The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-30
BOWLING WILL Be
PR|NC|PAL SPORT
IN P. 0. NEW CLUB
Billiards and Rifle Shooting
Also to Make Prominent
Part of Schedule of MaiImen

The ranks OF the local bowling fra
ternity will soon be augmented by the
entrance into the field of three hundred
employees of the municipal postoffice.
who have organized a social club. of
which the alley game is to be the prin-
cipal attraction. Four pinways will be
installed in the basement of the new
postofrice building. 1t is probable that
the mailmen will form league.
The new club will be similar in nature
to the Home Club, of the Interior De-
partment. In addition to the alleys.
there will be four billiard tables. a
shooting gallery, which is already in OPP
GRAFTON. and library.
Merritt o. Chance, city postmaster.
has been elected president OF the organi-
zatIon, and his private secretary, Will
rotary.
A space 100 by $50 feet in the basement
has been devoted to the club.
Nine teams from the Bankers League,
two representing the Agricultural De-
Md, will take to the twelve-match al
leys on April 8, at o'clock. for the
opening of the big A. c. b. A. tourney.
All will roll duckpins. The schedule:
Alley No. 2-District National Bank.
Alley No. 3-American Security and
Alley No. Gwashington Loan and
Alley No. GGNational Metropolitan
Bank
Alley No. 6-Lincoln National Bank.
Alley No. 7-Union Trust Company.
Alley No. S-Franklin National Bank.
Alley No. 9-Second National Bank.
Alley No. lo-Diamond team. of Ha-
gerstown.
Alley No. 11-Agriculture. No. l.
Alley No. R-Agriculture, No. 2.
Annexing third place In both the team
event and the singles. the Washington
bowlers, who rolled in the Baltimore
City tournament last night. further
strengthened the position of the Capital
CITY in the standings. The third posi-
ton in the five-man class was taken
from the Shermans. also of this city,
who were Obliged to surrender the niche
by one lone pin; the scores being 1,57s
Washington now occupies the first
four places in the team events, the
first three places in the doubles. and
tho third and the fourth in the singles
place. in the individuals. with S51i
while Chaconas, rolling last night, is In
third place with 1852.
With the tournament coming to q
close tonight and all of the stronger
teams out of the running, the marks
hung I'D by the local pinspillers will
In all probability, stand. Johnny Vaeth's
Victoria team. considered by many tc
stand the best chance of annexing frs
money blew up yesterday with q
count OF 1857.
The complete list of teams which will
roll in the coming A. c. b. A. tourna
ment has been compiled by tt>~se II
"a H. Ia auIF Of NIL
the schedules One hundred and seven
ty-one, five-man teams are listed, in
Guiding the five quints from Syracuse
entry for which just arrived.
Maneto, Philadelphia, Pa; Laurel
Laurel; Revere Blks, Revere; Wine
garth and Whatten, 1873 Broad street
Union trust, District of Columbia
Agriculture, District of Columbia; Blu
reau, District of Columbia; Agricultur,
~. District OF Columbia; Velvet, Dis
trict OF Columbia; Buckeys Specials
Company, District OF Columbia; Distric
National Bank, District OF Columbia
lroquois. District OF Columbia; A: )
Simmons Company. District OF Column
big; Capitol HIN, District Of Co Colum Pa a
sale. n; j.; Rushes Arcades' Hystts
Vile, Md; Wyndam. Eleventh and Arcl
streets, Philadelphia, Pa; Southern
Railroad Clerks. District of Columbia
Royal. District Of Columbia; Wells
bach, District OF Columbia; A. C. M
r., 1ngleside. d. c.; Agriculture, Dis
triet OF Columbia; American Securit
and Trust Company, District of Column
bia; Royal Past Masters, District o
Columbia; Rathskellers, District or Co
lumbia; DrunBwicks, District of Column
bie; Judd & Detweiler. District OF Co
lumbtA.
National Laundry. District Of coium