Evening star., 1932-03-31
SATURDAY IS FINAL
APPLICATION DAY
Event More Attractive Than
Ever-Norfolk Ready to
Welcome D. c. Stars.
BY FRANCIS Il. STAN.

ME last Cdll 1OT enLrleS IOr
the twenty-Second annual
l. Washington City Duckp:n
Association classified tour
nament, to open April 18 at Con-
vention Hall, today is being sound
ed by Secretary Arville Ebersole.
Whether EberSole wins, loses or
draws in his gallant effort to ap-
proach last years record entry
total of 407 teams will be deter
mined at midnight Saturday,
when the entries for the annual
classic close at all bowling estab-
lishmentS.
Thanks to the whole hearted support
OF more than a score of loops, Ebersole
is assured OF fat entry list, regardless
OF whether 1t fails to equal or exceed
last years mark. Which is nothing to
be ashamed of in these depressionistic
times.
EBERSOLE and his fellow-workers
- have made the 1882 event the most
attractive Of all. New clasSifications
were installed because of the increase
In averages, due mostly to the raised
cutters now in vogue.
A new class, for bowlers with no
league afiliation or who have rolled
less than is games in a league. also
has been formed, thus doing away with
the necessity of unclaSsifed bowlers
entering Glass A, the fastest OF the lot,
WHILE such large and established
w loops as the Knights of Columbus.
Masonic, Agricultural and Recre-
etions already have entered en- masse
and given Ebersole a good start the
w. c. d. A. secretary is pointing WITH
pride in the enthusiasm displayed bv
several loops in their first year of
existence, which, though comparatively
smaLl, are welcomed into the local
championship struggle just as heartily
rs the largest loop in the CITY.
Largely through the efforts of Doc
Manner, all of the eight teams in the
new Petroleum League have submitted
entries while half of the teams in the
new capital City Tennis League and
congressional League also have en-
tered. Pat Deck was the guiding spirit
among the netmen- -bowlers while
Carlin Cronk was a big help in the
Congressional League entry drive
Charlie Bells Daylight League is an
otner OF the newly-won to enter en-
nnasse.
WORD from Secretary George Ise-
w mann, down in Norfolk running
the Fifth National Duckpin. Tour
nament, has it that nearly the entire
City OF Norfolk is awaiting the arrival
OF Washington's bowlers who will roll
SATURDAY. In tho
Norfolk, comparative newcomer to
the duckpin game, has glimpsed a few
OF Washington's stars from time to
time but this win be the first oppor-
runity OF the seaport city residents to
witness an invasion of $50 of the
Capitals leading bowlers-with q grand
tournament average Of five champion
ships year.
But If Norfolk is looking forward to
Washington's invasion, no less is
washington looking forward to the in
vasion OF Norfolk, although most of
the Capitalites making the trip appear
to entertain doubts as to whether they
VIII be able to treat the Virginians to
the spectacle of clinching the usual
allotment OF five United States titles,
THE Southland's only bowling rec
l. ord holder, Catherine Wall, last
night aided the Burk Co. team of
Norfolk to take first place in the wom-
ems team event in the national duckpin
tournament now in progress in the sea-
port city. Miss Wall rolled 367, the
big spfurge in the recording of 1880
team set, 8 pins shy Of the tourney
record.
Miss Wall, who established a world
record of 424 for three games about 10
days ago, shot 118 126 and 1913 last
night to give the South its only leader
in the tourney.
The Norfolk maids score last night
brought her total for two events. dou-
bles and team, to an even TOO and in
stalled her the outstanding favorite in
the women's sll-events.
Nellie Beardsworth, rolling with the
Willeys team, champion of Massachu-
setts, shot q 1872 game, but her team
was able to total only ,48e for the set.