The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-16

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and Joe Mulroe are creeping up
ON Toomey at Convention Hall
Each Of these has about 1850. At
the King Pin Dutch Weidman, and
Jerry Wolfe are attempting to
Overtake Wister Weidman's total
ts 1884 and Wolfe's 1875.
It Is expected that the winners OF
the qualifying rounds in the two
tournaments will meet in q special
home-and-home series. with a similar
meeting to follow between the win
ners of the elimination rounds.
Gene McGolrick, captain of the
Meyer Davis team, holds the high
game honors for both tournaments
with a 1S0-score. And It looks good
to stand up all the way.
A name frequently mentioned
these days when the boys talk
stars" is Bradley Mandley. This
Curb Cafe bowler has been shooting
consistently well for several seasons.
yet this is the first in which he has
won general recognition as q real
top-notcher.
Lack Of sensatiOnaIism proba-
bly, has kept Mandley i'm the
background. To be pointed out
In the crowd in this age of big
duckpin scores one must achieve
the phenomenal. Mand1ey hasn't
done this, but he has been Just
short Of it time and again.
Mandley, set after set, has gath
cred more than one mans just
share of wood and his claim to dis
tinction is the leadership Of the
strongest OF all of Washfngton's
leagues, the District. His average in
this circuit Is 118. In the Athletic
Club League he ranks near the top
with an average of 1T. No other
bowler in the city has combined
average as high as Mandley's.
Either John Blick, or his assistant,
Al Gardner. will go to Brooklyn,
~. T., tomorrow, to settle all details
for the intercity home.and-home en-
gagement between the Brooklyn
Orpheums and a selected Washing
ton team.
The Orpheums win come here De-
cember 81 and Washington's team
will return the visit on January 8.
One Of the important matters to be
determined at tomorrow's conference
will be the size Of the purse. This
NAV set a record for the. Nation IS
Capital The bowlers here, judging
from reports, are ready to back their
team handsomely and the Orpheums
are noted for their willingness to
make the sky the limit.
A nominal admission fee will
be charged to the matches in
both cities to help pay expenses.
The promoters have declared
they would be satisfied merely
to break even. Convention Hall.
will pay all bills for the Orpheums'
trip here and the Orpheurns will
be the host In every sense In
Brooklyn.
Neither team has sought a guar
antee, such as demanded by the
Miah Murray team Of Boston, which
appeared at Convention Hall last
year. The guarantee angle prevents
the Murrays from coming to Wash.
ington again. 1t cost Convention
Hall a pretty sum to exhibit Paul
Pohler. ct al, a year ago. and it
hardly was worthwhile investment.
Miss Rena Levy, of the Washing
ton Ladies' League, again is making
some Of our very finest male per-
formers appear mediocre. Miss
Levy's latest achievement is a set of
355. Yet that isn't her best for the
season. Her high mark is 378.
Miss Levy undoubtedly is the
greatest southpaw girl bowler ex.
tant, at least in duckpins. Her
average now Is about los. She has
outstripped her principal rival, Miss
Lorraine GULL, who, with 101 aver
age, is not up to her standard OF
other seasons.
Tonight the King Pin girls
will defend the leadership Of
District Ladies League when
they meet the Temple maidens
at the King Pin.
The King Pins hold first place
only by a 20-pin margin ovel
Convention Halls team and mus
win all three games tonight to re
main in front. The Temples hav'
just reinforced their quint by sign
Ing Mrs. w. II. Mlltner and Mis-
Marjorie Bradt, both thorough.
capable performers. The King Pin
will do well to make a clean SWEEP
e tonight's set.