The Washington times., 1936-12-11
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Fine Records
On Drives
Atlantic Coast Doubles
FIRST BLOCK Northeast
Temple at 2 p. m.
FINAL BLoCK-New Recre-
alton at 1880 p. m.
ENTRY FEE-$24 per team.
By G1No SINH

"Oh, YEAH"
That's the attitude Of Russ
Spilman and Paul Jarman, de-
tenders Of The Washington Times
Atlantic Coast duckpin doubles
crown, as they listen to various
arguments as to who is likely to
win the sixth renewal OF the
event tomorrow.
The doubles classic opens at
Northeast Temple Alleys at 2 p. m.
with the final five games at New
Recreation Alleys starting at 1880
.. m. Entry fee is $24 per team.
What makes the two title-hold-
erS assume this quizzical attitude
is the fact that the ''expoits' are
inclined to ignore them entirely
in their predictions as they men
ton this or that tandem of rank
ing bowlers as "favorites."
No FavOrites
OF course, favorites in duckpln
events rate in the same class
with Swiss admirals and Mexican
generals. They just don't mean a
thing. However, that mere fact
fails to daunt the "dopesters"
who invariably crown their cham
pionS long before things happen.
If some "dunder-head" had even
family suggested tn at Spilman
and Jarman would win the title
even a few hours before last
years enactment of the Atlantic
Coast doubles, they would have
been greeted with as rollicking a
"horSe laugh" as has ever graced
the ears of a mortal. But they
won and you can't laugh that off.
The two Virginia aces go into
this years test even less regarded
by the "expoits" last year for
every "expoit" knows that a duck
pin championship, like lightning,
never strikes twice in the same
place.
Gag Proves False
That gag about lightning never
striking twice in the same place
has been proven false time and
again and tomorrow may give the
lie to the hoary duckpin gag or
no repeats.
The two doubles kings are
acquitting themselves excenently
on the drives this year.
Spilman only two months ago
tied ABtor Clarke for the Virginia
North Carolina sweepstakes crown
at Richmond and is sporting 121
average in the Columbia Lodge
loop and a 119 pace with Kirby's
Service in the Rosslyn Independ-
ent League.
Jarman is a member Of the all
star Heurich's team in the Dis
trict League and is hopping the
NAPLES at a 119 clip, and he
backs this up with a 100 average
in the Commercial circuit with
c. & P. Telephone crew. His
Rosslyn Independent League pace
is a bit under par, being around
us with the Windridge and
Handy team.
Spilman NerveleSS
In temperament, the Damon
and Pythias are a bit diSSimilar.
Spilman is a nerveleSs, cool-aS-
a-cucumber, unWorried type, tax
ing the splits and the bad breaks
along with the strikes and spares.
Jarman is inclined to be fidgety
and wants to get going, to pound
away at the head-pin, though he
never gives up trying, no mat
ter how badly they break against
him. Recently Jarman ripped off
two 1914 sets in a row in the
Commercial League.
Tomorrow is the day. Some 20
teams are expected to fight it out
for the cash prizes and the two
championship trophies and Spill
man and Jarman can be depended
on not to surrender until the last
hope dies away.
Can as much be said about some
Of these long.eStablished stars?
'Mel" OFT and Harry Hilliard
got themselves a free entry in the
Atlantic Coast doubles at New
Recreation with OFT walloping out
a 800 set and Harry 1854, for a
756 total, six pins better than the
second-place Howard Parson-Joe
Freschi combine. Joe Harrison
had high game, 1862. Scores:
OFT. ia 1874 154-392
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