The Washington times., 1934-05-03
LEADS TEAMS
ITO MAJOR
HONORS

This is the torty-SeUenth of the
"Duckpin-MGkerS" series, bio
graphical sketches of outStGnd-
ing duckpin figures. The nert
IN series 1Dill appear Monday.
BY GINO SINH
Joe Pricci's parents thought he
might become a great artist, but
he fooled them, by succeeding in
the banking business.
Joe, who has inscribed his name
on the duckpin record book IN tall
characters, with an unbelievable
4o7 three.game set, can WELD the
charcoal pencil with expertness
and can compile columns OF bank
ing figures with even greater pro-
ficiency.
He spends his spare time draw
ing charcoal portraits Of his tam'
lily and public figures, that IS,
when he isn't at some bowling es-
tablishment walloping the naples.
Recently he has completed por-
trait of President Roosevelt and IS
waiting to have it autographed by
him.
Joe has proved himself a cap
tain of parts. Last year he plloted
the Occidental Restaurant to a
District League pennant ana ChlS
year he led the Lucky Strike Bar
bers to the National Capital gon'
falon. He was also the k1ngtlsh
of the Sol Herzog team which won
the Recreation League flag last
year.
Born Christmas Day
Pricci was a Christmas gift 10
his parents, being born on Decem-
ber 25, 1901, at Putignano. Prov
ince of Bari, Italy. He attended
school in Italy until his parents
brought him to America in 1911.
They came directly to washington
and he has been here ever since.
Here he went through the gram
mar school and then had Two
years at Central High. Having
shown a talent for drawing he
also spent some time in the Cor
coran Art School. -,
He obtained employment with
che Second National Bank, work
ing there for over seven years ana
then changing to his present posi-
ton with the Washington Per
manent Building Association
where he has worked himself to
assistant treasurer in eight years.
Joe is also attending a school OF
accountancy.
He played baseball with Riggs
when it won the Bankers League
pennant a decade ago and was
also a member of the Park View
A. C. eleven which annexed the
150-lb. D. C. crown in 1921.
Joe started bowling about IA
years ago with the Second Ma
tional in the Bankers League,
Scharf Shows Him
Jake Scharf, a leading bowler OF
the day and a teammate, liked
Joe's spirit and gave him point
ers which improved his game.
Pricci stepped into the lime
light as captain of the Diplomat
Coffee team in the PetWorth
Suburban League seven years
ago. That team turned in SEN
sational scores all season.
In 1927 he debuted with Meyer
Davis in the District League, then
went to Petworth, later to Hecht
for two years, then Occidental
restaurant, which he led to a
pennant, and this season he
bowled with Convention Hall.
He piloted the Colonial Ice Cream
to second place in the National
Capital last season and then to
the w. C. D. A. team title.
Joe led the Business Mems
League in averages several years
back and the Recreation League
last year. His highest season
average was 1913 in the National
Capital last season.
Rolls with st. Gabriel
He is also a member Of the
st. Gabriel team, which captured
the Holy Name Society tourna-
ment title by three pins, rolling
from scratch.
A month after he rolled his
sensational set he won the Mary.
land Sweepstakes, and in this
years National Tournament he
placed in the money in every
event, and collected more cash
than any other local bowler.
Joe rolled his record set with
the Bearcats in the Recreation
League on March 8, 1882. A
year before ne set an alltime
District League record when he
rolled 1873 with Hecht Company.
He has placed second twice in
the italian Sweepstakes.
He has been married eight
years and has one child.