Evening star., 1932-09-16
THREE FAVOR|TES
LOSE TO UNKNOWN
PIumer, Monk, Gourvenec
Put Out by 54-Year-0Id in
Quest of Health.

~ ILL MINARD, Government
x plate printer, aged 81, used
l. to journey out to Colorado
or Arizona every so often
to have his windpipe repaired,
but he hasn't been away for
sometime now.
Literally n d figuratively,
Minard has pitched himself into
a fine state of health, also into
unexpected fame.
For tonight Minard will be one of the
principals when the final match is
played for the horseshoe championship
of Washington. His opponent, on the
lexington Recreation Center court, be-
side the Mckinley High School SWIM
ming Pool, will be Hubbard Quantrelle,
a youngster who for three years has
come steadily forward in competition
for various titles in The Stars annual
metropolitan district championships.
Under the daylight, lamps OF the
swimming pool, Minard and Quantrelle
will clash at 7:30 o'clock with four out
of seven 50-point games to determine
the victor.
EXCEPT within his own circle of
~ playmates out Petworth way.
Minard a week ago was unknown
as horseshoe pitcher. He opened his
campaign for the District title by de-
feating one Of the prime favorites, Jim
Slant. and ever since has held the
spotlight in the all-star tournament,
which opened Wednesday night.
Minard's trail to the final was strewn
NIT II q VII net no
polished off three, one after the other.
Throwing ringers with monotonous pre-
cision. he defeated Joe Plumer, 50-42,
50-37 Jean Monk 50-33, 500. and
capped it all off by eliminating the de-
Tending champion, John Gourvenec,
500, $50, 5O-28.
IN way, last nights achievement was
i a double triumph for Minard with
his advancement in the tournament
of the lesser Importance. His was
conquest tco. of illness; for to pitch
eight 50-point games with 2l2-pound
irons thrown 40 feet and maintain ac-
curacy requires a hardness of body
above the ordinary. Never along the
way did Minard weaken either physi-
cally or in spirit and there were times
when the veteran in every sense was
thoroughly on his mettle.
1t was thought he'd weakened when
Gourvenec captured the second game to
square the semi-fnal match. but Minard
came back stronger than ever, he mace
very business-like job of slapping on
ringers in crises.
Mechanically, Quantrelle is rated
better pitcher than Minard. but the
young star-you can bet your overcoat
on twill need all his skill and sand
to preyail tonight
NUANTRELLE reached the final by
~ defeating Henry Jolliffe. o. B. At
wood, who gave him lots OF worry
and Raymond Brown, another tough
customer. Quantrelle lost the first
game of the semi-final to Brown, ~
so: won the second, 50-31. and I'M
proved his play to take the rubber,
500, but none too convincingly.
Minard. Gourvenec, Quantrelle and
Brown qualified to represent Washing
ton in the metropolitan finals to start
next Tuesday night. A fifth position in
the big show will be contested for by
the defeated quarter fnalists, Roy Will
son, Jean Monk, o. B. Atwood and Ed
Pearce. These four will play tonight
while the city championship scrap
is on.
Last nights results:
Second round-Roy Wilson defeated
Earle Crane. 5O-32, 5O-38; John
Gourvenec defeated J. H. Buscher. So
40. 5O-24: Bill Minard defeated Joe
Plumer. 5C-38, 500; Hubbard
Quantrelle defeated o. B. Atwood. 50-
IS 44-5O, 50-3l; Ed Pearce defeated
Ronald Magee. 50-38. 50-37.
Quarter finals - Gourvenec defeated
wilson. 50-23, 50-33; Minard de-
feated Monk, 5O-33, 500; Quantrelle
defeated Atwood, 500, 50-23; Brown
defeated Pearce. 5o-22, 500:
: Semi -finals-Minard defeated Gourve-
nee, 500, 43-5o, 50-28.