Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-07
ROYALS WILL PLAY
SHERMANS TONIGHT
Biuuest Match of Season in
District League Is
Scheduled.
LOCAL CUNTS TO ROLL
IN BALTIMORE TOURNEY
Many Bowlers to Take Part IN
Maryland Events-Commerclal
Teams Enter A. c. B. a.

The most important match or the
wear in the District League is 10 pe
rolled tonight. The Shermans ana
ROYALS meet in competition. which may
determine for good and all the cham
pionship of the organization Tor the
season One of the best meetings OF
the wear between two teams i'll the
came 1earue seems to he the likely re-
suit of the play.
II tho ROYALS defeat the Shermans
they practically will have the cham
pionship of the District League within
their keeping. The Shermans are three
games behind the Royals and will nee
essarily have to make a clean sweep III
order to get on even terms for first
place. Anybody who knows how wei
the men who make up the Royal team
can roll when they are IN Il plhch
knows how difficult 1t viii he to defeat
them in three straight contests
About the best bowling in the vari-
Gus leagues last night was done by the
tenpin shooters in the Washington City
Tenpin organization. The Acmes cap
tured three straight from the Agricul-
ture FIVE, though the last contest was
won by only four pins. Scores of more
than 200 were made by members OF
both clubs Ryerson knocked down
a03 in his first game. Burdine got III
in his third. Shaffer toppled POI in his
first, and Eckstein counted US in the
second for the ACmes. German and
Mcclellan were the players of the los
ing qunt to roll for score of more
than the mentioned figure.
The i,rillery team captured three
straight from the Upholsterers i'll the
Commercial Alleys League. getting
Il mr.
Rston got the highest counts for
games. each knocking down 121 pins.
The Jeds captured three straight
from the Belmonts in a match in which
neither club rolled up to its standard.
Most of the players were way below
their usual form. the best game score
being 110.-registered by Moore, anchor
man of the winners.
At the meeting of the officials of the
Commercial League last night il was
determined that practically every quint
in the circuit would be entered in the
Atlantic Coast Bowling Tournament
this spring. There was doubt about only
one five. the Maurice Joyce Engravers.
The following clubs are almost sure
10 take part in the event: southern
Railway. Woodward & Lothrop. Pep
CO. Gas Company. Star. General Bak-
ing Company, Judd & Detweilcr. Bar
Der & Ross and probably Hecht &
company. Inc prize money Tor the
various winning teams and players will
in all likelihood be available to aid
in paying the entrance fees
II Is quite interesting to the woman
bowlers of Washington to learn that
matches have been made between Mrs.
Louis Vogelsberger and Mrs. George Ise-
mann of this city and two of the best
OF the fair sex of the Monumental city,
Six games to be rolled. making il a three
game set in the singles and doubles. The
Baltimore woman bowlers have not been
named yet. These games have ex-
cited quite lot of interest among the
bowlers of both cities. and large num-
be- OF rooters probably will accompany
the locals on the night OF their visit to
the Maryland city, Thursday, March ?.
George l. Isemann has been quite
successful in gathering number of
teams, many members of which will
compete in the coming Baltimore
tournament in the singles and doubles
As stated. March "A has been set aside
for the Washington bowlers, and in
order 10 make it real night the
Capital city should send as many rep
resentatives as possible The follow
Ing teams have signifed their inten-
tons of entering. The Velvet Kind
Royals, Jeds. Shermans. Parks. Agri-
Brunswicks. Treasury. Chesapeake and
Laundry and others. Isemann. who is
Eaeth of Baltimore. would be pleased