Evening star., 1932-09-23
VIRGINIA CHAMPION
TAKES FINAL, 4 TO |.
'1,5OO See Battle of Young
Aces-Winner Out Front
From the Start.

A NEW champion held forth
~ today in the realm of Met
n ropolitan w a S lin G t o n
horseshoe pitchers.
In a contest decisive enough to
leave no doubt of supremacy,
Clayton c. Henson of Arlington,
Va, last night defeated Hubbard
Quantrille of Washington, 4
games to /, in the final of The
Stars fourth annual champion
ships.
A gathering of 1,5O0 including Gen.
Herbert B. Crosby, District Commits
sioner: Miss Sybil Baker, supervisor
of Washington Fairgrounds, and other
leaders in the life of the city, saw the
courts of the lexington Recreation
Center.
HENSON'S triumph brought him a
i i second major title. He entered
the metropolitan finals as cham
pion of Northern Virginia and his rival
of last night had captured top honors
in Washington.
Tossing five ringers with his first six
shoes, the Virginian got the whip hand
early and held it throughout, although
Quantrille. improving as the battle
progressed, was never so far behind as
to leave the issue a foregone conclusion.
With the first three games in his
opponents favor, Quantrille made
brave biu to duplicate the sensational
comeback made by Henson to win the
Northern Virginia crown, in contest
in which he dropped three in row to
George c. Thompson, then got the four
games necessary for victory.
NUANTRILLE put 81 per cent of his
irons on the stake to take the
fourth game and, though 1t was
his only win, it brought him the salts
faction of producing the most brilliant
bit of the series. Midway the game
Quantrille threw Is ringers in ID shoes,
the streak including seven double
headers.
The scores were:
Henson
Points ... so so so as so
Ringer per cent. so 54 46 49 so
Quantrille-
Points ........ 81 % SO so SO
Ringer per cent. % 81 A 81 SO
The victory crowned four years Of
earnest effort by Henson to win the
Metropolitan title. Two years back he
won the Northern Virginia champion
ship and last season he progressed as
far as the final Of the Metropolitan
play-off, in which he lost to the de-
Tending champion, Harry Fraser Saun-
derS, who also was the youngsters
horseshoe tutor. Henson, 20 years old,
is ambitious to carry on to national
honors. He has the delivery, the shoe"
and the stamina and courage to go is
in his chosen game.
0UANTRILLE. 21. started in quest
of horseshoe-pi pitching fame at the
same time as Henson, the first
Evening Star tournament marking the
competitive debut of both. This was
held in 1929 His recently won Wash
ington title was Quantities first of
major Importance, but his minor VIC
tories were numerous before he broke
through as full-hedged star. On the
way to the metropolitan final he elimi
mated the defending title-holder, Saun-
ders More experience in big-time pitch
ing will make Quantrille a far more
formidable competitor, fact borne out
in last nights series, in which Hubbard
improved from game to game.
Partly because of personal popularity
and partly because he was the under
dog Quantrille had a major portion of
the gallery with him, but Henson
promises to be a much-admired cham
pion He has carried his honors grace
fully on all occasions and accepted de-
feat similarly.
THE EVENING STAR trophies were
Il presented by Commissioner Crosby
after a brief address by Miss Baker,
who was responsible for the COnStruC-
tien of the lexington Recreation Center
courts, said to be one of the finest
pitching layouts in the country.
The trophies. all large silver loving
cups, went to the following: Clayton c.
Henson, Northern Virginia and Met
ropolitan champion; Hubbard Guam
trille. Washington champion and Met
ropolitan runner-up; Joe Merryman
Maryland champion; Levy Fleshman,
Maryland runner-up; Bill Minard.
Washington runner-up, and George C..
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