The Washington times., 1916-11-02
DISTRICT INCLUDED
IN TENP|N PROJECT
Big Interstate League Planned
to Determine Individual
Champion-Bowling Gossip.
BY r. ID. THOMAS.

An effort will he made to organize
tenpin bowlcrs Of Pennsylvania. Mary
land. Delaware, Virginia, West Vir-
sinla, North Carolina, and the District
OF Columbia into league to decide an
Interstate individual champion. 4 meet.
Ing OF prominent bowlcrs viii be held in
baltimore Monday to make the first
steps toward forming such an organiza-
lion.
Just what method will he used In de-
termining the champion will be thrashed
out at the meeting. Whether the bowl
crs will journey from one State to
another to compete against one another
or whether they will roll scores on their
home alleys and turn them In to the as.
sociation's headquarters for comparison
is to be decided. IL Is probable that
elimination tournaments will be held in
the various territories to. settle on 4
representative for each.
Included among those who probably
will be at the Baltimore meeting. which
will be held at 13 North Liberty street,
is +. e. Hackney, editor Of the Bowler $
Journal.
Should the organization be effected, II
will give local big pin bowlcrs an oppor-
tunlty to take part In more competition.
Most tenpin rolling In the Capital is
q done In the Washington City Tenpin AS
sociation. the game having all but given
away completely before duckpins. There
are still number. however. who stick
up for the big naples, and the proposed
Interstate league would be most welcome
to them.
A meeting was held at the Palace
last night TO talk over plans for the
proposed women's duckpin league. but
10 nj fDtr txvfI L.. f,,II -.
for probably a week or more. That
the League will be effected, though, il
certain and from present indications
should be success. Those behind the
circuit are taking plenty of time to see
that everything Is worked out properly
The alleys on the ground floor of the
Palace where the games will be rolled
VIII not be completed for some time.
One noticeable feature Of the rec
ord-smashing Royal team. of the Dis
trict iand National Capital Leagues,
ana one which. undoubtedly, has had
much to do with its success. is the
unconqueraole pep and perseverance OF
its members under fire
In bowling, as I'm other competitive
pastimes, the spirit of never giving up
is necessary TO the winning combina-
ton. There are many teams that roll
win the idea that game Is not worth
trying for when the opponent has a
commanding lead or seemingly is be-
yond reach. and take the life out of a
match by listless rolling. This, how
ever, often Is caused more from a lack
ties. '''''"s 4""''-
The Royals have reputation of not
being beaten until the last box Is roll
ed. On many ocascions, moreso than
with most teams. the Royals, merely
from behind and emerged ahead. An
example of this was given not long
ago when they were about forty pins
behind, and the opponent was outbowl-
Ing them generally by wide margin.
1t looked as though Captain HALEY
and his teammates were due for a
trimming. But Just at the right time
HALEY made three strikes in a row
and that was the beginning OF the end
for the other team.
Harry hrauss now holds the high
score record at the Royal with 1863. This
beats Halley's mark by one pin.
The Inglesides. of the National Capt.
tai League, who have rolled fifteen con-
secutive games of more than 800, will
attempt to make the total eighteen to-
night when the Dumbartons are en-
countered on the Potomac alleys. The
team Is composed OF Earl Eiker, Jolliffe
Whitford. Meany. and Farrow. 'jr.
Tom Keane's Grand Centrals would
have tied the Casinos for second place
in the National Capital League last
night, had they won all three from the
Columblans. They took the first two
by fairly good margins, but lost the
final by eleven pins.
Resolutes started in whirlwind fash
ion against the Belmonts, in the Dis
trict, taking the first game, 544 TO 52S
but they dropped below 500 in the other
two, and the Belmonts. By more con-
sistent rolling, won both. r. Jacobs
OF the Belmonts. was high, with a set
OF 34s.
Williamson, anchor man for Acacia
his first try and $50 in the second
against Potomac. but spoiled the sci
with SO In the third.