The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-12
No s I AIRS
LIKELY TO
PERFORM
BY r. d. Thomas

DIV Ne IL. lUOmdS
The Kentucky Derby of duckpin
bowlers, the Howard Campbell
Sweepstakes, will be run January
Q. 4. and 8, it was announced today
by the classics founder, after whom
1t was named.
At the same time Campbell pre-
dicted an entry Of 40, which would
guarantee a prize fund of $1,000,
the largest of its kind ever con-
tested for in Washington.
There will be only one change
in the sweepstakes as conducted
last winter. The players will post
three bucks along with their entry
fees OF SIS each, the extra coin to
pay for the Is games to be rolled.
This however, will be turned back
by the alleys and contributed to-
ward the purchase Of a diamond
medal for the victor.
Campbell, assistant manager
Of the King Pin, who played q
lone hand i'm putting over the
sweepstakes last year, though
receiving the utmost cO-Opera.
ton from the Convention Hall
and Coliseum arrangements, to-
day gave his pet tournament
into the keeping of the Wash.
ingtOn City Duckpin AssOcia-
ton.
This was done on the advice of
George L. Isemann, president of
that organization, who competed
last year and noted the severe
handicap put upon Campbell as a
contestant. Howard would have
been one of the. tavorites, but for
the details he was forced to handle
as promoter.
Twenty-nine Of Washington's fin
est bowlers took part in the first
sweepstakes. This was nearly twice
as many as Campbell reasonably
could have expected, this city's
duckpinners never before having
been called upon to post so large
an entry fee.
With a start like that" Camp
bell observes, I'VE can easily count
on an increase in the entry this
year.
His opinion is shared by others.
The Howard Campbell sweepstakes
already has taken it's place as the
most popular bowling event in
many respects that Washington
knows. 1t appears as much to
the spectator element as to the
participants. The King Pin, Con-
vention Hall and the Coliseum
were packed when the experts
hammered away last winter.
These three establishments again
will be the battlefields with five
game set to be rolled at each.
Campbell, of the King Pin:
AL Gardner, of Convention Hall,
and LOnnie Krauss, of the
Coliseum, will draw lots for the
first, second and third sets,
all other details to be handled
by the Washington City Duck
pin Association.
Early preparations will be made
by the association for its own big
tournament. held every spring. 1t
will be staged at the King Pin.
It is expected to draw a record
entry, even though held stimuli
taneously with the first annual
event of the National Duckpin
There will be no competition to
speak of between the two.
The national organizations de-
cision to lease a portion of the
mammoth Recreation in Baltimore
instead of installing special drives
has met with approval here.
A saving of $4,000 will be
effected and the prize fund
sweIIed. Isemann hopes for a
prize fund Of $4,000. which
would be made possible by an
entry of 800 teams with the
usual proportion of doubles and
singles.
Almost the entire business of
promoting the national tournament
has been placed in the hands of
Isemann and he has been working
like a beaver. And his progress
has been more than anybody ex-
pected.
Competition opened today in the
King Pins annual exhibition tour
nament, with 80 high men 20
qualify for the roll-off. The Con-
vention Hall tournament opened
Saturday.
The Donaldsons picked up "a pins
on the Veihmeyers in the second
set of their 15-game series. which
will be concluded next Saturday
HlSHC dC SOHNSHIlOu L1dlIs I1OWeV0r,
the Veihmeyers still have healthy
lead and are favorites to triumph.
A silver loving cup is the trophy
for which the two teams of broth
ers are battling.
The scores of their last encounter
follow:
veihmeyers DonaIdsons
DAM. :. 101 10siMelvin.. 10 101 eS
Harry. SO s4,Rhett... 1o2 SO IS
Jess. 30 Sc ..twallace. 90 s012s
Ed. IS III ssIFrank.. 12s lis 104
Frank, 100 12s'i11I Edwin. 1o7 1o2 los