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1963 World Tournament Information Sunday Noon, July 28 — Qualifying starts for all those who wish to enter Class "A", "B", "C", or Seniors (Old Timers 60 years or older). Monday July 29 — Qualifying Tuesday July 30 — Qualifying Wednesday July 31 — Registration Closes at NOON for all contestants in the men's or seniors' Division. Anyone entered must be in the program of qualifying at 9:00 P.M. Extra entry fees will be paid for those qualifying as follows: Class "A" $10.00, Class "B", $5.00, Class "C" and Seniors $1.00. All entry fees must be paid before 10 P.M. Wednesday, July 31, 1963. Seniors must use their option at this time as to whether they will pitch in Seniors or in one of the other classes. Thursday Morning, August 1 — NHPA Convention. Noon, N.H.P.A. Banquet. Evening, at 5:30 P.M. Opening Ceremonies and starting rounds for 36 men in Championship Class. Friday Morning, August 2 — Class C (4 groups of six men each) and Seniors start. Friday Afternoon, August 2 — Class "B" (three groups of twelve men each). Friday Evening, August 2 — 36 man Championship rounds. Saturday Morning, August 3 — Class "C", 8 man playoff and Seniors. Saturday Afternoon. August 3 — Class "B" Sunday Evening, August 3 — 36 man Championship round. Sunday Morning, August 4 — 1963, NOTHING SCHEDULED, ATTEND CHURCH OF YOUR CHOICE. Sunday Afternoon, August 4 Class "B" Sunday Evening, August 4 — 36 man Championship Round. Monday, August 5, at 11:00 A.M. — Ladies and Juniors entries must be in. Monday Afternoon, August 5 — Class "B" 6 man playoff. Monday Evening, August 5 — 36 Man Championship round. Tuesday Afternoon, August 6 — 1963 Ladies and Junior Finals. Tuesday Evening, August 6 — 36 man championship round. There will be an NHPA party which will be arranged by California As- sociation some time during the tournament. The above master plan will be generally followed, but slight changes may develop at any time during the tournament.

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Prize Money For 1963 World Tourney

CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C 1 $550.00 1 $ 35.00 1 $ 15.50 2 420.00 2 34.00 2 15.00 3 335.00 3 33.00 3 14.50 4 275.00 4 32 00 4 14.00 5 230.00 5 31.50 5 13.50 6 200.00 6 31.00 6 13.50 7 175.00 7 30 50 7 13.00 8 150.00 8 30.00 8 13.00 9 130.00 9 29 50 9 12.50 10 115.00 10 29 00 10 12.50 11 105.00 11 28 50 11 12.00 12 12 28 00 12 12.00 13 13 27 50 13 11.50 14 14 27 00 14.... 11.50 15 15 26 50 15 11.50 16 16 26 00 16 11.00 17 17 25 50 17.... 11.00 18 18 25 00 18 11.00 19 19 24 50 19 10.50 20 20 24 00 20.... 10.50 21 21 22 50 21 10.50 22 22 23 00 22 10.00 23 23 22 50 23 10.00 24 24 22 00 24 10.00 25 46.00 25 21 ^0 26 26.. 21 00 Total.... $ 290.00 27 27.... 20 50 28 28.. 20 00 LADIES 29 29 19 50 30, 41.00 30 19.00 1 <$ 32.50 31 40.00 31 18 50 2 22.50 32 39.00 32 18 00 3 16.50 33 38.00 33 17 50 4 12.50 33 38.00 34 17.00 5 11.00 34 37.00 35 16 50 6 10.00 35 36.00 36 16.00 7 9.00 36, 35.00 8 8.00 Total $ 8Q4 00 Total $3,989.00 • •iip t/i/rr.W Total $ 122.00 SENIORS 1 $ 32.50 5 16.00 9 14.00 2 6 15.50 10 13.50 3 19.00 7 15.00 11 13.00 4, 17.00 8 14.50 12 12.50 Grand total prize money $5,500.00 Total $ 205.00

Southeastern Indiana, June 29-30 The Connersville Horseshoe Club will sponsor a Southeastern Indiana Tournament June 29-30 at Roberts Park. A 100 shoe qualifying: round will be held on Saturday, June 29 with round robin finals to be played the following- day. Players living on or east of US 31 and on or south of US 36 are eligible. It will be a .sanctioned event directed by officers of the Connersville club and Earle Wilmore, Secretary of the Indiana State Association. THE HORSESHOE PITCHER'S NEWS DIGEST

11th Annual Northwest Open Tournament, July 27-28 By John Yernberg

WHEN: July 27-28, 1963. Sponsors — St. Paul, Ramsey County Horseshoe Club. WHERE: Ramsey County Courts, White Bear Avenue at Frost, St. Paul, Minn. ENTRY FEE: $1.50 for the first 100 shoes pitched. $1.00 for each additional 100 shoes (limit of 3). Twin City entries are urged to qualify by Friday July 26. Out of town entries before 12 noon on Saturday, July 27. No St. Paul entries may qualify on Saturday. No qualifications may begin after 12 noon on Saturday. FINALS: Finalists pay $2.00 additional entry fee. Top 11 qualifiers plus de- fending champion John Paxton of Ottumwa, Iowa, make up Champion- ship Division. The top 12 men will make up the championship flight. There will be 5 more classes with 8 men in each division. TROPHIES: 1st 4 places — Champion ship Division and A-l Division. 1st 3 places — Balance of remaining division. STARTING TIMES: 1:30 July 27 — Divisions A-3, B-l, B-2, B-3 will play all seven games. 7:00 p.m. July 27 — Championship Division and A-l Division will play four games. 11:00 a.m. July 28 — Championship Division, A-l and A-2 will play seven games. For additional information on starting times and housing facilities write or contact: John Yernberg, Tournament Director, 1688 No. Rosewood, St. Paul, Minnesota.

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Indiana Spring Tournaments The Indiana State Association staged six spring warmup and membership tournaments in as many different locations May 19 with successful results despite inclement weather. Dean Chiddister won the Goshen event with an average of 64.3. Noah Adams placed 2nd and Ishmael Rookstool 3rd. Others in Class "A" were Irv Detweiler, Collen Alwine, Rodney Strang, Ivan Detweiler and Lora Over- hosier. Jim Wark captured Class "B" with Dean Trindle and Ed Pauley plac- ing 2nd and 3rd. Pauley averaged 50 percent ringers. At Kokomo Bill Hobbs Earl Van Natter and Harold Walker finished in a three way tie for top honors, all three averaging over 66 percent ringers. Rain prevented a playoff. Others in the top class were Lloyd Neal, Neil Farr and Bill Dunn. Class "B" was won by Charlie Hanson with Ralph Feller plac- ing 2nd. Chet Reel took Class "C". Kenneth Day won the Muncie tourney in a playoff from Bob Boyar with 57.8 percent. Others in the top class were Chet Craig, Russ Stone, Ben Shores and Lonnie Mullins. Bob Bock won Class "B" from Ben Royer, Jasper Pine took Class "C" with Orville Stewert placing 2nd. Ray Howell downed Dick Shafer in the playoff for Class D. Indiana Association President, Don Owens qualified for Class "A" but withdrew (to direct the tourney. Harold McFatridge took honors at Connersville, averaging 63.3. Marv. Chrisman and Ray Wood tied for 2nd. Others in Class "A" were Paul Van Sickle, Harold Holland and Ray Pitcher. Morris Gillespie edged Richard Pitcher for the Class "B" title. The 31 entries in the Cayuga tournament included a number of Illinois players and was topped by Floyd Fowler of Greencastle, Ind. who averaged 77.3 percent. Gil Bancroft of Illinois placed 2nd and Virgil Taylor took 3rd by virtue of a higher ringer percentage than was posted by Gary Farnsworth and Merle Tirey. All bettered 60 percent. Others in the top division were Ray Galbreath, Brad Taylor and Owen Tennill. Herb Cook of Illinois won Class "B" in a playoff from Burl Taylor. Joe Lowry downed Tom Sunkel, both Illinois players, in a playoff for Class "C" while John Wilson of Terre Haute won Class "D" outright. The tournament was directed by Karl Van Sant of Cayuga.

To Hold Central Ohio District Tournament, August 10*11 By John Lane The Central Ohio District tournament will be held at the Y.M.C.A. courts on August 10 and 11 in Newark, Ohio. The entry fee will be $5.00. Entrants will pitch their 100 shoe qualifying score on their own courts. The lower classes will begin round robin play at 1:30 P.M. on Saturday, August 10 with the upper brackets swinging into action at 9:00 A.M. on Sunday, August 11. All entries MUST have an NHPA card for 1963 in order to play. Entry fee together with qualifying score of ringers and total score complete with EX- ACT mailing address, should be sent to John W. Lane, 52 Gainor Avenue, Newark, Ohio not later than July 29. A card will be sent informing the pitcher as to what time and day he will play.

COVER PICTURE . . . Sue Gillespie, 1962 World Ladies' Champion, 13 year old Portland, Ind. lass who averaged 63.6 percent ringers to win her title. Sue is also an acrobatic dancer and recently won a district talent show. She will be in South Gate, Calif, this summer to defend her title thanks to the efforts of a group of proud and interested Portland citizens who are raising a fund to cover her expenses. Sue's home club, the newly organized Pennville, Ind. club stimulated and is aiding this undertaking. THE HORSESHOE PITCHER'S NEWS DIGEST

South Gate — Southern California Class "B" Open GROUP ONE W L R SP % Harry Piatt, Maywood 5 0 193 314 61.5 Harry Morse, Beaumont 4 1 170 322 52.8 Jiggs Gasaway, Baldwin Park 3 2 175 306 57.2 Norman Smith, Culver City 2 3 172 338 50.9 Bill Shoemaker, Monrovia 1 4 152 344 44.2 Wally Shipley, West Covina 0 5 113 286 39.5 GROUP TWO W L R SP % Don Peterson, Downey 5 0 179 278 64.4 Rolla Baker, Lynwood 3 2 193 332 58.1 Ralph Randall, Barstow 3 2 177 312 56.7 Ronnie Simmons, Norwalk 2 3 222 370 60.0 Jim Brown, Bellflower 1 4 179 344 52.0 Glenn Brown, South Gate 1 4 148 304 48.7 PLAYOFF W L R SP % Don Peterson, Downey 3 0 122 182 67.0 Harry Piatt, Maywood 2 1 102 164 62.2 Rolla Baker, Lynwood 1 2 103 190 54.2 Harry Morse, Beaumont 0 3 86 172 50.0

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Perry Sesqui-Centennial Eastern National Tournament Awaits Starter's Gun, June 21-22-23, Erie, Penn. With all plans completed, the Erie, Pennsylvania Club awaits the opening of the Perry Sesqui-Centennial Eastern National Open tournament on June 21-22 and 23 when Mayor Williamson will pitch the first shoe with the tourna- ment queen, Gratia Hanson, looking on. Qualifying fee for all classes will be $5.00. An additional fee will be paid by those pitching in Class AAA and Class Aa. This fee will be $2.50. Class A and Class B will not have any extra fee. Any pitcher desiring to pitch an extra 100 shoes in the qualifying round will have to pay an additional $5.00. Qual- ifying times are as follows: Friday, June 21, 1 p.m. to 12 midnight., and Saturday, June 22, 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. Class AAA will be made up of the first 16 high men. Class AA will have 16 men divided into groups of 8 men each. Class A, with 16 men in groups of 8. Class B will have an option set-up, that is, 16 men divided into groups of 8 men or 24 men divided into groups of 6 men each. All groups and classes will play round robins. Class Time Games Played Date AAA 12:00- 4:30 P.M. 5 June 22 A 12:00- 4:30 P.M. 7 June 22 AA 5:00- 8:30 P.M. 4 June 22 B 5:00- 8:30 P.M. 7 June 22 AAA 8:30-11:00 P.M. 3 June 22 AA 8:30-11:00 P.M. 3 June 22 A (Playoffs) 9:00-12:00 P.M. 3 Sunday, June 23 B (Playoffs) 9:00-12:00 P.M. 3 Sunday, June 23 AAA 12:00- 5:00 P.M. 7 Sunday, June 23 AA (Playoffs) 12:00- 3:00 P.M. 3 Sunday, June 23 RULES OF TOURNAMENT: 1. Class AAA — In case of a tie: SUDDEN DEATH! One game playoff. 2. Class AA, A and B — Playoff — 2 men picked by wins and losses or ringer percentage if ties occur. Ringer percentage will determine champion if tie again occurs in playoffs. 3. Important Rule Change: Players who fail to complete their full schedule, will forfeit their prize money. (Prize money will be evenly distributed in their respective class.) Games won and lost will count to time of player drop- ping out. Games not played will be considered forfeited and declared as losses. 4. An estimated prize list $700.00 will be posted (64 men). This shall be done two hours before pitching commences. 5. Scorekeepers shall be paid $0.25 a game. Qualifying scorers will be equip- ped with straight edge and measure all questionable ringers. Scorers shall not be from same area as qualifier. 6. Players will be allowed 15 minutes grace. Players being late for a game will forfeit that game only and will resume playing. 7. 3 Trophies in each class. Plaque for Hi-Qualifier plus $10.00 Sportsman- ship Trophy. Best Dressed Trophy. 8. In the event of an interruption (rain, etc.), games played to the interrup- tion will count. However, there shall be no interruption of a class time schedule. 9. Inasmuch as this Tournament is tied in with the Perry Sesqui-Centennial Sports Program, Medalions will be given as prizes by the Centennial Comm. THE HORSESHOE PITCHER'S NEWS DIGEST

Mr. Ellis Cobb Editor: Horseshoe Pitchers News Digest 1307 Solfisberg Ave., Aurora, 111. Dear Ellis: On page 6 of the April issue of the Digest is a very interesting article on Class Designations. The idea has great merit. By coincidence, earlier this year I was thinking along the same lines and worked out another nomenclature. When Lee Davis visited with me recently 1 showed it to him, and he thought it would be a significant, meaningful manner of class designation. Here it is: DIVISIONS (Based on ringer average) Established area Amateur section Old New R% avg. A Grand Master 75 & up I Able 35-40 B Master 70-75 J Talent 30-35 C Associate Master 65-70 K Apprentice 25-30 D Expert 60-65 L Novice 15-25 E Associate Expert 55-60 F Hi-Skill 50-55 G Skilled 45-50 H Craftsman 40-50 Tournaments in these areas should be held at various times rather than attempt them all at the same time, though perhaps three or four could be done in the same tournament. I trust others will carry on this discussion so that a conclusion can be arrived at for this year. Carl von der Lancken 2 Manitou Trail, White Plains, N.Y.

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Sidelights To World Tournament Activities It is expected that there will be many of the horseshoe pitching visitors and friends that will have a desire to see the magnificent Dodgers baseball stadium in Chavez Ravine. For those who want ito enjoy the "national past- time" the following playing dates are listed. The Dodgers will be playing the Phils there on 26-27-28-29. The N. Y. Mets will be there on July 30-31. The Angels will be playing the Chicago White Sox there on August 2-3-4 and Minnesota on August 6-7-8. All are night games with the exception of the two Sunday. This beautiful ball park is about 20 minutes driving time from the horseshoe courts.

New Jersey State Association The following New Jersey activities are announced by Bill Kolb, tourna- ment director of the state association. The Bergen County Open tournament will be held at the Englewood courts opposite the Englewood High school stadium on June 30 with classes determined by number of entries. Time 12:30 P.M. On July 28 at 12:30 P.M. the New Jersey Open tournament will start at the Branch Brook park courts in Newark, New Jersey. This event will be a non-handicap meet. Classes according to entries. In case of rain it will be held the following Sunday. On Sunday, August 11 the Senior AAU tournament will get underway with qualifying starting at 10 A.M. and the finals at 12:30 P.M. This will take place at Branch Brook park courts in Newark. Rain date, f ollowing Sun- day. There will be four classes according to number of entries. The New Jersey State Singles tournament will be held at the Branch Brook park courts, in Newark starting at 12:30 P.M. on Sunday, August 25. This will be a closed tournament. There will be three classes. A, B, and C. Rain date, September 8. On Sunday, September 15 the annual New Jersey State Doubles tourna- ment will geit underway at the Englewood courts in Englewood, New Jersey, beginning at 12:30 P.M. This will also be a closed meet with classes according to entries. Rain date, following Sunday. For further information contact Bill Kolb, 120 Rutgers Street, Belleville, N. J. THE HORSESHOE PITCHER'S NEWS DIGEST

Dilgard In Tight Squeeze To Win indoor Tourney George Dilgard of Crestline, 0., squeezed out a 50 to 47 playoff vistory over Frank Coursen of Bellville and claimed the Class A title at Rome Recre- ation Center's indoor spring tournament. Forty-eight entries were divided into 8 classes with Mel Montgomery of Columbus posting 72 per cent ringers and 243 points to lead the qualifiers. Tom Pearce's 83.8 per cent game with Montgomery was the best individual effort. The top two in each class were awarded trophies. CLASS A CLASS B W L % W L % G. Dilgard, Crestline 4 1 63.5 H. Bryant, Wash'ngtn C.H. 4 1 61.7 F. Coursen, Bellville 4 1 70.3 R. Wilkinson, Circleville 4 1 58.7 T. Pearce, W. Jefferson .... 3 2 67.9 K. Dawes, Good Hope 3 2 63.9 J. Leach, Columbus 3 2 63.8 M. Gardner, Urbana 3 2 60.9 M. Montgomery, Columbus 1 4 55.4 S. Manker, Martinsville .... 1 4 53.1 L. Rose, Columbus 0 5 48.9 H. Roshon, Baltimore 0 5 53.3 Playoff: Dilgard 50 (59.3%) Playoff: Bryant 50 (65.2%) Coursen 47 (57.8%) Wilkinson 14 (39%) CLASS C CLASS G W L % W L % H. Witter, Columbus 5 0 53.1 J. DeWeese, Wash'tn C.H. 5 0 58.2 R. Redding, Mt. Sterling ..4 1 55.1 F. Redding, W. Jefferson 3 2 45.1 H. Anderson, Rome 3 2 48.8 R. Van Dach, Delaware .... 3 2 41.8 J. D. Rhymer, Stoutsville 2 3 48.1 R. E. Corn, Urbana 2 3 39.3 G. Sawyer, Urbana Forfeit L. Sharrett, Jeffersonville 1 4 31.3 A. Ames, Urbana Forfeit W. Sword, Columbus 1 4 27.4 CLASS D CLASS H W L % W L % C. Redding, Columbus 5 0 65.0 E. Redding, Mt. Sterling 4 1 30.7 P. Swartz, Marion 4 1 55.3 R. Self, Mt. Sterling 4 1 29.0 C. Brickies, Columbus 3 2 52.3 F. Dougherty, Rome 4 1 25.2 L. Matthews, Columbus .... 2 3 50.7 T. Warnock, Jeffersonville 2 3 17.3 J. Nicholl, Grove City .... 1 4 51.9 J. Rhymer, Stoutsville .... 1 4 15.8 Q. Ison, Columbus 0 5 39.4 R. Frebis, Columbus 0 5 4.2 Playoff: 50 shoes — E. Redding 79, CLASS F Self 57, Dougherty 56. Playoff: Cancellation — E. Redding W L % 50, Self 24. W. Jones, Circleville 3 2 47.3 C. Young, Columbus 3 2 56.5 CLASS E J. Wilkes, Circleville 3 2 43.3 C. Hannah, Columbus 3 2 45.2 W L % W. Rase, Circleville 2 3 36.2 F. Park, Columbus 3 2 42.6 E. Pratt, Columbus 1 4 46.3 J. Knisley, Bremen . 3 2 46.7 Playoff: 150 shoes — Jones 300, F. Bennett, Greenfield .. .. 3 2 49.6 Young 294, Wilkes 289, Hannah 229. V. Pyles, Rome 3 2 39.3 R. Moore, Rome ... 3 2 42.5 C. Nogawick, Columbus .... . 0 5 42.4

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Requests For Insignias and Certificates Must Go Thru Secretary To clarify a situation, Mrs. Lucille Hopkins, NHPA vice-president in charge of sending out championship insignias and Certificates states that all requests for these MUST come through the state association's secretary before they will be issued. After championship has been verified by the state secre- tary, Mrs. Hopkins will then send them out.

Red River Valley Open Tournament, July 6 and 7, Fargo, N. D. The Red River Valley Open horseshoe tournament will be held July 6 & 7 at the Fargo, N.D., Park District's Oak Grove Park courts. The tournament will be managed by the Red River Valley Horseshoe League, under the leader- ship of president, Henry Wisness, secretary, Will Gullickson and treasurer, Helmer Jallen. There will be six classes with eight in each class with three trophies given in ach class.

Set Date For Wyo-Nebraska Tournament At a meeting of the Panhandle Horseshoe Club in Kimball. Nebraska held on May 31, it was decided to schedule the annual Wyo-Braska tourna- ment for Sunday, August 12 on the Lou Siebanaler courts in Kimball, Nebra- ska. Harold Clarke of 211 North Oak, Kimball, Nebraska, will be glad to fur- nish any other information necessary. mzr; ', i™ * ;v , * ' 'v' "" % | GORDON - "Sfrm-Ga

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COMING EVENTS

June 22 — North Carolina State (NHPA Aug. 11 — Central North Carolina Open sanctioned) Winston-Salem, N. C. tournament (2 p.m.) Asheboro, N. C. June 22-23 — Perry Sesquicentennial East- Aug. 11 — Galesburg Open tournament, ern National tournament, City Zoo park, Lincoln park, Galesburg, 111. Erie, Pennsylvania Aug. 11 — Annual Vermont State tourna- June 22-23 — 5th Annual Montana-Dakota ment, South Burlington, Vermont. tournament, Wibaux, Montana. Aug. 10-11 — Northwest U.S. Regional June 23 — Massachusetts Open Champion- AAU tournament, Helena, Montana. ship, Moxies' Grove, Hampton Ponds, Aug. 13-14 — Annual Illinois State tourna- Holyoke, Mass. ment, Springfield fairgrounds, Spring- June 23 — Iowa Hawkeye Members Trophy field, 111. Picnic tournament, Birdland park, Des- Moines, Iowa. Aug. 14 — Annual Illinois State Boys' June 28-29 — Annual Lakeside Open, Lake- tournament, Springfield fairgrounds, side, Ohio. Springfield, 111. June 30 — 2nd Annual Valley County Open Aug. 15 — Afton Iowa County Fair tour- tournament, Fort Peck, Montana. nament. June 30 — Annual "St. Joe" Open tourna- Aug. 17 — Virginia Junior tournament, ment, 28th and Edmond Sts., St. Joseph, Miller Park, Lynchburg, Va. Mo. Aug. 17-18 — Erie County (Penna.) tour- June 30 — 2nd Annual Fort Peck Open nament, City Zoo park, Erie, Pa. tournament, Kiwanis park, Fort Peck, Aug. 17-18 — All States Open tournament, Montana. City Park, Falls City, Nebraska June 30 — Bergen County Open, Engle- Aug. 17-18 — Indiana State Tournament wood courts, opposite High School sta- qualifying at various centers. dium, Englewood, N. J. Aug. 17-18 — Pickway Ringer-Round-Up, July 4 — Pittsfield, 111., Open, Kings Park, Fairgrounds, Circleville, Ohio. Pittsfield, 111. July 4 — Tournament for Iowa pitchers, Aug. 17-18 — Centennial Open, City Park, Atkins, Iowa. Parkersburg, W. Va. July 4 — Boone County Special, Fair- Aug. 18 — Virginia City Open tournament, grounds, Lebanon, Ind. Virginia City, Montana. July 6-7 — Greenville Ringer Classic, City Aug. 18 — Massachusetts State Champion- Park, Greenville, O. ship, Moxies' Grove, Hampton Ponds, July 7 — DesMoines Open, Birdland park, Holyoke, Mass. DesMoines, Iowa. Aug. 23 — Farmers tournament, Iowa State July 6 — Montana State AAU Junior fairgrounds, DesMoines, Iowa. tournament, Miles City, Montana. Aug. 23-25 — Annual Missouri State July 13-14 — Northern Indiana, City Park, tournament, Sedalia, Missouri. Wabash, Ind. Aug. 24-25 — Southeastern Classic (for- July 13-14 — Southern Indiana, Garfield, merly Winston-Salem Open), Winston- Indianapolis, Ind. Salem, N. C. July 13-14 — Central Indiana, Highland Aug. 24 — Junior Boys' tournament, Iowa Park, Kokomo, Ind. State Fair, DesMoines, Iowa. July 13-14 — Hill City Invitational, Miller Aug. 24 — Pike Co. Open, Fairgrounds, Park, Lynchburg, Va. Pleasant Hill, 111. July 13-14 — 5th Annual Erie Northwest Aug. 24-25 — Iowa State tournament, Iowa Invitational tournament, City Zoo park, State Fair, Des Moines, Iowa. Erie, Pa. August 25 — N. J. State Singles tourna- July 13-14 — Annual 4-State Open tourna- ment, Branch Brook park, Newark, N.J. ment, City Park, Falls City, Neb. August — Northwestern Illinois tourna- July 20-21 — Oklahoma Open tournament, ment, Lawrence park, Sterling-Rock Wiley Post park, Oklahoma City, Okla. Falls, Illinois July 21 — Open Championship tournament, Aug. 31-Sept. 2 — Washington State tour- Wheelock park, Keene, New Hampshire. nament, Woodland park, Seattle, Wash. July 21 — 6th Annual Culbertson Open Aug. 31-Sept. 1-2 — Indiana State tourna- Tournament, Culbertson, Montana. ment, Dorner Park, Frankfort. July 28-Aug. 6 — WORLD TOURNAMENT, Aug. 31-Sept. 1-2 — Ohio State tournament, South Gate, California City Park, Greenville, Ohio. July 28 — New Jersey Open, Non-Handicap Aug. 31-Sept. 1 — West Virginia State, Branch Brook park, Newark, N. J. City Park, Parkersburg, W. Va. July 28 — Trade Territory tournament, City Sept. 1-2 — South Dakota State tourna- Park, Falls City, Neb. ment, Aberdeen, South Dakota. July 28 — Northwest Missouri tournament, Sept. 1-2 — Minnesota State tournament, Mo. pitchers ONLY, Noyes Field, St. Bennett park, Hibbing, Minn,. Joseph, Missouri. Sept. 1-2 — Annual New England States July 27-28 — Northwest Open tournament, tournament, Wheelock park, Keene, Ramsey County fairgrounds, St. Paul, New Hampshire. Minn. Sept. 1-2 — 5 th Annual Montana State Aug. 3 — Carolinas' AAU Singles tourna- tournament, Kiwanis park, Fort Peck, ment, Winston-Salem, N. C. Montana. Aug. 4 — Carolinas' AAU Doubles tour- Sept. 2 — Annual Rock River Valley Open nament, Winston-Salem, N. C. tournament, Lawrence park, Sterling- July 29-Aug. 2 — 4-H Fair tournament, Rock Falls, Illinois Fairgrounds, Lebanon, Ind. Sept. 2 — "Free For All" Open, Fair- Aug. 10 — Virginia State tournament, grounds, Wauseon, Ohio. Miller Park, Lynchburg, Va. Sept. 8 — Midland Empire Open tourna- August 11 — Senior AAU tournament, ment, 28th and Edmond Sts., St. Jos- Branch Brook park, Newark, N. J. eph, Missouri 14 THE HORSESHOE PITCHER'S NEWS DIGEST

Coming Events — continued

Sept. 8 — 3rd Annual Baker Open tourna- Sept. 15 — N. J. State Doubles tournament, ment, Baker, Montana. Englewood courts, opposite High School stadium, Englewood, N. J. Sept. 13-14 — Indiana-Ohio Open, Heekin Sept. 15 — Whiteside County (111.) Law- Park, Muncie. rence park, Sterling-Rock Falls, 111. Sept. 14-15 — Annual Hill City Open, Mil- Sept. 1 5 — Open tournament, Afton, Iowa. ler Park, Lynchburg, Va. Nov. 20-Dec. 1 — Florida State tournament, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA June 23 — Pomona Open "F", Pomona. Aug. 18 — Added Class "E", South Gate. Aug. 25 — Added Class "A", Baldwin Park. June 30 — Doubles 28, Men, Pomona Sept. 8 — Doubles 32 Men, Long Beach. July 6 — Semana Nautica "B" Open, Santa Sept. 15 — Added Class "D", Pomona. Barbara. Sept. 29 — Championship "B", South Gate. July 6 — Semana Nautica "A" Open, Santa Sept. 29 — South Gate Open "E", South Barbara. Gate. July 14 — Special "A" Open, South Gate. Oct. 6 — Championship "A", South Gate. July 20-21 — Western Open, 16 Men, South Oct. 6 — Championship "F", South Gate. Gate. Oct. 13 — Doubles, 48 Men, South Gate. Aug. 11 — Pomona Open "C", Pomona. Oct. 27 — Championship "D", Baldwin Park. Aug. 18 — South Gate Open "B", South Nov. 3 — Championship "E", Baldwin Park. Gate. Nov. 10 — Championship "C", South Gate.

Ray Cavin Announces Special "Northwest Missouri" Tournament The date of July 28 has been set for the Northwest Missouri tournament to be held at the Noyes Field courts in St. Joseph, Missouri. This tournament is for Missouri pitchers ONLY. Qualifying score for 100 shoes may be mailed to Ray Cavin, 1824 Holman Street, St. Joseph, Missouri or pitchers may qual- ify on the courts on their arrival. Qualifying on courts will close at 12 (NOON) on Sunday, July 28. The number of classes will be determined by the number of entries received and the entry fee will be $2.00. Five trophies will be awarded the winners. All Missouri players are cordially invited to come and be a part of this tournament.

Ohio Buckeye Pitcher, Pentilla, Tops In New Brighton, Pa. Spring Warm Up Tournament The New Brighton Spring Warm-up Champion is William Penttila of Ohio. Albert Zadroga. 1962 Allegheny County Champion, with only three practice sessions prior to the tournament gave a very good showing for him- self, losing only to Penttila in the final round of a ten man round robin. Be- fore the final round it appeared that the champion might be Zadroga. A1 had not lost a game, defeating James Ohler (1962 Penna. State Champion) and Herbert Pinch (1962 Warm-up Champion), while Penttila had lost a very close match with Ohler. The Ohler had an unfortunate accident. Something in James' back became dislocated and he was forced to leave the contest. (All of us certainly hope that nothing seriously has happened ito one of the great- est champions that this state of Pennsylvania has ever produced.) Ohler then forfeited all of his previous wins and succeeding games. Zadroga and Penttila then entered the final round with identical 8-0 records. Herbert Pinch also made a good showing by coming in third, losing only to Zadroga and Penttila. Class B was won by Relman Wilson sweeping an eight man round robin. Herman Boyer, one of our most improved pitchers, came in second losing only two games. Wilson shot 60.9% and Boyer 59.8%. Class C was won by Robert Byers of New Brighton and Class D by Wayne Richard of Unionville. Both men had no defeats in their respective eight man round robins. With the form that Wayne displayed in this event, this young lad will certainly make his presence felt very soon in the higher classes. THE HORSESHOE PITCHER'S NEWS DIGEST

South Gate — Southern California Class "A" Open GROUP ONE W L R SP % Homer Moefield, Long Beach 4 1 180 300 60.0 Ned Shaver, Whittier 3 2 263 418 62.9 Henry Durr, Los Angeles 3 2 181 290 62.4 Henry Harper, Monterey Park 3 2 221 392 56.4 Norman Smith, Culver City 2 3 211 346 60.7 Jim Weeks, Norwalk 0 5 Forfeited all games GROUP TWO W L R SP % Gerald Schneider, Bell 5 0 251 322 78.0 Don Peterson, Downey 3 2 233 370 63.3 Frank Esperanza, Oxnard 3 2 211 348 60.6 Clarence Pearcy, La Habra 2 3 251 406 61.8 Louie Dean, Pomona 2 3 203 340 59.7 Fred Brown, Huntington Park 0 5 144 286 50.3 PLAYOFF W L R SP % Gerald Schneider, Bell 3 1 188 264 71.2 Don Peterson, Downey 3 2 233 370 63.3 Homer Moefield, Long Beach 1 2 113 186 60.7 Ned Shaver, Whittier 1 2 167 254 65.8

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World Champion, Paul Focht Winner In Greenville Open By LEVI BRUMBAUGH Displaying the same technique that won him the World Title, Paul Focht of Dayton, Ohio, came through as the top man in the Greenville, Ohio, Open tournament held on the City Park courts in that city on Saturday and Sunday, June 1 and 2. Following close behind was Wilbur Kabel of New Madison, Ohio. This tournament was primarily a warm-up meet, being one of the first tour- naments to be held this season. The meet was conducted by the Darke County club. There were 90 entries with pitchers from four states. CLASS A CLASS F % % Paul Focht 77.1 Lonnie Mullins 46.6 Wilbur Kabel 77.2 Harold Craig 46.8 Jim Johnson (Pop) 70.4 Audie Rich 46.4 Herbert Pinch 67.8 Dick Crider 43.1 Frank Coursen 66.9 Harold Reed 40.2 Dick Carpenter 66.3 Richard Pitcher 40.8 Marvin Craig 67.7 CLASS G E. Cobb 58.1 % CLASS B Ray Wilson 45.7 % George Hinshaw 53.8 Don Owens 69.3 Harold Godfrey 47.7 Gene Mendenhall 63.6 Leonard Koogler 44.6 Melvin Kalb 62.8 Geo. Dellinger 40.0 Ken Dawes 61.3 H. McPherson 33.6 Harold Wolfe 59.5 CLASS H Howard Bryant 59.1 Lee Bennett 58.2 % Charles Sipple 57.6 Ray Pitcher 51.3 Orville Cross 45.7 CLASS C Mike Gardner 45.6 % Raymond Wood 53.8 Glen Riffle 68.1 Harold Anthony 47.8 Mickey Broughton 60.9 Cecil Mangus 28.8 Harry Holland 54.4 CLASS I Marvin Chrisman 49.2 % Bob Boyer 54.8 Paul Van Sickle 55.8 Otis Clay 50.5 Bob Brooks 49.2 Gordon Miller 54.3 John Nickoll 47.5 Stan Manker 45.7 Roy McClure 45.5 CLASS D Morris Gillespie 42.5 Russ Showalter 41.7 % CLASS J Jim Johnson 61.1 Fred Collins 56.0 % Paul Helton 56.8 Ancil Copeland 48.6 Howard Roshon 54.9 Robert Gordon 43.6 Lloyd Neal 53.7 Willie Figy 39.4 Glen Boehringer 47.1 Dennie Showalter 34.4 Bud Musick 32.6 CLASS E Richard Jansen 25.8 CLASS K Paul Swartz 58.1 Bob Bock 44.1 Robert Pence 52.3 Robert Rung 43.0 Larry Shaffer 48.1 Glen Gibbons 41.2 Walter Fender 47.9 George Neff 40.2 Jim Knisley 40.8 W. T. Kelsey 29.9 Alidoor Van DePitte 47.7 George Sawyer ; 37.3 THE HORSESHOE PITCHER'S NEWS DIGEST

Greenville Open — (Continued) CLASS L CLASS M % % John Yohn 41.9 Joe Witschger 33.4 Rollie Futrell 37.2 Herb Vanskyock 32.6 George Brenner 27.7 Jim Owens 28.3 James Cooper 26.0 Jim Brubaker 28.9 Gene Corn 32.1 Jack Davis 21.0 Eldon Rhoades 17.3 Ed Nickols 13.0 CLASS N % A1 Davis 22.1 James Lang 19.9 Jim McCombs 18.6 L. S. Lee 22.2 Loren Winchester 15.7 W. J. Woods 19.9 Baldwin Park Open MD" — Southern California GROUP ONE W L R SP % Clark Bell, Covina 5 0 147 314 46.8 Leo Pearcy, Anaheim 4 1 156 346 45.1 Bill Faulkner, Fullerton 3 2 144 328 43.9 Earl Mang, Buena Park 2 3 117 330 35.5 Carl Dennis, Lynwood 1 4 98 286 34.3 George Lowe, Culver City 0 5 89 280 31.8 GROUP TWO W L R SP % Robert Richards, Riverside 5 0 139 290 47.9 Elmer Beller, Bellflower 4 1 154 294 52.4 Jay Warren, Los Angeles 3 2 152 298 51.0 Eldon Carrier, Downey 2 3 104 282 36.9 Lyman Bailey, No. Hollywood 1 4 104 278 37.4 Marshall Oesterick, Glendora 0 5 58 226 25.7 CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYOFF W L R SP % Clark Bell, Covina 3 0 96 184 52.2 Elmer Beller, Bellflower 2 1 97 198 49.0 Robert Richards, Riverside 1 2 77 174 44.3 Leo Pearcy, Anaheim 0 3 56 160 35.0

GREENVILLE RINGER CLASSIC OPEN TOURNAMENT CITY PARK, GREENVILLE, OHIO, JULY 4th THROUGH JULY 7th This will be an "OPEN", sanctioned by the NHPA, and an $800.00 Prize Fund is guaranteed. The entry fee is set at $5.00. Each entrant must qualify by pitching 100 shoes at the courts. The Qualifying time schedule is: Thursday, July 4th — 10:00 A. M. - 7:00 P. M.; Friday, July 5th — 9:00 A. M. - 9:00 P. M.; Saturday, July 6th — 8:00 A. M. - 12:00 Noon. The pitchers will then be classified as soon as possible and the Round Robin tournament play will begin Saturday afternoon, continue in the eve- ning, and resume on Sunday morning July 7th, until completed. As an additional attraction, on July 4th, a Ladies Division sanctioned tournament will be at 2:00 P. M. in the afternoon. (Entrants must be registered by 1:00 P. M.) Entry fee for the Ladies is $3.00. 18 THE HORSESHOE PITCHER'S NEWS DIGEST

Wiges Takes Top Position In Southwestern Iowa Meet CLASS A CLASS B W L % W L % Earl Wiges, Exira, Iowa 4 1 64.8 Guy Spitler, Adair, Iowa 5 0 47.4 Ray Cavin, St. Joseph, Mo. 3 2 62.6 Art Reed, Creston, Iowa ..4 1 50.8 W. W. Uhlig, Anita, Iowa 3 2 56.0 P. McElroy, Ottumwa, la. 3 2 43.6 L. Pinion, Stewartville, Mo. 3 2 59.3 Ken Walker, Norwalk, la. 2 3 41.7 Lewis Jeter, Afton, Iowa 2 3 56.3 Art Brown, Patterson, la. 1 4 42.0 E. Danielson Sr., Burl'gton 0 5 47.0 Guy Nielson, Omaha, Nebr. 0 5 40.2 CLASS C CLASS D W L % W L % A. Williams, Lineville, la. 5 1 44.2 Loren Cain, St. Joseph, Mo. 4 1 48.8 Bernard Ricker, Afton, la. 4 2 46.3 W. Gay, St. Joseph, Mo. 4 1 49.0 Maurice Clark, Osceola, la. 3 2 44.2 V. Nordgren, Omaha, Nbr. 4 1 42.2 Kink Custard, Omaha, Nbr. 2 3 43.2 Jack Draper, Des Moines 2 3 22.3 Charles Cook, Corydon, la. 2 3 40.4 Jack Mosher, Ottumwa, la. 1 4 18.3 S. Osterman, Omaha, Nbr. 0 5 35.0 Charles Smith, Ottumwa, 0 5 15.0

Glen Henton, Conqueror of Southeastern Iowa Meet Glen Henton, current Iowa state champion, proved his conquering ways by sweeping the field at the annual Southeastern Iowa tournament held at the Riverside park courts in Ottumwa, Iowa on Sunday, May 26. CLASS A CLASS C W L W L Glen Henton, Maquoketa 5 0 Arlo Williams, Lineville 5 0 Harold Hughes, Cedar Rapids .... 4 1 Huron Johnson, Ft. Madison .... 4 1 Ernie Danielson, Burlington 3 2 A1 Burgess, Marshalltown 3 2 John Paxton, Ottumwa 2 3 Hiram Halverson, Cedar Rapids 2 1 Dale Dixon, Des Moines 1 4 Clarence Jackson, W. Burlington 1 2 Art Reed, Creston 0 5 Cliff Beaver, Ottumwa 0 5 CLASS B CLASS D W L W L Lewis Jeter, Afton 5 0 Maurice Clark, Osceola 3 0 Paul McElroy, Ottumwa 4 1 Bill Waddle, Ottumwa 2 1 Fred Keiper, Palo 3 2 Bob Hillhymer, Ottumwa 1 2 Ken Walker, Norwalk 2 3 Ernest Gideon, Selma 0 3 Ocie Trimble, Cedar Rapids .... 1 4 Howard Huntley, Cedar Rapids 0 5 JUNIOR BOYS Ronnie Burgess, Marshalltown ..2 0 Charles Smith, Ottumwa 0 2

Annual 4-State Tournament The annual 4-State Tournament will be held in Falls City, Nebraska on Saturday and Sunday July 13th and 14th. Qualifying score® may be sent in by mail or pitchers can qualify at the courts on Saturday, July 13. All mail entries must reach Don Koso not later than Friday July 12. The top 48 men will pitch in the tournament. Round robin play will start on Sunday, at 9 A.M. The top 10 will be Class A, 8 men in Class B and 6 men in each of the other classes. There will be two trophies in each class and cash awards which will be determined by number of entries. There will be a door prize and a "gas" ticket to the pitcher coming the farthest distance. Also a prize for the player having the highest ringer percentage for any one game. THE HORSESHOE PITCHERS NEWS DIGEST

Iowa Spring Warmup Tournament Won By Dixon Dale Dixon, many times Iowa State champion, out-maneuvered another Iowa "ringer ace/' John Paxton, in the playoff for the Spring Warm Up tournament title. Meet was played on the Birdland park courts in Des Moines. CLASS A CLASS C W L W L Dale Dixon, Des Moines 5 1 Charley Hopkins, Ottumwa 5 1 John Paxton, Ottumwa 4 2 Arlo Williams, Lineville 4 2 Glen Henton, Maquoketa 3 2 Paul McElroy, Ottumwa 3 2 W. W. Uhlig, Anita 2 3 Clair Woollums, Mt. Ayr 2 3 Earl Wiges, Exira 2 3 Leo Hamand, Peru 2 3 Clarence Spier, Waverly 0 5 A1 Burgess, Marshalltown 0 5 CLASS B CLASS D W L W L Lewis Jeter, Afton 5 0 Maurice Clark, Osceola 5 0 Guy Spitler, Adair 3 2 Bernard Ricker, Afton 4 1 Harry Savage, Des Moines 3 2 Huron Johnson, Ft. Madison .... 3 2 Ken Walker, Norwalk 2 3 Ralph Elings, Des Moines 2 3 Marvin Woollums, Mt. Ayr 2 3 Jack Draper, Des Moines 1 4 Charles Cook, Corydon 0 5 Jack Mosher, Ottumwa 0 5 JUNIOR BOYS Gary James, Underwood 2 1 Ronnie Burgess, Marshalltown 1 2

Willie Paradis Wins Connecticut Closed Tournament By virtue of having the best ringer percentage in round robin after the top three players were tied, Willie Paradis was declared the winner in the annual Connecticut Closed tournament held at the Veterans' Memorial park courts in Middletown, Connecticut, on Sunday, May 19. J. CLASS A W L R DR SP % W. Paradis .... , 6 1 229 65 396 57.8 D. Majewski .. . 6 1 248 66 426 58.2 R. Dudek .. 6 1 235 60 440 53.4 J. Kurlick .... . 3 4 169 34 418 40.4 A. Paradis , 3 4 192 32 476 40.3 N. Rioux 2 5 191 31 478 39.9 A. La Flamm 1 6 161 36 416 38.7 L. Lang 1 6 169 22 442 38.2 CLASS B CLASS D W L % W L % 7 0 54.3 E. Tidd 5 0 34.2 H. Christensen Jr. 6 1 50.4 R. St. Amand 3 2 30.6 5 2 43.4 R. Jordan 3 2 30.0 4 3 44.4 R. Burgess 2 3 28.2 2 5 40.9 H. Wrisley 2 3 2 5 34.1 J. Donnelly 0 5 22.21.15 F. Wagner , 1 6 38.6 1 6 28.9 CLASS E W L % CLASS C 5 0 35.5 W L % 4 1 33.4 J. Doyle 4 1 36.5 2 3 30.2 T. Christensen 4 1 35.2 2 3 25.9 H. Christensen Sr 3 2 42.8 R. McElroy 1 4 25.6 D. Wrisley 2 3 29.1 1 4 21.2 N. Cerretani 1 4 31.3 T. Poirier 1 4 31.3 20 THE HORSESHOE PITCHERS NEWS DIGEST

Baldwin Park — Southern California Class "D" Open GROUP ONE W L R SP % Fred Craven, Bellflower 5 0 134 276 48.7 Carl Dennis, Lynwood 4 1 119 316 37.7 Sam Puopulo, Baldwin Park 3 2 112 324 34.6 Ross Faulkner, Huntington Park 1 4 116 326 35.6 Marshall Oesterick, Glendora 1 4 107 320 33.5 Joe McNamara, Los Angeles 1 4 97 298 32.6 GROUP TWO W L R SP % Don Shubert, Los Angeles 5 0 122 248 49.2 Eldon Carrier, Downey 4 1 118 306 38.6 Earl Mang, Buena Park 3 2 105 282 37.2 Russ Hudgens, Lynwood 2 3 100 278 36.0 Claude Carrier, South Gate 1 4 85 284 29.9 Raymond Victor, Huntington Park 0 5 40 254 15.7 PLAYOFF W L R SP % Fred Craven, Bellflower 3 2 159 324 49.1 Don Shubert, Los Angeles 3 2 150 342 43.9 Eldon Carrier, Downey 3 2 128 326 39.3 Carl Dennis, Lynwood 0 3 69 184 37.5 Two playoffs ended in three way tie for first place. Players agreed to let percentage decide who was the winner. I THE LEE HORSESHOE When ordering, state square or contoured

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King Wins Burlington, North Carolina Open CLASS A CLASS B W L % W L % Walt King . 7 1 66.1 Pete Seagraves 4 1 52.1 Glynden Moore . 6 2 63.3 B. Ashburn 3 2 56.6 Howard Hester . 5 2 62.2 Joe Coble 3 2 50.6 Darrell Eller , 4 3 57.1 Robert Wood , 3 2 43.0 Woody Thomas , 3 4 54.1 Gilbert Moore 2 3 47.7 Ed Austin 2 5 51.2 W. B. Stinson 0 5 44.0 Conrad Murphy 1 6 51.0 Ed Stancik 1 6 50.2 CLASS C W L % Dexter Austin 5 0 46.7 Don Longtin 2 3 38.8 Rick Seagraves 4 1 36.5 Kenny King 1 4 33.3 Tommy Jones , 3 2 39.3 Ran Jones 0 5 19.0

Iowa Open Set For July 7, At Des Moines By Lucille Hopkins The Annual Iowa Open Horseshoe Tournament will be held at Birdland Park, Des Moines, Iowa, Sunday July 7. A certified qualifying sheet of 100 shoes may be sent, accompanied by a $3.00 entry fee, to Mrs. Lucille Hopkins, 912 East 2nd Street, Ottumwa, Iowa, before July 6, or you can qualify at Birdland horseshoe courts Saturday, and unitil 11 a.m. Sunday morning, CST, with a choice of a second 100 shoes for an additional $1.00. Finals starting as near 12:30 p.m. as possible. The defending Champion isi Earl Wiges, Exira, Iowa. There will be 2 groups of Class A of 6 each, top 2 of each group to play- off for top 4 places of A, each receiving a trophy; and 2 each of other groups of 6 each so that all pitchers can pitch, if we can; trophies and cash prizes will depend on the entry fees. A door prize; one for the pitcher coming from the farthest distance (check your mileage reading) ; and one for the lucky lady. Classes for Men, Junior Boys & Ladies, if enough attend. All pitchers must have the White NHPA cards.

Midwest "Ringer Round Up", Muncie, Ind. The annual Midwest "Ringer Round Up", one of the largest of NHPA sanctioned tournaments, will be held on the Heekin Park courts in Muncie, Ind. July 19, 20, 21. Players may throw their 100 qualifying shoes Friday evening, July 19, and up until 2 P.M. Saturday afternoon, July 20. Following this qualifying round there will be a special Ladies Tourna- ment and a Junior Tournament for players under 17. The lower classes in the Men's tourney will play Saturday evening and the upper classes on Sunday, July 21. World Champion, Paul Focht of Dayton, O. broke Curt Day's monoply on the title last year and will be back to defend his crown against players from seven or eight states who usually enter this outstanding event. The field in the Ladies' tourney should be a good one with World Cham- pion Sue Gillespie on hand along with Wanda Ditmer who tied for 2nd at Greenville last summer and Esta McKee who won the World title in 1960. The Muncie Club has raised money for cash prizes by mean& of a pro- gram brochure and other means. 22 THE HORSESHOE PITCHERS NEWS DIGEST

Frank Novak Memorial Tournament Won By Bertoldi Woodland Park Courts — Seattle, Washington A DIVISION W L R SP % 6 1 303 458 66.2 5 2 282 432 65.3 5 2 272 422 64.5 4 3 306 468 65.4 4 3 268 472 56.8 2 5 240 446 53.8 1 6 254 466 54.5 1 6 233 432 53.9 B DIVISION C DIVISION W L W L Wagner, Bremerton 5 2 Coppernoll, Seattle 7 0 Heleker, Seattle 4 3 Shidler, Seattle 5 2 Brucker, Port Angeles 4 3 Nebenfuhr, Seattle 5 2 Wasson, Seattle 4 3 Tysver, Bremerton 4 3 Matteson, Bremerton 3 4 White, Seattle 3 4 Taylor, Seattle 3 4 Marcear, Bremerton 2 5 Ertsgaard, Bremerton 3 4 Wagner, Bremerton 1 6 Alexander, Seattle 2 5 Jones, Bremerton 1 6 Heroes of the day were Old Man Sunshine and "Hard-Nosed" Vic Bertoldi. Old Sol brought us some unexpected shirt-sleeve weather and Vic, after an early loss to Dan Graham, knocked off all the high qualifiers and breezed through while the rest of the field was upsetting one another in the late rounds. Sig Pederson, after losing early to Vic, looked the sharpest of the bunch until Paul Snow trounced him in the final round, knocking him out of a first place tie. Then, to add insult to injury, Paul edged Sig out again in the playoff for second place. Herb Pidde wound up with the 2nd best ringer percentage but had trouble stringing them together when needed. It was good to see Dan Graham and Herb Criss back pitching after missing a lot of the tournaments last year. A couple more, and their percentage will be up about 10 points. Rudy's day was a brilliant success when he dumped Paul Snow out of a tie for first. Jim Malvern went better than he has for a couple of years and looks like he is on the way back up. B and C were real dogfights except for Bill Coppernoll of Seattle, the only pitcher to go through the day undefeated in winning the C. Bremerton got its chance to howl when Wagner, a fast-improving three-quarter pitcher, out-steadied the rest of the field in the B. Heleker of Seattle won the three- way playoff for 2nd.

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Long Beach Open— Southern California GROUP ONE W L R SP % Gerald Schneider, Bell 5 0 204 266 76.7 Henry Durr, Los Angeles 4 1 214 330 64.8 Edgar Gruell, Inglewood 3 2 222 350 63.4 Tom Wheeler, Fullerton 2 3 182 314 58.0 Louie Dean, Pomona 1 4 253 376 67.2 Jim Brown, Bellflower 0 5 118 256 46.1 GROUP TWO W L R SP % Jim Weeks, Norwalk 5 0 215 276 78.3 Ned Shaver, Whittier 4 1 205 302 67.9 Don Peterson, Downey 3 2 236 362 65.2 Frank Esperanza, Oxnard 2 3 214 350 61.1 Homer Moefield, Long Beach 1 4 208 328 63.4 Fred Brown, Huntington Park 0 5 135 270 50.0 CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYOFF W L R SP % Jim Weeks, Norwalk 3 0 192 230 83.5 Gerald Schneider, Bell 2 1 173 236 73.3 Henry Durr, Los Angeles 1 2 122 200 61.0 Ned Shaver, Whittier 0 3 126 210 60.0

Pomona — Southern California Class "C" Open GROUP ONE W L R SP % Bob Richards, Riverside 4 1 166 322 51.6 Tom Wheeler, Fullerton 3 2 170 338 50.3 Jay Warren, Los Angeles 3 2 135 296 45.6 A1 Cauchon, Pasadena 2 3 147 294 50.0 Earl Mang, Buena Park 2 3 129 318 40.6 Clark Bell, Covina 1 4 134 316 42.4 GROUP TWO W L R SP % Fred Brown, Huntington Park 4 1 172 330 52.1 Gunnar Hansen, Baldwin Park 3 2 186 324 57.4 Rolla Baker, Huntington Park 3 2 174 328 52.7 Wally Shipley, W. Covina 3 2 172 338 50.9 Fred Craven, Bellflower 2 3 164 342 48.0 Larry Hahn, Glendora 0 5 93 258 36.0 PLAYOFF W L R SP % Bob Richards, Riverside 3 1 128 246 52.0 Fred Brown, Huntington Park 2 2 123 248 49.6 Tom Wheeler, Fullerton 1 2 107 196 54.6 Gunnar Hansen, Baldwin Park 1 2 81 166 48.8

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