Shriver of West Virginia Wins Top Honors At New Castle
Howard
Shriver of Wadestown, W.Va. won first place in the top Class of the Fall Ringer
Roundup Horseshoe Tournament which was held over the weekend at the George
Washington Courts in New Castle, Pa. (Sept. 21-22).
A
huge crowd was on hand to watch as some of the best players in the U.S.A.
battled it out in an 8 man round robin (seven of the pitchers played in the top
36 man class in the World Tourney this summer at Keene, N.H.).
Shriver
averaged 79.1% and won 6 games losing only to Dale Carson of Baltimore,
Md. Carson took second place with 5-2
and 77.2%.
Jim
Solomon, Uniontown, Pa. also had a 5-2 but lost out on percentage, having
75.9%. Buck Engle of Pittsburgh, the
defending champion hammered away at the stake ending up with 5-2 but a few
tenths percent behind Solomon. Engle
posted 75.3%
The
local banks and merchants donated prizes and money. First-place award was a trophy and $50.00, second place - $25.00
and third place -$15.00. First, second
and third places in the lower classes received cash and a merchandise gift.
Teenage
girl scorekeepers did a marvelous job, as this was their first attempt at scorekeeping. Kitty Graham, Helen Gill, Eleanor Thomas,
Gretchen Olson, and Joan Rozandki, all of New Castle.
Groundskeepers
were Clair Bruce and Wendell Morris.
Morris also was the judge. Opal
Corbett was the tournament director assisted by her husband Ted.
Howard Shriver
|
6 |
1 |
79.1 |
|
Dale Carson |
5 |
2 |
77.2 |
|
Jim Solomon |
5 |
2 |
75.9 |
|
Oscar Engle |
5 |
2 |
75.3 |
|
Jack Rainbow |
4 |
3 |
72.3 |
|
Ron Kuchcinski |
3 |
4 |
62.9 |
|
Joe Kuchcinski |
1 |
6 |
69.6 |
|
Harold Tuttle |
0 |
7 |
66.6 |
Class B
Frank Kilinsky
|
7 |
0 |
73.5 |
|
Ansil Copeland |
6 |
1 |
69.5 |
|
Frank Peluso |
4 |
3 |
62.1 |
|
Clyde Falk |
4 |
3 |
52.6 |
|
Ray Slocum |
3 |
4 |
54.7 |
|
Carl Elder |
2 |
5 |
55.2 |
|
Merle Brighshue |
2 |
5 |
47.9 |
|
Bob Morris |
1 |
6 |
55.3 |
Class C
Ed Blum
|
5 |
0 |
57.6 |
|
Cyril Enders |
4 |
1 |
57.6 |
|
Tom Board |
3 |
2 |
57.0 |
|
R. Hitchcock |
1 |
4 |
43.6 |
|
B. Meador |
1 |
4 |
42.4 |
|
Ottie Reno |
1 |
4 |
51.0 |
Class D
Frank Osborne
|
7 |
0 |
57.0 |
|
S. Davidson |
6 |
1 |
50.5 |
|
Opal Corbett |
5 |
2 |
45.5 |
|
Dean Mayes |
4 |
3 |
46.5 |
|
J. Young |
2 |
5 |
37.8 |
|
J. Stewart |
2 |
5 |
30.9 |
|
A. Brown |
1 |
6 |
26.5 |
|
J. Reno |
0 |
7 |
22.7 |
Class E
M. Churley
|
6 |
1 |
39.7 |
|
L. Allen |
5 |
2 |
40.1 |
|
C. Shenton |
3 |
2 |
38.3 |
|
C. Forney |
2 |
3 |
34.1 |
|
Dale Elder |
1 |
4 |
36.1 |
|
R. Brandon |
1 |
4 |
35.7 |
Class F
Pl Bussard
|
5 |
0 |
41.7 |
|
J. Eicher |
3 |
2 |
35.0 |
|
J. Dunn |
3 |
2 |
35.0 |
|
J. Jackson |
3 |
2 |
30.8 |
|
H. Maciejewski |
1 |
4 |
16.0 |
|
J. Engle |
0 |
5 |
15.1 |
©1999 by Steve Morris