Albert Zadroga – 1962 Allegheny County Horseshoe Champion
Albert
Zadroga of Elizabeth, Pa., successfully defended his title of Allegheny County
at the Dormont courts, Sunday, July 15th. The championship was not decided until the final game of the
tournament in which Zadroga met Oscar Engle of Beechview. Both men were undefeated in the competition
going into the final round. Zadroga won
the crucial game 51-34, throwing 70% ringers as opposed to Engle’s 63%
In
Class B the round robin competition ended in a tie for first place between
Clyde Martz of Whitehall and Joseph Ehrlich of Mt. Oliver. Ehrlich then defeated Martz in a 50-point
game. Class C was won by Jake Fiore of
Wexford defeating everyone but Mike Churley of Swissvale. Class D ended in a tie between John Regan of
Mt. Washington and John Gallagher of Dormont.
In the pitch-off, Regan defeated Gallagher.
|
Albert Zadroga |
7 |
0 |
71.4% |
|
Oscar Engle |
6 |
1 |
63.0% |
|
Peter Shalonis |
4 |
3 |
50.7% |
|
Maryan Glinka |
3 |
4 |
55.5% |
|
John Ruskin |
3 |
4 |
51.5% |
|
Frank Kilinski |
3 |
4 |
51.1% |
|
Charles Vrable |
1 |
6 |
51.6% |
|
Bill Cahill Sr. |
1 |
6 |
45.8% |
Class B
|
Joseph Ehrlich |
6 |
1 |
|
Clyde Martz |
6 |
1 |
|
Andrew Hamilton |
5 |
2 |
|
Bill Cahill Jr. |
3 |
4 |
|
Robert Werner |
3 |
4 |
|
Jack Moek |
2 |
5 |
|
Grant Hare |
2 |
5 |
|
Clyde Falk |
1 |
6 |
Class C
|
Jake Fiore |
6 |
1 |
|
Ralph Lipson |
5 |
2 |
|
Joseph McGartland |
5 |
2 |
|
Mike Churley |
4 |
3 |
|
Thomas Tarker |
4 |
3 |
|
Lindsey Wilson |
3 |
4 |
|
George Combs |
1 |
6 |
|
Raymond Veith |
0 |
6 |
Class D
|
John Regan |
6 |
1 |
|
John Gallagher |
6 |
1 |
|
Leo Vallor |
4 |
3 |
|
Craig Fotta |
4 |
3 |
|
Grant Lemmon |
3 |
4 |
|
Donald Cahill |
3 |
4 |
|
Phil Hinger |
2 |
5 |
|
Raymond Mall |
0 |
7 |
©1999 by Steve Morris