Evening star., 1938-08-14
LIVELY STRUGGLE
BEGINS THURSDAY
FIeshman CIings to Title
In w. N. Mahaffey Event.
CarIberg SparkIes.

In what promises to be the liveliest
battling in the history Of the tourna-
ment. competition will begin this week
in the 10th annual Evening Star
horseshoe championships. with firing
on three fronts.
The town courts of Brentwood, with
Mayor w. N. Mahaffey directing. will
be the scene of the Southern Mary
land championship, with qualifying
play to start Wednesday night. At
the same time the Northern Virginia
pitchers will get under way on the lay
out at Falls Church of George c.
Thompson, president of the Washing
ton-Suburban Horseshoe Pitchers AS
sociation.
New Municipal Playground courts
for Washington twirlers are being con-
structed beside the Mcmillan Reser-
voir and are expected to be in shape
for play by Thursday night. Here also
will be held the metropolitan play-off
which brings together the topf1ighters
Of all sectors engaged.
The qualifying round will consist of
100 pitches. with the 16 high scorers
in each sector shooting an elimination
tournament for the title. The Sec
tional play-offs will be held simulta-
neously. starting week from next
Thursday. The qualifying test may be
taken up to week from Tuesday.
Mahaffey Tourney to Fleshman.
Washington entrants should report
at the Mcmillan courts to Bernard
Mccarthy Of the Playground Depart
ment staff. who will direct the Dis
trict of Columbia play throughout; the
virginians to Mr.. Thompson, and the
Marylanders to Mr.. Mahaffey. They,
or their representatives, will be at the
courts every evening during the quail
flying period. Any Washingtonian who
may desire to qualify during the day
should report to Frank Haske at the
Mcmillan Playground.
Printing for The Star tournament,
many of the championship hopefuls
are bearing down in league and other
competition Lee Fleshman, Mary
lands perennial winner. who will de-
fend the State title, served notice on
all aspirants to that rs well rs metro
politan honors by winning the w. N.
Mahaffey Sweepstakes at Brentwood
for the second year in a row. Some
whopping percentages were thrown In
the event. ranging above 70 per cent.
Freshman swept all his games. eras-
Ing T. Barcola in the first round
E1ro,, nottiSta II, thn
second, 5o-4; then. in the round robin
final, polishing off Bill Woodfeld,
SOILS: ]. Beardsley, 50-l8, and Paul
Kenyon. 50-40
Kenyon Finishes Second.
BY defeating Woodfield. 50-42, and
Beardsley. 1923. Kenyon finished sec
ond. Woodfleld trimmed only Boards
ley, q newcomer, who finished last
among the flnalists. Prizes were given
BY Mayor Mahaffey. whose main
trophy must be won three times for
permanent possession.
In the 100-shoe qualifying round
IRWIN Carlberg led the pack with PIG
points, only to be erased in his first
match by Walter Haley. The quail
herS and their scores were: Carlbefg,
2le; Lee Fleshman, 2Os; Paul Henyon,
204: Ed Baranowski, 1875; Bill Wood
field, 1856; J. Beardsley, 1871; A. Brailer,
172: Harry Woodfield, l67; Walter
Haley, 1865; Francis Battiste, 1854; C..
Mullinix.. l59; T. Baracola. 1877; Joe
Walsh, 1885,. Temple farrell, 145; G..
Cusic, lA2, and P. Smith, 139.
Match play results:
Fsrst round-Fleshman defeated Bara-
cola. 50-4;. Battiste defeated Baranowski
5O-32; Haley defeated Carlbere, 5000;
3, Woodfield defeated Mullinix, .5o-37,
Kenyon defeated Walsh. 5o3S; Smith de-
feated, Cus.e, 50-4s; Beardsley defeated
\, Second rognd1Fleshman defeated Bat
81; Kenyon defeated Smith. sos; Boards
ley defeated Brailer; DOL:
Woodfeld 5o-15: Besrdsley: 59,ls: sS and
6O.42, and Beardsley. .50-2s; Woodfield
defeated Beardsley, 1924.