The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-01-12
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By R. D. Thomas

Thirty-two big guns Of
Washington bowling army
will blast away at Convention
Hall tonight in the opening
five-game set of the Howard
Campbell Sweepstakes, other
wise known as the Battle OF
Big Dough.
The largest cash prize ever
awarded in a duckpin event here
will go to the man who knocks
over the most pins in Is strings,
the last two sets to be rolled on
the next two Saturdays at the
King Pin an Coliseum.
He will receive One-half the
total entry money, amounting
10 $500 IL the number who COM
Dete remains at 80. Post en-
tries are acceptable and several
are promised.
Nine of the Washington City
Duckpin Associations big ten of
last season are in the lists, the
absentee being Red Megaw. the
1928 Sweepstakes champion, who
has foresaken the Capital.
Glenn Wolstenholme. who won
the first Campbell classic, held two
years ago. is one OF the favorites
in the brilliant field about to start
action, although he has been an
inconsistent performer Of late. He
mas looked forward all season to
the sweepstakes.
Howard Campbell, for whom
the classic was named, submits
the following list of entries:
Glenn WOlstenhOlme, Jack VOL
stenhOInae, Jack Whalen, Harry
BURNER, Howard Campbell, Al
Work, Glenn Weideman, Arthur
Logan, Al Fischer, Bradley
MandIey, Earl McPhiIOmy. Pete
McCurdy. Tony Satini, Charles
Barnard, Henry Hiser, Bernie
Frye, John 8. Blick, Dutch
Newman, maggie" Wood, Sam
Simon, Hugh WaldrOp, Percy
Wolfe, B. A. LinstrOm, Max
Rosenberg. Paul Harrison. Joe
Harrison, Claude Carroll, Charles
Phillips, George Isemann. Joe
Kessler, Oliver Pacini, and Nor.
man Baxter.
Some names new to the sweep
stakes are noted. Pete McCurdy,
Tony Santini, Charlie Barnard.
Bernie Frye. Mag Wood, Sam
Simon, Hugh Waldrop, Percy Wolfe.
B. A. Lindstrom, Ollie Pacini, and
Charlie Phillips are among them.
They've been coming UP in the
bowling world OF late.
Three all-time record-holders are
listed. They are Jack Whalen, vino
established District League record
for average last season with lis;
Earl McPhilomy. who. several years
ago, hung up 3 non-circuit mark
with 119 and a heavy fraction for
season. and Charlie Phillips,
whose Asset in the Masonic League
paled all previous records here and
Is regarded as the outstanding
duckpin performance In the country
this season.
Tonight's bowling will start at
1880 o'clock.
The Convention Hall team In over
tough spot in its defense of the
OASLItCL League championship FOL
lowing 2-to-1 victory over the
King Pins. who entered the match
tied with the chamDs for first place.
After a weak start, in which
they rolled 513 to the King Pins
$50, the hall stars waxed better
and better and won HARDLY in
the last two games. Jack Whalen
delivered the decisive punch
when he rolled 152 in the final.
There was no extraordinary set.
The King David Lodge team IN.
creased its hold on first place in the
Masonic League by winning all six
games during doubleheader week.
Charlie Phillips came close to get.
ting his second "4O0'' set of the sea.
son, dinky count on a last.box
spare leaving him two pins short.
Marie Frere is in a fair way to
win most Of the individual prizes in
the District Ladies League. She
has the best game. 14S; high set,
2bl, and the most strikes, IS. Lor.
raine Gull leads in average with
lO5-S0. and Marjorie Bradt has the
most spares 70