Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-19
BAUMAN DEFEATED
IN FINAL CONTEST
Mocmdy, Slant and Gour-
veneC Have 1t Out Today
for Washington Crown.
oNd JOE MERRYMAN of


Bladensburg today sat Sc
IL curely on the throne OF
Prince Georges County
horseshoe pitchers and next Mon
day night will attempt to increase
his domain when the Southern
Maryland finals of The Stars
metropolitan championships are
pitched at Mount Rainier.
In the final of the county play
offs last night. Merryman defeated
Frank Bauman. Mount Rainier
champion, on Franks own per-
fectly. fashioned courts, so to 10
and so to 20.
Meanwhile, the battle for the Wash
inRton title on the New York Avenue
Playground courts had narrowed to
three men. In yesterdays play Pete
McCurdy, the Park View division cham
pion, reached the final and Jimmy
slant Of the Virginia Avenue division
was one game up on Johnny Gourvenec,
New York Avenue division champion,
when darkness descended, This tour
nament was TO be finished today, start
ing at o'clock.
ITO gain the last bracket, McCurdy
j won the deciding game Of match
with Bob Davidson, postponed
from the previous day, SO to 81. and
then defeated Hubbard Quantrille OF
the Virginia Avenue division, Sos
and 55-27.
slant encountered unexpected oppo-
Fenv Of ~ Work
Avenue division in the quarter-finals.
Dead Pan Jim, something of sensa-
ton in the grand finale last year, was
forced to use all his skill to emerge a
victor, bl-S9 and 50-42, though Monk
built along the lines Of Primo Camera
and easy-going, never was reckoned a
title threat.
Just previous to meeting Slant in the
seni-fnals, 0ourvenec, who finished
second in q Statewide Maryland tour
nameut last year and shortly afterward
moved 70 Washington, pitched the most
brilliant game Of the play-offs. Against
j. Auth he threw 81 ringers in 80 shoes.
The Gourvenec-Stant skirmish was
nip and tuck, Slant prevailing 50-46,
by virtue Of steadier ringing. In SO in-
ningA he missed ringer in only 10,
while GcuFvenee was on IN ~, Gotm.
venec had total Of 80 ringers in 70
shoes. against 80 for slant. 1t was q
trying battle, and both youngsters,
neither Of voting age. proved their
mettle. Each came through time and
again In the tough spots. Gourvenee
tossed I'VE double-headers in the last
Is frames to stave OF a decisive defeat.
The finish of this scrap today will have
a gallery al its own.
m REPRESENTED by the county cham
N pion of two years ago, Merle He'll
man, and q newcomer to stardom,
Elwyn Woodward, q gangling l5-year-
old, Hyattsvtlle made q strong effort
to bring back the Prince Georges title.
Holman was nosed out IN the SEMI
finals by Merryman, SO to 10, and Wood
ward fell In the same round before
MeFTyHan, so to 46, Both contests were
close throughout.
Rauman gave the home folk thrill
by coming from behind to snatch victory
that, seemed beyond hope. With the
score 40 to A. against him, the Mount
Rainier champion plunked on several
ringers that Heilman couldn't cover.
The strain Of this contest apparently
softened him for Merryman. Both will
carry on into the Southern Maryland
finals against the champions and run
nerS-up of Montgomery and Charles
Counties. Play Monday night, on the
Mount Rainier courts, at Thirtieth and
Ash streets, win start promptly at 7
O'Clock.
THE summary of the Prince Georges
i play-offs. efficiently conducted by
committee headed by J. Theo-
dore Crown Of Seat Pleasant, county
tournament chairman, follows:
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Starting at 5 o'clock today on the
courts at Silver Spring the Montgom-
cry County finals viii be contested,
with Willard z. Peake of Bethesda as
NAAnAAAHAOAis WI VIII Audll4y
for the Southern Maryland finals.
An all-star tournament is planned for
tonight as q feature of the Merrifed.
Va, carnival. Harry Saunders. Metro
politan champion, is expected 10 be a
participant.
ONE, TWO IN BIRD RACE