The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-12
4. FILLIlJS
SH|NESAT
BOWLS
By r. D. THOMAS


Petworth team of the Suburban
League, is lifting himself out OF
the ruck of mediocrity. Fillius
recently made q stab at the
league set record for Washington.
He shot three-game score of APT
against the Handleys and missed
the big mark by eighteen pins.
But he was short only seven pins
Of the old record which had
stood for years until Harry Dixon
achieved his overwhelming mark
Of AS.
Fillius is q tall, rather lanly
young fellow, who rolls a ball
quite similar to that of Earl Nc
Philomy. It is started from the
right center of the alley and
breaks in the form Of of an in
shoot.
Convention Halls team, tied for
the District League lead, viii meet
9 tough customer tomorrow in the
Terminal Ice Company quint. Con-
yention Hall, Stanford Paper Com
pany and the Kingpins all have
games.
Terminal Ice Company gave the
Stanfords q stiff contest the other
night, though dropping two games,
and the battle tomorrow night, at
the Kingpin No. 1, promises to be
q hummer.
The Sunday School League has
q bowler about whom little mention
il made but who could make many
Of the we'll press ACCENTED stars an
interesting match. His name, is A.
Deuterman. His average is a frac-
don better than Ia.
After the terrible beating
Balfimore's alI-star team under
went at the Kingpin Il Is unlikely
that another BaltimOre-Washing
ton match win be held this winter.
Baltimore either has had enough,
or Is foolish.
It is possible that not one of the
spectators at that match will ever
zee another exhibition of duckpin
bowling such as the Kingpin Stars
gave. For the five games they
averaged slightly better than 623,
yet the time is not far past when
a single game of 623 wasfa sensa-
without gameness, that is mani
tested by steadiness in pinch, no
bowler can become truly great, &C.
cording to the veterans who have
seen many a high score rolled with
out tension and later observed the
performer under fire.
This thought was born Of watch
ing Max Rosenberg. anchor man of
the Kingpin Stars. in the Baltimore
match. Rosenberg was pitifully off
his form at the start. His first
game of "a was the only one under
the 100-mark turned in by his team
all night.
The pins broke badly as a rule
and when they broke well he
couldn't spare consistently. His
poor shooting and Ill fortune con-
tinued through the second string
until he reached the final frame.
Then Rosenberg, proved his great
ness.
His team was faced with the
prospect Of breaking or tying q
record. 1t was all up to ROsen-
berg, the last to shoot. He must
mark to bring unprecedented
glory to his team.
Rosenberg, despite all his hard
luck and inaccurate bowling and
the consequent razzing OF the
throng, had retained his smile. His
team was winning and didn't need
him. He could afford to smile.
But the smile died when the jew
ish youth came up for that final
box. The cold, deadly determine
fion reflected in his features was
mot lost on his teammates. Every
one of them had seen that mug be-
fore, without relish when Make
was on an opposing team and the
battle was warm.
It il history that Rosenberg
socked the headpin: that he got
three-pin triangle break in the right
hand corner: that he hit it perfectly
for a, spare; that he added an Spin
count that tied the record of 66S.
Then the smile came back.
Al Work, matched with Earl
series that keeps the bowling
clan a-chatter. paid Rosenberg a
tribute today.
Asked whom he'd least desire to
meet with a fortune of his own at
stake. he replied unhesitatingly:
MAX Rosenberg"
And If Work whips McPhilomy
his next opponent will be none
other than Rosenberg. When ar
ticIes for the match were drawn, it
was stipulated that the winner
should meet that iron-nerved an
Choir man.
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