The Washington times., 1930-02-17
16-YEAR-OLD
KID ROLLS
66:1 SET
By GINO SINH

for new worlds to conquer. Out
On the Faulconer & Proctor's Sill
yer Spring drives he has been
shooting sensational scores.
Twice he finished second in the
Saturday night sweepstakes held
on these alleys. Both times with
totals big enough to top the aver
age field in this type of competi
ton. The first week it was 614
Saturday a week ago he got 597
with a last-minute rally.
This Saturday. evidently aroused
over his failure to achieve first
place with his two previous totals
he attacked the pins with grim
determination, and when the eve
ming was over he had toJal OF
661 pins to his credit, plenty
naples ahead of his nearest com.
petitor.
This slick-haired, unShaven
STRIPPING, with a round, serious
face, had achieve. set in stiff
competition which topped Glenn
WolStenholme'S historic 1874
Campbell Sweepstakes total by 81
pins!
He is Just 16 years of age and
q student at Tech High School,
where he is reputed as keeping
well ahead in his studies.
He amasSed that powerful 661
with five good games: 1913, 1l6
1879. 15A and 124. That set is
just four pins shy of Joe Harri
sons recent Campbell Sweep
stakes record.
Following this mighty effort he
rolled three more games in an
exhibition match for 408 total,
with games of 1871, 1875 and 142.
His last three games of his s.
game set were 1879, 154 and 1914,
for a Alt set, which Mobiles
admirers point out is two great
big 400" s in the course of one
evening.
Rolling with his Professional
Men team in the North of Wash
ington League, he has had 1862
and $50 in his two sets since
February /.
For "a games he has had q
total of 5000 sticks, which is al
average of better than 1875. SEN
sational shooting for veteran top
notchers absolutely incredible for
one of his years and experience.
Studying these achievements, it
must be concluded unrevocably
"a bowler is born, not made"
for the kid has been bowling no
more than a year. At least tbs
is the first season in which he
has taken a serious interest in
the game.
A promising youngster? He is
more than a promise. He is a
fulfillrnent. if ever there was one.
Those seasoned duckpinners who
have been accustomed to lay
back and watch youngster
ARRIVE" allowing them five or
six years in which to mellow, had
better not wait" for this kid.
He certainly acts ripe.
Eddie ESpey, the GonZaga bowl
ing phenom, who shot in the fore
front almost over night early this
season, was supposed to have lost
q series of matches to Noble Viers,
He claims he can not recOllect
having boWled with the youngs-
ter.
One of VierS admirers states
that the youngSter stands ready
to meet ESpey any time he wishes.
Young Viers is out looking for
challenges to prove his claim to
being the best youngster under 18
years of age on local or national
alleys.
Walker is heading the Prince
Georges third annual sweep
stakes with 500 set. George Ise-
mann, who has vowed to win at
least one Sweepstake title to prove
that he is not washed out" as
whispers would have it, is tied for
third with a 500.
George admits that he is all set
for a 100" set to finish out, but
Is somewhat doubtful whether to
throw into these sweepstakes or
save it for the last set in the
greater Baltimore sweepstakes
where he is pretty far down the
line. Better unload at HyattsVille,
George.
second and final block will be
rolled next Saturday night at the
same alley.
Results of first block: