Evening star., 1915-12-19
MANY BOWLERS TAKE RECESS
UNTIL AFTER THE HOLIDAYS
Schedules in Several Leagues Closed With
Fridays Games. Not to Open Until
Jan. @Other Gossip Of the Alleys.

Many OF the bowling leagues are TO
take a recess until the first week IN
January. Matches are scheduled IN
only seven Of the circuits for tomor-
row night and practically all the rest
have breaks in their lists until after
the holidays.
The last contest in the District
League before January 3 was rolled
Thursday night; the Royals and New
comers will meet upon the resumption
Of the schedule. The longest interval
between matches is that which occurs
in the schedule Of the. Southern Rail-
way Clerks League. the six teams IN
the organization having bowled last
Monday night and not being scheduled
again until January 8. The Arcade
circuit is another which Is to allow
its players to rest during holiday fes-
| tivities.
The Marine Corps League rolled Fri
day night for the last time until Subig
and Isabella meet January 8. The Cap
ital City League has the same break In
its dates that has the Marine Corps or
ganization. AS matter of fact, that Is
the way many of the leagues have ar
ranged their contests-no games from
last Friday until January 8. The Agri-
cultural Interbureau, Southeast, De-
partmental, Commercial. Bankers and
knights of Columbus circuits all fall
within this category.
While there is a general feeling OF
optimism among the followers of bowl
ing in Washington regarding the tour
ney for next spring, one thing must
take hard work, and lot of it, to de-
|velop the affair to the proportions de-
sired. There are bowlers in Baltimore,
Philadelphia and New York especially
to be interested. and lot Of time will
have to be put in if these cities are
to send as many players here as their
size would warrant the hope for. Be-
sides these there are many towns with
in radius of about 100 miles Of
Washington which can be represented
The tournament can be made not only
a big thing for bowling and bowlers
in -Washin gton, but something OF great
value to the city itself, and to attain
both the former and latter undoubt-
edly Is the aim Of those in charge.
While there are many prominent men
associated with the tourney there is
one man behind 1t all who probably
will not get the credit he really de-
serves for his part in furthering the
interests Of the affair and in its sue
cess. He Is Pop" HALEY. HALEY was
one of the persons mainly instrumental
in bringing the tourney to Washing
ton. He has been one of the prime
movers in the organization scheme.
and he probably is the hardest individ-
|ual worker right now of all those
connected with the arrangements. and
is likely to continue to be: Whatever
may be the result of the tournament.
whatever success 1t may attain. to
Pop" HALEY will be due large share
of the credit.
There is one fault being found by To-
cal bowlers. with the small pins and
balls now being used here-consistent
scores cannot be made. Sometimes
man will roll for high counts in two or
three games and then make the same
hits in another contest, yet get about
twenty pins less. Here is the opinion
Of one Of the best bowlers in the city:
mo matter what may be said. there
still is quite a little dissatisfaction
among the followers of bowling be-
cause of the small balls and pins. 1t is
impossible to get scores that are con-