The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-11
YNNGSTER
'HASS(a)RE
Of 1877

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II BY r. D. Thomas
Nearly every duckpin bowler has
known the thrill of a doubleheader
strike. Only a few, however, have
made tripleheaders. One could
count on his fingers the number
who. since the game was intro
duced In washington, have strung
four one-ballers in q row.
Years AGO It was done BY Charley
Ricketts, on the famous old Palace
The other night q youngster
named Ennis KiIby turned the
trick at Convention Hall.
These are the only Quintuple
strikes this reporter ever heard OF
and today he reviewed the sub
iect with half q dozen men who
have followed the sport from its
infancy.
Kilby In q member of the
Fifteenth Street Christian team
Of the East Washington Church
League but his phenominM
performance was turned In an
Independent match. He struck
from the fifth box to the ninth,
inclusive. In the tenth frame
he missed q sixth strike BY 3
lash. Two pins were left wOb.
bling i'm the right-hand corner.
Had they fallen on the first
shot, Kilby without doubt would
laavn had n record. He made
the spare.
His score was 1877. 1t won him a
hat. Al lid is presented each week
for high score at Convention Hall.
and young Kilby (hefs 10 years old
topped the field by a healthy
margin.
Il guess that's the biggest score
I'll ever roll, KiIby laughed.
But il he never betters it, he
viii have beaten the best marks of
. Vast majority Of bowlers.
Glenn EVoIstenholme, the Com
venfiOn Hall star. Ii believed to
hold q strike record. Twice In
q sensational career he has
made four I'm succession.
IncidantaIly, this cannon bailsr is
training II deadly earnest for the
Howard CampbeII Sweepstakes
which opens next Saturday night at
the Coliseum. WoIstenholme and
other stars regard the sweepstakes
as a truly championship affair. 1t
is the ambition of virtually every
expert in the city to win 1t. VOL
stenh0lme will be the defending
champion, and he regards this title
~ the most worthwhile he has ever
won.
when the final set is rolled" a
Wolstenholme admirer remarked to-
day, they'll call that tournament
the Glenn Wolstenholme Benefit"
Entries for the sweepstakes will
be accepted up to Saturday. They
should be turned in either to Arville
Ebersole. secretary Of the Washing
ton City Duckpin Association; How
ard Campbe.' at the King Pin; Lon
ME Grauss, at the Coliseum, or Al
Gardner, at Convention Hall.
The entry fee il twenty-five bucks
with three added for cost of the
fifteen games.
Campbell expects forty entries,
which would make possible q
record prize fund of 81 600.
The Coliseum, Convention Hall
and King Pin. where the sets
win be rolled, win turn back the
money paM for games and with
this will be purchased q dia-
nOnd-studded medal for the
winner.
The second 5-game set will be
rolled at Convention Hall and the
third at the King Pin, on successive
Saturdays. All three establishments
will make special arrangements for
spectators but none can expect TO
accommodate all who hope to watch
the bowling bambinos fight it out.
Convention Hall has the largest
seating ca pacity. There will be no
admission fee at any of the alleys
though such an innovation has been
suggestion to swell the=prize fund.
The sweepstakes will be conducted
this year under the auspices of the
Washington City Duckpin Associa-
ton, with Secretary Ebersole in
charge.
George lsemann, president Of
that organization, viii be a con.
testant. George did exception.
ally well last year and hopes
TO improve. He has been maui
ing the headpin right merrily
lately, having averaged 116 for
his last three league sets.
Isemann reports a rapidly grow.
Ing entry list for the first annual
tournament OF the National Duck
pin Bowling Congress. to be held
in Baltimore in March.
special night will be placed on
the program for policemen and
firemen, Ten teams of each. hail.
ing from all parts of the country,
will compete for two special tro-
phies as well as the money prizes.
According TO Isemann, the Bos,
ton policemen will be favorites
Two teams OF firemen have entered
from Washington. captained by
Jack Mooney and Charlie Schwigert
Noble Rushe, captain of the
Hyattsville firemen, is boasting of
his team as prospect to drag
down national honors.
Entries will close February IS
and the competition will start
March ~.
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