The Washington times., 1934-01-25
By GINO SINH

Structor in the first game he
ever bowled.
One day in 1917 Leo Jaffey,
Q friend of Max, induced him
to visit Joe Michaud's Diamond
bowling alley, coached him a bit,
and Max proceeded to win the
game.
"T never threw a ball in the
gutter" Max recalls.
I'm fact, I never have in all
my years of bowling"
Rosenberg was born in Stock
port, Cheshire, England, on Feb
ruary Z, 1904. His parents brought
him to the United States and
directly to Washington in 1911.
He graduated from Business
High School in 1921, and spent
.; few months at G. w. Due to
his duckpin prowess John S.
Blick hired him as bookkeeper
for his Terminal Ice Company
and later made him bookkeeper
ct Convention Hall.
In 1927 he obtained job travel
ling for Universal Film and in
1929 managed Princess Theater
and Temple alleys. Now he is
general manager Of the Beacon
Sign Company.
ObseSsed by Duckpins
From the day he bowled his
first game until two years ago,
Make was completely obseSsed and
possessed by duckpinS He bowled
whenever the opportunities offered
and often he made opportunities.
No other sport meant anything
to him.
His first excursion in the big
leagues occurred in 1919 as a
member of Curb Cafe which won
the National Capital pennant that
year.
He rolled on four straight Dis
trict League champions from 1921
to 1925. They were Rathskellar,
Terminal Ice and Curb Cafe.
twice. He was on three otner
National Capital title-winners,
District Motors, Grand Central
Palace and Northeast Hupmoblle.
In 1922 Iaxie annexed his
first individual title when ne
won the W. C. D. A. all-events.
He repeated this performance
nine years later, setting tourna-
ment mark of 1856 in doing it.
In 1880 he added the Howard
Campbell Sweepstakes crown,
leading home the biggest field,
81, ever to roll in any sweep
stakes.
Topped District League
He was high average man in
the District League during the
l924-25 season, and was second
in averages last year. Two sea-
sons ago Astor Clarke noSed him
out for the National Capital in
dividual honors by IA pins, set
ting a record in doing it.
Speaking of record averages,
Rosenberg maintained pace Of
1880 in the Masonic League
for SO games during the season
Of 1925-26 with the GomperS
team and was never given credit
for the record though it was
rolled under strict championship
conditions and was not surpassed
until 1880, when Howard Camp
bell averaged 121 in the Ma
tional Capital.
But breaking records. has been
8 commonplace thing for Make.
He has shared half dozen
doubles marks and has been on
several team record breakers,
and even now holds the District
League record set, 458, rolled
last season. That set and a
178 game figured largely in Oc-
cidental's 2,065 set and 736 game,
both still on the books. Make
has been a member of every all
star team since 1921, and he rates
the washington All-Stars Of
1928, as the greatest he has ever
bowled with. The team included
Perce Elicit, Glenn Wolstenholme
Earl McPhilomy. Howard Camp
bell and himself.
They never lost match
though they faced Roanoke, Mar
tinSburg and Baltimore, beating
the Orioles in four straight
matches. The King Pin team
that rolled a worlds five-game
mark which stood on the books
for years, was also a great aggre-
cation, Max recalls.
FavOrite Games
Doubles and single game
"head-to-head" competition were
Makes favorite games, though
he also liked team. He never
cared much for formal five-game
singles matches.
In doubles Rosenberg shared
the w. C. D. A. title three times.
In 1922 with Joe Mulroe, in
1929 with Paul Harrison and with
George Honey in 1881. Make
also was on three doubles teams
which took the measure Of Con-
necticut. Twice with Harrison
and once with Brad Mandley.
Harrison was his finest doubles
partner. Five years ago they led
the District Doubles League with
q phenomenal pace Of 245, which
is still a mark.
Other achievements of Make
were a 504 set in open competition
dragging down the biggest purse