Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-10

4 a again was clearly demon
strated in the final block
of the match with Brooklyn Saturday
night, although the local outfit lost ir
the team end of the contest"
This statement was made this morn
ing by Henry TAFT Rodier, presiden,
of the Washington City Duckpin AS
ISOLATION, who accompanied the team
to New York, along with a dozer
other duckpin enthusiasts.
"Alibis should have no place in any
line of sporting contests-in practical
" eXerY case They are offered to cover
up feiinquencfes- in the team
match the Washington five surely had
one which should pass muster" Ro-
der continued. 'Al Work, valuable
to any team, not alone for his bowl
ing prowess but for the stimulating
effect his good-natured chatter has
upon his teammates. suffered an in
jury to his back in Washington, just
before his departure for New York
and he was dubious of his ability te
make the grade in the match.
He had not made three throws
down the alley in practice before he
was convinced that he was out as
far as the match was concerned With
however. he visited an osteopath
while his teammates were at supper,
and when the match started he as.
sumed his place in the lineup.
Just what effect this had on his
team was shown when Al started with
a strike-a bit sloppy. perhaps. but it
counted. And while he turned in only
l16, with Howard Campbell shooting
1876 and Glenn Wolstenholme 118, the
lead of Washington was increased to
149.
But from that point on AL was a
weight to his team, getting SO in his
second game, without mark. and
finishing with a scant 526 for his set.
"Al was rolling on nerve alone. His
exhibition was game one-and
further endeared him to his friends.
But that is the alpha and omega
of the sob stuff from a Washington
point OF view. We made the Brooklyn
crowd-bowlers and rooters-admit
freely and fully that the visitors were
supreme at. hardwood duckpin bowl
ing. Wolstenholme's shooting in the
singles-630 for five games, including
141 at time when Barney Spinella
had overcome the scant lead Glenn got
in Washington--was a real treat
Glenn piled into the head pin with
small number of breaks that he
missed.
ITO Campbell. however, must be
awarded the laurels as hero of the
Washington team, Towards Sc ir
the last game of the team match was
nothing to rave over, but when he
paired with Red Msgaw in the doubles
he started some real bowling. His
645-the best total of the evening. and
including 1853 final game-took much
of the starch out of the Brooklynites
and Megaw's sol did not help thu
Spinella crowd much, either.
After the match was over Nor
Lindsey observed that the rubber
banded pin game was his game, an(
| it was "A good thing for Washington
that this brand of pin had not beer
used. Campbell was of the opinion
that maybe he might do right well al
that game, too. And so a new series
of games was started, which continued
until the Brooklyn outfit, much Saddel
and very much lighter in pocket
called enough"
Hyattsville and Alexandria ARE ir
the thick of the intercity bowling
| battle, a fashionable form of sport
| on the drives these days. The frs
block of FIVE games, rolled on the Ar
cade alleys in the Maryland town
left Hyattsville in the lead, 1902 II
2,736. The concluding Ave game block
| will he bowled at Convention Hall or
January 20.
! Those who rolled for Hyattsville
| in the first block were o. K. Hiser
j. Fl. Hiser, Handy, Sheehy, Rock
Kessler. Holden and Whalley. Kes
/ sler and J. II. Hiser were the only
| bowlers to go through five games
The former ~totaled 5S4 and the lat
| ter sos.
On the Alexandria team were Mand
ley, Ballenger, Grimes, Lynn ant
Steele. Ballenger was high with 572
Game scores were: Hyattsville, $50