Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-09

Association is to be held, at which I'M
| portant matters will be discussed. Per-
| haps the question of most interest to
| local followers of the alleys which will
come before that body is that which re-
lates to changing the size Of the balls
and pins now in use. The matter is to
be acted upon officially and disposed of
according to prevailing sentiment.
There has been a lot Of discomfort ex-
pressed here during the last six months
regarding the size of the ball and pin
adopted last year. The local followers
of the game have been ardent in their
desires to have the size of both made
uniform and permanent. but are not
satisfied with present conditions. They
want the ball and pin made larger, so
that better scores can be registered
and the game become more of a science
and hold in it less of luck and for
tune.
1t is difficult to foresee what will be
the result of the conference of the
A. c. B. A. officials on the subject. but
| it looks very much as If some kind of
a change will be made. And certainly
there ought to be change if the pub
lie demands it. The A. c. B. A. au-
| thorities should do just what it's mem
bers and the other followers of bowl
ing desire. Looking to the attainment
of this end. the bowling editor of The
Star would be glad to have the opinions
of those interested. Space in this COL
umn will be given at any time to let
tiers or verbal expressions of opinion
from any bowlers who may be inter-
ested in putting their views before the
public and in letting the A. c. B. A.
know what they think.
1t Is not likely that the tournament
now being held in the old census build
ing at LIST and streets northwest Is
going to be much of success financial
ly. Those in charge of the affair have
said they think good results will be OBJ
tanned III they can pay back to the men
who put up the money an amount equal
to so per cent of the amount paid in.
The cost of running the tournament is
enormous. the expenses. besides Incl
dentals, being approximately 500 a
day: the rental for the building is very
high, while the initial cost of INSTALL
Ing alleys and other fixtures runs close
to $4,000.
While the tournament may not attain
success financially, there is not the
least doubt that 1t will accomplish
much in other respects. 1t is the first
time in the history of the game that
Washing tonians have been given an OPP
portunity generally to take part in a
national tournament without consider
able cost greater cost than the aver
age bowler can afford. 1t has given the
game A prominence in the city it has
never before enjoyed and has produced
unusual enthusiasm among it's adher
ents. Something else, the tournament
raasnn that .nv affoir 81 no E;nd is
valn,h,e 70 any citv in which If NAV
he hold
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piiet'ee usuai ~ I'm pe.'.1oii pe, j." cen
nave ruleh 'ne actions OF tnose actuaily
taxing part IN .he alieH pay. ana tnose
VINO oio me III me S'anus
80 iar 'ne even mas peeh Al ma.
eouid pe eHPecteu ho'" ithstahuins thdt
no real hisl scores nave peeh MADE
Aitn II may pe t"pecteu una. the scores
VIII come, 100, because so Tar the pest
teams OF the tournament nave not been
on the aieys- from no" untii the emo
some big counts Will ne registered IN
every DAY play.
There is one man connected with the
tournament VINO. perhaps. has done
more work Tor II than any other in
dividual. vet mas had Tess opportunity
to enjoy the play. he is Pop HALEY.
HALEY has hardly seen three boxes
rolled since the tournament opened.
Every day and night he is in the office
Of the tournament company, taking
care OF the hundreds or little details,
which are coming up every few min
utes. Then long after each nights play
is ended. HALEY stays III that office
Frightening out the records of the
day. aiding in the auditing of the score
sheets and arranging for the follow
ing days play. Rowlers. everybody
that follows the sport or is interest
ed in it at all, and those that have the
good of the snort AT heart. owe HALEY
much for what he has done and is doing
to elevate the game.
meeting of the local chapter of the
Atlantic Coast Bowling Association is
to be held Sunday, April Is. to elect
delegate and an alternate to the ma
tionaI convention. The request for the
meeting and election has been made by
j. J. Donovan. secretary of the Atlantic
Coast Bowling Association. The meet
ing is to be held at II o'clock at the
old census building.
pop" HALEY and c. l. Crissey, upon
whom the greatest amount of work in