The Washington times., 1935-10-31
SportShows
Amazing
Growth
BY GNO SINH

As Washington ducKplnnerS
flirt through the pages OF the
National Duck Pin Bowling Con-
Qress Copenhagen blue covered
1856 annual and check over
the various facts and figures re-
corded therein, they realize that
the notwithstanding pastime has
finally reachd its majority.
This realization will make them
feel a bit sad, recalling the great
days when washington was the
hub of the little pin game and
all duckpindom paid homage to
it.
Those days are gone forever.
The Capital is now only one OF
an ever-increasing circle Of duck
pin shooting centers.
And it can be laid to the In
defatigable work and resourceful-
ness Of one chap, the one and
only and incompatible George
Lincoln ISemann, Of Washington,
University Park. Md, and the
world of duckpinS.
Human CuSSedneSS
This little Copehagen blue
record book is q monument CON-
memorating Georges brilliant
success over countless handicaps
and disbursements, chief OF
which was downright, unmiti-
gated, ornery human cusSednesS.
No one but George knows how
much senselesS opposition he has
saad to face and break down be-
fore he could make a stride to.
ward national standardization OF
the game, toward promoting 1t
to its present popularity from
Boston to Atlanta.
And the battle is only half
won. But, George, ever-Smiling,
ever.patient, ever-tactful and in
geniouS, carries on. He refuses
to admit that anyone is other
than a friend of his. He recog.
nizes no enemies. If they don't
want to be his friends, he Is not
to blame. He never wieldS a
hatchet and is always on the
lookout to help the other fellow
bury his, and not in anybody's
Uranium, either.
Those Who Below
Even those who below about
craftsmanship and that duckpinS
is only a sport and then violate
every principle Of sportsmanship.
draw but mild rebuke from
George.
In 1927, when a group Of bowl
ing enthusiasts voted 1semann
into office, they little knew what
q wonderful job they had done.
# these gentlemen will only
glance through this Copenhagen
blue book and hark back to that
September day eight years ago
when they met to form this now
mighty organization, they will re-
alize with terrific amazement
what wonders this man has
wrought.
Others helped, but it was
George who directed them, urged
them on when they faltered, kept
the ideal they sought constantly
burning before them.
Shows Growth Of Game
Washingtonians are forcibly re-
minded Of the growth Of the game
when they discover that only eight
Capital girls have been ranked
among 80 on the national list;
only two in the first 10. 1t wasn't
so long ago that eight District pin
cites placed among the first 10
regularly.
Several years ago washington
bowlerS had a monopoly on major
world records, high individual
game, high three-game set, high
individual five-gane set, high team
game, high three-game team set
and high five-game team set. To-
day Occidental Restaurant holds
high team game, 1876, and high
three.game set, 2,065, the only two
D. C. records in the mems division.
High five-game set is Lorraine
CULTS with $50, while Lucky
Strike girls hold the high game,
643.
And so it goes. We are pro-
crossing. The game grows ever
more popular. The little Copen-
hagen blue book saws so.