Evening star., 1932-02-08
TEMPLE TAKES UP
WHERE H|SER LEFT.
17-Year-Old Averages 120 in
District League TO Rival
Record Holder.
BY FRANCIS +. STAN.

VUST about a year ago today
| HyattSyllles veteran bowling
~ ace, Henry HiSer, was grit
ting his teeth against eX-
cruciating pains. the after effects
Of an automobile crash. and Strug-
Cling 10 finish out the District
League season with a record
smashing average. He succeeded
and brought to the live-Wire sports
town Of HyattSville its first Dis
trict No. l bowling ranking.
Today a recurrence of the old injury
has the redoubtable HyattsVille leader
on the shelf. but a 17-year-old young
ster, who was uncovered by HiSer at
the beginning of this season and in
serted into the HyattSville team, not
only has proved himself to be the 1872
bowling find" but is making a sur
prising fight to bring the suburban
town its second individual District
League champion in as many years.
Possibly the reason why young Bob
Temple has been overlooked by 50 many
bowling folk has been because of the
DOOR SHOWING u llIt t1N NdltSN IIIG tIlIL '.
Until yesterday, when the official fig
ures for the second series had been re-
leased, your average fan knew that
Hyattsville kid is doin' right we'll and
9 little more
Today 17-year old Bob Temple has
taken upon himself the Herculean task
of filling Henry Hiser's shoes. The
youngster, who was crowned the Junior
champion of Maryland earlier in the
season, has an average Of 1905, the
fourth highest mark in Washington's
premier duckpln circuit.
ITO expect to overhaul such pinmen
i as Red Megaw Hokie Smith and
Ollie Pacini. or even to maintain
fourth place, would be a little too much.
He has an entire series to face and is
C0nceding much in experience.
But you can put Bob Temple down
as the most promising youngster of the
year. His case promises to parallel
that of Eddie ESpey'S. A year ago Espey
bloSSomed fourth into a blg-league
bowler. Today he is a recognized star.
Espey led the National Capital League
last year with pace Of slightly better
than 120. Temples 120 average is re-
garded more highly than Espey'S mark
of last season, for the District League
is rolled on a circuit Of alleys, whereas
the National Capital loop matches are
held on one set Of drives.
Temple may give Megaw, Smith and
Pacini a real fight for the champion
ship at that. The ycungster IS only
a percentage point and A sticks be-
hind MegaW, the leader.
CEVERAL months ago in fact.
- shortly after Temple was awarded
a berth on the HyGttSVlle team,
the suburban outfit was the topic OF
conversation among members of a Dis
trict League team. that had Just re-
turned from a battle at Hyattsville.
The kid doesn't hit the head pin
enough" one of the boWlers remarked,
ito be a real high-class bowler"
Yet 1905 isn't bad average for a
pinman who misses the key stick fire.
quently.
Temple has a smooth delivery. HIS
left arm goes back almost parallel with
his right which holds the ball, as he
gets ready to deliver thus giving him
an almost perfect balance.
TEMPLE is competing mp ting in in t,,1,a major or
the current Maryland Virginia
Suburban Sweepstakes and the young
ster has a good chance to finish in the
money.
He opened with 585, but last Satur-
day rolled Gil to assume sixth place.
However. he is only % sticks behind
the leader. Flicker Barrett of Silver
Spring, and appears to be riding in
nice spot for the grand finale of the
suburban classic Saturday at Clar-
endon.
AS matter of fact. Temple probably
will go into the final block as a co-fa-
vorite with oscar Hiser, a HyattSVille
teammate, who is 4 pins ahead of his
brothers protege.
If comparative league averages mean
anything, both rate higher than Bar
rett, who has league pace of only 108.