The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-15
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H|]vITZER
BY R. D. Thomas

by Il. ". InOmaS
Max Rosenberg. holder Of the
Washington record for seasons
average at duckpins. today flung a
challenge to Glenn Wolstenholme,
the Convention Hail howitzer, to
shoot it out for purse of $1,000.
Wolstenholme immediately put
the matter in the hands of his
chieftain, Albert ID. Gardner, man.
ager of Convention Hall, who has
made all of Glenn's matches for the
last two years.
There is little doubt that the bat
tie will take place. 1t has been
brewing ever since the rise of
Rosenberg and Wolstenholne as
stake performers.
They have never met under cham
pionship conditions. nor for any
large prize.
At one time Rosenberg was
considered by many of those who
take their bowling seriously as
the peer of all "head-tO-head"
sharpShOOters, not excepting
even WOlstenhOlme.
Then the famous Convention Hall
star stepped out and whipped the
whole field of Washington experts,
besides several leaders of other
cities. .
AT that time, however, Rosenberg
was bowling spasmodically. Because
of a job that kept him travelling, he
was forced to give up league bowl
ing and found little time between
trips to keep his hand in.
Now comes word from Make that
he has polished up his game and Is
In his old.time trim. when he estab-
lished record by averaging 119 for
o full season of league play, in the
Masonic League.
Jack WhaIen, of Convention
Hall. who Is attempting to beat
this record, now has 12O in the
District League. He slipped a
trifle in his last set against
Meyer Davis. when he shot 349.
However. he picked ND on his
nearest rival. Freddie Moore,
who had 1856. Moore is only q
few pins behind Whalen.
Convention Hall won three games
from Meyer Davis, only one of
which was close. Neither team
rolled scores beyond the ordinary.
The whitewash victory gave Con-
vention Hall a clean slate on
foreign alleys. Hap BURNERS
lineup has won fifteen straight
games contested on alleys other
than those at Convention Hall.
This may be record.
As a rule the home team In
District League match has an ad.
vantage. But it doesn't work out
that way in the case of Conven-
ton Hail. Several teams find
BURNERS outfit rather easy pick.
inRs at the Hall. His combination,
however, is far in front in the
pennant race and largely because
Of its victories on foreign drives.
The Special Adjustments
team Of the internal Revenue
League, which has been knock
ing over foe after foe. ran into
tough one when General
Counsel was encountered and
dropped three straight. The
whitewaShing knocked Special
Adjustments out of third place.
General Counsel's high game of
673 was a record for the season
and it's 1,621 set was second high.
Horner's $50 game was the second
high individual mark.
The Hugh Reilly Company team
of the Athletic Club League, which
has won only two games out of So,
Ii no worse off than the Second
team of the Baptist Young Peoples
Union, which has lost Is straight
without a win. The league is led
by the Fifth team, which has won
20 and lost only one.
Games of better than 600 are rare
In the Nautical League, though
some of it's bowlers are quite ex-
pert. The Colonials created some
thing of a sensation by shooting
sos against Potomac Canoe in the
last game of a set at Convention
Hall. Eaton's 145 was high in the
big score. J. Davis contributed 1876
and Kirchner. 1872.
Dates for the Howard Camp.
bell Sweepstakes have not been
definitely arranged. II is ex-
pected, however, that this
classic will be contested on the
first three Saturdays In January.
The figure ''13"' may be a ink
to some people but not thinner.
man, Of Review No. 3 of the Con-
solidated Returns League. He
started a set with IA and followed
with 11S and 113.
Washington Loan and Trust took
three from the G. M. p. Murphy
team in the Bankers League. Healy
was consistent performer for the
winners. His set was 351.
Harry Kabat, editor Of the Alley
Addict, devoted to bowlers of the
Odd Fellows League, remarks: "You
seldom hear of a wife beating her
husband, but that is what happened
to WEIGH, Of Central.
The Missus rolled a 2S2-set,
which included a 113.game. for
Ruth In the Rebekah League, while
poor hubby pushed over only 275
against Arlington.
Brother, we are awfully sorry!'