The Washington times., 1934-01-05
By GINO SINH

Outside the sun joyfully poured
down its benediction on the earth
and the .parrows twittered hap
PLY.
Harry B. ("Pop") HALEY, Wash,
ington City Duckpin Association
president, was sitting in Harry
Krauss' Palace alleys, smoking
peacefully, while the thrill OF
spring went coursing through his
veins. His were happy far-aWay
thoughts.
Suddenly a gentle but deliberate
tap on his shoulder brought him
back to earth.
He glanced up smiling and no
ticing that the Taper was a
Smallish but very determinations
ing lady he stood up.
care you Mr.. HALEY" she
asked.
"Pop," confessed his guilt.
owe want to bowl in the
Washington City Duckpin Tour
nament," she stated with con-
siderable emphasis.
"WhO's we?" spared Pop,
startled nearly out Of his wits
BY the bantam's grimness.
The gram Memorial
Church women bowling team"
she retOrted ctentOrially, "and
we want to bowl in the tOurna-
ment!"
"Pop" scratched his thinning
hair in puzzlement. What to do?
He had heard that women had
had the courage to appear in bowl
ing alleys, but bowl in a tourna-
ment, that was undreamed Of.
The thought appalled, him: He
had been president of the w. C.
D. A. only for q month, and here
he was face to face with an un-
heard-of problem.
Looked on as Leader
Then he bethought himself OF
resourceful George T. Cox, four
time association president. George
always seemed to have the an.
swer to everything, perhaps he
could solve this riddle.
"I'm sorry, ma'am," lied
"POp," "but you'll have to take
the matter up with Mr. COx!"
It was in this startling and
characteristic manner that Bert
Marshall williams, Immortality IN
scribed in duckpindom as Billie,
burst upon the bowling world.
Never one to mince words OF
to respect foolish conventions
she blazed a wide and lasting
duckpin trail for members Of her
sex.
From that day on she was
looked upon as a leader not only
by her sex but also by the men
folk, who, though unwilling, were
made to realize that when this
diminutive lady wanted to achieve
something. she achieved it.
"Billie" Williams was born in
Tuckahoe, N. j. That event oc
Cured, she admits, well over 80
years ago.
She attended high school in
New York, studying drafting and
kindred subjects.
She came to Washington when
still in her teens, and worked in
the Architects Office, United
States Capitol. She also held
positions with the Jamestown Ex
position, Secretary's Office OF
United States Board, Treasury
Department and Post Office, be-
fore she obtained her present
employment with the Coast and
Geodetic Survey as a map classi-
fier.
Her hobby is anything and
everything athletic.
Once a fine tennis player, she
was runner-up for the District
women's singles championship tc
Edith Ward years ago. She en-
joys canoeing and ice skating
and is a loyal rooter for the
Griffmen.
Put Women on Map
Miss Williams and Bronson
Quaites worked together on put
ting women on the duckpin map
Together they formed the famous
Ingram Memorial Church women's
team.
She was one of the leaders in
the move which brought into exist
ence the Washington Ladies Duck.
pin Association, and was its char
ter president, succeeding herself
three times.
Her greatest bowling achieve
nnent, however, came in candle
pins, in which she won a local
tournament during the war. She
twice shared the w. L. D. A.
doubles crown and bowled on two
tournament championship teams.
She has the added distinction of
having piloted three Ladies Dis
trict League pennant winners, and
they won their titles in succession.
These were the Billies, named
after her, in 1928, and the Recrea-
ton in 1929 and 1880.
Miss Williams hasn't been active
In duckpins for the past year, but,
she says:
"As soon as Uncle Sam gives
US our pay cut back, I'll be
bowling again."
Pop" HALEY, victim of her first
major appearance in duckpin
circles, is one of her firmeSt
friends and admirers. He grins:
"'BiIIie will always be sweet
sixteen to me. She is the great
est team bowler, male or female,
In the game. Win, lose or draw
she was always in there battling,
but never angry.