The Washington times., 1914-02-08
{. OF {. TEAM TO
ROLL At RICHMOND
Captain Hammer Is Enthusiastic
in His Support Of Tenpin
Tourney.
By KIRK c. MILLER.

Washington's Chamber of Com
merce tenpin team is to be among
the competitors in the intercity tour
nament which starts at Richmond on
February 1S. 1t will roll on Wash
ington day, which is to be celebrated
on Saturday, February q. The five
big pin rollers representing the Ma
tional Capital are famous from the
Middle West as far as st. Louis to
the New England States as far as
Buffalo, n. Y, and the fact that the
1eam has reorganized itself to make
The trip to Richmond comes as one
IF the most substantial boosts the
intercity tournament mas yet re
ceived.
Can't. G. G. Hammer Of the Cham
Der OF Commerce team. was one Of the
most enthusiastic bowlers present at
he meeting held Saturday night at the
Palace alleys. and his opening an
nouncement that he had rehabilit2ted
ne famous C Of c. qUint to take the
'Uurney to Richmond lent an impetus to
ne meeting which induced several en-
rries which might not otherwise have
Deen forthcoming Besides Captain
Hammer the tcnpin adnerents who will
represent Washington's principal com
rnercial organization consists Of Harry
Pearson, Frank Myers. George Garrett,
Dick" Barber, and James Cooper. l MS
team has attended the more prominent
tournaments in the interest OF Wash
ngtOn during the past decade, among
rhc cities visited by them being ST
LOUis, Chicago, Cleveland, and Buffalo.
More interest is expected TO center in
ne scores rolled by the Chamber OF
,'ommerce outfit than around any other
,ody Of rollers entered in the Rich
EiTe other tenpin teams we're !odd
q their response to Secretary 'JlmTn[
Fields call for Richmond entries; th@y
.einG the Msnhattans, Pioneers, M
Trims, AgricultUTes. knickeTD"csteI..'
Bureaus Palace. WelsDachs ana
.rtIint which is TO be captairsd ny W.
-, Miller. Pop HALEY will t:use MS
UeisDach team, duckpin I ..Sanlzauon.
20 Richmond. to roll duckpN!s pHrely
Ior the sake Of boosting the NaShln%-
ION entry. Besides the teams outli2ei
above, 4 cotcTie of big pin enti us.aS;t,S ~;
rom Manager RIssells CaplLOl I'M
Bowling Alleys is expected 20 joln me
'uerry throng Of intercity, rollers
AfSLNt tN4A 4iO'' s1AA4 4lt'NN
the time mentioned for the closing OF
entries.
Here are the teams toG.ther with
heir memberships which have already
placed their entries with SecretarE
Fields:
Manhattans-R. Barber. l.. =. walk
=. {. j. Jacobsen captain. Z. :. Nc
suew. II. +. kTaUss and II. A. i;"bin-
ut Palace-H. L. Erauss. L. :. No
Knew. l. c. Fritz Frank Thomas and
/. Z. Fields Ccaptain). Pilgrims r. :.
Jones. George c. Schacfer, r. Burdine,
Joseph IIarGic- Cca gt2inl, ana J. a Led
uum Bureau-Frank .MiIoviGcH. George
and. Ray DOnahuc, Joseph Hariie
and X. s Jones Ccaptain). Knicker-
ockeTs-P. w. Page Ccaptiinj, James
,3er-all. Herman Rosengarten, Conrad
boyle, and "Buck' allison. Pioneers
Frerk Thomas CcaptainJ. e. Stab, A.
!. Iodrick, George WenneT, i. J.
Lamster and AR williamson, Wells
9achs-"Pop" Haley (captain). "Buck''
Oliveri, Harry ArTniger, Ray Chapman,
I'd HOwser and NJ s. Watson.
Every Washington entry in the
Richmond bowling. classic must be in
rhe hands of ]. Z. Fields by midnight
next Tuesday when they will be mailed
10 Secretary Rowsey, of the Richmond
'Ommittee. Any tardy tenpin rollers
who haze rot vet given Fields their
signed entries are urged TO get in
Communication with him by Tuesday
night. On botf Monday and Tuesday
evenings he will be at the Palace Al
leys. ready 10 eniighten any prospective
entrants regarding the approaching
bowling series.