The Washington times., 1930-03-03
D. c. SENDS
FOREMOST
BON[ERS
BY GINo SINH

"'Way over the top. Sittint
On top the world" croons Georgl
L. ISemann, greatest turnout w
have ever had!"
The cause of this outburst wa
the almost complete returns O
the entries for the National Duck
pin Tournsuent at Waterbury
Conn, a week from tomorrow. ON
hundred and sixty-three team
are enrolled, and, with several en-
tries in the mail, Isemann feel.
confident that the list will reach
the ITS mark, mayhaps, 1870. =
and" George continues, "prac
tically every bowler on each team
is enrolled in all classes of com
petition" Figures show that ovel
$500 duckpin enthusiasts are
going to make the trip to Water
bury.
They come from as far South
rs Atlanta, Ca, which is enter.
ing a mans and one wOman's
team, headed by Jack Whalen,
erstwhile WaShingtonian, and
his wife, Marie Frere Whalen,
also past resident and alley star
Of Washington.
Pittsburgh, never before repre-
Sented, is sending a team selected
by an elimination tournament. It
is the only aggregation from Penn
sylvania, and has the distinction
of being the fartheSt West team
entered.
At Baltimore, the first tourna-
ment, there were 239 teams regis
tered, but the greater number of
these were boosters who entered
merely to swell the list, failing to
bowl in the doubles and singles
At Richmond there were 1853
teams, with no great number Of
booster teams.
washington is sending II girls
teams, led by the King Pins, de
Tending champions and including
the Recreation and BeeQueS, two
Of the current "Stand-outs" in wo-
men leagues. The picturesque
and powerful Shaffer's "Say It
With Flowers" all-star selection
is not to be overlooked.
In the mems division, 20 D. c.
teams are enrolled. The King
Pins and Temple are listed as IS
the Recreation team, which was
placed second last year. The
Grand Palace Valet may not send
q team. Leo Rinaldi finds it
impossible to present a strong
lineup, most of his regulars be-
ing members of either the TEN
pie or King Pin.
Baltimore will send 10 COM
binatiOnS, including the Rec
reation Center and Lang's
Bowling Center all,Star out.
fits, and the Boulevard five
which recently rolled a sensa-
tiOnal 675 game.
Waterbury's % mems teams lead
the list, with Harmon Genlot en-
tering five teams from his own
establishment, the tournaments
site. About 18 girls teams will
represent the various New En-
gland States. The Charter Oak
mems team of Waterbury will
have Fido O'Brien, veteran tour
nament roller; Ray Gaines, Roo
ert Miller, Charles Gebler, Thorn
as Walsh and John Galvoran,
all crack performers.
The Charter Oak girls team
Will be formidable. Lillian Frisk,
ranking woman bowler of New
England, being a member, while
the Original Genlot's girls team
has been smashing all sorts of
records on the New England
drives recently and is picked to
place well toward the top.
Several special attractions are
on tap, with Barney Spinella,
the only man to ever win two
all-event titles at the A. B. C.
tournaments, and his brother,
Phil, will meet two outstanding
bowlers, probably Carl FriSk and
Jack White, in a doubles set-to.
Lorraine GULL, who will give
exhibitions during the tourney,
is expected to face Lillian Frisk
in a singles match, while Leo
Rinaldi is making arrangements
with Bob Stone. Connecticut
bowling impresario, whereby the
famous Grand Palace Valet line
up will face Bob Stones ALI
Stars. in a Sunday match.