Evening star., 1928-11-30

II is this that causes the bowler to
realize that The Star is aiming to ooost
the duckpin paStime in washington ana
vicinity. He or she will get everything
in the tournament at no cost other tnan
what would ordinarily be asked In play
on the drives. The tournament. OF
course. is for the bowlers, but primarily
it is for the game. Duckpinning as con-
Quoted here today is a pastlme worthy
of much consideration and the Star
feels that anything which may be oone
to increase its popularity is worth dong
And it will do its utmost to help the
game in the tournament to be held on
December 26-29 and January 2-5 In
which bowlers-men and women-of the
District of Columbia and the nelghbor-
ing counties of Maryland and Virginia
have been invited to participate.
Great Game Here.
In no other city of the country is
duckpin bowling more worth while than
in washington The National Capital
is lust about the pioneer city IN the
game. A little more than 20 years ago
the game had its beginning here. The
little pins had been targets before on
local drives, but tenpinS were the main
marks for the bowlers. 1t wasn't long
ll,
big NAPLES from the alleys. Within two
wears after the first duckpin bowling
league was organized, virtually all the
alleys then in the city were turned over
to the new game.
The game grew by leaps and bounds.
Circuit after circuit was organized, but
still the pastime lacked refinement.
Alleys were not particularly high class
and unfortunately their patronage was
not always so good. Once, there was
great danger that the game would fall
into the hands of the tin-horn gambler
and be lost as q generally followed
sport.
Then came the turn for the better.
In Northeast Washington, a little
church, believing the young folks Of its
congregation needed physical recreation
as well as spiritual guidance to keep
them sound and healthy had installed
In an addition to its Sunday school
building several bowling alleys. It was
not long before the girls as well as the
boys of the congregation were rolling
duckpinS and soon there was formed a
girls team that was able to shoot very
creditable scores.
Women PopulariEed Sport.
Quickly the game of duckpins was
taken up by women all about the city
and it was not long before the public
drives were thronged by the fair bowlers.
Their presence on the public drives
soon forced from the game the less de-
sirable element that had threatened its
life and also brought about a general
improvement in the appearance and
conduct of the bowling establishments.
Believe it or not, it was the advent of
the women in duckpin bowling that
made the game what it is today.
And right now, duckpin bowling is
the one big sport of the National Cap
ital The game is more patronized than
any other here and The Star with its
tournament, which is to be an annual
fixture, aims to make duckpinning even
more popular. AS mentioned before,
the tourney Is for the bowler, of course,
but primarily for the game.
Many already have entered the
tournament, but there still is plenty of
time for hundreds Of others to fall in
line. Remember, the entry lists do not
close until December %. Entry blanks
may be procured at any bowling estab-
lishment in Washington and the neigh
boring counties. Entries may be filed
with the management at Lucky Strike
or the bowling editor of The Evening
Star. The fee covering the cost of the
games must accompany each entry.
Get into the tournament and help the
cause of bowling.