The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-13
SPINELLA'S
RECORD IS
GWEN ok.
BY &. D. Thomas

Barney spineIIa, Of Brooklyn, n.
Y, the aIl-events champion Of the
great American Bowling Congress,
may not be . cash winner IN the
national doubles and singles duckpla
battles at Convention Hall Saturday
afternoon and night, but he WIN
carry back to Brooklyn prize the
value OF which may not Be trans
lated into terms Of coin.
Ik Will be D mere scrap Of paper.
intrinsicalIy worthless, but signifl-
cant OF much. II win be q certtfi.
cate from the Washington City
DuclSpin Association proving to the
world that one Barney SpineIla. OF
Brooklyn, N. T., owns the distinc-
ton % having rolled the highest
dve.kanae duekpin score ever re.
corded under championship condi-
lions in the City of Washington.
u yin be the first certificate
Of its kind ever issued by the
Washington City DucIxpln Assoc
citation which has named COM
mittee TO investigate al duck
/ pin records made here and either
approve or reject them as bona
fide. The association win rec
oenlze none NOT established
under regulation conditions.
| splnella.s 70S.set, rolled with the
Brooklyn Orpheums against the Con-
vention Hall Stars last winter, has
been approved by the city Nassociar
tons records committee. Of which
Jack Williams Ii chairman. ana
the certificate will be presented Sat
urday by George L. Isemann, asso-
citation president.
Barney will be conspicuous among
the eight Washington. Brooklyn.
Boston and Baltimore bowlers to
shoot Saturday for prizes aegregat-
/ ing $4,000.
He will be q doubly interesting
attraction as q duckpin record holder
and as tenpin champion. He made
his little pin mark in i. city famous
for its bowlers. He won his tenptn
| title In competition with 10000 per-
formers, including virtually all Of
the great tenpinners in the coun-
try.
The little Italian b bowler
Of parts, indeed, and moreover
an excellent Snowman. It Is
interesting to watch him bowl,
no matter what his scores. His
| big brother Phil. with whom
Barney win pair against Glenn
/ W0lsfenh0Ime and Howard Camp
| bell, OF Washington. Archie
Walsh and Paul POhIer, Of BOs-
| ton, and John Ripple and Ray
/ Won Dreele, Of Baltimore, ID not
30 cOIOrful, but when IN the
/ mood he is q formidable sharp
shooter. Phil was distinctly off
his game when he appeared
here during the winter.
Albert Gardner. Convention Hall
manager and charge d'affaires OF
the big-time matches, has not def
nitely settled on his program for
i Saturday. Whether to roll both
doubles and singles afternoon and
night, or singles in the afternoon
and doubles at night or vice versa
u his question.
! In any event the matinee viii
start at 2 o'clock and the evening
show at o'clock. Reserve seats
in the afternoon will be 7S cents
and in the evening, $1.10. Four
bits win be the general admission
charge.
The stock of young Johnny Rup-
pie Is up today as result Of his
shining performance against the
King Pin Stars, shooting for Elmer
Cashmyer's CatonvilIe team Rup-
pie contributed 615 pins to the Cash.
/ myers 5-game total of 1887. The
King Pins got 2,772.
! Wolstenholme occupied the anchor
position In the King Pins lineup.
i Glenn was off his feed, or somethin'.
Anyway, his set was 4S4. He can
90 better than that lefthanded or.
dinarily.