The Washington times., 1926-10-30
BANINN
HNARRS
ND
~ D. THOMAS

by - Is I'LL
Boston, Mass. Is the only .Aty
ii these broad United States tlaaR
looks up 70 n the mat
ter 81 shooting duckpins and tle
TACT that any city can claim speh
distinction is irxson1e to certain
bowIers ii the Nations Capital
vhen the Myer Murray team
n Boston knocked Off ail sallsssas
vaslrirgton team last winter "a
convention Hail the Baant eia
started something They aettfd
tl,e fighting spirit 81 q small group
81 tars who lead the pinsp ling
army 81 the Nations Capital They
Iaid the Foundation for AZ annliAa
ia tIef the Boston bowlers aas
wiIAirIg to have II ~. ,ss.
Il washington has ever peen $3.50
e. muster s lineup at i've men tlla.y
conc Whip any team assembled b
another city except Boston 81
more l.oanoks. Phiiadelp Nat
tinsburg, Wheeling and theE elslss
have bowed 70 the Nation RaFaA
Ana nov Tile yVasIiinakon bQgKl
erss are TALKING Of anpt AWQs
ri R0stOH. represented
by the AIver Murray qAlslt s4es
fsardIler tie Convention kN.1
nIaIiagef, said today that hi1 ot.ss
liz willingly would pr0nlose
~ contest Between all asAss4t
tenn &c Washing ION
Mver Murray quint. provided
FSearlto4rmers would hc
~ ',e matter az expenses
The Convention Hall mans eI1sak
Maid al expenses when the y ssKk'a'1
visited here last season ana Sc
close to brea king even BY ga ak..ll.
an admission fee to the 1a.e1.
But now the BeantoEFne besias
expenses. ask a fee
neither or not the AAyer 81
team NIL appear iIa ~ ISL
again may depend on tne
prospect. tt is unreasoNa oA&
asIx auv bowling esta lishna
foot the entire expense q an
CITY Contest So pretentioue.
John BIicI, president Of the Sen
yention Hall Company
clared himself willing 20 BACK
Nver Mrrray Washington
match here liz the Boston ba M
are willing to return the hosI n
Which seems fair enough
BUS Provost. president ct
Athletic Club League, has missed
only one set with his team II ttgt
wears or since the league was 81
ganized. He is member ct -
0rrison Coal Company teaTl1s
naerly the Anacostia Eagles.
other night Provost was driving kN
the alley in q brand new aukQ
when II broke down. He nlasss4
the match.
Prev0stis team and Arlington BY
the only charter members TeElainin
in the Athletic Club League 4A.
cidentally the president IS enc u
the league s. leading stars
average for last season was ~ ana
he 8 shooting up ~ form now
But for the American ICE ss1A.s.
many the game OF tenpins would
pass out almost e0mplefssy ~
Washington. The icemen e1laln
faithful to the big NAPLES aud hafe'
4 4-teana league. The c0Ennet ilion
is snappy because there aKa AeM
stars in the loop. or seven ealAs
matches rolled on one niglat OILY
two individual games above ssl;
were recorded. Dietz. 81 Mil
Office, shot 212 and F'oreEschs o.
Station Nc. 2. had 20S. BOth are
anchor men. Sometimes the boys
fan naiserably below the 100 mars
but that makes no differences 70
them it seems, 80 long as the pal
tie remains close. After all there
where the real fun Of bowling lie
The question Of whether WASH.
ingtOn has reached the abs0RT
ton point IN bowling alleys =
one that not even the alley pro
prietOrs venture to answer. This
city now Is better equipped Tor
bowling fllan any nther IN flle
country. Il IS said Vet there n
talk Of another big esta hlislllnert,
plans Tor which are being laia
now,
1t has been the history. OF bowl
ing here that every new l5iake. q +
stead 81, lessening the busin ess 9 &
the Others. increased Il tllfOue
creating new bowlers and more geti :
eral interest in the sport But
there is a place where this sort q
growth stops.
Wise billiard promoters who have
been in the business FOR years are
encouraged rather than dislna yed
by the establishment Of a big cue
and ivory department at the Arcadia
and the plans for another the
King Pm. They know the HISTORY
OF bowling here, Cheap. kept
places suffers when the hig lil&
'teiligently conductrd places 90 slps
The proprietor who permits his
alleys oI'N tables to run down ard
become shoddy attracts only thai
trade befitting these condition
They seldom make more than
scant livelihood.
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