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103 MAIN ST. WEST ROCHESTER, N.Y. Vol. IX. LONDON, OHIO No. 6

JULY, 1930

I KNOW SOMETHING GOOD ABOUT YOU!

W O U LD N ’T this old W orld be better I N this issue will be found an ar- If the folks we meet would say, ticle by Secretary D. D. Cottrell, “I know something good about you” who is touring in Europe, on the And then treat us just that way? Passion Play...... while this has nothing to do with horseshoe pitch­ W ouldn’t it be fine and dandy ing and this is the first time any­ If each handclasp warm and true thing like this article has been Carried with it this assurance printed in the Horseshoe World we thought it worthy of publica­ “I know something good about you.1’ tion...... all pitchers will be glad to read this very interesting article W ouldn’t life be more happy, from the pen of Mr. Cottrell, mailed If the good that’s in us all, to the Horseshoe World as he was Were the only thing about us entering the port of Beirut, Syria That folks bothered to recall? . . . He has had a wonderful trip and is due back in the States soon Wouldn't life be lots more happy, after this is printed . . . nothing If we praised the good we see more said about the summer tour­ For there’s such a lot of goodness nament...... let’s not give up the In the worst of you and me. idea...... We had several letters from pitchers saying they were W ouldn’t it be nice to practice mighty glad a summer meet was That fine way of thinking, too? being planned...... let’s hear from You know something good about me the parties who made the offer to “I know something good about you.1’ [ the National Association...... fair —ROBERT R. REEDY, time is here...... a good time to I boost the game.

OUR READERS COME FIRST R. B. H o w a r d , In publishing THE HORSESHOE WORLD, our read­ ers come first. The magazine is printed monthly for Publisher and Editor them and every article is run with the idea of interesting them. Suggestions to the editor for the betterment of the magazine are always welcomed. The time that your magazine expires is printed on Business Offices, Madison Press Co. Building, the address slip, directly after your name, showing the 45 W. Second Street, London, Ohio. month and the year. Subscription price $1 per year, cash in advance. Canadian subscription $1.25; 10 cents per single cop!y. Entered as second-class matter, March 18, 1924, at Official Organ of the National Horseshoe the Post Office, at London, Ohio, under the Act of Congress, March 3, 1879. Pitchers Association I______Page Two THE HORSESHOE WORLD July, 1930 A VISIT T O THE PASSION PLAY (By D. D. Cottrell) live in the different homes in which the Christ; in the Sanhedrin scene y i ROM all parts of the world more the players live. The management of while they discuss and bargain for the M than 5000 people had come on a the play delivers to each place of en­ betrayal; in the scene of the Last Sup * pilgrimage to this little Bavar­ tertainment a ticket for each person per; in the mob scene before Pilate’s ian village of Oberammergau located entertained according to the class of house when he washes his hands de­ 2800 feet above sea level in the foot accommodation furnished. The price claring he will have nothing more to hills of the Tyrol Alps about 60 miles of tickets for the play varies from 10 do against this just man; in the re­ a little southwest of Munich, in Ger­ to 20 marks each according to the lo­ morse of Judas because he has be­ many, to see 600 of its 2300 inhabit­ cation of the seat. A mark is about trayed innocent blood and the different ants fill its age old mission of en­ 24 cents in American money. No tick­ heart-rending scenes which lead up acting “ The Passion of Our Lord Jes­ ets are to be bought except at the to the crucifixion. As Mary bade fare­ us Christ.” In 1633 the inhabitants place in which entertainment is fur­ well to her Son and as Christ bade vowed in solemn assembly that if a nished. farewell to His disciples a wave of al­ deadly plague from which they were About 4:30 Sunday morning the most uncontrollable emotion swept suffering was stayed, they would once writer was awakened by the ringing over the thousands in the audience as every ten years perform with all due of the church bell and before long was they viewed this realistic and unfor­ reverence and solemnity a play com­ on his way to the beautiful Catholic gettable scene. memorating the love and passion of church of the village where he saw Alois Lang, the wood-carver ana Christ as revealed in His life, resur­ the players and a large number of the sculptor, portrays the Christ through­ rection and ascension. This play has visitors receive communion as a fit­ out with beautiful poise, harmonious been enacted decade after decade with ting preparation for the play which in movements and wonderful strength, scarcely a break for nearly three cen­ itself is a devout religious observance humility and pathos which makes his turies by these Bavarian peasants in and impresses the visitor as such. whole appearance most realistic. As fulfillment of this vow. About 7:30 the beautiful theater, he hangs for fifteen minutes on the Our party of 60 conducted by Rev. which is entirely open toward the cross it seems as though you are in Dr. Ray Allen of Buffalo, N. Y., on his stage but covered, and closed on the the crowd that saw such a scene more nineteenth tour to Palestine, repre­ other three sides, begins to fill, and than nineteen hundred years ago, not senting 13 states from Rhode Island to when the beautifully costumed chorus as one of the jeering mob, but as one California, after visiting England, of 48 trained singers, all graduates of of the few who saw him as the Divine Holland, Belgium and Germany, ar­ a conservatory of music, preceded by Redeemer who gave his life for the re­ rived in Munich, the ancient capital of Anton Lang, who gives the prologues demption of a lost world. Bavaria, for a few days, having as our this year, appeared promptly at 8:00 Annie Rutz who has been doing her objective attendance at The Passion o'clock the 5200 seats were all filled. best since she was seventeen years old Play the last Sunday in May. Satur­ The prologuer begins in German in holping to earn the family living, day afternoon we left by busses to “ Bow down in deep adoring love but now at the age of 22 has been Oberammergau over wonderful roads, Oh race by the curse of God oppressed pcstponing her wedding for a consid­ through a fertile and well-worked etc.” erable time so she could take the part farming country whose inhabitants The chorus which stands in semi­ cf Mary says: “ The world thinks it mostly live in the numerous small vil­ circular form opens and gradually does not want to hear the old story of lages instead of on their small farms moves backward while the curtain that our Lord but we know it has a mes­ as we do in America. The whole out­ conceals the center of the stage raises sage for men and women of our day. look as we drive along gives a vivid and shows the first tableaux emble­ It is our duty to try and impart it to idea of their wonderful thrift. A few matical of the fall of man— Adam and the world. As her voice breaks in miles before reaching the village our Eve fleeing from the Garden of Eden. grief in the scene of the crucifixion, it route leaves the somewhat hilly roll­ The back of the stage is open to the is not just good acting but the putting ing country and climbs by a winding sky and mountains. The wooded hill­ of herself into the part of Mary and road over rugged mountains and sides with pasturing herds form part trying to impress this wonderful story around sharp curves, above precipices of the scenery giving play to light on a sin-sick world. hundreds of feet high until suddenly and shadow infinitely superior to any­ There is no make up, no artificiality, the beautiful valley of the Ammer thing the best electricians can achieve. no lighting effects, throughout the River and the village we are seeking Today the mountains with some snow whole play. Mary never used rouge comes into view. on them are shown in all their grand­ in her life. Hansi Preisinger who We stop at the central information eur and beauty as patches of the Sun­ takes the part of Mary Magdalene bureau where we are met by boys and shine and cloud chase .each other comes from a wealthy family but she the long-haired be-whiskered men of across their face. The wind sweeps helps prepare and serve the food for that village, practically none of whom the colorful costumes of the players the tourists entertained in her father’s speak anything but German, who take as the crowd follows Peter and John inn. Having seen a great many of our luggage and escort us to our lodg­ into Jerusalem where they arrange the greatest actors of the world in ing places in the different homes men­ for the place where Christ and His their favorite roles, none seem to com tioned on our tickets which had been twelve disciples are to eat the Pass- pare with these sincere, devoted Ba­ arranger for before leaving New over. varian peasants as they in simple York. There are few small hotels or Deep emotions are vividly-portrayed “pensions” but most of the visitors in the plot of the Pharisees against (Contiued on Page Eight) July, 1930 THE HORSESHOE WORLD Page Three

New England Meet All entrants will be required to pitch one hundred shoes or any number de­ The New England championship cided upon, best sixteen qualifying for RESULTS OF HORSE­ Horseshoe Tournament will be held the round robin. SHOE TOURNAMENT at North Attleboro, Massachusetts, All qualifying entrants in the men’s September 12, 13, 1930, during week tournament will play each other one Employes of Southern Pacific of Tercentenary celebration sanctioned 25 or one 50-point game as decided Lines, Houston, Texas, May by the Tercentenary committee of upon on the round robin plan. 23-24, 1930 North Attleboro, Thomas F. Coady, The qualifying entrants in the ju n ­ Singles chairman and approved by the Na­ ior tournament must be sixteen year? tional Horseshoe Pitchers’ Association of age or under, will play each other of America. one twenty-one point game on the Tournament Committee: Dr. A. round robin plan. C. E. Collins, San Antonio Flynn, chairman; Dr. F. J. Carley, R. The New England Championship M. Dinges, Beaumont, Tex. Irving Rhodes, Jr., Robert Franklin, Gold Medal and first prize in each di­ J. R. Eaton (Houston Shops) J. Roy Underhill, Dick Payette, George vision will be awarded to the player xJ. L. Hall (General Office) . . Pichett, Ben Richardson, Ludger Dro- winning the greatest number of games xDinges and Hall tied for first place let. in each of the men’s and junior tour­ Dinges winning in play-off 50-46. nament. Collins and Eaton tied for third Prize list—Junior Tournament, Fri­ place, Collins winning in play-off 50- day, Sept. 12, 1930: 12 prizes, value Entry fee for men is three ($3.00) dollars; for juniors is one dollar. 38. $100. First prize, value $15, also gold Doubles medal designating New England cham­ The winner of the men’s and junior pionship. tournament will be declared the New England Champion in their respective E. A. Unsworth Senior Tournament, Sept. 13, 1930: classes. J. R. Eaton ...... First—Gold watch with chain and The decisions of the tournament F. C. Bush knife $50, also Loving Cup and Cham­ committee shall be final on all ques J. H. Meek ...... pionship Gold Medal. tions regarding the tournament. M. D. Dinges Second, Smoking Set, $25. This New England Championship E. W. Bateman ...... Third, Smoking Set, $25. Tournament is sanctioned by the Ter­ C. E. Collins Fourth, Waldemar Chain and knife centenary Committee of North Attle­ H. S. Davis ...... in box, 1-10— 14 Kt. white gold filled, boro and approved by The National $25. Horseshoe Pitchers Association of DEFEAT NOLIN, KY. Fifth, Waldemar Chain and Knife America. The undefeated Mutual Trust Ram­ in box, 1-10— 14 Kt. White and Gold In order that all entrants may be blers of the New Albany Central filled, $25. published, entry blanks and fees should Horseshoe Club, defeated Nolin, the Sixth, Military brush and comb, sil­ be in the hands of the committee by Kentucky state champions 10 to 6 ver backs, $20. Sept. 3, 1930. Sunday, June 29th. Seventh, Smoking Stand and Light­ Any question concerning entries or “Uncle Charlie” Widman, former er, $20. the tournament should be addressed to Floyd county king, led the attack for Eighth, Gold Ring, 14 Kt., Ruby Dr. F. J. Carley, 33 High St., Nort.‘ i the Hoosiers by winning all his $18. Attelboro, Mass. games and pitching 51.5 per cent Ninth, Parlor Lamb (electric) $15. ringers. Tenth, Telechron clock, $10. NEW CLUB PROGRESSING Lee Akers, Kentucky state title Eleventh, Stub Brush and Comb, The Willis Avenue Horseshoe club, holder, played best for the losers, silver backs, $10. with four wins and loss, a ringer per Twelfth, Aladdin Lighter, $10. Springfield, O., has just completed cent of 47. Thirteenth, Pewter Cigarette B ox constructing three clay courts which are mighty fine ones, well lighted Following is the individual score: and Lighter, $10. New Albany Fourteenth, Pewter Nested Ash and modern in every way. Trays and Lighter, $8. Ten members enjoy these lanes with the prospect of the addition of Widman ...... Fifteenth, Box Cigars and Lighter, Russell ...... $7. several more members. Loy D. Johnston is one of the LaDuke ...... Sixteenth, One Set Putt Mossman Longest ...... Shoes, $5. leaders of the club. Special prizes—Largest per cent of Boy Scouts in Abilene, Tex., enjoy ringers, $10; 2 sets Gold Cuff Links, horseshoe pitching. Ed. Shumway, Nolin One Sofa Pillow. their Scout Executive, has just writ­ L. Akers ...... Most Doubles, $9; 2 sets Gold Cuff ten for a copy of the Horseshoe World. Harris ...... Links, 1 Neck Scarf. Boy Scouts are always welcome to free H. Akers ...... Many special prizes. Total prizes, copies for the Scout camps. D. Akers ...... value $500. Entry rules: The tournament will be Every Sunday sees a large gather­ played on the Community Field. ing of central Ohio pitchers at the Duration of tournament will be two home of Straud Russell, near West Harley Porter is a Cleveland, 0 .r days. ' Jefferson, O. pitcher. Page Four THE HORSESHOE WORLD July, 1930

WELLS PARK CLUB HAS MT. PLEASANT-LANSING MATCH OPENING CONTEST Following are the ' results of a held at Potter Park, Lansing, with Four hundred horseshoe pitching match held Saturday, July 5, between Joe Ltzko, Michigan champ, in the fans witnessed the opening match Mt. Pleasant and Lansing, Mich., harness for Mt. Pleasant: game on Sunday, June 1st, of the Welles Park Horseshoe club, of Chi­ LANSING cago, Illinois, and the Chicago Fal­ coners, at Welles Park courts. The Graham ...... timely ringers with fine defensive M innich...... horseshoe pitching by Andrew Gea- Johnson...... varas, Leo Meller and Jimmy Sabo, Barnes ...... of Welles, enabled Welles Park team Allen ...... to open their 1930 season with a vic­ Starkweather ...... tory over the fast Falconer club. In the 25 games played, Welles won 17, scoring 1,096 points, 478 MT, PLEASANT ringers and 74 doubles, to Falconers 968 points, 436 ringers, 64 doubles. J. Latzko ...... Sunday, June 22, Chase Park, Chicago Rhode ...... 1929 city playground champions, ac­ B. Cobel ...... cepted their first defeat at the W. Cobel ...... hands of the Welles boys, winning Whitaker ...... only seven out of the 20 games Taylor ...... played. An interesting twilight game was played June 18th, at Welles courts, in which Andrew Geavaras defeated Bill Rehfeldt, 50 VISIT PASSION PLAY Illinois Meet points, 42 ringers and 10 double faith portray the part for which they The Illinois State Horseshoe Tour­ ringers, to Rehfeldt’s 47 points, 42 have been chosen. nament will be held in connection with ringers and 10 doubles. Eighty-four The action of the play is from 8:00 the Illinois State Fair, according to ringers in a 50-point game is a a. m. until 11:30 and from 2 p. m. L. E. Tanner, president of the state mark well worth mentioning. until about 5:30. The seats are opera association. A WORD FROM ATHOL, MASS. chairs. The weather was cool enough The dates are August 20 and 21. A The Athol Horseshoe club was or­ to make a sweater and an overcoat total of $350.00 in prizes offered. ganized at Athol on May 20th with a comfortable and you are thankful that membership of about 40, and more you brought alnno1 the blanket which are coming. We have two new clay your hostess so kindly loaned you to courts and a side practice court, lo­ put over your knees. You almost lose “patents cated in a small shady grove just all sense of the passing of time as o ff Silver Lake St., equipped with the sixteen acts, with their numerous electric lights, seats and a refresh­ scenes and the twenty-four tableaux PROTECT YOUR IDEA! ment stand complete. come before you so continuously and The officers of the club for the logically as the play proceeds. year 1930 are as follows: Edward It was the pleasure * f the writer W rite freely, sending data of your Fredette, president; E. D. Metcalf, and a number of others of the party Invention, for full advice. vice president; W. L. Mann, secre­ to have seen this play the last of May Write for "Proof of Invention” tary; Edmund Fredette, general in 1910. They thought then that it folder mailed free. manager; Dominick Gilmette, and was the greatest production ever grounds committee, W. E. Robinson, staged but we believed that this year C. Hood and M. E. Manning. it had never been surpassed. Anyone TRADE-MARKS REGISTERED We have also signed up with the having seen this play once must re­ ceive a wonderful uplift and get an Interstate Horseshoe league, with W e give genuine personal service headquarters at Springfield, Mass. impulse to more noble living. This league comprises 10 teams of 10 men each from the following cit­ We have heard from Frank Lundin, Established— Experienced ies: Springfield, Holyoke Canal club, Newr London, la., again. We are al­ Thirty Years Holyoke City club, North Hampton, ways mighty glad to hear from Frank East Hampton, Greenfield, Millers and will never forget what a wonder­ Falls, Athol Brattleboro, Vt., and ful pitcher he was back in the days West Swanzea, N. H. These teams when he held national championship E. E. VROOMAN & CO. are to play once in each city, eight honors. 203 Atlas Building 50-point games, four best players to WASHINGTON, D. C. start, with cups or medals to the A renewed interest is being taken two best teams at the close of the in horseshoe pitching at Wilmington, Mention THE HORSESHOE season. Ohio. W O R L D when writing July, 1930 iHE HORSESHOE WORLD Page Five

1930 Schedule July 21—Post Office vs. Donley’s A1 Longest also won all his games Elevator; Eagle Rubber vs. Cresco and had a ringer average of 39.5 At Ashland, O. Raincoats. per cent. The schedule of the Ashland (O.) July 22—Hamilton Printers vs. Je­ The game was featured by close Horseshoe Pitching Association is an­ romesville; O. P. S. vs. Faultless games, one requiring a pitch off. nounced by Bent Donley, chairman Rubber. The individual score follows: of the governing board. July 28—Faultless Rubber vs. Don­ New Albany Central Horseshoe Club Eight teams comprise the pitching ley’s Elevator; Eagle Rubber vs. Widman ...... league which is being inaugurated Cresco Raincoats. Longest ..... this summer on the Brookside park July 29— O. P. S. vs. Post Office; Russell ...... courts. Organizations represented by Jeromesville vs. Hamilton Printers. Endris ...... teams in the league are: Donley’s Bloomington Club Elevator, Eagle Rubber Company, NEW ALBANY NOTES Casner ...... Ohio Public Service, Cresco Rain­ The New Albany Central Horse­ Duncan ..... coats, Post Office, Jeromesville, shoe Club won its third straight Williams .... Faultless Rubber Company, and the match game Sunday afternoon, June Sinclair ...... Hamilton Printing Company. 8th, by defeating the New Hope, Ky. Each team consists of six play­ The Mutual Trust Ramblers oi team by the score of 14 to 2. the New Albany, Ind., Central Horse­ ers. Three of them will be “ class” C. Widman, ex-champion of Floyd pitchers and three will be rookies. shoe club, came from Columbus, Sun­ county, played best for the Hoosier day, June 22nd, with its fifth straight Only four of the six eligible players outfit with a ringer percent of 43.5 will participate in each match. The victory tucked under its arm, de­ per cent. Endris was next with 35.5 feating the club of that city by the limit on class players is similar to per cent. the American Basket Ball league decisive score of 11 to 5. Charlie Meisenhelder, the 16-year- C. Widman, ex-champ of Floyu* plan. old member of the team, celebrated The games will start promptly at County, Ind., led the Mutual Trust his first match game by winning all team, by winning all his games and 8 o’clock. All will be single matches. four of his games and pitching 32 Donley’s Elevator meets Eagle Rub­ pitching 55.5 percent ringers. He per cent ringers. Charlie was put led in points with 197, and in dou­ ber Company and Ohio Public Service to the test in his last game against faces Hamilton Printers in the first bles with 28. His ringer mark set F. Hall, the New Hope king. With a new record for match game play games Monday evening. The first one pitch left and the score 27 to 25 in the Fall Cities. two teams play on Courts 1, 2, 3 in Hall’s favor, the Kentuckian sin­ Conrad played best for the Co­ and 4, while the latter pair pitch on gled, then Charlie doubled on top of Courts 5, 6, 7 and 8. lumbus outfit by winning 3 of his him to win by 28 to 27. They both games and pitching 35.5 per cent In each instance, the first two averaged 45 per cent ringers in that ringers. - teams in the following schedule play game. Following is the individual score on Courts 1, 2, 3 and 4, while the The individual score is as follows: New Albany latter two teams play on Courts 5, New Albany 6, 7 and 8. Widman .... The schedule follow s: Widman ...... Russell ..... June 17— Cresco Raincoats vs. Endris ...... Endris ..... Post Office; Jeromesville t Un­ Meisenhelder ...... LaDuke .... less Rubber. Luke ...... June 23— Eagle Rubber vs. Hamil­ Brady ...... ton Printers; Donley’s Elevator vs. O. P. S. Conrad ..... June 24— Post Office vs. Faultless New Hope Rubber; Cresco Raincoats vs. Je­ Ryan ...... Morshall .. romesville. Hall ...... Stevens .... June 30— Donley’s Elevator vs. Reed ...... Cresco Raincoats; Eagle Rubber vs. Rhodes ...... Post Office. Hicks ...... July 1—O. P. S. vs. Jeromesville; o Hamilton Printers vs. Faultless Rub­ SLAPS ON 87 RINGERS ber. Bert Duryee, who is now a mem­ July 7—Jeromesville vs. Donley’s The Mutual Trust team of the New ber of the Gordon Park Horseshoe Elevator; Eagle Rubber vs. Faultless Albany (Ind.) Central Horseshoe Club of Cleveland, O., pitched an ex­ Rubber. Club visited the Bloomington club on hibition at the Gordon courts June July 8—Cresco Raincoats vs. O. P. June 15, noon, and defeated them by 24th, pitching 87 ringers out of 100 S.; Hamilton Printers vs. Post Office. the decisive score of 13 to 3. shoes. July 14—Hamilton Printers vs. Charles Widman, ex-champ of Donley’s Elevator; Eagle Rubber vs. Floyd County, Ind., led in all depart­ TO INCLUDE HORSESHOES O. P. S. ments for the afternoon’s play. He Horseshoe pitching is to be used July 15 — Cresco Raincoats vs. won all four of his games, threw7 87 as the physical education exercises Faultless Rubber; Post Office vs. Je­ ringers, 16 doubles, 188 points, and by French Independent Schools at romesville. had an average of 44.5 per cent. Beaumont, Texas, next year. t'age Six THE HORSESHOE WORLD July, 1930

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The game is catching on down there, national tournament would be held. and rapidly at that. I have a New Several cities have been asking what York draft before me now again for the expense of staging it would he and more booklets on how to play the Ft. Wayne, Ind., still seemed very game. Central America is also talk­ much interested when I heard from ing about it in Spanish. At least that that place last a few days ago. It is what one American down there tells takes real dollars to stage a tourna­ me. He interprets Cottrell's book for ment but with the following the game the natives and they must be having has in many of the Middle West cities some hot times with it in Honduras I can not believe that it would the way he tells me. And do you know not be made a financial success. So the Indians on our own reservations many who would be interested in see­ are taking to it? They are. It is ing one of the big tournaments in away ahead of the tomahawk game for their home city do not seem to realize fun. If you have never seen real fun that the good pitchers have to travel a at a horseshoe match, stroll past a long distance sometimes and pay their colored Sunday school picnic sometime own expense to get there, enter the in the rural sections of the South. tournament and pay their expenses You will hear enough in passing the while attending. • Even with all this horseshoe contingent of the picnic to staring them in the face, most of them laugh for a week. It takes that race are willing to take a chance on land­ to inject the humor in any game. I ing far enough up in the prize column would also, like to see what the Italian to make it worth while for them to and Chinaman I know of are going to lay out their own cash to take part do with the shoes they are taking from the time they leave their own along to the countries of their birth front porch. Having this in mind it this summer. is not at all surprising for the pitch­ Things may look different from your ers to recall that tournament some angle, but the way things are revolv­ summers ago when they congregated, ing around your acting secretary, it pitched a week and were then told looks to me as if our game will go far their prize money would be forwarded towards making many nations feel to them. Because this money has they have something in common. In­ never been paid the matter is usually ternational sports have done more, I discussed wrhen the old timers meet at believe, in bringing about a better un­ a national tournament even now. It derstanding between the rank and file also brings letters asking in what of the various countries than any oth­ manner the prize money is guaran­ er one thing. Look how golf, tennis, teed as soon as a tournament is an­ baseball and even football have helped nounced. This is what makes the to bring folks together on a common present national association officers ground. cautious when it comes to awarding And I am here to tell you that horse the big tournaments. shoe pitching will do more to promote that spirit than all the other games VICTOR IN TOURNEY put together. This is due to the fact Edward Gerner, 121 S. Transit St., that anybody can play it, whereas the Lockport, N. Y., was the victor in a other games are too strenuous for the horseshoe tournament held at the an­ majority. The great appeal of our nual picnic of the Farm and Home game lies in its simplicity and adapt­ Bureaus at Olcott. The match was ability. held to establish an entry for the state tournament this fall. I am hearing from Mr. Cottrell ------o ------right along. He is enjoying himself SPONSOR TOURNEY in the foreign countries. I will let The Daily Cardinal, official news­ him tell you all about it when he re­ paper of the University of Wiscon­ turns. As near as I can figure it out sin, recently sponsored a horseshoe he will be back around the first of Au­ tournament on the campus. gust. Quite a number of inquiries have J. E. Larsen, 66 Allen St., Randolph, come along asking where the summer Mass., is a shoe tosser. July, 1930 THE HORSESHOE WORLD Page Seven

Detroit Is Host cent and it wasn’t so very good for ed by R. Harley Rizor and Emery Jimmy, but he wasn’t extended. Becker, the grand old man of horse To Ft. Wayne T e«.tn Best individual game was between shoes in Detroit. The Fort Wayne team arrived about The Northwestern Club of Detroit: Lee Rose and Binkley. 9 a. m., but owing to two members be-, was host to a 10-man team from the ing late the play wasn’t started till Fort Wayne, Indiana, club, including B in k ley...... noon. After four rounds had been the famous Jimmy Risk, Sunday, May Rose ...... played the match was adjourned an4 4th in the first of a home and home Team averages were: the visitors were the guests of the; series. Detroit nosed out the Hoos- Northwestern, 36.6 per cent and club at dinner. Play was resumed at iers 46 games to 41 games. Fort Wayne 35.1 per cent. about 3 p. m. Jimmy Risk and Binkley starred for One of the big disappointments was Owing to the inability of some of Fort Wayne, winning all their games. the slump of Ed Walls, who changed the Hoosier team to remain very late, For Northwestern the best were Ed to a new make of shoe this year, and the last few games were voided, 90 Walls, Michigan State Champion 1927- hasn’t yet been up to form. He aver­ of the 100 games being played. 28, and runner-up last year, and Lee aged 48 per cent, he never was under Rose, Detroit City Champion, assist­ 60 before. The men on both teams ed by Dale Huntington, Redford cham­ were way below their usual form, how­ South America and Central America pion, and Jim Burt, who beat out Jim­ ever, Northwestern because it wTas the have been added to the lists of coun­ my Risk for high game with 69.3 per first game of the season, and Fort tries on the Horseshoe World mailing cent. As was to be expected, Jimmy Wayne Pitchers were used to stand­ list. We are truly becoming interna­ Risk had the high average 61.2 per ing on wood. The match was conduct­ tional!

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Mid-West Tilt THE LETTER BOX Putt Mossman and R. P. (Kelly) Spencer put on a horseshoe exhibition Where Ideas are Exchanged and Gossip of the at Spencer’s home city of Picher, Okla. Shoe Lanes are Written May 13, for the championship of Mid- West United States. (E D IT O R ’S N O T E — W e print all letters sent to us for pub­ The scores of the games are as fol­ lication. W e do not always agree with the writers, but believe lows (number of shoes pitched not our readers have a right to their opinions. Unsigned letters are k ep t): ignored.)

Mossman ...... Erie, Pa., May 20, 1930 prizes will be given, including a sil­ Spencer ...... The Horseshoe World, ver loving cup to the city champion. London, Ohio. Let’s go, boys, and boost Ameri­ Mossman ...... Gentlemen: ca’s most wonderful game. Spencer ...... Enclosed please find my renewal Yours for the sport, to the Horseshoe World magazine, Samuel A. White, Mgr. Mossman ...... and send me 200 sheets and 100 en­ Erie Horseshoe Pitchers League. velopes with name and address. Spencer ...... I want to say at this time all lov­ Mr. R. B. Howard, The Horseshoe ers of the game should boost this Mossman ...... World, London, Ohio. Spencer ...... little magazine, the Horseshoe World, Dear Sir: and watch it grow, and also the Na­ I enclose my check for $1.00 to re­ tional Horseshoe Pitchers Association Mossman ...... new my subscription to The Horse­ Spencer ...... by becoming a member. I have shoe World for another year. been a member for the past three I always find the Horseshoe World years and expect to be the rest of Mossman ...... very interesting, and would feel lost Spencer v...... my life. without it. Just a word more for our little Here is my latest revised sugges­ magazine. I certainly would be lost Mossman ...... tion for scoring: Ringers only to Spencer ...... without it. I watch for its arrival count one point each; games among regularly every month. I only wish Totals the experts to be for 40 points, Mossman ...... 1 it came every day, and that it had among medium-class players 20 50 pages instead of ten. Spencer ...... 1 points, and among the less expert 10 Mossman won 4; Spencer won 3. We have a nice league here again points, (or perhaps the points should this season, which I worked hard to Scores of Miss Dessie Mossman and be 60, 30 and 15, or 60, 40 and 20). Mr. A. D. Post games: organize for the past four years. Players should alternate in pitching We have twelve nice regulation first, so as to give them an even Miss Dessie ...... courts of clay. break. Mr. Post ...... Thursday, May 22, is opening night Scoring for nearest shoe, not a for our league, starting at 7 p. m. ringer, comes from the days when Miss Dessie ...... The league is divided into two class­ ringers were more or less accidents. Mr. Post ...... es, A and B; ten in Class A and 12 Now, in these days of the open Miss Dessi" is the sixteen year old in Class B. Each player pitches shoe, ringers are definitely tried for, sister of “ Putt” and Mr. Post is the four 50-point games on every Thurs­ being the main objective, and a play­ city champion pitcher of Picher, Okla., day night of each week until the er who could lay every shoe against at present. season ends on Sept. 18. Samuel A. the stake without its being a ringer, White, 1929 and present city cham­ would not have a ghost of a show FORM LEAGUE pion, is manager. The following are against even the average player. If the names of the players who will a player fails of his objective, fails The Amputations Association of take part. to make a ringer, why should he re­ the Great War, Winnipeg, Canada, A. League—Samuel A. White, ceive a point for such failure? It is have formed a horseshoe league. A. Clarence M. White, James C. White, not earned, he did not try for it, and Ingram, representing the sports com­ John Leonardi, Clayton Cook, John should not be rewarded for such a mittee, has had some correspondence Stang, Frank Coolbaugh, Eugene miss. Them’s my sentiments, and I with the Horseshoe World regarding Kelley, Donald Kreider, Richard am out a dub player myself. the game. Jobes. Sincerely yours, These World War veterans have as B. League—Kenneth Shaffer, Sher­ W. D. Witt. their slogan, “Frangraments from man Jobes, Wm. Davis, Carl A. France.” Keim, John Barth, James L. Robin­ Walter Kane, president of the Do­ son, John W. Spencer, Mike A. Sell- minion Horseshoe Pitchers Association ADD SHOE LANES inger, Earl W. Baldwin, Leonard the Canadian association, has just Horseshoe pitching lanes have been Holtz, Archie Baldwin, Ralph Schell. made a tour of several Canadian cities added to the other recreation attrac­ The winner of these two leagues spreading the gospel of the good old tions at Olentangy Park, Columbus, will play for the city title; four game. O., amusement park. MORE W ORLD’S CHAM PIONSHIPS

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