The Washington times., 1936-12-08
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By GINO SINH


Doubles bowling is the form Of
the pin-toppling pastime which
gives the "dark-horses" and Sec
ond raters the best chance to
beat out the stars.
A quick glance over the past
records Of the annual washington
Times Atlantic Coast doubles
proves this to the satisfaction OF
the most skeptical.
The sixth renewal Of the lead
ing tandem event on the duckpin
calendar will be staged Saturday
with the opening five games at
the Northeast Temple plant at 2
p. m. and the final five at the
New Recreation alleys at 1880 p.
m. Entry fee is $24 per team,
which is only SIP per man, well
within the reach of the pocket
book Of any bowler, especially
with a sectional championship at
stake, with appropriate trophies
going to the victors.
Hare and Brill Third
Back in 1882 Ben Hare and
Paul Brill placed third, ahead OF
such famed top-notch performers
as Joe Harrison and Astor Clarke,
Ray Phipps and Bill Arnold and
9 dozen other brilliant teams. In
fact they were only q mark ana
q fat count behind the second
place Howard Parsons and Char-
ley Watson team, which, at that
time, was as "dark-horse" a COM
bination as has ever entered q
sweepstakes.
The second year, Jack Talbert
and George L. Isemann were the
surprise twosome, finishing
fourth with Ben Hare, this time
with Louie Pantos again climbing
in the money group by coping
fifth place.
Beavers, Phillips, Ride High
Abe Beavers and Charles Phil
lips were the "ebony equlneS"
who rode high iE the third re-
newal of the event. splitting third
money. Right behind them was
another outside" team, El Geib
and Charley Watson. and Geib
was the hero in that instance,
watson, an established topnotcher
then. failing to shoot 1900.
Hugh Crawley and Perce Wolfe
were the "fair-haired" boys OF the
fourth presentation, pocketing sec
ond money. Perce, of course, has
been one of the top-rankerS tor
several years locally, but CraWley
was making his first appearance
in "big-time" competition and &C
Quilted himself like a champion.
But the "dark-horses" gained their
greatest height last year when the
little-known and equally as little
regarded Russ Spillman'Paul Jar
man combine whipped out a 1888
total to lead the star-spangled field
home, nine pins ahead Of the AS
tor Clarke-Joe Harrison team.
Which bodies well for the
chances Of Louie Ruche and Henry
Penfold, winners of the recent New
recreation alleys preliminary.
Draws Ozark Horses
The Atlantic Coast doubles has
invariably drawn half dozen
"dark-horse" combinations. No
reason why, with times being SO
much better and bowlerS having
more cash on hand and improving
in their ability to wallop naples
steadily, that, at least, many
shouldn't take a flyer" this year:
There are a half hundred
howlers in the District averaging
118 or better who, given the right
partner, are a match for any
doubles team in existence.
So. YOU chaps who have been
afraid to risk yourselves in such
events as the Mems Dixie, get
yourself your favorite doubles part
ner and take a chance. Every
bowler should win himself a major
duckpin event in his career and
this may be your chance. You
won't know if you don't try.
The New Recreation alleys plan
another preliminary following the
recreation Leagues bowling Wed
nesday. The entry fee will be
$145 per man, and everybody's S
Welcome. Firing starts at 1920
p. m.