Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-06
NORTH WASHINGTON
LEAGUE STRINGENT
Secretary Will Forfeit Pay
if Averages Are Late.
Circuit Growing.

w WHETHER the big North
Nv Of Washington Bowling
Y Y League has cut the Cor
dian knot or tied 1t
tighter with several inflexible rules
is giving the games solons some
thing to ponder.
There will be no poStponements
in the league this season. POST
ponementS, or disputes arising
from them, had the organization
staggering for spell last year, so
the direct actionists engineered
through a rule abolishing them.
II team fails TO show, its sched-
ulec opponent will receive the three
wins as customary and if neither team
appears each will be charged with three
defeats.
in most leagues when a team is I'M
able to muster It's strongest lineup tor
an important match ana has a reason
able excuse, the engagement is post
poneo. IL comes under the heading of
sportSmanshlp. Too frequently, how
ever this is taken advantage of by
oowlers, who forsake their teams for
other attractions and fake excuses for
absentlng themselves.
I'm the other hand, net to postpone
~ match might WORK sort of in
Justice on the team not weakened.
There's little glory in knocking off a
crippled foe. 1t would be a sorry end
ing to hard-fought campaign were the
pennant TO be decided b. forfeit or BY
virtual forfeit in the case OF a Grip
pied contender
Trouble over poStponements many
times is due TO misunderstanding. per-
sons not empowered 10 do so making
the arrangements or captains failing
to notify players etc. Such was the
nature of the North of Washington
Leagues difficulties
This is the most important new rule
of the league, tuc there is one other
quite as stringent. dealing with the sec
rotary. If this worthy fails without I'M
questionable excuse TO have the aver
ages up to date when TIME comes To
adjust handicaps he will forfeit his
pay for services up to that point.
As was the case last year. the league
is TO be divided into two sections, the
first being a closed section of II teams
with no handicap and without any
average limitation. This section last
year boosted such boWlers as Irving
BLlhelmer. Ollie Webb. Charlie Watson,
Howard Campbell, Jack Wostenholm.
Perez Wolfe. Hugh Waldrop and other
well known stars.
CECTION 2 is to be under a handi-
~ cap system, with the handicap
based on the averages instead of
position. as was the case last year In
addition a limitation providing that no
bowler with an average over lob last
year will be permitted in the second
section has been established. The mem
bership of the league is to be kept open
as long as teams care to join and as
fast as IL teams are signed up they
are to be set up as a league within a
league. So far two complete sets of Il
have been listed with some teams left
over. The extra teams will be held
over until the second series starts. If
full membership is not provided before
hand
Many teams from within the city
have signified their intention of joining
the North of Washington League. which
again will roll on the Silver Spring
drives. and it is believed likely that be-
fore the start of the season on Septem-
Der 81 that three full sets Of IL teams
will be in line in section 2.
Teens desiring membership should
notify President Arnold at the Silver
Spring drives.