The Washington times., 1934-03-08
BY GINO SINH

like delivery has been carving out
brilliant duckpin scores on local
drives for nearly a generation,
is contending with more than his
share Of tough luck.
Four years ago, when on his
way to a permanent niche among
the city's maple-spillers, append
citis forced him to quit for two
years.
He returned to the wars last
season and became one Of the
sensations, hanging up the highest
average ever held by a Washing
tonian, 127, in the National Capt.
tai League, with Kings Palace.
Dutch" continued his wither-
ing fire on the duckpins during
the current campaign, but arth-
ritis developed in one Of hs legs
late in January so severely that
he couldn't bend it.
Newman hopes to be able to be
back on the drives within cou-
pie Of weeks; however.
Dutch" Is English
Alfred Monroe Newman, who
despite his nickname is Of Eng
lish descent, uttered his first vail
in Southwest washington on
March "a, 1902.
He attended Business High for
a year and a half and then COM
pleted his education at Eastern,
where he played second baseman
on the baseball team and also was
a member Of the quint.
Later he roamed the outfield
for the Roamers, who won the
city baseball title two years in
succession shortly after the war.
He also took a fling at football
with that team.
Following his graduation from
school he became clerk in the
General Accounting Office and
then was an outside salesman for
a well-known local paper COM
pany for eight years.
Currently he is taking an &C.
countancy course at Benjamin
Franklin Institute and expects to
graduate in June, providing his
time out during his arthritiS at
tack has not set him back too far.
He is married.
Began in 1918
Dutch" began walloping duck
pins in 1915 at Ingram Memorial
Church when Harry Pop" 'ol-
stenholme, father of Glenn and
Jack, was managing those alleys.
The Jr. o. U. A. M. League,
which was the incubator of such
crack bowlers as Brad Mandley
and "BuS" Provost, also gave New
man his start in organized bowl
ing when II.
He made the National Capital
League when Eddie Krieger was
president Of it and bowled for
three years with the Nationals.
This year he is bowling with the
Silver Spring Skating Rink in that
league.
"Dutch's" first appearance in
the District League was with Tenn
pie in 1925.
That first season he served
notice of his power when he
smashed out what he says was a
1876 game (Which would have
been a District League record,
but Len Collins book carries as
1873, which gave Temple one de-
cision over King Pins and robbed
them of the pennant, for Con-
vention Hall took the champion
ship on total pins at the end Of
the season after a four way tie
with King Pins, Curb Cafe and
Stanford Paper.
Next year Dutch" was with
Stanford Paper, and the follow
ing year he shifted to Cornell's
Lunch, when appendicitis forced
him out of competition.
Joins Occidental
He Joined Occidental on his
comeback last year and con-
tributed his share toward win
ming the pennant and this sea.
son he was again carrying his
part Of the burden toward the
defense of the title when arth-
ritis overlook him.
Newman also bowled q couple
Of seasons with Justice Lodge in
the Masonic League and was on
Cooks Bakery in the Recreation
League last year.
Dutch" is noted for the
powerful sets he rolls under pres
sure, but though he has always
chalked up flaShy scores he has
never been able to win a sweep
stakes.
The closest he came was when
he tied Henry Hiser for the
Brooke Grubb Stakes with 1905
and then lost the roll-c-f.
However, he and Joe Harrison
annexed the Washington Times
Atlantic Coast Doubles last year
over a select field with a then
record 10-game doubles total.
He has bowled in the Campbell
Sweeps three times and collected
third money the first time and
second last year.
Rolls III Set
This year after q low first set,
he pulled up into fourth place
with a sensational TIT set, one
pin shy Of AStor Clarke's city
mark, but he had to get a sub to
roll his final block when his leg
wouldn't stand the strain.
Dutch" besides the TIT, has
bowled three sets over 800, two
695,S and q 696. He had 6a5 when