The Washington times., 1928-02-14
NJ AN n
AMBITIOUS
LEADER
BY r. d. Thomas

by N. -. lnOmdS
George L. Isemann, big shot Of
The National Duckpin Bowling
Congress, chuckled right merrily
today over published opinions that
BE would do well to line up 200
leams for the congress- first
tournament, entries for which close
hext Saturday.
George issued the following state
hnent, in true secretarial style:
with seven, new teams in, the
bald teams in the national tourna-
pent to date are 100. which with
she 200 hundred promised from the
Earious sections of the country as
lures the tournament officials OF
BOO teams. This is wonderful be-
kinning for new organization,
Especially when it is considered that
the American Bowling Congress
btarted with only 81 teams.
The new teams entered are as
bollows: Telephone Society of Wash
hgton, whose team will be COM
posed OF James B. Smith, G. +.
Roop. Lawrence Oeser. w. =.
Wolfe, and J. A. Deuterman, cap
Jain; the Garry Ice Cream Com
bany viii be represented by w. s.
Hall, Vincent Polvinale. ]. w.
Brewer. G.. e. Baird and w. J.
Brewer. Mexican Petroleum Cor
boratiorl of Baltimore will be repre-
bented by two teams: First team
+. Lewis, d. G. Barrett, s. w.
f,hairs. ii. Pinder and Buck Harvey
kaptain: second team-W. korber,
w Greenough. G. w. Barrett, E.
Larsen and J.. w. Griffiss, captain;
Yellow cab Company of Baltimore
with the following team: Buck
Earle, Richard Higgins, Edward
Bauernschmidt, Harry LintZau, and
Wilmer Zorback, captain; Buck
Earle and Wilmer Zorback will also
ron in the doubles and singles; J..
Henry Miller. Inc, with the follow.
hg team: Harvey Slade. Raymond
Barnes, Raymond Wood, william
tapp, and John Miller, captain.
Raymond Wood and John
Miller will also roll IN the
singles and doubles; the Regent
ladies Team with Mrs. Clara
Gerick. Mrs. Mae Alexander,
Mrs. II. Steman, Miss L0tt1e
,yan0wftx and Miss Olive Ford,
eantafn. DIR. w. ID. Sullivan
and Frank MischOu, OF Wash
lnrtOn. are also entered to roll
m the singles and doubles.
when and where to hold their an
huaI CITY tournament viii be de-
kermined by Washington girl bowl
brs at q meeting of their association
next Saturday, at 7:SO o'clock, IN
the board room at Convention Han.
An election of officers will precede
these decisions.
Whether to hold sweepstakes is
another matter before the girls. IL
has been talked about ever since the
Howard Campbell Sweepstakes went
bver with wham.
washington girls will be favorltes
In the national tournament. For
Years the Capital has reigned with
but serious challenger on the ma
pleways. This condition is not likely
Il last long, though. Girls OF other
rites are coming along fast. The
national tournament will bring a
Showdown.
Al dream of Earl Stocking
when he was president of the
Washington City Duckpin Assoc
citation viii mateFiaIize In the
national event. Stocking made
q gesture toward getting to-
getI1er the teams with which
Washington stars had intercity
battles. But Earle's hands
were too full of local matters
TO get far with the plan.
The big fight will be among five
rites, looking at it from Stockings
view. At one time or another Wash
lngton has been engaged in red hot
teuds with Roanoke, Va, Baltimore,
Brooklyn and Boston.
And all five will have representa-
tive teams in the grand tournament
an Baltimore. If the Roanoke Pal
hce, Baltimore All-Star, Spinella All
Stars OF Brooklyn, Miah Murrays Of
Boston and Convention Hall of
Washington were to roll on the same
plight. many fan would journey
Ear 10 see the battle.
Is it fair to single out Convention