Evening star., 1932-02-11
FOUR MAKE STRONG.
BIDS FOR NO. | SPOT.
Pacini, Megaw, Rosenberg
and Clarke Seem All of a
Sort-Women Meet.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN.

rankings, Chairman Arville
Ebersole and his Washington
CITY Duckpin Association Ranking
Committee are certain to entertain
fancy collection Of headach-s for, bar
ring a miraculous splurge by one OF the
four or five stand-out stars in the re-
manning major Journeys, the l93l-32
rankings will prove without doubt the
hardest ever undertaken.
II the astute MI Ebersole vas to
assemble his committee today, probably
no better solution for the No. ranking
could be offered than to put t}.e rames
of Ollie Pacini, Red Megaw, Make
Rosenberg. Astor Clarke and POSSIBLY
one or two others in hat, shake well,
and pick one out.
The task of choosing the other nine
rankings is little, if any. easlef.
1t is a thankless job The Washington
City Duckpin Association Committee
has. Especially in these days when
sweepstakes are about as frequent as
skirmishes in Manchuria. To an observer
of limited pin knowledge, it would ap-
pear that one of the potential NO. l
ranking bowlers would garner al least
a couple Of these stakes titles to rein
force his league average.
But Mr.. Ebersole and his committee
know better Rare is the pinman who
can key himself up twice to the pltch
necessary to win a major crown. AS
far as the committee Is concerned, II
would be an easier task if mere league
averages and one, or possibly two sweep
stakes entered the consideration.
IRON this corner, the potential No.
i l ranking bowlers today appear to
be Ollie Pacini. Red Megaw, Make
Rosenberg. Astor Clarke and possibly
Tony Santini Henry Hiser last wears
ranking bowler, is definitely out OF the
picture.
Pacinis main claims are based on his
victory in the Dixie Sweepstakes and
his l2O average in the District League.
Ollie opened the sweepstakes campaign
with the Dixie triumph, but the Howard
Campbell. Eastern and National Sweep
stakes titles proved out of reach
Megaw, of course. must be considered
because of his better-than-l21 average
in the District League, of which he is
TIE leader Added to this. the North
east Temple captain finished third in
the Eastern Sweepstakes in Williamantlc
Conn.
Neither Clarke nor Rosenberg has
achieved any great success in special
stakes, but both must be considered be-
cause of their 124 averages in the Ma
tional Capital League. Incidentally
Pacini and Megaw are teammates on
Northeast Temple; Clarke and Rosen-
berg roll for the National Pale DryS and
all four finished high in the money In
The Evening Star tournament.
Santini's victory in the Campbell
Sweepstakes rates him consideration.
but as he has not rolled in either tt.e
District or National Capital Leagues
steadily this season, not such close tab
of his work in other LEAGUES has been
kept by the average bowling follower.
LOKIE SMITH. who is pressing Me-
i 1 gaw closely in the District League;
Earl McPhilomy. Bob Temple,
Bradley Mandlev, Charley WATSON.
George Honey, Johnny Anderson. Eddie
Espey and Paul Harrison, among others,
must be regarded as leading aspirants
for ranking All have done more than
live en- their regulations this year.
At least three of the 1930-3l first 10
selections appear almost certain to lose
out in the new rankings. They are
Henry Hiser. who is On the shelf due to
a lame arm: Red Morgan and Bernie
Frye. The latter has moved to Akron,
Ohio.
Temple. Honey and Anderson are
new possibilities who have been going
great guns Temple in the District
League. Honey in the Building Con-
tractors and Anderson in the National
Capital
NNE-THIRD of the season remains
~ and several special tests are ahead,
but it is not likely the selection
committees task will be made much
easier
The next major tests are the George
Washington Sweepstakes. to be run on
February D. and the Potomac Stakes
on February q. The former event is
new one, but may have some bearing.
The Potomac Stakes comprises only
fve-game set
Following these will come the
tional tournament at Norfolk. Va. and
the washington City Duckpin Associa-
ton tourney.
THE annual meeting of the Washing
l. ton Women's DucESpln AsSocia lion
will be held tomorrow night at 8
o'clock at the Arcadia. Officers for the
ensuing year will be elected and the
site of the Spring tournament will be
decided upon.