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Ohio
native Alan Francis recently set a Gunnies Book of World Records
winning his 19th NHPA
Men's Class A World horseshoe pitching
championship. CNO photo courtesy of hub.aa.com
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Francis sets
Guinness record
By Don McDermott
Special to County Online News
Alan Francis of Defiance, OH won a Guinness Book of Records' 19th NHPA
Men's Class A World horseshoe pitching championship at Buffalo. NY this
past weekend..
Francis finished 15-0 in the round-robin championship tournament by
throwing 650 ringers on 754 shoes, a percentage of 86.21 percent. He
defeated runnerup Brian Simmons 40-17 and third-place finisher Mike
Creek 42-9 in the finals. Simmons won 13 of 15 matches, while Creek was
12-3. A former Troy resident, Jim Walters, a perennial challenger for
world honors and Ringer Classic titles, finished fourth with 10 wins,
including a conquesrt of Creek 41-36.
Joan Elmore repeated as the A women's champion, going 15-0 with a
ringer percentage of 83.08. Debra Brown was second, with her only loss
to Elmore, 42-20.
A total of 87 Ohioans competed in the two-week long tournament.that
attracted more than 1,200 pitchers Buckeyes winning Class championships
included Ruth Rife, senior women; Virgil Rife, Class A senior men and
Chuck Warner, Class L Senor Men;
For complete results, visit the NHPA website's tournament coverage
link. The 2015 NHPA worlds will be held July 13-25 at Topeka, Kansas.
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