Evening star., 1940-08-03
Car|berg, Chief Riva
For D. {. Crown, Is
Next in Standing
Puirinss for PIoyoffs
Due Tomorrow; Event
Continues Monday
By ROD THOMAS.

In a field dotted with names new
to Washington horseshoe fandom,
that of Clair Lacey, lately Of Kan
sas, led all the others as scores IN
the qualifying test Of the annual
Evening Star championships were
tabulated today.
Hailed as a genuine threat to de-
throne Clayton c. Henson, the Ar
lington wizard, as king of horseshoe
f1ippers in these parts, Lacey fired
Is ringers and tailed 247 points for
one of the highest counts in the
history Of the l2-year-old tourna-
ment,
His closest rival in the l00-shoe
test was the twirler he is favored
to meet in the final for the District
title, Defending Champion Irwin
Carlberg, who totaled 223, including
81 ringers.
Dansberger Heads Virginians.
''The man to beat" for the North
ern Virginia title, Hoot Dansberger,
athletic southpaw, took third honors
with 64-220 and tied for fourth
were Roy (Woodrow) Wilson and
Don Behnke, in the Washington sec
tion, with counts of 60-214 and
58-214, respectively,
Next in line came Charley Howery
a strong contender for the Northern
Virginia title, with 63-209.
The only other top 200 was Temple
farrell, former Southern Maryland
champion, who shot 6O-202 to out
shine the defending Old Line title
holder, Levi Fleshman, ST., who
turned in score of 54-198. This
was an odd rivalry. FARRELL pitched
on ar injured ankle and Fleshman,
an iceman. was worn to a FRAGILE
from Juggling his goods during the
hot spell.
Three generations of F1eshmans
qualified, by the way. The champs
dad got in with Ats and his g.
year-old son, Levi, jr. made the
grade with 44-l6l.
Won Honors in Midwest.
Lacey, a War Department en-
ploye, and Behnke of the. Census
| Bureau, were among several new
corners to the tournament who won
ringer distinction in the Middle
West. Behnke is a former cham
pion~ OF Minneapolis and held the
indoor title of Minnesota, Wisconsin
and Iowa. Marvin Emerson, who
qualified in Maryland with 51-l85,
once Alwned the State title of Ili-
nois. H. r. Bond, in the Wash
ington division with a score of
48-186, won the championship of
Parsons, Kans., . hotbed of the
sport, in 1886.
Palrings for the ehminations, to
begin Monday at z pm. on the
public parks courts opposite the
Commerce Building on Fifteenth
street, will be announced in to-
morrow's Star. Following are the
qualiflers and their scores:
Waahinsten.
Clair Lacey. 7sw-.247; Irwin carlbers,
Behnke, 5s.sl4; Biil WoedfeId' sa-iss;
Smith 4s-175; Walter Haley, 43-I73:
Mil,,s Rlll Hartley; 4s-l51; e Nash 4S-lss;
3S-I63; Louis Barcarola, 46-l60: Elvin
Shank, 41-15S.
virginia.
Hoot Dansberger, 64-22O; Charles
Howery. 63-2O9 Frank FELTON,, 5I-1s3;
Elmer swartz. 45-1s2; Robert Heflin,
Porter. 49-175; Ed Henry, 44-175; wal
isse sse Schubert, $3.50: John yogier,'
Smith, 27-126; Cecil Pease, 24-123;
Fred Peer, sr- 9-s5; Freed Peer, jr..
15-77; Henri Grignor, 7-59.
MARYLAND.
Temple FARRELL. 60-2O2. Levi Flesh
man, sr.. 54-19s; Marvin Emerson I'll
1855; Gus Brailer, 51-1f5; Frank Flesh
man, 44-175; Walter Ostroff, 43-165;
Joe Merryman. 3s-162: Levi Freshman,
sr 44-i61; Bob Campbell 3s-l61
Everett Cliff, 41-159: Harold Cliff. 30
lbs: Carleton Mullinix. 42-157; Lloyd
Miller. 31-157; John Buckingham. 30
AZ; Peter Jutras, 26-132; Leonard Bur-
| rell, 23-12S.