The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-31
WANTS A DECISION
ON BOWLING PRICE
Sherman Getting Alley Owners
Together for Some Definite
Agreement.
By RI d. THOMAS.

Frank Sherman, proprietor OF the
Royal, today is making a round OF
the alley owners for the purpose Of
getting them together at meeting
10 decide definitely on the price OF
bowling.
After the plan TO increase the cost
from 10 cents to 10 cents game and
D for two was brought forward, Sher-
man announced that 1t would be eff
fecuve at his place beginning Novem-
Der /. His decision was reached. he
says. with the belief that the other al
ley owners would follow suit Thus
far none have done SO, and unless they
agree to raise the price within a short
time, II Is Sherman's intention to re-
sumo the old scale.
Washington is not likely TO AFFORD
the a. e. b. \. tournament to be held
at syracuse, New York, next spring
much support. The tournament will
be mostly for tenpin bowlers and many
local pinspillers believe that 1t would
not be worth while to compete be-
cause OF the probable small number
OF duckpin entries. And again. the Ma
tional Capital expects to stage an event
or It's own which will attract the bowl
ers' interest. The District Duckpin AS
ISOLATION plans to invite all neighbour
Inc cities and towns, including Balti-
more and Richmond TO its annual
championships. and II Is believed that
more Will take part in II than in the
A. {. b. A. tournament last spring
One OF the greatest collections of
pek line billiard players I'm the history
OF the game will be seen here this win
ter. ARRANGEMENTS have been made to
bring While Hoppe and his party. in
charles c. Peterson. and Young Jake
Schaeter mere TO perform az the Royal.
-Four exhibitions will be played. one in
the afternoon and one at night for two
days. The dates will be decided later.
The cue experts at present are playing
in the West.
Willie Hoppe is generally conceded to
pc the greatest billiard player that ever
lived. Peterson today Is unequaled as
fancy. shot artist, Wright Is the best
player hailing from the Pacific coast.
and Schaefer rs one of the most prom
Using young players in the country
The pinboy leads a pretty tough life
AZ rule. He suffers sundry pains from
stopping over so much, is forced to bear
the brunt Of the irate bowlers temper.
less Injurious crack OH the head from a
flying pin. But one at the Royal had
more than his share of vicissitude to
contend with the other night. An en-
ratio bowler shot ball down the gut
ter which struck a pin carelessly left
there and the sphere bounded over two
alleys and hit amidships of the pinboy
in question. He grunted for while and
then stoltdly resumed setting 'e4l up.
Harry Schmidt. member OF the Wes-
ton team, In the District League, holds
the record for the best practice game
rolled at the National Capital alleys this
season. He toppled l73 pins In game
last week, and a feature OF the per-
Torrance was that he cleaned UP all
pins with the exception of one In the
sixth frame. Schmidt is leading the
District League in average with HIS,
according to the latest figures. A
bowler named Blume rolled 81 HAT re-
Gently at the National Capital.
Many bowlers not otherwise enjoying
themselves tonight in celebration OF
Halloween will have plenty to attract
their attention in the match between
the Krazy Katz and Ignatz at the Ma
tional Capital alleys, and the District
League battle between Tom Keane's
Grand Centrals and the Continentals at
the Grand Central Palace. Both start at
o'clock.