Evening star., 1921-09-18
BOWLING ON verge
Of BANNER SEASON
Numerous Duckpin Leagues
Crowd Drives-Many to
Start Next Week.
VH WASHINGTON is on the
Wv verge of its greatest
havlinr season. accord

u WASHINGTON is on the
Wv verge of its greatest
bowling season, accord
ing to veteran pin fans, and their
assertion is substantiated by the
extraordinary activity among the
duckpinners just now. Leagues are
being organized in every section OF
the city so rapidly that many OF
them are hard put for accommoda-
tions. All Of the larger alleys have
contracted for about as many
circuits as they can care for and
the rush is becoming noticeable at
the smaller establishments.
Practically all Of the old leagues
have reorganized, and most Of them
will open their campaigns a week
from tomorrow. Prominent among
the big circuits are the District and
the Masonic. the latter the largest
league In this part of the country.
teams and numbers among Its mem
bera the best duckpin spillers of the
city. The Masonic will have at least
thirty auints. 1t will bowl on the
Royal alleys. while the District men
will use those drives and several
others
The Recreation will be thick with
leagues. So far sixteen organiza-
tions have elected to bowl their
matches there. They are Western
Union. Colgate & Co.. Internal Reve-
nue.. Washington Centennial. Agri-
culture. Southern Railway. Interstate
Commerce Commission. Bankers. Ma
ri P.,p nf IN Wis
Printing, Knights of Columbus. Busi-
ness Mems and the circuits of the
Star. Post. Times and Herald.
Ordnance League already Is under
way on the Grand Central drives and
soon will be Joined by Government
and Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone. At the Arcade. Piggly-Wig-
gly. Arcade. Eta Rho. Nautical. Amer
lean Telephone and Telegraph. Elec-
trio Storage and Eldorado will hold
forth. Several leagues will hold con-
tests at the Temple Bowling Academy.
World and ODD Fellows intend to
compete on southeast and northwest
alleys.
Wa.Ai.xtsn Ladies' Duck pin League
has been n, S Nth msm sm
their captains are City Post Once.
Capt Elizabeth Rawlings: Post Office
Department, Capt. Ada Hoagland: !:
Bureau of Engraving and Printing,
Capt. Gladys Lowd; Treasury. Capt.
Clara Collegeman: Western Union.
Capt Rose Frensel: War Department
(two teams). Capts. Beatrice b.
Smith and Martha Blanchard: G. NJ
Oysters. Capt. Janet Houston; Origi-
nal Five, Capt. Greenwood; Blues.
Capt. Frances Rawlings.
Elisabeth Rawlings was reelected
president of the league, while Janet
Houston was made vice president.
Gladys Lowd, secretary and treasurer.
and James B. Baker. scorer. Schedule
and prize committees were appointed
and the quints will swing into action
October on the Post Office alleys.
where all league games will be rolled
A ten-team league Of quints repre-
senting athletic clubs will be among the
newcomers on the drives. Franchises
already have been granted to Brock
land. Linworth. Brookmont, Harlem.
Knickerbocker. Three more teams
will be admitted at a meeting to be
held Thursday night at O'Clock at
the Knickerbocker Club, 1855 N
street. Carroll Daily of Knicker-
booker Club is president of the league
aud G. o. Sweinhaut of Linworth
Athletic Club. secretary and scorer.
Representatives Of the various
councils of the Junior Order of United
American Mechanics intending to
place teams in the orders duckpin
league are expected to attend a meet
ing at 10 O'Clock this morning at the
Temple Bowling Academy, 1923 H
street northeast.