Shriver of West Virginia Cans 6 Wins To Take Van Buren Open
The van Buren Open tournament held at the Van Buren Horseshoe Courts in Vanport, Pa., yielded some surprises for pitchers and fans alike.
For
the first time the tournament held a Women’s Class which was taken by Ruth
Hangen of Buffalo New York with a fine 71.8%.
Edith Werth also of Buffalo finished second with a 49.6%.
The
tournament committee wants to have separate classes next year for women of high
and low abilities. Consequently all
women are invited to enter.
In
Class A, Howard Shriver of Wadestown, West Virginia upended defending champion
Oscar Engle of Pittsburgh, Pa. Shriver
held Engle to second place by defeating him 52-46 in a very close game. Shriver averaged 76.4%, although Engle edged
him here with a 79.4%.
Class
B competition saw Jack Rainbow of Monaca, Pa. set a personal high average
ringer percentage of 72.5% while also taking the class for the first time. Carl Elder of New Castle, Pa. finished a
distant second with a 61.9% average.
Ed
Blum of Darlington, Pa. gained Class C honors by defeating Ray Slocum of Akron,
Ohio in a playoff. Blum finished at
60.6% while Slocum averaged 54.9%.
Nick
Wohar of Daisytown, Pa. won in class D, at 43.0% and William Meador, of
Youngstown, Ohio placed 2nd with a 48.6%.
Class
E was won by Al Stahlback of Aliquippa, Pa. who won a four way playoff to take
his class. George Combs of Pittsburgh,
Pa. was second.
Class
F was taken by Ted Corbett of New Castle, Pa., Clarence Shenton of Chester, Wv.
was second.
Howard Shriver
|
6 |
0 |
76.8 |
|
Oscar Engle |
5 |
1 |
79.4 |
|
Ansil Copeland |
4 |
2 |
70.8 |
|
Frank Kilinsky |
2 |
4 |
66.8 |
|
Joe Sis |
2 |
4 |
63.1 |
|
Rich Maroni |
1 |
5 |
66.3 |
|
Pete Sowa |
1 |
5 |
62.8 |
Class B
Jack Rainbow
|
5 |
1 |
72.5 |
|
Carl Elder |
4 |
2 |
61.9 |
|
Chuck Semans |
4 |
2 |
61.1 |
|
Frank Peluso |
3 |
3 |
61.3 |
|
Jake Fiore |
3 |
3 |
50.6 |
|
Clyde Falk |
2 |
4 |
56.6 |
|
C. Triola |
0 |
6 |
38.8 |
Class C
Ed Blum
|
5 |
1 |
60.6 |
|
Ray Slocum |
4 |
2 |
54.9 |
|
Bob Johnson |
3 |
2 |
53.5 |
|
Tom board |
2 |
3 |
56.4 |
|
Pete Vlachos |
2 |
3 |
47.6 |
|
Charles Sowa |
0 |
5 |
35.2 |
Class D
Nick Wohar
|
4 |
1 |
43.0 |
|
W. Meador |
3 |
2 |
48.7 |
|
William Richeal |
3 |
2 |
48.3 |
|
Frank Osborne |
3 |
2 |
42.4 |
|
C. Nesselroad |
2 |
3 |
42.1 |
|
Earl Wright |
0 |
5 |
38.8 |
Class E
A. Stahlback
|
6 |
2 |
43.3 |
|
George Combs |
5 |
3 |
34.1 |
|
Joe Abbott |
3 |
4 |
38.2 |
|
N. Skorich |
3 |
4 |
31.6 |
|
Earl Winsper |
2 |
3 |
29.4 |
|
Clarence Black |
1 |
4 |
35.0 |
Class F
Ted Corbett
|
5 |
0 |
30.8 |
|
C. Shenton |
4 |
1 |
32.9 |
|
M. Churley |
3 |
2 |
32.2 |
|
L. Weigel |
2 |
3 |
26.4 |
|
C. Begley |
1 |
4 |
14.3 |
|
D. Charron |
0 |
5 |
13.7 |
Women’s Class
Ruth Hangen
|
5 |
0 |
71.8 |
|
Edith Werth |
4 |
1 |
49.6 |
|
C. Bragg |
2 |
3 |
34.4 |
|
Opal Corbett |
2 |
3 |
30.8 |
|
B. Singleton |
2 |
3 |
28.6 |
|
D. Genevie |
0 |
5 |
14.5 |
©1999 by Steve Morris