Evening star., 1940-08-06
Little Lee FIeshman
Faces Tough Foe
In His Grandpa
StelIu Borunowski Out
For Women's Title in
Stor's Ringer Porty
BY ROD THOMAS.

Spindly, 80-pound, 9-year-old Levi
Fleshman, jr, of Rogers Heights.
Nd, who swiped the show in the
qualifying round of The Stars 18th
annual horseshoe championships by
firing A. ringers in 100 pitches, to-
day contemplated with peculiar mis-
givingS his chances of carrying on
as the juvenile pet of the tourna-
ment.
In the first place, little Lee is
skeptical of surviving the opening
round of the eliminations, rained
out last night and scheduled for
tonight at 7 o'clock on the public
parks courts opposite the Commerce
Building.
In the Southern Maryland draw
ings he ran smack-dab into Grandpa
Fleshman, aged 81, but tough.
Rogers Heights folk say there is
little to choose, in hoss shoe battle,
between Mr. Fleshman and his
grandson, which seems to be borne
out by the fact that the two pitched
the same number of ringers in the
qualifying test, both surprising,
Supposedly more able flippers in the
OLD Line section of the tournament
tossed far fewer ringers.
When Grandpa said last night the
agreement was: mo quarter" Levi
Fleshman, jr., son of the Southern
Maryland champion, was serious.
Also he seemed a little nervous, but
willing to get on with things. The
rain had stopped.
Match in the Making.
One wondered what would happen
if Lee, jr., were matched with Stella
Baranowskl of Lincolnia. Va, who
will shoot for the women's metro
politan Washington championship.
Stella is IA Throwing 80 feet
women's regulation distance. against
40, which Lee must pitch, she very
likely would win. according to those
who have seen Stella practicing for
the tournament Harry Woodfield,
promotional director of the National
Capital Horseshoe Pitchers Associa-
ton, kept score for Stella when she
banged on so ringers in 100 shoes
from 30 feet But Woodfleld. in
boasting about the little Virginian,
daughter of Ed Baranowski, vice
president of the association. said
she can't do that very often
This should be encouraging to
other fair pitchers who will compete
in The Star tournament next
Thursday night. Stella may or may
not be the whole show Several
years ago the skirted pitchers COM
peted for the metropolitan cham
pionship and heralded out-of-
towner went nowhere and the crown
came to rest on the blond locks of
Mrs Mary Sales of Rogers Heights,
surely an iron-heaving community.
Mrs. Sales is undecided whether to
defend the title
Males Fire Tonight.
The tiny Fleshman is a ringer
sensation. He's proved his mettle
in competition. Comely Stella
Baranowski still is to be tried under
fire but the prediction freely is being
made she will be the whole juvenile
show after Grandpa Fleshmsn fin
ishes his exercise tonighta
Regardless of Stella, the skirted
fippers plan an interesting eve
ming. There are personal rivalries
Also there is second prize. Those
who desire to participate should re-
port at the courts Thursday at
7 pm.
The males will shoot tonight down
to the semifnals, which will be
played tomorrow night starting at
Z, with the finals to follow imme-
diately. The Washington. Southern
Maryland and Northern Virginia
titles will be at stake. Late sur
vivors of the sectional competition
will twirl next Monday and Tuesday
evenings for the Metropolitan Dis
trict crown, one of the most coveted
in the horseshoe world.
Tonight's pairings and court as
signments:
FIRST souad-(D Pete Hefin VS.. Henri
GSrignor (21 Frank FELTON, vs. Wallace
Schubert 80 Elmer Swartz VS. Fred Peer
sr: - Ed Baranowski VS. John VoehIer
second souad--tlD Frank Porter VS.
Fred Peer, ir.: f2) Ed Henry VS.. Cecil
Pease. % .Hoot Dansberger VS. Charles
Lynch "a Charles Howery VS.. j. Smith.
MARYLAND.
=, First squad-l5 John Buckinsham vs.
Marvin Emerson, C6) Gus Brailer VS.
Everett Cliff, % Bob Campbell VS. Leonard
Burrell. iS) Levi Fleshman, jr, vs. Frank
Fleshman
Second suuad-(5l Walter ostror VS..
Carleton Mullinix. 90 Joe .Merryman VS.,
Peter Jutras, % Levi Fleshman sr,, VS.
Harold Gift; go Temple farrell vs. Lloyd
Mills.
Washington.
NJ First SO squad-1ai Don Behnke VS.. Ed
ull Bill Woodheld vs. Louis Barcarola
12) Francis Battiste VS.. Bill Hartley
Second souad--(O Walter Haley VS..
Preston Smith 4ol Hal Ronning VS.. H.
r. Bond. I'D Irwin Carlherg VS. Jack
Mecklln, Q2) Clair Lacey VS.. Elvin Shank
~. Il.