OCTOBER-NOVEMBER, 1964 DIXON PORTABLE HORSESHOE COURTS 2616 49Th Street Des Moines, Iowa Dixon Portable Horseshoe Courts (Patent Pending) Are Now Available
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Wtffl&b-: ill Official Publication of THE NATIONAL HORSESHOE PITCHER S ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA OCTOBER-NOVEMBER, 1964 DIXON PORTABLE HORSESHOE COURTS 2616 49th Street Des Moines, Iowa Dixon Portable Horseshoe Courts (Patent Pending) are now available. I have received many inquiries on these courts, but have not been able to present them at a price I felt would be attractive. I have been able to purchase the rubber pads in large quantities and can pass the savings on to you. The new nylon suspension system has eliminated some cost and improves the efficiency of the rubber pad greatly. The life of these pads should be at least ten years and are guaranteed for two years. I have eliminated painting to keep the price down, so you will have to paint them to suit your own taste. Each end of the court is boxed separately and weighs approximately 38 pounds - 76 pounds for the complete court. They are available in 2" and 4" heights, and a conversion that can be used to set over your present clay court. The same pad is used on all styles and is interchangeable, which means that it can be used on clay and boxed in the portable for mobility. Court Without Rubber Pad Complete Court Ready For U«e The 4" portable will give you maximum performance and can be converted to any desired height by ripping off the top side. The 2" is not as effective in holding close shoes, but will hold the ringers about the same. The convertible will be as effective as the 2" portable, but the rigid stake will not hold the ringers nearly as well. Eitherof the portables are easily stored in the trunk of your car, and can be set up ready to go in 5 minutes in your yard, on your drive, at the park, on the beach, at the lake while you are waiting for the fish to bite, in your basement (if you have enough room), in the barn (if you are on the farm), in gymnasiums at school, or anyplace where there is enough room. I qualified on these courts at the state tournament at the Iowa State Fair and threw 84 ringers in 100 shoes and never lost a ringer. Practically every pitcher in the tournament tried them and admitted they were better than clay courts. I hope these courts will make you a better horseshoe pitcher and I will guarantee the ringers you throw will stay there. Every shoe will feel the same every time you pitch it. No mud - no dirt - no maintenance - no more, "barnyard golf.'1 Dale E. Dixon PRICE 4" and 2" portables - $39.50, f.o.b. Des Moines. Iowa Convertibles - $22.50, f.o.b. Des Moines, Iowa The Horseshoe Pitcher's News Digest/Oct. - No., 1964 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 OCTOBER - NOVEMBER Number 10-11 Minutes of the 1964 N.H.P.A. Convention The 1964 Convention of the National Horseshoe Pitchers' Association was held Thursday morning, August 6, in Greenville, O., President Harold Craig presiding with the following officers present; 1st Vice-president Elmer Beller, 2nd Vice-president, Glen Sebring, 4th Vice-president, Lucille Hopkins and Sec- retary-Treasurer, Robert Pence. The following voting delegates were seated: Alabama 1, Arizona 2, Calif- ornia 6, Colorado 1, Florida 3, Illinois 4, Indiana 6, Iowa 4, Massachusetts 6, Michigan 2, Michigan 2, Minnesota 2, Missouri 3, North Dakota 1, New Hamp- shire 4, Nevada 1, New York 3, Oregon 1, Ohio 6, Pennsylvania 5, Rhode Island 1, Tennessee 1, Utah 2, Washington 2, West Virginia 2, Canada 1 and Arkan- sas 1, making a total of 71. A moment of silent prayer was observed in memory of the 17 members who had passed away during the year. Minutes of the 1963 meeting were read by Bob Pence and approved. Treasurer Robert Pence gave the following financial report; Receipts Expenditures Balance one year ago $6,696.14 Mailing expense $ 771.52 Members 3,882.50 Office expense 796.55 Subscriptions 3,270.50 Misc. print. & mimeo 1,093.01 Manufacturer's fees 2,079.38 News Digest expense 6,140.40 Film rental 203.00 Merchandise purchases 9,148.25 Sales, horseshoes 5,767.00 Sec'y-Treas. allowance 995.40 Sales, trophies 3,103.45 World Tournament expense 6,298.63 Sales, shirts 1,469.24 Sales, printed material 624,51 Total expenditures $25,243.76 World Tourney receipts 5,214.75 Total receipts $32,310.47 Balance on hand July 20, 1964 $7,066.71 The auditing committee consisting of Stearns (Ariz.) Ellis (Fla.) and Fish (N.H.) reported they had inspected books and found them in excellent order. They moved that the financial report be approved. The motion was seconded by Weeks (Calif.) and carried without dissent. The special committee on Junior and Ladies' playing rules consisting of McGrath (Ohio) and Winston (Mo.) submitted a code of rules. Discussion from the floor centered around maintaining the amateur status of the junior players and their right to play in the men's divisions. An amendment was added leaving Junior play in the men's divisions up the various state associa- tions and the recommended code of rules was passed. A committee consisting of Reno (Ala.) McGrath and Clancy (Ohio) was appointed to make a further study and report on maintaining the amateur status of Juniors. The Steinfeld (N.Y.) - Dixon (la.) foul line proposal tabled at the 1963 convention for further study was dropped entirely after it was reported play- 4 The Horseshoe Pitcher's News Digest/Oct. - Nov., 1964 Convention Minutes — (Continued) ers at the Eastern National and the Midwest "Ringer Round Up" had voiced considerable opposition to testing the proposed rule in these tournaments. Secretary Robert Pence reported on the temporary membership fee provi- sion with the magazine subscription optional which had been adopted on a one year trial basis at the 1963 convention. He reported that although a full year had not yet passed membership had already exceeded the previous year's total, but that there had apparently been some loss in magazine subscriptions. Marino (Ariz.) moved the trial basis be extended until the next convention. Dixon (la.) seconded the motion which carried. Sealed bids for the 1965 World Tournament were called for. Fish (N.H.) submitted a bid of $4,000.00 from Keene, N. H. and Cook (Utah) one of $3,000.00 from Salt Lake County, Utah. A secret ballot vote was taken and the Keene, N. H. bid was accepted by a vote of 41 to 28. The delegates than voted 35 to 33 by secret ballot to ask Utah to resubmit its bid for the 1966 tournament as soon as possible and empowered the Executive Council to accept such a bid if offered. Hagy (Nev.) moved that the portable rubber composition courts patented by Dale Dixon be approved for use in sanctioned tournaments. Motion was seconded by Dixon and was carried by a standing vote. Motion by Steinfeldt (N.Y.), seconded by Toole (Ark.) that the top six finishers automatically qualify for the next tournament was defeated by a show of hands. Motion by Steinfeldt (N.Y.), seconded by Boyer (Ind.) that a Horseshoe Hall of Fame be established was carried. President Craig appointed Steinfeldt chairman of a committee consisting of Chrisman, (Ind.), Roy Smith (Calif.), Mortenson (la.) and Pence (Ind.) with powers to set up rules and regulations for the establishment of the Horseshoe Hall of Fame with instructions to em- ploy other NHPA members they thought qualified to serve in an advisory capacity. Jack Wolfe (Can.) invited the N.H.P.A. to consider Canada as a site for the 1967 World Tournament. The Nominating Committee of Weeks (Calif.) and Wilmore (Ind.) recom- mended that 2nd Vice-president, Glen Sebring (Pa.), 4th Vice-president, Lu- cille Hopkins (la. )and Secretary-Treasurer Robert Pence (Ind.) be re-elected. Nominations from the floor were called for by President Craig. There being none, Jensen (Mich.) seconded by Winston (Mo.) moved the nominations be closed and the incumbents be elected by acclamation. The motion carried. Motion by Sebring (Pa.) seconded by Fish (N.H.) that the city of Green- ville, the housing committee, the Greenville Park Board, the Darke County Horseshoe Association, the Miller Brewing Co. and all individuals and groups contributing to the success of the best World championships in history, be given the thanks of the N.H.P.A. for their fine work. The motion carried unanimously. Marino (Ariz.) seconded by Castine (Mass.) moved for adjournment, the motion carried and the convention stood adjourned. Congratulations Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Redding of Mt. Sterling, Ohio, who welcomed the arrival of a baby daughter to join the three older brothers in the Redding household. Within three weeks after the joyous event, Bob won three tournaments and was runner-up in the fourth one.