the story of horseshoes - NHPA
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12<br />
THE HORSESHOE PITCHER'S NEWS DIGEST<br />
Elmer Hohl, Canadian Champ, Takes Eastern<br />
National Crown<br />
Husky Elmer Hohl took <strong>the</strong> Eastern National title north <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> border<br />
into Canada, losing only one game to Pennsylvania State champ Jim Ohler<br />
and averaging 82.95 ringers. Ex-World champ Harold Reno <strong>of</strong> Ohio placed<br />
2nd and present World Champ, Paul Focht took 3rd with New York's Carl<br />
Steinfeldt finishing 4th. John Clingan <strong>of</strong> Florida won <strong>the</strong> sportsmanship<br />
trophy.<br />
George Dilgard <strong>of</strong> Ohio pitched 75.9% ringers to edge Arner Lindquist<br />
<strong>of</strong> West Virginia for <strong>the</strong> Class AA title. Herm Boyer <strong>of</strong> Pennsylvania won a<br />
closely contested Class A crown with Stan Manker <strong>of</strong> Ohio 2nd. Howard<br />
Bryant <strong>of</strong> Ohio captured Class B from John Curtis <strong>of</strong> Ohio and J. F. Rainbow<br />
<strong>of</strong> Pennsylvania.<br />
World Champ Sue Gillespie lost an exhibition match to Ex-World champ<br />
Anna Lindquist. O<strong>the</strong>r ladies who pitched at Erie were Ruth Thomas and<br />
Linda Duda <strong>of</strong> Lockport, N. Y. and Ruth Bennett <strong>of</strong> Ohio.<br />
The Erie Pa. club did a wonderful job <strong>of</strong> conducting <strong>the</strong> large tourney<br />
which was directed by Joe Peters, Casey Pluta, Paul Beers and Glen Sebring.<br />
National <strong>of</strong>ficers Harold Craig and Bob Pence attended along with Reggie<br />
Fish, head <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> New Hampshire State group.<br />
Zadroga, Elizabeth, Pennsylvania<br />
Vogel, 111.<br />
McQueeney, Pa.<br />
CLASS AA<br />
CLASS AAA<br />
W L R SP %<br />
14 1 961 1158 82.9<br />
13 2 875 1174 81.5<br />
12 3 987 1238 79.7<br />
10 5 1024 1304 78.5<br />
10 5 911 1196 76.2<br />
10 5 849 1124 75.5<br />
9 6 904 1220 74.1<br />
9 6 879 1190 73.9<br />
7 8 773 1098 70.4<br />
5 10 754 1078 69.9<br />
5 10 818 1212 67.5<br />
4 11 857 1214 70.5<br />
4 11 760 1116 68.1<br />
3 12 713 1046 68.2<br />
3 12 719 1092 65.8<br />
2 13 609 984 61.9<br />
CLASS A<br />
W L % W L %<br />
7 0 75.9 Boyer, Pa .... 7 1 60.8<br />
6 1 67.1 Manker, Ohio 6 1 60.3<br />
6 1 70.9 Peluso, Pa 5 0 58.1<br />
6 1 63.9 Ludwick, Pa 5 2 58.2<br />
5 2 63.9 Wolfe, Ohio 5 2 51.7<br />
4 3 67.6 Potter, Pa 4 3 63.0<br />
4 3 63.0 Pence, Indiana 4 3 58.8<br />
3 4 69.1 Dawes, Ohio 4 3 58.5<br />
3 4 65.8 Shever, Pa 4 3 52.7<br />
3 4 64.9 Packard, Fla , 3 4 46.7<br />
3 4 61.2 Hilsinger, N. Y. .. ,,,, 2 5 58.2<br />
2 5 60.0 Smith, Pa 2 5 51.6<br />
2 5 59.3 Kilinsky, Pa 1 6 48.9<br />
1 6 57.8 Gravink, N. Y 1 6 47.4<br />
1 6 53.9 Rockwell, N. Y 1 6 46.4<br />
, 0 7 49.1 May, Pa 0 7 46.8
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