Evening star., 1923-09-23

President Earl Stocking OF the
Washington City Duckpin Association
is of the opinion that present alley
facilities will be wholly inadequate
for the many leagues and hordes of
unattached bowlers who pursue their
favorite sport daily and nightly.
President stockings organization GER
tainly has been benefited by the tre-
nnendous increase in interest of duck
pinpers and seems destined to become
one of the strongest bowling frater-
mites of the country.
DIR. Mark f.. Finley, grand master
of the District and president of the
Masonic Bowling Association, is to
formally open the season of that
twenty y-seven-team league tomorrow
night on the King Pin drives. Past
Grand Master Claude KEEPER and Roe
Fulkerson also are to aid in the inau
gural ceremonies. The ten teams that
originally composed the circuit are to
paign. They are: La 'Fayette, cham
pion last season: Columbia, Harmony,
King David, Lebanon, Mount Pleas
ant, Naval, st. Johns. Stansbury and
Washington Centennial.
Commercial League bowIers made a
splendid start last Wednesday night
at the Recreation, with all the teams
of the organization being paired for
the trio of games. Silver cups will
go to the winner and runner up for
this season, the trophies being more
pretentious than ever.
At meeting of the Bankers
League last week final arrangements
were made for the opening of the
season tomorrow night at the King
Pin alleys. The schedule for the
opening week follows:
Monday-Second National vs Metropolitan, n,
Washington VS.. Lincoln, Perpetual VS.. Ma.
tional Savings and Trust. WednesdAy-Riggs
District vs.: Washington Loan and Trust No. !.
Friday-Hibbs VS.. Swartzell. Rheem & Hen,
sey. Riggs No. VS.. Park Savings. American
Security and Trust Federal American.
King Pin alleys will accommodate
the following leagues this season
Masonic League, q teams; Bankers
League, 16 teams; Bureau of Stand
ards. 6 teams; Chesapeake and Poto-
mac Telephone Company, teams
Nautical League, teams; American
Legion League. 10 teams; war De-
partment, S teams: Junior Order of
United American Mechanics, teams.
At the Arcade, newly equipped with
nineteen alleys, these leagues will
roll: War Department, IA teams; Navy,
s teams; Knights of Pythias. 10
teams; Shipping Board, s teams:
Neighborhood. teams; Ladies' Inter
state Commerce, 4 teams.
Unusual interest is manifested in
the District League. the premier or
ganization of the city, and it prob
ably will be stronger than ever. Pop
Coleman of the Colonial alleys has
been doing some quiet work and with
a couple of young stars added to his
roster as a result, promises a much
stronger quint for this season. The
King Pins also will be stronger. The
manager aims to head off the cham
pion Terminal Ice team that cleaned
up last year. Harry and Lon Krauss
have not hooked up yet, the demise
of the Shermans and Royals making
them free agents. The Rathskellers
can be depended upon to be there or
thereabout at the end of the season
with that same old bunch of steady,
accurate bowlers.
Washington Ladies' Duckpin League
held it's fiEal meeting prior to the
opening of the season at the city
post office Friday night. The league
will be composed of twelve teams,
and it was decided to open the sea-
son October /. Elizabeth Rawlings,
City Post Office, was reelected presi-
dent; May O'Brien of Columbian, vice
president. and Rena Levy of the Hill
toppers. secretary and treasurer, and
j. B. Baker, official scorer
Several changes in the rules were
adopted. the most important being
the raising of dummy score from 20
to rs. Teams will be allowed to sign