Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-16
DUCKPIN TOURNAMENT
STARTS THURSDAY, APRIL "a
City Association Elects Officers and Makes
Initial Plans for 1913 Little Pin Classic
Baltimore Trims Locals.

A decision to start the 1913 duckpin
| tournament Thursday, April Il, and the
reelection of the old officers to handie
this years little-pin classic were the Two
| matters of vital Importance disposed Oh
by the City Duckpin Association at the
meeting held last Friday night at the
Palace alleys. In view Of the fact that
this years tourney will undoubtedly De
the biggest ever staged by the small-pln
knights of the District, the action of the
association in fixing a date at this time
will be of great interest to the boWiers
generally, and from now until the open
ing night of the meet the affair Will oc-
cupy the limelight to the exclusion or all
other matters appertaining to the game
In deciding to start the tournament IN
the middle of the week the City Associa-
ton was prompted by desire to inau-
gurate the event at date as early as
possible without seriously conflicting with
those leagues which will have late closing
dates. While most of the duckpin outfits
will have put up the shutters for the
season by that time. there Will be a, rev
with schedules incompleted. That these
bodies need not be Inconvenience, IL was
the sense of the meeting that teams anu
individuals will be so placed in the tour
any regular league games. The tourney
as stated, will start Thursday, April "a,
and entries will close the week previous
Thursday, April II, at midnight Inc
proximity to the government pay DAY
should make this entry-closing date one
of more than passing interest. To Cd
viate any possible misunderstanding or
conflict as to proper classification, the
association has set a definite time within
which official scorers of the different
To- n furnish averages Tor the
guidance of the committee. Averages
may be compiled up to and including
Friday, April II, but the official figures for
all the leagues must be in the hands or
the secretary by Saturday, April L. at
midnight. and from these figures the Of
fetal. tournament classification will be
made.
Election of officers for the new year
resulted as follows: President, George
second vice president, III. 7. Rogers; sec
rotary, M. Goldberg; treasurer. c. A.
Weckerly A new board of directors was
chosen, as follows: National Capital
League, II. B. HALEY: Departmental
League, William Boyd; District League,
c. A. Borden; Arcade League. Harry II.
Sherwood and Joseph R. Costinett; Car
roll Council League, Frank NJ NC
Laughlin; Southern Railway League. Da-
vid Fegan; Commercial League, II. I.
Y. NJ. c. A. League, c. g. FarWell:
President Cox has called meeting of
the new board of directors for Fri
day March %, at the Palace alleys, at
which time he will appoint various com
mittees to arrange the details of the Dig
duckpin tourney.
Garlisons and Beimonts each won three
last week and retain their relative posi-
ton in the District League race The
Incc ~ a n.
promptu one. due to the absence in Baitl-
more of HALEY, Baum and krauss. a
rule allowing new names to be added at
any time during the year permitted OF
the acquisition of David Fesan OF the
Southern Railway League and Harry
Sherwood of the Arcade, whose rolling
enabled Michaud to land his pennant
contenders in front in three games
Welsbach lost a game to the Mount Yer
mons, but the other contenders hao 10
remain idle in order to accommodate the
bowlers who participated in or accom-
panied the team which rolled in Balti-
more.
Evening Star held it's one-game lead,
although 1t was defeated twice hy Hann,
the Commercial League contender. Inc
Shoe Dealers gave the newspaper qulnt
a two-time licking Thursday, winning the
last two games, but on the following
night ran into surprise party In the
shape of the Judd and Detweiler team,
which won a game. Hahn has still three
postponed games to play, and, provided
it wins these games, will be one game
in the rear of The Star. The balance or
the season puts Hahn against Rudolph
& West postponed set. Washington
Tobacco, National Electric Supply Com
pany and Chapin-Sacks. The Star has to
meet General Baking. Washington To-
bacco and Rudolph & West.
A battle between the southpaws and
those who use the other wing in their
efforts to topple the little naples will
be staged Tuesday night at the Palace
downstairs when teams chosen from
the following members Of the Interde-
handers-Tommy George, Smith, Itch
field, Macdonald Holmes and l.. kluge.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Jasper, Richards,
Binnix, Leach and Elicit
The annual match series between the
Washington and Baltimore newspaper
teams will be inaugurated tomorrow even
ing at the Palace alleys, when the locals
will entertain the Monumental city bowl
ers the games TO be followed by a sup
per at the Raleigh Hotel. Two weeks
later the District contingent will journey
to Baltimore, where the procedure here
will be repeated. with three games and
spread following. On the local team will
be Pop .Rodrick. John Baum, Dave Nc
Carly, Guy Champion and Tommy Har-
up as follows: Walter Schmick, c. o.
Palmer. Bert Pattison Fred Heusi and
W. J. Menke.
This is the seventh year that similar