The Washington times., 1916-04-04

Baseball night" at the Emery build
ing tonight.
Ray Morgan, one Of the best bowlers
in the ranks OF the diamond athletes,
will lead forth his mates on Alley
promptly at Sis and the fight will be
on.
The bugs will all be out to see IL Nor
gan's team has the class claimed for
It. Morgan himself Ia known as one
sweet performer against the naples.
but the rest of his outfit will have to
produce the goods to stay in the lime
light.
Here's the makeup Of the Washington
baseball five: Ray Morgan, Clark Grif-
fifth. "Rippy" Williams. Joe Judge. and
George Mcbride. II the team falls
down. four OF them have agreed to blamS
Clark Griffith. So Griff Is going out
to show UP his mates.
The official title of tonight's battling
10 washington Tenpin night" but the
baseball players are sure to be the CEN
ter OF attraction.
Only four alleys will be devoted to the
little fellows tonight. the other eight
That high mark Of l.47o. set last night
by the Diamonds OF Hagerstown, Is ex-
pected to fall by the wayside tonight.
At o'clock this Afternoon the alleys
will again resound to Ct. the rolling Of ,t the
bles in ducks will be put on. AL the
performers against the little pins will be
Washingtonians. but there will be one
candlepin scrap staged on Alley IL be-
tween John J. Donovan. of Boston. sec
rotary OF the association. and ]. Ernest
Dulin, Washingtons bowling magnate.
Following the doubles will come some
singles, fourteen bowlers holding the
center of the stage. The singles will keep
everybody keyed up for the start of the
team matches, which will be the piece
dc resistance Of the days exhibition.
washington's first national bowling
tournament IL on. Last night. before a
large crowd of bowling enthusiasts. the
inaugural ceremonies were performed.
and the initial contestants took the
alleys for the opening OF the big
Tho big auditorium OF the old Census
building. where the tourney Is being
staged. presented a brilliant spectacle.
az. promptly at 8 o'clock. twelve OF
toed the foul lines Of the new tourna-
ment alleys. and. at the sound OF the
gong. sent the first balls down the
e1lstsning pinways for the official get
Away. -. 80 =.
Two of the District Commissioners
participated in this ceremony, as did
Major Pullman, Charles J. He'll, How
ard Reside. =. ]. Stellwagen, william
GUIDE, c. J. Gockler Corcoran Thorn.
Grant. That a team composed OF the
bank presidents who were present last
night would make strong bid for first
honors was conceded by onlookers.
Preceding the simultaneous exhibit
tion," which the twelve competition al
leys were christened. william f. GUIDE,
president OF the Atlantic Coast Bowling
Association, delivered a brief address
OF welcome to the visiting. bowlers. and
praised the mon, whose efforts were re-
Bponsible for the success OF the tourna-
ment. Mr.. GUIDE then produced a mineral
ite duckpin ball. presented to him by p.
'B. Fletcher, OF the Brunswick- Bake Col
lender Company. The ball was set with
an engraved silver plate. with the follow
ing inscription: Presented TO WIlIian
#. GUIDE by p. B. Fletcher to be rolled
at second international tournament Of
p. T. Moran. president OF the Wash
inBton Tournament Company, also
spoke. Bowling" said Mr.. Moran. 'is
one or the coming sports OF this coun-
Al. the conclusion Of the opening cere-
monies, nine teams OF the Bankers'
League. two from the Agricultural De-
partment, and the popular Diamond
quint from Hagerstown, Md, took the
alleys and the big meet was on.
Every afternoon and evening for the
next seventeen days, or until April 20,
the laundering of the mineralite spheres
will be heard in the neighborhood OF
First and B streets northwest as bowl
ing experts from all sections of the
country pay homage to the topping pins,
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During the course OF the tournament
Ill five-man teams will struggle for
the supremacy of "the maple trail. -
Two hundred and forty-four doubles
teams VIII be seen In competition, while
46S individuals will face the pyramid
formation and make their bids for
tournament laurels.
Crack teams from Boston, from New
York, from Philadelphia, Syracuse. and
Baltimore will be seen In action; noted
doubles combinations, and individuals
whose names are long since written
on the scroll of bowling fame, will once
more enter the lists against the pick OF
the bowling talent OF America.
DOUBLES. s O'CLOCK.
Duckpins-Alley 1, w. T.. Freeman and
M. Schoneld; alley 2, s. w. Bodiey and
II. 8: Hoskinson; alley 3, Carl Henick
end Herbert Beall, alley 4, ]. M. Cren-
shaw and c. Il. Carter, jr.; alley 6, w,
g. LOCKER and g. c. Burns; alley g, J..
4. Dorritte and r, ]. Moore: alley n.
g. Q. Howard and w. Miller; alley
3, w. L. Lyons and j. NJ. Cults; alley
y. T. b. Robinson and G. e. Father :
alley 10. T. B. Robinson and G. Il
Candles-Alley II. John ]. Donovan