.. H. S. Slime, Ed
g3r Burroughs VS.. Tom Clagett, Glen
Jones VS.. Edward Wood, Gilbert Town
send VS.. G. E. Talbot, Earl Wyvill vs..
Charles Rawlings. County Agent w. z.
Pollock vs. Edward Coffren, Tilden Tai
bott VS.. Frank Burroughs, Ed. Shrews-
bury VS.. Reginald Buck, Wilson Ford VS..
j. Paul Smith, S. G. Townsen VS.. /. @.
Edelen.
Another feud at Marlboro involves s..
G. Townsend and his son, Gilbert. The
elder Townsend won Statewide tour
nament two years ago and the son Is
nobody's set-up.
WITH its best pitcher on the side
w lines, Bladensburg's tournament
IS under way. Joe Merryman, &C
knowledged superior Of all he surveys
on the courts out there, will take on the
winner for the town title. In opening
matches, J. Osts1:nan defeated c. L.
johnson. 25-ll B; Ost.rman defeated 2;
L. Dieudonne, 1921; w. j. Mitchell
defeated w. K. Kelly, 5o-7; E. Gasch
defeated r. Potter, 50-47, and Chairman
Vince Osterman defeated K. Gilberton,
25-2.
Chairman Percy E. Bradburn reports
The following first-round results at
Meadows, Md: H. Brady defeated Rich
ard Slingerland, 50-35; T. Coffren de-
teated Michael McVerry, SOAP: Harry
Earnest defeated P. E. Bradburn, 50-48,
and Frank Cook. jr., one of the favorites,
defeated E. Ferguson, SOILS.
In the only match at Seat Pleasant
last night j. Theodore Crown, general
director of the tournament in Prince
Georges County, took 50-38 beating
from Nathan Hirsh and henceforth
will confine his efforts to the manage
ment of affairs.
TONIGHT at Seat Pleasant John C.
l. Crown will meet Bob Ford. who
wac NAAoAAPAOAA "a 4AUA ANNAS -
years ago.
None other than Ed Henry the most
colorful performer in the Metropolitan
tournament, has been appointed chair
man at Falls Church. where the field
usually is small but sparkling. If he's
in trim George Thompson. the town
champion, will make trouble for some
of those much ballyhooed experts OF
Washington and Maryland. This pro-
vided he reaches the grand finale. His
Henson, State champion.
Acting Chairman Joe Plummer OIL
Mount Rainier is still taking entries
but announces the following preliminary
pairings:
McKenny VS.. Helm. Tonker VS.. Sellers
Gilbert VS.. Casey. Disney VS.. Garilli
Shelton VS.. Mahaffy, Julius Gerhardt VS.
Ches Lilly, Mcnamara VS.. Dent. Nc.
Mahon VS.. r. Ward, W. Medley, jr., VS.
Keys. Dailitola VS.. Hoffman, Bass VS.
Medley, ST.; Calvert VS.. P. Bauman
F. Bauman VS.. Pugh, Perrison VS. E. A
Dent, j. Plummer VS.. Matthias. Gordon
VS.. Lodr. Frey VS.. Weidman, E. Plum.
mer VS.. r. NOVEL;.
A B. GAHAN. champion and chair.
IA. man at Berwyn, reports thu
following first-round matches
william H. Baker defeated Fred Frost
50-19: William L. Bierman defeated
James B. Gahan, 500; Henry J. Bier
man defeated Billy Cook. 50-37, ant
C. H Holman defeated w. j. Doolan
500. The best game so far wa!
pitched by Bierman. in which he mad
IL ringers out of rs shoes. The night,
matches are attracting stable gal
leries.
Tonight Roy Longanecker will NEE
Howard Jeffries, and Mark Herman
last years runner-up, will take OF
Aubrey Parker.