Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-09
DOMINANCE BY ONE
BOWLER IS ENDED
Others Encouraged by Defeat
OF LorTaine-Star Event
Is Next Big Test.
By r. ID. THOMAS.

M was shooting for personal
Il ' L fame and a cash reward
when she won the Bill
Wood Sweepstakes but her VIC
tory was a help to the game as a
whole so far as girl bowlers were
concerned.
She proved that Lorraine GULL
was beatable.
Heretofore the GULL superiority
has had deadening effect on girl
tournaments. particularly those
in which fairly stiff entry fees
have been levied. It has been a
question of who would finish sec
ond to Lorraine.
There isn't much Of a kick in shoot
ing for q prize that one feels Is "in
the bag" of another
Mrs. Smiths triumph should be en-
encouraging to a number Of maids now
making rapid progress who need just
little more skill and experience to
shoot the scores that won for Mar
jorie.
THE next important test for the girls.
\ and the msn, will come in The
Evening Stars annual singles tour
nament, entries for which close a week
from Saturday with competition start
Ing the day after Christmas at the
Coliseum
Despite Mrs. Smiths splendid per-
torrance in the Wood stakes she won't
De favorite In the yuletide tournament.
There will be no favorite In either the
Tomens or mems class. The expert
ence OF the last two years has taught
that every bowler of fair skill is O
potential winner of this event. An
outstanding star has yet to win first
place in the mems class, and the women
champions have scored surprise VIC
tories.
THE mediocre bowler enters The Star
i tournament with the thought that
even a blind SOW picks up an
acorn now and then" half expecting
that some previous brilliant perform
ance will be repeated. What bowler
hasn't had at least one big night?
What bowler isn't inspired every time
he or she steps on .. mapleway by the
thought of beating his or her record
score?
And herein lies an appeal of duckpins
always room for improvement in the
little ball game. No one has ever rolled
perfect duckpin score, and it is proba-
bic that nobody ever WILL but in ten
pins perfect strings have been turned
out by many.
The average duckpin bowler, con-
sciously or unconsciously, strives stimuli
taneously for two victorieS-one over
the enemy and one over himself-him-
self Of the night he was bot"
INwARY bowlers-and golfers
" make foolish bets, born of conf
dence, engendered by their best
scores. An honest examination of his
average would save many bowler or
golfer unnecessary expense. A bowler
Is prone TO add f1ve or ten pins to his |
average mentally and the golfer (middle |
class. takes on that many strokes.
INCIDENTALLY, there will be no ex-
i pense to any participant in The i
Stars tournament, other than the |
usual cost of games-the men rolling |
five and the girls three at 20 cents |
each Us cents the games are shot
in the afternoon). There will be q day
squad for folk who toll at night.
MO league afdliation is necessary to
IN qualify. Entry blanks shortly will |
be available at all bowling plants, |
and the secretary Of each league will
be mailed enough to care for all mem |
beers Of his organization. Fees for
games must be turned in with the
entries.
THIS will be the last and the busiest !
i Christmas holiday season In the !
history Of the Coliseum, and Harry
Carroll and his STAFF are bent upon |
making it q treat to the bowlers. The |
drives are in excellent shape now, but |
before the tournament they will be |
given special treatment by Prof A |
Herman Krauss. From the alley stand |
point the tournament will be supervised |
by bowling's grand old man"-Harry