Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-29
YOUNGSTERS ONCE
BANNED BY ALLEYS
So Many Roll Now Managers
May Install Small Ball
for Their Use.
BY r. d. THOMAS.

n n ANNA and Papa are TAX
M ing son and sis to the
WI bowling alleys so often
that managers Of several
leading establishments contem-
plate putting smaller balls on the
racks for the youngsters special
use. They find it difficult to
grasp the regulation 5-inch
sphere.
What a contrast with IS years agol
Lads in pantaloons were shooed away
and a woman'S appearance in bowling
plant was novelty.
Then Mamma went where Papa went,
cleaned up his game and now She
bringing in the brood.
At the Lucky Strike the other day
were counted eight wee lads in one
game. None was older than II. A lass
Of IL rolled with her parents on The
Washington Stars tournament. There
are six teams OF boys ranging from IL
10 10 years OF age in league sponsored
by the Washington Shopping News. They
roll Saturdays at the Lucky Strike.
High school youngsters at times keep
the Arcadia humming and the estab-
hshment has a "fieaweight" doubles
team that weighs 124 pounds.
Tonight at the Mount Rainier Rec
reation a team of boys IL to IL years
OLD VIII oppose the Mount Rainier Rec
reation girls quint.
Yep, 1t won't be long before the Riddles
occupy very definite place in the game.
With nearly 100 already entered and
the deadline set for Friday night a blind
pig tournament at the Mount Rainier
Recreation will be perhaps the largest
event held at suburban pin plant this
season.
Play will start tomorrow night and
continue through Saturday. The entry
fee is one buck.
The doubles record Of a single game
established last year by Glenn and Jack
Wolstenholme in the Convention Hall
League, sol, was beaten by two pins.
Bits Horner and Barney Barnes, repre-
senting the Century Road Club AS
ISOLATION, shot Isl and 152 in the Sec
ond game Of match with the Isher-
wood A. 9. duo, Flanagan and Spilman
The cyclists won the match with q total
OF LII, against 1918. Barnes was high
with 600.
Bill Grey's 39s was high when the
Independent Bus Co. of Baltimore de-
feated the Washington Rapid Transit
team at the Rendezvous, 1,708 to l,434.
Baltimore swept the teams, doubles and
singles.
Nearly all who took part in the
Howard Campbell sweepstakes are
expected to compete in the first weekly
sweepstakes to be held next Saturday
night at the big King Pin. Each en-
trant will contribute 50 to the prize
fund which will be split so per cent to
the winner, 30 to the runner-up and 10
TO the bowler finishing third. Entry
blanks are available at the King Pin
No. l, King Pin No. 2 and Lucky Strike.
Entries viii close Saturday night for
Masonic Bowling Associations sweep
stakes which will be run on a handicap
basis. ArVflle Ebersole, in charge Of
the event, foresees 200 entries. He has
never been short on a prediction of this
nature. The tournament is open to all
Masons of Washington and suburbs. 1t
will be held at Convention Hall.
A doubles league made up of sports
writer's will get under way shortly. Sew
eral hundred are expected to take part
In the annual newspapermen's tourna-
ment to be held as last season at the
big King Pin. Phil Heffelfinger Of The
Star, VIII be the defending champion.