Evening star., 1939-08-23
Shoots 68 Per Cent,
But Trails FARRELL
By Single Point
Seven Top 200 for New
High; All Champions
Face Tough Going

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horseshoe pitching champion of
Northern Virginia and hot favorite
to win the 18th annual Evening Star
tournament; Lee Fleshman, defend
ing titleholder of Southern Maryland
and Irwin Carlberg, ditto Washing
ton, today knew at least where lay
the enemy.
This puzzled 'em until the finish
last night, on the National Capital
Parks courts at Fifteenth street and
Constitution avenue, of the tourna-
ment qualification test which
brought together all the best pitch
ers of boom season in the Metro
politan Washington area. Reports
of new but improved talent filled the
champs with trepidation.
Most worried, perhaps, was Harry
Saunders, who holds the Metro
politan title, goal of all ambitious
entrants in the tournament, many
looking years ahead To win this
one must survive a contest of the
top performers of the sectional bat
ties. Saunders belittled his victory
last year when Henson was forced
to default because of illness.
In defense of the Metropolitan
title Saunders had considered only
Henson Now he sees trouble in all
directions.
Wilson Pops Up Again.
OF surprising Importance to the
Washington champion as the pre-
liminary ended was not a newcomer
but Roy (Woodrow) Wilson. This
worthy, a former Middle Western
school teacher, who year after year
annoyed crack tWirlers in The Star
tournament without winning a title,
last night shot the highest qualif1ca-
ton ringer percentage in the history
of the event-68 3-pointers in 100
flngs-and tied for second in total
points with 220 "a shoe within 6
inches of the peg counts one point
Temple FARRELL of Maryland, who
qualified the evening before. was tops
in the preliminary with 221 points,
including GA ringers, and Charley
Howrey of Arlington, also an early
shooter, fired the same number of
ringers and gathered one less point
for tie with Wilson for second
place.
When Wilson'S score was an
nounced last night the constant stars
recalled that several years back he
confounded all by winning the Nc
Lean (Va) invitation tournament. to
pitchers in the East a horseshoe
classic.
Howrey and Stoddard Formidable.
In defense of his Old Dominion
title, Henson is most concerned over
HoWrey and Sid Stoddard, both new
corners to The Star tournament.
Stoddard, a truly competitive soul
judged on his performance in the all
star Metropolitan Singles League.
qualified with score of 2O6, includ-
ing SIS ringers, but has proved capa-
BILE of better.
In Maryland the qualification
round indicated, the scrap is be-
tween two feudists of long stand
ing, Flestman and the lanky young
man from whom he won the South
ern Maryland title, Temple farrell,
who, now finishing a season of star
dom in softball. seems relapsing into
horseshoe fever. Notably improved
among the Maryland twirlers are Gus
Brailer, who qualified with 52-187,
and Joe Merryman, former Old Line
champ. who breezed into the play
offs with 51-191. A newcomer,
Preston Smith, with 49-183, is a
Maryland dark horse.
In the opinions of many horse
shoe observers the Washington
champion has the least chance of
repeating. Carlberg qualified with
score of ITO, including a. ringers,
and was outscored by a half dozen
challengers. Notable among these,
besides Wilson, was Tex Kruger, who
shot 60-202.
Heretofore two or three qualifi-
cation scores of 200 or better have
been the rule. This year there are
seven-Jarrell, 64-221; Wilson. 68-
220; HoWery, 64-22O; Hoot Danz-
berger (Virginia), 62-218; Kruger,
60-202; Stoddard, 55-206, and
Henson, 58-201.
Henson Takes 1t Easy.
Joshing his bride of a few days.
Henson made little attempt to top
Jarrell's high score. He tossed the
first SO shoes with "a turn and the
second SO with IA, obtaining bet
ter results with the latter, though
his speciality is the former.
Pairings we're made last night
for the playoffs, which will start
at 7 o'clock tomorrow evening. The
sectional tournaments will be
played to the semifnals tomorrow
night, and the finals will be con-
tested Friday night. The Metro