Evening star., 1928-11-02
TWO BIC CLASHES
ARE ON SCHEDULE
Elicit and WCIStenhoIme, at
Same Time, Will Strive
to Boost Averages.

~ OWLING fans can expect two
hard-fought team matches to-
night when the Convention
Hall-Petworth and Curb Cafe
Stanford Paper Co. clashes are
staged at Convention Hall and Lucky
Strike. respectively. Their principal IN
terest will be centered about the in
dividual success of the two stars now
staging a merry race for high average
honors in District League.
Perce Elicit, who has tired of the
monotony of setting and breaking his
own records in Odd Fellows League,
is making a strong bid for the high
average laurels in the big circuit. When
the teams take the alleys tonight he
will be trailing Glenn Wolstenholme,
the Convention Hall anchor man, by
six pins.
Elicit. with 1918 average to date,
hopes to pass Wolstenholme and at the
same time aid his Stanford Paper Co
team to victory over the strong Curb
Cafe team. Glenn has a 1919 mark
for the first five weeks of competition.
He and Elicit are waging one of the
most spirited individual races the league
has seen at this stage Of the race.
The Odd Fellow League ace will hold
a Slight advantage over his Conven-
ton Hall rival tonight, it appears. Curb
Cafe presents a much stronger prob
lem for Stanford Paper Co. pinmen
than Petworth is expected to set for
Convention Hall. Wolstenholme may
not be extended to add extra pins
unless the Petworth clan does the un-
expected. eileen is not likely to let up
in his drive for high average honorS,
but Elicit and his mates probably will
be fighting all the way against the
Curbmen.
Topping the individual average list
in District League is a rnuch-coveted
honor in itself, but the past two years
that the Washington Duckpin Associa-
ton has been ranking the 10 leading
bowlers the, high average man of the
circuit has been awarded the No.
berth
Jack Whalen last year maintained
the high average in District League
despite illness during the last few weeks
of the campaign. He was both the
popular and official choice for the No.
] ranking position. His 1875 average
was the best recorded in any league in
the District. The previous year it was
Brad Mandley, District League high
average man, who received the top
ranking position.
in their battle for the District League
high average title for the current sea-
son, however. Irving Billhimer, one of
Ellett's teammates, is on the heels of
the two leading contenders and is in
q position to pass either tonight. His
average is 1907.
Jack Whalen also is a strong con-
tnder for the high average crown. It
is his aspiration to top the high aver
age list for the second successive season,
thereby writing a new record into the
league history and at the same time
making himself the leading contender
for the No. l ranking position.
The outcome of tonight's matches
merely will settle the high average
leadership for another week. But one
fifth of the schedule will have been
completed at the end of tonights
matches and long stretch remains.
All of those in the race for the honor
are determined to carry on through
every box and every match Indica-
tions are that the District League Is to
have one of the bitteYest battles for
high average honors that it has expe-
rienced since its organization.