The Washington times., 1913-01-26
{. R. LEE SCOTT TO
FORMALLY OPEN BIG
BOWLING TOURNEY
President of Baltimore Tenpin
Association Will Roll First
Ball Down Alley.
By KIRK c. MILLER.

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President c. r. Lee Scott, of the Bal
timore City Tenpin Association, will roll
the first ball down the alleys at the
Palace Bowling Alleys on the night Of
February 10. thereby formally
opening the Seventh Annual Intercity
Tenpin Tournament of the Washington
City Tenpin Association. This honor
was conferred upon Mr.. Scott by the
executive committee of the local or
ganization in session last night.
1t is expected that the entire bow
ling contingent of Baltimore will be
on hand on the opening night; the
Richmond bowlers to come later, and
the selection OF Mr.. Scott, to formally
open the tournament that night, meets
with the hearty approval of both Bal
tfmore and Washington associations.
Secretary Fields, of he Washington
association, returned today from Bal
timore. where he has been to complete
details attendant to the coming ten
pin tournament While in Baltimore.
Fields learned that at least ten Class
A team will come to Washington. for
the big bowling classic and that the
majority of these team members viii
be entered in the singles and doubles.
The .Brehms Brewry League. consist
ing of ten teams. Will probably come to
the National Capital on the second night
of the tournament. These are sep
arate and distinct from the ten teams
originally mentioned.
Extra impetus was given the inter-
city tournament when Secretary Fields
received a letter from the Washington
Duckpin Association stating that in all
probability each duckpin league belong
ing to the local body will enter star
team of duckpin rollers as tenpin teams.
1t is the opinion of the promoters of
the tournament that this action Of the
duckpin rollers is one Of the biggest
boosts that the tournament has re-
ceived and a letter will be addressed
to the Duckpin Association accepting
their offer of teams.
Several matters pertaining to the run
ming off of the games in the tenpin
tournament were discussed at last
nights meeting. II was definitely de-
cided to discontinue the use OF the
loaded or Dodo ball, letter having
been received from Secretary Lang
ford, of the American Bowling Con-
gress, complimenting the Washington
tenpin rollers on their motion at re-
cent meeting, to discard the fake ball.
The schedule committee reported that
the five-man teams will roll In the
evenings, and that the singles and
doubles will occupy the alleys after
moons.
The special tenpin and duckpin tour
nament at the headquarters Of the
Washington Railway Relief Association
has come to a close, prizes for both
sets Of games having been awarded
Il. Euh M
highest game 26. and E. H. Straub sec
ond high game, 2I5, in the tenpin tourna-
ment. With the smaller pins, J. III.
Hawkins, with 139 pins, and c. Z.
Mitchell. with 13o pins. were the first
and second winners In each case, the
first man received s. and the runner
up $3.50.
But four games separate the first four
teams in the District Duckpfn League:
Belmonts, Garrisons, Hummers and
ROYAL being the leading quartet.
In the individual column. Weckerly
jumps from nowhere into second place.
In the Belmont-Royal match Thurs
day night. in which the Royals captur-
ed two games, Captain Weckerly piled
record for the season for high game.
Hummers captured three more from
the Saengers, and tied Garrisons for
second place.
The first official standings of the
Navy Duckpin League, which is barely
a month old, show that Marine Corps
No. ] has a slight advantage, one game,
over Construction and Repair. Marine
Corps No. 2 and Steam Engineering
follow In order.
Members and officials of the National
Capital League are boasting taat the
league has more than forty players
whose average is 100 or more, and Of
this number nearly half have an av-
erage of los.
in individual games, also, the high
caliber of rolling in this league mani
tests itself, ten men having l40 or more
for a single contest, with Joliffe Q62)
and Brandt G55) having the largest
totals to their credit. complete list
of all the players, showing their work
up to last weeks games, follows:
Westminster is tied for first place
with Fifth, Westminster trimming FL
lett's quint two games, and, as st.
Marks also came across with a two
time victory, putting them one game
behind the leaders the interesting as
pect of this league continues unabated.
Davis. with 129 high and 35 set, did
best work for the victorious Westmiri-
ster outfit, while Richards bowling
was the best furnished by the Fifth
Baptist