Evening star., 1941-09-11
Champ Henson Plays
Maryland Prodigy
In Opening Round
Every Clash on Program
In Stor's Event Tonight
Will Intrigue Fans

For those who enjoy a good horse
shoe show, and many do, judging by
attendance at past Evening Star
tournaments, something of a piece
DE resistance in the game is offered
tonight on the public parks courts
opposite the Commerce Building
with the playing of the Metropolitan
District eliminationS in the 18th
annual Star championships.
Unlike all other major ringer
tournaments in the country, The
Stars is contested on the elimina-
ton system. making each succeed
ing round more interesting. The
round robin scheme is employed
elsewhere.
Cracking contests from the first
round to the final are assured by a
lineup of the l6 top tWirlers of the
Washington Metropolitan Area who
already have decided the champion
ships Of Northern Virginia. won by
Charley Howery: Southern Mary
land, won by Lee Fleshman. ST.. and
Washington, captured by Irwin
Carlberg.
Little Lee Meets Champ.
Clayton c. Henson of Arlington,
defending the Metropolitan title. in
the opening round will oppose the
youngest contestant in the tourna-
ment's history. Lee FleShman. ir.. of
Rogers Heights, Nd. II years old
next month, who qualified for the
big playoff last night by winning
a consolation round of defeated
Southern Maryland quarter -hnaliStS.
The prodigy put on ringers at the
rate Of nearly so per cent. a pace
stiff enough to make him dangerous
against any of his older rivals. Not
even the nationally ranked Henson
Is likely to regard him lightly.
John J. Bailey, Fort Belvoir
private. got in by the back door"
in winning the Northern Virginia
consolation and will be a formidable
opening opponent Of Lee Fleshman.
sr. who won the Southern MARYLAND
title for the seventh time, the fifth
in a row.
Roy Woodrow Wilson. victim OF
the outstanding upset III the Wash
1ngton section of the tournament.
came back to win the consOlati ton
from strong field ard should force
Ed BaranoWski. Northern Virginia
funnerup, to step on il TO prevail
tonight.
How Others Square Of.
Other first-round matches will
present George C. Thompson. ir..
Virginia. vs. Melvin Penewell. Wash
ington; Harry Saunders, Washing
ton runnerup VS.. H. L. Bell. Mary
land runnerup: Charley Howery,
Virginia champ. VS.. Phil Akard.
Washington; Ed Henry. Virginia. VS..
Carleton MulliniX. Southern Mary
land runnerup. and Irwin Carlberg.
Washington title winner. vs.. Joe Mer-
ryman, Maryland. Seeded No. 2.
Carlberg is rated a genuine chance
to dethrone the noted Henson.
Each of these matches should pro-
duce something o. interest if all
are not tightly contested. Holding
''iN eGhSAibIOli VA IIiOoN VI llIt RdlitIA
likely will be Henson'S ioust with
tiny Lee FleShman, one OF the most
promising ringerites in the coun-
try, but Lees dad and Pvt. Bailey
figure to stage a more attractive
match from competitive stand
point. 1t will be Maryland against
Virginia between fippers Of about
equal ability, both being in the 60
per cent ringer class.
Starting at 7 o'clock, the tourna-
ment will be played out to the semi
finals. and the championship will be
decided tomorrow night.
Also tonight, starting at T, the
Women's tournament will be con-
tested down to the final. which will
be presented as a preliminary to
the mems final.
An amplifier will be employed to
keep spectators up TO the minute
on progress of the matches.