The Washington times., 1926-11-23
CAMPBELL
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One OF the hottest iuckpin bat.
Ties ever fought in Washington Is
brewing today.
All because Howard Campbell,
the Kingpin star, in a discussion,
reeled off the names OF 20 men
whom he declared were possessed Of
hard.cash confidence in themselves.
These 90, aSld perhaps more,
Campbell averred, would be willing
at any time at all to put up an
entry fee Of 25 smacl1ers each and
split the total into three prizes, II
the alley managers would agree to
stage the tournament.
Wood, the Kingpin chieftain, de-
clared it an excellent idea.
Sure" said he. "get q couple
more big alleys and Wen put it on
q circuit"
And somebody else piped: king
pin, Coliseum and Convention Hall
five games on each.
For . hot thought e sounded
good TO Ona and al, the M being
about half . dozen duckpin sharp
shooters.
''Shoot II during the holidays"
suggested somebody else and that
also sounded right.
Then came suggestions from al:
sides and Howard jolted down some
Of them. He's busy today looking
into the details. It is a certainty
that the tournament will be held,
either on a circuit or at the big
Kingpin. This comes from both
Campbell and Wood. Wood IL quite
steamed up over it.
Inasmuch as Campbell's opinion
of bowling ability is highly respect
ed, the list of prospective partict
pants named by him is worth
broadcasting. Here it is: Glen
Wolstenholme, AL Works. Max
Rosenberg, Jack Whalen, Joe IuI.
roe. Frank Miller, George Friend,
Arthur Logan, Red Megaw, Hap
BURNER. Arthur Urban. Bradley
Mandley Joe Toomey, Perez Elliott
Pappy Pratt, Harry Mccarthy
Dutch Weidman, John Harv.lle,
Johnny Welsh, and Pete Metrakos,
not to speak OF Campbell himself
Howard scrubbed down these
names in a hurry.
There you are" said he, pushing
the list out on table for general
examination, and guess I've
missed some, too"
Campbell really offered his tour
nament plan as q challenge. The
discussion was over confidence.
1t had been remarked that the
confidence of some bOWIers skid
ded when a big prize was at
stake, that big entry fee would
keep tournament entry list way
down.
ION the contrary" argued How
ard. "a big entry fee would attract
all Of the really good bowlers. II
name you 20 right off the bat who'd
leap at chance to roll in such q
tournament"
Anybody interested in Campell's
tournament may learn more details
from him personally. It's a cinch
that none without a fat average
and possibly a stout pocketbook
will apply.
1t win be agreed generally that
ington bowlers, leaving out possibly
only one. Earl McPhilomy, the ex.
ception. Is recovering slowly from
a severe attack OF pleauresy. He
would be one of the favorites.
McPhilomy was one of the out.
standing stars who helped to arouse
SO much interest in individual
matches last season. He Is be-
lieved to be done for this campaign,
although the boys all hope that
Earl will be right again before
spring.
CampbelTs scheme has picked
up like a rolling SNOWFALL. Just
how interested were Washington
bowlers i'm individual competition
was shown last year when record
crowds turned out for big matches,
but no official cOgnizance Of these
contests ever was taken by any
governing body.
This tournament promises TO be a
feature of possibly the busiest holi-
day period that bowling has ever
known here. At the Coliseum will
be held a great blind pig tourna-
mnet. The Kingpin will stage a
down-and-out event. and it is under
stood that something is being cooked
up at Convention Hall, to be served
piping hot. Some of the other estab-
lishments also are planning events.
Every big alley in the city will give
special prizes Thanksgiving Day for
high scores, with ice cream by the