Evening star., 1933-04-09
PAY DAY
APRIL IS TO HELP
Ebersole Gratified by Entry
Up to Regular Closing Time.
MaSonS in Line.
BY r. ID. THOMAS.

v UNGRILY as a hoarder
- tolling depression green
/ backs, Secretary A. Eber-
sole last night counted
entries for the Washington City
Duckpin Association champion
ships and was not disappointed.
Nevertheless, he announced the
deadline for the annual tourna-
ment was postponed a week, or
until next Saturday midnight.
This followed a singular custom.
Every year the association sets a date
for the closing OF entries and as regu-
larly disregaras it.
This time, however, excuses are
plentiful. Not a few among the Wash
lngton bowlers who rolled last night
in the national championships at
Hartford, Conn, begged grace for post
ing entry fees Tor the city tournament,
and host Of Government folk would
be left out but for the extension of
the deadllne to the mid-month pay
oay. Next Saturday is the 18th.
ssENTRIES have been coming in bet
IL ter than anybody had reason to
expect" EberSole said, "but we've
still got to go plenty to tie. last years
record of 410 teams. This would be
lot easier if 81 of last years leagues
hadn't quit There are "a fewer teams
IN the city than there were last sea-
son."
Boosting the tournament entry from
year to year is sort of game with
Ebersole. It's the only kick to be had
from his job, which carries a salary
of $400 Admitting that to be tidy
sum in these times, the hustling secre-
tary is not particularly inspired by 1t.
Undaunted by conditions, Ebersole is
bent upon maintaining his record of
yearly increase in the tournament
field. His is the spirit of the average
successful promoter, who not infre-
quently is as much concerned over the
happy outcome of show itself as the
profit accruing therefrom.
Eberscle;s cneerfulness in the face of
difficulties has been Infectious and
other leaders are kicking in with more
help than usual Seldom a day passes
that the secretary isn't able to an
nounce the entry of an entire league
or two, or the major part of large
organization.
THE Masonic Bowling Association,
L Ebersole said last night, has given
him 81 teams, but, he added,
there are five more Masonic teams and
we're still working on 'em"
At the same time, Walter (Herpy)
Megaw, manager of the Northeast
Temple, announced the entry of the
entire membership of the Temple major
and minor leagues, an aggregate of 26
teams. incidentally, the Temple bowl
ers this year are out to make big
showing in the tournament in every
respect Theirs will be not only one
of the largest delegations honored with
q special night on the program; it will
be one of the strongest. The Temple
major league is virtually an all-star
outfit. Il. ~ - z
Twenty-Five of 81 teams in the Holy
Name League have promised to enter,
but an attempt will be made at meet
ing tomorrow night to line up the
whole organization. Such representa-
tion in the city tournament would wind
up an unusually successful season for
the Holy Manners. They started the
campaign with 38 teams and have
come this far with the loss of only
one
Officials scorers are slow, as usual,
turning in figures to the Classification
Committee. With no extra effort the
scorers could greatly facilitate one of
the toughest tasks in the management
of the tournament.