The Washington times., 1933-11-07
.BARNESREADY
To DEFEND
CROWN
By GINO SINH

With the third annual Wash
tngton Times Dixie Sweepstakes
less than two weeks off, bowling
stars aIe getting down to brass
tacks to prime themselves for the
big test.
The classic is scheduled for
Saturday, November 10.
Word comes from leading Mary
land and Virginia duckpin CEN
tiers that their stand-out per
formers are flashing scores on
. drives that makes them powers to
be reckoned with in the Dixie
scramble.
Baltimore, home of the defend
ing champion, Ray Barnes. looks
forward to retaining the polishing
rights ON the crown for another
year, even though the long, lean
Barnes should fail to hold on to
his laurels.
Prominent among the Monu-
mental City stars are Barnes, Of
course; Ray Won Dreele, Andy
Zeiler, Wilmer Robey, Doc Pickus,
Meyer Jacobson, Lou Knocke,
= Henry Penn, Harry Schreck, Ed
Leonard. Tom Connors, Charles
Bauer. Temple Keene, Ted Vein
berger, Ray Dryden, Otto Klatt,
Hap Franz, George Eckhardt,
Frank WelZenbach. Carl Eissele,
Buck Earle, Sam Cunningham,
Henry Winters, Les Askey, F.
Smith and Walter Miller.
Richmond in Running
: Richmond, which experienced
: the biggest advancement in the
realm of duckpins last year, will
be very much in the running with
= such powerful maple wallpapers as
"Hobnail Francis, Gordon Cald-
well, Louis Davis. Red" Neblett,
Bill Inge, and Pony" Baugh.
Norfolk, the other Virginia
duckpin metropolis, will also
make a strong bid for cham
pionship honors. Though it was
not represented in the first two
trimmings of the Dixie Classic, it
has developed several potent
duckpin spillers during the past
year who can hold their own in
any company.
Sugar Kane, William Gauer,
and Frank Weesman head the
Virginia Twin-City headpin bang
ArS.
Widely Known
Annapolis brilliant collection of
maple-men need no introduction.
Bill Arnold, Julian yesterday, Ray
Phipps, Gordon Scible, Ray Clark
are names we'll known to all
Washington followers of the sport. |
They attracted national attention
in more ways than one, but par
ticularly through the exceptional
record of the Annapolis Buick
team in intercity competition.
Many local team has taken it
on the chin from them.
Not to be overlooked, should he
be able to make it, is youthful
George Demeres, of Fredericks-
burg, Va. The youngster connected
to the fore last year and has
more than held his own since.
Martinsburg Threat
Martinsburg who provided one
of the sensations of first Dixie
in Claude CaSkey, is likely to pro-
vide another this year in the
person of either KEGS or Wei
Ter, both of whom have been do
ing sensational work in inter-city
matches.
Strong representation is ex-
pected from Atlanta, Ga, and
Greensboro, N. C. Atlanta had
one representative the first year
and two the second. John S.
Blick is confident that not only
will he have four or five con-
tenders from the Georgia metrop-
oils in the running this year, but
that one of them will cop the
title. In fact John, rated highly
among the duckpin- WALLPAPERS OF
this community, warns his many
D. c. friends not to be surprised
If he doesn't roll in the classic
and annexes the coveted honorS
for himself. George Mckay and
Walter Lawson are bright stars
Of the delegation.
The first block will be at Ar
cadia, the next at Convention
Hall, and the last at New Rec
reation. The entry fee is $18.
Entries are being accepted by
George L. Iseman , secretary OF
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