Clyde Martz winner of Spring Fling, New Castle, Pa

 

Clyde Martz of Pittsburgh showed everyone how to fling horseshoes when he won seven straight games with a percentage of 80.4% to capture the championship trophy in the Spring Fling Open Horseshoe Tournament at the George Washington Junior High School courts in New Castle, Pennsylvania, June 13-14 sponsored by the NCHC.

Opal Corbett won the Ladies Division. She was also the tournament director.

 

Class A

Clyde Martz, Pittsburgh

7

0

80.4

Ansil Copeland, Akron

5

2

72.9

Clair Bruce, New Castle

4

3

72.6

Bob Morris

4

3

68.0

Rich Maroni, Arnold

2

5

66.1

Jack Rainbow, Monaca

2

5

62.0

Frank Peluso, Ellwood City

2

5

59.1

Chuck Semans, Pittsburgh

1

6

61.6

Class B

Chuck Semans, Pittsburgh

4

1

61.7

Bob Morris, New Castle

4

1

62.0

John Ruskin, Pittsburgh

2

3

59.5

Harold Tuttle, Youngtown

2

3

57.5

Carl Elder, New Castle

2

3

56.7

Clyde Falk, Pittsburgh

1

4

51.0

Class C

Ed Blum, Darlington

5

0

61.4

Bob Johnson, Wexford

3

2

61.1

Cyril Enders, Van Port

3

2

52.9

Tom Board, Rochester

2

3

54.8

Merle Brightsue, New Castle

2

3

52.4

Mike Churley, Dormont

0

5

39.0


Class D

Scott Davidson, New Castle

5

0

52.4

Percy Bussard, Youngstown

4

1

52.2

John Bunce, New York

2

3

45.1

Shorty Shenton, Chester, WV

2

3

40.8

Chuck Forney, New Castle

1

4

40.4

Ray Brandon, Adron

1

4

39.9

Ladies

Opal Corbett, New Castle

2

0

34.4

Tina Bunce, Rochester, Ny

0

2

15.8

 

 

©1999 by Steve Morris