Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-18
COLISEUM DRAWN
FOR STARTING SET
Purse of $1,000 Foreseen,
With $500 for Champion.
First Event Dramatic.
BY r. d. THOMAS.


at the Coliseum.
In draw made yesterday the
second five-game skirmish went
to Convention Hall and the final
to the Lucky Strike, to be shot
on successive Saturdays, total
pins for IS games to determine
the winners.
These in all probability will col
lect the largest cash prizes ever
awarded in a duckpin tournament
here, barring the National Sweep
stakes held recently at the Lucky
Strike.
If expectations of those in charge
Arville Ebersole, secretary of the Wash
ington City Duckpin Association, and
Howard Campbell, manager of the
Lucky Strike-materialize, there will be
at least so entries. This many, with an
entry fee OF $25, would make a prize
fund of 81 800, with first place to be
worth about $700 in cash and dia-
mond medal
Exactly how the money is to be d.
vided had not been definitely settled last
night, but on basis of so entries this
would about hit it: First, $700; second,
$3.50: third, $50; fourth, 500, with $25
for high game and $25 for high set Of
each block.
THE bowlers will draw for drives. At
4 the Coliseum only the center alleys,
eight on each side of the layout,
will be used, and at Convention Hall
and the Lucky Strike the mapleways
next to the walls will be left open.
Each entrant will pay So to cover the
cost Of games. but this will be turned
by the alley owners into a medal fund,
this trinket to be worth $3.50 In the
event Of threescore participants.
Max Rosenberg, captain of the North
east Temple team, will be the defend
ing champion and one of the strong
favorites. He ignored an injured ankle
last year to romp home winner with
1884 pins and had the satisfaction OF
seeing his teammate, George Friend,
collect second money. Dutch Newman
was third, Brad Mandley, former
champion, fourth, and Paul Harrison,
another Northeast Temple bowler, fifth.
Phil Goodall was noSed out of the cash.
There were 56 entries last year, and
Ebersole and Campbell, after a canvass,
are convinced that all but few will
try again. A number Of newcomers to
the tournament are assured, notably
among them Burt Parsons, whose
achievements of late have made him the
talk of the bowling world.
The first sweepstakes drew 29, the
second % and the third 80. Then
came a sensational jump to Sc, when
nobody expected more than 40.
THE classic had its origin in a dis
i cussion of how many bowlers In
washington would be willing to
back themselves to the extent OF SIS.
It might be said the tournament was
born in the ONCE of the King Pin (now
the Columbia).
Campbell found himself on the defen-
sive in q debate regarding the sporting
spirit Of star bowlers.
you couldn't find dozen in this
town to back themselves that strongly"
Howard was challenged.
IN get 90" he def1ed.
He lined up 20 in short order. NJ
THREE records were made in the
l. first tournament that still stand.
Glenn Wolstenholme's winning
total Of 1874. Johnny Welsh's SOS set
and Freddie Moore's single game OF 1S5
have withstood the efforts of brilliant
uetoS IOF LnTee years
The final set Of the first sweepstakes
was a thriller. Welsh's great set pulled
him up from nowhere almost into the
money.
Wolstenholme put on a sensational
finish. A bowler who appeared to have
the title all but tucked away entering
the last skirmish. Perez Elicit, couldn't
make his hook behave on CLASSY drives
and faded completely out of the picture.
Before the field lined up for the
opening set Wolstenholme had predict
ed he would win and foretold accurately
where he would be at the finish Of each
block
I'm lay about eighth after the first
set, fifth after the second and throw
in a powerful score in the final to win
Watch me" The fans needed no invi-
tation. Wolstenholme, probably the
most spectacular bowler of all time,
was in his prime then.
Late in the final set the battle for
the championship narrowed to a few,
principally Wolstenholme and Glenn
Weidman, who were making mark after
mark.
Came the last string and it was
beautiful race until
Crash!
Glenn the Great had found the
pocket with the cannonball that had
made his name a byword wherever
duckpins was played.
"One more of those and you're in,
hoss," encouraged H. TAFT Rodier. who
facetiously termed himself Glenn's
jockey and
Crash!
wolstenholme was home with the
bacon.
Somehow that double strike was re-
mindful Of Dempsey one-two.
George Isemann. secretary OF the Ma
tional Duckpin Bowling Congress, will
be at Convention Hall today from IL
am. to / pm. to dispense information |
on the national tournament. Camp |
bell sweepstakes entries may be turned
in to him.
George announces that February 10
has been designated bankers night. |
Riggs National of this city is recent |
entry, with the following to make up
the team: Ken Brooks, Earl Haycock
Joseph Keane, captain; Raymond Marx
and James Bridges.
special trophy will be awarded as
usual to the newspapermen'S team get
ting the best score. The Evening Star
won last year. but can reckon on sitter
competition this time The newspaper
entry will be swelled by teams from
Richmond, Baltimore and New Eng
land.
Th.s years event will be held at Con-
vention Hall and is expected to break
all entry records with much to spare.
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