The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-26
He SHINES
IN TIGHT
PLACES
BY r. D. Thomas

Company bowling star. has the
honor Of being the most feared con.
tender for the big purse at stake
IN the Howard Campbell Sweep.
stakes.
This was revealed today by q
canvass among some Of the top.
notch performers who hope to over.
take Elicit in the next two five.garne
sets. one at the Coliseum next Sat.
urday and the other a week later
at Convention Hall.
Elicit has been installed . favor.
tie although three other bowlers
have as many or more pins than he.
Dutch Weidman leads the field with
ga. Joe Mulroe comes next with
639 and Elicit and Freddie Moore
are tied for third with 6SS.
Weidman. MuEzoe. Moore and
Elicit have q fairly comfortable
lead on the field, Hiyer being
fifth with 900. but there Is little
difference among their own
totals. Hence, IL is interesting
that Elicit should be singled out
fsr Speclal interest.
There appears to be two leading
reasons for this. Elicit. since he
became a star of sufficient brilliance
to be named consistently on aIl-star
teams. such as represent Washing,
ton in intercity matches. has never
failed to come through with more
than one mans share Of the naples.
Nor has he ever made e conspicu.
Gus flop when it was important
not to.
He has been in the spotlight more
than Weidman. Mulroe and Moore
and hence has had more oppor.
tunity ia show what he could do
under heavy fire. The Campbell
Sweepstakes fire. by the way. is
plentv hot.
The other reason has to do with
the alleys. 1t Is a fact admitted by
the best bowlers that they can do
better on some alleys than others,
even though all Of the drives be in
excellent shape.
Ellett's tough alleys, for some
reason not entirely clear, haye been
the King Pin drives. He has been at
his best at the Coliseum. So, 1t Is
reasoned, If Perez was able to get
6SS pins at the King Pin. he ought
to do well at the Coliseum and
should he shoot another sensational
set and the other leaders fail to keep
pace d Eiett ~. would S pe sitting psstty
form, and when he's that way he s.
by way OF being one hard guy for
anybody to beat. Perez il con.
sistently good, but when he gets
going he is sensational"
Elicit, by the way, Is ambitious 4
to beat the great 7O8 rolled here
by Barney SplneIIa il the Brook.
lyn.Washington match. Tho
Stanford star has done better
than 5OS for five games several
times In Independent matches.
Maybe I'll get hot sometime and do
1t in regular competition" he says. I
Next Saturday night would be a.
most convenient time for Perez to
it. Such a performance probably
would give him a lock on first
prize-$400.
It wouldn't be stunning surprise
IL Spinella's record were broken in
the Campbell Sweepstakes. in which
virtually all of Washington's top
notch bowlers are competing. Sew
eral among them besides Elicit have
rolled five games in row for a total
higher than 70S.
It 10 almost a safe bet that Weld.
mans ga will not stand up as high
set for the tournament.
The winning streak Of the re-
vamped Arlington team in the Ath'
letic City League 10 at an end. It
lasted for IL games and then was
cracked by the Smithfields, who
won two out Of three in a match
at Convention Hall. This victory
increased the Smithfields' slender
first place lead.
Arthur Urban vas high for the
Snlithfields with 372 and Joe Harri-
son led the Arlingtons with $40.
The Beeques, who established q
girls record last week by shooting
q set OF 1881 in the Washington
Ladies' League, are right back with
another big total. They shot 1871
against the Kumbacks.
Mrs. Catherine Quigley was q |
star in both instances. She con.
tributed $50 naples to the record
set and S46 to the last, giving her
an average Of lit for her last six
games,
IN the meantime, the pocket
billiard championship t0urlla-
nlent at the Arcadia Is prOduc.
Ing some. surprises. The latest
was victory by Edward Tin.
dell over Morris Dent. 100 70 So,
This ia TindelPs first experiences
In big tournament. He Is a
promising yOungster. Dent was
champion last year.
Ttndell has won three games and
lost one and is tied for third place
with Charlie Bartelmes. George
Kelly leads with a clean slate OF
three wins and Fred TaIbert Is sec.
ond with two victories.
This afternoon Snail Is playing
Dent and tonight Reddie Davidse
will take on Gene Ruark.
Kelly holds the high run Of the
Joe Concannon, the Arcadia MI.
lard manager and natIOnaliv
known performer. will plav the
tournament winner. He win ESSAY
e make 1900 balls to his opponents
Charlie Bartelmes, who long has
been one of Washington's finest
pocket billiard players end CITY
champion from time to time is as.
sisting Manager, John Evans Of the
King Pin Annex. Bartelmes is
railroad engineer.
-Four days and nights a week he
may be found at the King PR.
Part of his duties there is to give
instructions, No fee is charged md