Evening star., 1936-01-16
0NE-DAY TOURNEY
PLEA IS IGNORED
Mems Bowling Classic to
Conflict With Women's.
May Lose Clarke.
BY ROD THOMAS.
RVILLE EBERSOLE and How

A RPlLLE EbEoOoLG diu AAo"
n ard Campbell, who ordinarily
~ make a swell job of running
Il u the Campbell Sweepstakes.
may have erred this time in not heed
ing the earnest pleas Of several stars
that the classic tournament be held
all on one day instead Of on the GUS
tomary three successive Saturdays.
With the first skirmish set for next
Saturday, 1t will conflict with the
women's Dixie Sweepstakes and with
the Lorraine Gulli-Ida Simmons feud,
the hottest thing ir the duckpin world
at this time, it is not improbable that
more bowling addicts will want to see
the girls event than the mems.
Such a division of interest might
be a blow to Campbell Sweepstakes
prestige for never before has another
event held candle to it.
Due also to a conflict of dates, the
Campbell may lose one of its most
distinguished performers in the color
full Astor Clarke. whose first notable
achievement on the mapleways was
q victory in the rich stake. For busi-
ness reasons Clarke will go to Rich
mond Saturday and may compete in
the Virginia State Sweepstakes there.
Ast0r on the Job.
CLARKE, who directs the Claren-
don bowling plant, is striving to
land the 1887 Virginia State tourna-
ment and for that reason is giving
all the support he can muster to Sat-
urday's affair at Richmond. He will
take four entries to the Virginia capi-
tai and his own may be fifth.
Under the three Saturday plan, the
Campbell runs into another snag To
permit some of its members to COM
pete the Southern Inter-City League
must postpone match. and this is a
league that might get into serious
difficulties through postponements.
These wrinkles. however, haven't
discouraged Ebersole and Campbell.
They look for one of the biggest fields
In years for the tenth running of an
event which stands out above all
other money duckpin tournaments in
the country of strictly local character.
Eddie Espey. popular defending
champion in the Campbell and one
Of the gamest competitors in the
duckpin world, hopes to become the
first to win the classic twice. This
achievement would be made a lot
easier If A. H. Clarke decided to re-
main away
Big Day at the Lucky.
THE Lucky Strike likely will be
crowded both afternoon and eve.
ming Saturday, with the second block
OF the Dixie scheduled for pm. and
the Campbell to start at pm.
The girls will open their COMPETE
tion at noon at Silver Spring and
complete it at Rosslyn starting at g.
Monk Fraser is putting on a Dixie
preliminary tonight at the Arcadia
at 10 o'clock with an entry fee Of
sl.45, including cost of games. with
the winner and, depending upon the
number of entries. the runner-up to
receive their entry fees Of $3.50 for
the Dixie. Esther Burton and Cath
crime Quigley won their fees in a
similar event at the Arcadia last week.
Final games of the national junior
and boy tournament, which were an
nounced for tomorrow and Saturday
at the Arcadia, will be held on those
days of the following week. The
Bankers League tournament will be
held this Saturday at the Arcadia,
the events including mems singles
and doubles and womens singles.
There will be two classes in mems
singles, one in mems doubles and
one in the women's competition. The
entry fees are moderate and the
prizes bountiful