Evening star., 1932-04-01
ESQ co TO NORFOLK
FOR HARD P|CK|NGS
Capital City on MettIe as
Duckpin Leader-Squad
Has Ten Champs.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN.

Y ' be determined tomorrow
in Norfolk, scene of the
fifth national duckpin tournament
Some $50 Standard-bearers of
the National Capital today mod
ernie an ancient fable and by
water go in quest of a golden
fleece, which in this instance is
nine United States bowling cham
pionships.
Included in the crack contingent
sailing today are 10 champions who
individually and collcct..ely captured
six of the nine national title- lcSt year.
Jack WhGlen. who wen t3c sirglec
championship a year ago. now is a bona
f1de resident of Richmond, and as
representative of the Virginia capital
will defend his laurelS. WaShington'S
star kid" doubles team OF Eddie ESpey
and Paul Harrison, winner of the ma
tional crown, will be broken up, be-
cause, as members of a bowling estab-
lishment staff, they are ineligible to
compete together.
Pauline Ford, United States all
events champion, will defend her title,
title holders, Margaret Miltner and FL
sic Fischer; the champion John Blick
girls and the winning mixed doubles
duo of last year, Paul Harrison and
Elsie Fischer.
prospects for a repetition of last
L years feat of winning six cham
pionships are anything but bright,
In view of the brilliant collection of
II 4nh in, he
tional tournament by the earlier inva-
sions of the Baltimore and Annapolis
bowlers and by some of Virginia pin
spillers from Richmond and the host
town.
Reposing at the top in the mems
singles is Bill Arnold, member of the
Annapolis Buick team, with the very
respectable total of 428, a tough score
to beat in any instance and enhanced
by the pressure attached to national
competition.
A score of 767 in the mems doubles
has been shot by William Easterday
and Ray Clark, also of Annapolis, who
are certain to finish in the money.
The most impressive of all, Charley
Bauer's 1195 in the all-events, will re-
quire a South Atlantic and perhaps a
United States record to top. Bauer, a
Baltimorean, established South At
lantic mark and was only eight pins
shy Of a national record when he rolled
the near phenomenal total last Satur-
day.
A former national championship
team, the Recreation Happy Five of
Baltimore, winner in 1929, stands at the
top in the mems team division with a
score of 1,790.
baltimore now has its feminine
- bowlers entrenched in all except
one of the womenis events
To assume the lead in the singles a
Washington girl will be forced to shoot
more than 358, the total set UP by
Helen Clements last week
In the doubles Mae Schneider and
Lotta JanowitZ are out in front with
693, while Mary Lutz tops in the all
events with LOIS.
The Burk Co. girls of Norfolk are
the present team leaders with 1880,
while Lotta Janowitz and Andy Zeiler
are holding the mixed doubles lead
with 654.
THE boat bearing Washingtons ma
l. tional championship seekers Is
slated to leave at $50 pm. today
Arriving in Norfolk Saturday morning,
the contingent will invade John S.
Blick'S new 48-alley establishment, and
will roll singles, doubles, team and
mixed doubles throughout the afternoon
and evening.
The return trip will be started Sun
day night, with the boat scheduled to
dock here Monday morning in time to
punch the time clock.