Evening star., 1941-09-07
Metropolitan Champ
Only Cineh 10 Win
In Star Tourney
D. C., Maryland. Virginia
Experts Swing Into
Action Tomorrow

Comes now the time to determine
who is the second-best horseshoe
fiipper In the Washington Metro
politan Area. clayton c. CBoo)
Henson of Arlington indisputably is
the tops; has been for nearly a dec
sde. This week the Stocky, curly
haired young Virginian will defend
his title as Metropolitan Wash
ugton champion. VINO will be the
runner-up is the big question TO be
settled in the 18th annual Evening
Star championships, the Qualiflca-
ton round of which will be fin
ished today on the public park
courts opposite the Commerce
Building.
But before the tWirlers come TO
Henson they will settle three i'm
portant titles. Competition for the
championships of Northern Vir-
ginia. Southern Maryland and
Washington will open tomorrow
night at o'clock with the field in
each section limited to Is players.
Henson is ineligible for the North
-ern Virginia crown.
Carlberg Gritty Competitor.
Rated as Washington's best pros
pect TO finish second to the re-
doubtable Boo is Irwin C. Carl
berg, quiet, slender young man
who would toss more ringers, no
doubt, if his physical makeup were
as steely as his nerves Carlberg
for several years held the Wash
ington title, losing 1T last year to
Clair Lacey, a fellow Government
clerk since transferred to Phila-
delphia. IrWin'S game steadily has
improved and some think eventual
ly he will put the bug on Henson.
Maryland's best bet is husky Levi
Fleshman, winner of the Southern
Maryland title 50 many times. Off
hand he can't give the number. In
fact. the Rogers Heights star
thought. fos the good of the sport,
he'd put the crown in circulation
this season. but was dissauded by
the argument there would be no
point in wearing it with him around.
Best prospect to dethrone Flesh
man. but not this season. is his
young son. Lee, jr., IL years old
come October The little fellah,
already no pushover for most of the
better pitchers. his pop and his
granddad. Frank Fleshman. will
shoot the qualifying round this
afternoon at about O'Clock. The
prelim was rained out for two eve
nings and the deadlne extended
to today. Any who desire 10 quail
fy should report at the courts any
time from l o'clock on. Pairings
will be made up tonight and pub
>lished in tomorroW'S Star.
WoodfieId in Maryland Scrap.
In a strange spot is Bill Wood
field, son of Harry Woodfield. pro-
motional director OF the National
Capital Horseshoe Pitchers Associ-
alton and recently elected president
Of the fippers giant national as
sociation. Bill, for years con-
tender for the District title, this
time appears in the Maryland field
He is Camp Meade soldier. Bill
might make things interesting for
Champ Fleshman, as also might
Everett Cliff or George Kenf1eld,
both of whom showed considerable
class in the l00-shoe qualification
test.
Sixteen normally constitutes
section in the tournament. but the
Virginia field may be limited to
eight. in which event every match
would be battle. There are half a
dozen or so pitchers in the Virginia
sector who stands out so sharply
above all others the latter concede
the honors and attend the tourna-
ment as spectators. Only eight so
far have entered from the Old Do
minion.
Competition for Howery.
Charley Howery will defend the
Northern Virginia championship
and looks for the stiff opposition
from Charles Lynch, John Buck
ingham. Pete Heflin. Ed BaranoW-
ski and possibly Ed Henry. only
twirler to shoot in all of the 13
star tournaments. In the lnterde-
partmental League last year. as a
member of the War team, Howery
dropped only one game. and that to
Buckingham. 1t was the only game,
In fact, the team lost.
Carlberg will be up against several
tough customers in the Washington
field, probably the principal one
being Roy Woodrow Wilson. a
half-serious hombre who flips wise
cracks as consistently clever as his
horseshoe toSses. Woodrow once
whipped all the stars of the Metro
politan Area III winning the Mclean
tVa) invitation tournament.
Tomorrow nights action. on u
courts, will start at 7 o'clock and
the tournament will be played out
to the semifinals These and the
finals will be fred Tuesday night
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