2 July 1930
There's lots of horseshoe pitching down in Prince William County, Va., according to Maj. Fred W. Patterson, the county chairman, with headquarters at Manassas.
Haymarket lost a capable tournament manager in Eppa Hunt, through illness, but Maj. Patterson has found a promising successor in J. T. Carter. Carter is touting Wade Butler, county champion, to repeat.Catharpin will make its debut this year in metropolitan competition. Interest there is keen.
Among the formidable candidates for Butler's crown already signed up are Horace Foley, Albert Utterback, B. C. Smith, Will Brower, W. M. Jordan, Charles J. Gillis, C. L. Rector, Douglas Hoffman and Rev. Charles F. Phillips.
"The Village Blacksmith" had his anvil beneath a spreading chestnut tree and this gave an idea to Elmer Hopkins, chairman of New Hampshire Avenue and Longfellow preliminary. Elmer's gonna pitch a court beneath a giant tree in back of Matt Doetsch's home.
He promises this to be one of the hottest neighborhood events in the Metropolitan tournament. In the score of more pitchers, who will take part there isn't one that stands out above the other.
Until today the boys were pitching discarded mule boots. Late this afternoon they were to christen a set of regulation octigans.
Regulation horseshoes, by the way, are on sale at all sports goods houses and some hardware stores.
Entries in Washington close July 9. There will be no grace.
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