The Washington times., 1933-12-29
BY GINO SINH

UPpCuI WOICUNys
BY GINO SINH
Harry Glenn WolStenholme'S
cyclonic arm swing will live for.
ever in duckpins, even long after
his epic bowling deeds are for
gotten.
There has never been a bowler
with such a spectacular delivery
in the annals of either tenpins or
small pins. Many maintain that
there never will be one.
Duckpinners have tried to iml-
tate his meteoric thrust, but none
has ever approached its smooth
ness, terrific power or devastating
effect.
Another thing that made Glenn
q terror to his opponents was his
bulldog like tenacity and his
ability for closing in on his prey
with a terrific splash OF strikes
and spares in the final few boxes.
He stated that when he bowled
singles (the type of competition
at which he won his greatest
fame) he never tried for records;
he lust sought to beat his foe by
a few pins, and usually picked
those UP in the last game.
Paul Poehler, Boston'S famed
star; Barney Spinella, Brooklyn's
diminutive marvel: Earl McPhll'
omy, Make Rosenberg, Perce
Elicit. AL Work can all recall his
spectacular final drives wildly,
for they went down to defeat be-
fore them.
Born in Delaware
Glenn first saw the light Of day
in Wilmington, DEL, on June 13,
1897. He was brought to wash
lngton in 1906, and lived in the
Northeast, attending Maury
School.
He went to work in the Govern
ment Printing Office at 16, and
then became a clerk in the Inter-
nal Revenue. In 1923 he became
assistant manager of the newly
built King Pin plant. Three years
later he took over the Mount Pleas
ant alleys, which he conducted for
a year. In 1927 he went over to
the Convention Hall as assistant
manager and later was shifted to
Arcadia.
The tragic death Of his wife IN
1929 caused him to lose all inter-
est in duckpins, and he went to
Miami, Fla, as a post office c!erk
for a few months. On his return
he again obtained position with
the Internal Revenue, where he is
working now.
Glenn began his bowling career
when only 13 in the Ingram
Church League. The very first
year he won all the prizes and re-
peated the performance for sew
eral years thereafter. In Febru-
ary, 1915, he shot into city-Wlde
prominence with 426 set, COM
piled with games Of 164, 125 and
1877, a record by a wide margin.
This performance got him a
position in the District ana
National Capital Leagues and
he Immediately established him
self among the stars. In 1919
20 season he finished second to
Harry Krauss for high average
in the District League.
Glenn'S work was of such h1gn
caliber that he became a regu-
lar on the great Royal team IN
their annual matches with
Roanoke. Up to four years ago no
all-star D. c. team was complete
without Wolstenhome.
Faces POehler
It was in 1926 that he came
to the fore as a great singles
shooter. Paul Poehler, great
Boston ace, accepted bid to
bowl in washington. An elm
ination tournament was ar
ranged among Washington's lead
ing stars of the day, Earl Nc
Philomy, AL Work, Max Rosen-
berg, Perce Elicit and Glenn:
Glenn disposed of Rosenberg and
Elicit in the preliminaries and
then took McPhilomy over the
Jumps in the finals.
Glenn then upset the great
Poehler and his fame spread all
along the Atlantic Coast. Barney
Spinella was his next victim, and
Glenn beat him on the same night
the Brooklyn Italian set three
worlds marks, including the then
amazing 70S set.
The Howard Campbell Sweep
stakes were inaugurated in 1927.
and Glenn, having previously
prophesized that he would win
it, did it in his usual sensational
fashion, by a whirlwind finish.
For three seasons thereafter,
Glenn stood alone in the realm
of duckpins. Rosenberg faced
him in 1923, but was an easy
victim.
Won Many Prizes
Glenn won the w. C. D. A,
singles title in 1920, and shared
with his brother. Jack, the doubles
crown in 1880, besides three times
getting a split of the Class A
team money. Two years ago Glenn
and Jack won the Washington
Times Brothers Championship.
Glenn has also been on seven
District League pennant winners