The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-10
TENP|NNERS TO ROLL
FOR NATIONAL TITLE
Plan League for Tournament
Wlnners-SimiIar Duckpin
Organization Suggested.
By R. D. THOMAS.

An effort will be made this season
to bring together the winners of the
various tenpin tournaments held every
year to decide a national champion.
Such an organization was fostered by
Garry Hermann several years ago.
ana bowlers all over the country, II
seems. would like to see It given n
trial. Among the tournaments sched-
uled this year are the A. Il. c., Mt
Grand Rapids; a. c. B. A.. at SYRIA
Guse; Middle Western. at St. Louis:
Pacitlc Coast. Southern, Ohio State,
International. at Minnesota; Northern
Illinois, Windy City. Greater Chicago,
ana other smaller Journeys
IL has been proposed to bring togeth-
er the winners Of these In May Plains
for the affair. which were formulated
early this fall. are progressing and in.
dtcations are that It will be put
through. although It Ia not altogether
Improbable that the American bowling
congress- ruling tenpln body OF the
tofore. the A. Il. c. has opposed such
an event, claiming that its own tourna-
ment is worthy of being called n ma
uonal championship.
when the Atlantic Coast Bowling As
ISOLATION was organized one OF It's pur-
poses was TO declare n champion small
Dali roller This was all right in a
way In that all the best duckpin and
candIepin bowlers of the country were
Drought together In its tournaments,
c9hsiaerlng that the small game IL roll
ca almost altogether in the East, Hut
this went only short way toward
really determining n champion. Three
games each In q tournament is no ade-
uuate method to judge OF the compare
tive skill OF many scores OF bowlers.
Small Pin League Suggested.
As matter Of fact, generally IL Ia tho
unknowns who win the big tournaments.
IL seems that small ball rollers OF the
East should endeavor to effect an or
ganiEation such as that OF the tenpIn-
ners only. instead OF having the tourna-
ment champions meet. have the BOWERS
OF various territories rill Atty games
or so and select the one in each
territory with the highest average
TO be its representative. As with
the Interstate Tenpin League, which
Is being organized in the East.
the territorial champions OF such n
one section to another to compete in a
round robin AFFAIR. rolling ten games to
the match. In this way a champion
worthy OF the title could be determined.
For long time opinion has been d.
versihed as to the best duckpin roller.
Around this section Harry Krauss and
Johnny Wealth are looked upon as about
ms good as they come. while in the
New England States. another strong
hold Of duckpins. Paul Poehler and Ar
ceded to be the best. Other cities
boast exceptional performers at the lit
~ game. To have them scrap II out
for bona fide title would create no end
or interest.
Big Match Tonight.
Some real duckpin rolling probably
Will be seen at the Royal tonight when
the Royals and Continentals meet In
the District League. Both teams have
been going unusually well, the CONT
nentals having been decisively defeat
ed only once. at the hands OF the Grand
Centrals. while the Royals boast rec
ord nearly as good The Continentals
lead the legue with the Royals one
game behind. An unusual number Of
spectators IL expected to be on hand.
and should the crowd warrant IT, Man
ager Krauss will have two alleys ad-
Joining those on which the match will
be rolled. covered to make accommoda-
tions. The Royals. rolling In the Ma.
tional Capital League last night. won
three from the Dumbartons with games
OF $50, $50, and $40 a dummy, 80. keeping
the totals down.
MasOns Roll Well.
Games OF GOO or more are becoming
quite the thing in the Masonic League.
Another was rolled last night by Co.
lumbia against King Solomon. Heindel
contributed the best individual game Of
1853, while Krieger had l2S. Oliver, l2l,
Schmidt. l0e, and Chisweil. 96 II was
an interesting match. The first game
was tied at 52l. King Solomon winning
the roll-off. Columbia won the second.
522 to 4S3, and the third by an even 100
pins. Lafayette got all its games over
500. and took three from Il. Il. French.
and Harmony grabbed three from Fed
cral.
the next best game OF the night. They
rolled b77 In the second against the
Gandils, Toms having the biggest count
Of l3. Heindel carried individual hon
ors for the night with a high game OF