Evening star., 1939-08-24
Shoot L Out 10 Semis
Tonight in Matches
On Parks Courts
Forgotten Champions
Of Yore Make Way
Into PIoy-offs

Into PIoy-offs
There will be no soft spots for any
contestant after the first round of
play in The Evening Star horseshoe
championships, which open tonight
at 7::30 o'clock on the National Cap
ital Parks courts at Fifteenth street
and Constitution avenue.
This goes for Northern Virginia,
Southern Maryland and Washing
ton, the sectors with titles at stake
in the 18th annual tournament.
Seeded in Virginia are Clayton C..
Henson, defending titleholder; Hoot
Danzberger, f1ashy young southpaw;
Charley Howery, one of the high
scorers in the qualifying round. and
Sid Stoddard, star of the Metro
politan Singles League.
Washington Seedlings Difficult.
The choices in Southern Mary
land are Defending Champion Lee
Fleshmah, Temple FARRELL, former
titleholder, and Joe Merryman, a
tough veteran who ruled the old
line roost before teaching the fine
points of the game to Fleshman
and FARRELL. Then there's Gus
Brailer, Star tournament veteran
who has improved a lot this season.
So many excellent performers
turned out for the Washington scrap
it was difficult to make seedlings.
Irwin Carlberg, 1888 champ, was
placed No. with Roy Wilson, who
shot the top ringer percentage in
the 100-shoe qualifying test, 68; Tex
Kruger, a newcomer. and Allen
Burnham also seeded. Burnham
has played in the tournament be-
fore, but only this year reached
stardom.
All three sections will play
through to the semifinals tonight
and the last two elimination rounds
will be fired tomorrow night start
ing at 7:30. The metropolitan dis
tricts play-offs, with outstanding
performers of the sectional events
engaged. will be shot Monday and
Tuesday evenings. Defending cham
pion in these will be Harry Saun-
ders of Washington, who, as metro
politan titleholder, is not eligible for
the city competition.
Former Champs Surprise.
Several champions of other years,
who were winning in day when
ringer percentages were nowhere
near the current standard, surpris-
ingly qualified. Hubbard Quantrille,
who gave up the game after winning
the Washington title, appeared at
the courts as spectator, was urged
to try his hand in the qualifying
round, and won l of the 16 places
In the play-off. The same was true
of Charles A. Fort. Washington's
first official ringer champion, who
in the original Evening
Star tournament held in 1929, and
Alex Kirchner, first winner in
Northern Virginia.
The tournament MANAGEMENT
paired Fort and Quantrille for a
match that promises to be a sizzler,
although neither has serious designs
on the District title. Kirchner drew
Henson, for just about certain de-
feat.
Washington pitchers will occupy
courts numbered from / to 4, Vir-
glnia those from 5 to and Mary
land those from to IL. The sec
tlons drew for courts.
Ample bleachers will be available.
Tonights pairings:
Northern virginia.
kirchner t31-1331.
J. B Smith (20-1O3, VS.. J. L. Gearhart
Charles Lynch (2e-12s) vs. Frank FELTON,
(50-l1SD. o
Ed Baranowski 43-16e) vs. Hoot Danz-
~ Charles Howery te4-22W vs.. Vernon
-, Ed Henry (54-193 VS.. W. F. shubert
JACK Ross (4e-1es) VS.. Ed swartz az.
Pete Hahin (3e-155) VS.. Sid stoddard
Southern Maryland.
Lee Fleshman t54-19O VS.. Harry An
derson (34-135).
Bernard Underwood tae-14n vs. Preston
oulln t4S-lS3t.
Roife Kennard (37-14D VS.. James How
kins t36-132)
Frank Freshman (2s-14e) vs. Gus Brailer
(52-1SO.
Joe Merryman t51-1eD VS.. Ray Beall
Carlton Mullinix (47-173) vs. Ed Kruse
(32-142)
Ted Walsh (36-159 VS.. Lloyd Miller
t21-141.
Temple farrell (64-22) VS.. H. Gift (32-
1897.
WASHINGTON.
Irwin Carlberg t44-17D VS.. P. Pope (43-
| 1Ol.
Bill Woodfield 45-1es) vs. Tom Collins
(46-170).
Harold Ronning (51-1s4) vs.. Francis
Battiste t45-1141
Douglas Newcomb (3s-167) VS.. Tex Kru-
ger t60-202l.
:, Allen Burnham (52-1a3) VS.. Elvin
Walter Haley (4s-1eD VS.. J. BUCKINGHAM
(49-172)
Charles A. Fort tso-1bW vs.. Hubbard
Quantrille t3S-144).
Roy Wilson (6s-22W VS.. Harry Wood
field t3a-145D