Evening star., 1936-04-21
R0SSLYN'S HEAVY
ENTRY SURPRISES
Little Plant Gives Event
More Teams Than Host
Establishment.
BY ROD THOMAS.

0OWLlNI S6dSON WHICH
n brought the game long ways
~ forward on the trail back to
4 "A prosperity moves into its final
phase tonight with the opening of the
twenty-sixth annual tournament of
the Washington City Duckpin Associa-
tion, at the Arcadia, with 375 teams
entered.
Bowlers of the Columbia Heights
League, one of the strongest in the
city, will start the firing at o'clock,
in singles. Teams will shoot at and
doubles at 10.
The card tonight is sprinkled liber-
ally with stars, but perhaps the heavi-
est fireworks of the entire tournament,
which will run for approximately
three weeks, are due tomorrow night
when the crack District League takes
its turn.
EbersoIe, McAlwee Surprised.
"a RVILLE EBERSOLE, serving his
eleventh term as secretary of the
city association, and Ben McAlWee, his
publicity aide, toiled like beavers for
entries and rounded up the largest
field in recent years.
When the entries were tabulated
they received several surprises. Con-
vention Hall, which made dismal
showing in The Star Yuletide Tour
nament, which attracted probably
more individuals than the event which
opens tonight, produced no less than
103 team entries. This was more than
came from all of the three other ma
jor plants combined.
The Lucky Strike turned in Al, the
Columbia % and the Arcadia 81. As
the host establishment the Arcadia was
expected to do a lot better than that
and its failure is difficult to explain
Monk Fraser and his assistants hustled
in their usual manner, in fact, turned
on more than their high average OF
steam.
But the big surprise was the entry
from the little Rosslyn plant of 81
teams. Compare that with the big
Arcadias 81 and if you can explain
the difference you know more about
bowling psychology than Arville Eber-
sole, who is deeply versed in the sub
ject.
Its beyond me-" says Ebersole, "ever
when you figure the enterprise OF Galt
Davis" The young Rosslyn manager
incidentally, has made a name this
season as a successful tournament
promoter and has given unstinted sup
port to events promoted by others.
HiSer Stakes Next
THE second annual John Henry
- Hiser Sweepstakes will be held on
the next two Saturdays, with the
opening five-game block at Hisers
Bethesda plant and the second at the
Hyattsville Arcade. The tournament
is open only to boWlerS who have
rolled 10 or more league games on
the Bethesda, Hyattsville or Boule-
ward drives.
The cost Of games is included in the
entry fee of S., with the prize money
to be split 80 per cent for first, IS for
second, 90 for third Is for fourth and
10 for fifth, with consolation awards
of IS in each block for high game
and set.
Johnny Swope won the tournament
last year. Following are the pros
pective contestants for the coming
event: A. Logan. E. Matthias, A. Mat
that's, L. Robinson, A. Dreis, L.
Van Horn, V. De Mott, Clyde Dean, G.
Linkins, R. Huffman, R. Walters, H.
Riley, w. Estabrook, I. Billheimer, o.
Hiser, 3. Sheehy. w. Burton. L. Smith,
p. Miller, Jim Gloyd. r. Dutrow, D.
Clark, A. Evans, B. Higbie, J. Perrell,
B. Beane, r, E. Amiss, C. Stoner, A.
Logan, F. Riley, A. Bogley, M. E.
Peake, L. Pugh, T. Davidson, H. Nay
lor, K. Keeler, T. Ryder, M. Rock, J.
Oldfeld, Clark Riggs. Jack Talbert, r.
Parks, S. Parks. F. Deiterich, J. Nc
Cabe, H. Hilliard, P. Wolf, H. Wolf,
r. Temple. P. Hershey, j. Deputy, c..
Lanhardt, r. Reeley, H. Snowden.