TENNESSEE RINGER ROUNDUP

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1 TENNESSEE RINGER ROUNDUP Tennessee Horseshoe Pitchers Association Newsletter TNHPA WEBSITE JUL/AUG 2015 President Morgan s Message: First of all a BIG Congrats to Lawrence Osborne WT Elder B1 Champion. I hope the rest of the World Tournament pitchers had a good time even though some didn t do as well you all made some new friends. Congratulations to all! (Final results for all pitchers to follow.) Now back to the second in a series of complaints I have been commenting on, Distractions some of these complaints are about rules, some are opinions. (Personally I could write a book about only my opinions) 1. No talking while pitching- if you do talk keep it quiet so as not to disturb a competitor on your court or adjoining courts. Note: outside the pitching area you can talk but still not loud enough to disturb the pitchers. 2. Moving around outside the court fencing- If someone comes up and leans on the court fencing directly behind a court you are pitching on- sorry- nowhere in the rules does it say they have to move if they don t want to. That is one of the reasons there is a fence. You or I can politely ask them to move but they don t have to. (You are supposed to be looking at the stab or your pit not what is going on at the fence. my opinion) 3. time allowed to pitch your shoes- once a pitcher is set they have 30 seconds to deliver both shoes Remember just a little common sense and sportsmanship would go a long way in todays world!- pitching horseshoes included. REMINDER: 2015 TN STATE SINGLES TOURNAMENT is scheduled for September 26 at Crossville. Be sure to get your entries in with payment by September 12 th. Entries are available online or thru officers and tournament directors. Don t wait until the last minute to qualify, rain outs are always possible. You need 5 TN sanctioned tournaments which can include the 2014 State Singles tournament. TN sanctioned leagues also count. Entry fee $20.00, cash or a check made out to: THPA /JoAnn Stanford or Doug Farnsworth. Birthdays August September Bobby South Robert Culbert Dalton Denby Jerry Roberts Doug Farnsworth Joyce Manis Doug Sullins, Jr Ronnie Boyd Alan Pepper John Lotz If I missed anyone, sorry! Please let me know so I may update my records.

2 2016 World Tournament Raffle Date of drawing: Saturday October 3rd, 2015 at the NHPA Hall of Fame facility in Wentzville, MO. Dave Sidles will conduct the drawing during his National Sanctioned League Tournament. You need not be present to win. WTER profits will be split equally with the NHPF. Ticket Cost: $5 each, or $20 for 5 tickets. Grand Prize: WTE Package Montgomery, Alabama 2016 valued at $ runner up prizes = World Tournament entry fee (transferable) Tickets are available from JoAnn Stanford or by or post no later than SEP 5 th. REMINDER: Any proposals to be voted upon at the State meeting MUST be in writing and received by an officer, tournament director or sent to JoAnn Stanford your secretary by SEP 5th. Her is joaempire@twlakes.net. Any proposal may be given to the tournament director on that date. CHANGES TO MEMBER INFO: If there are any changes to your info name,address, home phone, cell phone and most important- ICE phone numbers (ICE= in case of emergency) please contact JoAnn Stanford ASAP RESULTS OF PROPOSED RULES CHANGES AT WORLD MEETING: PRC # Height of Protective Barrier FAILED PRC # Short-distance Pitching Platforms PASSED PRC # Position of Contestants PASSED PRC # Altered Horseshoes PASSED PRC # Guidelines for Handling Un-sportsman-like Conduct PASSED PRC # Elder Men Age Change FAILED PRC # Age Change for Cadets FAILED PRC # Handicapped Classes and Alternate Pitch PASSED PRC # Pacer Rotation FAILED PRC # Playoff Games PASSED PRC # State Championship PlayFAILED PRC # Senior Men Division (to eliminate) FAILED Other changes recently enacted by the NHPA Council that will require delegate approval: A. Junior Awards 1. If a Junior pitcher has received both Scholastic and WT Prize money awards, these amounts will now be keptin separate accounts. (this is simply a different way of keeping the same records) 2. The last phrase of text information in Requirement 6, Section C Awards will be changed to read:... shallnot be issued before the successful completion of high school or upon reaching eighteen (18) years of age CL A Soddy daisy CL A Clarksville CL BClarksville

3 CL C Clarksville CL A White Pine White Pine CL B Algood CL A Algood CL B Algood CL C Algood CL D Crsville CL A Crsville CL B Crsville CL C

4 Rck Sprgs CL A Rck Sprgs CL B RCK SPRGS CL C RCK SPRGS CL D Pro T CL A 1 st & 2nd Pro T CL B 1 st & 3 rd Pro T CL C1st & 2 nd Pro T CL A 2 nd & 3 rd Pro T CL C 3 rd & 2 nd Pro T CL D 2nd Pro T OPN 1 st & 2 nd Pro T OPN tied 3 rd

5 Rogersville man wins at World Horseshoe Tournament By Bill Jones ROGERSVILLE A Rogersville man finished first in Elder B-1 Class at the National Horseshoe Pitchers Association (NHPA) World Horseshoe Tournament in Topeka, Kansas, last week. And Lawrence Osborne, 70, of Jackson Road, Rogersville, finished only a single point shy of making the finals in the Elder Division, according to his daughter, Connie Hodges, of Bulls Gap. She noted that Lawrence won the Elder B-1 Class at the Kansas Expocentre with the best average score (in that class) over 15 horseshoe games pitched during during three days (July 20-22). Horseshoe pitchers taking part in the World Tournament must qualify by entering local tournaments and establishing a ringer percentage, which defines the class in which they compete, according to the Topeka Capital-Journal More than 1,400 horseshoe pitchers from the U.S. and Canada were taking part in the event between July 13 and 25, Hodges said. Competition was held in the Open Men, Open Women, Seniors (60-over), Elders (70-over), Juniors (18- under) and Cadets (12-under) divisions. Prize money was paid in all divisions with a total purse of $11,775 in the Open Men and Open Women divisions, with 16 places paid, and a $4,200 first prize, according to the Topeka Capital-Journal. A welcome letter distributed to participants stated that most class play would entail horseshoe games. Cash prizes were paid to the top 4, 5 or 6 positions depending on class size, with Lawrence taking home $500 in tournament prize money, his daughter said. Connie noted that Lawrence won his class despite having driven with his family about 850 miles from Rogersville to Topeka, Kansas, July My husband, Craig, and I shared the driving so Daddy could get some rest on the way, Connie said. Also taking part in the trip to the World Horseshoe Tournament were Lawrence's wife, Peggy Osborne, and the Hodges daughter, Molly, 14. We had to wait for Molly to finish playing in a softball tournament before we could leave for Topeka, Connie recalled during a July 24 telephone interview. After Lawrence took part in the World Tournament, the family made the return drive to Rogersville, arriving home the morning of Friday, July 24, according to Connie. She noted that Lawrence Osborne's 2015 World Horseshoe Tournament feat came on the heels of his having finished second in his class during the 2014 World Horseshoe Tournament in Buffalo, N.Y. Family members also accompanied Lawrence to the 2014 World Horseshoe Tournament, according to Connie. Connie said her father has been pitching horseshoes competitively for about 10 years with his friends and regularly takes part in horseshoe tournaments that are held in Rutledge, Surgoinsville, White Pine and other Northeast Tennessee locales. He pitches about every Saturday, year around, Connie said of her father.

6 2015 World Tournament Results - Topeka, Kansas PRELIMINARY CLASS ROUNDS: Name Cat. Class Results Grady Coleman M L2 13th (picture missing) James Cooper E A1 7th Bill Drinnon SM E 10th Joan Elmore W A 2nd Doug Farnsworth E A2 13th Alan Gauger M H2 unable to attend Maxine Griffith W D 6th Frank Jones E F2 4th Jane Opatrny W F 3rd Lawrence Osborne E B1 1st Alan Pepper M M2 11th (picture missing) Marlene Ray W A 11th Jerry Roberts SM B 7th Richard Rosser M G1 13th (picture missing) Craig Schadler E D2 2nd James Sizemore M H1 unable to attend Fred Smith E E2 14th Robert Smullen M L2 7th (picture missing) Bobby South M N1 5th Ervin South M D2 3rd JoAnn Stanford W E 6th Alan Stover M K2 8 th (picture missing) Tommy Wahl E D1 unable to attend Buster Williams M D1 12th (picture missing) CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND Joan Elmore 2nd Marlene Ray 6th James Cooper 14th

7 Bill Drinnon Bobby South 5 th Craig Schadler 2 nd D. Farnsworth 13th Fred Smith 14 th Frank Jones 4th Ervin South 3 rd Jerry Roberts 7th Jane Opatrny 3rd JoAnn Stanford 6th Maxine Griffith 6th Marlene Ray 11 th

8 Joan Elmore 2nd James Cooper 7th State DBLS Champs Craig Schadler & State DBLS CL A 2nd Fred Smith & Jane Opatrny Frank Jones(not pictured) State Dbls CL B 1 st Buster Williams State DBLS CL B 2 nd D. Sullins,jr & State DBLS CL C 1 st Sizemore & State Dbls CL C 2 nd E. South & JoAnn Stanford Grady Coleman Jackie Smith Merle South

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