Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-10

ever offered the duckp1n deVo-
"A tees of this section, has been
planned for the remaining
months Of the present season. A long
list of events carded throughout the
next three months, combined with the
many interesting matches and tourna-
naentS staged earlier in the campaign,
will serve to mark the 1928-29 season
rs the greatest in the history OF the
Small-pin game here.
Another event that is likely % ere
ate much interest is on the calendar
Plans are announced today for an in
dividual tournament for active men,
bers Of the District Hyattsyille, Mount
Rainier Bethesda and Silver Spring
Fire Departments by Capt. o. r. Mox-
ley Of the District department.
Jack Mooney, veteran bowler of the
District firemens team, is arranging
for this event, which will be rolled the
.hrst three Saturdays in March at Mount
Rainier. Bethesda and Lucky Strike
alleys, In that order. Each entry fee
win be 50, the entire entry receipts
TO be distributed in prizes. Alley
charges will be paid when the games
are rolled. Capt. Monkey will receive
entries and give information at his Of
nee. Room S at the District Building
This firemen's tournament is but one
OF many major events listed for the
near future.
IL Important Bowling Dates.
Here is list of important dates in
teresting to followers Of the duckpin
game:
Today-Annual meeting and election
DC Washington City Duckpin Associa-
tion, Raleigh Hotel, o'clock.
: 4 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of. father-and-
son tournament, Mount Rainier Recrea-
zion, 8 o'clock. Entries for newspaper
mems tournament close.
February 16-Closing date for entries
70 National Duckpin Bowling Congress
tournament; first block of Taft VS.. My
ers, Mandley VS.. scible and Weidman-
. Campbell VS.. Lang-Von Dreele, Bowling
Center, Baltimore, and second block Of
: Guilt MiSchou VS.. Bradt-Frere women's
double, King Pin
: February 18-Newspapsr mems indi-
! Eidual championship tournament opens
% King Pin No. /, afternoon and night
"a February 20-Newspaper mems tour
nAment, King Pin No. /, o'clock.
! February 23-Final block of Myers
! Taft, Mandley- and Weidman-
Campbell VS.. .Lang-Von Dreel matches,
ut Convention Hall (pending). g.
March 2-Bill Wood sweepstakes for
{ both men and women with averages be-
low 116 opens at King Pin No. 2, and
Etremens individual + championship
tourney opens at Mount Rainier.
/ March Second Lock Bill Wood
. eveepstakes, Lucky Strike, and second
block Firemen's tourney. Bethesda.
/ March i1-Second National Duckpin
sowing Congress tournament opens at
Richmond.
March 16-Final block Of BIN wood
! sweepstakes, King Pin No. /. and final
1 block OF Firemen's tourney, Lucky
! Strike
: April 3-National Duckpin Bowling
congress tournament closes at Rich
I ttond. 80.
I Revival of the annual newspaper
mems tournament has met with I'M
/ F1ediate success. More than 200 en-
kries are expected when the list closes
tomorrow night. About $50 entries
nave been received from bowlers rep
EeSenting TimeS-Herald, News, Fellow
. ship Forum, United States Daily and
. The Evening Star. Entries from the
! FpSt and Bulletin are expected to swell
! the total considerably.
4 Much interest has developed among
AmployeS in all branches of newspaper
. work. Many Of those who have neglect
! ed the drives in recent years have re-
! Enrned to action the past week. Roddy
Thomas of the Times turned in a 159
game last week as bit of evidence
That some of the scrihes might figure
prominently in the tourney. Johnny
Baum of The Star and Bubbles Cahoon
. OF the Times are the only former cham
! plcns entered.
) Washington Odd Fellow bowlers will
|. seek to retain the big lead they acquired
! here two weeks ago when they meet
! their Baltimore brothers on the Regent
! alleys of the Monumental City Tues
! day night. Three teams from each city
engage In the match. total pinfall for
al bowlers in both blocks to determine
] nhe winner. The local bowlers hold a
l80-pin lead, which they hope to in
! grease. All members of Washington Odd
Fellow lodges are invited to accom-
fpany the teams. - +,
When James A. Larsen of Breech
Mechanism team of the Navy Yard
] League rolled l76 In his last game d.
Lucky Strike Friday night he hung up
! the third highest game mark recorded
in local league competition this season.
sCharley Phillips 1870 count and 178
.. score rolled by Sam Corcoran are the
only game totals that surpass Larsen's
/ scount.
Larsen had 103-11e-176 for a 397
set. This figure failed to surpass the
league set record, however.
An elimination tournament is now in
progress at Silver Spring alleys to Sc
slect the five high men 70 compete In
sthe National Duckpin Bowling Congress
Tournament at Richmond. Members of
the team will be chosen at final roll
Iof Thursday night.
Maryland Casualty Co. team of Bal
fillmore and Fredericksburg All-Stars of
Fredericksburg are among the latest
outstanding teams to enter the national
. gtpurpey, George L. Isemann announced.
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