The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1913-01-09
wooDWoRKERs.
By KIRK C. MILLER.

Inc Farmers Dtlu d SoIh-huShAAe
party at the Arcade Bowling Alleys last
night The woodworkers, of the Patent
Examiners Tenpin League were the
guests of honor, and because they could
not husk corn fast enough, they were
sent home very early In the evening.
Three fine, large baskets Of corn were
brought in from the barn and placed
in the middle of the big kitchen floor,
and for a while it looked as though the
visitors would Guido their hosts in the
huskiag business.
Out of the first basket the Wood
workers credited themselves with 731
ears while the Farmers were able to
skin but Gal of the yellow ears. When
the second basket was tackled. a slump
was noticed in the work of the wood
workers and when Old Squire Preston,
who was master of ceremonies, count
ed the ears, he smiled, and announced
that his Farmers had put the Carpen-
tiers to shame.
Play Rubber Game.
However" he said. winking at Uncle
Hemphill, ''we'n tackle the third basket,
and the team that comes out on top
will be declared champeen corn huskin'
party o. Uncle Sans Patent Office. So
they all pitched in and made their
fingers woik faster than ever. Before
the basket was half empty they all had
10 stop for a moment to dry their pers-
piring brows with their big bandannas.
Then to work they went again peeiing
on the husks with an speed. When
the ten men put In their hands for The
last armful 10 be husked. the honors
were even. Loet1ler, VINO mad been sit
the corner ali evening,
dong very little talking, but huskiig
away TO beat Old Ned, had six ears
hidden unoer his hat, and when Uncle
HeJnphill came to count up, he threw in
his SIX hidden ears, thereby pulling his
Team out of the tie.
Yes, Or LoeftIer was the anchor man.
Eyey time his team gets in the hole, he
does little quick thinking, rons couple
Of extra good balls down the alleys
gets two or three spares and a stIike or
Two: Result-his team wins. SOUNDS
easy, doesn't It? But OF Loeffier will
tell you that it has taken him three
long years at the head of the Exam
liners 40 learn to be the star anchor man
OF the circuit. He was the first man
TO invite the Farmers, Woodworkers,
Interference, and all the other patent
examining bowlers 10 form a league,
and ever since he first started to roll
ing they have kept him at the head
OF the league just to punish him.
Where They Get Names.
The Patent Examiners get their Iu-
dicrous names from the nature of the
patents they examine. These Farmer
persons. hash over the patents on
farming implements, while every time
a man comes into the Patent Office to
have a patent issued on an instrument
for working in wood, the matter is
turned over to these "WoodworkeF"
h0Wlers THE Wood workers thoV
say, are the originators of the tenpin
game. First a man came in to have a
wooden ball patented, then along came
d man 10 have a wooden pin patented.
While the application and models were
being examined, the boys got to roll
ing the balls at the pins on a big table
down at the Pension Once. The evolu-
ton of the game from then until now
10 familiar TO every bowler. and to go
into detail now would be a useless
waste of space. What?
Officers OF the SpaIding Council,
Knights OF Columbus Bowling League.
today begin their new duties. At a
banquet at the Continental Hotel all the
officers for the new year were elected.
The banquet was in charge Of the new
officers OF the organization, NJ j. Nc
Auliffe. president; ]. NJ. Tabler. vice
president, and z. E. Wiener, secretary. |
and was distinct success from every
standpoint.
Music was furnished by the Crescent
Orchestra, and the company was favor !
ed with talks by Grand Knight J. r. !
y. Cleary, William p. Normoyle DR.. J. |
r. Biggs, G. E. McAvoy, F. P. sheehy. !
all OF Spaldlng Council. and Joseph !
Shechan, OF Carroll Council.
Adopting a schedule of tHenty-four |
matches TO be rolled among four teams !
at the Arcade alleys. the Navy Depart |
ment Duckpin League, the latest or !
sanization TO join the local bowling |
ranks. bids fair to have a successful !
career. The first games were rolled |
Tuesday night, and tonight the second |
match will be staged. The schedule is: |
January 14-Steam Engineering VS.. |
Marine Corps No. !; 17-Steam Engi- |
neering We. Construction and Repair; Il |
Marine Corps No. VS.. Marine Corps |
No. 2; 2i-Marine Corps No. 2 VS.. Steam |
Engineering; 2s-Msrine Corps No. ! |
VS.. Construction and Repair; 3I-Marine !
pair
Steam Engineering: reconstruction and |
Repair VS.. Steam Engineering; LIMA |
rfne Corps No. 2 vs. Marine Corps No. |
]; +steam Engineering VS.. Marine |
Corps No. ?: DEMONSTRATION and Re- |
pair VS.. Marine Corps No. ]; Gloon |
struction and Repair VS.. Marine Corps |
No. 2; 25-Steam Engineering VS.. Marine |
Corps No. ]; 2S-Steam Engineering VS.. |
Construction and Repair.
March marine Corps No. Vs. Ma |
rine Corps No. /; 7-Marine Corps No. |
March MARINE Corps No. 2 vs. Marine |
Corps No. /: 7-Marine Corps No. vs. |
Steam Engineering; n-Marine Corps |
No. VS.. Construction and Repairs; IL |
Marine Corps Ne. VS.. Construction and |
and Repair vs.. Steam Engineering: Is |
Marine Corps No. l VS.. Marine Corps |
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