Evening star., 1940-08-04
Competition for -Four
Major Crowns Will
Open Tomorrow
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Corlbere, Lacey, Howery,
Donsbereer, FIeshmon
And, JorreII Seeded
By ROD THOMAS.

BY ROD THOMAS.
If you consider hoss shoe chuckin'
primarily barnyard sport be dis
illusioned by figures on the qualify
ing test Of the 18th annual Evening
Star championships, the elimina-
tions of which will begin tomorrow
at : pm. on the public parks courts
opposite the Commerce Building.
The city slickers of the Nations
Capital outshone by far the iron
f1ippers of suburb and countryside
in the 100-shoe trial which deter
mined those who will shoot it out
for the championships of Northern
Virginia, Southern Maryland, the
city proper and the metropolitan
area.
Washington's is qualifiers aver
aged so per cent ringers, Maryland's
43 and Virginia's 81.
Virginia Can Boast.
For that low average, however,
Virginia is consoled no end by the
fact it will send to the ringer wars
the foremost twirler in the history
of the game in this sector and at
present one of the hottest in the
country, meaning Clayton (Boo)
Henson of Arlington.
Henson will defend the outstand-
ing title of the tournament-the
metropolitan district-for which the
late survivors of the competition
which begins tomorrow will COM
pete. He will remain on the side
lines until the big playoff, to open
August II.
other defending champions will
be Irwin Carlberg Of Washington
and Lee Fleshman, sr., Of Maryland.
Henson won the Virginia title in
1889. but. through rule Of the tour
nament instituted to spread the
honors,: must relinquish 1t as met
ropolitan champion.
BY and large, the fields that 60 to
post tomorrow night are the strong
est the tournament has known. The
Washington section in particular Is
brilliant and well balanced. There
is no pronounced title favorite in
any Of the sectors.
Experts Are Seeded.
In pairings made yesterday Carl
berg and Clair Lacey, high scorer
in the qualifying test with 78 ring
ers and 247 points, were placed at
opposite ends of the draw, hence
can meet only in the final. Seeded
with Carlberg was Don Behnke, for
mer champion of Minneapolis, and
with Lacey Roy CWoodrow Wilson,
another star of the preliminary. -
Champion Lee Fleshman, ST., was
given the No. spot in the Mary
land draw, with Temple FARRELL, for
mer State titleholder, at the other
end. Second ranked in Fleshman's s
half is Marvin Emerson, former star
in Illinois State competition. Jar
rells principal opposition is ex-
pected from Gus Brailer.
The top-seeded pair in Virginia
are Hoot Dansberger and Charley
Howery, with Dansberger having
Pete Heflin to worry about mostly
and Howery. Frank FELTON,.
". y. scrap HOT NJ start.
From start to finish the Wash
tngton scrap promises excitement.
After the first round the Maryland
and Virginia battles should be un-
predictable.
Play in the three sectors will be
held simultaneously. 1t will be car
ried out tomorrow night to the
semifinals. The pairings:
>, Irwin Carberg t64-223) vs.. Jack Meek
Walter Haley t43-173, Bill Woodieid
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Brown !42-162). Francis Battiste (51-I9OJ
vs;. Bill Hartley t42-l7D.. Hal Ronning
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MARYLAND.
Levi Fleshman. sr. 54-19s). vs.. Harold
Ciift t3s-lSSls Walter oston l43.l66) vs.;
1ss:leD IS: Leonard BgrreI (ss:1ss1.
Ssr,os SShn $ols s7!. vs. MsEyn
Joe. Merryman (3s-162) vs.. Peter Jutras
Jssi. 5ss.is }dsSS tSya Miller 's7-l67 VS.. Temple
Virsinia.
Hoot Dansberser (e4-22W VS.. Charles
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s47:lsi} Is. Henry drisnor j7:ss: Frank
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voshler ts6-I5IJ Ed Henry f44-I7sl vs..
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