Evening star., 1940-08-07
Ex-High School Chief
Hits Average Of II
Per Cent Ringers
Grandpa FIeshmon Wins;
Three Big Crowns to
Be Settled Tonight
BY ROD THOMAS.

BY ROD THOMAS.
None but the best remained today
in The Stars 18th annual horseshoe
championships, being played on the
Commerce Building public parks
courts, and they will scrap 1t out
tonight, starting at 7:30 o'clock, for
three big titles.
Semifnals in the Washington Sec
ton will pit the defending cham
pion, Irwin Carlberg, against Don
Behnke and Bill Hartley against
Clair Lacey.
In Northern Virginia it will be
Hoot Dansberger against Elmer
Swartz and Ed Baranowski against
Charley Howery; in Southern Mary
land the defending title holder, Levi
Fleshman, sr., VS.. Marvin Emerson
and Gus Brailer VS.. Temple FARRELL.
With only an exception or two,
these f1ippers breezed through their
opposition last night, each winning
two matches.
Lacey Sets Fast Pace.
Outstanding was Clair Lacey, the
former Kansas high school princi-
pal, now a War Department en-
ploye, who fired II per cent ringers
in eliminating Elvin Shank and Hal
Ronning from the Washington bat
tie. Shank, a veteran of The Star
tournament, pitched the best game
of his career, but proved duck soup
for the twirler, who is hailed as a
serious threat to uncrown Metro
politan District Champion Clayton
Henson of Arlington. until the ad-
vent of Lacey considered invincible
hereabout.
Against Shank, Lacey tossed games
of 68 and 70 per cent to win each
by so to 18. In the second Shank
fired IL straight ringers, but picked
up only six points. The Kansan's
conquest of Ronning was significant
of the increased class of The Star
tournament. Last year Ronning was
runnerup to Henson for the Metro
politan title, competed for by late
survivors of sectional play. Last
night Lacey, shooting 81 and 80 per
cent ringers. whacked him, 5000 and
Haley Scares Carlberg.
Walter Haley, secretary of the
National Capital Horseshoe Pitch
ers' Association, threw scare into
Lacey's leading rival for District
honors, meaning Champ Calloerg.
Haley shared the first game of their
second-round match, 50-42, but
thereafter Carlberg held command,
throwing II per cent in the decid-
ing game.
Behnke surmounted tough hur-
die when, in the second round, he
eliminated Bill Woodfield in one
of the few matches that went to
three games. The counts were
500, 49-5O, 50-36. Behnke,
Census Bureau ace and a newcomer
to the tournament, proved he could
lift his game under pressure. He is
a former champion of Minneapolis.
True to expectation, the battle be-
tween Dad Fleshman, 81, and his
9-year-old grandson, Levi Flesh
man, jr., in the Southern Maryland
proved hummer. Dad
fired "A ringers and the youngster
43, but the old man was more con-
sistent with close shoes and won
50-43, 50-39.
Real Action Due Tonight.
Lacey's opponent tonight, Bill
Hartley, is not to be taken lightly.
He is the only pitcher to win a
game from Henson this season in
the Metropolitan Singles League.
The champion lost his first skir-
mish if the campaign. then went on
to sweep the remainder of his league
games.
The Carlberg- -Behnke match fig
ureS to be close all the way. Dams
berger is favored to down Swartz
but the Howery- -Baranowski affair
is well nigh tossup. Howery has
been tossing higher ringer per-
centages but Baranowski is a COM
petitor who lifts his game to an
occasion.
Fleshman meets tough customer
in Marvin Emerson, a former IL
linois champion. but FARRELL should
win decisively from Brailer. Last
night FARRELL was in extra fine fet-
tie, in one stretch throwing 81 ring
ers in 40 shoes.
Women Shoot Tomorrow.
Tomorrow night the women will
shoot, starting at 7:30 o'clock. They
will play out to the final, which
will be held along with the mems
metropolitan windup next week.
The metropolitan playoffs are sched-
uled for Monday and Tuesday.
All semi-finalists in sectional COM
petition qualified for the metro
politan and the defeated quarter
finalists will play consolation
round tomorrow night for admis-
sion to the big scrap.
Last nights results:
MARYLAND.
First round--Levi Fleshman sr won
from rom Harold Cliff by default. Carleton
IL. 4,
50-35 Bob. Campbell won from Leonard
Burrell by default: Marvin Emerson de-
Ieated John Buckineham, 50-36, $40;
Gus Brailer defeated Everett Cliff, 800
50L16; Frank Fleshman defeated Levi
Freshman, tr., 50-43. 500; Joe Merry
man won from Peter Jutras by default;
Temple farrell defeated Lloyd Miller.
Second round-Fleshman. sr.. defeated
Mullinix. 500. 5O-16; Emerson de-
iested Campbell, 5Q-13, 50-37: Braler
deieated Frank Fleshman. 50-6, Sole;
Virginia.
First round-Hoot Dansberger defeated
Charles Charles Lynch. 5o-27, 5O-24: Frank
pEorter defeated Fred Peer. jr.. 5O-7,
5O-S; Elmer Swartz defeated Fred Peer,
sr., 50-3, 50-S; Pete Heflin defeated
Henri Grignor. 500, 50-3: Ed Baranow-
ski won from John Voghler by. default;
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