Evening star., 1932-03-29

n NE Va NAClu . CLllCl
4 claims to fame as a bowler in
y ! this neck of the duckpin do
minion often has been de-
scribed thusly by one pin fan to an
other: There's the fellow who led the
District League once and wasn't ranked
No. l."
OF course. Weidman has a great
many other claims-The Star Tourna-
ment triumph in 1930-3l is one-but
his feat in 1929-30, when he AVERAGED
1880 to win the individual District
League championship, and then vas
ranked No. 2 behind Howard Campbell,
is the most unusual. because he was the
only District League champion not to
receive the No. l Washington City
Duckpin Association rating since that
body began ranking annually back in
1926.
But now Weidman. who lost his Eve
ming Star crown when ne was stricken
with appendicitis several months ago,
may lose that same unusual claim to
fame. for if Hokie Smith beats out Red
MegaW for the District League cham
pionship Weidmans status likely will be
relegated to "the first District League
champion AlOt W DC ldilhCo NO. 1, anu
not the only champion"
HOKIE SMITH, rolling half of his
L l. sets on what are reputedly the
toughest alleys in the city" de-
serves plenty of credit for his present
place at the top of the District League
bowlers. At least twice in the last few
months he has come from behind to
lead Red Megaw.
But should Hokie win he is not likely
to get the No. ranking, Just as Weld
man failed because his performances
and opportunities in sweepstake and
special match competition have not
been equal to Megaw's and one or two
others
But Hokie hasn't struck out" vet.
He still has a couple Of strikes left
il the national tournament at Norfolk
Saturday and the Washington City to
start April Is.
CMITH hasn't had the same oppor-
- tunities as several other star bowl
ers to compete in all of the sea-
sons Standout sweepstakes and intercity
matches. And while the District
League championship ever is the most
important factor in the No. l rank
ing selection, attention always is paid
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has been the record Of several pinmen,
Megaw in particular, in nearly every
standout stakes and match, that even
the winning of the big-league individual
championship would not suffice to stand
out over two or more league averages
| Of 120 or thereabout and averages even
better in special competition.
A victory in each of the two remain
| ing Journeys, the most important of all
| pin honorS, would, provided he won
the District League individual cham
| pionShip, make Smith a standout choice.
But the youngster who was discovered
| three years ago by Bradley Mandley
! will have to be at his best to crash
| through. The national all-events title.
| possibly the most coveted of those at
stake at Norfolk, is, in particular, a
prodigious task to be won by even such
| a talented bowler as Smith. It will re-
quire record score of better than
1,195, the total rolled last tSaturday by
Charley Bauer of Baltimore.
L X. BREEN today was the surprised
| L. recipient of $50 and the Bill Wood
Dub Sweepstakes championship.
! Breen, who finished second to Herbie
| Young in the event which ended Satur-
/ day at the Lucky Strike, was declared
! the winner when Promoter Bill Wood
checking the averages of the money
winners. found Young to be over the
lO7 mark in league that he (Young)
thought he had the worst average.
Young, who rolls in the Georgetown
Recreation, Northeast Temple an6
Recreation Leagues, put on his entry
blank his averages in the Georgetown
Recreation and Recreation Leagues
thinking those to be his best. However
compilation of his Temple League
average revealed he had 109 and was
thereby disqualified.
Breen, as a result, collects the first
prize of $3.50, while Gene KesSler, Thur
mond Cordell, Toney Maley and Pete
| raWhorn move I'D in the prize money