Evening star., 1928-10-28

leagues, embracing approx
mately l30 teams. this season. more
than 100 mems circuits and nearly
score of womens loops are now in op-
Grafton here.
The District Fire Department is the
latest to take up the small-pin game
and it is probable that a FiremenS
League will be organized before the
current campaign closes and plans are
under way to create an annual series
between teams representing the local
Fire and Police Departments. Firemen
have already organized a team which
is to meet Hyattsville'S Firemen bowlerS
at the HyattSville Arcade, November 3.
Building Contractors League, con-
sisting of 10 teams. is the latest new
conner to local alley circles. This
league opened Friday night at the Ar
cadia. Teams representing leading
building construction firms comprise the
circuit.
Some of the other leagues operating
this season for the first time and the
number of teams in each follow:
Maryland Alumni Association, TO-
Capitol Hill, 8; Transportation Building
Athletic Association. 8; Georgetown
Recreation, 10; Barber S5 Ross, Inc, 9;
Big Print Shop, 10; Bakery Statesmen, 8;
Eastern, 8; Southeast Business Mems,
8. and Columbia Heights Business
Mems, 10.
Chesapeake g. Potomac Telephone
Society League, which disbanded last
year after operating successfully in
1926-27 has been reorganized with 8
teams and spirited title race is in
progress Hebrew Interclub League.
which started late last season with 4
teams, is now a 10-team fully accred-
tied circuit.
While new leagues are being added
each year, few fail to carry on. But
one of the leagues operating last sea-
son has failed to start so far this sea-
son. This is the knights of Pythias
loop, which may be reorganized within
the next few weeks.
Washington is to have its first ten
pin tournament in recent years at the
Arcadia in March. American Ice Co.
will stage its annual tournament there
this season. Teams of that company
in eight leading Eastern cities will COM
pete WaShington'S team walked of
with the major honors at Boston last
Spring and hopes to repeat on its home
alleys.
The local American Ice Ten Pin
League teams roll every Wednesday
night at the Arcadia. This is the only
big-ball circuit here.
Capt. o. r.. MOxIey, who managed
the District Fire Department base ball
team to another win over Policemen
last month, has been named captain of
the Flame Fighters bowling team. H.
A. Smith, William Snow, Murray Snow.
c. F. Peterson and Capt. MoXley
comprise the team which will meet
HyattSville Firemen at HyattSville No
vember 8. Hyattsville's team will be
selected from Wiseman, Quail, Davis,
Walsh, Wilcoxen, Dorrell and Quin-
cenzo. This team has three straight
wins to date.
Washington Women's Duckpin As
Sociation has changed the dates :or its
annual meetings, originally Echcduled
for November 3 and 10. The conclave
scheduled for November will be held
the following Saturday and November
II has been tentatively set for the
second session. All woman bowlerS are
invited to attend these meetings to
make suggestions. Each league has
but one vote, however.
BY the time the National Duckpin
Bowling Congress opens its second an
nual tournament at Richmond, John
S. Blick and his Richmond associates
will have a new bowling establishment
there to take care of the league and
independent bowlers while the Health
Center plant is being monopolized By
the tournament bowlers.
Two sites have been approved by
Blick and his associates and one will
be selected in the near future. 1t Is
planned to equip the new plant with
about 80 alleys.
Duckpin sport has proved so popu-
lar at Richmond that the new drives
opened there in September are COM
pletely overcrowded with leagues, and
further organization work had to be
abandoned until new alleys are pro-
vided.
Masonic League officials are well
pleased with their two-day-a-week
schedule adopted this year. To date,
after six weeks of league bowling, only
one forfeit has occurred. Last year,
when teams rolled four nights each
week, forfeits we're numerous.