Evening star., 1932-02-18
BIG FIELD ASSURED
FOR HANDICAP PLAY
Suburban Doubles, Potomac
Singles Also Scheduled
for February 27.
A SIX your star and average
\ bowling fan blessed with a

A SIX your star and average
" bowling fan blessed with a
n memory keen enough to
keep tab on all of the
sweepstakes events to be staged
within the next 10 days what is
coming off on February 27 and he
probably will reply, The Potomac
Sweepstakes" Ask the suburban
lte and it'll be The Suburban
Doubles Sweepstakes"
But at the Arcadia on that date will
be held an event which a year ago
proved something of flop, but this
year Will cutdraW at least by 2 to l
either of those other two stakes over
shadoWing it. 1t is the second annual
American Legion Sweepstakes - this
year handicap event.
A mere handful of World War vet
Grams competed in last years Legion
sweepstakes, which was won by J.
Henry Hlser of Bethesda, who also is
credited with having scared off most
OF the eligibleS, whose high games for
the season generally only begin to COM
pare with Hisers average But this
year, thanks to the handicap system, it
will be a different story
DALPH MONK" FRASER, manager
IN of the Arcadia, who is handling
the entries, announced TODAY that
he had received exactly 60 entries so
far and that by the closing date for
the entrles-Saturday February 2O-he
expected to have between 125 and $50.
AS will be the case in next years
Star tournament, every entrant will 20
into the big tourney with an almost
equal chance of winning An average
OF 115 will be the scratch mark That
Is. those with averages under that fig
ure Will receive tWo-thirds the differ
ence between scratch and his highest
league average. Those without
league average will be considered as
having pace of 100
The American Legion Stakes will be
composed of only three strings. Trophies
Will be presented to the posts of the
Legion having the highest and second
highest six individual totals The entry
fee is sl00 plus the cost of games
HAVING just wound up an unusually
1 successful Maryla Virginia
suburban Singles Sweepstakes, the
washington Suburban Duckpin Associa-
tion OF Maryland and Virginia. lot of
name, but it represents lot of hustle
next will stage its annual doubles
sweepstakes, open to all members of
bowling leagues in Prince Georges and
Montgomery Counties. Md; Arlington
County and Alexandria, Va, and
Georgetown, D. c.
Judging by the interest displayed in
the singles tourney, which drew a record
total of As entries. big field may be
expected for the doubles event. which
will be opened at Georgetown Recrea-
ton on February q and wound UP at
the Alexandria Health Center on March
S. Ten games will be bowled, five at
each pin plant.
To insure keener competition, no
team with higher combined average
than 225 will be allowed to enter The
entry fee is $40, which includes the cost
OF games. The winning duo will re-
ceivc so per cent of the prie money;
se7cnG. 80 per cent, and third, 90
Entries will be received at Georgetown
Recreation until starting time Febru-
airy 81.
WASHINGTON may get a glimpse of
w Nick Tronsky and Bill Tato of
Connecticut. after all While
this pair possibly the games best draw
ing cards today as far as the Capital is
concerned, is tied up in Hagerstown
Friday and Baltimore Saturday. what's
to prevent them from entering Bill
Woods George Washington Sweep
stakes next Monday? That Is. if they
stay over.
Frank Mischou was all but counted
out of bowling not SO long ago, but
he's making Messrs Rosenberg and
Clarke step lively in the National Capt.
tai League. The veteran is holding an
average of 123 and is only 4O-some
sticks behind of the leaders
THEY rave over the Pale Drys and
L Northeast Temple, but there's q
team in the Georgetown CONNER
cial League that has it over the Ma
tonal Capital and District League
leaders like the well known tent.
The Georgetown Candy-Kitchen
team has made clean sweeps in its last
five sets and is getting better all the
time. Last week, while the Crown Fuel
team was losing three games in an up
set. the Candy Kitchen bowlers broke
four records and took first place by
single game. The records were a new
high all-time game of 652: set of
1879, Capt Atheys 154 string and the
same chaps 400 set.
Led by Whiting, who rolled lat and
S56, Arcade Sunshine assumed a FIVE
pin lead over Manhattan last night in
classic Of the laundrymen at the Ar
cadia. Another three-game set will
be rolled in the near future.
BENNIES. BLISS RATTLE.