Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-18

~ OWLING for a fat purse is all
l. very fine for the few bowlers
who may happen TO feel they
IL can well afford to make sub
stantiai contribution 10 the
purse in the form of an entry fee for
a sweepstakes. but Just how much does
the sport Of bowling here benefit?
Would not the Washington City Duck
pin Association do more for the sport
by conducting a city-wide singles
championship? Many OF the rank and
file Of Washington's duckpin enthus-
lasts believe so.
Several plans for such a champion
ship tournament have been discussed
by the duckpinners this Winter. The
one seemingly most favored calls for
sectional qualifying rounds with the
winners 10 constitute championship
fight that would fight it out on the
drives for the big end Of purse TO
be made up by modest entry fees.
Sectional grouping for the qualifying
round could be done by the w. c. d. A..
the boxlers fayoring this plan believe,
with the organization following the
seeding" system nov In vogue I'm 30
many other sports that call for In
dividual rather than team competition.
The high average entries and recog-
nized star bowiers could be distributed
among the several sections. thereby AS
surfing well balanced field for the
qualification round.
II might BE- argued that this seed
ing" would result In bringing into the
fluai fight a field similar 10 that now
bowling I'm the Howard Campbell
sweepstakes. Quite true. But the man
of the rank and file at least would have
the satiSiact!oD of having pitted what
ever duckpinning skill he possessed
against some Of the kings of the drives
IN championship contention.
And dnckpinning Is an uncertain
proposition, too. Kings might be- ahak-
IN OF their thrones. Hitherto unknown
talent might be- uncovered In the quail
tying round, which surely would not
be bad thing for the sport.
As II is now, the average bowler not
necessarily average In scoring, bat eco
n0micaliy~~has no chance 10 shoot for
I a city title. For the run the mill
duckpinner. entry fees for special
matches prevailing are pr0hbitiye.
Not until the w. &. ID. A. takes more
! interest In the great army Of little
( maple shooters below the rank of star
/ dom, instead OF promoting contests Oh.
\ yioiisiy restricted 10 the few summaries
! ~ the alleys. viii Washington have a
! city singles championship worthy CT
I the name.
Evidently Baltimore has about DE-
! eldeG that NJ f1ge-man team and singles
! bowling IL cannot expect ~ compete
! successfully with Washington, how the
I, Monumental CITY hopes 10 develop the
! txo~man team form 81 competition ~
! such an extent that 1t viii have al
| least one feather left IN It's duckpin hat
/ A tournament for d0iblrs ls being pro-
/ NOTED and Its hackers trust IL will RS
| tabiish beyond question the select bowl
| ing pairs NJ Baltimore Incidentally as
! this tourney Is expected " he city
I vide affair, entry fees are quite low.
some have 10 toll manfully 10 perfect
! bowling torn Others can step on tnf
| alleys say time and knock the little
sticks for o loop, Ot The latter Is Nike
/ German Mike recently made his fifEi
appearance ~ tGe SEASON with tie
Plant Bureau team ~ the Agriculture
int1ibufeaG League. After prelimi'
nary warm~up. he shot i2l, the bes'
/ game f0f MS team
| When you scan the list ~ "0id
| timers" pat a cheek mark after Mikes
/ name He Was bowling star In Wash
, iDgtop 80 years sg0 snd has bowlsd
/ more 81 less regularly ever since, SHIFT
| ing from the big pinE ~ the ducks onis
when compelled, and stiii he IL good
enough 70 have qlsIiflfd In tDs recent