The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-27
BY r. d. Thomas

BY r.. d. Thomas
Eixty.three teams have paid their
entry fees for the first annual tour
nament of the National Duckpin
Bowling Congress, to be held in
Baltimore in March. with one or
two executions all are from Wash
angton or Baltimore.
But bowlers in a dozen other
cities have told Secretary George L:
Isemann to count on their partic1-
nation. Brooklyn has promised ten
teams; New York, five; Boston,
three: Roanoke. three; New Haven,
two: Martinsburg, two: Norfolk, two;
Philadelphia. two: High Point, n.
c.. surely one and perhaps two;
Fredericksburg. one.
These merely are entries Of
which Isemann feels sure. he
hopes for many more. Wash
ingtOn and Baltimore naturally
viii furnish the bulk of the
entries.
Isemann is highly optimistic and
with just cause. Bowlers are mo-
torious procrastinators in the mat
ter of sending in tournament en-.
tries and the flow is starting early
In the case of the n. D. B. G. al.
fair. George figures to be swampeo
as the dead1ine of February lS
nears,
Round trip tickets to the National
Duckpin Bowling Congress tourna-
naent in Baltimore in March VIII pc
sold at cut rates to contesting PIN
maulers, it was announced today by
George T.. Isemann, secretary OF the
Congress.
Washington teams will shoot in
the 9:I5 o'clock squad. This Is g
courtesy. The Westinghouse Will
have sufficient time TO dine at home
and roll practice game or so on
reaching Baltimore.
ROanOI5e's bQwlers are laugh
ing mp their cuffs at Washing
ton. famous for its pin stars.
As vet nobody has seen fit to
accept the Roanoke challenge.
II guess wen have to show our
stuff at the national tournament, "
writes Charlie Harris the Roanoke
howIing magnate, for it seems that
washington will have none Of US.
The truth Of the matter concerns
expense. Convention Hall has put
ouf' for one big match. with Brook
lvn. The King Pin has held several
intercity affairs that cost a neat
sum.
Harry Carroll, proprietor of the
Coliseum, Recreation and Grand
Central has entered the entire
Washington Ladies League in the
national tournament. an expensive
bit of craftsmanship.
washington alley proprietors
have been generous, even though
their obvious aim has been to pro-
mote the game they commensurate.
A Roanoke match would be inter
estinG, beyond doubt, but it is ques
tionable that any establishment VIII
care to shoulder the financial
burden. After all, business Is
business. -.
The expense of promoting the
game has been rather fairly DIVIDED
BY the larger interests.
Washington is favored IN this
respect. Never m us nlsIoIy
HAS KME VOWhAak &uAAA0 49,
weII organized here. The bitter
feeling of q few years ago
among the alley interests mas
disappeared.
Rut what helped most was the
move of the Washington City Duck
min Association in putting It's
tournament on a circuit. The city
tournament was at the bottom or
the strife that used to give Wash
fngton's big bowling establish
rnents a disagreeable atmosphere
Friendships of years standing
were cooled or broken as the
howlers lined up in hostile factions.
and the alley magnates battled for
the tournament like dogs over a
bone.
Intelligence prevailed in the end.
however. and the feud that was
hot three years ago is almost for
gotten. The diplomat. Henry Ro.
der. as president of the city asso-
citation. and his successor. George
Isemann. a man of ideas and abil.
fly to get things done. piloted a
Storm-ridden ship into safe waters.
The principal point of rivalry
among alley prOprietOrs and man.
ayers now lies i'm service to the
bOwlers. To make conditions
As agreeable and possible to all
and in that way promote the
game itself is the main Obiec-
tive. And the competition in
service is stiff.
The alley manager who permits
his mapleways to run down notice.
able bit, or fails to keep up other
equipment to high standard. soon
loses business. And it's hard work.
The average bowler knows not the
effort (elbow variety that goes into
keeping an alley in first class shape
Some alley men slave all summer
overhauling the napleways and
put in Sunday afternoons during
the regular season cleaning. shellac
ing and polishing.
An there you have the reason
why alley men eye with a balefu
glare the guy who slides over the
foul line. Foul line cheaters tt
them are painful to behold.
YOUNG VETERAN
Billy Alger, Phoenix. Ariz., boxer,