Evening star., 1921-02-13

Three-ball tournaments always
have been enjoyable affairs for Wash
ington bowlers. In this form of COM
petition the average bowler is usual
ly as successful as his more accom-
plished opponent Regular tenpins
are the targets. but duckpin balls
are used to topple the naples. The
object is to amass the greatest total
in three frames. rolling but one ball
in each. While 80 is a perfect score
strikes counting only 10-a perfect
Getting three straight strikes is more
difficult with the big pins and little
balls than with the ducks.
The contest Wednesday will be
open to all bowlers of the city, and
pleases. The only requisite is that
he turn in % cents for each three
frames. AS an added inducement,
the Sherman management will pre-
sent to each bowler scoring frame
of 10 pound box of chocolate
total count does not bring him into
the regular prize list.
Among the men who will take the
trip to Roanoke next Friday night
are Pop HALEY. Harry Krause. Doc
Shade. Marvin Mark, Andy Goddard.
Skinny Carroll and his father. Buck
holme. Six Brewer, Henry Rodier and
John Reed. Pop Halley's return to
bowling form has been the cause of
considerable comment. Pop threatens
to replace the first bowler on the
Royal team that "wobbleS" next Sat-
urday at Roanoke.
Tuesday night the Royals will roll
in the District League at Sherman's 8
alleys, and Henry Rodier. manager
Of the intercity match, requests the
presence of all those contemplating
taking the trip to Roanoke. He must
modations for the party.
Diamonds are as high in the Mount
Pleasant League as they are else
the pace for the other bowlers in
the circuit with 40 victories in 81
games. according to the last sta
tistics issued by the leagues secre-
tary. The Mount Peasants are in
second position with ss wins against
with S4 won and II lost. Orioles.
Barker Bakery. Regulars. New Coils,
Crescents. Cliftons and Young Mems
Shops follow in the order named.
Maize of the Senecas holds two
records. He has rolled a set of 414
and game of 17s: H. Campbell. a
Diamond bowler, has the highest
average. 110-35 for 4s games. and he
leads at spare making with 120.
Downing OF tho Cliftons has Is
strikes to his credit. The New Coils
have established the best team game
mark at 600, and the Diamonds the
team set at 1.647.
Other team leaders besides Camp
bell, with their averages. are Cha
conas, Mount Peasants, 1895;
Walker. Senecae. 1926; Matlack,
Orioles. 10644; Kamm. Barker Bak-
cry, 1o4-36; J. Scharf. Regulars,
104-37; Lehman. New Coils. 105-10;
Simmons. Crescents. 1os-9; lamar.
Mems Shop, 1920.
Although his team is in next-to-
last place. F. Loeffler Of Eastern has
established two records for the Odd
Fellows League. He has smashed
the little pins for game OF 1853 and
has made a set of 377. His average
of 1o4-11 for 10 games is topped,
however. by Megaw Of Mount Pleas
ant, who leads with 106-17 for As
games. F. Donaldson of Amity has
strikes. and humphreys SO heads the
spare list The latter is Central Quint
member.
Each Of the teams in the league had
rolled 4s games at the time statistics
were prepared. and Central was In
front with sS victories. Mount
Pleasant was second with 81. and
Amity third with %. Harmony had won
22 Eastern. Is. and Beacon. 8. Cen
Mount Pleasant the highest game at
567. 49,
High-average bowlers, other than
Mepaw and +. Loeffier, were Harville