The Washington times., 1932-04-11
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By GINO SINH

BY GINO SINH
Washington has not been
superseded as mistress of duck
pindom. She has just been
politely requested by her ancient
and honorable rival, Baltimore, 10
"shove over and let a fellow sit
down.
The Capital pin-spilling wizards
are not perched in the majority
Of the National Duckpin Bowling
Congress purple-lined canopieS,
but what of it?
Baltimore can lay claim to only
three outright championships, the
mems and the ladies' all-eventS
and the ladies singles crown, and
must share with the District the
doubles mems Sceptre, won by the
out and out WaShingtonlan,
Chester Bid, and Ed Blakeney,
who resides in Baltimore but does
his most important topping OF
duckpinS in washington.
Hiser Grabs Cake
Of course. winning both all
event titles are exceedingly bril-
liant plumeS in Lord Baltimore's
derby, but Henry Hiser's grand
snitch of the national flve-year
all-event championship takes con-
siderable wind out of the oyster
Shucking gentleman'S handker-
chief. BY the way, Brer Henry
can we'll be proud of that per-
formance and so can the city
from which he halls. He had to
hold an average of better than
120 for As games over a flve-year
period on a variety of alleys and
under different conditions to
win it.
District maple-crunChers col
lected two national coronets out
of the tournament, Silver Spring
capturing the mems team lau-
rels and Freddy Moore and Lor-
raine GULL bagging the mixed
doubles, which is just as impor-
tant as any of the other eight
titles and was just as fiercely
competed for this year as any OF
the others.
Youngsters Win
But Washington grabbed the
edge over her perennial rival
when two Of its youngsters, Bob
Temple and Bob Chalfonte,
wreathed their noble browS with
the United States junior and boys
titles.
In way, these two achieve
mentS are most significant. 1t
means that the precinct where
many a Congressman gets his
first taste of city life, is still
producing future prospects. Both
youngsters can point with no
undue pride to the fact that
they are undisputedly the best
in their class in the whole coun-
try, for didn't they win over
rollers who had triumphed over
the best in their sections?
That makes Washington come
out of Norfolk with five cham
pionships, and a lions share OF
q fifth. Not so bad for an old
lady, eh, what?
Twelve national championships
were actually decided during the
tournament this year, you see?
Pleasant Surprise
The surprise of the tournament,
pleasant to all true lovers OF
the game, were the showings of
Annapolis, Richmond and Norfolk,
each taking home aytitle, and the
scores they eked out compared
very favorably with the best on
record.
A dozen of the city's leading
female duckpin stars are in Balti'
more today in quest of the biggest
plum offered to the girls this year
by the National Duckpin Bowling
Congress, the United States Ladies
Sweepstakes. Among those who
announced their intention of en-
tering were Lorraine GULL. Mar
garet Miltner, Catherine Quigley,
Lucille Young, Margaret Leaman,
Catherine Forteney, Billie Butler,
Elsie Fischer, Doris Goodall,
Evelyn Ream, Helena Kohler, Eva
Guide. Peggy Babcock and Pauline
IIord