Evening star., 1939-04-03
Government League
To Be Organized;
Canadians Visit
Big Variety Of Events
Will Mark Campaign;
Ringer Week Slated

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Ringer Week Slated
Topped off by the 18th annual
Evening Star championship for the
Washington, Maryland, Virginia and
Metropolitan Washington titles, by
far the most pretentious schedule
of horseshoe pitching events in this
areas history was announced last
night by Harry Woodf1eld, promo
tional director of the Washington
Suburban Horseshoe Pitchers As
sociation.
Organized competition embracing
nearly all walks of Capital life IS
included in a program to run from
spring to fall.
Stage Ringer Tossing Week.
A highlight of the season will be
Horseshoe Pitching Week." May Il
to May 27 featured by the appear
ance of a large group OF Canadian
pitchers against Metropolitan WASH
ington's best. Dean McLaughlen OF
Toronto, Canadian champion, will
be paired in special against either
Clayton Henson or Ray Frye, former
Metropolitan champions. There will
be number of intercity matches.
Ted Allen, widely acclaimed as
the king of horseshoe flippers, is
expected to exhibit here in mid
summer.
A league of Government employees
is expected to make its appearance
along with big assortment OF other
new ventures.
Next Wednesday at 7:30 pm. a
meeting of the Washington-Subur-
ban Horseshoe Pitchers Association
will be held at The Star sports
department in which new activities
will be discussed. Woodfleld. re-
Gently named vice chairman of the
National A. A. U. Horseshoe Com
mittee, is planning the first A. A. U.
tournament to be held here and will
give this an airing at the conclave.
All Invited to Attend.
Ali horseshoe leaders are invited
to attend, regardless of af1liation.
Following is the seasons program,
subject to ratification by the Wash
ngton-Suburban Horseshoe Pitch
ers' Association headed by George
c. Thompson:
May 2l-May 27-Horseshoe Week;
May 81, international match with
champion Canadian pitchers from
Toronto. Singles between Dean Nc
Laughlin, champion of Canada, and
either C. C. Henson. former Metro
star titleholder and present Virginia
State champion, or Ray Frye; May
22-Canada VS.. North Carolina or
Virginia team May 23-Canadian
program to be arranged May "a
Government Department Night;
May 25-Backyard Pitchers Night;
May 26-Washington Suburban
Horseshoe Pitchers Night; May q
A. A. U. qualification tests.
July 29-30-First annual A. A. U.
tournament for senior class, high
schools, universities and prep
schools in area under jurisdiction
of local A. A. U. Committee.
August 1-5-Annual Mclean 1nvi-
tation Tournament
August 6-Championship match
between winners of first and second
half of Intercity League schedules.
August to l8. misunderstanding
Star Metropolitan Tournament
qualifying rounds; August 2l-22-
Southern Maryland section of Star
tournament; August 24-25-North-
ern Virginia section of Star tourna-
ment; August 28-29-District of Co.
lumbia section of Star tournament;
August 31-September metro fin
ais.
September 5-Harry Woodfield In
vitation.
September 6-7-Lee Fleshman
Sweepstakes.
Mahaffey Sweepstakes-date to be
set by Mahaffey.
Federals to Organize.
Government Departmental Tour
nament details and dates to be re-
leased by Government Department
Horseshoe Pitchers Association to
be formed this month.
Telegraphic League, five to seven
men on each team, with Washing
ton, indianapolis, Ind; Springfield,
ILL.,; Canton, Ohio; Townshend, VT;
New Kensington, Pa, and possibly
Toronto.
Glass A-Metro Singles League,
eight ranking pitchers in Metropoli-
tan area, each Monday night, May
8-August 81.
Glass B-Metro Singles League.
siY or eight next ranking pitchers
below class A, May 10 to August 8,
each Wednesday night.
Intercity League - Richmond,
Charlottesville, Va; Washington,
and one other city to be selected,
Sundays, June 4 to July 30. Five
men to each team. Washington
team will be selected from class B
pitchers.
Interbureau League, from bu-
reaus in Commerce Building. Num-
ber of teams and schedule to be re-
leased later.
Government Departmental League
"details later.
Washington Rihemen