Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-10
w YASHINGTON'S lightweight
n bowlers started their sweep
stakes. tournament at Con-
vention Hail Tuesday night,

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vention Hall Tuesday night,
or rather yesterday morn
ing, but the horrible details of the
inaugural have just come to light. AS
far as can be learned, nothing much
was accomplished and the affair will
have to be bowled again next month.
The delay is necessary because of
the departure of Henry TAFT Rodier,
one of the contestants. for Tampa,
Fla, where he will watch the Ma
tionals in training and attempt to play
golf for several weeks. The other con-
testants We're ready to complete the
posted a heavy forfeit, insisted that
everything be put off until March.
Then the lightweights will do theif
stuff at the King Pin instead of Con-
Tention Hall.
Five contestants and their managers
foed the mark Tuesday night, or We'd
nesday morning-just when they did
so is not yet clear-and arguments
among the managers almost brought
out the police reserves. 1t was ofigi-
nally intended to roll five games, but
after three had been registered on the
score sheets it was seen that Bill
Wood, boss of the King Pin establish
ment, had such a lead over Al Gard
ner, Roddie Thomas, Arville Ebersole
and Rodier that the managers of these
four hastily called meeting and voted
to cancel all counts and bowl one
more game for the championship.
That was agreeable to every one ex-
cept Bill Wood and his manager,
Howard Campbell. After Campbell
unburdened himself of few thousand
words, the single game was bowled
with the following results: Gardner,
lis; Thomas, 107; Rodier, 104; Wood,
80, and Ebersole, 86.
Then Manager Campbell held a pow
WOW with the pilots of the other de
feated entrants-Hap BURNER repre-
senting Rodier, Earl Lewis represent
ing Thomas, and John Pappas repre-
senting Arville Ebersole--and over the
protest OF John Blick, Gardeners pilot,
voted the whole proceeding out.
And just 10 prove they were right,
Rodier took on John Blick for game
and beat him, la to 92.
Everybody had good time except
Joe Mulroe, foul line judge. After
calling the first foul he had to go into
retirement.
King Pin team Of the Ladies Dis
erict League is to encounter an all
star squad of the State Bowling Alleys
of Baltimore in a home-and-home
series this month. The King Pin
crew will invade the drives of the
Baltimoreans February 10. and the
State team will visit King Pin Febru-
airy &c. The King Pin girls include
Capt. Lucille Preble, Edna Bailey,
Thelma Lohnes, Helena Kohler Mabel
Williams and Mile Caldwell.
Manager Bill Wood of King Pin is
cooking up match for his King
Pin All-Stars that set the drives afire
last Winter, with some Baltimore ag-
gregation. He expects to close for
probably will be bowled early next
month.
Students Of bowling form missed an
excellent opportunity of observing
with what little effort a game of duck
pins may be rolled If they were not
present at the Agriculture Ihterbu-
reau League matches last week. Mike
German, Plant Bureaus bearcat
showed up with a three pound boil on
the back Of his neck, and the careful
manner in which Mike was shooting
the balls down the alley was treat
in the way of the elimination of false
motions-the maximum of results
with the least possible expenditure OF
effort However, Mike crossed the 300
mark as usual and managed to go as
high as 116 for one of his games.
Harry Dixon. holder of the District s
individual set record for bowling in
formal competition, lost, perfectly
good nights sleep recently when some
one told him that Webbs 466 count
had been made in league match. Tn
fortunately for Plant Bureau, he found
out that it was a pot" game per
fornance. and had recovered sum