Sports letter 5/11/03

Horseshoes and its players prove an old saying wrong

To the editor:

Randy (Grady) is a good horseshoe pitcher. He doesn't give me, his little brother, any mercy when he plays me, either. I don't play as much as Randy and will never be as good, but it is an enjoyable sport.

If you ever watch these guys play, the old saying "close only counts in horseshoes and handgrenades" would have never evolved. Close doesn't count for the better pitchers, only ringers.

As a child, I was bored out of my head going to the park every day while our parents played, but I can see that it was a relaxing activity for them from the tireless factory work that they did.

I enjoyed your article.KEN GRADY

Poplar Bluff, Mo.