The Washington times., 1931-11-18
TITLE RIVALS
!. ENTERD|X|E
STAKES
By GNO SINH

Ray Barnes, present N. D. B.
C., all-event champion, will take
part in the Dixie Sweepstakes Tor
the championship of the South,
which will be rolled on Saturday,
November %.
Shortly before Barnes had an
nounced his intentions of enter
ting to George l.. Isemaa, who IS
taking care of the entries, ONE
Pacini, curly-locked Italian ace'
and the man Barnes beat out 1or
the national title, had also as
sured one of the promoters that
he would be among the entries.
Ollie harbors a good-natured
Rrudge against the laaky Baltl-
morean for beating him out on
the very last night of the 1881
tournament, with a record 1,179
total, after the experts had con-
ceded the title to Ollie.
Ollie's 1,153 was only three pins
shy of the Central-South Atlantic
all-event mark of that time, cred
tied to Happy Burtner In the
Masonic League tournament in
1926. It was an amazing dis
play of consistency, as his high
est set was 393, and his other
two sets were 386 and 374. But
Barnes 430 singles effort, coupled
with a 378 and 371 snatched the
laurels right off Ollie's dark brow.
Sought Match
The local Italian ace, dissatis-
fled with the results, sought
head-to-head match with the tall
champion, but the season closed
before negotiations could be COM
pleted.
With both certain entries in
the first major duckpin event OF
the year, Ollie expects to prove
to the world at large that he is
the better man.
A head-to-head match between
these two may. be arranged for
the night before the Sweepstakes.
Pacini has stated that he IS more
than willing, and Red" Megaw
is anxious to stage the tuSsle on
his Temple alleys, with, perhaps,
q doubles match thrown in.
Barnes Socks EN-
According to Isemann, Barnes is
going great guns. Recently he
rolled three consecutive sets over
$50, and is carrying husky league
averages. Barnes is genuine first
ranker, for besides his N. D. B. c.
all-event victory he was fourth in
the U. S. Sweepstakes, and fin
iShed second in the Spinella's
Sweepstakes. Besides he won the
all-events and singles title OF
Baltimore the past season.
Pacini is regarded as one of the
toughest money shooters in the
United States. Last year he fin
ished second to Barnes, the N. D.
B. C. all-events, third in the How
ard Campbell Sweepstakes, fifth
in the Eastern Sweepstakes, for
the championship of New Eng
land, and third in the Potomac
Sweepstakes.
Ollie has never won major
title. He is looking forward
eagerly to annexing the Dixie
championship, and later supple
menting it with the u. S. and
Howard Campbell title, and thus
make up for lost time. Pacini is
anchoring to a fare-the-well for
the Temple team, leading the Dis
trict League.
: The Dixie Sweepstakes, spon-
Sored by The Washington Times,
with the individual duckpin cham
pionship of the South at stake,
will be rolled on three ii lent
sets of alleys, Is games all on one
day. The first block at ConVen-
ton Hall in the morning, the Sec
ond in the afternoon at Lucky
Strike, and the last at Columbia
at night. The entry fee is $28.
It is open to all bowlers Of the
q. s. The first prize is expected
to be more than $500. Sixty of
the leading bowlerS of the coun-
try are expected to compete.