Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-25
NATIONS EXPERTS
WILL GATHER HERE
N. D. B. C. Event Is Next on
List-Nineteen Teams
Entered by BIick.

period of its bowling
history, the first block
of the Howard Campbell Sweep
stakes last night having inaugu-
rated it.
In the next two weeks interest
will be centered in the classic
money tournament and then the
bowlers will get ready for the an
nual championships of the Ma
tional Duckpin Bowling Congress,
the Capital City to play host for
the first time to an organization
that had its origin here.
The national tournament will be held
ct Convention Hall, opening in mid
February and continue into march. BY
that time things will be shaping up for
the washington City Duckpin Associa-
ton championships, that will cap of
the season.
In the meantime, the leagues have
the hottest part of their schedules to
finish.
John S. BLICK has more interest in
the National Duckpin Bowling Con-
greSs event than any other person
q excepting George Isemann, secretary.
Blick has entered no less than 19 teams
to represent the various establishments
operated by him. Isemann tolls all year
to promote the tournament and the
game m general.
Blicks delegation will include mems
and women's teams from Atlanta, Ca;
n. C.; Roanoke, Va; Norfolk, Va;
Richmond, Va, and Washington.
Bill Wood, general manager of the
Lucky Strike and the King Pin, has en-
tered six teams, four of them in the
woman's division.
One of the most colorful and one Of
the best teams coming here Is the Neal
Ball Stars of Bridgeport, Conn. This
quint is made up entirely Of old-time
ball players. Neal Ball will be remem-
bered by veteran fans as the chap who
thrilled the base ball world in 1909 with
an unassisted triple play, made for
Cleveland.
All Of his bowlers are averaging bet
ter than lis, and one Of them, Gus
Kimberley, is around 100. Kimberley
led three leagues with that figure last
season and was given tenth place in
the national ranking.
TTHE only Chinese duckpin team in
I t4AC COuAeAyg REPRESENTING SllC AOtuS
Restaurant here, Is entered. Lee
Fong, its captain, has an average Of
about lis.
Emily Disney. former Washington and
Baltimore bowler, is coming from Aruba,
In the Dutch West Indies. to compete
In the tournament and visit old friends.
She win shoot with the Baltimore
Regents.
Isemann is expecting heavy increase
Of entries over last year.
The first tournament, held in Bal
timore in 1928, drew 1875 mems teams
and "a women's.
The second, at Richmond, had 100
In the mems class and 80 in the wom-
ems, but the decrease was easily ac-
counted for in the fact that Richmond
was new duckpin territory.
At Waterbury last year the tourna-
ment drew 125 mems teams and Al
women's.
This time the event will be held in
the bowlingest town on earth, and 1t
isn't likely to be stingy with entries.
WASHINGTON bowlers have won
w more prizes in the tournament
than those of any other city, but
they may have sitter competition this
time than heretofore though
shooting on home drives.
Lorraine GULL will be the only Wash
ington roller with q title to defend, she
having hung up an all-events record
for women at Waterbury with total
of 1851 Miss GULL, incidentally, leads
all the girls in scoring over three
tournament stretch. Her total Of 2,927
gives her an average Of fraction bet
ter than 10s.
A bowler who seldom rolls duckpins,
his favorite game being candlepins, has
the best grand total among the males
who have participated in all three
tournaments. Archie Walsh Of Boston
Is on top with 1922, an average OF bit
better than 100. Jack Whalen tops
the Washingtonians with 3.255, and in
the national list is fourth.
THE tournament viii be veritable
i bowling circus to those who have
never attended a national event. 4
Special matches, bringing together the
leading stars of the country and i'm
uromptu tournaments will be side shows.
There will be a sweepstakes for wom-
en- that will be a headline act. lse-
mann hadn't planned such an event
for the girls until next year, but they
demanded it this time. particularly the
fair pin shooters of Washington, Balti-
more and New England.
Convention Hall viii be plenty busy
with the championship affair and 1t
may not be amiss for some other estab-
lishment or establishments to put on
q speciality or two for the visitors.
Those boys from New England and
Baltimore would bowl until their arms
went lame II opportunity afforded.
The Connecticut Blue Ribbons, al
though they won the five-man team
event in their recent clash with the
National Pale Drys. are coming down
for the tournament, bent upon get
ting even for the heavy purses they
dropped on doubles and singles. There
likely will be another battle between
49, ul,.a Riknknrs and Lew HOnfen-