The Washington times., 1916-04-13
Southern Railway ouint Enters
Lists Strong Favorite Over
All Others.
CHANGES MADE IN SCHEDULE
Masonic League Turns Out
Twenty Teams for Big Ses-
sion on Alleys.

Commercial Nightc will be cele-
brated tonight in the A. c. p. A. tour
new. in honor of the ten teams OF the
Commercial League. which are carded
to perform.
The Southern Railway duint. which
recently was awarded the pennant' Will
70 into the match strong favorites. with
the p. K. p. Co. team running second.
ana the Evening Star as third choice.
Other teams OF the league to take
part in the competitions tonight Will
be: General Baking Company. Wood
ward and Lothrop. Judd and Bet
weller. Barber and Ross. Hccht and
Company. and the Welsbach Company.
The Commercial League 10 considered
one OF the best combinations In the
city. and boasts a number OF excellent
rollers in its ranks. II rolling In best
form any one of several Of the duints
may be counted on to break Into the
inner circle.
Several minor changes in today's
schedule have been given out from the
secretary's office. as follows. The Lewis
VoRelsberRer-Zeb Clark doubles team.
slated to roll on alley 8. at o'clock.
will not perform. Alley Will be
vacant. George Lamb will replace
Lewis vogelsberger on alley !. at 4:4S
o'clock. In the duckpin singles. In the
$50 session. william NJ. Farrow Will
take the place of John j. Donovan.
rolling one-man ducks. In the evening.
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company auint will roll on alley y. IN
place of the Christian Xander team.
which wound up their match last week.
Two tenpin teams. the Rosedales, NOS.
1 and will be seen In action In the
evening session along with the Com
rnerciI rollers. They are to occupy
alleys Ii and r.
Local Masons turned out In large
numbers last night to witness the roll
ing OF the twenty teams of the Masonic
Duckpin League. in the big tourney
shortiy after o'clock, William w.
Jermane, grand master of the District,
made a few remarks In commentator
az the game. and praised the manner IN
which tho Masons had rallied to the
support of their teams. He spoke to
hacked stands.
William F. GUIDE. president Of the
Atlantic Coast Bowling Association
declared that the Masonic entry check
OF $500 was the highest ever received
from any organization; IN any tour ma
Abatement elected much applause. At
the conclusion of the addresses the
Grotto Band OF the Masons struck up,
Hail, Hail the Gangs All Here
and amid a wild outburst Of enthusiasm
the gong sounded and the SECOND con-
tinRent or pin warriors took to the PIN
was. Tho first ten teams of the league
wero assigned to the alleys at Z O'Clock,
and had completed their matches when
the Opening ceremonies were held.
Has a perfect score of 600 ever been
rolled in national tournament competi-
tion7 Has a man-say superman-
ever faced the pyramid formation In a
championship match and grooved twelve
perfect balls for a grand sweep? Even
In the everyday world OF bowling where
accidents are bound to happen. this feat
Is rarely reported. But consider the
nerves OF steel that could stand up I'M
der the test when under the fire of
tournament competition.
And yet this seemingly impossible feat
has been accomplished. and by a man
who will be seen In action In the A. G..
b. A. tourney. tomorrow night. The
name of this celebrity Is w. j. Knox.
He 10 the only man ever known to have
rolled the perfect score OF $780," in a
national tournament match. He will
roll with the famous White Elephants OF
the Quaker City. who are over here to
take part in the philadelphia Night
celebrations. which are to be observed
tomorrow evening.
The White Elephants have attended
every A. b. c. tourney ever staged and
have always shared In the money. They
are conceded 70 have an excellent
chance OF stopping the existing tenpin
team record. set Monday night by the
Imperials of Baltimore. when they
rolled for 2.70S.
Eight teams from the Quaker City
will perform tomorrow night. commence
ing at Sis o'clock.
r. C. Johnson, the well-known ten
pinner. will be here with the Manu-
faoturers' Club team.
Ex-senator Childs. president af the
Childs' restaurant system. will lead a
picked team on the alleys. They will
roll on alleys and 6. with Thompson
Boosters, a quint organized by the
general manager of the Brunswick.
Bake, Collender Company. Both teams
are from Gotham, and both am shoot
ing the parent pins,A
Tho Thompson aggregation recently
won the Intercity Matches played In
Philadelphia, between two teams from
Washington. tvyc from the Quaker City
and one from Manhattan. just noslng
out the White Elephans by is pins.