The Washington times., 1922-03-07

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make famous, pulled out of Wash
foe on foreign ground. It was t
which Skinny would have no part
Skinny wasn't In shape for 30
important an affair. 1t was consid-
cred. for the Substituted fire-baller
had lost interest early in the sea-
son and rolled only now and then.
But when the big match doomed
on the calendar Skinny began to
perk UP. The old urge came back.
But too late. Captain HALEY had
selected his team. In CAROLS
place was Goddard.
Couldn't 60 anyway on &C.
count of business" Skinny said
sadly, but it didn't ring true. No.
man ever wanted to roll In q
j. Bernard Carroll in that one.
It was palpable.
And then. boy. oh lad, 1t must
have been a grand and happy feel
ing that SKINNED Skinny's heart
when, yesterday, shortly before the
Royals were to attempt to retrieve
laurels lost at Roanoke, which Is
history. Captain HALEY addressed
him:
GOT your bowling shoes. SKINNY"
Il means only one thing. And
no bowler ever got on q pair OF
bowling shoes rs quickly rs did
Skinny. 1t looked like magic.
Veteran duckpin fans at Sher-
mans yesterday recall the first
match In which Washington. repre-
sented by the Royals. engaged the
Palace bowlers, Of Roanoke, for the
championship Of the East. That
was five years ago and the games
at this end were contested on the
same two alleys as those yesterday.
In the first three games Of that
event. on February 3, 1917, the
Royals shot 1872 and hung up a
worlds record at hardwood duck
pins. Fighting for every pin, roar
In at 'em when they didn't break
right, hittin' 'em hard on the second
and third ball just for vengeance.
Il looked, because they didn't fall the
first time. was Carroll in all his
glory as one of the most pictur-
ssQue, fightin' est bowlers that ever
heaved q duckpin ball in Washing
ton. His total for the day was $40
for five games. 1t was a great set.
when the third game was fin
ished, the Royals had picked up
the forty ono pins lost ut Roanoke
and were only six meager naples
ahead Of the enemy. The team
that had the punch would win.
Skinny Carroll struck in his first
frame Of the fourth game. He
struck in the second. He spared in
the third. 1t was the punch.
The entire team got going"
The veteran bowling fans recalled
vividly that first match. IN which
spare after spare marked the Royal
score sheet, but more than that they
remembered Carroll. 1t was the old
Skinny come back to life.
When It was all over the scores
were counted up and the Royals
had triumphed by 6S pins in the
ten games. The fourth game yes
terday. in which Carroll shot 159,
had decided it. Skinny's set was
b86. He was high man for Wash
fngton. II that honor could be APP
praised in money, coin couldn't buy
1t from J. Bernard Carroll.
But Skinny was not the whole
show. He was only a large part of
II. Charley Harris. captain and
anchor man Of the Roanoke team,
gave a brilliant and consistent per.
formance. He totaled SOL. AID
something like Carroll, he was left
out at Roanoke. but of his own az
cord. and got back in the fray yes
terday for much the same reason
as did Skinny. Jim Taylor wasn't
In the best Of form.
Washington's victory was the
deciding one Of the five annual
matches rolled by the two cities.
The true spirit Of sportsmanship
ruled ut the elaborate and snappy
banquet and entertainment at the
Arlington that followed the match.
ut which the Royals were hosts.
although Branch Stonebreaker.
spokesman for Roanoke, hurled n
wicked challenge to the Royals to
another battle next year. IL has
not yet been accepted.
Congressman Wood, Of the
Roanoke district, was a guest and
speaker at the banquet. The party
numbered about seventy.five. Henry
Rodier. who made all arrangements
for the affair, pulled a triple-header
strike In the surprise league by
booking four separate and distinct
vaudeville acts by first-rate talent.
One OF these he got free, for Billy
Gee. late of the Frivolities, and a
washington lad, is a friend of Henry's
and was delighted, 1t appears, to
have been a guest as we'll as enter.
tainer. He was a decided hit.
Here are the scores:
ROYALS.
wolstenh'e 90 109 90 1875 100 b57l
Carroll. =. 80 100 III 1859 III SAG
Supplee. :. 105 112 100 105 1O1- 543|
Works.. 90 s5 100 1875 81 800
Eranao 100 80 800 ,nE ,n1 e..