KENTUCKY STATE TOURNAMENT 10/29/1944 Louisville, Ky. "ALVA KEENE CAPTURES HORSESHOE CROWN" Alva Keene of Louisville won the State Horseshoe Pitching Championship Sunday afternoon at Shawnee Park. More than 100 members of the Kentucky Horseshoe Pitcher's Association being in the services, this year's tournament drew only 10 contestants. (Excerpts from the Louisville Courier Journal, Oct. 30th, 1944) 1944 Championship Alvey Keene Unk. 55.0% Elmer McCoy Unk. Unk. Earl Morris Unk. Unk. *1st thru 3rd listed Playoff for 2nd Place Elmer McCoy defeated Earl Morris in a playoff for second place. In the playoff McCoy averaged 35% to Morris's 30%. KENTUCKY STATE TOURNAMENT 9/2/1945 Louisville, Ky. HELD AT SHAWNEE PARK "KEENE RETAINS SHOE CROWN" 1945 Championship Alvey Keene 7-0 52.7% Earl Morris Unk. 51.0% 1st and 2nd above (Participated, place unknown) J. E. Ryan Elmer McCoy William Therlkel Joe Wilkerson E. H. Morris Ray Deeken KENTUCKY STATE TOURNAMENT 8/25/1946 Louisville, Ky. HELD AT SHAWNEE PARK 1946 Championship Earl Morris Unk. 62.0% Alvey Keene Unk. 63.0% *1st and 2nd listed (Participated, place unknown) Elmer McCoy J. R. Head A field of 20 is expected to vie for the Kentucky Horseshoe Championship on August 25th at Shawnee Park. (Excerpt from the Louisville Courier Journal, August 18th 1946.)