The Washington times., 1927-01-06
I THREE SET
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BROOKLYN
By r. D. Thomas

Washington, it appeared today,
will be without one Of its regulars in
the duckpin battle with Brooklyn
next Saturday night in Brooklyn.
Young Jack Whalen is i'll and there
Is little expectation that he win re-
cover in time to take his place In the
intercity lineup.
Whalen has been nicked by what
appears to be grippe. He left his
work at Convention Hall yesterday
and was unable overnight to throw
off a high temperature.
In the first five games Of the big
match, rolled last week at COnven-
ton Hall, Whalen had his baptism
Of fire in intercity competition and
withstood it nobly with q set of 566.
He rolled better duckpins than his
scores indicated. He hit the headpin
more often than any of his team
mates, but was unfortunate in that
he cut through the middle FIRE.
Quently.
Three sterling bOwIers are
ready to take Whalen's place in
the event that young Jack fails
to make the grade. Hap Burt
mer, Perez Elicit and Arthur Ur-
ban have been held in reserve.
Perez Elicit recently suffered an
interesting defeat. He and his
daddy. John Elicit. roll with the
Am1ty team, of the Odd Fellows
League. Somebody bet q handful Of
cigars to one that Perez would out
bowl his father against the Eastern
la a eRNal ~ A. -
Pin No. Q.
Papa Elicit stepped out and gath
cred himself SS2 naples and Perez
got only 337.
Tonight comes the weeks feature
in league competition. The leading
Government Printing Office team
will meet the crack Convention Hall
lineup in a District League match
at Convention Hall.
The Typos took the lead early in
the season and have held it almost
ever since. They were overtaken
Just before the holidays by the King
Pins. but the latter dropped from q
tie for first place this week by
dropping two games to the Temples.
Convention Hall is favored to
whip the Typos tonight. But that's
merely q matter Of calculation on
paper. Every time Government
Printing Office has opposed strong
team this season it has been the
underdog. Still, the Typos are on
top. They have many we'll wishers
who hope they will remain there
until the end.
1t would be boon to the Dis
trict League should q newcomer
to the big time in duckpins win
the pennant.. The odds against
Government Printing Office be-
fore the championship campaign
opened would have been some
thing like 80 to 1, although there
are only 10 teams in the league.
The Individual title race also is
led by an outsider. Bradley Mandley,
Of Curb Cafe, wasn't among those
figured to fight It out for the cham
pionship. Yet Mandley is sailing
along smoothly in front Of a long
list Of brilliant stars. His average
d9 11S and should he maintain
that to the finish. and no one over
take him, he would set a record.
George Friend, also Of Curb Cafe,
holds the District League record for
a seasons average with 1T, which
won him the title last season.
Friend was one of the principals
in an unusual controversy that took
place at the King Pin. 1t never
has been settled. George made
perfect strike hit and all the pins
went down excepting Nos. and 10,
which are at the far points Of the.
triangle.
But Nos. Z and 10 remained up
only momentarily. They were seen
to wobble crafty and then drop
dead.
HIGGINS GOES SHOPPING