Evening star., 1926-12-01

Within a week or two the Washing
ton CITY Duckpin Association will
gather for an important session. Ihe
controlling body of the bowling ira
ternity here not only will prepare a
nominating slate of officers and direc'
tors for next year. but also will CON
slider means to extend its influence IN
the field of duckpinning in the DIS
trict.
For some time the bowlers have felt
that there has been too indisCrim-
mate scheduling of special events by
the various establishments about the
citv. Alleys without bothering about
ANYTHING other than their own in
terests, have arranged toul namentS
that really have worked hardship on
the bowler. when the tourna merts
we're intended to benefit the men roll
ing as well as the men promoting the
affairs.
It might be we'll for the alley own
ers to register with the city associa-
tion. hand in schedules for their
larger events and let the W. {. II. A;
assist in arranging the dates and
hovlinr starting~times. so that over
lapping of major competitions mlght
be prevented.
Bowling here probably would ne
better off, in SO far as the bowler Is
concerned, If major tournaments CON
Quoted by private interests had to oe
sanctioned by the controlling body OF
the game before they could be staged.
rs the bowler who needs the protec-
ton more than the alley proprietor:
or course, the proprietor has his
rights. It's his money that buiit tne
drives and his money that maintains
them. But it's the bowler who really
supplies the proprietor with his casn'
at that. In no other sport carrying
heavy investment by promoters are
they allowed to arrange affairs To sat
isfy themselves alone. There's always
some head to make them play fair
with the man paying the freight. II
they are not Inclined to do so In the
first place.
The proprietor may say it's his bust
ness and his business alone whether
he conducts any tournaments. Quite
true. But the Washington proprletors
seem to feel thht they must clutter
the season with their private competl-
tions and If they insist upon doing So
the bowler Al large certainly deserves
some consideration and protection.
Systematic scheduling of tourna
ments and supervision of their conduct
by a central organization might prove
helpful.
After a week of idleness. due to the
Tha ksgiving holiday. Interior De-
partment League will resume its &C
tivities tomorrow night at Convention
Hall. Several interesting contests are
expected when the championship fight
is renewed. Survey No. ]. in first
place and enjoying n four-Same lead
over Secretarys. is to encounter the
latter bunch. The Secretarys will
| be out for blood. too. Flannery. who
anchors for the team, has the best
average in the circuit with his record
of 1879. while Oberheim. who anchors
| for Survey No. ], is second best with
| 106-23. So not only will there he a
team fight when these aggregations
clash, but an individual fight as well
Land, now occupying third place
will tackle the fourth place Survey
| No. 2. Parks and Pension meet In
dian No. /, and Indian No. 2, re
| spectively.
They're off today at King Fin No.
| in that establishment big down
and-out" tournament. Entrants in the
affair have % days in which to qualify
| for the elimination rounds. The
| qualifying count will consist of the
| total of the 10 hest games rolled he