Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-21


ball." and try as he will cannot rec
he's accepted all the pointers expe
aStute observers of bowling as H:
have watched Toms every move al
When McNickle'S average sud-
denly fell off bowlers thought he
had lost interest in the game. But
when discontinued to roll regu-
larly and his average remained
down they wondered.
whats the matter with Nc
Eickle?" was heard from many.
To all questions Tom answered,
" don't know"
He still doesn't and he's still
trying to come back.
What has happened to McNickle oc-
eaSionally strikes a base ball pitcher.
He loses his stuff" and can't for the
life of him get it back. He pitches the
ball the same as ever. or thinks he
does, and the hop or the twist simply
isn't there. Fred Marberry, the Griff-
man, had this experience with his fast
pail. Not since the world series of 1925
has Fred's fast one hoped like 1t did
when he was the greatest Of relief
Fingers
nun my arm IN the SERIES, says
Marberry, and for a time couldn't
pitch at all. The arm got we'll and all
she old strength came back, but the
mop on the fast one had gone and I've
never been able to recover it. That in
Jury taught me how to pitch with nv
mead and became better off for it,"
Iheres no silver lining, however, to
NcNlckle'S cloud.
a., Il go on the alley" he says feeling
uKe l could shoot 400, deliver the ball
with utmost confidence and, SO far as l
can figure. just like I always did. but
she ball doesn't go where 1 feel it will"
After all the debate about George
Frlends fyback some of the rules ex-
perts will feel foolish after reading
rule No. ID in the code of the WASH
ington City Duckpin Association. Here
It is:
Pins which are knocked down or
displaced from any cause, except by
a fairly delivered ball. shall in all cases
be respected. Should a pin leave the
alley and return and stand up, such
pm shall be declared dead but, should
pin be knocked down and stand I'D
again without leaving the alley, same
shall be declared as not dead and
player must again roll at the pin"
This covers Friends case completely.
He was done out of strike, being
made to shoot for a pin that had been
Knocked of the field of play with his
first ball The experts argued the
thing pro and con and all agreed
that there should be a rule. etc. en-
tirely ignorant that the Washington
City Duckpin Association long ago hau
settled the question.
A seasons record in the District
Ladies League was set by Lucille
Preble, King Pin captain. when she shot
game of 1879 against Petworth on
the Petworth alleys her team winning
three games. Miss Preble's set was
$40. Her big game was four pins better
than the previous mark, hung up by
Lorraine GULL of the Arcadians.
Big scores are few and far between
in the B. Y. P. U. Girls League. so
when Mrs. Shipp Of Bethany rolled a
string Of 14l the other night it was
quite sensation. Mrs. Shipp started
with an 81. inserted her big game and
then returned to normally with rs.
Jimmy Simmons, boss of the Jimmy's
Lunch team in the Columbia Heights
Business Mems League. broke up big
game at the King Pin the other day by
shooting 148 and 1853 in succession
After this performance the boys we're
"Off" him. They we're the only games
The King Pin claims a seasons rec
ord for number of participants in a
one-ball game. Recently there we're IA
in contest there.
The Lansburgh & Bro. team Is lead
ing the Stewards of Baltimore by 102
pins In a me-and-home series. In
the first f1ve-game set rolled In Balti-
more the Washingtonians totaled 2,698.
Anderson was high, with 500. Rappolt
of the losers was second best, with 5S7.
Charlie O'Connell, president Of the
%nights Of Columbus League, Is bent
upon making 1t grow. In the past the
league usually has had 8 or 10 teams.
Now there are r. Next season, If
O'Connell has his way, there will be
at least 16.
Four teams are tied for first place
in the Convention Hall Saturday Night
League, which is becoming quite famous
for its tight competition. Two weeks
ago the Pruitt and Zimmerman and
Anacostia Eagle teams were deadlocked
for the lead. Now they're far down
the list. The league has 10 teams, and
10 games separate the leaders from
the tail-enders. On top are the Ma
tonals, Swampoodles, Havenner Bakers
and Brookland Garagemen.