Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-14

1t may be, though, that the over
worked phrase. psychological infu-
ence. rather than superstitution bet
ter describes the cause Of form re.
VerSals among the boWlers of the
Uomen's sgues. Consider the aver
age team. Just tell the girls the al
ieys they are going to bowl on are
poor and it's a good bet their scores
will be poor. They are apt to flop
in their duckpinning, even though the
alleys they are using may be the best
to be found in the city
A striking example of this was
found in the case of Billie Miner,
member Of the lIilltoppers in the
Washington Ladies' League In a
league match her team was assigned
to two alleys on which she had bowl
| ed poorly only a short time before
She went into the league match de-
clarfng that those were the only drives
| in the place she could not score on.
All Of her teammates hit the pins
for fine totals, scoring much better
than they had on the other drives of
the establishment. But all the linked
bowler did was go from bad to worse
In her shooting. So weak was her
bowling that her average fell II points
all because she thought she could
iIOl ooWi on tnOSe Alleys.
Another instance of psychological
influence" affected the work of that
usually steady veteran. Billie Will
llamS. last season. Bronson Quaites.
who was captain of Billie's team. had
called one Of the opposing team
for sliding over the foul lines A few
for sliding over the foul line. A few
and stepped lacrosse the foul line.
One of the members of the other
team Immediately called attention to
the offense against the rules Now
Billie had not known she had fouled
until SO informed, but that call" from
match. She left more pins standing
in the three games that evening than
she would ordinarily have done in a
week Of shooting on the drives
Bill Wood. who manages the King
Pin All-Stars as we'll as the big King
Pin establishment in Mount Pleasant,
steps up to say that he will have a
doubles team ready to tackle the win
ner Of the Earl McPhilomy-Perce Ell
lett vs.. Al Work-Max Rosenberg
match. Wood has deal Of talent to
draw from, and is of the opinion that
he can get a team that will take into
! camp the victor OF this contest that
will get under way Saturday night
The doubles match already SEIZED
uled will be bowled on the same
nights that A1cPhilomy and Work
clash in their singles battle that is
expected to determine the unofficial
champion duckpin roller Of the Dis
trict. Like the singles engagement, it
,, Will consist Of two five-game blocks.
the first to be bowled at the Coliseum
Saturday night and the second at
convention Hall a week later. Dou-
bles bowling will follow the singles
tilt.
Wood will not elect his doubles
team until the impending contest is
concluded. lie very likely will choose
1t from a squad including Glen VOL
stenhollne,' Red Megaw. Howard
Campbell and another high-class
roller.
This challenge match, though. will
not be staged until tilt between the
King Pin All.Stars and the District
League Terminal Ice quint is out Of
the way. John Blick, who bosses the
lcemen, contends that if his team 10
good enough to be leading the District.
League in total pinfall through half q
season it Is good enough to compete
with the recordbreaking King Pins.
These teams will be opponents in a
10-game match, the first five to be
boWled at King Pin January 80 and
the second Ave at Convention Hall
February s.
King Primers of the District Lea que
did some neat bowling when they
took the measure of Cornell Lunch in
three games. They toppled a set of
l,729. Welsh with 382 and NIegaw
with $50 were the main topplers of the
victors.
Lefty Aliens Hflftops crushed the
Corbys in the Atlantic Club League
with scores Of 544. 56s and CTS. I'd
Il = 49,