The Washington times., 1926-11-02
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By r. ID. Thomas

a new name appears at the top
Of the renowned District Duckpin
League. The. Government Print
ing Office is off to, an suspicious
start in its first year as real
big Lacquer in bowling md it may
be a fine thing for the league.
Any pennant race repeated sea
son after season with the same
old names in prominence becomes
tiresome The District League .or
this reason can easily stand 2
In the stiffest competition know
60 duckpins here, the Government
Printing Office has won IL game
out Of is although not one OF th
Printers is rated among the cityss
leading bowlers. Simon. CoWden,
McKetrick, Nay, CowIes.. Barnard.
rather unfamiliar lineup to be
seen MP trent IN the brilliant old
District loop. The Printers get
along wei as team. which is inn
portant.
Three Of the Government Print.
ing Office bowiers are shooting
by Ben McAlwee. In the Athletic
Club League. They are fourth but
only three games behind the lead
ing Arlingtons. The Smithfields
took fall out OF the Union Print
ers by winning whole set from
them.
Earl McPhiIomy has performed
NO many unusual feats at duckpins
Z that one isn't surprised any more
no matter what he does. His
stunts are set forth IN printers
Ink as much as q matter Of record
as anything else. In this instance
Il Is to note the fact that Nc
Phllomy holds the league set ana
stanford Paper Company star is
on top with marks OF Al and l73.
AEcPhilouayss big game really
VAS one for the book. He made
nine consecutive marks, tnclud-
Ing one strike. and missed by q
hairs breadth 3 One-pin break
IN the tenth. He pulled three
split spares. IL you care TO be
technical about these they were
SIS, l-S-4-7-10, and 1910. Ii
E1lloraY made nine marks In one
string but d was the only time
be ever got them IN = row.
The stars aren't turning out those
big totals with the regularity that
marked last seasons performances
Only 4 few have beat 400. McPhil.
oIny, with his Al: Howard Camp
bell. Of the Kingpins, with 404;
George Friend. Of Curb Cafe, with
4e3. and Arthur Urban. with 40. all
istrict leaguers, but Urban happened
90 make his high set in the Masonic
League. are the only ones noted.
Hownver, there may be others that
have escaped attention.
Roscoe Reichard. 4 former District
League champion. Is shooting = tn
the Stanford Paper Company team.
Harry Stanford has gathered moth
ing but sharpshooters under his
banner. McPhilomy, Elicit, Rosen.
berg, Richard, Billheimer. Fisher
and Stanford-that's Harry's gang
and regarded individually or col
lectiveiy the paper statesmen are
Formidable. Yet, they're losers thus
Ear. with only seven games won
and eight lost.
An anecdOte printed In these
coiunns the other day concerning
Rube WaddeII's ability to throw
4 dueISpin ball on the fly, I'm re
manner Of q baseball pitch, seems
10 have fired the ambition of
some of WasIlingt0n's strong
armed maple shooters. Anyway,
L0nnie KrausS, the Coliseum man.
hger, pfOned today on behalf, he
aaid. Of bowling alley managers
IN general. to have "that sort
Of stuff cut out OF the paper"
There were four guys In here
today trying to prove to each other
that they could do the same thing"
Lonnie explained. ''and showed Up
just In time to prevent 'em from
breaking up the works."
Bromo Settler, the hookbalI ex.
pert. is helping a lot to keep che
Arcadia team well up in the Ma.
fional Capital League race. His
average of 1877 for Is games is
10 points higher than that Of ais
nearest teammate.
Few Of the hookball shooters
manage to finish near the top
when performing over a circuit of
alleys. Nearly all of the real stars
are gifted with much speed and
little curve. Some of them fire the
sphere perfectly straight.
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