The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-05


games. Just before the holidays,
the King Pins performed this feat
twice in row.
Only the ArIlhgtOns and King
Pins, in all the history OF bowl.
ing In Washington, have accom-.
pIished two times the feat OF
spilIing 900 or more pins I'm
every game of q league match.
Curb Cafe, in the District League.
and the Belmonts, of the National
Capital. have done 1t once. Oddly
enough the Convention Hall team
Of the District League was a VIC
tim in one of the King Pins big
sets and in the one rolled by Curb
Cafe.
The Arlingtons' latest big games
were SOL, 6O8, and COS. They were
enough to score a clean sweep over
the Ahepas and keep the Airing
tons close to the top Of the league.
Early in the season the Arlingtons,
it will be remembered, won 16
straight games.
Joe Harrison rolled 372 to help
the Arlingtons in their battle with
the Ahepas. Clark was high man
with $50. Harrison, who Is only
20 years old, caused a sensation by
beating a brilliant field in the Con-
Vention Hall tournament.
Bv virtue Of his victory at Con-
vention Hall, and particularly his
triumph over the famous stake DOW
Ter. Max Rosenberg, in the finals.
Young Harrison is the subject OF
much talk among the bowlers.
Many times his battle with Rosen-
bere. sometimes called "the bowler
with iron nerve" ~has been reviewed.
For the kid beat Make at his own
Rosenberg's imperturbability under
fire, his cool, confident attitude that
many times has broken the morale
Of opponents, failed to AFFECT Harrl.
son. AT the most crucial stage OF
the 5-game battle, 1t was Make ana
not the kid who got into dlfflcultles.
About midway the final game. WITH
the contest close and Make triIle
behind, Rosenberg picked two-pin
spare and in the next box blew
single pin. Harrison kept right on
under full steam to win by a 1S-pln
margin. Never once in that 5-game
struggle with the redoubtabie Make
did young Joe display anything but
splendid skill and courage.
II was his steadiness that won
the admiration of q large gallery.
The fact that he was opposing
one Of the greatest "mOney"
duckpin bOwIers in the country
seemed to affect young Harrl-
son not at all.
Bv ironing out a fault or two In
his form, for the boy is far from be-
ing a graceful performer, Harrison
without doubt will blossom into one
tough hombre to take" with any.
thing worthwhile at stake. His ball
travels with a bit more than mode
rate speed, goes down the alleys
center and breaks slightly to the
right. 1t is effective both as strike
ball and for obtaining spare breaks
Joe cleans up the wood thoroughly
and is accurate with his second ball.
The mental, hazard, most often
associated with the game of, golf,
enters the bowling sport from time
to time. !. For instance, the King
Pin team, which. created half a
dozen records this, season. mauled
it's way to the top of the District
League and withal distinguished it.
self, got a notion that it couldn't
bowl accurately on alleys No. 10 and
20 at the King Pin.
How this notion was born Is q
mystery, for the two alleys in Ques-
tion are reputedly among the finest
in Washington. Nobody using them
has ever complained.
Just, the same, the King Pins
acquired some sort of superstition
regarding them.
And IL wrought them temper.
airy ruin. They met the Temple
team on the linked drives and
on paper should have copied
three straight or at least two
out of three.
Instead, the King Pins dropped a
pair and of a consequence tumbled
out, OF first place. They rolled their
poorest set Of the season, barely
getting over the 500 mark in two
of the games.
The downfall Of the King. Pins
gives the Government Printing OF.
flee a chance to forge ahead. Before
the Temples took the King Pins
the latter and Government Printing
OItlco were TIED Tor the lead IN
games won and lost with the King
Pins in first place by virtue Of
total pins. =
Tomorrow night Government
Printing Office will meet the
crack Convention Hall team. i
40 gzi1iaIn on top the Typos
must win two out Of three,
nothing soft, butnOthing eXtra0r.
dinary..
The Government Printing office.
Convention Hall match will be- the
feature Of the weeks league com.
petition. 1t will be held at Con.
vention Hall.
Odd sights in bowling alleys: A
man at the King Pin bowling in his
overcoat. A woman at the Coliseum
lulling an infant to sleep while its
mother bowled. An inebriate kick.
ing against an inaccurate set-up.
The King Il Pin kitten mascot leap.
ing nninvited into lady's lap--and
staying put.