Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-12-02
BRONSON QUAITES
RAPS STAR EVENT
1t Isn't Sport, Says Leader
of Loop That Supports
Similar Competition.
BY r. d. THOMAS.

bI n. II. IhUMAS.
lCO happy are bowlers In gen.
eral over the new scheme of
~ The Stars annual Yuletide
bowling tournament, fea-
turing a handicap system. that
a dissenting voice from Bronson
Qualities is heard with interest.
Miss Qualities is perennial presi-
dent Of the Washington Ladies'
League and has ever been the
girl bowlers' most looked-up-to
leader.
Our league" said Miss Qualities to-
day, will not support the tournament
this year."
And why, Miss Quaites2"
Because the Washington Ladies'
League is opposed to handicaps."
"Why?"
Because it isn't sport" Just Nike
that.
THIS is the fifth season of The Stars
i tournament but for the first time
there are no serious complaints.
| Heretofore the average bowler has
| objected, with justification, What
chance have I against the Rosenbergs,
Whaleu, Campbells, Megaws and
Wolstenholmes?"
And the alley owners have chimed
| In, Why should I get behind tourna-
ment that takes customers out Of my
| place and puts them into another?"
All that has been changed and the
| justice Of the new arrangements Is
admitted even by the star bowlers, who
won't find the tournaments $500 cash
prizes easy pickings as formerly, and
the alley proprietors have come In with
100 per cent support because the tour
nament this time will make business
| for them all, with each staging pre-
liminary, Is per cent Of the participants
in which will carry on into a grand
roll-off.
So Miss Qualities, 1t appears. stands
pretty much alone among bowling
leaders in her opposition to the new
scheme Of the tournament.
ENCoMIUMS may be heaped upon
II Miss Qualities as a sportswoman and
leader and on her league as an
that both are of character to stand
up for a principle at q sacrifice 10
themselves.
In this instance it would mean sac
rif1cing an opportunity to try, at no
cost, for flock of cash prizes. Usually
bowlers put up their own dough 70
shoot for
But If Miss Qualities and her league
are strongly enough opposed to handi-
caps to boycott an event which en-
ploys a mode Of evening competition.
then they must throw overheard along
with the Yuletide tournament that held
annually by the Washington women's
Duckpin Association. In the latter, the
girls are classified according to their
averages and no average or mediocre
bowler is called upon to compete against
a star The Washington Ladies League
has been the backbone Of the Washing
| ton Women's Duckpin Association from
its beginning.
In principle there Is no difference be-
tween q handicap and classified tour
nament.
ENTRY blanks now are available ct
IL all bowling establishments and thu
| managers and proprietors are bent
upon outdoing each other in lining up
| participants. One manager, who
turned in 40 entries last season, said
today he expected $50 for the coming
event.
This is too good for anybody 10 turn
| down." he enthused.
Arvile Ebersole, Washington City
Duckpin Association secretary and ham
dicapper for the tournament, Is ready
with his figures, and alley managers
are requested to send him the entries
| as they accumulate. The deadlfne falls
December 20 and 1t viii be adhered to
strictly.