Evening star., 1933-03-17
FADEDSTARS GIVEN
D|L|GENT 0NCE-0VER
Greater Washington Tourney
Committee Can Reject
Any Application.
BY r. d. THOMAS.
~ ROMOTERS of the Greater
. Washington Handicap,
opening tomorrow night at

- Washington Handicap,
/ opening tomorrow night at
the Columbia, naturally are
eager for large field, but they're
mighty fussy over whom they let
in. Perhaps you remember the
case OF Roscoe Reichard.
The rules governing the tournament
are the same as last year with one ex-
ception-the committee in charge re-
serves the right to reject any entry. In
asmuch as the estimable Bill Wood,
Lon Krauss and Charlie Bell constitute
the committee there is no likelihood
of an objection to this bylaw.
If any former champions Of the Dis
trict League appear, no matter what
their current averages, they very prob
ably will be refused entry.
IVES, sir, the case OF Roscoe Reichard
/ is strongly in mind as Wood,
Krauss. Bell and the Washington
City Duckpin Association secretary, A.
Ebersole, go about building up the
affair.
There was no way Of keeping Roscoe
out of 1t last year. even had the com
mittee desired, which is doubtful. 1t Is
even more doubtful in the minds of
some if Roscoe was open to criticism
for accepting handicap of 200 pins
and what, as it turned out, amounted
almost to the gift of wad Of dough
constituting first price.
Richards average was sickly he was
entitled according to tournament rules
to two-thirds the difference between
that and scratch. ITO, and that's all
there was to it. 1t mattered not that
once he ruled the powerful District
League. At the time OF the tourna-
ment he was washed up as star. But
Roscoe regained flashes of his old skill
and to win was a breeze. And volta
howl was there.
GO no recognized star of the past
- unless he can show a decline due
to age or infirmity, and not to
having bowled infrequently as in the
case Of Reichard, need apply. All bowl
ers with averages of 112 or better as OF
March IL are not eligible.
The entry fee is five bucks, the first
set will be rolled tomorrow night at the
Columbia at 7:30, the second at the
Lucky Strike week from tomorrow
and the third the ensuing Friday at
Convention Hall.
In the meantime, a somewhat SINH
lar tournament continues tonight with
the second skirmiSh of the Bill Wood
Dub Sweepstakes, at the King Pin. In
the opening set, at the Lucky Strike,
Tom Kinnahan Of the Typothetae, Holy
Name and Recreation Leagues took the
lead with record set Of CAT, which in
cluded also the highest game ever rolled
in the tournament-171. This was re-
markable performance for a bowler with
an average under 106. the tournament
limit
GONE Of the best girl bowlers Of
- Washington and Baltimore will
meet tomorrow night at the Colum-
bia, at O'Clock. Representing the Co.
lumbia will be the five high average
girls of the Washington League, headed
by Lorraine GULL with her almost in
credible average Of lis. The Baltimore
maids will represent Jack Sapp's
Regent.
Tonight, Nick Tfonsky and Jack
Convention Hall in singles and doubles
matches with Whip Litchf1eld, Eddie
Espey and Paul Harrison.
A record for establishing records, at
least for their own league, Is claimed for
the Gait bowlers Of the jewelers. League,
who recently hung up season marks for
team game and set and individual game
and set. The team scores were 612 and
l.726 and Henry May was the individual
star with ISL and 800.
THE annual Suburban Sweepstakes
i will open tomorrow on Henry
Hiser's Bethesda drives. Those
unable to shoot at 7:30 O'Clock, the
regular starting time, may roll at 3
o'clock, 1t Is announced by Tommy
Walker, president of the Suburban As
sociation. The second set will be shot
at Mount Rainier and the final at
Rosslyn.
Cost Of bowling Is included in the
entry fee Of $40. Ten per cent of the
dough will be awarded for high games
and sets. The winner will receive IS
per cent with second place worth Is,
third, 20, and fourth, 10 per cent.