The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-23
WISE MAN
IN [)lJCKP|N
COUNCILS
BY r. D. Thomas

BY r. d. Thomas
w. z. Greer looms as the next
president of the Washington City
Duckpin Association. The Carry
Ice Cream Company executive,
whose sound judgment and impress
e1ve personality have been notice.
able in important bowling councils
Tor several years. likely will get the
call when the city association seeks
man to replace George L. 1se.
MANN
lsemann, as secretary OF the Ma.
honal Duckpin Bowling Congress,
will be pressed for time to put over
the first tournament of the new
organization. in Baltimore in March.
and it would be asking too much to
have him as president Of the w. C..
.. Al.
There will be need for close
cooperation between the Wash.
ingtOn organization and the ma
tiOnaI body. Greer, as presi-
dent OF the w. C. ID. A., and
vIce-president of the N. ID.
b. c., would be an ideal laisOn
officer.
Isemann is greatly encouraged
over the support Washington is
giving the national organization
He finds Baltimore willing enough
taking the bowlers individually. but
the Monumental City is in the
throes of a factional struggle. Fac
alley interests are not unified This
Is ever a problem for the bowling
organizer. Bowling as sport Is
one thing but as business is
quite another.
s, Washington is harmonious politi-
cally already and one Of Isemanu's
Jobs Is to effect similar condition
in Baltimore, If he is to win whole
hearted support for the big tourna-
ment. 1t is expected that the bulk
of entries will come from Washing
ton and Baltimore.
The alley managers are working
out plans for the most extensive
tournament activity Washington has
ever known during the Christmas
holiday season. A big elimina alton
tournament will be held at Con-
Vention Hall and another at the
King Pin and the winners will
meet in a home and home series.
Young Joe Harrison won the Con
Vention Hall event last year and
Lefty Goodall triumphed at the
King Pin. These tournaments draw
the citys finest performers.
1t is likely that an elimina-
ton affair will he staged for
the girls. too. The Coliseum
would be, an appropriate place
for this, inasmuch as it Is the
home of the Washington Ladies
League. i'm which are grouped
most Of the leading stars. Here
tOfore the Coliseum has spe-
CiaIized in big blind pig tourna-
ments.
According to Bill Wood, the King
Pin pilot, almost as many women
as men are bowling this season.
This reporter noted last night that
of 10 alleys in a block at the
King Pin seven were occupied
solely by women and that the other
three by mixed parties.
They've made the game,
said Wood, who ventured that there
than golfers, ball players. tennis
players, gridironers and basketball
ers put together.
"And the end is not vet" con-
tinued Wood. He said that work
would start shortly on the building
at Fourteenth Street and Riggs
Place that will house another Meyer
Davis bowling alley, containing
around so drives. 1t will be in
operation by next season.
1t lie doubtful that any bowlers
in the city get more sport out of
their matches than the Eastern Star
girls. Their 16-team league rolls
at Convention Hall. Most of the
girls started bowling this season.
Some of them are making rapid
progress.
Mrs. Peet, Of Harmony Chap
ter, for instance, shot q score
of 90 i'm her first league game.
and for the set averaged about
81. In IL games she has pulled
up that average to So and has
a high game Of 81. The Good
Will team, in last place, prob
ably set a record by tOtaling
only 7O8 i'm its first league
match. The last time out, how
ever. the Good Will girls spilled
1,Os1 naples.
The Unity team leads the league
and has the records for set and game,
with 1856 and $50. Also it is the
only team to do better than 400 in
each game of a set.
Mrs. Schwartzman. OF st. Johns
tops the big field with an average of
"a, and Mrs. Bessie Jervais. of Brook
land, is second with 81 and a frac-
ton. Mrs. Anderson, of Ruth Chap
ter, Is third. with a scant 81.
Miss Bobson, of Unity. has the best
individual game, and Miss Mildred
Hicks holds the set record with 307.
Thus. it is seen. the Eastern
Star girls are not experts on the
alleys, but they have a lot of