The Washington times., 1928-10-30
JACK FEELS
It WILL BE.
BEATEN
BY R. b. Thomas

BY r. D. Thomas
Jack Whalen, who estab-
lished an all-time record for
the District Duckpin League
last season with an average of
lis, is quite sure it won T
stand up for the current cam
paign.
.'Nope. 1t looked good for
while said the Convention Hall
crack today, "but wouldn't
gamble a nickel that somebody
won't beat it this season.
think you will?' he was asked.
'sWeII, / believe so. j really
ought to. IL you figure that I'm
not ready to skid. I'm bowling
better. IN a general sense, than
/ did last year and. what's inn
DOrtant. my health is good.
You remember all the trouble
I had with heavy colds and
whatnOt last winter. ] don't
know how much it affected my
bowling, bUt II couldn't have
done it any good.
81 remember two sets during
which / felt SO rotten it was all
could do to keep my mind on the
game. My scores were miserable
on those two nights and they cut
down my average. With any sort
OF break In health / ought not to
have any really bad sets like those
this winter. Everything appears to
be in favor of my bowling better
scores than last season
He doesn't think so, but Whalen
will be handicapped, in the opinion
OF others, through having to shoot
on a greater number Of alleys than
those on which he set his record.
The District League has added to
its circuit. Four of the 10 teams
rolled their home Games at Con
vention Hall last season. Only the
Convention Hall team entertains
there now.
However, Whalen Is not
"One-aliey" bowler. They used
to say he was jinxed at the
King Pin, but Jack insists he
would "iust as soon roll there
as any place else and whole
lot more than on some other
alleys / know Of"
"If don't beat that record
somebody else will, / believe" con-
tinued Jack. and the fellow you
want to watch is none other than
Glenn Wolstenholme.
Notice how Glenn has started
this year? In past seasons Glenn
hasn't been very hot usually at
this stage. Seems to take time for
him to get into real bowling trim.
''WeIl, he's out in front OF the
whole pack right now and it's going
to take a lot of bowling to catch
him. I'm willing to make a small
wager that ne does better than 11S.
1t wouldn't surprise me ii he
grabbed off some prize money, too,
for something besides a high aver
age"
Woistenholme's present pace is
1919. He has rolled Is games. Only
six pins behind him is Perce Elicit,
of stamford Paper Company. Irv-
ing BfIlhsimer, Ellett's teammate, is
in third place, one point behind
Perce. Whalen is stringing along
within easy striking distance.
Besides high average VOL:
stenhOIme has the top game OF
I58; leads in strikes with IS, and
is tied with Whalen for high
set with 4O5. And he's among
the leaders in spares.
- annaarS fbat yyolsfephoIroa has
been helped by criticism. AS re-
marked the other day in this col
umn. the Convention Hall gambino
was razzed for the compara q lively
small average he carried in league
play last season and the general
comment that he could have done
much better by trying more earn
estly.
This reporter thought him only
half serious before the District
League schedule opened this fall
when Glenn prophesied a large
season for imself.
I'm gonna jar down" laughed
Glenn, 80 watch my smoke"
1t seems that the big boy wasn't
ioshing ven a rifle. His changed
attitude has been commented npor
by the other Convention Hall stars
WOlstenhOIme has an average
of about I20 in championship
singles competition and his vic.
tories i'm that direction have
kept him among the high rank.
ers. With him ii has been a
matter Of: Get 'em when you
need 'em."
There's one other chap who fit'
into this discussion of high aver
ages. Max Rosenberg Is cutting
capers in the District Double
League at Convention Hall. Hi
average for II games is 125.
Can he hold it?
At least one rival star believes
not altogether improbable that Ma
viii do that very thing. Gleni
Wolstenholme speaking again:
"Maxie is hotter than I've eve
seen him before. And you kno'
he's always been powerful bowie
on these alleys. That 125 Is 70
doub1es. II would be a lot toughe
10 make it in five-man team CON
netition. Honestly, II wouldn't su
prise me il he kept it up 10 tn
end"
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