Evening star., 1941-09-13
Conquers Car|berg
In Metro Final Of
Star Tourney
Averages 80 Per Cent
Ringers in One Match;
Lucy Rose Victor

Any hope of dislodging Clayton
G. (Henson) of Arlington from the
throne of Metropolitan Washington
horseshoe twirlers for some years to
come had disappeared today fol-
lowing a record smashing triumph
of the Virginia master in defense
of his Evening Star tournament
title last night on the Commerce
Building courts.
After setting a District ringer
percentage record in conquering his
former horseshoe instructor, Harry
Saunders OF Washington, in the
semi-fnals, Henson convincingly
defeated his only serious challenger,
Irwin Carlberg, D. c. title winner, 4
games to 2.
Averaging 80 per cent ringers,
Henson won three straight from
Saunders, who was able to gather
q total of only A points in the most
lop-sided whacking suffered by him
in a decade of participation in The
Star tournament, which he once
ruled with as firm a hand as Hen
sons.
Saunders Worst Defeat.
It was Saunders coaching that
started Henson on the way to star
dom, but the pupil showed the mas
ter no mercy last night. The scores
were SOB, SOIL and 50-25. The
champ fired 86 per cent ringers in
the first game to come within 3 per
cent of his own tournament record
for one skirmish. Then he tossed 79
and IA while Saunders, a little be-
low form, averaged So.
With another Henson victory q
foregone conclusion, the smallest
gallery ever to witness Star tour
nament final turned up. Interest
perked when Carlberg won the first
game, but it was quite obvious that
Henson had too much in reserve for
him. Boo called on little of 1t to
take the second skirmish ano
turned on the heat with blast to
snare the next two, in which he
averaged 81 per cent. When the
champs percentage dropped to So
Carlberg won the fifth and went
down trying gamely as Henson cap
tured the sixth and clincher in a
close duel. The scores were $3.50
6O-34, 50-26, 50-26, $3.50 and 50-42.
Carlberg averaged 65 per cent with
q high of II and low of 81.
It Is automatic in horseshoe pitch
ing that three years at least Is re-
quired to produce topflight fiipper.
With none to challenge his suprem-
acy now Henson very likely is safely
on the throne for several years, un-
less a newcomer to the city whips
him.
Lucy Rose Wins Title.
Comely Lucy Rose of Arlington,
nationally famed as bowler, won
the women's championship with
Mary Sales of Rogers Heights, Md,
as her final victim. 1t was touch
and 90 most of the way with Lucy
prevailing by 25-19 and $500.
Consoling Carlberg in a measure
for his beating by Henson was Ir-
wins sweeping victory over Charley
Howery, the Northern Virginia
champion against whom he averaged
68 per cent to win a semifnal match
by 50-38, 50-25 and SOFT.
All of the victors and runnersup
received Evening Star trophies, pre-
sented by Harry Woodf1eld, newly
elected president of the National
Horseshoe Pitchers Association. Be
sides Henson, Carlberg and the girl
f1nalists, the awards went to Lee
Fleshman, sr, Southern Maryland
winner; Carleton Mullinix, Southern
Maryland runnerup; Saunders,
Washington runnerup; HoWery,
Northern Virginia winner, and Ed
Baranowski, Northern Virginia run
nerup. A special prize was presented
Elvin Shank for winning the bowling
championship of ringer f1ippers in
their annual tournament sponsored
nv the Lucky Strike.