Evening star., 1933-04-02
GRIM DELEGATION
GOES TO NATIONAL
Failure at Norfolk KeenIy
in Mind as Journey to
Hartford Nears.
BY r. d. THOMAS.
~ ENT upon regaining lost pres
X tige, Washington's best

~ ENT upon regaining lost pres
X tige, Washington's best
- duckpin shooters will per
form this week in the
national championships at Hart
ford, Conn.
They will arrive at Hartford Fri
day night and roll Saturday. This
is significant. Heretofore, the
Washingtonians have disdained a
rest after travel. Their supremacy
was taken for granted-and not
only by themselves.
For four years the Capital delegation
had ruled the big tournament with little
effort. One year they came away with
seven of the eight titles. Year after
year they hogged prize money.
They went to Norfolk last year be-
lieving the big tournament a set-up
for them, as usual. The trip was a pic
mic, and it was a weary lot of bowlers
who emerged from 1t. Also 1t was q
disillusioned group when the evenings
sticks were counted. Washington took
only three of nine titles. Silver Spring
won the flve-man team event, Chester
Bid and Ed Blakeney the mems dou-
bles, and Fred Moore and Lorraine
GULL the mixed doubles.
For the first time, Washington failed
to present an outstanding star.
THIS time it is felt the Capital group
i will enter the competition with diff
ferent attitude. Not only is vanity
piqued but the boys and girls would rel
ish as never before the Sizeable checks
George Isemann hands out to high
scorers.
The Bowling Tournament Special"
Will leave Union Station Friday morning
at 1855. due in Hartford shortly
after pm.
We used to write pieces on the i'm
probability of TOO score for five games
Now we'll bet on 800, what with changed
equipment, increased number of bowlers
and greater incentive to shine on the
mapleways.
INTIL other bowling alleys are
~ equipped with grandstands like
Convention Hall. the intercity
league. long cherished dream, won't ma
terialize. Without paving spectators,
the league Is not feasible. All that was
gone into years ago, vet an attempt is
being made now. Of all times, to revive
the scheme.
Bill Wood started his business career
as a carnival barker. Lon Krauss as a
butcher. Joe Morgan was on the
ground floor of the movie business, got
his and got out What Joe thinks about
the bowling business. which he entered
extremely late, probably would make
hot reading.
The Recreation is the only pin plant
in Washington ever to make really big
money.
Only twice in the history Of the game
here has there been an absolute tie
for the individual championship Of q
league. Innumerable times have titles
been decided by a few sticks. Last
season Charley Phillips won the
Masonic League crown on the final
night with margin Of one stick over
Fred Ltchfeld.
Jim Baker served for IL wears ne
official scorer of the Washington Ladies'
League with never a protest against
any OF his figures or rulings!
MOTHER ESTHER CRAwLEy tons
1'1 her three daughters on the Mount
Rainier team Of the District
Ladies League.
1t used to be said duckpins was a
spare game" Now, with round gut
ters, the strike bowler is the big shot.
But the fact remains that only two
District Leaguers ever have led In
strikes and spares as well as average.
Grant Goodman did it in 19lI-l2 and
Harry Krauss in 1920-2I.
Joe Briles of the Peoples Drug Store
team shot All for the first 400" set
of the season in the Commercial Ieaere
recently. Early In the Campaign. after
an illness, Joe went one night to watch
MS team bowl. Somebody Hoped in
the f1rst game and the conyalescent
was egged into the second. An he got
was l62 sticks, which still Is high!