Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-14
Ace Of D. T.. Pitchers
Circles Stake With
5 Shoes in Row
Tilt With King Of World
Trick TwirIers Prelude
To Stor's Tourney 81

Bigger game he sought, and Clay
ton c. Henson Of Arlington, who
for years has ruled with iron fist
the horseshoe hurlers Of Metropoli-
tan Washington. is to have 9
shot at 1t. Next Thursday night
the sturdy, handsome young Vir-
gilman, who breezes to title after
title, will tackle probably the great
est horseshoe pitcher in the world
meaning Jimmy Risk of Montpelier,
Ind.
In special match billed as a pre-
Jude to the annual Evening Star
championships, which caps the
city's horseshoe competition, Hen
son will shoot it out with the skinny
colorful Hoosier who holds the Of
fetal title of world champion trick
pitcher and Is rated as the man to
beat for top honors in every national
tournament he enters. Three times
Risk has won the national title
and after the match with Henson
will challenge the present holder
of the world crown, Ted Allen, for q
championship duel with a purse OF
$500 at stake. He wants the match
played here.
Henson Has Strong Support.
Risk, who a while back amazed
Washington ringer fans with trick
pitching, will return tomorrow with
new laurel won on New England
courts. But despite the brilliant
record of the visitor, not a few of
those observing Henson in recent
action will string with the Virgin
ian, particularly those who saw him
fire IS consecutive ringers in a bat
tie with Gus Brailer.
In league play Henson has lost
only one game in two years, the
defeat. oddly, coming in his skirm-
ish of this season in the Metro
politan Singles League. He was
nosed out by Bill Hartley. I'm their
next meeting Henson fired ringers
by the dozen to put Hartley back in
his place.
Regarding Henson, Risk is we'll
Informed.
I'VE hear about him in other
parts of the country" he said dur
ing his Washington visit when the
match was proposed. Really top
notch pitchers" Jimmy pointed out,
''are scarce, and when one comes
up, like Henson, the fellows around
the top aren't long in hearing about
him."
Star Tourney Dates Announced.
Plans for The Star champion
ships, the 18th annual, are COM
plete. The 100-shoe qualifying test
will be held from July % through
August 8, with Is each to quail
fy for match play in the Northern
Virginia, Southern Maryland and
District sections. The first and
second rounds will be played Aug
ust S and 6 and the semifinals and
finals on August 8 and 8.
The Metropolitan District tourna-
ment, engaging late survivors of
the sectional competition, will be
held August IL, Is, Is and 16.
All horseshoe fingers residing in
Washington and neighboring coun-
ties of Virginia and Maryland are
eligible. There Is no entry fee.
Defending champions will be
Henson, Metropolitan; Irwin Carl
berg, Washington, and Lee Flesh
man, Southern Maryland. Henson
will shoot only in the Metropolitan,
though he won the Northern Vir-
ginia title last year. In defense of
this he will meet Raymond L. Frye
of Richmond, with the winner to be
declared champion of the Old Do
minion. This match has been sane
toned as a title affair by the Ma
tional Capital Horseshoe Pitchers
Association, which holds jurisdiction
over the State by grant of the Ma
tional Horseshoe Pitchers Associa-
ton. Henson and Frye will clash
next Saturday at pm. on the
Commerce Building courts.
Horseshoe pitching is growing
rapidly among women. Those who
care for expert instruction may OBJ
tain it from Henry Woodfield, pro-
motional director Of the National
Capital H. p. A., who will hold class
on the Commerce Building courts
today. starting at 2:3o pm.