Evening star., 1941-08-24
Bailey Of Fl. Be|voir
Iouted as Aspirant
To Virginia Laurel
Federal Employees Toss
Finals This Week, With
WJSV to Air Windup

For some of the soldiers at Forts
Belvor and Myer, Va, and Fort
Meade, Md, shootin' war, of sorts,
Is close at hand. Next week they'll
haul out their weapons and blast
away at-horseshoe stakesi They
and all other service men in this
section of the land are being invited
to participate in The Evening Stars
18th annual championships, the
qualification round of 100 shoes to be
pitched next week on the Commerce
Building courts, on Fifteenth street
near Constitution avenue
Firing in the preliminary will start
week from next Tuesday night,
with the following Friday evening
the deadline for qualifying A corps
of scorers, under the direction of
Harry Woodfield. promotional head
of the National Capital Horseshoe
Pitchers Association, will be on
hand, Nothing will be required of
an entrant except that he make 100
pitches There is no entry fee.
Shoes will be provided for those
without 'em.
Four Titles at Stake.
The tournament will be divided
Into three sections, one each for
residents of Northern Virginia,
Southern Maryland and Washing
ton, and the competition will cul-
inmate in playoff among the late
survivors of sectional play. This
will be for the Metropolitan District
championship, one of the most COW
eted titles in the horseshoe world,
held by Clayton c. Henson of Ar
lington, currently engaged in the
world championship tournament at
Des Moines, Iowa.
Sixteen players will qualify for
each section and shoot 1t out under
the elimination system. With comely
little Stella Baranowski of Lincolnia,
Va, as the defending champion. the
women will go directly into match
play, competing only for Metropoli-
tan District honors.
Fort Meade is out of the territory
ordinarily encompassed by The Star
tournament but a bevy OF Washing
ton horseshoe flippers are out there
and their pals from other sections
cordially are invited to Join them in
the ringer party. Bill Woodfield,
son OF Mr.. Horseshoes, meaning
Harry. is at Meade and reports on
hand block of iron twirlers.
Belvoir Touts Pvt. Bailey.
Fort Belvoir is touting Pvt. John
j. Bailey of Kingston, N. Y. for the
Northern Virginia crown. Bailey is
a former Hudson Valley champion
and more than held his own in New
York State competition. His arch
rival in The Star tournament will
be Charley Eowery of Arlington,
Northern Virginia. champ.
In the meantime ringer action is
heating up on another front. Finals
OF the Interdepartmental Horseshoe
Pitchers Association competition.
which has been in progress for
weeks. will be played next Tuesday
end Wednesday nights and Satur-
cay afternoon on the Commerce
Bulldlng courts. A half hour Of
saturdays battling. from $3.50 to
o'clock. will be broadcast by Sta
ton WJSV.
Tventy-six are eligible for the
government workers play-offs and
"a Will receive trophies. with three
10 be awarded IN each of four
classes for men and two in the one
Tor women, attesting to the enter
prize OF Kermit Goodger, Civil
Service Commission, who is presi-
cent OF the Interdepartmental
Horseshoe Pitchers Association.
Following are the pairing for
Tuesday play to start at 8 pm:
Class A-Csrlbers &C. s c1 vx h1,r-
ehy IG. 4. o., Kenfeld lcommerce1% % W
Class B-.Haley CP O. d. VS.. Buckins-
kssannard ssd q: H. s.. Schubert q. c. G, w. w.
a Ad oI vs ,inte[nsi n1nn Reysnus,, Eernisse tG.
Class cMGerrity Hwsr, VS. Jobn.on
y B. H.; MaRill tstaD VS. Larson WAT
lessee vets; drew bye, Boylen CNavyj
Glass D-van Horn CP o. d. VS.. Man
emo &C 8. c.. H. Mabry WAR drew
oye' ,, e; Goodser &c; 8. c. vs.. silbaush
coz.s Coz susi.' &c Ken eoodser AsrieultuTe' vs..
Women (Wednesday,-M. Franklin &c
g c. vs.. B. carlberg Bureau Enerayins1:
F. sroyles &C. S. c. VS.. G. Goodser