Williams fails to collect his seventh horseshoe title.(bowler Walter Ray Williams, Jr.)(Brief Article)

From: Bowling Digest | Date: December 1, 2000 | Copyright information

PBA HALL-OF-FAMER Walter Ray Williams Jr. recently came up short in his bid for a seventh World Horseshoe Pitching Championship. Williams, who is the PBA's all-time earnings leader and owns 30 PBA titles, finished fourth at this year's World Horseshoe Pitching Championships in Bismarck, N.D., held August 7-12.

"Of course I was a little disappointed in finishing fourth, but to be honest I was worried about even qualifying for the top class this year," Williams says. "I ...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial to HighBeam Research

Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research

(Including press releases, facts, information, and biographies)

Perfect pitch; Duffy brothers pick up family tradition of horseshoes
; ...ringers" in the sport of horseshoe pitching. The Duffy brothers turned...stellar performances at the World Horseshoe Pitching Tournament, which took...best part." In 2007 the World Horseshoe Pitching Tournament will be held...
A gathering of ringers on the Range; Hibbing, where a lot of iron started its journey to the blacksmith, echoes with the clangs of a world-class horseshoe competition.(NEWS)
; ...youngest contestant in the World Horseshoe Pitching Tournament. The youngest...footwear. The 83rd annual World Horseshoe Pitching Tournament, going on now...tournament with several other horseshoe-pitching couples who live near...
A pitcher's paradise: Morgantown group looks to bid on '08 horseshoe tourney.
; ...sanctioned by the National Horseshoe Pitching Association. And every...right to host the annual World Horseshoe Tournament. Well, Morgantown...President of the Mylan Park Horseshoe Pitching Club, the World Tournament...of the West Virginia Horseshoe Pitching ...
HORSESHOES 101.(Sports)
; ...love for horseshoe throwing. As an adult, he has won six World Horseshoe pitching titles and was invited to pitch in the late 1980s with President George H. W. Bush. He finished second in the 2005 world horseshoe pitching championships.
More Than the Score; Father, son master art
; ...Master team in the World Tang Soo Do Association...Duffys shine at World Horseshoe tourney Alan and...tradition of stellar horseshoe pitching last month when they...Junior event in the World Horseshoe Pitching Tournament in Gillette...organizers of Dubuque ...
Williams wins Peoria PBA event
; ...Value Open. It was the first Professional Bowlers Association title for Williams, who also has captured four world horseshoe pitching championships. In his other final-round games, Williams eliminated Swedish player Mats Karlsson, 246-224; Hugh...
PEWAUKEE FAMILY FINDS SUCCESS WITH PITCHING HORSESHOES.(FRONT)
; ...when they qualified and competed last month at the World Horseshoe Pitching Tournament in California. Ken Heinritz became the...Pewaukee. Nathan recently took ninth place in the World Horseshoe Pitching Tournament in California.
AREA SCENE
; Hallsville's Brown wins horseshoe title Hallsville's Bill Brown won his division at the World Horseshoe Pitching Tournament on July 13 in Gillette, Wyo. Brown, competing in the G2 division based on his 30 percent ringer average, made ringers...
Champions, students hit perfect pitch, Marmet pitcher shows off skills for students
; ...Hurricane resident and two-time horseshoe pitching champion Gene Russell smiled...on June 3 to conduct a horseshoe-pitching clinic for students in...found out about Russell's horseshoe pitching prowess from his grandson...in the fourth grade and [horseshoe pitching] ...
Horseshoe club pitches benefit golf tournament.
; Sep. 1--The Mylan Park Horseshoe Pitching Club is hosting a scramble...raise money in support of horseshoe pitching in this area. The tourney...Fairmont, a longtime advocate of horseshoe pitching as a sport, is a member of...Park as the site for a future World Horseshoe ...