Evening star., 1940-08-13
Behnke and Howery
Tough Underdogs
In Ti|ts Tonight
Fovorites in Evening
Star Tourney Boost
Percentages at Will
By ROD THOMAS.


Clayton c. Henson of Virginia, de-
Tending champion, and Clair Lacey
of Washington, outstanding in The
Stars 18th annual horseshoe cham
pionships. today were one jump
from a showdown on which is to
rule the ringer roost of Metropoli-
tan Washington for the next year.
Without struggle the two
reached the semifinals of the Metro
politan District playoffs last night
on the Commerce Building public
parks courts and horseshoe addicts
consider it moral certainty that
one or the other will prevail at the
finish tonight
Henson will meet Don Behnke of
Washington and Lacey will face
Charley Howery of Virginia in semi
finals starting at 7:30 o'clock. The
winners will clash after the girls
have settled their Metropolitan title,
with Lucy Ross pitching Stella
Baranowski.
Victims of Henson last night were
Bob Campbell of Maryland, van
quished by scores of 50-3, 500,
and Irwin Carlberg, dethroned
earlier as Washington champion by
Lacey, who fell, 50-28, 50-19.
Lacey defeated Frank Fleshman,
Maryland, 50-12, 50-14, and Hoot
Dansberger, Virginia, SOL, Sob.
Behnke Conquers Champ.
Behnke, after erasing Elmer
Swartz, Virginia, 50-24, 800,
knocked off the Maryland cham
pion, Lee Fleshman. with surprising
ease, 500, 50-22. Howery, Vir-
ginia title-winner. defeated Marvin
Emerson, Maryland, $40, 5O-l9,
and Ed Baranowski, Virginia,
500, 50-45.
In a gallery that packed every
vantage point about the big parks
layout, all eyes were upon Henson
and Lacey last night, but neither
cut loose. Henson fired an 80 per
cent ringers against Campbell to
start with, then deliberately sub
sided. In the four games against
Campbell and Carlberg he averaged
66 per cent. Lacey coasted against
Dad Fleshman with 54 per center
then struck up his usual pace of
better than 10, jarring down a bit
against Densberger, dangerous op-
ponent. with 76 and II.
FIeshman's Back Lame.
Behnke, tall and willoWy with
reach that seems to extend from
peg to peg, moved along steadily at
pace in the middle Cos. He aver
aged 63 per cent, firing IS and 66 to
eliminate Fleshman. The Maryland
champ was in the switches through
out due to lame back but Behnke
fired enough ringers to beat Flesh
mans average game.
All four semifinalistS seemed able
to increase their ringers to meet
stiffening opposition. Howery pitched
So and SO per cent against Emer-
son, then SO and so to whip Baran-
oWSki.
Henson plainly was under wraps
after his 80 per center, and Lacey
appeared always to have reservoir
of ringers. However, neither is a
cinch to win in the Semifinals.
Behnke and HoWery have shown to
best advantage against their tough
est opposition and no punches will
be pulled by Henson and Lacey
when they swing against the Jutting-
jawed underdogs tonight.
Three wins in five 50-point games
will decide the semifinals and the
final will be four out of seven. The
girls. firing from 80 feet, will settle
their argument with two out OF three
25-pointers.
Receive Awards Tonight.
Evening Star trophies will be
awarded Immediately after the mems
windup. The male winners and
runners-up of Washington, Mary
land, Virginia and the Metropolitan
District and both girl finalists will
receive them. There will be one also
for Bob Campbell of Maryland, who
won the horseshoe pitchers bowling
championship last winter at the
Lucky Strike.
Last nights results:
First round-Clayton Henson, Virginia,
defeated Robert Campbell Maryland. 50-3,
5000; Irwin Carlberg, Washington, de-
feated Frank Felton, Virginia. 1880. 50-l6.
5O-3s: Don Behnke Washington, defeated
Elmer SwartZ. Virginia, 50-24. 5000: Levi
Fleshman, Maryland defeated Walter
Haley, WASHINGTON, 50-27, 50-3S: Charles
Howery, Virginia. defeated Marvin Emer-
son. Maryland, 50-40, 50-l9: EG Baranow-
ski Virginia, won from Temple farrell.
Maryland. by default: Hoot Dansberger,
Virginia, defeated Bill Hartley, Washington.
50-31, sos: Lacey defeated F. Fleshma1,
5O-l2, 5O-l4.
Second round-Henson defeated Carl
berg, 50-2s. 50-19: Behnke defeated L:
Fleshman, 5000. 50-22: Howery defeated
Baranowski, SOLO. 5O-45; Lacey defeated
DanSberger, SOIL, SOILS.