Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-17

OWL4NG a1ley P1pPt.Ge,S 1 s
IN City Duckpin Association tour
IL nament was financial dud. IL
was desired mainly for the pres
tige and advertising it brought to a
bowling plant. Only Is cents game
is paid the alley and the host estab-
lishment contributes a sizeahle slice OF
coin to the prize fund.
I'VE can't make a respectable pront
out of it." they said. Yet five years
ago the magnates fought for the tour
nament like dogs over a bone.
The argument finally was obviated
by giving each set of interests crack
at it in turn.
The current event at the Coliseum Is
the latest bowling plum ever plucked
by q Washington magnate, IN this case
Harry /. Carroll.
An analysis of tournament figures
today reveals an assured edge OF at
least 81 900 for the Coliseum. In round
numbers, $4,000 games will be rolled;
81 800 taken: $500 turned back to the
association plus a $500 donation, leav-
ing $1,000 net for the alley.
OF course, the usual overhead must
be figured but this Is almost earned
by extra games rolled. Bowlers gravi-
engage in tournaments.
It must be reckoned too, that the
city tournament comes at time when
bowling begins to fade from the sports
picture. 1t means an extra month of
heavy business for the alley that stages
1t.
Saturday is the only open night in
the big tournament and two rival con-
Germs of the Coliseum, the Arcadia and
Convention Hall, will take advantage
of it. They will stage one-ball tour
nament on the next two Saturdays, the
first round coming at Convention Hall.
This Is popular form of competi-
ton and a large entry is expected. A
juicy purse is guaranteed the winner.
D. A. Davis and H. B. Lovett slipped
in a 668 to take the lead in class c
doubles. Davis had $40 and Lovett, 51S.
Entries for the annual tournament of
the Washington Women's Duckpin As
ISOLATION closed last night, but Lorraine
Gull, the secretary, was unable to say
this morning how many teams would
shoot A number of entries are In the
mail. Last year 43 teams and a pro-
portionate number of doubles and sim
giles took part. Miss GULL was certain
that this record would be beaten. Play
will start next Wednesday at the Lucky
Strike.
With the Beeques gathering their
third consecutive pennant competition
ended last night in the Washington
Ladies' League. The Commercials fin
ished second. Lorraine GULL of the
Beeques won the individual champion
ship with an average OF approximately
104.
Members Of the champion team are:
Lorraine GULL, Catherine Quigley, Ber-
tina Greevy, Pauline Bradburn and
Bronson Qualities, captain.
Harry I. Carroll. benevolent proprie-
tor of the Coliseum, Recreation and
Grand Central, is undecided whether
to give the dinner-dance at which he
has been an annual host to the Wash
ington League girls and their friends
Carroll has stepped along as a bar
riSter and apparently Is not as inter-
ested in bowling as of yore.
Every duekpin organization in the
country is helping George Isemann the
N. D. B. G. secretary, gather informa-
ton on which to base his selection Of q
national big ten. Washington Is assured
Of at least two places. Bradley Mand-
ley and Jack Whalen hardly can be
overlooked.
Baltimore's leading candidate for ma
tional ranking is Ray Ven Dreele, al
though the National Duckpin Bowling
Congress refused to recognize his s.
game record of 1872 because no foul lire
judge was present. The Dutchman has
enough distinction without the record
to warrant high respect.
Fouls by dubs have been few in the
city tournament, which is encouraging
to the w. c. D. A. officials. They have
campaigned earnestly to have bowling
recruits start properly by observing the
line.
The aphorism that one mans loss II
another's gain was borne out yesterday
when many Of Clark Grifi1th's custom
ers who took an afternoon on to see
the opening game bowled instead. All
OF the downtown alleys prospered.
Harvey E. Turner Of the Interstate
Commerce Commission went on scor-
ing spree In class G singles. His 1877
in the opener put him In an encour-
aging position to overtake Charley Hol-
brook, who leads the. field with 394.
But Harvey fell to 1o2 Ia the second
and spoiled the set. although he came
back strong in the final with i3s. His
total Of 377 looks good for some cash.
Turner'S league average IS i02.
Wesley II. Miltner, who With his wife
won the husband and wife champion
ship tournament conducted by John 8.
Blick. rolled s44 In the class B singles.
A set of 354 rolled recently by Cath
crime Quigley Of the Recreations, In the
District League, was given only passing
attention, yet few years ago such o
score for girl would have been SEN
Sation.