The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-19

DOANOkE, Va, Feb. 18.-For
III once in his long career as
Washington's most famous
anchor man Harry T. Krauss failed
to come through and the redoubt-
able Royals fell before the Palace
team here today in the first half Of
an inter-city series for the hard
wood duckpin championship Of the
East They died hard. The final
score was 2,662 to 1851 for five
games, giving the Roanoke rollers
an advantage of forty-one pins
against the time when they en-
counter the Royals in the final
section of the match in Washing
ton on March 6.
Hitting the headpin nine out of
ten times, the generally reliable
Krauss failed to make a mark in the
first twenty-four frames of the
match. He finished with a total of
4S2, and only once in five efforts
vent over the century mark, this in
the third game, in which he shot 119.
Andrew Goddard, from whom the
least was expected, due to his show
ing in last years match, was the
outstanding star today. His total for
the five games was $40. but this
figure tells little OF his brilliant
effort.
In the fourth game, when things
were breaking poorly for Washing
ton, somebody yelled: Where's
your stuff" and grim old Andy
got peeved. In the ninth frame he
spared In the tenth he struck.
Then he silenced a wildly roofing
Roanoke crowd by striking on the
count and adding three more pins on
his final ball, making a total of
twenty-three pins for the last box
With Roaring Buck Oliveri leading
the Washington contingent, the
rooters of the opposing cities fought
a keen verbal battle. But when
Goddard showed his stuff" even
the Roanoke gang piped down on the
RAGING and gave the veteran a
hearty cheer.
Krauss' Work CreditabIe.
Despite his low scores, Harry
Krauss gave an exhibition that prov
ed his worth to veterans long ac-
customed to the ms and outs Of
duckpins. His cleaning up of the
wood and splendid effort in the face
of miserable breaks was heartening
! to the other Royals and every one
of them shot as earnestly on the
third ball as on the first and second.
1t was this that saved Washing
ton from a worse trimming, for
Roanoke made far more spares A
notable feature OF the contest was
the numerous tens Of the Royal
marksmen. AL Works totaled 500
and he made an average Of a little
more than a mark a game.
A bowling contest OF the impor-
lance of today's is an ordeal even for
Seasoned men and there was a little
uneasiness in the Royal crowd over
the possible 'unsteadiness Of Harold
Supplee, who is a rookie In big
league bowling. Next to Goddard,
the Potomac Boat Club giant was
the best performer Of the team. He
shot $40.
Total Pins to Count.
Luckily for Washington, the win
ner OF the championship series is
not to be decided by the total of
games won, for Pop" Halley's men
lost four of the five games, but
each by a margin far from HUI
| initiating. Due to Glen Wolsten.
holmes skill and a mark at the
right time by Al Works, they took
the final by 54S to 5S4.
| Lanky Al Dyer, anchor man for
Roanoke. cheated Washington Of a
victory in. the second game when
he pulled a spare in the tenth box
and counted well on It. AS last
year, young Frank Brown, a slim
lad with a CLINT of determination
in his eye, time and again changed
the tide of battle against the Roy
ais and was high man for Roa-
noke with a set of $50. Washing
ton started a rally toward the end
but Brown threw in a couple of
tough spares that quickly changed
the complexion of things, which were
pointing toward a whirlwind, vic.
torious finish for the visitors.