The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-26
Nv AL MACHLER.

The sixth annual tournament of the
National Bowling Association, will be
held in Paterson, n. J., and starts on
March g. winding up on March 80.
Mr.. John ]. Fitzgerald, manager Of
the Passaic County Bowling Association
under whose auspices this event Will be
held, is already busy drumming up en-
tries and sending out circular letters 10
bowlers In one of his general letters
to bowlers, Mr.. Fitzgerald quotes the fol-
lowing; In connection with this impor-
tant event, I am writing to ABOUT o,VJO
bowlers throughout this district for facts
that will help Paterson make this tour
nauent a great success. Our committees
will hustle from now on until the last
ball is rolled but we all know that
unless we receive the loyal backing OF
the men who knock the PiRs down, our
efforts will be in vain. 1t is the bowler
who makes the tournament.
new scheme OF prizes will be IN
troduced in this tournament, whereby
the average bowler will have a chance
to win special prizes of silk gowns and
high-grade mems shirts, if he fails TO
win a money prize.
Paterson is the Silk city of America
it also manufactures more high-sraoe
shirts for men than any other city in the
United States. and these prizes, the gifts
of Paterson manufa Cturers. will be in ad-
dition to the $4,000 offered by the Ma
tionaI Bowling Association. so the aver
age bowler will have a chance aside from
the regular money prizes.
In order to promote this tournament,
New York alley owners have hit upon
the following plan: Weekly prize bowling
contests are hello among the bowlers
patrOnizing their alleys, and, instead of
handing the winner of the contest
cash sum, he is presented with a check
for S5-payabIe to the order of the Ma
r-,i Nh NH-G11
pay for his entry in one OF the three
events that all bowlcrs usual participate
in in these Journeys
Thomas. Of the Pioneers. in the Colonial
League, could only scrapc together an
average of 1877 against the Manhattans.
S'matter. Frank" Not feeling we'll these
cool days?
In the District Duckpin League the
Royals were lucky to cop the second
game from the RUNNERS by the small
margin of one pin, thanks to Meggetts
1913 score.
Lednum Of the Government Printing
Office team. in the District League re-
gained the leadership of his team when
he passed Bair with a set of 569. Jesse
is some pin tOppler. even if he only aC
Cumulated 10 in the first game. which
should have been in the neighborhoOd Of
40
In the Departmental League the Navy
defeated the Aggies all three games.
thanks to Redeker's good scores of 152,
1853. and $50. There is no getting away
from the fact that some bowlers are in
a class by thcmselves-aS maSCOts.
Aren't the Easterns. in the North
eastern Duckpin League. becoming a lit
tie too ''1owery." terming themselves
Crushed Violets?"
Williamson. in the !. NJ. Q. A. League,
only competed in two games of the set
between the Ticket Office and Car De-
partment teams. but certainly made the
most of his chances by piling up a score
# IA
The Chamber Of Commerce team, which
IS leading the District League by three
aamcs over the Saengers. surely did
have a scare thrown into il by the Gov
eminent Printing Office team on the
Speedway alley last week during the first
game of the set. Going into the eighth
frame. the printers were leading the pen
nant ChaSers by the apparently safe mar
gin of ninety pins. and seemed to have
the game sewed up AS so often occurs,
lIe unexpected happened, NIdrlet ana
Van BuSkirk striking out from the eighth
box, and, with every man marking"
the leaders managed to nose the printers
out by twenty-five pins when the final
count was taken, after one of the great
est uphill contests of the season.
All right Elmer; this weeks scores are
p real credit to you, but what has hap
pened to ROdriCk, that he could only to-
tai 81 for a set?
Why not have a championship tourna-
ment between leagues on the order of
the amateur baseball leagues. Such a
tournament among the duckpinners, there
not being enough tenpin leagues to make
it worth while, should settle the matter
of supremacy in a better manner than
under existing conditions. The annual
city tournaments are all right in their
way, but as a team can only roll three
games, ii often happens that one or more
members Of a team are a little off color
on the night they are scheduled, and are
unable to do themselves justice or help
their team as they should. If a series
were rolled. il always leaves an oppor-
tunity to come back" the next time II
would also do away with the unpIeas-
antries arising from such special matches.
one of which is now being arranged. and
which are bound to result in more or less
hard feelings" among the bowler af-
fccted.
Those mighty nimrodS. the Georges.
Garrett and Hammer, have been for some
time oiling up their young Calling guns.
and last week hied themselves off to the
wilderness beyond the District line. ex-
pecting to come home with a big bag of
game. Almost a weeks ammunition
liquid and otherwise, was taken along
and If the rabbits, elephants moose. and
other small game are found to be soci
able enough, there might be a game
feed. Both hunters, however. took the
precaution to place an order with q local
dealer so as to be able to make good in
any case.
The Saengers won all three games
from the CentrRls, defeating the latter
team almost 100 pins in every game.
Eckstein, after a poor start with 1SO
came back strong with scores of eO2
and al. averaging ls1 for the session.
II that artist, r. E. de Ker, who can
paint such nice signs about fur flying"
will call at the Royal alleys Tomorrow
night when the Chamberftes hook up|
r. with the Saengers, he can employ his