Evening star., 1933-09-04
WILL BATTLE FIRST
| FOR VIRGINIA TITLE.
Maryland Honors at Stake
Thursday, Friday-Darr
High in Medal Play.
= IXTEEN of Virginia's FORE
- most horseshoe fingers,

q KTEEN of Virginia's fore
most horseshoe fingers,
~ high scorers in the qualify
ing round of The Evening
Star championships, will fire away
tomorrow and Wednesday nights
on the courts of George c. Thomp-
son, at Falls Church, for the State
title.
On Thursday and Friday nights, at
Brentwood, the top is of Maryland will
have 1t out.
There will be no defending champion
in the Virginia tournament for the
holder of that title, Clayton c. Henson,
also occupies the Metropolitan Wash
ington throne and will be permitted
to protect only the highest title be-
slowed upon ringer throwers in the
Middle Atlantic area.
Seek Metro Title Shot.
n ESIDES the State crown. there will
n be at stake in each of the State
tournaments, as well as in the
Washington event to be held next week.
five places in the Metropolitan finals.
The four semi -inalists will qualify and
the defeated quarter -hnalists will stage
consolation affair for the odd place.
The defending Metropolitan champion
fills out a field of 16.
Play each night at Falls Church and
Brentwood will start at 1880 o'clock.
On the first evening the field In each
case. it is expected, will be brought
down to the finalists
II scores in the qualifying round are
considered the big rivals in Virginia
should be Charles Chic Darr, who
chucked so ringers in 100 shoes, and
w. G. Cockerille, a rising luminary
who draped the stake 40 times.
But at least two others, George c.
Thompson, State horseshoe chairman,
and Ed Henry are capable OF sensational
play. Henry seeded in the upper half
with Darr. Thompson and Cocker1le
are in the lower
ARR is the only pitcher in any OF
the three major tournaments to
put at least half his shoes around
the stakes in qualifying play. Only
two. Cockerille in Virginia and Rolph
Jarrell in Maryland, have done as well
as 49,
1t is likely. however, that at least
one Washington flipper will top Darr.
Harry Saunders, for instance. Saun-
ders not only has regained the skill
that carried him to two Metropolitan
titles, he has surpassed it. The former
Iron Champ is shooting from IS to
70 per cent ringers regularly, with now
and then a sorie into the high 70s. He
will go to post probably joint favorite
with the sensational Henson.
Playground Courts Open.
"HE Municipal Playground courts
at the lexington Recreation Cen
ter, First and T streets northeast
beside Tech High swimming pooD, will
be open for night play throughout this
month. On these will be staged the
Washington and Metropolitan tourna-
ments The District of Columbia twirl.
ers will continue qualifying play tomor-
row night.
Following are the first-round pairings
for Virginia and Maryland:
VIRGINIA.
Charles Chic Darr vs.. E. LoveiesA
Bud Schooley vs.. ]. Harrison.
r. R. James vs.. Harry Herrity.
Ed Henry Va E. Dye.
George c. Thompson vs.. e. Earman.
Boardman Munsen vs. M. Mattare
Ed EdmOnston vs.. w. F. Hunt0n.
". G. Cockerille vs.. C. Jeffries.
MARYLAND.
Joe Merryman vs.. H Harvey.
F. p. Casey Va j. D. Donahue.
william Ward vs.. F. l. FleShman
c. Barber vs. Rolph FARRELL
Ray Ward vs.. W. Barker.
Ed Kruse vs.. A. E. Mills.
George Schnable vs. G. Bartoo.
c. Mullinix vs.. Levy F1eshman