The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-04
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By r. d. Thomas

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Ollie webb, crack southpaw, ana
Al Fischer will have it out tonight
Mt Convention Hall in the first set
az a 1o.eame series for the joint
championship of the Convention
Hall and King Pin alleys. A big
gallery is expected.
wehh won top honors in the
King Pin elimination tournament
and Fischer triumphed at the Hail..
Action will start tonight at 8 o'clock.
Doubles will be rolled immediately
after the singles, with Webb and
Dutch Weidman representing the
King Pin against Fischer and Pa1i
Harrison.
The final games will be shot
next Friday night at the King Pin.
Bradley Mandley. ranked No.
I by the Washington City Duck
hin Association. has won his
way back into the spotlight by
virtue of some unusually good
bowling i'm the Convention Hall
tournament. He grabbed nearly
all the hOnors except the actual
title.
Mandley finished third in the
elimination. He took third place
in the qualifying round, had the
high game of 1853, had the best set
In the elimination play. 6S9 and
captured other prizes.
The tournament summary follows:
Qualifying Round: High, total--won
by Paul Harrison score u.3s7). $10;
second, J. Harrison. score f1.341). IS:
third. Bradley Mandley. score t1s3Ss).
s2.5o. High game-Bradley Mandley.
score (163). IS.
elimination Round (32 Menu: High
totsl--Won by Bradley Mandley. score
ts2s). IS; second, j. Wolstenholme.
J. Harrison. score $500. s2.so.
aiah Total Total , g MsH1 Won, By A.
Final winners-won by Al Fischer.
riaon. score tso5). $50; third. Bradley
Claude cowIes, score $3.50. SO.
TemperamentaI Barney Spine1la
the ace OF Brooklyn sharpshooters,
Is expected to oppose Glenn VOL
stenhoIme in Brooklyn Saturday in
the final set of the 10-game intercity
series. in which Phil Spine1la gained
4-pin lead at Convention Hall.
Barney was a disappointment
here. in view OF his great perform
ance Of a year ago when he estab-
lished a record with a 70S-set. This
time he barely held his own in the
team event and in the doubles.
paired with Phil against Red Me.
gaw and Jack Whalen, he failed to
shine as usual.
To. cap It all Barney refused
to carry through his promise to
meet WoIstenhOlme i'm the
singles. II was this battle that
many of the fans paid to wit
ness and but for the many
thrills that resulted in the close
team and doubles play. some of
the bugs might have been crit
zeal.
Exactly why Barney pulled out
Of the singles Is not clear. True it
was that the little fellow was off
his game. But so was Wolsten-
holnne. Barney was peeved because
Of the roofing against him at a
crucial moment in the doubles A
combination of both annoyances
probably caused him to jack up. He
left the place in huff Immediately
after the doubles.
Yet the roofing against Bar
ney really was in the nature
of a compliment to his ability.
in a pinch. The trouble arose
In the last box.
Barney needed a mark to WIN
and ten to tie.a He got a tough
break. Az he poised for the shot
the crowd whooped. Barney hit
the object pin. at that, but too
full This left him hard shot for
a ten. Again came the shouts.
Again Barney hit the right maple,
but too squarely.
The crowd Immediately thought
that the great Barney could be up
set by nothing, much less little
roofing against him. Surely he
couldn't have expected the Wash
ington fans to pull for him in such
a situation.
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