Evening star., 1937-08-13
.ERASES DISTRICT,
OLD LINE CHAMPS
Battles Merryman Tonight
in Semi -FinaI-JarreII
Opposes Frye.
EDOUBTABLE Boo Henson q,

N spectator when the four re-
\ naming pitchers in tna
metropolitan play-offs Of The Eve
ing Star horseshoe tournament have
1t out tonight on the Municipal Plsv-
ground courts at Mcmillan Park. but
carrying on for the county will be a
proteee Of the once peerless Boo.
Hoot Danzberger southpaw. basket
ball and base ball PLAYER AT Washing
ton-Lee High, astoundcd big gallery
last night by knocking off. IN order.
Harry F.. Saunders. the Washington
champ, and Lee Fleshman, Maryland
State titleholder
He moved into the lower bracket
semi-fnal, where he Will encounter the
colorful comebacker, Joe Mnrrvman,
former Old Line champion. who.
through almost miraculous recovery
from automobile injuries. is back in
the stride that carried him to high
hOnors in the ringer game.
Frye Faces His Nemesis.
N THE upper draw Deadpan Raw
Frye Of Orkney Springs and RIch-
mond, Virginia champion and hot fa-
Vorlte to win the metropolitan crown.
viii meet his nemesis. Temple farrell
OF Maryland, who seems to be the orIv
pitcher in this section Of the country
with an Indian sign on FRYE He de-
feated Deadpan in the recent Mr-
Lean. Va. invitation tournament and
holds several othF decisions over the
Vlrginian.
Play Will start at 730 o'clock. The
final Will be timed to fit the schedule
Of Station WMAL of the National
BroadcaSting Co. which, with Bud
Barry at the mike. Will devote %
minutes to the big battle and high
lights of the tournament. Barry Will
get going at 94G o'clock
Cecil Travis. GriH shOrtstop enI
leading batter of the American
League, will present The Evening Star
medals, solid gold ones TO champions
ano sterling silver to the runners-up
Spectators will be kept informed
Of the scoring and other details BY
amplifer
Henson Keeps His Word.
I Asst night's play was the most
eventful in the nine wears his
tory Of The Star tourna nent. Hen,
sons withdrawal caused something
Of sensation. When. last week, ne
was shorn Of the Virginia title in de-
clslVe style bv FRYE. Boo declared him
self Quits with the sport but wasn't
convincing. He defaulted last night
to Francis Battiste, St Johns COL
lege student. and in doing so became
the first pitcher to forfeit a match
in the metropolitan play-ofs.
Battiste went on to make things
anything but merry for Long Joe
Merryman. who had eliminated Char
lev Heleker of Washington in the first
! round. Merryman defeated Battis't
in a touch and 60 battle. 5O-4a, Sn-44
FRYE methodicallv erased Windsor
BARBER Of Maryland, 500, sos but
Barber got the applause when the
gallery was reminded il required a
| good sport to come all the wav from
LaytonSville to take a certain beating
! Lem Sales of Maryland met virtually
/ the same fate. FRYE defeated him
SOB. 500 to reach the semi-fnal,
/ shooting better than 10 per cent ring
ers all the way. In banking Barber
he stuck on 25 shoes in 80.
| WOOdfield Puts Up Fight.
| FARRELL caught second-round
tartar in young Bill Woodfeld Of
/ Washington. who bowed, 5O-34, 5o-4n.
| Danzberger, expected TO give Saun-
/ ders an interesting match. pitched him
! out of the tournament, 50-43. 50-23.
/ Then came the battle of the evening,
between the popular young fork
handler and the husky, equally we'll
! liked Fleshman.
| With both firing about so per cent
ringers, Danzberger prevailed, 50-47,
| 50-49 With the score tied at a.
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