Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-26
w WHILE the sweepstakes tour
n nament that started last
NV Saturday night on the King
Pin drives and is due to

~ Hight OH NllIS
Pin drives and is due to
continue at the Coliseum
and Convention Hall alleys is really
nothing more than pot" affair, 1t
has brought home strongly the fact
that Washington certainly needs a
worthwhile individual championship
event in duckpins.
There is a growing demand by the
stellar bowlers of the city that such
d tournament be arranged by the
Washington City Duckpin Associa-
ton, the controlling organization of
the sport here. For some years a
so.called individual tournament has
been held, but usually it has not been
attractive enough financially to satisfy
the big bowlers.
OF course, 1t would be fine if these
stars were generous enough once a
year to forget their money shooting
and actually roll for championship
| laurels alone. But, getting down to
brass lacks, that cannot be expected
OF the stars. They know they are
good and insist upon realizing on their
ability.
So the next best thing, probably.
would be tournament sanctioned by
the w. G. D. A, with the controlling
organization putting up medals and
the entrants adding their own money
for the substantial prize. If these
nigh-class shooters insist upon hav-
ing something worth while to shoot
Tor, let them dig in their own pockets
Tor city championship as they have
uone IN the privately run sweepstakes.
bowling never has been regarded as
an amateur sport. For the novice it is
me recreation. but as an organized
game 1t has developed into q strictly
money proposition. In practically all
leagues money prizes only are at
stake. 1t seems to be the one snort
that has been overlooked by the Simon
Pures In athletics. There are M.
merous duckpinners who strive for
cash awards on the drives and com.
pete In other branches of sport un-
DER the guise Of amateurs.
The boys. and the girls. too. for
mat matter, must have the coin In
slgnt, however, when they start their
matches on the drives, so WHY not
give them tournaments that carry
with them championships as well as
ounuies or kale. Let the w. G., d. A.
put up the titular emblems and the
oo"iers the money. In that way. per-
maps all hands would be satisfied.
Smlthfield Athletic Club, rolling a
set or 1,736, took two of three games
last night from the Arlingtons, severe
~ crlmping the aspirations of the lat
yer Tor high honors In the Athletic
Club League. Bowling on the Conven-
ton Hall alleys, the Hams grabbed
the nrst two games of the match, tax.
ing the second decisively after being
Wen fought in the first The Airing.
TONS came to life in the third en-
counter or the evening, however. and
saved on complete defeat. Arthur
Orpan was the busy bowler for the
Hams. He smacked a set of 372 that
included two games near the 100
mark.
Grabbing three games from +be
Kumbacks, the Beeoues strengtheneS
their lead In the Washington Ladies'
League. Catherine Quigley. who
DoWied so sensationally in the matches
iast week, again starred for Bronson
,sualtes' outfit. topping a set of 345.
IN otner league contests last night
nationals swept their set with the
daughters of Isabella, Hilltoppers
TOOK two from the Climbers. CONNER
cials oagged the odd in a tilt with
the Erankies and the Columbians
won three from the Bethanys. Rena
Levy. star Of the Columbians, who has
oeen III Tor several weeks, took her
FO 49, LAC AAIIC'up, out was SrllI too
weak to bowl and had to retire after
the first game.
Park View gave the Dunigans a
nne walloping in the Suburban
League. winning all three games.
Frye was the big noise of the Park
views with a set of SsS that included
game of 1872.
Senper Ffdelis and Anchor teams
were winners in the Marine Corps |
Girls League, the former taking the
odd from Globe. while the Anchors
did the same in their clash with the !