Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-09

who derive pecuniary benefit from the
activities of the pin knights 1t certainly
Is their duty to give this phase of the
above question their attention. Specific
instances could again be mentioned, but
the alley owners will recognize their in
dividual cases.
Now, everybody. all together. Let's
make the wind-up of the 1913 season as
enthusiastic and as enjoyable as was the
BEGINNING and middle. and by inangu-
scores so elevate the plane of the sport
that when the inevitable happens, and
the great winter pastime goes into the
annual eclipse. brought on by the riotous
7th street, there will not be.a single blem-
ish left to mar the 1913 bowling season.
The meeting of the City Duckpin Assoc
citation, which is called for next Friday
night. March Il, Is one Of great impor-
lance to the little pin knights. Election
of officers for the ensuing year viii be
held, and as upon these officials rests
the responsibilities Of arranging for and
managing the coming duckpin tOurna-
the greatest in the history OF the organi-
zation. large turnout Of duclxpin bowl
ers should be in attendance. The meet
ing next Friday will be held In the board
room of the Palace alleys at O'Clock.
All duckpin bowlers are invited to be
league In the city represented.
Wednesday evening the return match
with the Baltimore team is to be rolled,
the local team and rooters leaving here
at $50 on the electric line from 18th and
New York avenue. That the Washington
team will have the backing Of one Of the
largest and most enthusiastic contingents
of well wtshers that ever accompanied q
Quint to Baltimore now seems an assured
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to CO. however, and while 1t will facilitate
matters to have in advance names Of those
who intend to make the trip, all Will De
ar ,ommodated provided they. put in ap.
pearance by 6:15. The special car VIII
leave promptly at $50.
At the meeting Of the Commercial
League last Sunday a committee was ap-
pointed by the president to arrange Tor
the annual banquet given by the league
short time.
The second annual duckpin tournament
at the Potomac bowling alleys Is now IN
progress, the first week In the Qualifying
rounds ending last night: Weekly prizes es
given, the money prizes In the nnais be-
ing as follows: First prize. 30; second.
SIS: third, SO; fourth, IS: nth. IS: sixth.
So; seventh s.; eighth, %; ninth, y, ana
tenth, 81.
A. c. NJ. Y. beat Palace the first game
last week, Harry Krauss. with 346, being
high. The E street quint were easy WIN
ners in the last two contests.
Evening Star won three from the n.
E. 8. Co. team Friday night, while WOOD
Hahn had to postpone its set which
gives the shoe dealers two matches 70
make up Provided they win all Blk
games, The Stars will still be one game
ahead, and the series next THURSDAY
night will have an important bearing on
the race. The newspaper Quint. In addi-
ton to having a lead in the won ana
lost column, il ahead In total pins, wnicn
in case OF a tie would land 1t ahead.
Dates for the deferred sets In the Com
One Of the most exciting matches OF
the year was staged Thursday night De-
tween the Y. NJ. C.. A. and Fat Men
teams OF the National Capital League.
The latter won two games. Buck HAT
ley, with a 375 set, was the star, while
Rodrick butted In the limelight by pull
ing 4-lO for q spare; 5-l0 was pulled three
times, Harry Stamford. John Eiker ana
Everett accomplishing the trick.
The Commercial Duekpin League has
by very dilatory actions allowed It's cooe
Of eligibility to become joke. This body
is one of the so-called closed" leagues
in the city-that is. 1t has laid down IN
Its constitution an elisibility clause: which
makes 1t obligatory on the part OF q
team to roll only members OF the qutnt
who are actually connected with the
Arm which they seek to represent. Sec
ton of Article Of the constitution
reads as follows: 1.-THE individual clubs
Of this league are compelled to bowl I'VE
registered men In each scheduled game
who are positively employees Of the arm
the club representa-" This clause has
been by legislation at different meAtinga
30 interpreted ~ TO require daylight
employment-that 10. during those hours
commonly known a. the business hours.
1t cannot, therefore, by any construction
Of this portion OF the constitution give
a team captain the right to attempt to
roll man who Is not employed by the
firm on which he 10 rolling In the day.
light or business hours. That this league
evidently has these laws to be broken
rather than lived up to il clearly demon
strated by its action on two occasions
this season. Recently member OF the
William Hahn team severed his connec-
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