Evening star., 1938-07-31
FRYE TO DEFEND
COVETED CROWN
Capital Pitchers Compete
Today In Pennsylvania.
FIeshman Breezinq.

New aspirants to horseshoe pitching
honors Of Metropolitan Washington
VIII be on display next Wednesday
night when the annual invitation tour
nsment featuring the Mclean, Va,
nremen's carnival is held.
Headed by George c. Thompson of
Falls Church. president of the WASH
mgton-Suburban Horseshoe Pitchers
Association, a committee including
Henry Huscke, originator Of the tour
nament, within the next day or two
will name the eight expert ringerites
to be invited.
Veterans in the event, one of the
toughest in the East to win, likely will
include the 1887 winner, Raymond L.
Frye of Richmond, Va; Lee Fqeshman,
Maryland champion; Roy Wilson,
former Mclean champion; Clayton
Henson, several times winner of The
Evening Star Metropolitan title and
Harry Saunders, District titleholder.
Among the new stars under con-
sideration are Irwin Carlberg, Joe
Walsh, Red Davis and Bill Woodheld,
all flourishing performers in current
league competition.
Frye Will Be There.
Frye, automatically eligible as de-
tending champion. already has ac-
cepted an invitation It is not GER
tain that Henson and Saunders, IA
nous rivals of the past, will compete
II asked inasmuch as neither has taken
part in regulation competition this
summer.
The Mclean battle will be some
thing of a preview of the annual
Evening Star Metropolitan event, the
preliminaries of which will start
within the next fortnight In this
are gathered the best pitchers OF
Washington, northern Virginia and
southern Maryland.
In the meantime, no less than nine
pitchers from this sector are absorbed
in the eastern Pennsylvania cham
pionship tournament to be held today
at Willow Grove Park, Philadelphia.
Trying for bountiful prizes in this.
along with twirlers from New Eng
land, New York. New Jersey, Penn
sylvania and other territory. are
Fleshman, Davis, Carlberg, Walt Haley,
Paul Kenyon, Wilson and Harry
woodneld, promotional director Of
the ashington-Suburban Horseshoe
Pitchers Association and his son, Bill.
Seeks Foe For Frye.
Frye, too, is competing. The latter,
Ineligible to defend his Metropolitan
title in The Star tournament, due to
having moved out OF this sector, will
be one Of the favorites today. Pro-
moter Woodfield hopes to arrange
Q special match between Frye and
Q star of the Pennsylvania event to
be pitched as an added feature OF
The Star tournament.
Next Saturday, under Woodfield's S
direction, the Metropolitan B League
will shoot . team match with q Rich
nond outfit mustered by Frye. at
Richmond and . return engagement
vii take place here on q date to be
selected.
A number Of Washington pitchers
plan to compete In . tournament to
b held August IA at Hyde, Md, under
the direction Of J. j. e. Mcfarland
Lee Fleshman continues to lead
the all-star Metropolitan A League
With % games won and l lost, fol-
lowed by Bill Woodfield with a
standing Of 10 and 8.
Shoots 6S Per Cent Ringers.
In the last games, Fleshman de-
feated Wilson. 80, averaging 68 per
cent ringers; Woodfield defeated Will
son, al, averaging 50, and Woodfield
defeated Beall, 80, averaging 81.
Next Wednesday, on Fleshman's &
courts at Rogers Heights, Md, FARRELL
will meet Woodfield and Davis, Beall
will play Wilson and Davis and Flesh
man will take on Davis and FARRELL
Tha Rf ndin6.