Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-30
Join THE THRONG
TAKING TO SPORT
Owe of Hamilton Playground
Tosses a Dozen Ringers
in 21-Point Game.

OMPETITION is in full blast
in the Metropolitan district
horseshoe championships, spon-
Z. eored by The Star, with town
and community tournaments in
progress throughout washington and
the reighboring counties Of Maryland
and virginia, but even more activity Is
planned. II was decided today to keep
open the lists for special events until
mid August
These will include q number Of
tournaments at Army. Marine and Ma
tionAi Guard encarnpments and the
service aces will be brought together
for championship final, late in August
or early September.
. A NEW star has come to light at the
n Hamilton playground In the per
son of Marvin Owe, who threw q
dozen ringers In . 2l-point game the
other day. Eight Of them were In q
row.
The Viehmyer brothers (are there
Ave or Six?) are at 1t again in the
BenninR tournament. In characteristic
fashion. r. Viehnayer set down Melvin
carroll, SO TO 10. He threw IA ringers.
In opening matches, 8. Mccarthy de-
feAted L. McDevitt, at Brookland, 50-49;
J. McKeever trimmed Campbell. 5o-37,
at Happy Hollow, and A. Geraci de-
feated B. Gamble at Hamilton, 500.
The Garfield Playground is a bee
hive Of horseshoe activity. In recent
matches Nash defeated zola, 500;
De Witt defeated Smith, 50-24; A.
Collins defeated E. Sweeney, 500,
and F. wellington defeated O. Daw-
''. At Emery, C. w. Fonts defeated P.
Herfurth in the opener, 50--43.
Columbia Heights results follow
Baunan defeated Kauland. 500; M
Boher defeated r. Boher, 500
Juniors-Erdmon defeated o. Lynard
5O-32; L. LynArd defeated B. Baker,
50-27; silverstein defeated Z. Jones
500; L. Leer defeated l.. Glorious,
5O-16; S. Kurland defeated S. Bailey
50-31.
At Kenilworth, j. Mclean defeated
w. Mortified, 500; E. Armstrong de-
feated c. Lingerback SOP: N. C1s-
sell defeated F. Keafns, 500.
TUE to q misunderstanding, the New
- York avenue playground event was
terminated pfematurely with John
Gourvenee as winner. The entries at
New York avenue are still open.
Kenilworth is making its debut in the
metropolitan championships with a
| stable emery.
Answer to query: The winners and
| runners-up of the Takofna Park and
Petworth Independence day tourna-
! n1ents are qualified to play in the divis-
, iotal finals, but other participants may
! compete in the current neightborhood
| events for the same privilege.
Section E of the playing rules has
been overlooked by some of the pitch
ers. 1t reads: Each contestant shall
pitch both shoes from the pitchers box
| into the opposite pitchers box or for
felt the value Of one point to his OPP
ponent"
In an instance where q ringer would
clinch victory, the player sometimes
| Is reluctant to try for q second foI
fear of knocking OF the first. It Is
Considered unSportsmanlike under the
conditions to toss away the second shoe
deliberately. Hence the rule, which
comes under the heading Of Conduct
of Players"
Chief Irwin Main Of the Seat
| Pleasant Volunteer Fire Department
knocked on Clarence Mace. president
OF the department so to is in the first
round. Main, stronger contender for
the Prince Georges County champion
ship. tossed IL ringers. In other
matches Gene Lamp defeated George
Halfpap, 52-7; Melvin Hampton de-
feated Edward Hayes, 52-43, and Lewis
Palmer defeated Wilfred Phelps, 5000
George Mangum and Walter Dun
nington late entrants, increased Seat
Peasants total to As.
Play in the Cherrydale tournament
will start tomorrow at 1880 pm. Chair
man Ed Edmonston will keep entries
open until then. Those desiring to COM
pete should phone him ct Clarendon
1918 or turn in an entry at his home
rs Preston avenue.