Evening star., 1940-08-05
Horseshoe FIippers
Open Eliminations
Sans Favorites
At Least Two Aces Fire
In Each Territory Of
Stor's Tournament
BY ROD THOMAS,

For the first time in the II years
history of The Evening Star horse
shoe championships leading fiippers
of Metropolitan Washington enter
the first round of eliminations to-
night on the Commerce Building
courts without distinct favorite
for the title in any of the three
territories involved. Washington,
Northern Virginia and Southern
Maryland twirlers will swing into
battle at 7 o'clock.
With IL courts of the public parks
layout in use, the tournament will
be played out to the semifinals, with
competition to be resumed tomorrow
night.
In Northern Virginia Hoot Dams
berger and Charley Howery, each
of whom shot more than go ringers
in the 100-shoe qualifying test, ap-
pear to be the leading contenders.
They're Close Rivals.
Another sharp struggle between
two inveterate rivals, Levi Flesh
man, ST., defending champion, and
Temple farrell, former titleholder,
is expected In Southern Maryland
and in Washington brilliant duel
is predicted between Irwin Carlberg,
current champion and a newcomer
to The Star tournament; Clair
Lacey, who led all fingers in the
qualifying test with 247 points, in
cluding 78 ringers.
Sixteen players go to post in each
of the sectors. Those who reach
the semi-finals and the winners of
consolation round among the de-
feated quarter -finalists will continue
into the climactic struggle of
the tournament, the Metropolitan
championship playoff to open next
Monday night with Clayton c. Hen
son of Arlington as the defending
titleholder.
With the field well balanced,
competition is expected to be sharp
from the start in the Washington
section. After the first round it
should be headed in Northern Vir-
ginia and Southern Maryland and
the Metropolitan event promises to
bring out the highest standard of
pitching in the games history in
this part of the country.
Grandpa Plays Grandson.
The stars won't hold all the at
tention tonight. Intriguing to most
spectators will be a clash in the
Maryland division between the old
est who qualified, Frank Fleshman,
81, and the youngest, Levi Flesh
man, jr, 9. Mr.. Fleshman is Lewis
grandpa Each shot A ringers in
the qualifying test but the elder
outscored his 80-pound grandson
by ITS to 161.
Virginia pitchers will occupy
courts numbered from l to 4, Mary
lands will shoot on Nos. 5 to 8, and
the District flippers will fire on
to IL.
Following are the courts assign
ments for tonight:
First sauad-{D Pete Hefins VS. Henri
Grignor, CD Frank FELTON, vs. Wallace
tol SWdTLZ VS.. rTeQ teer,
ST.; "a Ed Baranowski VS.. John VoghIer'
Second sauad-1l Frank Porter VS..
Fred Peer. lr.; t2l Ed Henry VS. Cecil
Pease, CD Hoot Dansberger vs. Charles
Lynch "a Charles Howery VS.. J. Smith
Maryland.
First souad-t5) John Buckingham VS.
Marvin Emerson 90 Gus Brailer VS.
Everett Gift, t7D Bob Campbell VS. Leonard
Fleshman.
Second squad-(5l Walter Ostroff VS..
Carleton Mullinix, (6) Joe Merryman VS.
Peter Jutras, 90 Levi freshman sr. vs.
Harold Cliff; 80 Temple FARRELL VS.. Lloyd
Mills.
Washington
Nash. 1O) Roy Wilson vs. William Brown
CD Bill Woodfleld VS.. Louis Barcarola
u2) Francis Battiste VS.. Bill Hartley.
Second squad-t9) Walter Haley VS.
Preston Smith. IO Hal Ronning VS. H
R: Bond. GD Irwin Carlberg VS. Jack
Mecklin, 12) Clair Lacey VS.. Elvin Shank