Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-07

With possibly one or two exceptions, all
the leagues have resumed operations after
their brief lay-off during the holidays.
Interest nevertheless, has been kept at
high pitch by the many Journeys which
are being held at different alleys.
Tuesday night Agriculture and Navy
will lock horns in what may prove to be
the deciding games of the season. Should
the Sailors succeed in winning all three
they will have lead that will just about
insure them championship honors.
The Sixth Presbyterian's brilliant squirt
in the Observation-Disclosures was brought
to an abrupt end Tuesday mighty when
they dropped all three to the Fifth aggre-
cation. Had they been able to have taken
one or two games the drop would not
have been so great.
From present Indications. 1t looks very
much as though Indianapolis will enter
tain the American Bowling Congress in
1913. A movement has been put on foot
in the Hoosier city, backed by President
city next year.
A discussion arose during l. bee" at
one of the local alleys not long ago as
to who possessed the best strike ball
of the city. The general opinion seemed
to be that Pop Hartmanns was about
the most effective Of all.
The Bureau team of the Departmental
League Is following its time-honored
custom Of giving a ball each winter,
and from the reports which are COM
ing in from those who have charge Of
the sale of tickets the coming AFFAIR
promises to eclipse all previous ones.
Should George Cox stick by the stand
he has taken not to participate or IN
any way connect himself with a tourney
again, the officials of the city associa-
ton will find that they will have hard
time filling the role which Cox has
played in former tournaments.
in by the Northeastern League: the
change from rubber to wooden ducks
seems to have in no way anected the
large totals which they are in the habit
of putting up. Sets OF 5OO ana LOW are
coming in as usual.
Harry Krauss says that the largest ma
1ority of those who are going to the A. Is:
C. will go by the air route. GOOD night!
To hear some of them talk they are al
ready in the Windy city ana are just
itching to take the alleys.
If the city association officials expect
to make a success of the coming tourna-
ment. 1t wouldn't be a bad move Tor
them to get under way. This plan OF
rushing things through with bang, is
pretty bad dope. .
The poor scores being put up by the
men who are acknowledged the cracks OF
city at the big pin game. can IN q large e
they are dabblin with the duckpin
game. Bring on the man who can shine
in both games at the same time.
There seems to be a tendency on the
part of quite a few leagues to do away
Is due to the fact that about two out OF
every three men slide over. and to nelp
the game, if help it it does they disre-
gard the line altogether.
In BON
day night at the Palace when everybody
will be able to register their little ballot
as to whether it Is good policy to play
the pocket when you need spare TO WIN,
or lay Off the head pin. Think 1t over,
then vote.
It is to be hoped that Paterson makes
a brilliant success of the nationals
tournament. Should the event In any
way not come up to expectations. the
association will be a thing OF the past.
Secretary Langtry comes forth with
the statement that there will De at least
$50 teams in the five-man event at chi
cago. That's a pretty good guess, when
it is taken into consideration that Lang
try, being in touch with bowlers all over
the country, should come mighty near
getting a good line on the entry hist
months before the entries close.
Strange as it may seem. every time
of the American tournaments, his part
ner generally falls down Such stellar
bowlers as Waters, Allison and others
have doubled with him. only to show
their worst possible form when they
took the alleys Not one of them has
ever rolled anywhere near his usual
form when hooked UP with the flying
dutchman.
In picking an ell-eastsrn team, the
names Of "Alec" Dunbar. Dan Roster.
Jimmy" watt. Glenn R.ddell. Dave
shiman, Jimmy" Smith. Larry Sutton.
Johnny VOORHEES,. Lee Johns. Harry
Krauss and others come first to mind.
Every one Of these men are past masters
at the game. the only difference being
that at certain styles Of play some excel
AS a strike bowler. the game has never
seen the equal of Johnny VOORHEES,. yet
time Of his life trying for an average
over the double entry. That voorheis
has passed the zenith OF his brilliant
career as a bowler Is not to be denied,
figure ever connected with the game
Dunbar Dan Roster is gone, likewise
Watt and Sh.man. Here are nve men
who only a few years ago had they
ed what would probably have been the
greatest bowling combination that ever
set a ball upon the drives.
With these men eliminated from the
Krauss, Johns and Sutton from which to
pick the team. There is hardly bowler
who will deny that Jimmy" Smith
is the best of the present galaxy of stars
In the tenpin armament. While the
former pin setter has V1et defeat at the
hands Of Blouin. Sutton. Johns, R.ddell
and others, the fact nevertheless remains
that today he IL undoubtedly the master
of any bowler in the country. Smith mas
been defeated and VIII be defeated time
and again, but it will be In only short
match where the man who gets the
jump i'm the first three games generally
proves the winner.
Perhaps the next best man in the east
is Larry Sutton Of Rochester. Although
not what can be styled a brilliant or
hashy bowler. Sutton's remarkable abil-
ity to get the wood on any alley and the
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