Evening star., 1938-09-03
SAUNDERS IS BACK
ON RINGER THRONE
Wins Four Straight Games
From farrell in Final
Of Star Tourney.
BY ROD THOMAS.

Following the most topsy- -turvy
competition in the 10-year history of
the annual Evening Star tournament,
Harry F. Saunders today was back on
the throne of Metropolitan Washing
ton horseshoe pitchers, with R. Temple
FARRELL second in command.
In the final last night on the
Municipal Playground courts at Nc
MILAN Park, Saunders. who twice be-
fore had won the title, took four
straight games from farrell, only one
of which was close.
Neither considered more than an
outside threat in the beginning, Jar
rell having Topped in the Maryland
section of the tournament and Saun-
ders having fallen before a newcomer.
Irwin Carlberg, in the Washington
final, both shot far below the standard
Of past years for the Metropolitan
windup.
Finalists' Averages Low.
Saunders averaged little better
than so per cent ringers and FARRELL
we'll below that. Both mover into the
preliminary stages of the tournament
with meager practice, Saunders having
devoted his spare time this summer to
golf and FARRELL his to softball, in
which he is a star
The scores were SOL, 50-12,
500 and 50-30 Saunders shot
go per cent ringers in the opener and
from there on was in complete COM
mand. He may have been helped by.
contrasting tasks in the semi-finals.
Saunders had an easy time winning
three straight games from the mex
perienced Gus Brailer from Maryland,
while FARRELL was forced to the limit
Of five skirmishes with an indomit-
able Carlberg. Stamina is prime
element in horseshoe play and his
stiff struggle with the Washington
champion left FARRELL probably not
only bit fatigued, but with a mental
reaction
FARRELL shot 50 per cent ringers
against Carlberg to win by 50-36,
43-50. 500. $50, 50-36. his
victim averaging As per cent. far off
his pace of earlier rounds. in one game
of which he pitched II per cent for a
1888 tournament record. Saunders
holds the all-time tournament mark
with "a tossed several years ago.
Fort Presents Prizes.
Brailer. playing in his first major
xrroe NV Cany,Iarc Sn-.1c
50-27, 50-l4, but gave promise Of
future success.
Charles A. Fort, who became the
first bona-fide horseshoe champion Of
Washington in the first Star tourna-
ment, made the presentation of prizes,
assisted by lovely little Marianne Nc
Carly, daughter of Bernard McCarty
of the Municipal Playground Depart
ment. who assisted in the management
of the event.
Winners and runners-up in each
section of the tournament received
Star trophies. Clayton c. Henson Of
Arlington triumphed in Virginia, with
Frank FELTON, as runner-up. Henson,
i'll, was unable to carry on into Metro
politan play-cffs. in which he would
have been q strong favorite.
Lee Fleshman retained the Maryland
title, with Joe Walsh the beaten final
ist, both losing early in the Metropoli-
of FARRELL.
Carlberg's was the only new name
added to the list of stars developed by
The Star tournament. He came to
Washington about nine months ago
for clerical job with the Civil Service
Commission.
B League Meet Tonight.
Tonight on the Mcmillan courts,
team from the Metropolitan B Singles
League, of which Carlberg Is a men,
Der, will oppose team from Rich
mond, coached by Raymond L. Frye,
past winner of several Star tourna-
ments, who became ineligible when
he moved to the Virginia city.
Monday night, on the same layout.
will be played the Harry Woodfield
invitation tournament. named for the
hard-Working promotional director of
the Washington-Subur Horseshoe
Pitchers Association. Those invited
are George c. Thompson, jr.; Ed
Baranowski, Gus Brailer, Paul Hen
yon, Walter Haley, Francis Battiste,
Bill Woodfield and Mel johnson, de-
Tending champ. Wooddeld's invita-
tions are confined to players who won
no major honorS in The Star tourna-
ment, but have contributed to the ad-
vancement Of the game. The prizes
will be small trophy, a pair of horse