The Washington times., 1914-02-20
ON TO RICHMOND! IS THE
CRY OF ONE HUNDRED
CAPITAL CITY BOWLERS|
Eleven FWeMan Teams Twenty Doubles, and Thirty Singles
Are Entered to Struggle for Honors on Aneys-Wn
Carry Huge Banner to Virginia City.
By KIRK c. MILLER.

"On to Richmond" is the slogan
which is today being sounded ali
along the line of Washington's huge
army of tenpin rollers who will go
to the Virginia capital tomorrow to
compete in the second annual inter-
city teupin tournament, which start
ed on Wednesday last, at the Palace
bowling alleys.
1t is the final call which will be
given and it is a signal for all of
those who have sent in their entries
and the throng of rooters who are to
make the trip to the Southern city
to see their favorite bowlers per-
form, to meet at Union Station to-
morrow morning at Gas o'clock.
Leaving the Union Station on a spe-
cial car, over the Seaboard Air line,
bearing huge banner which will reach
from end to end, and which blazons
forth the words Chamber of Com
merce, Washington. D. c. the throng
OF rollers which invades Richmond will
represent a double purpose; first fur
thering of business interests between
the two cities and second the promotion
of the grand old winter game of ten
pins. The latter has, indeed, come to
De recognized as the national winter
pastime, and such hold has il taken
on young and cid Americans that gather
inGs of its participants are beginning
to attract the largest cities in the coun-
uy.
,dra IN rriv ~ Ioirhnnnl ar I o'clock
and the first match in doubles will be
started at the Palace alleys at 2:15 p. m.
From that time until midnight, the cor
ridors of the old Palace building will
resound with the deafening thud of
mineralite DETECTING off of maplewood
and vice versa The whole afternoon
and evening will be given over to the
Washington rollers, and the date has
been set aside as washington Day.
Eleven five-man teams. twenty doub-
les and thirty individual. making to-
tai of more than 100 bowlers, constitute
the Washington entry. Every minute
will be needed by this entry to COM
piete the matches in which they are
scheduled. and when the last ball has
been rolled. the little army of bowlers
are expected TO be quite ready to seek
its respective couches.
Some of the tenpin rollers will leave
Richmond early Sunday morning. while
the majority have planned to spend
Sunday and Monday, the latter being
the day set aside for the celebration or
George Washington's Birthday, sight
seeing in Richmond.
Following is the roster of the eleven
five-man teams which are to make the
Richmond journey tomorrow:
Chamber OF Commerce-G. q. ham
ner captain: Harry Pearson, Frank
Myers, George Garrett, Dick" Barber.
and James Cooper.
Agricnlture-W. J.. German, captain;
q. A. Drake, Robert McLennan, Z. Is.
Doyle, and J. Z. Fields.
Brunswicks-DeronGe. Rodier. fletch-
Miller. .;
Manhattans-R Barber. D. D. Walker,
c. F. Jacobsen. captain; L. 5. Ncknew,
II. T. Krauss, and II. 4. Robinett-
Palace-H. F. Krauss. L. 5. Mcknew,
l. c. Fritz. Frank Thomas. and J. L.
Fields. captain.
Pngrims-R s. Jones. George e.
Schaefcr, r. Burdine. Joseph Hardie,
captain, and J. a. Lednum.
Bureau - Frank Milovitch. GeorGe
Land, Ray Donahue. Joseph Hardie.
and r. :. Jones captain.
James Berrall, Herman Rosengarten,
Conrad Doyle. and Buck Allison.
Pioneers-Frahk Thomas, captain: +.
otaub, a. II. Rodrick. George Wenner,
Nationals-"Pop'' HALEY captain;
BUCK" Oliveri. Harry Armiger, Ray
Chapman, Ed Howser, and u. 5. Wat
son.
By winning the roll-of in its final
game with the Managers. the Law team
In the Southern Railway Clerks League
was able to stay In the leadership of
the race, which is rapidly becoming
warm in that circuit. Managers are now ,
in second place, in so far as the num-
Der of games won and lost are con-
cerned but in stand ngs both teams
have a percentage Of .S67. Law won the
roIl-off Thursday night by an advantage
Of but five pins. kupfer has high game |
and set.
The third game 10 be postponed in the /.
Pepco Duckpin League this week was !
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