| 1980 World Invitational Horseshoe Pitching Tournament | ||||||||||||
| Los Angeles County Fair - 26-28 Sept. 1980 | ||||||||||||
| Pomona California | ||||||||||||
| Group One - Day One | Day One - Sept 26 1980 | Group Two - Day One | ||||||||||
| W. R. Williams Jr. | Twelve World Class Pitchers invited from all | Carl Steinfeldt | ||||||||||
| Ralph Simon | across the country are seeded in two six-man | Mark Seibold | ||||||||||
| Al Zadroga | classes for preliminary round robin play. | Henry Knauft | ||||||||||
| Dave Hughes | The top three pitchers from each class advance | Ronnie Simmons | ||||||||||
| Jesse Gonzales | to round two to make up Group One for Day two. | Don Titcomb | ||||||||||
| Bill Holland | The bottom three pitchers from each class will | Jeff Williams | ||||||||||
| fill out the Group two class for day two. | ||||||||||||
| Group One - Day One | Group Two - Day One | |||||||||||
| Walter Ray Williams Jr. | Points | Ringers | Shoes | Percent | Carl Steinfeldt | Points | Ringers | Shoes | Percent | |||
| Dave Huges | 51 | 73 | 86 | 84.9% | Ronnie Simmons | 51 | 67 | 82 | 81.7% | |||
| Bill Holland | 51 | 49 | 56 | 87.5% | Jeff Williams | 51 | 64 | 86 | 74.4% | |||
| Al Zadroga | 51 | 76 | 94 | 80.9% | Henry Knauft | 51 | 68 | 86 | 79.1% | |||
| Jesse Gonzales | 51 | 61 | 70 | 87.1% | Don Titcomb | 51 | 79 | 102 | 77.5% | |||
| Ralph Simon | 51 | 111 | 124 | 89.5% | Mark Seibold | 51 | 117 | 140 | 83.6% | |||
| Won 5 Lost 0 | 255 | 310 | 430 | 86.0% | Won 5 Lost 0 | 255 | 395 | 496 | 79.6% | |||
| Ralph Simon | Points | Ringers | Shoes | Percent | Mark Seibold | Points | Ringers | Shoes | Percent | |||
| Jesse Gonzales | 51 | 76 | 94 | 80.9% | Don Titcomb | 36 | 52 | 84 | 61.9% | |||
| Dave Hughes | 51 | 69 | 86 | 80.2% | Ronnie Simmons | 51 | 69 | 92 | 75.0% | |||
| Bill Holland | 51 | 92 | 106 | 86.8% | Jeff Williams | 51 | 69 | 84 | 73.4% | |||
| Al Zadroga | 51 | 115 | 142 | 81.0% | Henry Knauft | 51 | 48 | 56 | 85.7% | |||
| W. R, Williams Jr. | 24 | 102 | 124 | 82.7% | Carl Steinfeldt | 48 | 116 | 140 | 82.9% | |||
| Won 4 Lost 1 | 228 | 454 | 552 | 82.2% | Won 3 Lost 3 | 237 | 354 | 466 | 76.0% | |||
| Al Zadroga | Points | Ringers | Shoes | Percent | Henry Knauft | Points | Ringers | Shoes | Percent | |||
| Bill Holland | 51 | 37 | 42 | 88.1% | Jeff Williams | 51 | 72 | 94 | 76.6% | |||
| Jesse Gonzales | 51 | 56 | 74 | 75.7% | Don Titcomb | 21 | 46 | 76 | 60.5% | |||
| W. R, Williams Jr. | 33 | 70 | 94 | 74.5% | Carl Steinfeldt | 27 | 60 | 86 | 69.8% | |||
| Ralph Simon | 48 | 114 | 142 | 80.3% | Mark Seibold | 18 | 37 | 56 | 66.1% | |||
| Dave Hughes | 51 | 55 | 68 | 80.9% | Ronnie Simmons | 51 | 79 | 96 | 82.3% | |||
| Won 3 Lost 2 | 234 | 332 | 420 | 79.0% | Won 2 Lost 3 | 168 | 294 | 408 | 72.1% | |||
| Dave Hughes | Points | Ringers | Shoes | Percent | Ronnie Simmons | Points | Ringers | Shoes | Percent | |||
| W. R, Williams Jr. | 27 | 65 | 86 | 75.6% | Carl Steinfeldt | 30 | 60 | 82 | 73.2% | |||
| Ralph Simon | 15 | 57 | 86 | 66.3% | Mark Seibold | 36 | 64 | 92 | 69.6% | |||
| Jesse Gonzales | 36 | 61 | 84 | 72.6% | Don Titcomb | 51 | 42 | 48 | 87.5% | |||
| Bill Holland | 61 | 63 | 86 | 73.3% | Jeff Williams | 51 | 55 | 72 | 76.4% | |||
| Al Zadroga | 21 | 45 | 58 | 66.2% | Henry Knauft | 39 | 75 | 96 | 78.1% | |||
| Won 1 Lost 4 | 150 | 291 | 410 | 71.0% | Won 2 Lost 3 | 207 | 296 | 390 | 75.9% | |||
| Jesse Gonzales | Points | Ringers | Shoes | Percent | Don Titcomb | Points | Ringers | Shoes | Percent | |||
| Ralph Simon | 36 | 70 | 94 | 74.5% | Mark Seibold | 51 | 57 | 84 | 67.9% | |||
| Al Zadroga | 30 | 49 | 74 | 66.2% | Henry Knauft | 54 | 57 | 76 | 75.0% | |||
| Dave Hughes | 51 | 66 | 84 | 78.6% | Ronnie Simmons | 12 | 29 | 48 | 60.4% | |||
| W. R, Williams Jr. | 15 | 49 | 70 | 70.0% | Carl Steinfeldt | 30 | 71 | 102 | 69.6% | |||
| Bill Holland | 51 | 47 | 64 | 73.4% | Jeff Williams | 51 | 60 | 76 | 78.9% | |||
| Won 2 Lost 3 | 183 | 281 | 386 | 72.8% | Won 3 Lost 2 | 198 | 274 | 386 | 71.0% | |||
| Bill Holland | Points | Ringers | Shoes | Percent | Jeff Williams | Points | Ringers | Shoes | Percent | |||
| Al Zadroga | 3 | 21 | 42 | 50.0% | Henry Knauft | 39 | 68 | 94 | 72.3% | |||
| W. R, Williams Jr. | 3 | 33 | 56 | 58.9% | Carl Steinfeldt | 30 | 57 | 86 | 66.3% | |||
| Ralph Simon | 24 | 83 | 106 | 78.3% | Mark Seibold | 33 | 62 | 94 | 66.0% | |||
| Dave Hughes | 42 | 60 | 86 | 69.8% | Ronnie Simmons | 21 | 45 | 72 | 62.5% | |||
| Jesse Gonzales | 15 | 35 | 64 | 54.7% | Don Titcomb | 33 | 54 | 76 | 71.4% | |||
| Won 0 Lost 5 | 87 | 232 | 354 | 65.5% | Won 0 Lost 5 | 156 | 286 | 422 | 67.8% | |||
| Group One - Day Two | Day Two - Sept 27 1980 | Group Two - Day Two | ||||||||||
| W. R. Williams Jr. | The top class pitches a complete round robin | Ronnie Simmons | ||||||||||
| Carl Steinfeldt | schedule to determine ladder positions for the | Jesse Gonzales | ||||||||||
| Ralph Simon | Championship finals on Day three. | Henry Knauft | ||||||||||
| Al Zadroga | The lower class pitches a completer round robin | Dave Hughes | ||||||||||
| Mark Seibold | schedule to determine tournament places 7 - 12. | Bill Holland | ||||||||||
| Don Titcomb | Jeff Williams | |||||||||||
| Group One - Day Two | Group Two - Day Two | |||||||||||
| Walter Ray Williams Jr. | Points | Ringers | Shoes | Percent | Ronnie Simmons | Points | Ringers | Shoes | Percent | |||
| Al Zadroga | 51 | 110 | 126 | 87.3% | Dave Hughes | 51 | 76 | 100 | 76.0% | |||
| Don Titcomb | 51 | 60 | 78 | 76.9% | Bill Holland | 51 | 60 | 70 | 85.7% | |||
| Ralph Simon | 51 | 143 | 162 | 88.3% | Henry Knauft | 39 | 82 | 106 | 77.4% | |||
| Mark Seibold | 45 | 146 | 172 | 84.9% | Jeff Williams | 51 | 43 | 56 | 76.8% | |||
| Carl Steinfeldt | 51 | 113 | 130 | 86.9% | Jesse Gonzales | 51 | 69 | 86 | 80.2% | |||
| Won 4 Lost 1 | 249 | 572 | 668 | 85.6% | Won 4 Lost 1 | 243 | 330 | 418 | 78.9% | |||
| Carl Steinfeldt | Points | Ringers | Shoes | Percent | Jesse Gonzales | Points | Ringers | Shoes | Percent | |||
| Mark Seibold | 54 | 76 | 102 | 74.5% | Jeff Williams | 51 | 36 | 52 | 69.2% | |||
| Al Zadroga | 51 | 87 | 108 | 80.6% | Dave Hughes | 54 | 81 | 104 | 77.9% | |||
| Don Titcomb | 51 | 80 | 100 | 80.0% | Bill Holland | 51 | 59 | 74 | 79.7% | |||
| Ralph Simon | 42 | 140 | 166 | 84.3% | Henry Knauft | 37 | 71 | 96 | 74.0% | |||
| W. R, Williams Jr. | 42 | 110 | 130 | 84.6% | Ronnie Simmons | 36 | 64 | 86 | 74.4% | |||
| Won 3 Lost 2 | 240 | 493 | 606 | 81.4% | Won 3 Lost 2 | 226 | 311 | 472 | 75.5% | |||
| Ralph Simon | Points | Ringers | Shoes | Percent | Henry Knauft | Points | Ringers | Shoes | Percent | |||
| Don Titcomb | 54 | 51 | 58 | 87.9% | Bill Holland | 54 | 82 | 108 | 75.9% | |||
| Mark Seibold | 42 | 122 | 144 | 84.7% | Jeff Williams | 48 | 66 | 92 | 71.7% | |||
| W. R, Williams Jr. | 39 | 139 | 162 | 85.8% | Ronnie Simmons | 51 | 86 | 106 | 81.1% | |||
| Carl Steinfeldt | 51 | 143 | 166 | 86.1% | Jesse Gonzales | 51 | 76 | 96 | 79.2% | |||
| Al Zadroga | 51 | 111 | 126 | 88.1% | Dave Hughes | 51 | 60 | 82 | 73.2% | |||
| Won 3 Lost 2 | 237 | 566 | 656 | 86.3% | Won 4 Lost 1 | 255 | 370 | 484 | 76.4% | |||
| Al Zadroga | Points | Ringers | Shoes | Percent | Dave Hughes | Points | Ringers | Shoes | Percent | |||
| W. R, Williams Jr. | 30 | 103 | 126 | 81.7% | Ronnie Simmons | 33 | 70 | 100 | ||||
| Carl Steinfeldt | 39 | 83 | 108 | 76.9% | Jesse Gonzales | 48 | 79 | 104 | 70.0% | |||
| Mark Seibold | 51 | 66 | 86 | 76.7% | Jeff Williams | 51 | 49 | 68 | 76.0% | |||
| Don Titcomb | 51 | 86 | 100 | 86.0% | Bill Holland | 36 | 55 | 80 | 72.1% | |||
| Ralph Simon | 30 | 104 | 126 | 82.5% | Henry Knauft | 33 | 54 | 82 | 68.8% | |||
| Won 2 Lost 3 | 201 | 442 | 546 | 81.0% | Won 1 Lost 4 | 2001 | 307 | 434 | 65.9% | |||
| 70.7% | ||||||||||||
| 3-10 | Mark Seibold | Points | Ringers | Shoes | Percent | Jeff Williams | Points | Ringers | Shoes | Percent | ||
| 2-5 | Carl Steinfeldt | 36 | 70 | 102 | 68.6% | Jesse Gonzales | 12 | 23 | 52 | 44.2% | ||
| Ralph Simon | 51 | 125 | 144 | 86.8% | Henry Knauft | 51 | 67 | 42 | 72.8% | |||
| Al Zadroga | 33 | 60 | 86 | 69.8% | Dave Hughes | 21 | 39 | 68 | 57.4% | |||
| W. R, Williams Jr. | 51 | 148 | 172 | 86.0% | Ronnie Simmons | 18 | 32 | 56 | 57.1% | |||
| Don Titcomb | 51 | 51 | 68 | 75.0% | Bill Holland | 33 | 35 | 74 | 47.3% | |||
| Won 3 Lost 2 | 222 | 454 | 572 | 79.4% | Won 1 Lost 4 | 135 | 196 | 342 | 57.3% | |||
| Don Titcomb | Points | Ringers | Shoes | Percent | Bill Holland | Points | Ringers | Shoes | Percent | |||
| Ralph Simon | 12 | 37 | 58 | 63.8% | Henry Knauft | 36 | 76 | 108 | 70.4% | |||
| W. R, Williams Jr. | 24 | 51 | 78 | 65.4% | Ronnie Simmons | 6 | 45 | 70 | 64.3% | |||
| Carl Steinfeldt | 39 | 76 | 100 | 76.0% | Jesse Gonzales | 18 | 48 | 74 | 64.9% | |||
| Al Zadroga | 24 | 77 | 100 | 77.0% | Dave Hughes | 51 | 60 | 80 | 75.0% | |||
| Mark Seibold | 36 | 46 | 68 | 67.6% | Jeff Williams | 51 | 41 | 74 | 55.4% | |||
| Won 0 Lost 5 | 135 | 287 | 404 | 71.0% | Won 2 Lost 3 | 162 | 270 | 406 | 66.5% | |||
| Championship Group - Day Three | ||||||||||||
| Championship Finals Ladder | Day Three - Sept 28 1980 | |||||||||||
| Walter Ray Williams Jr. | Ladder Tournament Championship Finals | |||||||||||
| Ralph Simon | Number Six plays Number Five, winner plays | |||||||||||
| Carl Steinfeldt | number four, that winner advances to play number | |||||||||||
| Mark Seibold | three. The winner from that game takes on | |||||||||||
| Al Zadroga | number two. The Championship will be decided | |||||||||||
| Don Titcomb | by the winner of two out of three games. | |||||||||||
| Game 1 | W/L | Points | Ringers | Shoes | Percent | |||||||
| Don Titcomb | L | 36 | 60 | 86 | 69.8% | |||||||
| Al Zagroda | W | 51 | 65 | 86 | 75.6% | |||||||
| Game 2 | W/L | Points | Ringers | Shoes | Percent | |||||||
| Al Zagroda | W | 51 | 82 | 102 | 80.4% | |||||||
| Mark Seibold | L | 33 | 76 | 102 | 74.5% | |||||||
| Game 3 | W/L | Points | Ringers | Shoes | Percent | |||||||
| Al Zagroda | W | 51 | 24 | 90 | 85.6% | |||||||
| Carl Steinfeldt | L | 24 | 58 | 90 | 75.6% | |||||||
| Game 4 | W/L | Points | Ringers | Shoes | Percent | |||||||
| Al Zagroda | L | 48 | 119 | 144 | 82.6% | |||||||
| Ralph Simon | W | 51 | 120 | 144 | 83.3% | |||||||
![]() Walter Ray Williams Jr | ![]() Ralph Simon | |||||||||||
| Championship Game 1 | W/L | Points | Ringers | Shoes | Percent | |||||||
| Ralph Simon | L | 15 | 48 | 66 | 72.7% | |||||||
| Walter Ray Williams | W | 54 | 60 | 66 | 90.9% | |||||||
| Chmpionship Game 2 | ||||||||||||
| Ralph Simon | L | 33 | 156 | 176 | 88.6% | |||||||
| Walter Ray Williams | W | 51 | 162 | 176 | 92.0% | |||||||
| World Invitation Final Results | ||||||||||||
| Championship Class | ||||||||||||
| Walter Ray Williams | 11-1 | 1164 | 1340 | 86.9% | ||||||||
| Ralph Simon | 8-5 | 1344 | 1597 | 84.3% | ||||||||
| Al Zagroda | 8-6 | 1117 | 1388 | 80.5% | ||||||||
| Carl Steinfeldt | 8-3 | 956 | 1192 | 80.2% | ||||||||
| Mark Seibold | 6-5 | 884 | 1140 | 77.5% | ||||||||
| Don Titcomb | 3-8 | 621 | 876 | 70.9% | ||||||||
| Ronnie Simmons | 6-4 | 626 | 808 | 77.5% | ||||||||
| Henry Knauft | 6-4 | 664 | 892 | 74.4% | ||||||||
| Jesse Gonzales | 5-5 | 592 | 798 | 74.2% | ||||||||
| Bill Holland | 2-8 | 502 | 760 | 66.1% | ||||||||
| Dave Hughes | 2-8 | 598 | 844 | 70.9% | ||||||||
| Jeff Williams | 1-9 | 482 | 764 | 63.1% | ||||||||
| Tournament Highlights 1980 | ||||||||||||
| Longest Game | Williams vs Simon | 176 Shoes | ||||||||||
| Hi Tournament Pct | Williams | 86.9 | ||||||||||
| 4 Deads in 1 Game | Williams vs Simon | 57 | ||||||||||
| Games over 80% | Ralph Simon | 12 of 13 | ||||||||||
| Games over 90% | Walter Ray Williams Jr. | 2* | ||||||||||
| CLICK HERE TO SEE SCORE SHEET | ||||||||||||
| *Both against Ralph Simon in Championship Games | ||||||||||||
| Compiled submitted by Pat Simon. | ||||||||||||