OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE NATIONAL HORSESHOE PITCHERS’ ASSOCIATION

VOL. 3—NUMBER 12 LONDON, OHIO, DECEMBER 1,1924 ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR WORLD’S CHAMPIONSHIP WON AGAIN WITH OHIO HORSE SHOE COMPANY’S MAKE OF SHOES Mrs. C. A. Lanham “Putt” Mossman Lady Champion World’s Champion

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VOL. 3— NUMBER 12 LONDON, OHIO, DECEMBER 1, 1924 ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR

The date of the next national horse­ Al. Michler, president of the Lake trophies having been announced. A shoe pitchers tournament which will be Worth Horseshoe Club, under whose $500 bonus also will be given toi the held at Lake Worth, Fla., have been auspices the tourney will be held, is National Association. set for February 16 to 28. This will sparing no means in planning for the Present Champions be the longest period of time ever tournament. Mr. Michler also is the The present champions are: Men’s taken for a national tournament, a president of the National Association professional, Putt. Mossman, Eldora, two-weeks schedule having been ar­ and naturally is interested in seeing la.; Women’s professional, Mrs. C. A. ranged. the best tournament ever staged, con­ Lanham, Bloomington, Ill.; Men’s am­ Several noted pitchers already are ducted at Lake Worth in 1925. Lake ateur, Warren Mossman, Eldora, Ii.; in training on the Lake Worth courts, Worth was host to the national pitch­ Women’s amateur, Mrs. P. D. Samuell hoping to have the “ edge” on their ers last winter and the tournament of Minneapolis, Minn; Boys’ amateur, opponents when the nation’s best was declared one of the very best Frank Stinson, Minneapolis, Minn. slipper slammers gather in the Palm ever held. These champions won their titles at Beach County metropolis next Febru- ■ A good prize list will be offered— the mid-summer tournament in Minne­ ary. $3,500 in cash prizes, and $1,000 in apolis, Minn., in September.

tiiiimmiiiiiiiimimmmiiiiiimiiiimiiiiimmiiMiiiiiiiimiiMiiiiiiiiiiimiiitiiE llllllllllllllllllllllllllllltllllFIMIMIVIIIIIIIttllllllllllltlllllllllllllllljIlllllllllllllltfllltllllllll How Can They Stop? of the blueeoats came on duty several Tacoma Notes mornings ago with a deck of cards, and pinochle has come into its own. LIMA, O.— The municipal “ golf” links is no more. TACOMA, WASH.—The Tacoma No longer will city cops and fire­ Game Popular In Horseshoe Pitchers Association is all fighters, along with other employes Colorado City set and ready to go. and habitues of the safety building A general meeting was held at the Junction Fruit Co. December 4 for tjie spend their idle hours hurling the PUEBLO, COLO.— The good old purpose of clearing up the old busi­ metal shoes from stake to stake. game of horseshoe pitching is back on ness and electing officers for the fol­ The Radiant Oil Co. has pulled the the list of sports in this city as proven lowing year. The officers elected are stakes and excavating work prelim­ by the man contestants who took part the class of men that insures for our inary to the raising of a gasoline sta­ m a tournament held here last Sunday. association a big year in 1925. tion at the corner of East High St. Twenty six entries reported and each and S. Central Ave. has begun. contestant took part in four games, President, Floyd Sayre; vice presi­ In years past, one of the chief out­ those failing to win one out of four dent, Harry Kinney; treasurer, L. H. door sports in the city, especially games being eliminated. Hough; secretary, F. L. Wahlers. among city employes, was the horse Surviving contestants will resume Floyd Sayre is the Western Wash­ shoe tournament which was a daily tournament play Sunday and will ington champion. Harry Kinney is event on the city preserve. pitch for place in the finals which will Tacoma’s schedule expert. During* the time P. A. Kable, owner draw the prizes. There are 16 awards L. H. Hough the 1924 treasurer was of the land on which the stakes had and no player can win more than one re-elected. He was formerly known been planted, had boosted the sport, prize. Eight courts will be used in as “ Slow Shoe Fast Shoe Hough.” and gladly permitted the safety em­ next Sunday’s games. F. L. Wahlers is the local pitcher ployes to make use of the corner. Since the Colorado State Fair tour­ v ho has shown most improvement in Recently an agreement effected nament in 1923, interest in the game the last year. He started pitching with the Radiant Oil Co., whereby a has not been so widespread as it is about a year ago and is now averag­ filling station is in the course of con­ at the present time. Every f an is en- ing 35 per cent. These men know the struction, has “ put the damper” on the thused to think the great game is game and the needs of the game and barn yard enjoyment. again becom'ng* popular. For a while the fire fighters were at are sure to keep Tacoma on th horse­ a loss as to what they should do. The Having lost out in milking and saw- shoe map. metal shoes were dusted and stored bucking contests, Magnus v Johnson The retiring officers are A. L. Hop­ away, and several days passed, un­ may be induced to take a whack at kins, former president, Len Ellis, for­ eventful days, dreary and long. the horseshoe game. Since election mer vice president, and Pat Kenny, Then someone broke the ice. One he has unlimited time for practice. former secretary. Page Four The H orseshoe W orld December 1, 1924

Champions Join having four courts installed in the Plan Leagues park playground. During the winter O gden Pk. Club interest was kept alive through indoor ZANESVILLE, O.—At least three play, the club obtaining the north hall leagues are being planned for horse­ Wednesday and Saturday evenings CHICAGO,—From a group of eight shoe devotees here, it was announced and all day Sunday. by Yocum and Todd, who recently es­ or ten men pitching horseshoes in the Eight new courts with blue clay pits back yard of the home of George tablished indoor courts here. were installed in the park this spring One of the leagues is expected to be Stone at 6531 Racine Ave., the Ogden by the South Park board at the re­ Park Horseshoe Club has, within the a 12-club affair composed of employees quest of the club which now has a of local banks. Another will comprise last year, grown to one of the strong­ membership of over 60 seniors. est organizations fostering the sport pitchers in the semi-pro class and who The members all practice as often are able to hang up 35 ringers in a in the city. Its fame has spread all as they possibly can. They don’t take over Chicago and revived an interest game of 50 points. A third league of the game lightly. They value it as a just ordinary pitchers is being formed in this once popular sport. Johnny recreation because of its accessibility, Hogan, state champion at the game, by the owners of the newly established the skill it requires, and the chance it courts. Both leagues will be 16-men who lives on the north side, has joined gives them for frequent competition. the ranks of the local club as has Wm. affairs. Every member has his own standard Arrangements have been made to Bejack, a Hamilton Park man who shoes and nearly all have made them­ holds the city singles championship award appropriate prizes to the win­ selves shall wooden cases in which to ners in all the leagues. It is probable won in the playground Olympics. carry them to and from the park. The Harry Willette, another Hamilton that engraved medals will be awarded construction of these cases is also a winners in various events. Park man who placed second for the serious matter with the ardent play­ city title, and W. J. Landers, also a Not since the sport became popular ers, and they take as much pride in has there been so much interest in strong pitcher from Hamilton, are them as a musician would in his violin barnyard golf in Zanesville and com­ now affiliated with the club and with case. munity. the charter members growing better The great interest the members ------o------constantly the club promises to be an have in the game makes them forget Stage Contest organization of title holders. often that they have a family and In the South Parks meet held over every Sunday Director Russell re­ A t New Albany Labor day, Ogden's entries walked ceives phone calls from wives of the LOUISVILLE,- KY^—On Nov. 2nd, away with five of the nine sets of players who ask that their spouses be medals and had the largest entry of “Duke” Merchant led his Dixie boys sent home to dinner. At the South over the river to New Albany, Ind., any of the 16 parks. W. J. Donnahue Parks meet when Donnahue and Mil­ and Robert Miller brought honor to and played the newly organized team ler played in the finals, all the Ogden of that place. Before the games they the club by winning the South Parks Park players crowded close and doubles championship and Landers, paraded with autos through the main cheered over every ringer as loudly as streets. coupled with A. J Starr, placed third if they were watching a football game. in the doubles In winning the dou­ The Dixie boys won all games Daniel Russell, director, since being played. J. W. Netherton was' best in bles honors Donnahue and Miller appointed at the park, has taken an scored a decisive victory over Bejack ringers for the Dixie team while Mr. active interest in the club. Wideman Jr., was best for the New and Willette Donnahue is a new­ The officers of the club, Daniel comer to the team and previous to Albany team. On the following Sun­ Hoeffler, president, 6631 Morgan St.; day the New Albany boys made a last spring had never attempted to Herman Simmons, vice president, 7156 play the game,, but is now ranked as visit to Louisville, and played the Aberdeen St.; and Mr. Stone, secre­ Dixie boys on the new Shawnee lanes one of the best players of the club tary and treasurer, are working hard and he has his eye on Johnny Hogan’s and beat them four out of seven games with Director Russell in order to in­ played. Again Netherton and Wide­ crown sure this meet. Among the junior members of the man were best in ringers. club Ogden has several near cham­ pions. Wm. McNichols proved to be St. M atthew s one of them by taking second place in Cops Top N otch Horseshoe Prizes the boys’ singles of the South Parks Medals, Charms, Pins, Loving meet while Harry Krugman and John LOUISVILLE, KY.—The Jefferson Cups, Buttons, Badges Leonard got into the limelight by County Horseshoe League contest just placing second in the South Parks junior doubles. Leonard Brophy and closed with St. Matthews winning first place. J. W. Netherton of St. Mat­ Arthur Noll were third in the same thews team was best in the league in event. ringers. Sam Mattingly of the Shaw The club got its start about a year nee team was second, and L. T. Miller ago when E. H. Ruhrwein, a former of the Iroquois team was third. This athletic director at Ogden, conducted THE JOSTEN MFG. a meet. Stone’s backyard pitchers en­ was the first year of the league and the officers report a-successful season. tered and carried off most of the hon­ CO. ors. Their association with others Manufacturing Jewelers Since who were fond of the sport gave birth THE HORSESHOE WORLD ac­ 1897, Owatonna, Minn. to the idea of forming a club. Before cepts orders for other magazines and HEADQUARTERS FOR HORSE­ the season closed the idea materialized publications. Save the difference. SHOE PRIZES and the members were instrumental in Write for catalog. December 1,1924 Page five

B. G. Is C alled H orseshoe A ce

One of the Milwaukee newspapers has given our new secretary, B. G. Leighton a new title, calling him “Barnyard Golf Ace" in a headline which reads “Barnyard Golf Ace to Talk Saturday." While the national association is opposed to the use of the term “barnyard golf" we believe the term “ace" applies well to Mr. Leighton, as he really is the “ace" of them all in horseshoe facts and ideas. His coming to Milwaukee was her­ alded as follows: B. G. Leighton, Minneapolis, secre­ tary of the National Horseshoe Pitch­ ers’ Association, and for four years president of the organization, will be the principal speaker Saturday after­ noon when Milwaukee horseshoe pitch­ ers gather at a meeting at the Harves­ ter Works club, 836 S. Pierce St. Secretary Leighton will speak on never been done before. So when you the development and trend of the To B roadcast are listening in New Years afternoon, horseshoe game in the United States, wave length 268, and you hear strange telling of the great interest being Shoe Tourney clinks, kaplunks, and arguments ga­ shown in the sport, which has devel­ lore—don't think your tubes are on the oped into an indoor game in the win­ bum. It'll just be Fairbanks, Morse ter from an outdoor game in the sum­ Barnyard golfers will have their mer, making it an all the year round inning New Years afternoon, and they Horseshoe pitching tournament com­ won't have to heave a single shoe. ing over the air. pastime. They've broadcasted most everything It is planned to broadcast other en­ H. S. Morgan, director of school new from the care of the new baby to tertainment in connection with the athletics of the school board extension home economics and bee keeping; but Open House—concerts by the famous department, will also speak, and will it took lovers of the grand old barn F-M concert band, quartette, etc., but have facts and plans for the further­ yard national game to think of broad­ the big attraction will be the horse­ ing of the horseshoe sport in Milwau­ casting it. shoe pitching tournament. The tour­ kee for the coming year. A group of enthusiastic horse shoe ney is open to anyone in the world. The meeting Saturday afternoon is slingers in Beloit, Wis., wanted to Valuable prizes are included on the public and all those interested are in­ have a sure enough tournament. pr'ze list. vited to attend. Many of the most enthusiastic worked The Harvester Works club, one of at the Beloit Works of Fairbanks, the largest athletic and social clubs of Morse & Co., the town’s greatest in­ ELECTION OF OFFICERS the city, held their annual election for dustry, so they enlisted the aid of the LOUISVILLE, KY—The Dixie Fly­ 1925 on Monday, when Walter Eck, company and are going to stage their ers held a meeting Tuesday, Novem­ former football and basketball star of tournamnt in conjunction with the ber 18th, in the office of the Blum Or­ Lawrence college, and more recently company's Open House, which annu­ namental Glass Co. and elected the secretary of the Harvester Works club ally draws thousands of visitors to following officers: T. P. Storey presi­ was elected president. Officrs for the Beloit. dent; W. F. Norris, vice president; E. ensuing year are: Walter C. Eck, pres­ The tournament will be conducted M. Merchant, secretary; R. A. Willett, ident; Cliff Dussault, vice president; in the massive new Fairbanks, Morse treasurer. Sy Hennig, secretary; Frank Riedel, foundry, forming probably the largest ------o------treasurer; Wm. R. Birk, trustee. indoor horseshoe pitching arena in the Middle-West and perhaps in the entire SEND TO THE HORSESHOE world. WORLD FOR BROWN-TINT PRINT GOING AFTER TROPHY But to cap the event as a nation- OF NEW CHAMPION, PUTT. MINNEAPOLIS — The Fraternal widei attraction, the Beloit fans have MOSSMAN, BOY WONDER HORSE­ Monitor recently printed a picture of arranged to have Beloit College radio SHOE PITCHER. 10c per print. the Royal League Horseshoe Pitching station WEBW broadcast it play by team, and an account of the work of play. The better you know some fellows the team. The Royal League now We suppose listeners in will hear— holds two legs on the J. E. Myers “Clink-Clink—Ah-h-h, Si Smith from the more puzzled you are over direc­ trophy and another victory next year up Milwaukee way has thrown another tions when you read that they have would put the cup in, the permanent ringer." It'll be different, because it's “gone to their reward.” possession of the league. Page Six The Horseshoe World December 1, 1924

Horseshoe World's All-American Grid Team

By Chas. Roy Cox that “ Red” Grange is the man I mean, Letters To the Editor For his running mate, I have picked Not that it has anything at all to another one of the Four Horsemen. Webbs Mills, Me., Dec. 2, ’24 do with pitching horseshoes, but sim­ A great line plunger, a wizard in an The Horseshoe World, ply because every other sport maga­ open field, and a splendid receiver of London, Ohio. zine in the country picks an a ll- forward passes, Crowley makes an Gentlemen: American football team, because we ideal running mate for the great Illi­ I encio.se one year’s subscription to started it last year, and because the nois star. the Horse Shoe World. writer good-naturedly agreed to help McBride of Syracuse draws the full It may be of interest to you to hear fill up space this month when actual back assigmnent—and while you may something about the horseshoe tossers horseshoe dope was less plentiful than not agree on each individual selection of the old Pine Tree state of Maine. at any other time of the year—that's you will have to admit that this com­ Until within a very few years the the only excuse of the magazine and bination would be “ some team.” game in this state was not played on the writer of this article for it. We Whether they could defeat my second a very scientific basis, and was not don’t expect all of our readers to or even my third team, is a question considered much of a game of skill. agree with our choices, for any man that only actual combat could settle. But now the people are getting more who thinks he can pick the best eleven If such a game could be arranged, interested in it and there are many football players in the country is you'd have to put three or four of the ciubs organized throughout the state. goofy, or highly conceited, or both monster stadiums together to accom­ For the past two or three years Probably both. So these choices rep­ modate those who would want to sit there has been state tournaments resent only our opinion, if you don’t in. playea at the state fair at Lewiston, like them, you can pick your own All Maine, the winners to have the title Tune in, for Station C.R.C., from the American, and then I’ll argue with of Champion of Maine. The contest studio of The Horseshoe World at you. there consists of a series of Doubles, London, Ohio, is broadcasting their Starting with the ends, Cunningham and after that series they have the first, second and third All-American of Ohio State looks like the best singles. So we have champions of football teams. Here goes: flanker in the country to us, despite doubles and the champion of singles. the fact that his wonderful playing First Team At the last tournament held at the drew scant publicity. Opposing teams Cunningham, O. S. U...... L.E. state fair in Lewiston, the first week played from two to four men on Weir, Nebraska ...... L.T. in September, 1924, with 18 contest­ “ Cookie” all season, and then didn’t Diehl, Dartmouth ...... L.G. ants. I and my partner, Chester T. succeed in keeping him from breaking Horrell, California ...... C. Winslow, were victorious, winning up play after play for big losses. Mahan, West Virginia...... R.G. every game. Wakefield of Vanderbilt was the same McGinley, Penn...... R.T. The championship for singles went type of man, and if there are a better Wakefield, Vanderbilt ...... R.E. to Chester T Winslow, of Raymond, set of flankers in the country than Stuhldreher, Notre D am e...... Q.B. Maine, with Mr. Cummings of Nor­ these two, we’d like to put our lamps Grange (c) Illinois...... L.H. way Maine, a close second. The last on ’em some bath day afternoon. Crowley, Notre D am e...... R.H. game being staged by these high men Weir of Nebraska is the best tackle McBride, Syracuse ...... F.B. of the series. Winslow had won all in the country, in our opinion, so Second Team of his games, and Cummings had lost closely followed by McGinley of Penn­ Otte, Iowa ...... L.E. one, yours truly being responsible for sylvania that they make an ideal pair. Cox, Minnesota ...... L.T. his one defeat. The game by these Diehl of Dartmouth and Mahan of Farwick, Army ...... L.G. highliners was a very exciting one West Virginia draw the guard as­ Walsh, Notre D am e...... C. and was won by Cummings 50 to 45 signments, although they are hard Pondelik, Chicago ...... R.G. with a ringer score of 28 and 30 re­ pressed by a number of high class Hancock, Iowa ...... R.T. spectively, leaving them tied for first men. Lawson, Stanford...... R.E. place. The tie game was played, be­ Horrell of California gets the cen­ Dooley, Dartmouth...... Q.B. ing fully as close and exciting as the ter job, but Walsh of Notre Dame is, Pond, Yale ...... L.H. first, and this time Winslow was on in our opinion, just as good as the pa­ Baker, Northwestern...... R.H. the long end of a 50 to 48 score, and cific Coast star. The South Bend per Layden, Notre Dame ...... F.B. thereby gaining the title of champion former was handicapped by injuries Third Team of Maine for 1924. part of the season, and for this rea Bomar, Vanderbilt ...... L.E. Hamden Tripp. son is placed on the second team. Beattie, Princeton...... L.T. ------o ------Stuhldreher, one of the Four Horse­ Richeson, Missouri ...... L.G. SEND TO THE HORSESHOE men, easily lands the quarter-back Brown, Michigan ...... C. WORLD FOR BROWN-TINT PRINT job. He was not only an outstanding Abramson, Minnesota ...... R.G. OF NEW CHAMPION, PUTT. star mechanically, but was the guid­ Starabin, Syracuse ...... R.T. MOSSMAN, BOY WONDER HORSE­ ing genius in the sensational record Mahaney, Holy C ross...... R.E. SHOE PITCHER. 10c per print. achieved by Knute Rockne’s wonderful Parken, Iowa ...... Q.B. machine. Koppisch, Columbia ...... L.H. “ RADIO IN THE HOME” and “THE No comment is necessary on the McCarthy, Chicago...... R.H. HORSESHOE WORLD,” both 1 year first choice for half. Everyone knows Lidberg, Minnesota ...... F.B. for $1.75. Regular price, $2. December 1 ,1924 The Horseshoe World Page Seven

The above is a picture of a window display of prizes given recently at Zanesville, O., at “ Horseshoe Day.”

mer national champion, who hopes to regain the title at Lake Worth, and Mrs. M. T. Bishop, of Battle Creek, SPARKS Mich., made these scores: Off the Pegs

Garrett, Ind., staged a county tour­ nament recently. Another was staged at Avilla, Ind., for the championship of Noble county.

London, 0., is considering the es­ Mrs. Francisco left St. Petersburg tablishment of indoor courts. last June 15, playing 287 games while * * * gone. Out of this number she won Word has been received of the filing all but seven. Jack is still pitching of bankruptcy proceedings by I. R. ’em too, but the Mrs. still holds the Davies, owner of the Ross-Stevens center of the stage when it comes to Horseshoe Co. * * * C. E. Sturm, former business man­ Football for Everybody ager of the Horseshoe World, is suc­ Every fan, old or young', likes The EVANSVILLE VS. JANESVILLE Gregg’ Football Game. A perfect rep­ cessfully operating two weekly news­ EVANSVILLE, WIS.— The follow­ resentation of college football, with papers—one at New Vienna and the the new 1924 rules. Not a toy, using ing is the score of the Evansville- spinners, cards or dice, but a new game other at Leesburg, Ohio. Mr. Sturm of wits and strategy played on a table Janesville Contest: with a small football field and two has made rapid strides as a newspaper teams. Each player is his own Quarter^ manager. back and directs his team as in real football. At your sporting goods dealer or postpaid for $2.50. W rite for illus­ Here’s some record! Mrs. J. F. trated folder. ALBERT A. GREGG CO. Francisco of St. Petersburg, Fla. for­ Dept. H, West Jefferson, Ohio. Page Eight The H orseshoe W orld December 1, 1924

THE greater love for all humanity. There pounds. Yea, he lieth even as a cen­ is no time when we feel that we want turion. And the proud father giveth HORSESHOE WORLD to live closer to each other, or to share him a Cremo. RAYMOND B. HOWARD each other’s joys and sorrows to an Behold, the young one groweth up Editor and Publisher even greater degree. Could there be and graduateth. And the editor put- stronger evidence that at this same sea ieth into his paper a swell notice. Office: Madison Press Building son away back more than 2000 years Yea, a peach of a notice. He telleth LONDON, OHIO ago there came into the world One of the wisdom of the young woman who was the highest embodiment of and of her exceeding comeliness. Like Published the First of Each Month peace ? Can the hardest heart fail to unto the roses of Sharon is she and Entered as Second-Class Matter soften beneath that star off in the east her gown is played up to beat the March 18, 1924, at the Post Office at that wise men followed and found the band. And the dressmaker getteth London, Ohio, under the Act of March 3, 1879. hope of the world cuddled in a two score and four iron men. And the manger ? editor gets a note of thanks from the sweet girl graduate. Advertising Rates on Application If there is not peace and joy and happiness and contentment in all the And the daughter goeth on a jour­ SUBSCRIPTION RATES world now it is because men have re­ ney. And the editor throweth himself One Year ...... $1.00 fused to tie themselves together in a on the story of the farewell party. It Single Copy ...... 10c spirit of brotherly love. If there is not runneth a column solid. And the fair happiness in your own heart it is be­ one remembereth him from afar with NATIONAL HORSESHOE cause you have not sought to put hap­ a picture postal card that costeth six piness into the hearts of those about for a jitney. PITCHERS’ ASSOCIATION you in the year fast coming to a close. Behold, she returneth, and the youth OFFICERS Now, at this season, it is given you to of the town fall down and worship. AL. MICHLER, President realize this, and to join with your fel- She picketh one and lo, she picketh a Lake Worth, Fla. lowmen in renewing a pledge of love lemon. But the editor calleth him MRS. THOS. HEENAN, First Vice and friendship for each other, in hop­ one of our promising young men and President, Minneapolis, Minn. ing for each other a greater measure getteth away with it. And they send R. P. SPENCER, Second Vice Presi­ unto the editor a bid to the wedding dent, Picher, Okla. of happiness than has yet been known. If the year has prospered you, we and behold the bids are fashioned in B. G. LEIGHTON, Secretary a far city. Minneapolis, Minn. are glad. If it has been tinged with dark clouds here and there, our sym­ Flowery and long is the wedding D. D. COTTRELL, Treasurer notice which the editor printeth. The St. Petersburg, Fla. pathy is still with you, as well as our hope that the sun of the Christmas minister getteth 10 bones. The groom season will drive away all shadows standeth the editor off for a 12-month MERRY CHRISTMAS and that your path will be light and subscription. At this season of Peace on Earth peaceful on through the years. All flesh is grass and in time the and Good Will Toward Men, we want We bring to you, and to those near wife is gathered unto the soil. The to pause in our daily tasks to wish and dear to you, our best wishes for editor printeth a death notice, two each and every one of our readers, and a Merry Christmas. We wish you hap­ columns of obituary, three lodge no­ all those who are near and dear to tices, a cubit of poetry and a card of piness, we wish you prosperity, we thanks. And he forgetteth to read the them— wish you success in all your undertak­ A Merry Christmas! proof on the dead and the darned ings—but best of all we wish you the hing cometh out “Gone to Her Last We have shared each other’s friend­ greatest blessing that can be handed Roasting Place.1” ship through the years gone by, and down by the Giver of all good things— And all that are akin to the deceased as each year has passed on we feel We wish you Health and the Peace jumpeth on the editor with exceeding these friendships have grown stronger that passeth understanding. great jumps. And they pulleth out and more worth while. We have com­ their ads and canceleth their subs, and forted and consoled each other in our they swing the hammer even unto the sorrows as good friends and good third and fourth generations.—Path­ neighbors should. We have smiled finder. with each joy that came to brighten the hearts of those about us. We have sought to do our part toward making this a better and a brighter Organize League place in which to live, and we have at­ tempted to be of some real service to DENNISON, O. —The Tuscarawas humanity. It is now our pleasure County Horseshoe Pitching League to approach the close of the year has been organized here with C. E. with the knowledge that our message By Ye Editor Goodwin of Dennison as president and of a Merry Christmas to you brings Jacob Kopp, of Uhrichsville, secretary just as happy a message from you to CANST THOU BEAT IT? and treasurer. Twenty Dennison and us. Consider the editor! A child is four Doven men are in the league. The From those who gleefully await the br n unto the wife of a merchant in Doverites are Pete Groth, Ed Siebert, coming of Santa Claus to those whose the town. The physician getteth 10 John Wolf and Carl Miller . hair has been silvered by the hand of plunks. The editor writeth a stick and League games will be played Thurs­ time, there is no sweeter season, nor a half and telleth the multitude that day nights and Saturday afternoons a time when the heart abounds with a the child tippeth the beam at nine on an indoor court. December 1,1924 The H orseshoe W orld' Page -Nine

fourth floor of a building having no passenger elevator accommodations. Shoe Palace A t R i p p l e s Mrs. Brouillette is being transported Zanesville, Ohio up via the freight lift. From the Ten Thousand * * * Lakes Sherman marched his soldiers from ZANESVILLE, O. — Zanesville has Atlanta to the sea. Sherman had a set the pace in horseshoe pitching pal­ horse and still remarked that “War aces, William Yocum, former state (By the Minnesota Correspondent) is H-----” Wonder what the soldiers champion and at present Ohio state The word is out that the February would call it. fair champ and Clifford Todd and a tournament is to be a marathon af­ * * youngster who is expected to show the fair. Hold your breath, fellows— Mr. Michler announces a special guessing contest prize. Here it is, “hot stuff” in the coming world’s you’re going to need it. champion tournament at Lake Worth, * * * boys: If Frank Campbell were to walk, heel to toe, from his home town Fla., are the pace makers. Don’t urge me Al. In a month’s And the Yocum-Todd Horseshoe time the county would find it could Waukee, Iowa, to Lake Worth, how many steps would he, take? Send in Club is the result. operate without my services and I Theirs is a four-court indoor club, can’t live on horseshoe winnings. your guesses to Al. and try to collect. * * * open to the public at which a tax on The horseshoe marathon will be just Any items found missing from this . each game pitched is charged in the what the doctor ordered for “Kelly” column have been nipped by the cen­ same manner as bowling and billiard Spencer and Tom Fogarty. They will sor. charges are levied. w * » The clubs are ever busy and it is be able to lace their own shoes after Minnesota to Florida all that exercise. said that Zanesville Youngsters have We’re coming down to spend a month found it as easy to say “Let’s pitch a * * * Beneath your shady palms; The French lady guarantees to be game” as any of us find it to say: To live awhile on cocoanuts “Let’s bowl a game” or “Let’s shoot there and take the hole in her stock­ Your oysters and your clams. ing along for the benefit of those fail­ a game of pool.” From lutefish we’ll get a change— ing to see it at Minneapolis. ------o ------* * * Leave the herring in the brine, The only inducement that will en­ But from our snooce box, we’ll ne’er THE HORSESHOE WORLD ac­ tice Johnnie Dahl so far from home part, cepts orders for other magazines and is promise of a trip to Cuba. It goes with me and mine. publications. Save the difference. * * * * * * Write for catalog. Al. Michler may not walk his horse­ The above submitted by a Kenyon, shoe artists to the sea, but he is going Minn., devotee of the game. ------o ------to see that they walk. ******** ***** * * * FOR CHRISTMAS, what would be * SEND PICTURES * Flour City entrants have started in a better present than a subscription to * Send in those photos! * training by installing courts on the to the HORSESHOE WORLD ? * All title-holders should send * * Al. Michler, Lake Worth, Fla., * * Their pictures and facts on their * * claim to the titles they hold. * * Al. believes in publicity and he * * needs those pictures. * * Don’t be modest. Send ’em * * today! * ******** *****

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other match one played scored 73 ring­ Dan Cooper W ins ers.” Shoe Contest P u t t i n g ’E m O n In this connection it is interesting to note that the extension department of t h e P a n the school board, which has done so Dan Cooper, representing Ogden much for amateur sports in Milwaukee park, yesterday won the state ama­ Editor’s Note—-The following- article is beginning to show some interest in teur horseshoe pitching championship appeared recently in the Milwaukee horseshoes. Zip Morgan, the hustling Journal in Manning Vaughn’s “Putting in a tournament staged jointly by the ’em on the Pan” column. young director of the organization, is Ogden Horseshoe Pitching club and scouting the field, and plans the form­ the Chicago Playground council at the The Lowly Horseshoe Back in Favor ing of several leagues with a city Grant Park stadium. More than 100 The lowly horseshoe is beginning to championship tournament at the end barnyard golfers of the city and down- stick its head up and yell for recogni­ of the season. The leagues will be state competed. tion from old John Sport. Even the started next spring and no doubt there In taking top honors Cooper con­ millions of flivvers that buzz over the will be a rush to join. quered A. Thompson of the Northwest country roads can’t stop the ever­ Horseshoe club, who took second place. growing plea of the horseshoe that the ------o------• 0. Fulner of the Aldine club landed world pause an instant and give it a third piace and H. Gamer of Palmer tumble. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR park was fourth. There has been a great revival in this ancient sport, once the sport of Battle Creek, Mich, Nov. 20, ’24 Wins Another Title The Horseshoe World, Besides taking the men’s title, Coop­ kings and late the pastime of the son of toil. Hundreds of thousands now London, Ohio. er also walked off with the champion­ Gentlemen: ship in the event for boys over 17 engage in the game of pitch and ring, and every city, town and hamlet in May we, through your columns, ask years of age. Gamer was second and any local horseshoe clubs that are op­ H. Simmons of Ogden park third. In America has its horseshoe champion. The modern game of horseshoe has a erating under by-laws, to send a copy the event for boys under 17, J. Mcln- of their by-laws to us ? We wish to erney of Ogden Park annexed first noble ancestry in the game of quoits, a popular pastime with the English draw up a set of by-laws to govern the place, followed in order by G. Tepper, operation of the local club and would Delano playground, and Art Noll of kings in the old days. The sport like some models to go by. These Ogden park. c thrived here for many years but began copies may be sent to H. E. Smith, Miss Clara Koleski of Ogden park to die out in the eighties and it was care Postum Cereal Co., Battle Creek, defeated Miss Julia Hanan, also of Og­ not until five years ago that it began Michigan. den park for the women’s state title. to show sign of real life again. That Your co-operation will be appreci­ Mrs. J. Hogan, unattached, was third revival has been little short of ated. and Miss A. Swierske, Ogden park was astounding. Minnesota alone boasts Yours respectfully, fourth. 60,000 registered horseshoe tossers, ac­ H. E. Smith. Former Champ Beaten cording to B. G. Leighton, secretary ------o------of the National Horseshoe iPtchers’ In two exhibition matches, Johnny “RADIO IN THE HOME” and “THE Hogan, former state champ and now a association, who is visiting in Milwau­ kee. Illinois, Iowa and Ohio also have HORSESHOE WORLD,” both 1 year professional, was beaten twice, Mrs. for $1.75. Regular price, $2. C. A. Lanham, women’s world cham­ an army of pitchers, and Wisconsin is pion, took his measure, 50 to 25, and beginning to develop a flock of high- Ever notice that when you tell the Cooper, the new state king pin, de­ class players. average horseshoe pitcher how smart feated Cooper in an exhibition, 52 to “We figure that there are close to he is he goes right out and brags about 24.—Chicago Tribune. 2,000,000 expert pitchers in the coun­ what good judgment you have? try,” said Leighton, who hails from ------o------Minneapolis^ “Our national tourna­ DENIES REPORT ment last summer attracted an entry of several hundred, and some of the MA JONG Mt. Comfort, Ind., Dec. 8, 1924 records made were really remarkable.” The great and fascinating game Editor Horseshoe World, The 1,000 batting average, the 300 that everybody is now playing. London, Ohio. bowling score, the perfect game of The talk of the country. At last Dear Sir: horseshoes is 17 consecutive ringers. a complete set including 144 This letter is in reply to an item that To the average reader this may look tiles, 4 winds, 116 counters, 2 appeared in your last issue, under In­ like an impossible feat, but Leighton dice, 8 paper racks and instruc­ dianapolis Items. tells us that in one game rank Jackson tion book, in a pretty colored In the most friendly manner I deny of Kellerton, Iowa, scored 15 consecu­ box. the statement that I get a trimming tive ringers. No one has ever regis­ by that bunch of “gol derned” sod tered a perfect game, but it is possible, Contains everything necessary busters when I pitch horse shoes in judging from Jackson’s wonderful per­ to play the game. All of the Indianapolis at Brookside park. But formance. above for the unheard-of price when I do get beat the fellow that does “In another match in the national of 50c. Send stamps, coin or it knows danged well that he has been tournament,” continued the secretary, check to in a game. “all four shoes were on the stake to­ Now all together, fellows, for good gether no less than 14 times. As high THE MA JONG COMPANY organization and a big game in 1925. as 145 ringers have been made in a sin­ London, Ohio Yours very truly, gle game of 50 points and in one game UNCLE DICK FOWLER. 50 double ringers were scored. In an­ December 1,1924. The H orseshoe W orld Page Eleven

Clifton Club H as They H ad Charge of M eet Christm as Party LAKEWOOD, 0. — The Clifton Horseshoe Club held a Christmas party at the courts Friday night, De­ cember 19. A few more members were admitted and the suggestion is made through this column that any­ one interested in pitching horseshoes this winter, drop in at the courts lo­ cated in the Mathews Manufacturing building, concrete ground floor, across from the armory, any evening, and make the fact known to some one of the members, or communicate with Mr. Bert Newman, secretary, resi­ dence 1631 Waterbury road. The unmarred concrete floor with boxes containing potters clay and pat­ ented indoor stakes inserted in the rectangular openings in the concrete, make pitching conditions ideal — in fact better than afforded in most out of doors courts. The unusually high ceiling, the splendid and strong elec­ tric lights give the same effect as day­ light in every square foot of space. Counters for score keepers and plenty of heat makes this the best location and equipment for winter pitching in These boys had charge of the Ken- Kentucky, September 8 to 13th by the the country. tucky State Tourney held at Louisville Dixie Flyers Horseshoe Pitchers club. Every Saturday night the members conduct a round-robin tournament, to ...... which the public is invited. Good pitching and good fellowship is the New clubs are springing into exist­ seven was pitched. aim of the club. ence in different sections of the state, Risk is a boy 15 years old and The New Years day celebration and new members are being added to weighs only 78 pounds, and has been promises to be one of the biggest the clubs that have been active for throwing the shoes two years. He was events of the year. Visiting teams, some time. Long Beach club has had taught to open the shoe at the stake refreshments, prizes, special exhibi­ the largest number of additions in the by Vintson Stevens. tion match games, etc., will help make past three months for that length of a day long to be remembered. time of all past years. First Game— New members the past week are: California hopes sometime to be R. R. Hall, 1466 Victoria Ave., and honored with a national champion that Henry J. Gunselman, 2039 West 99th will measure up with some of the for­ Street. mer champions of Iowa, Ohio and the A twenty-dollar gold p'ece will be other states. If we fail to get a cham­ given away on New Years night and pion from our present list, including the mayor’s trophy two-man contest Bradfield, Porter, Doyle, Sprague, will be played. A fountain pen for the Hoyt, Jaennsen or Nunn, some “kid” winner is offered. will turn up later. A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to the editor of the World and California To all supporters of the game, from the California State Association. Hold M eeting1 Geo. E. Krinbill, Secy. LONG BEACH, CALIF.—The Cali- fornia State Association of Horseshoe Pitchers will hold its annual meeting Boy Pitches In at South Park club grounds, Los An­ Fast Company geles, January 10, 1925, for the elec­ tion of officers and other matters in MONTPELIER, IND. — The follow- relation to the 1925 state horse shoe ing scores were made at Buffton, on tournament. San Diego has invited August 27, by Lester Irey, of Bluffton, THE HORSESHOE WORLD ac­ the meeting which promises to be one Ind., state champion horseshoe pitcher cepts orders for other magazines and of great interest. and James Risk. publications. Save the difference. The sport is gaining in popularity. A match game of four best out of Write for catalog. Page Twelve The H orseshoe W orld December 1, 1924

by the mayor in person. Indoor C ourts Tickets are on sale now by any B ig Success member of the club. Lakewood mer­ chants will donate merchandise to be LAKEWOOd 0. The Clifton used for prizes and various other Horseshoe Club is well under way stunts. with its indoor courts located on the If the interest and support of the concrete ground floor of the Mathews citizens of Lakewood continues to in­ Manufacturing building, on the north, crease as it has the past summer, in west corner of Detroit Avenue and the great game of horseshoes, plans Mathews Avenue. The four beautiful will soon be undertaken to make a bid clay courts installed in this space last for the National Tournament and Con­ winter remained intact throughout the vention “in Lakewood” in 1925. year ,although the space was used for the storage of new automobiles in the summer. All Cleveland and Lakewood Engine W orks To horseshoe pitchers and fans are invi- Stage Big Event ted to become members at this time un­ til the maximum of membership has BELOIT, WIS.—Gaining nationwide been reached, which has been tempor­ notoriety on the baseball diamond and arily set at 25. The initiation fee is basketball floor, with its famous o n y o u r “Fairies,” Fairbanks, Morse & Co., at $10.00, payable in advance, from 25 C hristm as list members, will pay the rental for five Beloit, Wis., has again entered the months. At only $2.00 per month av­ field of sports on an even more gigan­ OU can give to yourself erage on the above basis, this is t'ne tic scale, with the promotion of what at Christmas time, and cheapest and one of the best sports or promises to be the greatest horseshoe Y the day. tournament ever staged in this section yet be as unselfish and as Interested pitchers who do not of the country. The tourney to be charitable as you like to be. avail themselves of the opportunity of held January 1, 1925, at Beloit, Wis. Buy Christmas Seals. Wishing to do something on a larger joining the Clifton Indoor Courts club Everywhere there are at an early date, will have missed one scale than ever attempted in the past, of the best opportunities ever pre­ the management of Fairbanks, Morse men and women whose only sented for good wholesome recreation & Co. conceived the idea of staging a hope for life and health is and ken sport at this bargain price. monster barnyard golf tourney in con­ in th e T u b ercu lo sis A ssocia­ Thirteen men have paid in the re­ junction with the annual Open House tions. Christmas Seals quired amount as follows, to date: because they believed it would reach furnish the funds to bring the greatest number of people, and be­ C. W. Beard, 1592 Wyandotte Ave.; these men and women suf­ C. D. Burt, 3977 W. 162nd St.; E. T. cause they favor the game as a possi­ Carpenter, 4317 Rocky River Drive; ble national sport, because young and ferers from tuberculosis H. N. Centoben, 12508 Franklin Ave.; old alike may enjoy the game. back to health. W hen you G. A. Cherry, 17894 Lake Road; John Therefore, after months of prepara­ buy Christmas Seals, it is F. Feeney, 1483 Elmwood Ave.; Ed­ tion for the great event, the company you who are giving them ward J. Healey, 1299 Edanola Ave.; is issuing invitations to horseshoe en­ the greatest gift that lies Frank W. Higgins, 1431 Woodward thusiasts the country over, to partici­ Ave.; Bert M. Newman, 1631 Water- pate in the grand old game. Specta­ within the reach of man-— bury Road; Adolph E. Schultz, 1204 tors will be welcomed and are invited the gift of life. Warren Road; Harry W. Watson, 1087 to attend. The tournament, which Every life you save from tu ­ Summit Ave., and Ralph Williams, of will be broadcasted from Beloit Col­ berculosis means additional pro­ 2078 Carabel Ave. lege station, WEBW, will be held in­ tection for you and your family. Announcement has just been made doors in what will probably be writ­ Funds from the sale of Christ­ by G. A. Cherry, president, that an ten in the annals of sportdom as the mas Seals have eliminated half open house party is planned for New largest indoor horseshoe arena in the the deaths from tuberculosis. world. It will be conducted in the Year’s Day. Invitations will be sent Help stamp out the dread dis­ to the Akron Eight-man All-star team monster iron foundry owned by Fair­ the Canton Eight-man All-star team, banks, Morse & Co. This building is ease. Buy Christmas Seals. Elyria’s crack delegation to be guests perfectly ventilated and well lighted. of the club on that day. Refreshments Visiting the pretentious stadium will to be served at 6 p. m. free to visiting alone be a treat to those who attend pitchers from above cities. the tournament. Hon. Edward A. Wiegand, Mayor Valuable products, as well as gold of Lakewood, has offered a fountain silver and bronze championship med­ pen for the winner of a two-man als are on the prize list. match in the afternoon, between the The tournament is in conjunction two best players in attendance that with the Fairbanks, Morse Open STAMP OUT day. A 50-shoe preliminary tourna­ House which each New Years day TUBERCULOSIS WITH ment will decide the two top notchers draws thousands of visitors to Beloit. CHRISTMAS to be pitted against each other for Address all entries to F. G. Magill, SEALS the Mayor’s trophy* game. The win­ Tournament Chairman, Fairbanks, The National, State, and Local ner to be presented with the trophy Morse & Co., Beloit, Wis. Tuberculosis Associations of the United States EVENT

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ST. PETERSBURG NOTES Scientists say the ants on Mars are When they name a baby “Bob” these almost as large as our horses. Would days you don’t know whether it is Did you ever watch Jack Francisco not that be a terrible place to hold a named for daddy or for its mother’s pitch horseshoes down at the Water­ picnic ? hair. front lanes If not you have missed a real treat. Jack has accumulated a trunk full of medals and trophies from tournaments all over the country and is rated as one DIAMOND OFFICIAL of thes tars of the honorable barnyard game. Spectators are treated to some real pitching sometimes when Jack is in form. He will turn loose a shoe and immediately call the correct score to the score keeper and he very seldom makes a mistake. He must know just about what the slipper is going to do HORSESHOE PITCHING OUTFITS or he is an infallible guesser. More people are taking up horseshoe Horseshoe pitching, for health and recreation, is rapidly growing in pitching each year. It is a game eas­ favor. Every member of the family can play the game. ily played and requires little expense Diamond Pitching Horseshoe Outfits are complete with patented stakes for equipment. It is not strenuous as illustrated, or with stakes and cast iron stake holders. exercise and still a player gets a good Diamond Official Horseshoes conform exactly to the regulations of the walk before a game is over.—Doc National Horseshoe Pitchers’ Association. Diamond Junior Horseshoes Huggins in St. Petersburg Tourist for women and children are the same shape but lighter and smaller. News. Diamond quality is beyond question. Write for free folder of Official ------o--—------Rules, “How To Play Horseshoe.” In order to be on the safe side and save repair bills one horseshoe pitcher DIAMOND CALK HORSESHOE CO. has taken the mirror out of his car DULUTH MINN. since his wife began driving.

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