Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-14

V YASHINGTON bowling OPP
NJ orators are surprised and
v v no little pleased with
themselves today.
In 20 minutes yesterday they
brought about a union that for
20 years has defied all efforts to
effect.
Greet the Metropolitan Wash
ington Duckpin Operators Asso-
citation!
Bid adieu TO troubles galore that
have hampered the progress OF the
Capitals most popular sport, difficulties
rooted in misunderstanding and fric-
ton generated by professional rivalry,
a mixture that once split the duckpin
army aSunder and created two bitterly
opposed factions. Some OF the friend
ships shattered by that well remem-
bered war of the washington City and
Capital City Duckpin Associations still
are healing slowly.
And last, but important, get set for
a happy new order of things in the
much discussed Yuletides singles tour
nament, sponsored annually by The
Star.
1t was this that brought into being
the Operators Association, in a meet
ing at the Lucky Strike.
MO longer may the duffer-or a great
~ majority Of duffers-look upon
The Star tournament as rich
harvest for semi-professionas and
other sharpshooters. For the business
next time will be done on handicap
basis, and that isn't all. Many OF the
entrants will be given two opportunities
to land a prize, or prizes.
Some Of the details remain to be
worked out Briefly, here's the new
scheme:
A tournament will be held at each of
the bowling establishments in the
Washington metropolitan area, which
includes much of Northern Virginia
and Southern Maryland.
In these tournaments IS per cent
of the money paid for bowling will be
turned back by the alley operators to
constitute prize funds.
A certain percentage Of the field of
each alley tournament will carry on
into q grand roll-off in which about
500 viii compete, and in which The
Stars major awards will be made.
Handicaps will prevail in this, too:
Medals emblematic of the champion
ships of the various establishments will
be awarded, and only for these will
the competition be from scratch.
The grand roll-off will be staged at
one Of the larger plants.
A IL of the tournaments will be con-
n Quoted under strictly champion
ship conditions, with the alley
manager in each instance functioning
as chairman. The schedules and prize
lists will be made up by The Star
Tournament Committee.
AS in the past, there will be no en-
try fee nor any other cost to the
bowler except his fee for games.
The handicap system and. other de-
tails will be settled upon at the next
meeting Of the Operators Association,
which will hold a luncheon-meeting
the first Thursday of each month.
The alley proprietors and managers,
q great majority Of whom were present
at yesterdays confab, were enthusiastic
over the new order Of things in the
Yuletide event, and it was the spirit
of wholehearted cooperation in this
instance which suggested an organi-
Zation to effect smooth action on other
bowling matters Of general import.
SLERE we are, all together, for
Il l. once" spoke up John S. Blick,
leading duckpin magnate of
Washington-the country, for that mat
ter-and ever man Of action, land
there isn't any reason why we shouldn't
get together permanently. There's a
lot Of things we could do for the good
Of this game we're all in"
Twenty minutes later the Washington
Metropolitan Duckpin Operators Asso-
citation was a going concern, with John
William Wood of the Lucky Strike as
president Frank Proctor Of Silver
Spring vice president, and Hugh
Crawley Of Mount Rainier, secretary
treasurer. with a membership including
nine-tenths Of the bowling operators
hereabout and the others virtually
certain to come along
Each establishment will be entitled
TO one vote in any business afoot and
each will pay an annual fee Of $40.
One of the biggest questions before
bowling interests will be taken up
probably at the next meeting, when the
gutter wrinkle, it is expected, will be
ironed out. The first official act of the
new association was to give complete
Endorsement of The Stars tournament,
but running a close second was the
Endorsement given the National Duckpin
Nl4llE NOleANSot ASPAN@'SAAN az 49,
terday's meeting by Secretary George
L. Isemann, who more than any other
has fought the battle for standardized
equipment and unification of all in
terests in promotion of the sports
welfare.
ECONOMIC conditions have made
IL Isemann's Job an extremely dill
cult one this season, especially IN
the promotion Of the congress an
nual tournament, to be held in March
at Norfolk, but he has done well. There
has been talk of abandoning the con-
gress. but the Metropolitan Washing
ton Duckpin Operators Association Is
out to fight for it. though 1t cost the
association q considerable sum.
The n. D. B. c., formed in this
city in 1927 marked a grand step for
ward for the duckpin game and the
bowling folk are in no mood to retrace
it. come what may in the way OF bust
ness depression. Washington is for
tunate in the type Of men who, from
the games infancy, have had the bust
ness keeping Of the sport in their
hands
Reflect, some Of you duckpin shoot
ers. how often have you seen bowl
ing proprietors sportsman sense sub
due his business acumen.
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