AUGUST, 1964 2 the HORSESHOE PITCHER's NEWS DIGEST Essex County (New Jersey) Won by Dr

AUGUST, 1964 2 THE HORSESHOE PITCHER'S NEWS DIGEST Essex County (New Jersey) Won By Dr. Sol Berman Class A was won by Dr. Berman in a play off with Lee Davie 50-39 Dr. Berman swept the field after a loss to Davis 50-15. Davis lost his 1st game to Joe Zichella resulting in the play off, and giving third to Zichella. Class B was won by Lenard as he swept the field. G Spitler took second and Carpen- ter was third. Class C had a two loss illimination down to the last five men who then played a round robin. A. Lund and Harwells tied and A. Lund won the play off, with Roberts coming in third. Tournament was held at Branch Brook Park, Newark, N. J. CLASS A W CLASS B Dr. Berman 4 L % W 0 L. Davis 4 1 57.6 Lenard 7 2 J. Zichella 3 1 56.5 Spitler 5 3 W. Kolb 3 2 62.0 Carpenter 4 3 A. Brown 2 2 56.8 Gancos 4 4 J. McCrink 0 3 43.6 PluchinCullum o 3 4 5 44,5 Dykstra 1 6 Vogel 0 7

Majewski In Clean Sweep of Tri-County (Conn.) Meet CLASS A w L D. Majewski 7 0 N. Rioux 5 2 L. Lang 4 3 C. Sokolowski 3 4 N. Cerrentani 3 4 G. Gallagher 3 4 E. Carlson 3 4 H. Christensen Jr 0 7 CLASS B Trophies! W Trophies! W L W. Mrozak 7 0 E. Van Dine 5 2 W. Doyle 5 2 R. LaChance 3 4 T. Christensen 3 4 F. Wagner 2 5 H. Christensen Sr 2 5 J. Blomquist 1 6 CLASS C W L C. Gallagher 5 0 R. Burgess 4 1 E. Freve 3 2 E. Tidd 2 3 R. Jordan 1 4 J. Cerretani 0 5 CLASS D W L R. Hensen 5 1 J, Romanos 4 2 D. Holmes 2 4 W. Van Dine 1 5 Class D players pitched each oponent twice. THE HORSESHOE PITCHER'S NEWS DIGEST THE HORSESHOE PITCHERS' NEWS DIGEST published on the 15th of each month at Aurora, Illinois, U. S. A. by the National Horseshoe Pitchers' Association of America. Editorial office, 1307 Solfisberg Avenue, Aurora, Illinois. Membership and subscription price $3.50 per year in advance. Forms close on the first day of each month. Advertising rates on request. F. Ellis Cobb, Editor.

NATIONAL OFFICERS Harold Craig, 809 Carson Street, Muncie, Indiana President Elmer O. Beller, 15316-B Cabell Avenue, Bellflower. Calif 1st Vice-President Glen Sebring, 1431 West 42nd Street, Erie, Pennsylvania 2nd Vice-President Lester Georgiana, Chesterfield, New Hampshire 3rd Vice-President Lucille Hopkins, 912 East 2nd Street, Ottumwa, Iowa 4th Vice-President Robert Pence, 341 Polk Street, Gary, Indiana Secretary-Treasurer Volume 8 AUGUST Number 8 R. Vogel, Illinois Sharpshooter, Tops Focht, Ex-World Champ, To Win Michigan's Water Wonderland Tournament Roger Vogel, ace ringerman from Manito, Illinois topped Paul Focht, of Dayton, Ohio, and former world champion, in a play-off game to win the second annual Michigan Water Wonderland tournament held at Bailey park in Battle Creek, Michigan. Vogel also pitched the longest game of the tournament with Ralph Bacon of Grand Rapids, Michigan, the game going to 102 shoes, with Vogel the winner. Seventy-five competitors from five states, including many former state and national champions, took part in the competition at Bailey Park. Third place in Class A went to Karl VanSant of Cayuga, Ind., winner of last year's tournament; Roy Smith of Muskegon was fourth; Herb Pinch of Sharon, Pa., fifth, and Ken Jensen of St. Joseph was sixth. First place winners in other classes were as follows: Class B, Jim Ostran- der of Lansing; Class C, Harry Palmer of Muskegon; Class D, Gerald Cowell of Weston; Class E. Willie Preston of Battle Creek; Class G, Gordon Sites of Sturgis; Stan Surridge ran well in the standings in this division. Class F, Steve Brozovich of Dearborn. J. Guernsey gave a good account of himself. In competition for women, Bonnie Siebold of Huntington, Ind., was first, throwing 58 per cent ringers in her high game, and Wanda Ditmar of Win- chester, Ind., was second with 60.8 per cent of the shoes she tossed ringing the stake in her high game. Dale McElrath of Battle Creek was the winner in the Boy's tournament with John Swain being the runner-up. CLASS A W L R SP % R. Vogel, Normal, 111 14 1 1148 785 68.3 P. Focht, Dayton, Ohio 14 1 1168 826 70.7 K. VanSant, Cayuga, Ind 12 S 966 690 71.4 R. Smith, Muskegon, Mich 12 3 1058 677 63.9 H. Pinch, Sharon, Pa 9 6 978 637 65.1 K. Jensen, St. Joseph, Mich 9 6 1067 679 63.6 H. Tuttle, Youngstown, Ohio 8 7 1042 636 61.0 Alex Clark, Garden City, Mich 7 8 964 594 61.6 H. Wolfe, Cedarville, Ohio 8 7 1018 580 56.9 S. Manker, Martinsville, Ohio 8 7 1080 628 58.1 R. Bacon, Grand Rapids, Mich 7 8 1046 619 59.1 D. Kaiser, Clayton, Mich 4 11 920 523 58.6 G. Maison, Warren, Mich 4 11 1006 554 55.1 N. Vogel, Manito, 111 3 12 908 477 52.5 D. Estep, Toledo, Ohio 0 14 forfeit Alvin Clark, South Haven, Mich 0 14 forfeit 4 THE HORSESHOE PITCHER'S NEWS DIGEST Water Wonderland — (Continued) CLASS B W L CLASS C W L Ostrander, Lansing, Mich 6 1 Parmer, Muskegon, Mich 7 0 Williams, Cement City, Mich. 5 2 Jacobs, Belleville, Mich 4 3 Lenard, Detroit, Mich 4 3 Grable, Dimondale, Mich 4 3 Nelson, Hartford, Mich 4 8 Kelly, Detroit, Mich 4 3 Gross, St. Clair Shores, Mich. 3 4 Seibold, Winchester, Ind 3 4 Kolaiser, Hammond, Ind 2 5 Brozovich, Dearborn, Mich. .. 3 4 Malvitz, Carleton, Mich 2 5 A1 Kerr, Lowell, Mich 2 5 Krimmel, Battle Creek, Mich. 2 5 Kehoe, Burr Oak, Mich 1 6 CLASS D CLASS E W L W L Cowell, Weston, Mich 7 0 Preston, Battle Creek, Mich. 6 1 Bruce, New Wilmington, Pa. 6 1 Culver, Lansing, Mich 5 2 Stifel, Toledo, Ohio 4 3 McClure, Van Wert, Ohio .... 5 2 Young, Battle Creek, Mich. 3 4 Reno, Lucasville, Ohio 5 2 Borgert, Burr Oak, Mich 3 4 Gyorkos, Taylor, Mich 3 4 Garrett, Zanesville, Ohio .... 2 5 Dexter, Toledo, Ohio 2 5 West, Sturgis, Mich 2 5 Trowbridge, Harvey, 111 2 5 Vinkle, Lansing, Mich 1 6 Smith, Dimondale, Mich 0 7 LADIES TOURNAMENT W L W L Seibold, Huntington, Ind 5 0 Vinkle, Lansing, Mich 2 3 Ditman, Winchester, Ind 4 1 Preston, Battle Creek, Mich. 1 4 Hammond, Ada, Mich 2 3 Surridge, Niles, Mich 1 4 GORDON - "Sfru-Ott"

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Keene, N. H. Open Won By Joe Zichella Joe Zichella, of the Bronx, N.Y., is the new champion of the Keene Open tournament, held July 19th, at Wheelock Park, in Keene, N.H. Joe pitched a 71.7% and had a 6-1 record of games to win the Class A trophy, presented to him by Robert Pence, of Gary, Indiana, N.H.P.A. secretary. Joe Comeau, of Lynn, Massachusetts, defending champ, was unable to play because of an arm injury. Ninety-six men representing eight states played in twelve classes in the tourney. CLASS B CLASS A W L W L % D. Majewski, Conn. .. 6 1 60.6 J. Zichella, N.Y 6 1 71.7 C. Richardson, Mass. .. 5 2 58.4 E. Landry, Mass 5 2 71.0 A. Whitaker, Mass 4 3 56.2 D. Kaddy, Mass 5 2 65.4 J. Renfro, Mass 3 4 52.8 H. Bourgeois, R.I 4 3 64.9 B. Pence, Ind 3 4 52.5 M. Merritt, Mass 2 5 59.0 G. Brinkman, Mass 3 4 51.1 P. Clark, Maine 2 5 58.7 G. Buskey, N. H 3 4 49.2 G. Collard, R.I 2 5 58.3 C. Robinson, N. H 1 6 50.2 W. Paradis, Conn 2 5 58.3 D CLASS W L CLASS C A. Wayne, N.H 7 0 % J. Ducharme, Mass. ... 6 1 W L % Z. Berdinka, N.H. ... 4 3 60.3 D. Pickering, N.H 6 1 56.8 E. Scott, Vt 4 3 58.1 S. Green, Conn 5 2 54.2 W. Castine, Mass. ... 3 4 50.7 I. Davis, Maine 4 3 51.9 C. Sokolowski, Conn. 2 5 42.5 E. Lockwood, N.Y 3 4 55.3 T. Laurino, Mass 1 46.3 G. Spittler, NY 3 4 54.4 L. Prouty, Vt 1 39.9 R. Forsstrom, Mass. ..3 4 50.4 44.2 H. Winters, N.H 2 5 57.1 CLASS F 17.6 F. Kamel, Vt 2 5 53.7 W L 7o E. VanDine, Conn 5 2 39.1 CLASS E B. Kaddy, Mass 4 3 38.3 A. Niedziela, N.H 4 3 34.2 W L % T. Christenson, Conn. 3 4 38.3 F. Harris, Mass 6 1 42.1 M. Wheeler, Mass 3 4 36.9 S. Luke, Mass 5 2 46.5 E. Levangie, Mass 3 4 38.5 N. Cerretani, Conn 5 2 40.3 D. Flagg, N.H 3 4 D. Hastings, Mass. ..3 4 39.6 C. Walker, Mass 2 36.4 R. Coates, Mass 3 4 35.9 5 34.6 W. Amsden, Vt 3 4 43.8 CLASS H D. Duquette, Mass 2 5 39.6 W L G. Bournival, N.H 1 6 34.8 W. Chamberlin, Vt 6 1 % CLASS G H. Pietruszak, Mass. 5 2 W L % B. Barnes, Mass 5 2 36.6 E. Aubin, Mass 5 2 38.4 M. Moniz, N.H. ... 4 3 34.1 P. Gallant, Maine .... 5 2 40.6 Al. Rockwood, N.H. 4 3 40.0 C. Farnsworth, Mass. 5 2 36.7 G. Fish, N.H 3 4 38.2 R. Whittemore, Maine 4 3 36.3 N. Durand, N.H. ... 1 36.8 L. Croteau, N.H 4 3 36.9 J. Cerretani, Conn. 0 34.7 H. Christenson, Conn. 3 4 35.8 CLASS J 32.2 J. Dunleavey, Mass. ..1 6 31.3 W L 25.0 G. Thrasher, Mass 1 6 30.2 A. Boudreau, N.H 7 0 36.2 L. Georgiana, N.H 5 2 26.2 CLASS I J. Zabielski, N.H 5 2 26.8 W L % A. Deluca, N.H 4 3 26.3 L. Marden, N.H 6 1 37.5 M. Barrett, Mass 3 4 28.7 C. Godzyk, Mass 6 1 39.4 R. Chalifoux, Mass. .. 3 4 26.4 F. Judd, Mass 5 2 33.9 R. St. Peter, Mass. .. 1 6 18.5 C. Gill, Mass 4 3 36.3 R. Wellington, N.H. .. 0 7 14.6 R. Burgess, Conn 4 3 25.2 A. Deluca, Mass 2 5 25.2 BK.. GariepyLibbey, , MainN.He 10 67 23.20.34 6 THE HORSESHOE PITCHER'S NEWS DIGEST Keene Open — (Continued) CLASS K CLASS L W L W L N. Valfides, Mass 7 0 39.%9 C. Larue, Mass 6 1 20.%0 T. Belton, Mass ,5 2 30.3 J. Roberts, N.H. .. .. 6 1 22.1 B. Hicks, Mass 4 3 24.3 D. Bourgeois, R.I. .. .. 5 2 21.5 J. McDonough, Mass. 3 4 29.5 W. Van Dine, Conn. .. 4 3 17.7 V. True, N.H 3 4 26.6 O. Newell, Vt .. 3 4 17.3 D. Winters, N.H 3 4 25.4 W. Kosiba, Mass 3 4 11.6 P. Barthelette, Mass. 2 5 17.6 H. Cook, Mass 1 6 4.4 B, Pickering, N.H 1 6 20.9 B. Davis, N.H .. 0 7 11.7 Eller Declared Winner of Hill City (Va.) Open At the end of 8 rounds of play due to heavy rain, Darrell Eller was awarded the championship trophy in the fourth annual Hill City Open in Lynchburg, Va. It was one of the finest tournaments ever held there. Pitchers came in from Florida, West Virginia, Indiana, Ohio, Tennessee, North Carolina and Maryland to join the Virginia group. There were three divisions and $500.00 in prize money plus high qualifier trophy and first and second place trophies in each division. Unfortunately, the rains held up the tournament for two hours. It was decided to call the tournament off. Therefore trophies in Class A were awarded at the end of 8 rounds, based on standings at that time. Fortunately the other classes had completed their Round Robins. CLASS A W L R SP . 7 1 361 522 69.%2 7 1 355 558 63.6 , 6 2 398 562 70.8 Grover Anderson, Parkersburg, W. Va. , 6 2 355 518 68.5 5 3 370 528 70.1 5 3 417 628 66.4 5 3 354 540 65.6 5 3 378 604 62.6 . 4 4 351 540 65.0 , 4 4 344 544 63.2 , 4 4 372 592 62.8 2 6 329 534 61.6 2 6 314 550 57.1 . 1 7 284 490 58.0 1 7 296 524 56.5 0 8 290 510 56.9 CLASS 'B' ELIMINATION GROUP ONE W L % W L O. D. Lebow, Tenn. 7 0 68.5 H. Hester, N. C 6 1 56.%0 5 2 57.1 B. Kirkpatrick, Tenn. 6 1 53.1 4 3 55.7 M. May, Va 5 2 53.9 4 3 47.9 C. Wilson, W. Va 4 3 50.7 P. 2 5 55.7 L. Peary, Fla 2 5 45.6 2 5 50.7 B. Arms, Tenn 2 5 43.8 F. Summey, Tenn. 2 5 47.9 B. Dean, Va 2 5 42.9 2 5 42.3 E. Greer, Va 1 6 42.3 R. Williams, Va Class C was won by Fletcher Dunlap of High Point, N. C. in a play-off with Herb Burnett of Virginia. Dunlap Winning 50-42. 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IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIW COVER PICTURE .... Ray Martin of Philo, Illinois, (left) winner of the Greenville open Ringer Classic is shown with Herb Pinch, Pennsylvania (center) and Paul Focht, Ohio (right) and former world champion. Tourney was played at City Park courts in Greenville, Ohio, July 4-3. minimi Northern Calif., "Bay Area" Class "C" Championship GROUP A W L R SP % Sam Jensen, Seaside 4 1 171 334 51.2 A1 Baker, Golden Gate 4 1 161 332 48.5 Wm. McNally, Arroyo Viejo 3 2 163 316 51.6 'Doc' Thompson, Arroyo Viejo 3 2 149 326 45.7 Russel Melton, Gilroy 1 4 151 342 44.2 Marvin Wermuth, Seaside 0 5 119 306 38.8 GROUP B W L R SP % Fred Lavett, Seaside 5 0 149 254 58.7 Charles Pilon, Seaside 4 1 135 294 45.9 Archie Gates, Seaside 3 2 109 294 37.1 Ben Saathoff, Mosswood 2 3 127 308 41.2 Bill Fulwider, Santa Rosa 1 4 124 302 41.1 Bruce McVicar, Arroyo Viejo , 0 5 89 276 32.2 CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYOFF W L R SP % A1 Baker, Golden Gate 3 0 81 156 51.9 Fred Lavett, Seaside 2 1 88 172 51.2 Sam JensenJense, nSeasid Clipe s 8 To Win Sidney1, Montan2 86a Ope192 n 44.8 Charles Pilon, Seaside 0 3CLAS S79 B 176 44.3 CLASS A W L H. Sand, Mont 8 1 W L H. Jensen, Mont 7 2 I. Jensen, Mont 8 1 N. Underdahl, No. Dak 4 3 W. Hedman, No. Dak 7 2 G. Burgess, Mont 3 3 E. McChesney, Mont 6 2 O. Hanson, Mont 3 3 D. Burgess, Mont 3 3 I. Miller, Mont 3 3 W. Quilling, Mont 2 4 D. C. Lawrence, Mont 1 6 H. Sand, Mont 2 5 J. McMorris, Mont 1 P. Mosbrucker, No. Dak 2 5 C. Douglas, Mont 0 5 CLASS D CLASS C C. Keller, Mont 7 W L E. Larson, Mont 7 A. Black, Mont 7 1 O. Norgaard, Mont 7 J. Thomsen. Mont 6 2 S. Rumsey, Mont 5 B. McMorris, Mont 4 2 J. Wagner, Mont 4 R. Baird, Mont 4 2 T. Wagner, Mont 3 M. Wesen, Mont 3 3 D. Elmer, No. Dak 3 M. Anderson, Mont 2 4 J. Germann, Mont 3 D. Bohnet, No. Dak 1 6 G. Torgerson, Mont 2 J. Cayko, Mont 0 3 N. Stenerson, Mont 1 B. McChesney, Mont 1 8 THE HORSESHOE PITCHER'S NEWS DIGEST

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Ottumwa, Iowa Open — September 5-6 The First Annual Ottumwa Open will be held on the 12 new courts in Riverside park, in Ottumwa, Iowa on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 5th and 6th. Local pitchers will qualify ahead of time. Other pitchers may send their 100 shoe qualifying score to Mrs. Lucille Hopkins, 912 Second St., Ottumwa, Iowa accompanied with $3.00 entry fee, before Sept. 3rd. There will also be qualifying at the courts beginning at 9:00 A.M. on Sept. 5. Tournament will start at 9:00 A.M. on Sunday, Sept. 6th. Class trophies will be awarded according to entries. Lucille Hopkins, state secretary of the Iowa Hawkeye association sends word that the Ottumwa Open tournament scheduled for September 6th, and to be played on the new courts in Riverside park, Ottumwa will be for Men and Junior Boys. Also for all pitchers and friends attending the Iowa state tournament at the Iowa state fair are invited to see the free movie films of various tournaments at the fairgrounds courts, in the evening of August 29. LATTORE SHOES

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Pomona Valley Open — Southern California W L R SP % Don Peterson, Downey 7 0 320 436 73.4 Jim Weeks, Norwalk 5 2 335 462 72.5 Louie Dean, Pomona 5 2 338 476 71.0 Henry Durr, Los Angeles 4 3 281 456 61.6 Oscar Pearey, La Habra 4 3 256 446 57.4 Glenn Brown, South Gate 2 5 278 484 57.5 Fred Pearcy, La Habra 1 6 179 358 50.0 Bill Pevehouse, Pomona 0 7 137 218 17.4

Pomona "F" Open — Southern California GROUP ONE W L R SP % Mel Lingenfelter, Canoga Park 4 1 91 216 42.1 Ben Hubbard, Duarte 4 1 115 290 40.0 Henry Thompson, San Gabriel 3 2 82 256 32.0 Joe Bickar, Pomona 2 3 80 272 29.4 Harry Hunt, El Monte 2 3 85 314 27.1 Marshall Oesterick, Glendora 0 5 62 260 23.8 GROUP TWO W L R SP % Mike Velarde, So. San Gabriel 4 1 144 338 42.6 George Hughey, Baldwin Park 3 2 123 320 38.4 Ole Hansen, Seaside 3 2 113 356 31.7 Harold Carden, Baldwin Park 2 3 131 360 36.4 Jerold Royster, Ontario 2 3 93 318 29.2 CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYOFF W L R SP % Ben Hubbard, Duarte 3 2 105 252 41.6 Mel Lingenfelter, Canoga Park 2 2 91 266 34.2 George Hughey, Baldwin Park 1 2 76 202 37.6 Mike Velarde, So. San Gabriel 1 2 61 200 30.5

Relman Wilson, Beaver County (Pa.) Titlist Relman Wilson of New Brighton, Pa. went undefeated in the Class A Division to win the 1964 Beaver County (Pa.) tournament. Herm Boyer of Ohioville was runner-up and Burrell Brobeck ran close behind in third position. CLASS A CLASS B W L W L 11 0 W. Richard, Monaca , 10 1 H. Boyer, Ohioville 9 2 J. Hill, Monaca 8 3 8 3 E. Wright, New Brighton .. 8 3 B. Brobeck, New Brighton 7 4 J. Keifer, Vanport 7 4 6 5 E. Blum, Darlington 7 4 5 6 C. Black, Vanport ,.. 6 5 5 6 T. Wright, New Brighton .,.. . 5 6 5 6 P. Vlachos, Beaver 5 6 4 7 J. Scheck, Rochester 4 7 3 8 W. Carter, Monaca ... 4 7 3 8 J. Tarlesky, New Brighton .... . 3 8 H. Grimm, New Brighton 0 11 C. Fisher, Vanport ,. 0 11 10 THE HORSESHOE PITCHER'S NEWS DIGEST Rock River Valley Open Tournament — September 6-7 The ninth annual Rock River Valley Open tournament will be held on the Lawrence park courts, midway between Sterling and Rock Falls, Illinois on Labor Day, September 7. Qualifying will begin on Sunday, September 6 at 2 p.m. until 9 p.m. and resume on Monday, September 7 at 8 a.m. and closing at 12 noon, EST. All entries will pitch 100 shoes to qualify. Entry fee will be $2.00 with the privilege of an extra 100 shoes for an additional $2.00, shoes to be pitched within 15 minutes after first 100 shoes. There will definitely not be any qualifying after 12 NOON on Labor Day. Tournament will be sanctioned by the state and National associations which require that all contestants must have a 1964 State and National card. Cards will be available at the courts for all those who do not have one. Four groups of 8 men each will make up the finals which will start at 1 p.m. on Labor Day. There will be $250 in cash prizes plus trophies. There will also be some special awards, such as highest qualifier, pitcher coming the farthest distance and several other surprise awards. Plan now to bring the whole family, there is a swimming pool, rides and swings and plenty of room for a picnic dinner in this beautiful park on the banks of the Rock River. These same courts will be the scene of the annual Northwestern Illinois tournament on Saturday, September 5th for all pitchers living within a 60 mile radius of Sterling-Rock Falls. The Wisconsin line will be the North boundary and the Iowa line will be the West boundary. Qualifying will start at 8 a.m. and close at noon. Tournament play starts at 1 p.m.

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Ohio State Championship, Greenville, Ohio, Sept. 4-7 The Buckeye State Association returns to City Park, Greenville, Ohio for the eighth straight year to conduct the Ohio Championship over Labor Day week-end. ENTRY FEE & QUALIFYING: Entry fee $5.00. Qualifying (100 shoes) Friday afternoon and evening, Sept. 4 from 2:00 to 9:00 P.M., and on Satur- day morning Sept. 5 to 12:00 noon, the deadline; for entries. All contestants must be Ohio residents and hold an NHPA 1964 card. (Cards available at the courts.) CONVENTION: The annual meeting of the Association will be held early Saturday afternoon Sept. 5 as soon as possible after all entrants have qualified for the tournament. ROUND ROBIN: Begins Saturday afternoon Sept. 5, after the convention, continues on Sunday morning Sept. 6, and finishes on Labor Day Sept. 7. Classes will be arranged, as usual, according to qualifying scores. LADIES TOURNAMENT: Saturday afternoon Sept. 5, after the convention. Limited to residents of Ohio and holders of NHPA 1964 card. Entry fee $5.00. No qualifying. Entries close Sept. 5, at 12:00 noon. JUNIOR TOURNAMENT: Saturday afternoon Sept. 5, after the convention. Limited to residents of Ohio, age 16 and under. Will not require NHPA card, no entry fee, no qualifying. Entries close Sept. 5, at 12:00 noon. AWARDS: As an NHPA sanctioned tournament in addition to certificates, both trophies and cash prizes will be presented. GENERAL: Paul Focht is the defending Champion, Ruth Bennett the defending Ladies Champion, and Dan Marcus the defending Junior Champ. The Darke County Club and City of Greenville cordially invite all association members, their family and friends. For additional information write or call Sam Goodlander, #5 Roth PL, Cincinnati, Ohio (45215) or Telephone 761-1893 Area Code 513.

Ellis Griggs, lllinoian, New Champion of Lakeside Open Ellis Griggs of Plainville, Illinois and former Illinois State champ set a terrific pace to win play-off over Jim Kemple of Rushville, Indiana for championship of the anuual Lakeside Open at the Methodist Church Grounds courts at Lakeside, Ohio. Play-off score was 51-28. CLASS A CLASS B W L % W L % E. Griggs, 111 4 1 73.3 D. Pringle, Ohio 5 1 64.8 J. Kemple, Ind 4 1 72.1 J. Nicholl, Ohio 5 1 62.6 P. Focht, Ohio 3 2 78.2 R. Miller, Ohio 5 1 62.7 G. McFatridge, Ind. ..3 2 70.9 J. Knisley, Ohio 3 3 58.9 S. Manker, Ohio 1 4 61.7 C. Bruce, Pa 2 4 55.5 H. Wolfe, Ohio 0 5 57.7 H. Roshon, Ohio 1 5 53.4 D. Miller, Ohio forfeit 53.3 CLASS C CLASS t> W L % W L % D, Estep, Ohio 4 1 61.5 G. Stifel, Ohio 3 2 46.5 A. Copeland, Ohio .... 3 2 55.9 S. Kalb, Ohio 3 2 54.4 E. Stein, Ohio 3 2 55.6 W. Figy, Ohio 3 2 46.9 H. Anthony, Ohio 3 2 54.6 L. Koogler, Ohio 2 3 48.3 H. McPhearson, Ky. ..2 3 59.5 B. Meador, Ohio 2 3 48.1 L. Rose, Ohio 0 5 38.7 R. Gravink, N. Y 2 3 44.6 CLASS E W L % w L % R. Coors, Ohio 5 0 37.1 2 3 27.6 L. Dexter, Ohio 3 2 32.3 H. Gampher, Ohio 2 3 26.9 A. Figy, Ohio 2 3 33.9 1 4 16.8 12 THE HORSESHOE PITCHER'S NEWS DIGEST Ray Martin of Illinois Unseats Harold Reno of Ohio To Take Over Greenville Open Ringer Classic Title Ray Martin, Flashy pitcher from Philo, Illinois, in his 9 victory drive to the championship of the Greenville, Ohio Open Ringer Classic, put the "coupe de grace" to two former world champions, Harold Reno and Paul Focht, along with other top pitchers. Sue Gillespie of Portland, Indiana, former world's champion lady pitcher, swept the women's tournament with a blazing 72.2 ringer percentage taking all 5 of her games. Meet was sponsored by Darke County Club and conducted by Ohio Buckeye Association. CLASS A w L R SP , 9 0 634 772 % 8 1 563 682 82.1 . 6 3 558 750 82.5 .. 5 4 608 758 74.4 4 5 547 746 80.2 4 5 470 652 73.3 . 3 6 616 826 72.0 3 6 506 686 74.5 , 3 6 533 730 73.7 0 9 432 642 73.0 CLASS B CLASS C 67.2 W L W L L. Bennett, Ohio 7 2 66.%0 R. Miller, Ohio 6 1 63.%9 R. Radcliff, Colo 6 3 72.0 H. McPhearson, Ky. .. 5 2 59.3 M. Kalb, Ohio 6 3 66.0 S. Manker, Ohio 5 2 58.0 G. Dilgard, Ohio 6 3 74.0 J. Atwell, Ind 3 4 58.4 D. Pringle, Ohio 5 4 75.0 R. Thornburgh, Ind. .. 3 4 55.3 H. Bryant, Ohio 4 5 68.0 H. Franke, 111. 3 4 51.7 H. Walker, Ind , 3 6 68.0 L. Jacobs, Mich 2 5 53.0 J. Miller, Ohio 3 6 68.0 L. Hunt, Ohio 1 6 54.6 M. Broughton, Ohio . . 3 6 64.0 R. Boyer, Ind 2 7 72.0 CLASS D CLASS E W L W L M. Gardner, Ohio 5 0 69.%6 R. Harold, Ind 4 1 58.%0 E. Cobb, Illinois 4 1 64.7 R. Pence, Ind 4 1 59.3 O. Clay, Ohio 3 2 61.6 R. Rambo, Ind 4 1 57.1 H. Anthony, Ohio ... . 1 4 62.8 R. Pitcher, Ind 2 3 55.8 F. Collins, Ohio 1 4 57.7 J. Nicholl, Ohio 1 4 58.5 R. Colvin, Ind 1 4 55.1 W. Figy, Ohio 0 5 43.9 CLASS F CLASS G W L W L L. Koogler, Ohio 4 1 50.%8 R. Rung, Sr., Ohio ...., 3 2 49.%6 R. Wood, Ind „ 4 1 56.1 K. Deeyer, Ohio 3 2 44.0 G. Mendenhall, Ind. ... . 3 2 55.5 R. Howell, Ind 3 2 51.5 H. Hudson, Ind 2 3 45.8 G. Stifel, Ohio 3 2 40.8 W. Fender, Ohio 1 4 48.5 J. Pitcher, Ind 3 2 52.9 R. Hoff, Ohio 1 4 44.5 G. Tipple, Ind 0 5 CLASS H CLASS I W L W L J. Pillion, Ohio 5 0 54.%3 Z. Campbell, Ohio ..... 4 1 47.%1 H. Roshon, Ohio 4 1 52.3 D. Miller, Ohio 4 1 46.9 R. Greenway, Ind. ... . 3 2 50.3 M. Banister, Ohio , 3 2 49.6 S. Kalb, Ohio 2 3 48.5 W. Sergent, Va , 3 2 48.3 C. Mays, Ohio 1 4 46.7 R. Brooks, Ohio 1 4 35.4 R. Futrell, Ohio . 0 5 41.2 G. Jeff, Jr., Ohio 0 5 39.2 THE HORSESHOE PITCHER'S NEWS DIGEST

Ringer Classic — (Continued) CLASS J — R. Colville, Ohio, 5-0-52.1; Nelson, Indiana, 4-1-44.2; Sawyer, Ohio, 3-2-44.8; Royer, Indiana, 2-3-50.0; Whiteman, Ohio, 1-4-36.3; Yohn, Ohio, 0-5-36.6. CLASS K — Godfrey, Ohio, 5-0-53.1; Sumpter, Ohio, 3-2-41.2; Wallick, Ohio, 2-3-43.8; Coors, Ohio, 2-3-40.4; Steck, Ohio, 2-3-38.2; Lane, Ohio, 1-4^36.4. CLASS L — Harrison, Ohio, 4-1-43.8; McClure, Ohio, 4-1-41.8; Gibbons, Ohio, 3-2-38.2; Cross, Ohio, 2-3-37.9; Cooper, Ohio, 2-3-36.8; Honeyman, Ohio, 0-5-28.6. CLASS M — Bailey, Ohio, 4-1; Figy, Ohio, 3-2; Mercer, Ohio, 3-2; Meek, Ohio, 3-2; Richardson, 2-3; McLin, Indiana, 0.5. CLASS N — VonDach, Ohio, 4-1; Davis, Ohio, 4-1; Barker, Indiana, 3-2; McComb, Ohio, 2-3; Surridge, Michigan, 2-3. WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT W L R SP % Sue Gillespie, Portland, Indiana 5 0 159 220 72.2 Wanda Ditmer, Indiana 4 1 155 270 57.4 Ruth Bennett, Ohio 3 2 168 282 59.5 Dixie Crawley, Indiana 2 3 97 236 41.1 Betty Davis, Ohio 1 4 64 224 28.5 Helen Jacobs, Michigan 0 5 18 172 10.4 D. Pringle, In Close Finish To Win Northwest District Title D. Pringle of Williston, Ohio out-maneuevered G. Dilgard of Crestline in a close finish to take the top spot in the annual Northwest District tournament held at the fairgrounds in Wauseon, Ohio. Although Digard had the highest ringer percentage for the 7 game course, Pringle came through with a clean slate of 7 wins. Sylvanus Kalb drew the winners' nod in the B division with 5 wins and 2 losses. CLASS A CLASS B W L % W L Pringle, Williston 7 0 63.7 Kalb, Chatfield 5 2 % Dilgard, Crestline 6 1 65.0 Stein, Portage 4 3 47.0 Rohrs, West Unity .... 4 3 58.6 Figy, Wauseon 4 3 52.2 Coursen, Bellville 3 4 58.3 Stuckey, Archbold .... 4 3 51.4 Estep, Toledo 3 4 57.1 Stifel, Toledo 4 3 46.4 Espen, Bowling Green 2 5 56.7 Wyse, Wauseon 4 3 42.2 Baldwin, Wauseon .... 2 5 52.3 Reed, Wauseon 2 5 41.9 Roth, Elmira 1 6 47.3 Clingaman, Wauseon 1 6 44.5 CLASS C CLASS D 42.2 W L W Lind, Wauseon 6 1 Lyon, Wauseon 4 L Knureck, Toledo 5 2 Clingaman, Wauseon 4 1 Smith, Wauseon 5 2 Dexter, Toledo 3 1 Curley, Toledo 5 2 Schultz, Delta 2 2 Finch, Toledo 3 4 Walker, Toledo 2 3 Figy, Wauseon 2 5 CLASS E 3 Short, Archbold 2 5 W L Hummel, West Unity 0 7 Aeschliman, Wauseon 4 1 Wyse, Wauseon 4 1 Figy, Wauseon 4 1 Van Pelt, Wauseon 2 Sickmiller, Wauseon 1 3 4 14 THE HORSESHOE PITCHER'S NEWS DIGEST Afton, Iowa To Be Scene of Open Tournament Lewis Jeter of Afton, Iowa announces that the annual Afton Open tournament will be held in that city on September 20. Classes A, B, and C will start pitching at 1:00 P.M. All other classes will start at 10:00 A.M. CDT. All qualifying scores of 100 shoes should be sent to Lewis Jeter, Afton, Iowa accompanied with the entry fee of $3.00.

Santa Barbara — Southern California Semana Nautica Open W L R SP % Jim Weeks,, Norwalk 6 1 322 442 72.8 Homer Moefield, Long Beach 5 2 308 448 68.8 Clarence Cummins, Orcutt 6 1 271 396 68.5 Jesse Gonzales, San Luis Obispo 5 2 303 466 65.0 Clarence Pearcy, La Habra 5 1 222 352 63.1 Don Peterson, Downey 4 2 233 358 65.1 Frank Esperanza, Oxnard 4 2 241 398 60.6 Ronnie Simmons, Norwalk 3 3 225 348 64.7 Harry Morse, Beaumont 3 3 216 398 54.3 Waldo Hagy, Las Vegas 2 4 229 380 60.3 Fred Pearcy, La Habra 1 5 170 352 48.3 Ross Faulkner, Huntington Park 1 5 93 286 32.5 Fred Craven, Bellflower 0 6 200 396 50.5 Ole Hansen, Seaside 0 6 76 282 27.0 THE LEE HORSESHOE

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Pennsylvania State Tournament — September 4-6 The 1964 Pennsylvania state tournament will be held from September 4th through the 6th at the New Brighton horseshoe courts. Qualifying for the event must be done between 12:00 to 10:00 P.M. on Friday, Sept. 4, or from 8:00 to 11:00 A.M. Saturday morning, Sept. 5. To qualify for this event each contestant must throw 100 shoes. The entry fee will be $5.00 and an additional $3.00 if a second set of 100 shoes is desired. Class A will consist of a 16 man round-robin. Two groups of 8 men will make up Class B with the top men in each division pitching off to determine position. All of the remaining classes will consist of eight men. A special effort will be made to place every man in the tournament that qualifies. Cash prizes and trophies will be awarded in all classes.

Henry Sand In 8-1 Victory March To Montana- Dakota Crown Henry Sand, a 70 year old gentleman from Glasgow, Montana showed the younger pitchers how to play horseshoe, when he captured the 6th Annual Montana-Dakota championship at Wilbaux, Montana. He had to do it the hard way by defeating Earl Brown of Miles City by a score of 51 to 33 in the championship play-off game. Both players finished regular round-robin play with 7 wins and 1 loss. Henry pitched 47.9% ringers for the tournament. Phil Prescott, the defending champion, of Poplar, Montana was unable to defend his title, due to illness in the family. Donald Burgess of Baker, Montana took the Class "B" championship with 6 wins and 1 loss while pitching 48.1% ringers. Grant Burgess of Lam- bert, Montana won second place with 5 wins and 2 losses and a 41.3% ringers. Peter Mosbrucker of Bowman, North Dakota, won the Class "C" championship with 7 wins and 1 loss, with a ringer percentage of 42.6. Eugene Larson of Culbertson took second place with 6 wins and 2 losses and had a ringer percentage of 35.6. Ernest McChesney of Sidney, Montana pitched the high qualifying score of 204 with 62% ringers. Hedman of Gascoyne, North Dakota had the high ringer % for the tournament with 50.7. Trophies were presented to the First and Second place winners in each class and to the player with the highest qualifying score, at the close of the Tournament by Roger J. Barnaby, Tournament Manager. The Championship trophy (a handsome gold, mother-of-pearl and walnut trophy), was donated by the Miller Brewing Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Horseshoe tie clips were also presented to the players who qualified for Class "A" and failed to place. They were as follows: Warren Hedman of Gas- coyne, and Vincent Volesky of Belfield, North Dakota; Ernest McChesney, Sidney; Herbert Sand, Glasgow; Robert M. Baird, Wilbaux; D. C. Lawrence, Wibaux and Arnold Kjelgaard of Wolf Point, all in Montana. These tie clips were donated by Wibaux Conoco Service; Shamrock Bar and Cafe; Palace Hotel and Cafe and the Crescent Hardware, all of Wibaux, Montana. CLASS A CLASS B W L W L H. Sand, Mont 8 1 D. Burgess, Mont 6 1 E. Brown, Mont 7 2 G. Burgess, Mont 5 2 W. Hedman, No. Dak 6 2 N. Underdahl, No. Dak 4 3 E. McChesney, Mont 5 3 J. Neubauer, Mont 4 3 H. Sand, Mont 5 3 A. Black, Mont 3 4 R. M. Baird, Mont 3 5 C. Keller, Mont 3 4 V. Volesky, No. Dak 2 6 D. Burns, Mont 2 5 D. C. Lawrence, Mont 1 7 J. Thomsen, Mont 1 6 A. Kjelgaard, Mont 0 8 16 THE HORSESHOE PITCHER'S NEWS DIGEST Montana-Dakota — (Continued) CLASS C W L w ?. P. Mosbrucker, No. Dak. , 7 1 E. Larson, Mont 6 2 D. Bohnet, No. Dak 3 5 J. A. Germann, Mont 5 3 W. Rumsey, Mont 3 5 T. Wagner, Mont 5 3 R. McChesney, Mont 2 6 J. Wagner, Mont .... 4 4 N. Stenerson, Mont 1 7 Dom Majewski Leads The Way In Rockville, Conn. Invitational Dominic Majewski of East Hartford lead the way to capture the second annual Rockville, Connecticut Invitation tournament held at Henry park in Rockville. He suffered only one defeat and averaged 6 out of 10 in the ringer division for the afternoon. CLASS A W L % D. Majewski 6 1 60.1 M. Merritt 5 2 55.6 A. Whitaker 5 2 50.9 R. Ducharme 4 3 54.1 R. Hoyt 4 3 43.2 R. Forsstrom 3 4 43.3 W. Mrozak 1 6 39.8 D. Dunleavy 0 7 39.7 CLASS B W L % E. Dickinson 6 1 47.2 C. Sokolowski 5 2 45.9 R. Jones 5 2 45.8 R. LaChance 4 3 36.7 C. Farnsworth 3 4 41.4 N. Cerretani 3 4 37.8 F. Harris 2 5 39.1 R. Burgess 0 7 30.6 CLASS C W L % E. Partridge 5 2 45.8 T. Stawicki 4 3 40.9 E. Van Dine 4 3 40.6 J. Murphy 4 3 39.6 F. Wagner 4 3 39.3 J. Blomquist 4 3 39.0 P. Dobosz 2 5 39.3 W. Orpet 1 6 31.6 CLASS D W L % W. Doyle 6 1 48.0 E. Tidd 5 2 38.4 R. Jordan 4 3 31.7 J. Cerretani 4 3 30.0 R. Burgess 3 4 31.2 D. Harrison 2 5 38.7 G. Glass 2 5 36.0 E. Freve 2 5 35.1 THE HORSESHOE PITCHER'S NEWS DIGEST

Fall Open Tournament To Be Staged At Wauseon, Ohio The Fulton County club of Wauseon, Ohio will sponsor the Fall Open tournament at fairgrounds at Wauseon, Ohio on September 25-26 and 27. Qualifying will open on Friday, evening, September 25 and close at noon on Saturday, September 26. Tournament will start soon after. NHPA cards will be required for entry. There are good restaurants and motels conveniently located. The Fulton county club extends a cordial invitation to attend this fall "extravaganza."

Santa Barbara — Southern California Semana Nautica "B" Class W L R SP % Fred Pearcy, La Habra 7 0 246 442 55.7 A1 Cauchon, Pasadena 5 2 231 426 54.2 Fred Lavett, Seaside 6 1 243 444 54.7 Larry Geer, So. San Gabriel 5 2 205 408 50.2 Wally Shipley, West Covina 5 1 166 324 51.2 Eldon Carrier, Downey 4 2 153 362 42.3 Fred Craven, Bellflower 3 3 190 398 47.7 George Nelmark, Lancaster 3 3 136 354 38.4 Fred Brown, Huntington Park 2 4 178 380 46.8 Ross Faulkner, Huntington Park 1 5 133 344 38.7 Ernie Knorp, Santa Barbara 1 5 122 334 36.2 Ole Hansen, Seaside 1 5 102 338 30.2 Mel Lingenfelter, Canoga Park 1 5 92 314 29.3 Russell Hart, Orcutt 0 6 136 356 38.2

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NO ONE CAN BE WRONG IN TRYING A PAIR 1045 LINDEN AVENUE BOULDER, COLORADO 80302 18 THE HORSESHOE PITCHER'S NEWS DIGEST Latfray, Champion of "Heart of Kansas11 Tournament By Perl "Pep" Pepple Paul Lattray, Webster Groves, Mo., went undefeated in 15 games. He also had the highest ringer percentage in one game, 88.2%, to win that special award prize. M. Tamboer, of Wichita, lost only to Lattray for runner-up spot. In the 16 round-robin class B. Vicki Winston, won great applause when she defeated Marvin Reheis, Kansas State Champion in a one-game playoff. Each had a 14-1 record. She pitched brilliantly in the meet to prove why she is the World Champion Lady Pitcher. Ray Cavin, St. Joe, Mo., won the award for highest qualifying score of 256. All six States were represented with pitchers. Classes C. D. & E. had to be added as about 60 pitchers were in the meet. More color was added to the tournament when the referees appeared in black & white- striped shirts & caps to match. Don Koso, Regional Director, attended and expressed satisfaction and pleasure in our operation of such a fine & colorful tournament. State champions from Kan., Mo., Nebr., Okla., & Iowa easily demonstrated why they are champions, but the Colo, champion failed to appear. 32 trophies, 6 special awards, & cash sent the players on their way home in a happy mood. The entire tournament committee and many others also, functioned efficient- ly, time and space forbids mentioning all their names. To all horseshoe pitchers the Committee extends thanks for coming and some so very far. Without your loyal support our first "Heart of Kansas" tournament could never have been such a definite success. They, their relatives & friends also enjoyed beautiful Gage Park & all its facilities for entertainment of visitors. The writer presented Park Commissioner Goodin who spoke and mentioned he is expanding horseshoe grounds & facilities over Topeka in 1965 to meet the increased demands for courts by Topeka Citizens. This Heart of Kansas meet will be an annual event in Topeka, & in 1965 we plan to increase it to cover more States. I would be derelict if I failed to express appreciation to the Editor of the National Horseshoe Pitchers News Digest for excellent service in publi- cizing our tournament; therefore I do offer my sincere gratitude for a job so graciously done.

Wiges Paddles Way To Iowa Trophy-Picnic Title Earl Wiges of Exira, Iowa, playing on rain-soaked courts, "paddled" his way to the title in the Iowa Trophy Picnic Tournament at Birdland park in Des Moines, Iowa. Ronnie Burgess won the Juniors title with four straight. CLASS A CLASS B W L W L Earl Wiges, Iowa 5 0 W. W. Uhlig, Iowa Trophy .. 5 0 Wellington Taylor, Iowa 4 1 Carl Bennett, Iowa 4 1 Dale Dixon, Iowa 3 2 Guy Spitler, Iowa , 3 2 Marion Lange, Iowa 2 3 A1 Burgess, Iowa 2 3 Lewis Jeter, Iowa 1 4 Leo Hamand, Iowa 1 4 Art Reed, Iowa 0 5 Harry Savage, Iowa 0 5 CLASS C JUNIOR BOYS W L W L Harold Shaw, Iowa 5 1 Ronnie Burgess, Iowa 4 0 Charley Hopkins, Iowa ... 4 2 David Ricker, Iowa 3 1 Cecil Bailey, Iowa , 3 2 Steven Troutner, Iowa 2 2 Bernard Ricker, Iowa 2 3 Steven Paul, Iowa 1 3 Robert Bock, Iowa ... 2 3 Charles Spirler, Iowa 0 4 Arlo Williams, Iowa ... 0 5 THE HORSESHOE PITCHERS NEWS DIGEST

Floyd Fowler, Hoosier Ace, Grabs Kansas, III. Open Title Floyd Fowler of Greencastle, Indiana was the top winner over a fast field at the annual Kansas, Illinois Open tournament held on their new courts in that city. With the high wind that prevailed, it was difficult for any of the players to have any control over their shoes. Ray Martin was runner-up. John Bartimus was kingpin in the Class B division while Peter Maroon and Sid Logsdon were winner and runner-up respectively in Class C. Jean Bishop and Homer Holenback ran first and second in Class D. CLASS A CLASS B W L W L F. Fowler 6 1 John Bartimus 6 1 Ray Martin 6 1 Don Claypool 6 1 Gib Bancroft 5 2 Fred Hart 5 2 Carl Vansant 5 2 Alex Klunick 3 4 Vergil Taylor 3 4 Earl Green 3 4 Murl Tiery 2 5 Don Jenks 3 4 Ray Galbreath 1 6 Gary Farnsworth 2 5 Gene Mendenhall 0 7 Bill Morris 0 7 CLASS C CLASS D W L W L Pete Maroon 6 1 Jean Bishop 6 1 Sid Logsdon 4 3 Homer Holenbeck 6 1 Leo Schlosser 4 3 Harry Parrish 4 3 Henry Frank 4 3 Jo Lowry 4 3 James Hart 4 3 Fin Kolaiser 3 4 Burl Taylor 3 4 Arnold French 3 4 Robert Bever 2 5 Olen Cartright 2 5 Schenck Brooks 1 6 Max Bright 0 7

Dixon, Hawkeye Ace, Winner In Iowa Open Dale Dixon of Des Moines and many times Iowa State champion, took the measure of Ray Cavin, Mo., Wiges and Page of Iowa, to win the play-off for Iowa Open championship at Birdland park, Des Moines. CLASS A-l CLASS A-2 W L W L 5 0 Dale Dixon, Iowa 5 0 4 1 Harry Page, Iowa . 3 2 3 2 Harold Hughes, Iowa 3 2 2 3 Lilliard Pinion, Mo 2 3 1 4 Art Brown, Iowa 2 3 0 5 Ernie Danielson, Sr. Iowa . ... 0 5 CLASS B-l CLASS B-2 w L W L 3 0 Harold Darnold, Iowa , . 3 0 Creighton Vandegriff, Iowa 2 1 Marvin Woollums, Iowa 1 2 1 2 Art Reed, Iowa 1 2 0 3 Carl Bennett, Des Moines . ... 1 2 CLASS C CLASS D W L Bernard Ricker, Iowa 5 Kink Custard, Nebr. Trophy 5 0 W. W. Uhlig, Iowa 4 Charley Hopkins, Iowa 4 1 Harold Shaw, Iowa 3 Harry Savage, Iowa 2 3 Archie Matheney, Iowa 2 A1 Burgess, Iowa 2 3 Loren Cain, Missouri 1 Royce Gale, Iowa 1 4 Charles Cook, Iowa 0 Clair Woollums, Iowa 1 4 20 THE HORSESHOE PITCHERS NEWS DIGEST Iowa Open — (Continued) JUNIOR BOYS CLASS E W L W L Ronnie Burgess, Iowa 3 0 Ken Walker, Iowa 5 1 David Ricker, Iowa 2 1 Bennie Carter, Iowa 4 2 Steve Troutner, Iowa 1 2 Vern Nordgren, Nebr 3 2 Jim Burgess, Iowa 0 3 Andy Jackson, Iowa 2 3 Laurel Heilyer, Iowa 1 4 Arlo Williams, Iowa 1 4 A! Zadroga, Pennsylvania South Paw, Regains Allegheny Title Albert Zadroga, the classy lefthander from Elizabeth, Pa., won the 1964 Allegheny County horseshoe crown by going undefeated in the Class A competition. Zadroga appeared to be in serious trouble only once. That was when Robert Werner, a newcomer from Pittsburgh, had A1 46 to 42, but just could not put the game away. Clyde Martz was the runner-up, losing only to Zadroga. Robert Gibson of Dormont won the Class B title by defeating Andrew Ponick in a one game pitch-off. Class C was won by Robert Johnson with George Combs coming in second. Joseph Rusiski Captured the Class D title by defeating Michael Churley. CLASS A CLASS B W L W L Albert Zadroga 7 0 74.4 Robert Gibson 5 2 47.4 Clyde Martz 6 1 70.3 Andrew Ponick 5 2 43.3 Oscar Engle 5 2 72.6 C. Fuller 4 3 45.6 Frank Kilinski 4 3 67.2 Frank Murphy 4 3 42.9 Robert Werner 3 4 63.2 Phil Burns 4 3 41.3 Joseph Ehrlich 2 5 59.5 William Cahill 3 4 43.9 Clyde Falk 1 6 53.3 Peter Sowa 2 5 34.4 John Ruskin 0 7 52.9 Ray Henry 1 6 32.8 CLASS D CLASS C W L W L Robert Johnson 5 2 Joseph Rusiski 5 1 George Combs 5 2 Michael Churley 4 2 Ralph Lipson 4 3 John Meighen 4 2 Jake Fiore 4 3 Herbert Miller 3 3 Bud Behr 4 3 John Conlan 2 4 John Regan 3 4 Bob Confer 2 4 Frank Tongel 3 4 Leo Vallor 1 5 Bob Confer 0 7

Minnesota State Association Schedule SEPTEMBER 5, MINNESOTA STATE BOYS. Loring Park, Minneapolis, Minn. Chairman: Henry J. Filzen, 6521 2 Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minn. SEPTEMBER 6-7, MINNESOTA STATE. Ramsey County Fairgrounds, 2000 White Bear Avenue, St. Paul, Minn. September 5, 11:30 a.m., Qualifying out of town players. 9 Classes. 16 in Class A. 8 in remaining Classes. Chair- man: William J. Lorenz, 798 Parker Avenue, St. Paul, Minn. FROM HERE AND THERE From out Nevada way comes a note of interest to the weary travelers passing through Las Vegas. Mr. Waldo Hagy, the NHPA promoter in the Nevada area, has recently opened a beautiful 8-unit motel at 1808 South Fair- field in Las Vegas, Nevada. THE HORSESHOE PITCHERS NEWS DIGEST

Schedule of New Jersey Tournaments AUG. 23 (Sunday 12:30 p.m.) Rain date following Sunday—New Jersey Singles Championship, Closed Tournament. Classes A, B, and C at Branch Brook Park, Newark, N. J. SEPT. 5-6-7 National A. A. U. Tournament. This tournament will be held at Warninoco Park, Elizabeth, N. J., and will run for three days over the Labor Day weekend. Keep this date in mind. SEPT. 13 (Sunday 12:30 p.m.) Rain date following Sunday—New Jersey State Doubles, Closed Tournament. Weasel Brook Park, Clifton, N. J. Classes A and B.

New Castle, Pa. Club Opens New Courts The new horseshoe courts at George Washington School, New Castle, Pa. built by the City Recreation Board were officially opened July 1, with a cere- mony at 7:00 P.M. There are four courts with cement walkways. There will be lights, later for night pitching. The New Castle club will be using the new courts for its league on Monday, Wednesday. Friday evenings and Saturday afternoons and evenings. Teams from surrounding towns will be coming in for tournaments. Arrange- ments have been made with New Wilmington, Harrisville, Butler and Youngs- town. The New Castle Club has been organized with Robert Henderson as president. Mrs. Opal Corbett is the secretary-treasurer, while other members include John Butler, Steve Piano, Sam Tanner. Bob Pitzer and Ted Corbett. Boots Beresford of New Wilmington and Clyde Gilmore of Volant teamed to outscore Wendell Morrison and Jim Eppinger of New Castle, 25-17, for top honors at the first round robin played on the new courts.

Indiana Season Tournaments Aug. 30 — State Lefthanders at Kokomo, Highland Park. Aug. 30 — State "Old Timers" (players over 60) at Lebanon, 4~H Fair- grounds. Aug. 29 — State Juniors and Boys at Muncie, Heekin Park. Aug. 29-30 — State Ladies' at Ft. Wayne and Pennville (2 rounds). Sept. 5-6-7 — Indiana State Tournament at Muncie, Heekin Park. Sept. 12-13 — Bethel Open, Bethel courts near Greencastle. Sept. 19-20 — Indiana-Ohio Open at Muncie, Heekin Park. Sept. 26-27 — Hobbs Open at Kokomo, Highland Park.

South Gate — Southern California Western Open W L R SP % Homer Moefield, Long Beach 11 0 491 678 72.4 Jim Weeks, Norwalk 10 1 566 732 77.3 Gerald Schneider 9 2 576 760 75.8 Clarence Pearcy, La Habra 8 3 483 750 64.4 Frank Esperanza, Oxnard 6 5 440 690 63.8 Ronnie Simmons, Norwalk 6 5 457 722 61.9 Charlie Merrill, Baldwin Park 5 6 465 724 64.2 Sotero Libatique, South Gate 4 7 357 696 51.3 Don Shubert, Los Angeles 3 8 387 666 58.1 Glenn Brown, South Gate 3 8 377 696 54.2 Fred Craven, Bellflower 1 10 334 664 50.3 Fred Pearcy, La Habra 0 11 303 608 49.8 22 THE HORSESHOE PITCHERS NEWS DIGEST Bill Porter Retains New Jersey Open Crown The New Jersey Open was held at Branch Brook Park, Newark and was one of the best attended and closest tournaments in each class for many years. Our regrets because we were short on courts forcing us to 25 point games in classes C and D. William Porter successfully defended his tital by sweeping the field, in class A, with Joe Zichella second and John Fulton third. Class B was won by Carpenter who swept the field but three men tied for second with R. Cullum taking second on points. F. Pluchino nosed out L. Gancos on points. Class C was won by our State Secretary Wm. Fournier with five wins and two losses. Again three men tied for second with Washam taking second on points. J. Giddis nosed out A. Lund 138 points to 134, for third. Class D turned out to be a real contest with three men tieing for first and two for fourth. The three winners tossed a coin and odd man stayed out with the other two playing each other; then the winner played the odd man for the trophy. J. Harwelik took first. A. Szurley second and Rahn third. All men were placed in classes of there known or stated ability and the results show the advantage of this over qualifying. CLASS A CLASS B W L W L William Porter 7 0 % J. Carpenter 5 0 Joe Zichella 6 1 68.6 R. Cullum 3 2 John Fulton 5 2 65.1 F. Pluchino 3 2 William Kolb 3 4 62.0 L. Gancos 3 2 Walter Haring 3 4 55.9 J. Dykstra 1 4 Asa Brown 2 5 51.4 R. Vogal 0 5 Joe McCrink 1 6 55.5 Joe Pasek 0 7 51.1 CLASS C 52.2 CLASS D W L W L WB. . WashaFourniem r 45 32 JA. . HarweliSzurleyk 5 2 J. Giddes 4 3 B. Rahn 5 2 A. Lund 4 3 V. Yannetti 4 3 B. Clochessy 3 4 G. Johnson 4 3 D. Eberhardt 3 4 R. Karsen 3 4 P. Bilotti 3 4. S. Costanzo 2 7 T. Czado 2 5 J. Faiella 0 7 "THE STORY OF HORSESHOES" 180 pages including current supplement. Everything a beginner or new club needs. Ideal for Tournament Prizes. COSTS LESS THAN A PAIR OF HORSESHOES Price $3.95 — Post paid OTTIE W. RENO Route 5 LUCASVILLE, OHIO THE HORSESHOE PITCHERS NEWS DIGEST

August 15 — Open tournamentCOMIN, HartfordG, SeptEVENT. 7 — LaboSr Day, Annual Rock River Michigan. Valley Open tournament, Lawrence park, Rock Falls, Illinois. August 16 — Connecticut State tournament, Sept. i — South Dakota State tournament, New Canaan, Connecticut. McKennan park, Sioux Falls, South Dakota August 15-16 — Delaware County tourna- Sept. 13 — August Turbie Memorial tour- ment, open meet, Heekin park, Muncie, nament, Hartford, Connecticut. Indiana. Sept. 13 — New Jersey State Doubles tour- August 16 — Annual All-States Open tournament, (Closed) Weasel Irook p.irk, nament, City park, Falls City, Nebraska. Clifton, New Jersey. (Classes A and B) August 15-16 — Midland Empire Tourna- Sept. 13 — Annual Midland Empire Open ment, Billings, Montana. tournament, Noyes Field, 28th and Ed- August 16 — Annual Galesburg Open tour- mund Sts., St. Joseph, Missouri. nament, Lincoln park, Rt. 150, Galesburg, Sept. 20 — Annual Afton Open tournament. Illinois. County fairgrounds, Afton, Iowa. August 18-19 — Annual Illinois State tour- Sept. 24 — Annual Muncie club tournament nament, State fairgrounds, Springfield, (members only), Heekin park, Muncie. Illinois. Indiana. August 19 — Annual Illinois State Boys' Sept. 25-27 — Fulton County, Ohio Fali tournament, State fairgrounds, Springfield, Open tournament, Fairgrounds, Wau- Illinois. seon, Ohio. August 22 — West Virginia Open tourna- October 30-31 — Annual Florida State tour- ment, Parkersburg, West Virginia. nament, Orlando, Florida. August 23 — Connecticut State tournament, Lower classes, Middletown, Conn. NORTHERN CALIFORNIA SCHEDULE August 23 — City Championship tournament, Aug. 29-30 — State Championship, South Gage park, Topeka, Kansas. Gate L. A. August 23—New Jersey Singles champion- Sept. 6-7 — Northern Class "A," Mosswood ship, (Closed) Classes A, B and C, Branch Sept. 19-20 — Pacific Coast OPEN, Santa Brook park, Newark, New Jersey. Clara Fair August 30 — Virginia City Open, Virginia Sept. 27 — Northern Class "C," Los Gatos City, Montana. Oct. 11 — Northern Class "B," Los Gatos August 21-22 — Northwest Regional AAU, Oct. 17-18 — Northern Class "A" Added, Helena, Montana. Mosswood Aug. 23 — Annual Cornbelt Open tournament, Crapo park, Burlington, Iowa. South California Schedule Aug. 23 — Massachusetts State tournament, Aug. 22 — South Gate "E" Open, South Moxies Grove, Holyoke, Mass. Gate, Calif. August 28 — Farmers Division tournament, Aug. 22 — Special "A" Open, South Gate, State Fairgrounds, Des Moines, Iowa. Calif. August 29 — Iowa State Junior Boys' tour- Aug. 29-30 — State Championship - A, Boys nament, Iowa State Fairgrounds, Des & Jr., South Gate, Calif. Moines, Iowa. Sept. 5-6 — South Gate Ringer Round-up, August 29-30 — Iowa State tournament, South Gate, Calif. Iowa State fairgrounds, Des Moines, Iowa. Sept. 12 — Class "D" Open, Pomona, Calif. Sept. 6-7 — 6th Annual Montana State Sept. 13 — Championship "F", Fullerton, (NHPA), Culbertson, Montana. Calif. Sept. 20 — Championship "G", Pomona, Sept. 6-7 — Minnesota State Tournament, Calif. Ramsey County Fairgrounds, 2000 White Sept. 27 — Championship "B", Baldwin Bear Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota. Park, Calif. Sept. 6-7 — Kansas State tournament, Abi- Oct. 4 — Championship "A", Fullerton, lene, Kansas. Calif. Sept. 5-6-7 — West Virginia State tourna- Oct. 11 — Championship "C", South Gate, ment, Parkersburg, West Virginia. Calif. Sept. 5-6-7 — National A. A. U. tournament, Oct. 18 — Championship "AA", South Gate, Warninoco park courts, Elizabeth, N. J. Calif. Oct. 25 — Championship "E", Pomona, Calif. Sept. 5-6-7 — Ohio State tournament, City Nov. 1 — Championship "D", Baldwin Park, park, Greenville, Ohio. Calif. Sept. 5-6-7 — New England Championships, Nov. 8 — Fullerton "G" Open, Fullerton, Moxies Grove, Hampden Ponds, Holyoke. Calif. Massachusetts. Women's and Boys' di- Nov. 15 — Fullerton Doubles, Fullerton, vision, Sept. 5, Men's division, Sept. 6-7. Calif.

Plans Set For South Dakota Open Meet Leigh Dunker, secretary of the South Dakota state association states that plans are complete for the running of an Open tournament in the "Quint City," Aberdeen, South Dakota. The date will be September 12 and 13th. Usual qualifying followed by regular round robin play. He also mentions that the annual South Dakota state tournament will be held at McKennan park courts in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on September 6th and 7th. DIAMOND Pitching for every player Pitching Shoes include sets or outfits for every player, from beginner to long established professional. Also stakes, stake holders, or ready-made courts shipped knocked-down, complete and ready to bolt together and install.

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