The Washington times., 1927-12-28
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5POTL LIGHT.
ON BARNEY
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By r. D. Thomas

,x~. BY X. ID. Thomas
The sharpshooters of Convention
Hall are slight favorites to trim Phil
spinella's Brooklyn All-Stars tonight
In the team and doubles events OF
the big intercity battle at Conven-
tion Hall, but there are no odds on
the clash between little Barney
Spinella, Of the visitors, and big
Glenn Wolstenholme, undefeated
pride Of Washington. in the singles.
One after another Wolstenholme
IN the last two years has moved
down all his leading rivals, including
the redoubtable Barney, but a break
In this remarkable bowler's winning
streak must come eventually, the
duckpin dopesters reason, and Glenn
h long overdue for a beating.
Five games In each event viii
be rolled tonight. with the teams
swinging into action at 3 o'clock.
On January . the series viii be
concluded in Brooklyn, total
pins to determine the winners.
The purse IL $1,000. . major
portion Of which IL staked on
the team contest.
Brooklyn and Washington. 1t may
be said, broke even a year ago.
.Epinella's experts won the team
battle, but lost the doubles and sin
giles.
The strongest doubles cOmbina-
ton. appraised according to aver
ages, that ever represented this city
will shoot tonight. Red Megaw and
Jack Whalen, each Of whom is
carrying an average of better than
l20 in league play, will oppose Bar
ney Spinella and his partner. who
has vet to be named by Phil Spinella,
the Brooklyn captain. Phil has init.
mated that he will share the doubles
burden. The big pilot, it Is said, has
regained the skill that made him one
Of the most formidable duckpin
shooters in the country few years
back.
The three Spinellas-Phil, Barney
and Chris-and Jack Porto, cham
pion Of Connecticut, and Red Nor
gan, q former Washington star, are
expected to start for Brooklyn IN
the team match. Convention Hall
will depend on Red Megaw. Jack
Whalen, AL Work, Glenn Wolsten-
holrne and Happy Burtner, captain,
each of whom is among the ten
high ranking bowlers Of Washing.
ton.
al Gardner, the Convention
Hall manager, has made prep
arations to handle big crowd.
The advance sale Of reserved
seats has been heavy, but Gard
her said today that the supply
was far from exhausted. Con-
vention Hall has one of the
largest grandstands In the bowl
ing racket. Twenty alleys will
BE- closed while the matches are
on. thus Affording lots Of room
for standing spectators, with .
clear view for all.
The crowd will follow the prog.
ress Of the battles on big score.
board at the north end Of the hall.
Convention Hall elimination tourna.
SO
thus permitting the participants to |
see the big show.
Sam Sugar, of the Realtors
League. fooled the boys by leading
'em all in the second round at the 1
King Pin. His 5-game set was
612, with a high game off153.
Phil Goodall, last years winner.
barely remained in the Glass A
running with a set Of 534. Ollie
Webb, a southpaw who has been
known to shoot 200 In independent
play, ran second to Sugar with, sol. I
In Glass B. T. Walker led With
see. Next came Dutch weidnan
with SS7. WeidmAn is favored to
take first prize in Class 3.
Following are the survivors In
the King Pin tournament who will
shoot the third round tomorrow
night:
CLASS A !.
Sam Sugar ~. los 122 1S3 o. 1874 str