The Washington times., 1930-03-01
DE RIM ANE
STARS FOR
PATENTS
By GTNO sIAn

The Department Of Commerce
Duckpin League has developed
into one Of tie toughest circuits
in the city. maintaining averages
comparable with the best.
With three crack duckpinners
IN their lineup Bill Jermane,
Simn1y Simmons and Tim Fahey,
the Patents No. | are running
team average of close to $40.
sharing the league lead with the
less spectacular but equally as
effective Bureau of Mines.
The league Is run on q split
season Arrangement the winner
Of the first series meeting the
winners Of the final half in .
post season championship play
off. This helps to keep interest at
patents No. / won the first
series led BY the steady PIN
pounding Of Bill Jermane, who
carried off all the individual
1929, high set, 391 and hign
game, 1853.
In the current series, though.
Jermane is having plenty Of op-
position. with Percy l.. Patricks,
Of Patents No. Q, giving him q
rllr for high averages. AT the
present both are neck and neck
with 1923. "Simmy" Simmons
and F'ahey, his teammates, are
not far behind, the former hold
ing third high average in the
league with 110-13 and the latter
Immediately behind with 109-11.
This team has 1871 set to its
credit, and 61O game, the second
highest of the season. Besides
the three bowlers already named,
Frank Oliveri. Ambrose Ticer,
Vincent Pisapia, and Carl Levy,
are members Of the team.
The Bureau Of Mines outstar1d-
ing performer is Ruel Fugett, who
carries substantial averages throw.
ing in an occasional big game or
set. Bill Clements, Bill Hargett.
Milt Buckner, Myer Reiness. and
Andy Rosenherger complete the
lineup. Rosenberger is the cap
tain. They average $50 as a team,
The Bureau of Mines GIT game
is an all-time league mark.
Tim Fahey's current 165 game
and 395 set are also records for
the loop, according to Secretary
Greenwald.
Last year the Patents No. ]
team won the championship and
received the handsome Hoover
trophy, donated by Herbert
Hoover, then Secretary OF Com
merce.
Bill Jermane is cne of the out
standing left-handers in the city.
In the course of the first series
he rolled a 383 and 39i in q
double-header. giving him a total
OF TIA for six games in one night.
Patents No. swept the Bureau
of Foreign Commerce to move
into a tie for first place last
week while a third place tie
marks the other three teams.
Current standings:
STANDING OF TEAMS
VII WI.
Patents No. 20 4IPatents No. 3 II IS
Bu of Mines. 20 Al Blu OF Census. 10 "A
office OF Sec. II 13lC. & Geo. Sur. 1e
Blu. OF stand. IL l3IBu. F. g. d. C. 10
INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
High team game-Bureau Of stand
ards. SIT; Patents No. /, SO; Bureau
of Mines, 56s. High team set--Patents
No. j, i.e7t; Bureau of Mines, 1,SSb;
Flureau of Standards 1927. High in-
dividuai game-Fahey patents No. !,
simmons (Patents No. ~. 152. High
Ss5; Simmons (Patents No. -, $50;
individual average-Jermane (Patents
No. ID, 112-S; Patrick (Patents No. -,
l1a-s: simmons patents No. -, 11o-13;
Hargett (Bureau of Mines). 109-1s;
Fahey patents No. -, 10s-11; Roeser
(Bureau of Standards 1911.
"Ouncey" Harrison and Pete"
Gianaris, 14-year-old pinsters, have
Joined forces with their erstwhile
rivals, the Patti twins, and add
ing Carl Gibson and Able Sum-
mers to their lineup, are issuing
challenges to all 14-year-old teams
in the city. They want team,
doubles and singles matches.
Oscar Hiser is requested to make
up a team from the Hyattsville