The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-19

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Company and Convention Hall
On the Convention Hall side will
be Jaeis Whalen. the Notwithstanding
Distrfet League champion of last
season. In Stamford 81 lineup will
be Perez Elicit who is now
giving Whalen a pin-for-pin battle
for the league crown.
.Whalen and Elicit are deadlocked
for, sthe lead with. an average OF
122T for nine games. four points
better than the record average. with
which Whalen itriunphed. a winter
ago
Neither is likely to hold his
present pace through the entire
campaign, but predictions are
being made that either Whalen
or some other star will beat )
the record set by Jack.
The District Leagues. tap average
has been steadily :. increasing for
years by fractions of points, with
occasionally a full point hop. 1t
was thought that Whalen made
tremendous. Improvement on the old
mark when he shot rs and frac-
ton last season and some said
then: That's about as good as it'll
ever be if they don't change pin or
ball.,
But quite the same had been said
when George Friend averag ed Iii
In the previous season. When ine
great Harry Krauss was in his
prime mark of l13 was good
enough to win. But the alleys
then were not up to the general
standard of the present.
Whalen is puzzled young stan
these days. Something's happened
TO his ball to make it quite different
from last years. II used to slant
slightly to the right when nearing
the naples Now it bends trifle
to the left
Whalen doesn't know what caused
the change and his fellow bowlers
at Convention Hall are Just as
ignorant.
III, seems to me that deliver the
bail as / always did. says Jack.
but 1t acts differently. sure enough
] don't believe II has hurt my
game.
made concerning .Whalen's prob
usually. long fingers. and delivers
the bali in such manner as TO
raise corns on the very tips OF
them. This sort of enlargement OF
the finger ends. If not uniform,
might bring more pressure to hear
on one side of the ball then
another. thus engIishing it and
causing the bend.
Tonight's big match likely will
fill large portion of Con-
venfion Halls spacious gland
stand. There is more interest
than ever in the District
League race, which is a close
one year after year.
When Convention Hall finished
first last season with a four game
margin it looked like a runaway.
In the previous year the Hall had
won on totaf pins, with. King Pin
and Curb Cafe having an equal
number of victories and defeats.
Three years ago Star ford Paper
Company won with single game
to spare. 1t was a great victory
and one Of those who helped most
to achieve ii was none other than
Jack Whalen. who will be an
enemy tonight. His present rival.
Elicit. was his teammate then.
Elicit and Bilihimer are the. Only
two left of the championship lineup
lineup.
The Stanfords strongest addition
this year is Brad Mandiey. one Of
the finest howlers Of recent times
and. by the way, one of the most
cOiOrless.
MandIey is so quiet and his de
livery so commonplace that he is
seldom noticed by spectators,
He is most conspicuous after
fine scores have been added.
IT would he difficult for even
Mandley to estimate the num-
her Of team games into which
he has thrown the winning
score. lie wouldn't attempt il
anyway. lie is one of the most
modest bowling stars extant.
The Stanford Convention Hall
battle will break Il three-cOrnered
tie for second place. the Arcadia
team being locked with the other
two. The King Pins lead the
parade.
Jack Wolstensholme. who takes
Red Megaws place i'm the Hall
lineup. is in a fair way 10 win the
hat given as weekly prize for high
score at the Hall He shot 15g
with the Exide Battery team in
the Electrical League the other
night.
The Newmyer Motor Company. a
newcomer To the Affirmative
League. promises TO make il hot
for the Chrysler, Emerson and
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