Evening star., 1941-08-31
Conquers Wilson 81.
Florence Broyles
Rules Women
Service Men Eligible
To QuoIify Today in
Sectional Affuir

Slender, imperturbable Irwin
Carlberg. Civil Service Commission
clerk, yesterday became the first
official horseshoe pitching cham
pion Of Federal Government en-
ployes when he defeated Roy VIII
son of the Census Bureau, 3 to l,
In the final of Glass A of the In
terdepartmental Horseshoe Pitch
ers' Association.
In other finals fred on the pub
lie park courts opposite the COM
merce Building, P. Maory OF Agrl-
culture trimmed P. Akard of In
ternal Revenue, 3 to 2, in Glass b;
E. Larsen of War topped E. E. john
son of F. B. T., 3 to 0; c. Cozad OF
Civil Service Commission defeated
II. Mabry of War to 0. and Flor
ence Broyles of Civil Service Com
mission won the women's cham
pionship by downing Marie Franz
lin of Civil Service. 8 to 0.
Civil Service won the perpetual
team trophy awarded on points
scored throughout the season in in
terdepartmental play. 1t was won
last year by War and the season
before by Agriculture.
CarmOGy Awards Prizes.
John NJ. Carmody. Federal Works
Agency administrator, made the
presentation of a bevy Of prizes
The ceremony was broadcast over
Station WJSV, which also reported
about a half hour Of the compe-
tition.
Although not in peak form, Carl
berg served notice he will be a
tough customer when the 18th an
nual Evening Star championships
are played. The qualification test
of 100 shoes will open today. with
only service men being eligible to
fire from to II pm. The formal
inaugural, however. is slated for
next Tuesday night, when twlrlers
from Northern Virginia, Southern
MARYLAND and the District will be-
gin firing for the 16 places allotted
for match play in each sector. The
qualifying deadline will fall the fol-
lowing FRIDAY evening and elimina-
tions will be run off the next week.
Carlberg will be pronounced Ia
vprite to win the District title, OF
which he was relieved last year by
Clair Lacey. War Department en-
rlove since transferred to Philadel-
ul1is. Several years ago Carlberg
trimmed Wilson in the Washington
final of The Star championships,
and woodrow" is expected to be
one of his principal rivals this time.
Lacey Only Champ Missing.
Lacey will be the only defaulting
titlehoder. Lee Freshman of Rogers
Heights, adjacent TO BladenSburg,
will defend the Southern Maryland
crown for the 'teenth time, and
Charley Howery of Arlington will de-
fend his brilliantly won Northern
Virginia honOrS.
Outstanding ace of the tourna-
rnent will be Clayton c. Henson of
Arlington, for years the Metropoli-
tan District champion. Fifteen late
survivors of the Virginia. Maryland
and District of Columbia competi-
ton and Henson will make up the
field for the Metropolitan elimina-
tons. Henson recently returned
from the world championship tour
nament at Des Moines, in which he
finished ninth in a field of "a. A
minor dark horse. he caused SEN
sation in missing by only 2 points
q victory over the defending title
holder. Ted Allen.
All iron toSsers in Washington and
nearby counties of Maryland and
Virginia are eligible for The Star
tournament, including women, for
whom there will be a special sec
ton. The fair f1ippers are not re-
quired to qualify and will shoot only
for Metropolitan District honors.
All prizes are provided by The
Star, and there is no entry fee.