The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-03
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 so-called sood bowiers whose aver. ages were way below par, went tc work and here are some of theis result: Exhibit "A" Hill Tatc once one of ten best duck pin bowiers in the country, cut loose with three nice ganes--145, 145, 12s for a 419 total and new league recOtd which will no doubt stand for some time, if not for the season Exhibit ''B" Dickey Richmond, the boy who gave up his vocation as a milkman to devote more time to bowling, surprised his many friends when he totalied 36S. As a result of these two boys great perform ances each increased his average somewhat.
 We don our hats tonight to Cap- tain Henry (Showboat) Reher for his untiring sliding actions while in the act of delivering each ball, regardless of every fault the critics find with his style, the basliful Henry was high man on his team last week.
 For the first time this week Frank (Bring 'em back alive) De- Ia y rolled under 300. Up to last week Franks great performances were more than instrumental in the Stock Room being on top. He held high three total with 3S2 until last week when Tato's 419 was rolled.
 Some of the boys after bowling last week sat around talking about the game, and in the course of the conversation it was brought about the caliber of a six man team that could be picked from the bowlers of this league and their cahnces against outside teams. Of course five men wuold make such a team but it was fuond advisable to name the sixth man. Now all the bowl. CTS and followers of the league are invited to name their All-Star team and send your list into the secre- tary and next week we promise to print few of the selections.
 ''Hot'' Winters, that premiere lead off man on the Rolling Mill team, found the going pretty tough last week, hitting way below his average. "Hot" told us afterwards that the weather was against his style but promises that with the - coming of the first snow storm he would seldom if ever hit below the century mark.
 What a finishing team that Ship- ping Roor outfit is against the Roll Mill last week in the last ten boxes they made seven marks which, when the game was over, were as good as the German marks. They lost the game by twelve pins.
 VIII wonders never cease? The Rod Mill won two games the first in fve weeks and immediately aft. CT his charges won the first game from the Research team Captain Doc Kenneally bought his boys all cigars as a token of appreciation ana promises them a chicken din. ner if they beat the Stock Room team when they meet early in December
 We wonder how many persons now bowling ever stop to think about this great indoor sport which attracts young and old, girls as well as boys, and has no age limit 10 1t when one should stop. In this me city of our, practically in every section, one will find alleys always in use most of the time bv leagues made up of social, frater. nal. community and factoriea as well as numerous other gatherings. The friendship these leagues pro mote alone pays many for that one night each bowler calls ''his bowl ing night" as does the individual get the needed exercise that many persons would never take. Some years ago the bowler threw smaller size ball at a smaller size pin. In those days a bowler with an average of hundred was con- sidered No. I bowler as it was a rare sight to see games over this mark. But to-day with our stream line this and that it seems as though everything about us is speed, so that now in the art of duck pinning, 1t is a common slght 10 observe in the papers scores well over the century mark. It Is true every bowler likes his biz games and the switching over to a larger pin and ball is solely re- sponsible for the unlimited amount of interest being showed to-day in bowling. While in various sections of the eastern states many forms Of bowling are in progress such as candle-pins, big ball bowling, the later always a popular game to the old timers. But throughout the state of Connecticut the game is duck pins. With the coming uf the depression many persons found 1t impossible to see their way clear to afford to bowl, but the writer is in hopes of seeing the day when every person who likes to bowl will be financially fixed to enable him or her to do so, and let's hope that this day Is close at hand. Wa terbury will be one of the leading cities in the East when referring to bowling.
 Speaking of consistency we refer to Hank Beland of the Sitting room team who last week rolled two games of 90 each without a mark.
 Wonder whats that talk about Harry Cottrell giving the boys all invitations to visit him in his new rent up in Waterville? Means a house-warming in the near future :?
 Lew Thelin of the Research team tells of the days in Bridge port when he used to bowl those big games, but since Lew has moved to this city he just can't get going in his usual manner. He personally told us last week that when he does start to hit them the Research team will not lose a game.
 To MT vanMegroot of the Noera team goes the honor of being the Quietest person in this league.
 We noted last week that there are g number of left-handed bowl CTS now in the league.
 Arthur E. Blair, otherwise known as Lefty was receiving compliments which should have