**Note**- For the years of 1947 & 1948, no specific info can be found, although it is well known that Pop Johnson was the State Champion these two years, listed many times in print. KENTUCKY STATE TOURNAMENT 8/7/1949 Covington, Ky. Held at the Shady Shores courts. Class A James Johnson 5-0 82.5% Harold McPhearson 4-1 67.2% Harry Henn 3-2 68.8% George Moore 2-3 58.0% Charles Eha 1-4 59.5% William Cart 0-5 56.2% Johnson had 330 ringers in 400 shoes. Class B Dan Botkins 7-0 41.4% Frank Daniel 6-1 36.8% Pete Daugherty 5-2 35.4% J. Nuhn 4-3 30.3% W. Nichols 3-4 34.9% H. Suter 2-5 31.4% B. Ebaugh 1-6 30.3% C. Taylor 0-7 22.4% Botkins was from Bromley, Ky. KENTUCKY STATE TOURNAMENT 9/3/1950 Covington, Ky. Held at the Shady Shores courts. Class A James Johnson 5-0 67.8% Pop Johnson had 271 ringers and pitched 400 shoes. Class B Grover Jackson Unk. **Note**- From 1951-1961, there was no state tournament held and Pop Johnson "retained" the title and was the recognized State Champion.