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Volume 17, Issue 2 - Fall 2015 AMY MILLER, EDITOR
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Officer Info 2
President’s Message 3
Obituaries 5
Tournament Results 16
Membership Application 27
A PUBLICATION OF THE OHIO HORSESHOE PITCHERS ASSOCIATION, AN OFFICIAL NHPA CHARTER
OHIO HORSESHOE NEWSLETTER
ALAN FRANCIS IS ALMOST A SHOO-IN WHEN IT COMES TO HORSESHOES
By Chris Bumbaca - The Kansas City Star
All sports have their dominant figures. Basketball has LeBron James. Baseball has Mike Trout. Horse-shoes has Alan Francis. Francis, of Defiance, Ohio, won his 20th National Horseshoe Pitchers Associa-tion World Tournament Championship on Saturday, defeating Brian Simmons 42-20 in the tourna-ment’s finale at the Kansas Expocentre. Francis won his first championship in 1989, when he was just 19. And now, at 45, he has won 20 of the sport’s last 26 titles. There’s no more room in his house to display the trophies, he says. He stows the majority of them in his attic, but they remain in decent condi-tion. Does the constant feeling of winning ever wear off? “Never.” “It’s a very hard sport,” Francis said. “It takes a lot of hard work, effort, time and dedication.” This past weekend is the pinnacle for Francis, the motivation behind the hours he spends with a pair of horseshoes in hand and pieces of metal sticking out of the ground. “This is what it’s all about,” Francis said. “Right here.” Francis took after his dad by getting involved in competitive horseshoes. Growing up on a farm about 100 miles north of Kansas City in Blythedale, Mo., it was his form of recreation. His aunts, uncles and cousins, who he went with to Royals games as a kid, drove to Topeka on Saturday morning to cheer him on. “It was cool having them here,” he said. Wearing a red Nike T-shirt and white cargo shorts, Francis is a combination of Tiger Woods in his prime on Sundays and an average dad. The fact that Francis is at the top of his sport is non-debatable. If Francis is pitching well heading into a tournament, his expectation is simple and virtually guaranteed — a win. “If I pitch as good as I’m gonna pitch,” he said, “chances are, I’m gonna win.” Francis has a repetitive routine inherent in every toss. His left arm rests at his side, and his right arm swings back and forth three times, hinged at the elbow. He then steps forward with his left foot and lets it fly. More often than not, the horseshoe rotates 180 degrees during its flight path and collides perfectly
with the stake, connecting for a ringer. To put Francis’ success into perspec-tive, Bill Russell and Michael Jordan won a combined 17 NBA titles, still three shy of Francis’ mark. “That’s the goal. To be on top,” Francis said. “Any sport, no matter what it is, you’re goal is to win and be on top. To be the best.” But the top comes with its challenges. In the last 19 years, Francis has lost the world championships just three times, in each instance to Simmons. “When you are (the best), you put a target on your back,” Francis said. “People are gunning for you.” Still, Francis has won 12 of the last 13
championships, and Saturday’s performance secured his fourth consecutive title. For those who criticize horseshoes’ validity as a sport, Francis has a clear message: “I would tell them to try it (and) see how hard it is, see how hard it is to be good at it,” he said.
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NEW OHPA WEBSITE:
www.ohiohorseshoes.org Check it out!
NHPA WEBSITE:
www.horseshoepitching.com
OHIO STATE OFFICERS President Gary Roberts 638 Salem Cave Rd, Beaver, OH 45613 740-820-3142 [email protected] 1st Vice President: - Southwest District Brian Fisher 9655 New Paris-Hillsboro Rd New Paris, OH 45347 937-437-0300 [email protected] 2nd Vice President—Northwest District Darryl Miller 10915 Converse Road Plain City, OH 43064 614-873-8471 [email protected] 3rd Vice President—Central District Dan Sanders 42 Scioto St Powell, OH 43065 614-761-3357 [email protected] 4th Vice President—Southeast District Randy Shoemaker 1615 Hanna Lane Londonderry, OH 45647 740-887-4430 [email protected] 5th Vice President –Northeast District Cindy Rose 1729 Westwind Lane Columbus, OH 43223 614-604-3103 [email protected] Secretary/Treasurer Newsletter Editor Amy Miller PO Box 475 Hilliard, OH 43026 614-507-2468 [email protected] Statistician Tod Kahrig 50205 Crawford Rd Woodsfield, OH 43793 740-338-0650 [email protected] Printed and mailed by: YesPress Graphics LLC Westerville, OH
REGIONAL DIRECTORS & ASSISTANTS
NHPA Regional Director Dick Guill
2490 Bryonaire Dr Mansfield, OH 44903
419-589-2459 [email protected]
NHPA Assistant Regional Director
Northwest District Alan Francis
308 Melody Lane Defiance, OH 43512
419-782-0810 [email protected]
NHPA Assistant Regional Director
Central District Dan Sanders 42 Scioto St
Powell, OH 43065 614-761-3357
NHPA Assistant Regional Director Southwest District Mike Worthington 5086 Sweetleaf Dr
Riverside, OH 45424 937-236-3142
NHPA Assistant Regional Director Northeast District
Ray Welsh 126 Church St
Louisville, OH 44641 330-730-2412
NHPA Assistant Regional Director Southeast District Randy Shoemaker 1615 Hanna Lane
Chillicothe, OH 45601 740-887-4430
Pictured below are the OHPA Officers: (front row) Cindy Rose,
Amy Miller; (back row) Darryl Miller, Gary Roberts, Dan Sanders, Brian Fisher, Dick Guill and
Randy Shoemaker
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The 2015 summer pitching schedule is coming to an end. Despite the contin-ued decline in membership, there were some very good tournaments in Ohio this year. I would like to thank all of our tournament and league directors for their hard work this year. We are blessed in Ohio to have people who devote their time and energy to allow the rest of us to have the opportunity to pitch. As I mentioned during the Convention at the State Tournament, I am proud of our current slate of officers. All of them are people who give unselfishly of their time to make our sport better. You would be amazed to know how many hours our officers have worked this year. Hats off to Amy Miller, Brian Fisher, Randy Shoemaker, Cindy Rose, Darryl Miller and Dan Sanders. I hope their efforts are ap-preciated. The Reno Family will once again be performing at the Bob Evans Farm Festival in Rio Grande on October 9th, 10th, and 11th. This is the 44th consecutive year the Reno Family has performed there. If you have never attended, you have missed some very good food and entertainment. Our show could not go forward without our leader, Ottie Reno. As you may be aware, Ottie became ill at the 2015 World Horseshoe Tournament in Topeka, Kansas. After two trips to the hospital, it was discovered that he would need gall bladder surgery. The surgery turned out to be more serious than expected, but I am happy to report that Ottie is recovering and feeling better every day. He plans to be at the Festival as scheduled. Congratulations to Alan Francis for winning his 20th World Championship this year. We are privileged to watch the greatest horseshoe pitcher of all times. In addition, he is an outstanding representative for our sport. It is sad that he does not earn any significant prize money for his efforts. Matt Guy, a former horseshoe pitcher earned $10,000 this year as the “King of Cornhole”. Just this weekend, he and his son earned an additional $10,000 at another cornhole tournament. Even Matt will tell you that Alan’s accomplishments and skill are much more difficult than the skills required for cornhole. I would also like to congratulate Ruth Rife on winning the Senior Women’s World Championship once again. For good measure, she also won the 2015 Ohio State Women’s Championship again. I recently played against her in Kenton, and she complained that she was not pitching well. However, she pitched over 70% against me as usual and then threw 80% her last game. I keep hoping she will let me win a game. The big challenge for 2016 on the state and national level will be to stop the continuous decline in membership. It will be necessary to be innovative and creative to stop the downward trend. I wish everyone a healthy and happy 2016.
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Gary Roberts
I have received the 2016 cards from the NHPA and have begun pro-cessing applications as of October 15th. I will be sending, by regular mail and electronically, during the first week of December, 2015, a Member-ship Application and a 2016 Tournament Schedule. Both items will also
be posted on the OHPA website (ohiohorseshoes.org). A special thanks to the tournament and league directors for all their continued hard work, time and efforts in making these events available to our members. If anyone is interested, I would be willing to bring my computer and the 2016 cards to an event for the convenience of purchasing cards. If you are interested, please contact me to schedule a mu-tually convenient time to get this accomplished. This 2015 Fall Newsletter will be the last issue printed and mailed to all members. Beginning January 2016, all News-letters will be sent electronically to email address provided. Newsletters will be posted on the website for anyone to view at any time. If you would like to receive a printed copy of the Newsletter by mail, please fill out the form located on Page 14 and mail it to me. If you would like the NHPA’s Newsline sent to you by regular mail, you can indicate this on the same Notice. Thanks to all the OHPA Officers for all their time and dedication in doing whatever it takes to support horseshoes. Thanks to all those that have helped promote horseshoes in the past and future. We all need to do what we can to get others involved and interested in horseshoes. My hopes for 2016 is a greater amount of members rather than de-clining amount. Anything for horseshoes. Wisher you a joyous holiday season with peace and cheer in the New Year! Happy pitching!
MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY
Amy Miller
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OHPA HALL OF FAME NOMINATION FORM
NOMINEE INFORMATION
First Name ______________________ Last Name ______________________ Birth Date: ____/____/____
Street Address _____________________________________ City ___________________ Zip Code ________
Number of Years an OHPA/NHPA Member: ______ (minimum of 10 years required)
Please list Horseshoe Club Memberships, past and present: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
NOMINATION CATEGORY – Check the ONE Category to which you are nominating this person:
____ PLAYER – Anyone who has brought prestige to the sport of horseshoe pitching through outstanding
performance on the courts.
____ PLAYER/ORGANIZER – Anyone who has performed well on the courts and has also become a worthy
tournament director, promoter, organizer, or officer at the local, state, or national level.
____ PROMOTER/ORGANIZER – Anyone who, through his or her devotion to the sport, has made a
significant contribution through time and effort to the advancement of the sport of horseshoe pitching
in an administrative capacity, such as a promoter or organizer of events, or as an officer at the local
state, or national level.
HORSESHOE HISTORY OF THE NOMINEE:
On separate pages, include the horseshoe pitching history of this person, from the beginning until now. To include a complete and accurate history, it may become necessary to contact family, friends, or even the person you are nominating! Note: If this person is being nominated as a PLAYER, or PLAYER/ORGANIZER you must also include their accomplishments on the court at the local, state, and/or national levels. If possible, include tournament names/dates of 1st or 2nd place finishes (check trophies), etc.
SUBMIT NOMINATION FORM:
This completed form must be received by the Hall of Fame Chairman* no later than March 1st of the year of nomination. Please include your name, mailing address, and phone number below in case the HOF Committee has any questions.
Your Name ________________________________________________ Phone Number _________________
Street Address __________________________________________ City ____________ Zip Code ________
*Send completed nomination form to:
Dan Sanders
42 Scioto Street
Powell, OH 43065
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OBITUARIES
Stephen William Powers September 10, 1921 - April 28, 2015
Stephen William Powers, Age 93, of Xenia, passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at Greenewood Manor. He was born September 10, 1921 in Port William, Ohio, the son of Foy and Annabelle (Dabe) Powers. He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife, Rosella in 2000. He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law: Stephanie and David Lockhart of Hu-ber Heights; and a brother, Eugene D. Powers. Stephen is also survived by a sister-in-law, nieces, nephews, and other family members. Mr. Powers had been a sports fan, playing both basketball and softball and a avid Reds fan. He also enjoyed pitching horseshoes, shooting pool and bowling. He was a member of the Middletown Senior Citizens Center where he leaves behind a special group of friends. Stephen's family would like to express a special thanks to the staff at Greenwood Manor Nursing Home for the excellent care they gave Ste-phen. He was inducted in the OHPA Hall of Fame in 1995.
Donald L. Thornton February 13, 1934 - May 9, 2015
Donald L. Thornton, age 81, of Lemoyne, OH passed away on Saturday, May 9, 2015 at Bay Park Community Hospital. He was born on February 13, 1934 in Lemoyne to George and Mary A. (Dennis) Thornton. Don married Maxine F. Willer, on January 27, 1955 in Green Springs, OH. He worked as a glass cutter at Libby Owens Ford for 31 years in the East Broad-way Plant, and 25 years as a groundskeeper for Frank Harris, in Maumee. Don loved wood crafting and working in his shop at the house. A longtime member of the Stony Ridge Unit-ed Methodist Church, he had been active in the men’s group, and was also the church jani-tor and treasurer. In his spare time he enjoyed participating on the dart ball team, the horse-shoe league in Toledo and Bowling Green and was a member of The Ohio Horseshoe Pitch-ers Association (OHPA) and pitched at the World Horseshoe Tournament the past six years. Most of all, Don loved attending all of the children’s, grandchildren’s and great-grandchildren’s many events with Maxine. Don is survived by his loving wife: Maxine, chil-dren: Dr. Steven (Katherine) Thornton of Elkhart IL, Nadine (Doug) Snyder of Sparks, NV, Daniel (Christine) Thornton of Van Buren, OH, Margaret (Jeff) Steen of Powell, OH, D. Ed-ward (Sally) Thornton of Pemberville, OH, 13 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. He also leaves behind sisters: Janet (John) Habick of Sun City AZ, and Rosemarie Miller of Norton, OH. He was preceded in death by his parents. Consideration for memorial contribu-tions can be made to: The Stony Ridge United Methodist Church, The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation or The Horseshoe Tournament “In Memory of Donald Thornton” (make checks payable to Maxine Thornton).
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OBITUARIES
Robert "Bob" Eugene Scurlock June 14, 2015
Robert "Bob" Eugene Scurlock, age 84, of Dublin, passed away June 14, 2015. Born in Hun-tington WV, attended Hilliard High School and proudly served in the Army National Guard for 20 years. He was a member of Hilliard Senior Center, played softball with Upper Arlington Silver Bears, and enjoyed playing horseshoes, fishing, traveling and going to the casinos. Pre-ceded in death by loving wife of 58 1/2 years Doreen. Survived by children, Donna (Jeff) Reed of Delaware, Janet Neff of Columbus and Mary Vinson of Abilene, TX; brother, Bill (Fran) Scurlock; sister, Patsy (Vincent) Volpi; eight grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Bob pitched with the Hilliard Horseshoe Club and was a Lifetime Member of the Whetstone Horseshoe Club, in Columbus.
John F. Reno August 12, 1926 - August 2, 2015
John F. Reno, 88, of Sabina passed away on Sunday evening August 2, 2015 at Clinton Me-morial Hospital. John was born August 12, 1926 in Wilson Township, the son of Charles and Alma Ailles Reno. A graduate of Reesville High School, he joined the U.S. Navy after high school. He was a member and past president of the Sabina Senior Citizens and the Trinity Full Gospel Church. He had retired from DP&L as a leader lineman. He is survived by his children, Nina (Julian) Cantu and Carl (Marilyn) Gibbs; grandchildren, Jenna (Robby) Pauley, Stefani (JR) Bolt, Ryan Holland and Krysta Reno; three great-grandchildren; and a good friend, Ar-lene Crowe. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Smith Reno, in 2006; two sons, Neil Reno and Myron Richardson; and his siblings, Harold, Dorothy, Imogene, Faye and Maye. John also pitched in many horseshoe tournaments.
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OBITUARIES
Jerry ("J.C.") L. Crawford March 19, 1940 - October 4, 2015
Jerry Crawford (J.C.), age 75, died peacefully on October 4, 2015 at home surrounded by his family. Born in Columbus, Ohio on March 19, 1940. Jerry lived in Columbus his entire life. Marion Franklin High School graduate. U.S. Army Air Corp Paratrooper. Preceded in death by parents, Luvene and Louise Crawford; brother, Joe Crawford; son-in-law, Von Taylor. Sur-vived by wife of 36 years, Sue; children, Lisa (Dave) Treadway, Eric Crawford, Ron Smith, Car-ol (Jimmy) Miller, and Julie Taylor; grandchildren, Haley, Jaden, Michael, JW, Josh, and Amanda; 5 great-grandchildren; brothers, Tom Crawford and Dick (Deanna) Crawford; sever-al nieces, nephews, and very special family and friends. Jerry was a retired Teamster truck driver. He loved Ohio State football and basketball, Cleveland Browns, pitching horseshoes, traveling to tournaments, and working in his vegetable garden. Jerry never met a stranger. He loved to start up a conversation with anyone about anything. He will be dearly missed by all especially his wife, Sue. JC was a longtime member of Whetstone Horseshoe Club.
Charles E. “Sonny” Jones February 25, 1934 - August 3, 2015
Charles E. "Sonny" Jones 81, of West Liberty passed away Monday Aug 3, 2015 at his resi-dence. He was born February 25, 1934 in Springfield, Ohio, the son of Roy & Fern (Shoemaker) Jones. Charles retired from International Harvester after 35 years of service. He was an avid horseshoe pitcher and promoter of horseshoe pitching, and a 25 year member of the West Liberty Horseshoe Club. Survivors include his wife of 58 years Sharon (Runyan) Jones; five children; Julie (Doug) Joseph, Larry (Michell) Jones, Garry (Julianne) Jones, Beckie Stratton and Doug Jones; loving grandchildren include Jermey Burrey, Brian (Leslie) Joseph, Jacey Joseph, Shawn (Shel-Leigh) Sadler, Brittney and Danielle Jones, Haley, Colton and Holden Jones, Andrew, Lowell and Landon Schmelzer; great grandchildren include: Garrett and Jordyn Coons, Brilee Joseph, Brady and Mya Burrey, Lucas, Emma, Loklyn Schmelzer. He was preceeded in death by his sister Janet Jones and by great grandson Liam Schmelzer.
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Proposed Rules Changes – WT Convention Delegate Voting Results by Dan Sanders
Hello All . . . First of all, I would like to thank and congratulate all of you who were in any way involved with the great success of the recent Topeka World Horseshoe Tournament! This was among the very best that I have attended and been involved with during my past 29 World Tournaments! And, of course, we're all looking forward to this next 2016 World Tournament in Montgomery, Alabama. The voting results for the twelve PRC's that were brought before our Convention Delegates this year are presented be-low. As there were 113 possible delegate votes, and a 2/3rds vote is required for passage, a total of 76 'yes' votes was required for the approval of each proposed change. For a more complete and detailed wording of the PRC's that were brought to the Convention floor, you can find them on the NHPA Website. From the front page, click on 'Rules/Bylaws', then click on 'Proposed Changes'. The PRC's that were passed will be included in the next revision of the RGS Book; to be published after January 1, 2016. Please see the voting results below. 2015 NHPA Rules Change Proposals – Condensed PRC #1 This proposal requires all new court construction to have a 5’ high protective barrier, and includes any rebuilt
fences after Jan 1st, 2016. FAILED 63/50 PRC #2 Describes additional requirements for a conditional court sanction. It will require that a minimum of 3 courts
have short distance platforms. This proposal would take effect in 2019. PASSED 102/11 PRC #3 This proposal clarifies where a contestant should stand during the game while not pitching. PASSED 106/7 PRC #4 Defines what the term “modified shoe” includes. Does not allow anything but paint to be applied to the shoe. PASSED 11/2 PRC #5 Adds a complete set of guidelines for handling un-sportsman-like conduct at sanctioned events. PASSED
105/6 PRC #6 Lowers the age of the Elders Division from 70 to 65 years of age. FAILED 34/79 PRC #7 Lowers the age of the Cadets Division from 12 to 10 years of age. FAILED 16/97 PRC #8 Removes the alternate pitch format requirement from handicapped classes. PASSED 93/20 PRC #9 Allows a player in a pacer game to choose the format of who pitches first. The player can choose to use the
same format as the tournament is being played. FAILED 68/45 PRC #10 Decides how class playoff game ties are to be broken, using the extra inning method. PASSED 110/3 PRC #11 Allows state tournament directors to mix any championship class if there is a lack of entries into a division. FAILED 46/67 PRC #12 Abolishes the Senior Men’s Division. The Elder’s age vote results will be known before this vote is taken. FAILED 27/86 There were also 3 decisions made by the NHPA Council that required delegate approval: 1. Allows Juniors to receive their award money upon reaching age 18. PASSED 104-9 2. Requires all US and Canadian world tournament entries to have 4 sanctioned events. PASSED 112- 1 3. Allows all minor changes (too numerous to be listed) needed in reference to converting Newsline to an online publica-tion. PASSED 110-3 World Tournament Judging Clinics were once again very popular and well-attended in Topeka, with over 40 partic-ipants from 8 different Charters. Many thanks to Rich Altis (MO) who helped with these presentations and also provided valuable assistance to our Judges who were 'on duty' during this tournament. Our ultimate goal is to provide you with World Tournament Judges who are all 'NHPA Certified'! And to help in reaching this goal, clinic participants from sev-eral Charters expressed an interest in making these Clinics available to members of their Charters. Please ask your Char-ter Officers about the possibility of attending one of these clinics, and if anyone else has an interest in learning more about this valuable learning experience, please contact me by e-mail, so that I can forward the information and materials to you. All members should become familiar with this important Playing Rules information; whether or not you ever in-tend to become a judge! Best of luck, and good pitching to each of you!
Club pitches Burkitt as namesake for horseshoe courts ThisWeek - Hilliard Northwest News By: Kevin Corvo
Nearly four decades ago, a group of horseshoe-pitching enthusiasts formed the Hilliard Horseshoe Club.
The club's last surviving charter member is 84-year-old Paul Burkitt, who will lend his name to the horseshoe courts at Roger A. Reynolds Municipal Park, where the iron clanks on league nights from May to September.
The club's current officers, at the behest of club member and past president Mike Ruehrmund, officially named them the Paul Burkitt Courts last week.
Club members said they staged a surprise announcement at their annual banquet Sept. 16 at the Der Dutchman Restaurant in Plain City.
"I noticed there was a large reserved table and it was still empty when the banquet was about to start," Burkitt said. "I asked, 'Who are all those seats for?' Then (all five) of my children walked in (and many) of my grandchildren. That kind of clued me in that something was going to happen.
"It was all a complete surprise."
Ruehrmund presented Burkitt a lifetime achievement award, but Steve Mazer, director of the Hilli-ard Recreation and Parks Department, announced the bigger surprise: naming the courts in Bur-kitt's honor.
"I wanted to honor Paul while he was still playing and went to our club officers with the idea. They all supported it ... so we then went to (Mazer) and it all came together," Ruehrmund said.
Burkitt said more than 30 avid pitchers established the Hilliard Iron Tossers in 1978 and success-fully lobbied then recreation and parks director Phyllis Ernst for a court at the municipal park.
According to Burkitt, one of the founding members was Wayne Brown, then the owner of the Hilli-ard Northwest News, who reported on the club in a column called Tossing Iron.
The club soon became known as the Hilliard Horseshoe Club, he said.
"I've traveled a lot and made a lot of great friends, too, but none like the ones I have in Hilliard," said Burkitt, who won a world cham-pionship in 2011 in an elders class for those 70 and older.
He twice finished third place in the world championship in the elder class and was state champion in 2005 and 2009.
He was inducted into the Ohio State Horseshoe Pitchers Hall of Fame in 2006.
Mazer said Burkitt would be presented with a resolution from Hilliard City Council recogniz-ing the naming of the courts -- perhaps as soon as Sept. 28 -- and then the sign would be installed at the courts. Page 9
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INCOME: ENTRY FEES $4,280.00 DARKE CO BID $1,575.00 50/50 RAFFLES $405.00 CONTRIBUTIONS $79.00
Total $6,384.00
EXPENSES: PAYOUTS $5,320.00 AWARDS $399.00 OFFICERS EXPENS-ES $1,500.00
$7,219.00
LOSS ($835.00)
2015 OHIO STATE SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIPS
PROFIT AND LOSS REPORT
133 SINGLES ENTERED 128 SINGLES PARTICIPATED
Special Thanks for the Contributions at the State Tournament:
Lucky Shoe Pro Shop Brian Fisher
Darke County Horseshoe Club Gary Roberts
Randy Shoemaker And Many Others
2015 OHIO DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIPS
PROFIT AND LOSS REPORT
CANCELLED DUE TO RAIN
REFUNDS ISSUED
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Thanks to the Ross County Horseshoe
Club for providing the State Convention
Luncheon
2015 OHIO STATE HORSESHOE PITCHING AWARDS
Youngest Pitcher - Caiden Hogue, Adamsville
Oldest Pitcher - Charlie Ott, Orient
Sportsmanship Award Male - Ralph Adrian, Xenia
Sportsmanship Award Female - Marlene Cooper, Defiance
Club of the Year - Ross County, Chillicothe
Achievement Awards: Brian Fisher, New Paris; Dan Homan, Greenville; Delbert Fourman, Arcanum; Ray Beyke, Greenville
Frances Asher Award - Cindy Rose, Columbus
Hall of Fame - Jim Cooper, Sevierville, TN
Tournament Director of the Year - Meredith Kahrig, Woodsfield
Jim Knisley Traveling Award - Carl Slevin, Lewisville
Ohio sent 53 pitchers to Topeka this year, and for those that went, I am sure you were not disappointed. The host hotel was attached to the pitching arena and spoiled us all. We enjoyed $84 per night with a wonderful breakfast that was included. Special mention to those that won and participated in World Championships: Dan Sanders 1st place in EF2 Bob Jewett 1st place in EI1 Dick Lucas 1st place in SME Alan Francis 1st place in MA1 Amy Francis 1st place in WC Championship Play Pitchers: Gary Roberts(Senior Men) Ruth Rife, Marlene Cooper(Senior Women) Amy Francis(Women) Virgil Rife, Roy Dugger(Elders) Alan Francis, Jim Walters(Men) Ruth Rife won her second Senior Women Title, and Alan Francis won his 20th world title taking the men’s crown. We are very proud of all Ohio pitchers that made the sacrifice to attend. I am already looking forward to next year, where it will be held in Montgomery, AL from July 25th to August 6th. The 2017 World Tournament will be in St. George, UT from July 13th to July 25th. I am already trying to find us a GREAT deal on lodging in Al-abama, so be watching for that information. Have a safe fall and winter and good luck pitching.
Brian Fisher 1st Vice President/Promotions
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World Championship Class Winners and Par cipants
Name Class Place %
Marlene Cooper Senior Womens 5th 56.15%
Roy Dugger Elders 11th 71.59%
Alan Francis Mens 1st 88.41%
Amy Francis Womens 15th 61.22%
Ruth Rife Senior Womens 1st 68.89%
Virgil Rife Elders 5th 72.71%
Gary Roberts Senior Mens 8th 54.89%
Jim Walters Mens 5th 77.32%
Class Champions
Name Class Place %
Alan Francis Men's A1 1st 90.00%
Amy Francis Women's C 1st 60.83%
Bob Jewe Elder's I1 1st 32.83%
Dick Lucas Sr Men E 1st 35.67%
Dan Sanders Elder's F2 1st 45.33%
Pitchers Receiving Trophies/Money
Name Class Place %
John Brown Elder's B1 6th 58.17%
Dale Faulkner Sr Men C 4th 40.58%
Alan Francis Men's A1 1st 90.00%
Amy Francis Women's C 1st 60.83%
Bob Jewe Elder's I1 1st 32.83%
Dick Lucas Sr Men E 1st 35.67%
Joe Orihood Sr Men B 5th 44.50%
Virgil Rife Elder's A1 2nd 73.00%
Gary Roberts Sr Men A 4th 59.17%
Cindy Rose Women's F 2nd 41.17%
Dan Sanders Elder's F2 1st 45.33%
Carl Slevin Elder's H1 3rd 36.67%
Dan Smith Men's G1 6th 30.33%
Jim Walters Men's A1 3rd 75.00%
Chuck Warner Elder's F2 3rd 37.83%
Roger Wehr Elder's G1 4th 42.83%
Reese Williams Elder's C2 5th 53.27%
Other Par cipants
Name Class Place %
Dave Ackley Elder's L1 11th 16.83%
Jerry Campbell Men's M1 7th 14.17%
Brian Fisher Men's C1 11th 37.83%
Delbert Fourman Sr Men A 15th 42.50%
Alex Francis Cadet A 10th 32.22%
John Green Elder's M1 9th 18.50%
Dick Guill Elder's C1 13th 47.00%
Tom Guill Men's B1 12th 44.00%
David Hampton Men's C1 13th 40.67%
Bev Hi le Women's E 11th 32.50%
Don Honeyman Elder's I2 9th 30.50%
Meredith Kahrig Elder's E2 7th 40.58%
Mike Kalal Men's O2 15th 2.00%
Tom Kirk Elder's E1 7th 45.67%
Steve Mikesell Sr Men B 15th 32.83%
Bob Molnar Elder's F1 14th 35.17%
Steve Myers Men's L1 15th 18.17%
Gordon Obenour Elder's M2 9th 6.82%
Gary Proof Sr Men B 11th 39.00%
Jennifer Reno Women's H 10th 28.50%
Dave Rose Men's G2 15th 25.50%
Randy Shoemaker Sr Men F 15th 11.50%
Ed Waugaman Men's C2 8th 36.33%
Jeff Wells Men's D2 8th 32.83%
Ray Wells Sr Men G 12th 12.88%
Ray Welsh Elder's D1 9th 44.62%
Michael Young Sr Men E 15th 20.83%
2015 WORLD TOURNAMENT TOPEKA, KANSAS
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Remaining 2015 Tournaments
Sanction No.
Date Tournament Name Deadline Fee Tournament Director(s)
TD Phone Court Location No.
36-15-049 Oct 31-Nov 1 Fall Festival-Lima Oct 25 $20.00 Dwain Klink 419-641-3982 4
36-15-053 Dec 5-6 Doug Crawford Clas-sic-Kenton
Nov 29 $20.00 Doug Crawford 419-634-6105 5
NOTICE:
The 2016 Tournament Schedule will be mailed to all 2015 Members and posted on the OHPA
website www.ohiohorseshoes.org during the first week of December, 2015.
This mailing will include a 2016 Tournament
Schedule and a 2016 Membership Application.
A special thanks to all the Tournament Directors for all their hard work, time and efforts in
conducting these tournaments.
OHIO HORSESHOE NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIPTION
The Ohio Horseshoe Newsletter will no longer be printed/mailed. It will be emailed to all current members and posted on the OHPA website (www.ohiohorseshoes.org). For members who would like a paper copy sent by regular mail, please submit your name and address below.
Name:___________________________________________________________
Address:__________________________________________________________
Mail this form to OHPA, PO Box 475, Hilliard, OH 43026; or
Call Amy Miller at 614-507-2468 Thank you!
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TOURNAMENT RESULTS
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TOURNAMENT RESULTS
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TOURNAMENT RESULTS
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TOURNAMENT RESULTS
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TOURNAMENT RESULTS
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TOURNAMENT RESULTS
2015 LENGTH OF MEMBERSHIP
10 YEARS
20 YEARS
30 YEARS
40 YEARS
John Alt Miller City Eva Bowden Adamsville Lonny Bowles Bryan Buck Cooper Defiance Margo Daugherty Greenfield Bob Filla Huntsburg Fred Fischer St. Louisville Jim Jacobs Batavia Ken Kramer Gahanna Dick Lucas Norwich David Major Richwood Harry Menegay Sterling Ron Wagner Chillicothe
Bob Bush Chillicothe Larry Flora West Liberty Brian Knapp Millersburg Gene Pettit Kenton Ray Welsh Louisville
Don Brown Troy Al Henness Chillicothe Ken Walters Troy Jim Walters Johnstown
Edwin Ehemann Jackson Center Earl Noe Westerville
50 YEARS
David Hummel Newark
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS:
John Androsac Chillicothe
Brandon Baer West Salem
Carl Baer West Salem
Valinda Baker Frankfort
Kenny Black Frankfort
Brady Black Chillicothe
Cory Black Chillicothe
Nathan Cotton Laurelville
Roy Davis Kenton
Scott Gilbert Chillicothe
Rob Jones Chillicothe
Bill Kelly New Holland
Jody Kenyon West Portsmouth
Tim Neely Lima
Lorali Newman New Holland
Johnny Reising Chillicothe
Scott Rohrer Jr Sidney
Joe Seaver Galloway
Jere Souder Dola
Nancy Souder Dola
Shirley Thompson Bainbridge
Dan Thompson Greenfield
Kaitlyn Uhrig Kingston
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DON’T MISS OUT ON OHPA INFORMATION!
We have been compiling a list of email addresses of all Ohio
pitchers. Information is emailed on a regular basis
consisting of the Tournament Schedule and Locations, Tournament Reminders,
Death Notifications, World Tournament information and
the Spring and Fall Newsletters. To add your
email address, please provide it on your membership application or send it to
Ohio Pins for Sale For those of you going to the World Tournament,
provide these to your opponents.
The are only $1.25 per pin.
Please contact Amy Miller at [email protected] or 614-507-2468 to place
your order.
WELCOME BACK!!!!!!!
CONGRATS TO HARRY MENEGAY FOR
WINNING THE STATE 50/50 DRAWING
John Austin Lima
Bob Baker Lima
Larry Barga Versailles
Chad Cole Woodsfield
Abby Green Adamsville
Donald Hittle Zanesville
Ocie Holloway Lima
Robert Jones St Marys
Troy Kahrig Lancaster
Michael Kanner Hamilton
Ralph Long Sr Elida
Glen Martin Maplewood
Paul Poor Washington CH
Tony Robinson Zanesville
Anthony Stafford Middletown
Travis Uhrig Kingston
Ray Wells Middleton
Tom Winland Lewisville
John Winzeler Fayette
Ronald Wischmeyer Lima
The only horseshoe pitching related charity needs your tax-deductible donations to support many programs of the sport including the Hall of
Fame and Grants to install new or upgrade existing courts.
Deadline for grant Applications :
March 1st and September 1st
Mail Inquires & contributions to:
NHPF 100 Bluestem Way
Wentzville, MO 63385 www.nhpf.info
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Mens Top 100
1 Alan Francis 89.25
5 Jim Walters 76.12
31 Gary Roberts 65.15
33 Darrin Po s 64.99
78 Rich Knerem Sr 56.85
Womens Top 100
11 Ruth Rife 69.56
33 Amy Francis 61.22
39 Marlene Cooper 58.36
52 Kelly Campbell 56.54
59 Brenda Tawney 54.73
60 Sandy Dehart 54.69
61 Ginger Hundt 54.67
78 Tonja Pe t 52.60
Elder Mens Top 100
3 Virgil Rife 82.20
5 Ralph Adrian 79.02
11 Roy Dugger 75.09
19 Larry Shaw Sr 72.98
35 Tom Reynolds 69.14
39 Francis Salyers 68.64
46 Roy Hunt 67.94
47 Loran Coy 67.58
56 Bob Lautenschleger 66.83
59 John Forehand 66.60
94 Charles Dougherty 63.66
Junior Boys Top 50
8 Dayton Campbell 56.66
31 Aus n Hill 37.19
44 Kolton Rush 33.92
Junior Girls Top 25
9 Jasmine Knapp 31.51
11 Felicia Hull 29.89
Cadets Top 20
9 Zander Po s 44.43
18 Alex Francis 32.54
NHPA TOP PITCHERS from OHIO As of October 15, 2015
PORTABLE COURT DONATIONS
The OHPA. would like to purchase a minimum of 20 courts.
A donation of only $150.00 would purchase both ends of one court.
Each individual, club, business, etc. that sponsors a court will receive recognition from the OHPA.
Courts will be stored at different locations throughout the state.
Courts can be used for special events/tournaments.
Courts will be paid for with donations only.
Complete the following and include your donation made payable to the OHPA. YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ I WOULD LIKE MY DONATION LISTED AS FOLLOWS: (Name of individual, organization, business, club or In Memory of:) ___________________________________________________ Send to: Amy Miller OHPA Secretary/Treasurer P.O. Box 475 Hilliard, Ohio 43026
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!
Tom King Chillicothe Darke County Horseshoe Club Greenville Randy Shoemaker Chillicothe Ross County Horseshoe Club Chillicothe Greene County Horseshoe Club Xenia Ray Welsh Louisville Bremen Horseshoe Club Bremen Hershel McCollister Frankfort Dan Sanders Powell Irvin Fraley Vermillion Harry Menegay Sterling Harley Thomas Bremen Fulton County Horseshoe Club Wauseon Whetstone Horseshoe Club Columbus Dick and Dianna Guill Mansfield Hilliard Horseshoe Club Hilliard Irvin Fraley Vermillion
CONTRIBUTORS TO THE PORTABLE COURT FUND:
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DEADLINE FOR FALL NEWSLETTER:
MARCH 16, 2016
Amy Miller OHPA Secretary/Treasurer PO Box 475 Hilliard, Ohio 43026
