Evening star., 1926-12-10
LTHOUGH season averages of

LTHOUGH season averages OF
n several bowlels in the squad
Il from which will be selected
4 a the quint that will represent
Washington in the match with
le Orpheums oe Brooklyn here De-
c.9mber 30 and in the New York bor-
ugh January would seem to as
ure them Of places on the team. the
lake-up of the outfit will not be
artain until a day Jr two before the
1rst block will be contested.
Some of the high average men In
he squad did their big counting In
le early week of this season. Re-
emily slumps have been numerous
nong them and a few are shooting
the pins in mediocre fashion.
Mess these erstwhile stars jump
ack into their early season stride
BON other bowlers heretofore less
,oted may break into Washingtons
representative lineup for the big
4 ash.
These Orpheum bowlers, headed by
'le Spinella brothers, Phil and
arney, are tough birds to outscore.
hey have walloped everything in
ight around New York, Boston.
'ittsburgh and other large cities
here the duckpin game as well as
ne tenpin game comes in for con-
.deration and they will take a deal
f beating.
Not only are the Orpheums to be
cared as a five-man team, but in the
,pinellas thew can put on the drive
ormidable doubles combination and in
hill Spinella they possess one Of the
nest duckpin shooters in the country.
Phil has taken the measure of such
-emarkable pin spillers as Paul Poh.
er, the sharpshooter of the Boston
Iiah Murrays, and Tossi, Pittsburgh'S 8
marvellous maple knocker.
So 1t will be up to the Washington
promoter of the match to exercise the
,reatest care in the selection OF the
National Capital squad. Only bowlers
# recognized talent who appear to
'Ie at the top Of their games the latter
part of this month are apt to be
.tmong those in the running for posi-.
ions with the team that will encoun.
-er the BROOKLYN bunch.
That the tentative squad may have
every chance to get into fine fettle,
practice sessions will be conducted to.
morrow and the following Saturday
IN the Convention Hall drives.
With nearly a score Of the sup
oosedly best duckpin shooters OF
Washington striving to prove their
worth, these drills should be produc.
tive Of much heavy scoring. And also
Of some mediocre shooting. For the
good bowler, like the good man in
any other sport, often loses much of
his skill when he presses he
puts just a tr;f1e too much effort into
his work on the drives.
Meyer Davis stepped out to do some
heavy counting in a District League
match with the Temples, hitting for
1861 TO take two of three games. And
that count was registered with OFT,
second In the Meyer Davis lineup,
toppling games Of 95, 105 and "a.
Logan. anchor OF the winners, had q
set of 369 and Naples, lead-off roller, a
set of 368.
In a special match. the Washing.
ton branch Of the National Biscuit
Co. took the measure of a team from
the Baltimore branch in three games.
With Landlord setting the pace with
a 35l set the Washington bunch to
tailed 1857.
Convention Hall took three games
from the Temples in the Ladies' Dis
trict League. but had to battle for
them. After winning the first game
by 19 pins. the Convention Hall ad.
vantage fell TO 10 pins in the second
and to In the third.
Park View swept its set with First
NJ. r. in the Christian Endeavor
League. scoring ATS. 455 and 485 to
l66. 445 and 449. Jones Of the Park
Views led with a set of 313.
Finance and Crop Estimates had
everything their way in the Ladies'
Agriculture League, sweeping sets
with Miscellaneous and Accounts, re.
spectively. Secretarys, though. just
managed to take the odd from East.
ern division. A game of 1873 by