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Mondays - 6:00 p.m. !

TUESDAY NIGHT DOUBLES RECREATIONAL LEAGUE Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.

!SINGLES SANCTIONED LEAGUE*

Thursdays - 6:00 p.m. !

FALL DOUBLES RECREATIONAL LEAGUE Tuesdays at 5:30 and 7:00 p.m.

League play starts the first Tuesday after Labor Day. Fall league fee is $20.

!SANCTIONED TOURNAMENTS** 2015 tournaments are June 6 & 7 Check-in deadline is 9:30 a.m.

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League fees are $35 for the year. This enables you to pitch in all three summer leagues.

!*The sanctioned league requires you to pay an additional $35 MHPA/NHPA membership fee. !

**$35 MHPA/NHPA membership entitles you to play in all sanctioned tournaments. Four tournaments qualifies you to play in the World Tournament and

the State Tournament during Labor Day weekend. !!Club contact: Dean Schmitz (586 463-7488 (deanschmitz@mac.com)

St. Clair Shores Horseshoe Club ABOUT OUR LEAGUES & FUN! !

Monday Night Singles Recreation League The SCSHC Monday Night Singles League, is a good league for the novice pitcher who would like to learn

the game or those experienced who enjoy the game. We play four games of 40 shoes each, similar to sanctioned tournament play. The season is flexible and has no set weeks because of weather and no-make-up policy for singles leagues. You are guaranteed a place on the courts whenever you have the urge to pitch.

We go on a 90% handicap system similar to bowling, so the higher average pitchers have to pitch well in order to win. You will get some great exercise and enjoy yourself during the evening. !

Tuesday Night Doubles Recreation League A good league for the novice pitcher who would like to learn the game or those experienced who enjoy the

game. In doubles pitching you pitch with a friend or an acquaintance who loves the game. Your partner can be male or female, young or old, it doesn’t matter. We go on a 80% handicap system similar to bowling, so the higher average pitchers have to pitch well in order to beat your team. You may both be out just for some exercise and a good time for the evening. If you like to pitch, but don’t like to walk after your horseshoes, this is the league for you. You will get in some fine recreation. It only takes an hour and a half, or less, to complete three 12 inning games. !

Thursday Night Sanctioned League A good league for the experienced pitcher who would like to hone the skills of the game. Also open to

beginners who will get some excellent coaching. If you like to pitch, and get in some great walking exercise, this is the league for you. Some of the finest pitchers in the state of Michigan are members of this league and pitch in the Michigan Horseshoe Pitchers Association tournaments on weekends. Join the league and learn from them. This league is sanctioned by the NHPA and a $35 fee is charged for MHPA membership. Statistics are sent to NATSTATS and recorded as a sanctioned event. !

Fall Tuesday Night Doubles Recreation League A good league for the novice pitcher and experienced pitchers who want to continue pitching after Labor

Day. Start time is 5:30 and 7 p.m. You can enjoy the nice fall weather because the lights turn on when the sun starts to set early. Same rules and set-up as the summer doubles league. !

SCSHC Sanctioned TournamentsJune6 & 7, check-in deadline is 9:30 a.m. A new member or a member who does not have an established ringer percentage shall pitch 100 qualifying shoes or use a league's percentage to decide his/her percentage in a district tournament. Men who are seventy or older, or disabled pitchers, shall reestablish their percentage upon declaring to be less than 40 foot pitchers. All MHPA sanctioned tournaments shall be 35 point cancellation. Any game between two pitchers with a 25% or lower ringer percentage shall play to 35 points or 50 shoes, whichever occurs first. In case of a tie game the pitchers shall pitch down and back (four shoes) until a winner is decided. If a class consists of only 5 players, they will be allowed to pitch to 40 points. The 25% rule would remain the same. !The Woody Cup Challenge Tournament 12th Annual Woody Cup Tournament - Saturday, September 12, 2012 - 11:00 a.m. in Lincoln Park

The “Woody Cup” Challenge determines the best organized MHPA Club in the state. It is an exciting day of “team play” with other MHPA clubs. A traveling trophy is presented to the winner and tournament proceeds go to the St. Jude Charity.

12th ANNUAL WOODY CUP CHALLENGE

Saturday, September 12, 2015 - 11:00 a.m. Lincoln Park Horseshoe Club Courts

Lincoln Park Horseshoe Club - 2014 Woody Cup Challenge Champions Larry Woods, Sponsor, Barth Bucciarelli, George Pollington, Gene Alderman, John Ham, Dick Clarke, Bill Fay, Sharon Clarke and Rose Nowacki.

• Lincoln Park Horseshoe Club will host the 2015 non-sanctioned event. • Clubs are invited to field a team of at least 6 players and hopefully more. • Wear your tournament shirt, if you have one. • All participants must have an established club average. • 12 inning handicaps will be converted to 20 inning handicaps (40 shoes). • 40 shoe games of count-all and 90% handicap. • Luck of the draw for initial opponents. • Team captains may substitute freely after the first game. • Each pitcher may pitch up to 4 games each. • Food and refreshments furnished by host club - donations appreciated. • Starting time is approximately 11:00 a.m. (drawing of starting lineups). • The cost is $10.00 per player and the proceeds go to benefit the (St. Jude Charity). • 50/50 money: Donated to the (St. Jude Charity). • No individual club is to make a “profit” from this event. • Traveling trophy awarded by LDJ Trophies. • If a tie should occur after the final tally, Captains would place the names of team participants in a hat for a draw to

determine who will pitch the one game in the playoff. • The Woody Cup Trophy is to be displayed in a public place with pitching handout material promoting the winning

club’s membership and/or the MHPA. Contact Dick and Sharon Clarke at rsclarke@comcast.net.

“The Stranger Passing Through” — Author Unknown !Most ev’ry summer evening, a dozen men or more, Would gather for a horseshoe game, down by the gen’ral store. Some of the boys were pretty fair, once they had got their eye, You heard the shoes a ringing out, if you were passing by. !Now old Jim Parks was eighty-two, but played right with the rest, And when he wasn’t all “lamed up”, you had to pitch your best. The barber was a pitcher who had won some local fame, He played a lot at county fairs, and seldom lost a game. !They kept the clay pits up to snuff, and watered ev’ry day. The shoes would stick right where they hit and never slide away. They thought that they were pretty good, could throw a decent shoe, Until the day they chanced to play, ‘the stranger passing through.’ !It seems that late one afternoon, this man drives into town, And figured that there wasn’t time to get where he was bound. He left his horse at Riley’s Barn and said, “I’m stayin’o’er.” And put up at the boarding house down near the gen’ral store. !And later on that evening, the stranger made his way, Down the street, to the horseshoe games, to watch the fellows play. Now just by chance, that summer night, they turned out one man shy, So someone asked the stranger there if he would like to try. !He said he would be glad to play, and see what he would do, And that is how they came to meet ‘the stranger passing through.’ He rolled up his sleeves a bit and gathered up the shoes, And when he let the first one fly, they knew he was bad news. !The first shoe was a ringer, you could see it all the way, Traveling in a perfect arch to nestle in the clay. The second shoe was just as good; I thought the judge would burst, As it went sailing through the air to land upon the first. !They got on with the pairing up; One pitches number Two, And number Three, plays number Four; ‘the stranger passing through.’ He played them all that summer night, but no one had a chance. His arm moved like a smooth machine, they watched like in a trance. !You would have sworn a magnet was imbedded in the clay, As shoes went flying through the air, and landed there to stay. By now a crowd had gathered there, and soon the townfolk knew, The local boys had met their match: ‘the stranger passing through.’ !When all the games were over and they covered up the clay, They shook hands with the stranger, and then homeward made their way. The local boys were feeling sad, but this I know is true, They all felt better when they heard, he was just passing through.

Reuben heard a strange sound that he hadn’t heard before. He followed the extraordinary sound and peeked around the corner of an opening between two buildings, and there they were, horseshoes being pitched by the townsfolk in Nevis Minnesota. The sound of, “Clang, clink, clang, clink,” rang out… a sound that Reuben would never forget.!

Some of the pitchers had friends who were cheerleaders leaning over the fence, and it was obvious who the favorite players were. Reuben peered through the fence to see horseshoe shaped objects flying through the air aimed at an iron stake encircled in a 6x6 foot box filled with sand. Back and forth they walked to pick up the horseshoe and pitch them at the opposite stake. If the horseshoe went around the stake, the crowd yelled, “Ringer!” Later Reuben learned that a ringer was the best because three points was counted for just that one shoe. The winner got the most shoes near the stake or around the iron peg. Some games didn’t take much time because the winner always threw many more ringers. Some games were long because both pitchers were good and they both threw many ringers.!

The contest ended and a winner was given some kind of a prize. The contestants picked up their horseshoes and headed elsewhere. Reuben sat at the fence wondering if he would ever be strong enough to play the game. The horseshoes were heavy, two and a half pounds each. The only horseshoes that Reuben had ever seen were on the neighbor’s team of horses. Old Mr. Cooper would drive his horses hitched to a wagon and Rueben and his brothers would hop on the back of the wagon to catch a ride.

Rueben Pitches Horseshoes!

Many years later… !A few years ago, Reuben was in a bowling league and met a

couple of fellows who were much older than he. Reuben wasn’t exactly young anymore. “Have you met Claude?” asked Reuben’s friend Ted. “He is a State Horseshoe Pitching Champion.” “Wow,” Reuben thought, “I’m finally meeting someone who pitches horseshoes and he is a state champion!”!

After visiting with Claude and good friend Ted, they convinced Reuben to join their horseshoe club. Reuben agreed because now was his chance to play the game he remembered when he was ten years old in his small hometown.!

A horseshoe club is about the same as a bowling club. You can buy your own horseshoes. It’s just like having a personal bowling ball. These shoes are made for pitching and not for shodding a horse. The shoes can be carried around in a special box constructed for them. Reuben found that Claude and Ted also used some other gadgets to help them enjoy the game.!

After a few weeks playing in the club league, Reuben realized he wasn’t up to championship caliber like his friends, Claude and Ted. Reuben liked to pitch horseshoes and practiced whenever he could. He learned that horseshoe pitchers could enter local, state and world tournaments. These tournaments determine the best pitchers in the community, state and in the entire world.!

“Am I good enough?” Reuben thought.!“There is a place for all pitchers at tournaments,” Ted

replied. “You pitch with pitchers who are of the same skill level. That way it is fair and you always have a chance to win your class.”!

So, with much horseshoe information and many hours of practice, Reuben signed up for the World Horseshoe Tournament to be held in Greenville, Ohio. It was a three-day event for most pitchers.!

Reuben arrived early enough to see 50 horseshoe courts set-up in buildings with big fans blowing air through them. “Wow,” Reuben thought, “I must be in horseshoe heaven, I’ve never seen so many horseshoe pitchers and courts in my life.”!

There was a display of dozens of different pitching shoes for sale along with shirts, caps, bumper stickers and every goody you would dream of ever wanting if you were a horseshoe pitcher. One of the Ohio Horseshoe Club members showed Reuben how the portable courts were put together with nice soft clay instead of sand for the shoes to land in.!

The games started. Each pitcher had his or her shoes weighed, as there is a limit on the weight and size of the shoe. The contest has to be fair and not just any old horseshoe is legal.!

Reuben’s round robin had 15 other pitchers beside himself. They were separated in skill level by less than one percentage point. They pitched five games each day. Reuben’s first day was quite good with a 3 wins and 2 losses record. Each game was pitched with a 40-shoe limit and whomever had the most points in the cancellation style of scorekeeping won the game.!

The next day Reuben was lucky. Someone said to him, “Sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good.” After the five games for the second day Reuben had 7 wins and 2 losses.!

The next day Reuben didn’t feel good or lucky. His record was 3 wins and 2 losses for the last day and 11wins and 4 losses over-all. It was a hot day so Reuben went to his car and changed his sweaty tournament shirt. Throwing 200 hundred horseshoes outside or inside in any kind of weather is great exercise, good recreation and the best of all the sports.!

Just as Reuben got changed someone yelled for him to return to the courts and report to the playoff building. “How could that be?” Reuben thought. He was told that there was a three-way tie for first place and he was one of the three.!

The man in charge of the tournament announced that Number 2 plays number 3, and number 1 sits out and waits to play the winner. Reuben was number one according to the tournament percentage records. He was number one because he threw the most ringers in his class during the tournament.!

Number 2 won the first playoff game. Now it was time for the championship round.!

Number 2 clobbered Reuben in the regular tournament. Number 2 was a really good player and he liked to pitch shoes. Reuben knew he had to concentrate and keep his eyes on the stake. He said to himself… “If I just look at the stake and follow through with my arm I should be OK.”!

A horseshoe was flipped to see who gets the clay first to start the game. Much like flipping a coin for heads or tails. With a horseshoe it is calks up or calks down. The calks are the parts of the horseshoes that are raised.!

During the excitement of the game, Reuben wasn’t aware of any one watching or the scorekeeper sitting near by. A pitcher can have as much fun as he will allow himself to experience. Sometimes, a pitcher is nervous and anxious, sometimes with a jaw clinched in concentration and always happy to have a ringer or a close point.!

The audience clapped politely when “4-dead” was called. Four dead means each pitcher had 2 ringers and they canceled each other for no score. It was pitch 2 shoes and walk to the other end and pitch the same 2 back. Down and back, down and back, twenty times for forty shoes. Rueben’s eyes were on the stake and once in a while he would glance at the scoreboard for the score and how many shoes were thrown. The sound of, “Clang, clink, clang, clink,” rang out… a sound that Reuben would never forget.!

The game was finally over. The scorekeeper posted 40 shoes on the scoreboard along with the final score.!

Number one (Reuben) and number two shook hands to congratulate each other for a game well played.!

Those watching the game gathered to pass on good wishes to the final two contestants. !

Soon the awards ceremony would begin and the winner received a beautiful World Class Championship trophy.!

Who won, Number 1 or 2?!I was there at the tournament so I know.

The story was written and read to my grandson’s 4th grade class. They got to touch the trophy and see what is inside the “Horseshoe Pitching Box.” Afterward they took turns reading the poem “The Stranger Passing Through” which should be read in the spring of the year just as “Casey at the Bat” is read by most school children. —Dean Schmitz

QUESTION:Where in any other competitive sport do you compete with a weighted average? I was told at World Tournament that this method reflects the potential of the pitcher. If that is the case, let's take the highest tournament pitched in the last 12 months as our average. Or even the highest in the lifetime of the pitcher. Currently, my NATSTATS, if up to date, are 7 points higher than my current numerical average. I am waiting a convincing argument for continuing the current method.

ANSWER:You ask a very good question and it is a question that has been asked many times since the advent of NATSTATS in the early 1990's. It is unfortunate that there is not some type of a new member packet available from either charters, or the NHPA with explanations as to why things are as they are in organized horseshoes. And I know that the last thing you want to hear is, "Well, that's just the way it is so deal with it." That attitude, along with not knowing the true reasons why things are as they are, has cost the NHPA and charters the loss of many members over the years. You may not agree with everything, but at least you would have an understanding to the reasoning why things came about as they did.

NATSTATS was established as a way to unify how averages are derived for all members of the NHPA. Its main purpose was to seed members who entered the world tournament. Before NATSTATS there were at least a half dozen ways charters established ringer averages for their members. One charter would use a top three tournaments pitched within a calendar year format, another charter a running average format, another charter how you pitched last week, and so on.  All that it took to enter the world tournament prior to NATSTATS was an entry form with a ringer average and a verifying signature from a charter officer. An entrant may end up in a group that has a multitude of the different ways to establish a ringer average, plus a few that had forged signatures so that they could enter with a lower average, or didn't meet the minimum tournament requirement, and, in some cases, hadn't played in any tournaments for a few years. The tournament director had no way of knowing that was what and what was true. Entering the world tournament was on an honor system, and as much as we would like to believe it to be true, not all horseshoe pitchers are honest. Now when you enter the world tournament, or any sanctioned tournament throughout the country, you know that you are competing against others whose

ringers average has been derived in the exact same method as yours.

When NATSTATS was being planned the NHPA president asked charter presidents to send their opinions on proposed options as to how a uniform ringer average could be established. I was a charter president at the time and responded. Michigan used a top three tournament for an entire year so if a pitcher got hot for a couple of weeks then went back to their normal abilities they would be stuck with that average until the next season. There were three options, a running average, a top three from the last ten tournaments or within a year, and the other slips my mind right now. Being from a cold weather state, Michigan, I strongly supported the top three tournaments from the last ten tournaments or within a year. I believed that it was the best option to promote participation in my charter. Pitchers could enter the April and May tournaments, when the weather conditions are iffy and a pitcher has yet to round into top form, those tournaments would have little, if any, affect on their averages. With a running average a few poor tournaments would greatly affect their average because if they were a 50% pitcher it would be difficult to make up some 35 to 40% tournaments. Since most pitchers take pride in having as high as ringer average as possible, and like to see progress, such as playing in Class D in the state tournament instead of Class E or F, many of these pitchers would not play in tournaments until they felt confident that they were pitching well enough as to not hurt their chances.

The ten-tournament rule has both advantages and drawbacks. If you have one or two exceptional tournaments where everything goes right it does take playing in eight or nine more tournaments to get those erased. You wouldn't have to play in so many tournaments if only five or eight were the requirement to have a more true average for yourself. However, if you have three tournaments that reflect your true abilities, or you have reached a goal, and then suddenly go into a slump you have seven tournaments in which you can work yourself out of it without affecting your average. Having only two or five tournament to work out of a slump may discourage them from playing in tournaments. And, there are those who have reached the point where their best averages are going to be dropped who will stop playing in tournaments so that they can be in a higher class at the state tournament, and this may be truer with higher average pitchers than lower average pitchers.

NATSTATS may not be perfect but it does treat all members equally. Everyone has the same weighted average derived in the same manner as everyone else who plays. This type of system may be unique to horseshoes but horseshoes is a unique game. The nicest and friendliest people in the world surround you.  Seek them out.  Soon your ringer average will just become a number and the number of friends you have will greatly increase.

Written by Fred Smith, Jr., Hall of Fame Member, Michigan Deceased 2012 at age 58

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The creation of the NHPA elders division has been a great achievement for the game of horseshoes. This division has allowed the Grand Gentlemen of the Game to once again play the game that they so dearly love at a skill level that they enjoyed at a lesser age. Some even become better pitchers and this is something that we all should rejoice in. Duane Goodrich, of Kansas, stated it best, “What other sport allows you to improve your skill level as you age?”

Horseshoes isn’t about the distance that a shoe travels once it has been released but about how many times that shoe encircles the stake. Members should realize that they are not competing against a distance but rather against ringers thrown from any distance. Once this fact is accepted bitterness and resentment can be laid aside and enjoyment of playing the great game of horseshoes can replace them. Just think, when you have reached the age of 70 this rule will also apply to you. Is your pride so great now that you imagine that you will be the same person you are today at age 70? Studies show that a man of 70 has half the muscle strength as a man of 25. To compensate for this loss of strength more effort is needed to throw the shoe 40 feet. This extra effort effects coordination. By moving to a closer distance less effort is needed to throw the shoe thus coordination is restored. This is the reason that so many elders are able to improve their averages and not because it is simply easier to throw ringers at a shorter distance.

Have you ever looked into the eyes of these gentlemen and seen them sparkle? Have you ever looked at their faces and witnessed the smiles upon them? Have you ever listened to their voices and heard their joy? If not, you are missing the entire meaning of the game of horseshoes. To me, this is what makes horseshoes so dear and special. We all know, including they, that this is their last hurrah so let all of us stand beside them and allow these Grand Gentlemen of the Game to regale in this fleeting and final glory.

Written by Fred Smith, Jr., Hall of Fame Member, MichiganDeceased 2012 at age 58

Ellis Cobb was the Newsline (NHPA magazine) editor for a number of years and was used as the model for the NHPA logo. Probably because he was always active in the horseshoe world and was an excellent pitcher. He gave to me his qualifying paper when he pitched in the 1948 world tourney. Over 80% ringers for his 200 shoes. His wife Virginia gave his hard bound books (digests monthly) to me after his passing, from 1957 to 1988. He was the Illinois secretary for over 30 years, and was digest editor until Dave Loucks took over. He and Virginia managed the Illinois State tourney and also the state fair tourney for years. He gave his life to the game of horseshoes. He was a printer as his life’s work. He was a real friend of the game. Ellis Cobb is remembered by all.

—Jack R. Stout

WAYWARD HORSESHOESMy horseshoes have no character,Of this I must confess,I try all kinds of turns,But still with no success,When� I� try� to� throw� a� flip� shoe,

It� usually� ends� up� dead,

And� tips� from� all� the� players,

Seem to go right through my head,This leaves me with one conclusion,Of� this� I� can� depend,

I’ll never be much at horseshoes,But I’ll never be short of friends!!!

—Ronald WilliamsLockhart, South Carolina

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ANATOMY OF A HORSESHOE

The sport of horseshoes is played with specially manufactured equipment. Any official (legal) horseshoe must be sanctioned and approved by the NHPA and must pass the following maximum weight and measurement standards. 1. It shall not weigh more than 2 lbs., 10 oz., (there are no minimum stan-

dards) 2. It shall not exceed 7-1/4 inches in width 3. It shall not exceed 7-5/8 inches in length 4. On a parallel line 3/4 inch from a straightedge touching the points of the

shoe, the opening of the shoe must not exceed 3-1/2 inches. (A 1/8 inch tolerance to 3-5/8 inches is allowed on used shoes.)

5. No part of the original manufactured shoe may exceed one inch in height.The view shown is considered the bottom of the shoe. The trade mark

stamping is on the top side of the shoe.THE PITCHING SHOE: Although regular horseshoes were pitched for

centuries, specially made pitching shoes have been used since the first world tournament in 1909 and today are in universal use. Pitching shoes are similar to regular horseshoes, with toe and heel caulks. The balance, temper, and hook design are all carefully determined to promote maximum success — and for regulation play certain design specifications are carefully followed to insure fairness in competition.

TOE END OR CLOSED END

HEEL END OR OPEN END

HeelCalk

Body

Toe Calk

Finger Positioner(on some shoes)

Leg, shank, prong, fork, or blade

Body

Ringer Breaker(on some shoes)

7-1/4 inches

7-5/8inches

3-1/2inches

Heel Calk

HookHook

Point Point

Sandbagger: Generally, any horseshoe pitcher who misleads others about his ability level, claiming to be worse than he actually is at pitching.

They are often loud, braggarts, and berate others by trying to be amusing, rather than playing the game in earnest. Any distraction or delaying of a game such as taking long breaks or banging their shoes together to deliberately distract an opponent is of their character. If a game can be won by not throwing another ringer they will always “throw off ” to keep their ringer percentage down.

More specifically, a sandbagger horseshoe pitcher is a person who artificially deflates his ringer percentage in order to better his chances of winning tournaments.

A sandbagger is considered by many to be the lowest form of life on a horseshoe court. Sandbaggers can lower their ringer percentage by selectively throwing low tournaments when scores are posted for handicap purposes with NATSTATS.

Then, when sandbaggers enter a tournament, they may show a ringer percentage of 14 when, in fact, their true ringer percentage might be closer to 35. Voila, they've just bought themselves 7 extra ringers for their net score, and raised their odds for winning their round robin or the tournament.

The bottom line is sandbaggers are cheaters, which, of course, is dishonest. Horseshoe Pitchers who are found out to be sandbaggers are often ostracized and always berated and looked down upon. Sometimes, it is very hard to remove a sandbagger from a horseshoe club. Some sandbaggers will boast about what they do. It takes witnesses and written documentation before the NHPA will ban them for a year. Most often sandbaggers can be shamed into cleaning up their act, or they will just pick up their shoes and not participate when they know they can’t possibly win a round robin.

Winning a tournament or round robin in this fashion is called "sandbagging." A horseshoe pitcher who has won by sandbagging is said to have "sandbagged" his opponents.

Sandbagger’s are very poor sports and do nothing for the promotion of the great Sport of horseshoe pitching.

“Sports do not build character. They reveal it.” A defining moment for the sport of horseshoes, Heywood Hale Broun, broadcast journalist, captured the essence of what a game of horseshoes truly means, because of his belief that a sport does not build character but rather reveals it. Character was what Mr. Broun came looking for when he wrote about the 1968 World Tournament.

SATIRE: HOW TO WIN AT HORSESHOES(The Sandbagger’s Way)

The following hints will tell you how to win at horseshoe pitching, and enable you to become a popular and well-liked personality.

Always bang your shoes together just as your opponent is about to pitch. This distracts his attention and makes him miss. If he glares at you about it, look very innocent and make a remark about how the mud sticks to your shoes or how your shoes continually burr.

After you have pitched your shoes, just stand up at the front of the box, and if your opponent desires to pitch from that same side, make him remind you of it each time, and then just step across to the other side of the stake and stand there at the front of the box. This always worries your opponent and takes his eye while he is trying to pitch. If he still pitches good shoes, try waving your hand to an imaginary friend on the sidelines and shouting hello at him.

If your opponent proves to be a poor sport or a fussy guy, and insists on you standing back while he pitches, always start walking for the other stake just as he swings his second shoe. Thumping the feet hard as you start out lends effectiveness to this idea.

If your opponent is having a hot spell and you want to cool him down, call for the score and then hold a long-winded argument with the scorekeeper over the way the score stands. Getting your opponent into the argument will help a great deal. Or if you get the chance, call for a careful measurement of shoes by the referee and keep him at it as long as possible. Even if your opponent is willing to concede you the point or the ringer, do not accept. Insist on everything being perfectly square. You might even seize this opportunity to make a speech about your fairness in all things, and how you wouldn't want anything you didn't earn.

Never give your opponent credit if he beats you. Make him distinctly understand that you gave him the game out of pure goodness of your heart, or that you were simply below your normal form and could have beaten him easily if you could have got going.

Always show the spectators what a swell sport you are by coaching your opponent, as he pitches, with some remark like. “Atta boy!” “Put'er on!” “Let's have four dead!” And always loudly express sympathy when he misses. Always show your anxiety to see the courts kept in good condition by stamping and scraping the clay around the stake every inning. This must be done, of course, while your opponent is pitching his shoes.

In delivering your shoes always plant half your foot over the foul line. This saves considerable distance, and makes ringers of those shoes that would ordinarily be a couple of inches short. Then, too, this has a psychological effect on your opponent, as he will watch your feet and debate mentally whether or not he should call attention to your fouling, and this tends to reduce his concentration on pitching.

Before playing a game with a tough opponent who may beat you, tell everyone nearby how hard you had to work that day and how tired you are, or how you have been ill all day, or how sore your fingers are or something along that line so that if your opponent wins the game, it is what was to be expected considering your wretched condition, while if you win, then the spectators can see what a courageous fellow you really are.

Never throw a ringer when you know you have the game in the bag, and then take long breaks between round robin games by drinking two beers and chain smoking four cigarettes telling your opponent you had to use the restroom.

By doing all these things, and other things along this same line, you will soon become a great personality, well liked and popular, and you will be doing something to add to the dignity of the game.

HORSESHOE COMPENDIUM, pages 34-35, by Lee Rose, 1940

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Pitching a Horseshoe,What You Want to Accomplish…

OPEN SHOE: An open shoe landing. DISTANCE: The same distance constantly. ALIGNMENT: Making sure of hitting the stake. (the most difficult)

MECHANICS OF A PITCH…

1. Grip: (3/4, 1-1/4, 1-3/4, Flip) 2. Assume a Stance: Placement of feet: side by

side, left foot in front, or in back of right, al-lowing for one step, and enough room so foul line won’t be stepped on.

3. Address the Stake: Preparing to pitch, getting comfortable, staring at the stake, taking a deep breath, taking aim, blocking out distrac-tions, concentration.

4. Back Swing: The back swing of your arm, the height of the back swing is usually when your arm is parallel to the ground or comfortable behind you.

5. The Step: Weight distributed so you are com-fortable. The step begins when the back swing is complete and allows enough leverage to lift the shoe to the target.

6. Front Swing: The front swing of your arm, the height of the front swing is usually shoulder high in front of you.

7. Release and Lift: At the height of the front swing, shoulder high, letting go of the shoe.

8. Follow through: The nice easy motion of allowing your body to stay in place as you watch your shoe go on for a ringer, the front swing should continue straight up after re-leasing the shoe.

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GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP The Player’s Greatest Virtue

The entire world admires and doffs its hat to the person who is a good sport. An individual is not born with all the qualities that are embodied in good sportsmanship, for like character and that mysterious something called personality, sportsmanship is acquired only through cultivation and practice.

A good sport, therefore, possesses both character and personality; if this were not so, he or she would not be a good sport. A genuine good sport is one who is cheerful, friendly, unselfish, honest, thoughtful, enthusiastic, well mannered, courteous and poised. In addition, he possesses the qualities of thoroughness, observation, concentration, adaptability, knowledge, expression, leadership, decision, organizing ability, and initiative.

All these are the determining factors that spell success throughout every walk of life. What a vastly different and better world we would be living in today if its peoples and nations would display more of these qualities!

PICKUP GAME? Any Score Will Do

In ordinary Sunday-afternoon-with-the-family horseshoes, any mutually agreeable point total will do (21 points is often used). Regardless of the total, ties are broken by pitching an extra inning, or as many as necessary to produce a winner. Contrary to a still prevalent "house" rule left over from the earliest days of organized pitching, it is not necessary to win a game by two points—just one point does the job.

WHAT CONTROVERSY? 30 % is 30 % no matter where you stand!

Most forty-foot pitchers join the NHPA with very little experience, except if you were a male junior. Most elder men come into the 30-foot division with 10-50 years of experience.

I only know of three elder’s who joined our sport at over age 70 without any previous pitching experience. Why wouldn’t an elder pitcher be able to improve and compete? He is back at the same level physically at age 70 pitching now at 30-feet as a 25 year old 40 forty-foot pitcher. And, he has many years of experience in our great game. If you need advice of how to pitch ask a 30-foot pitcher.

Remember, some have pitched for over 50 years and know the game. Also, 30% at 30-feet and at 40-feet is the same. However, the 40-foot pitcher may have the advantage because his younger age gives him more stamina and could outlast most 30-footers in a very tight long game especially on a humid warm day.

WANT TO CRITICIZE? Learn From Experience

“Every pitcher, sooner or later, should be a tournament director, a judge and a club officer, to better qualify as a promoter and a critic... horseshoe pitching would be better for everyone, from the experience. Like finding it hard to see the forest for the trees, some find it hard to see the NHPA for the members. Aside from booklets like the NHPA Bylaws and NHPA Official Rules, the members ARE the NHPA... that is where the officials can be found, volunteering to keep this fine game perpetuated. If there is no judge, volunteer yourself and encourage others to do so. ‘Be all that you can be’, as the marines like to advertise, and horseshoe pitching will come that much closer to being all that we would like it to be. ‘Get your hands dirty’; ‘Put your shoulder to the wheel’; ‘Make an effort’; ‘At least try”; ‘Wear the shoes to see if you can fill them’; ‘Get out in front and pull sometime... it ain’t like pushing’; ‘Put up or shut up’; ‘Talkers make poor listeners’; ‘Do it; do something!’ ....So, listen real close for the sounds of success because they are not audible except as crinkling of smiles, heavy breath of happiness and occasional clapping of hands in self satisfaction.”

—Duane Goodrich, Kansas

LEARN TO PITCH Patience is a Virtue

Anybody who is interested in learning horseshoes should be patient. Learn a proper turn so that the shoe will be open when it lands. Pitching horseshoes is a difficult sport to learn, but once you get the hang of it, it is actually fairly simple.

—Walter Ray Williams, Jr. PITCHING HORSESHOES FOR HEALTH Horseshoe pitching is an ideal sport for older people. It

promotes fat metabolism more efficiently than jogging, helping to lower cholesterol levels and fight hardening of the arteries. It strengthens the hands, wrists, arms, shoulders, back and legs, and helps maintain healthy bones.

Pitching horseshoes is also excellent rehabilitation for those who have had heart attacks because how long and hard it is played is up to the players. And because horseshoes are light, only two and half pounds, there’s little chance of strains.

As one gets better, you can play harder and longer. A good rousing game will involve more walking than golf and more bending than tennis doubles. If you get to play in a tournament, you might, walk five miles, bend up to five hundred times, and throw more than a ton of steel and enjoy it.

Horseshoes are cheap. All you need is a backyard or fair-sized garage to play in. So try for a ringer around the horseshoes stake. Its good for health, for morale and for three points.

A horseshoe can be pitched almost anywhere at any time, and by almost anybody. It doesn’t take exceptional strength to throw a 2 1/2 pound weight 40 feet. However, pitching horseshoes in any number is significant exercise, since during the course of an hour, players will pitch 400 pounds or so of steel a distance of about a mile. An afternoon of horseshoes is more strenuous than one of golf. Among other things if you haven’t been pitching regularly, brushing your teeth may be a bit of a pain the next morning.

Those in a position to judge generally agree that bowling, golf and horseshoes, three of our most popular accuracy games, are about equally difficult to master; that regularly throwing seven or eight ringers out of 10 tries approximates carrying a 200 bowling average or shooting par golf.

DON’T move or pick-up your ’shoes until the score is agreed upon. Horseshoe stakes are often referred to as STOBS, especially in the south. Stakes are between 14-15 inches in

height and lean toward each other at a 78° angle. The Loyal Order of Moose Lodges have their own Horseshoe Clubs. They play tournaments at each others’ club sites and

have their own state and national tournaments. You must be a member of the Moose to join the horseshoe club. There are over 40 NHPA sanctioned pitching shoes, and approximately 10 different manufacturers. Topeka, KS will host the 2015 WT. (To be a host you must have an air conditioned building available to house 48

regulation portable courts.) Former President George H. W. Bush pitched horseshoes as a hobby. He had courts put in at the white house during his

term in office under the assistance of the NHPA and hosted tournaments. President Bush’s horseshoe pitching adventures, at the White House, are on display at his presidential museum in Texas.

The Fraternal Order of Eagles has their own Horseshoe Clubs. They play tournaments at each others’ club sites and have their own State and National Tournaments. You must be a member of the FOE to join the horseshoe club.

A good horseshoe pitcher is one who is surprised when not throwing a ringer. The rest of us are surprised when we throw a ringer. Also, a good pitcher can pick up both shoes, at the same time, with one hand.

You can always tell an experienced pitcher by the shoe box he carries. The more “beat-up” the box, the better the pitcher. Ask a pitcher who throws at 30 feet for advice (Elders). They have the experience and usually don’t say anything about

pitching until asked. They usually know what advice to give. Need a quick inexpensive batch of artificial clay? Have it made up locally in a bakery. To make 8 gallons, you need 30

pounds of bread flour, 15 pounds of regular salt, 4 pounds of vegetable oil and 14 pounds of water. Mix all this together to dough consistency and you will have enough artificial clay to fill two ends of a portable court roughly 2 foot square, 2 inches deep.

DON’T pick up another players ’shoes- it interrupts their pitching rhythm and they won’t be nice to you for the rest of the game.

A good winner: one who can be so friendly as to encourage his competition to come back and be beaten again. A good loser: one who marks down the winner’s name so he can be reminded not to “let”, that winner, win again. Former President George H. W. Bush wasn’t the first president to enjoy horseshoes. He wasn’t even the first to install a

horseshoe court on the White House grounds. Credit for that goes to Harry S. Truman, who frequently invited friends to join him in a game. Herbert Hoover was another horseshoe enthusiast, and so was John Tyler. It is said, in fact, that Tyler, when vice president, was playing a game of horseshoes at his home in Virginia when a messenger rode up with the news that President William Henry Harrison had died.

Aug. 3. 1963: Former President Harry S. Truman writing a reply to Don Titcomb, after Don wrote to Truman about promoting the game. “My suggestion to you is to go and see Admiral Nimitz, who lives somewhere in your neighborhood. He is the greatest horseshoe pitcher of them all and I am very sure you would have a wonderful visit with him. I am not a horseshoe pitcher although I had a horseshoe place in the backyard of the White House for such of my staff as were interested in it. We had a lot of fun pitching those horseshoes but if I ever hit a ringer it was by accident and not intentional. Admiral Nimitz was the best horseshoe pitcher of the whole bunch.” Sincerely yours, Harry S. Truman

Admiral Chester K. Nimitz, an ardent fan and member of the Mosswood Horseshoe Club in Oakland, CA was an exponent of pitching horseshoes to keep physically fit especially for those in the senior citizen age group. He maintained that it is an ideal exercise recreation.

A horseshoe hook or shoe pick-up device cannot exceed 36 inches in total length. Any hook on the device cannot protrude more than 2 inches from the main shaft.

The maximum ‘pit’ area is 36” x 72”. The minimum ‘pit’ area is 31” x 43”. According to NHPA rules, a pitcher has 30 seconds to deliver both shoes. Many consider horseshoes to be the greatest non-prescription medicine in the world. In the words of that renowned

horseshoe pitching advocate, Clay LeCourt, the man who invented the rubber ruler for measuring ringers, “When you play horseshoes, you have a stake in the game!”

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So you think you know all about horseshoe pitching?  Sure you’ve all played it as a recreational game at family picnics on the 4th of July, Labor Day weekends, church picnics, company picnics, camping and so on, but there are some serious folks in the US and Canada that pitch those shoes. The likes of which you’ve never seen!

Take the World Champion, Alan Francis of OH, he averages 90.55% ringers, (that is almost 91 ringers out of 100 shoes pitched) granted that is the best in the world and extremely difficult to attain.  Nine misses in 100 shoes WOW, incredible! There are 13,000 members throughout the United States that belong to the National Horseshoe Pitchers Association (NHPA); there are another 1500 participants in Canada that belong to the Canadian Horseshoe Pitching Association. The average participant in these two organizations maintains about a 30% average. This 30% average is much more typical of the rest of the membership. The range is broad and does run the gamut from 2% all the way to Alan, with the 30% being the mean.

You might ask how does an organization as large as the NHPA track all these statistics? They have what is affectionally known as a Natstats guy, that is the National Statistics person who receives tournament results from everyone that participates in NHPA sanctioned events.  These events include tournaments conducted in a 5, 6, 7, 8 or more person round-robin format; they may also include a weekly sanctioned league in certain states.

Who can play this game? Nearly every member of the family, it’s truly a family sport as the youngsters 11 and under are encouraged to use lighter shoes and are able to pitch from a 20-foot distance. The juniors 12-18 years old pitch from a 30-foot distance, as do the women and elder men, over 70, that choose to move up. The remainder of the people need to stand next to the stake at the 40-foot distance to pitch.

Each charter may consist of multiple clubs each with varying facilities. Some clubs have as little as 5 members while several have 100 or more. Each pitching facility is generally comprised of 6-24

regulation horseshoe courts though some sites have as few as 4 or as many as 40 courts. Some of these pitching sites on public land have been financially aided by grants from the National Horseshoe Pitchers Foundation, (NHPF), the only non-profit, charitable entity devoted to preserving the history and growth of the sport. Most of these court facilities are located in public parks, although some are on private property and some are indoors.

Take for instance the NHPA Hall of Fame located in Wentzville, MO. built by donations made to the NHPF they have a beautiful set of 16 indoor courts, plus another 16 located outside. The facility is very prominently located right off of Interstate 70 just west of St. Louis. In fact the building can be seen driving west on I-70.  It was dedicated in October of 2007. All the displays are professionally set up for your viewing and admission is free.  These many, many artifact, old shoes, documents, pictures and so on had been collected for years and stored in various peoples garages and basements.  The brick patio around the flagpole is the Jack Freeman Memorial Plaza, in it there are numerous engraved bricks bought to commemorate a great game they pitched or a loved one that has passed on. They make for interesting reading and will allow you to see the dedication that these horseshoe pitchers have.

The NHPA conducted its first World Championship at Bronson, Kansas in 1909 and recently celebrated its 100th anniversary of that event in Springfield, IL. This prestigious tournament is held in an indoor venue with up to 56 portable courts set up in hockey rinks, stadium floors or other large convention facilities big enough and tall enough to host the indoor pitching competition. This event lasts a full two-weeks and is a huge source of revenue for any city or Convention and Visitors Bureau with a large enough venue to host it. The last few years have brought in more that 1300 horseshoe pitchers and their families for these Championships. If your city would like to host an event like this please contact the NHPA.

By Casey Sluys

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Who Can Play a Game of Horseshoes?

The Guide Book To Better Horseshoe Pitching Knowledge

1. A player is expected to stand two feet at the back of the opposite pitching platform, out of vision range while the opponent is pitching.

2. During mixed play (mixed distance) the short distance pitcher must walk to the rear of the full distance platform.

3. Exit the pitching platform in a clockwise rotation (unless pitching a left-handed player). Enter the pitching platform from the rear of behind the player pitching first.

4. Harassment will not be tolerated, either by spectators or opponents. 5. If the conduct of your opponent is other than acceptable, please do not put your

“brand” on them; see the director or the judge. 6. Loud profanity is not acceptable (we all mutter on

occasion). 7. Stay within the boundaries of your court. 8. Do not pick up the shoes until the opponent has had

time to observe the position of the shoes and mutual agreement is reached as to their value.

9. Be aware of the foul line, you may not touch it with your foot while delivering the shoe.* (Enforced during tournament play, a warning is given during league play.)

10. Carry your own, accurate, measuring tools. 11. You are encouraged to settle point determinations. If

you cannot agree on a point or a ringer please call for a judge.

12. The decision of the judge is final. 13. Please observe carefully before leaving your immediate court. It is discourteous to

walk in the line of vision of another player. 14. Painting stakes and leveling the clay during play is not allowed unless agreed upon

by you and your opponent. Stepping on the clay to level it during play is not allowed unless the opposition agrees.

15. Please do not take extended breaks during play. 16. There may be times when you disagree with the way the Club conducts league play.

Please take the issue to a Club officer as there may be a reason that is not readily apparent. 17. Each player is expected to water (if needed) and turn a pit prior to commencing a

game. 18. Use proper scoring calls. 19. Always look at the scorekeeper when calling the score. 20. No one should enter the scorekeeper zone after pitching. Let scorekeepers finish

their work by keeping the courts clear. 21. Tournament shirts with the pitcher’s last name and state on the back are required in

State and World Tournaments. It is good etiquette to wear a tournament shirt at all events. *The Penalty for violation is a shoe being declared dead.

Horseshoe Pitching Etiquette List of Rules

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WHAT started as a joke to raise money for an injured dog named LeRoy in 1982 has turned into a third of a million dollar charitable fund raising operation through the promotion of horseshoe pitching.

Bill Hunter, of the Pink Elephant Lounge in Smiths Creek, set out a jar on the bar with a sign attached that read: “accepting donations for LeRoy’s medical bills.” LeRoy, Hunter’s dog, lost a leg in a railroad accident. Much to everyone’s surprise, people who knew that LeRoy was a dog, and those who didn’t, soon filled the jar. The funds were donated to Leader Dogs for the Blind.

In 1985, Larry Woods, a friend of Hunter’s, and some of their close friends started raising funds for other charities by holding fund raising horseshoe tournaments. Since the Pink Elephant had horseshoe courts near the bar, it was a natural to hold fund raisers developed around weekend horseshoe pitching tournaments.

These horseshoe tournaments became popular at establishments that had horseshoe courts, and those that didn’t soon built them to hold fund raisers. Some also started horseshoe leagues. Besides the Pink Elephant, other businesses taking part have been: Adair Bar, Snyderville Lions; Dorsey House, Clyde Twp.; Eagles Club, Harrison Twp.; Wilson’s, and 299 North, Mount Clemens; Emil’s, Richmond; Jigger’s Bar, Fair Haven; Lions Club, New Haven and Chesterfield; Memphis Hotel, Memphis; Moose Lodge, Port Huron; Mr. Z’s, Memphis; Salt River Bowling and Golf Club, New Baltimore, (bowling fund-raiser); Strikers, Richmond; Sugarbush, Chesterfield Twp.; USA SportsBar, Forestville; Winners Circle, Algonac; and others.

Weekend events grew. On April 4, 1993, Woods and his wife Juanita, Bob Bantle (deceased), Chuck Vernon, Dennis Moss, Dick and Pat Beaudry, Dick Barnes, Eva and Bob Phillips, Ken Connin, Larry Wilson, Mike Kucharek, Will and Nancy Collins, and others who love

the game of horseshoes were key organizers of the Southeastern Michigan Horseshoe Club. Tax exempt status was awarded in 1995 with Special Olympics being the prime beneficiary. Tax exempt means the club is exempt from paying taxes; however, donations to the club are not tax deductible.

As a tradition, the first tournament held every year is at the Pink Elephant. The funds are donated to Leader Dogs for the Blind. (In January, 2002, the defunct Mount Clemens Indoor Horseshoe Club opened the season in their facility.) Other charities benefiting from the club fund raisers have been: Special Olympics; Muscular Dystrophy; Children’s Hospital, Detroit; Jerry’s Kids; Red Cross; Goodfellows; Old Newsboys;

Therapeutic horseback riding for handicapped, and many needy individuals and families. In 2001 the Lions Club of New Haven became the new permanent home for the SEMHSC. The SEMHSC put in six new courts to hold tournaments and meetings whenever a business is not available. The SEMHSC is operated by a current committee of eight volunteer members. All funds raised for specific purposes are donated; none are kept for administrative purposes. The SEMHSC does have fund raising events that are targeted for operating expenses and are so noted on the tournament

schedules. Promoting horseshoe pitching for charity became

Woods’ life work. He was the principal tournament director from the beginning. In 2003 Woods retired from the SEMHSC to devote more time to his trophy shop business.

Rich Howe took over as president. Much credit has to be given to Rose Wills, treasurer, for keeping the club organized and getting people to turn out for events. Mark Wills, Rose’s husband, took over in 2005 as club president.

The current board of directors is hard working and dedicated toward the “Pitching for Charity” club. Tournaments and club events attract large gatherings. Charitable organizations continue to benefit from SEMHSC donations.

Pitching for Charity The Southeastern Michigan Horseshoe Club

Pop GentryFall Classic Open

Honoring Original Members of the St. Clair Shores Horseshoe Club

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2012Check-in time by 9:30 a.m. - Tournament starts approx at 10:00 a.m.

Non-Walking Doubles Changing Partners Format - 21-25-31 pt. cancelation

St. Clair Shores Horseshoe ClubHarper & Masonic - St. Clair Shores, Michigan

$10 entry fee - Each win earns a dollar - All fees returned in prize $

Non-sanctioned - All New with a Different Format - The First Annual

OPEN to ALL persons who like to pitch horseshoes.This tournament is open to ALL comers.

The first 48 to sign-up will play - all will play at the same time.

50/50 - Raffles - Lunch Served for ALL.

Register your name at: DeanSchmitz@mac.com

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