Evening star., 1926-03-23

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1T sure doesn't TAXI much to g
Kid. sarcastically.
But look how. good.naturedly
Charley Is taking it," insisted the Old
| Timer.
Say. either you are drunk or / am:
| and I'm not" said the Kid. Does
! a blueprint go with that remark; and
| does 1t really mean anything"
I'm not sure I can explain II In
language simple enough for your un-
sophisticated understanding" said the
Old Timer, but the thought that scene
brings to a trained mind such as
have is that bowling Is one Of the
greatest little promoters Of democracy
in the world. Here's Gersdorff, a
disnifed gentleman of mature years
and looking both to some extent.
chatting with one Of the kid messenger
boys OF the office.
A Great Bowling Fan.
Remember, c. e. r. Cersdorfr is
chemist Of high standing in his pro-
fesssion, respected by his coworkers
as a man Of unusual ability in his
technical field. AS an avocation.
which, I may say, means that as a
sort of relaxation and pastime, he Is
interested in flowers and is one of the
leading authorities of the country on
roses and gladioli and gladioluses-
whichever 1t Is that means more
than one gladiolus. In fact. he Is
generally credited with being the man
that put the glad in gladiolus. His
writings are welcomed by scientific
and popular magazines. and he's
real human being. too"
II hadn't thought about that ad.
y,a(k al ha l,,f fpr G "A NJ
Ing for razzing, mebbe you orta here
him hand out some hot shots him-
self Please add to his lists of quail
fcationS and attainmentS-howS' that?
"a high-claas skill in handing out
comebacks."
Overcomes Handicap.
"Is that so?" inquired the old timer
Then, maybe it's just as well that
I've never been able to hear him.
Also add that he Is considerable Of
throwing a game around 1875 every
now and then is just disgusting-to
the guys rolling against his team.
You know it Is really some stunt for
Charley to hover around the 100
mark. He has a waist line about like
mine and hasn't been able to stoop
and lace his shoes since 1907. We
heavy guys, you understand, have a
real problem in bending down far
enough to put the ball on the alleys.
And, Of course, we can't even see
the foul line when we get close to
It. SO in order to avoid fouling we
have to stop and shoot the ball about
5-feet from the line. handicapping
ourselves a lot"
lone thing I'll tell the world" said
the kid, &C. E. F. Is sure one hard
loser"
Amy man who isn't should be put
in a museum" contended the Old
Timer, because he isn't a real human
being; he's freak. The big thing
about Gersdoff's enthusiasm and be-
ing hard loser is that he is able
to impart that spirit to his teammates.
They always show up for the game"
"Thassa fact" admitted the Kid.
II don't believe the So-Kems have
had a Dummy" score this year"
Keeps Them in Line.
NO" agreed the Old.Timer," and
II any So-Kem bowler failed to show
up for match and was later found
cruelty battered to death with some
large blunt instrument, such as a
knotted club, the circumstantial evi.
dence would go a long way toward
conVlcJlng Z. T.. +. OF the crime.
Believe me. SO long as he keeps up
his interest in the team the men had
better be on hand every Thursday"
II guess that explains the So-Kems'
horseshoe" said the Kid. THAT
team ought to be down around sew
enth instead Of fighting for the lead.
There are at least six teams in the
league that figure to be stronger
on paper. On the alleys it works out
diferently-as you found out last
week. How'd they get the name
So.Kems?" +
Il guess We'll have to credit that
to Gersdorff. too," aid the Old-Timer.
The team is made up from bowlers
OF the Bureaus Of Soils and Chemis.
try-So-Chem, you see. I'll tell the
world I'm willing to admit that So.
kems Is q good name--yes, sir; Soak
Ems Is right!'