Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-11

That there is a decided trend toward
Observance of the foul line by duck
Primers of this city is indicated by
the recent action of several leagues.
more or less prominent. The presi-
dent of the Athletic Club League a
few days ago announced that the rule
would he enforced in his circuit. start
ing with the third series. Other
leagues that have been discussing the
proposition since the first of the year
also are on the verge of declaring
themselves in favor of such a code.
The woman boWiers are on record
as favorinS it. The Washington La
dies League, one of the best Of the
feminine duckpin organizations here.
has observed the foul line all season,
and when the Ladies' Duckpin Asso-
citation stages its annual tournament
in April the rule will be in force
Oddly, some of the city's strongest
leagues, in so far as quality of bowl
ing is concerned. have ignored the
foul line. Yet these circuits have in
sisted that their record performances
be accepted with records made in
leagues where the bowlers are not per-
United to go over tn rim. Thes back
ward organizations are beginning to
see the light. however, and soon will
be in line with the more advanced out
fits.
1t now appears that the special
matches scheduled for the King Pin
drives Saturday night will be held
there. even though all of the damage
wrought by the recent fire in the es-
Enlistment will not have been repair
ed by the end of the week. 1t is
understood that fire insurance Off
Gals: who are adjusting claims made
by the owner of the building, will per
nit repair work to proceed on two
of the drives and that these drives
will lie ready for use Saturday. SO
Glen Wolstenholme. Perez Elicit and
Max Rosenberg will go on the alleys
there at o'clock for the last five
game block of their fifteen-game elimi-
nation singles battle. At s o'clock
the leading Lafayette team of the Ma
sonic Association and the Joseph Phil
lips team Of the National Capital
League will start Il fivegame set that
will constitute the first half of a
match. The second block of the La
fayette-P Phillips setto will be bowled
at Convention Hall, February 20. This
probably will end the special team en-
gagements for a time. as 50 many of
the city's best bowlerS will be kept
busy in their leagues that are entering
the home stretches of championship
races.
No time will be lost in disposing of
the match between Earl McPhilomy
and the winner of the Wolstenholme-
Elicit Rosenberg affair. Five games
of this setto will be bowled at Conven-
ton Hall on February 20. five more
at King Pin on February "a and the
final five at the Coliseum on Febru-
airy p.
Hing Primers ran away from Joseph
Phillips in the first two games of a
National Capital League match, then
dropped the third. The scores were:
57S, $50 and 543 to 521, 528 and $50
Campbell, King Pin anchor. was high
with a set of 1853. while Burtner got
$50 and Welsh 356. McPhilomy was
best Of the Sausagemakers. with set
of 334.
Chauncey Peters set a game record
for the Bureau Of Standards League
last night with a count of 165. He
was rolling with the Physicists against
the Ceramists on King Pin No.
drives. In amassing that total, Peters
made three strikes and four spares,
Oddly, Peters other games of the set
were 95 each, the 165 being sand
wiched between these low counts. The
Physicists swept the set.
Whalley started in great style for
American Legion Of the Prince
Georges County circuit, rolling a game
Of 1874. Then he dropped to 109 and
9s, but the Legionnaires managed to
grab two Of the three games from the
Stephens outfit.
King Pin No. expects to have 20
Of its 40 alleys that were damaged by
fire in condition for use on February
%. IF so, leagues using the uptown
drives will resume their champion
shin programs there.