Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-07

Association has done a great deal for
woman bowlers Of this city. But for
some reason or another 1t never has
received much credit for It's work. and
even today, after several years Of ex-
istence, it seems to be little known
among the fair maple smashers.
There are some who confuse the
Washington Ladies' Duckpin Associa-
ton with the Washington Ladies'
Duckpin League. They can now
learn that the Washington Ladies'
Duckpin League is only an integral
part of the Washington Ladies' Duck
pin Association. One is a league. the
other an association that includes this
league and others. Perhaps the SINH
larity of names has had something to
do with this confusion, or perhaps the
fact that the Washington Ladies'
Duckpin League is the oldest woman s
duckpin circuit in the city has
caused il.
Be that as it may, the Washington
Ladies' Duckpin Association is the
only body of controlling character
among the woman ,bowlerS here, and
it would be well for all leagues, in
stead of just a few. to be affiliated
with it. The Washington Ladies
Duckpin Association does not attempt
to dictate league policies, although 1t
-
bowlers to have their general organi-
zation exercise supervision over them
with respect to interleague relations.
However, the women ought to be
able to attend to that themselves.
They can do so if they pitch In and
work together. And the best way for
them to work together is in such an
organization as the washington
Ladies' Duckpin Association.
hnf a q
dozen young women have done the
bulk of the work in arranging city
tournaments. 1t was not that they
wanted such a difficult task, but they
assumed it rather than see any de-
crease in bowling interest among the
women here.
These same young women undouDt-
edly are willing to keep on with the
good work, but now that there are SO
many more bowlers among the 1alr sex
here than in other years, 1t does not
seem possible that these few Will be
refused the assistance they so sorely
need in conducting the tournament.
With more putting their shoulders
TO the wheel, Washington women Will
have q tournament that Will eclipse
any previous effort. Try to get into
the game. ~,
John A. Ferrall. manager OF the
Agriculture Interbureau League, is
strong for the rank and file of bowlers.
He believes in helping along the smaii
scoring man and letting the stars take
care of themselves. To encourage the
plugger he offers the following;
"The goal for the average bowler
is an average of 100. Few realize that
their lack of success in reaching this
mark is due largely toe their failure
to play out the string. A FEW bad
breaks in the early boxes OF q game
discourages them and causes them TO
let I'D in their efforts. They forget
that the chances for mark In the
ninth or tenth boxes are just as Gooo
as in the first or second.
Dixon, the young Agriculture In
terbureau bowler who set District
of Columbia record early in the season
bv shooting 445 in three games OF a
scheduled league match. appears to
be a good Illustration of the truth OF
this theory, Men who have observed
his bowling insist that he was prac
tfcally as good three years ago as ne
is now, yet the present season shows
him averaging Ill for 81 games. as
against his 95 to 100 averages for
former seasons.
This present average, too, indicates
that he has done some steady. high
class DOWtlIie ddSAlioh ~ LAS oESS-
tacular set. In former seasons he had
a tendency to relax and grow indifer
ent after a poor start or where
nothing was at stake. Now he is
going after every pin from first to
last.
I'm the match of last week. for ex
ample, he gained ground with heavy
counts in the last boxes Of his three
games and lifted his set to 345 after
starts that indicated he would be for
tunate to total 800.
I'm Dixon's case. the fact that he
always has been a good money
bowler and a consistent winner In
tournaments and prize contests seems
to bear out the theory that his de
cision to play out the string to the
very last box has been the chjei
factor in his climb to the Leadership
of the Aggie duckpinners."
No perfect score ever has been made
In duckpin bowling under such regu
lation conditions thatsit could be Of
| ficiany recognized and accepted. but
a Pittsburgh paper reports that q
| bowler OF the Smoky City, shooting
at the rubber-banded pins recently
! turned in what might be called the
equivalent of aspes,fect score. That
Us. he rolled IL straight strikes.
~ II made In one game, ~ consecutive