Evening star., 1934-09-06
DEADPAN NETTLED
BY LARGE CROWD
HeraIded Wizard Defeated
Four Straight-GirIs'
i Title to Sales.
TN AN ancient fiivver. Deadpan

TN AN ancient flivver, Deadpan
Frye of Orkney Springs, Va, is
rambling home today with two
large pieces of silver won in The
Evening star championships, but be-
reft of a quickly-a acquired reputation
as the ace iron finger within a hun
dred miles of the Nations Capital.
And doughty Boo Henson of Airing
ton, Va, was glorying in a third
straight triumph in the metropolitan
district final held last night at Eek
ington before a gallery so large that
third of 1t was able to snatch only
glimpses of the battle.
1t was the crowd, Frye explained
backwardly, that caused his game to
fall far below the sensational stand
ard he flashed to win the Virginia
championship a while back. 1t made
him an easy victim of Henson, long
since Injured to this hazard.
Too Many People.
"T AMT used to that many folks"
said Deadpan, sorrowful over dis
appointing the hundreds who
came to see much-heralded wizard.
His own game below par, Henson won
four straight by scores of 50-37,
500, 50-47 and $40.
But though he failed to uphold
shining reputation as a hossshoe
flipper, Deadpan. easily Justified his
nickname. Once he half cracked a
smile and for that remarkable effort
the gallery gave him rousing cheer.
But 1t was a momentary lapse. Dragged
by Billy Coyle before the National
Broadcasting Co. mike little later,
Deadpan gave 1t a blank look and
said-nothing.
Henson threw 10 consecutive ringers
to get the jump in the first game and
except for q few innings In the final
skirmish he was never out of the lead.
His ringer percentages ranged from
So to 81, and Frye's from 81 to 65.
His best last night was mediocre, COM
pared with his performances in the
Virginia State tournament.
Record for Henson.
iY TENSON became the first to win
the Metropolitan title 4 three
times, an achievement he prr-
posely made particularly difficult by
urging Frye to enter the lists, a sport
ing gesture that greatly enhanced not
only Boo'S prestige, but strengthened
his large following among horseshoe
fans. These, incidentally are increas-
ing in such numbers that Miss Sybil
Baker, supervisor OF Washington's
municipal Fairgrounds, who presented
The Stars prizes. declared her hope
that by next tournament time horse
shoe stadium win be available.
Billy Coyle, who turned in a char
acteristically snappy job on the mike.
expressed arlazement over the excite
ment attending o horseshoe battle
something he never had seen before
on the scale presented last night.
Mrs. Sales Victor. +
T>HE Metropolitan womens title
went to- Mrs. Mary Sales Of
Roger Heights. who dedicated
her sister-in9law, MRS. Eva freshman,
of the same community 50-14s
5o-40.1 On q so-foot court. 10 feet
shorter than the mems, Mrs. Sales
shot 26 and II per cent ringers
against 8 and II for her opponent.
In comedy blind-folded contest,
Woody Wilson trimmed Henson, II
to 10.
BUT don't be mistaken about Dead
pan Frye. Under familiar conditions
he can tho hoss shoes with the pest
in the country and you have It
straight from Henson that when
Frye gets, used to a yelling gallery
don't believe anybody viii be able to
take him"
But even when that time comes,
you'll find Boo Henson with nost
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