The Washington times., 1938-01-11


out from cold, practical sports standpoint.
BOWling Boon, Indeed
But to many he is remarkable because, by dnt moder
ate bowling at first and then welplanned campaign of
league and match bowling he has made whole body from
half and at last enjoys the blessings of complete health
as we'll as championship rating in which has hun
dreds of thousands of devotees
"Had I major minor duckpin sweep
stakes" Asor saying I'D be everlasting greaul to
the sport for restoring and preserving my health.
Bowling exercises every muscle in the bodyback legs
wrist and stomach Since exercise increases the blood
circulation and builds up resistance found my aiment
gradually disappearing as got further into this bowling
craze
He only bowler like many u.s. his first year
with the naples the Clarendon Bowling Alleys back
in 1929 By his second year the drives the young Browns
vile Tex fellow had built up confidence enough himself to
to Washington unknown and roll in the Howard
Campbell Sweepstakes-which he won.
Up to that moment, the bowers hereabouts
mostly Make Rosenberg and Glenn Wostenhom but since
Clarke first match here in 1880 his has been
to conue WITH not only locally but wherever the little pins
are the fad
He Was a Tired. Tired Man
Clarkes latest achievement by virtue of 15game
total of 2064 pins The first block of five games rolled at
II Saturday. There about twohour rest while
another bracket bowlers performed when Aor went back
for the second block of five games.
Then there supper and little time to relax before the
third strenuous string the docket By II o'clock
he all through-through many he puts it. be-
the night before he had rolled five games exhb
tion for Waterbury foundry. .. ...4. ..-
Oddly enough 2O64 the highest Clarke has rolled in
the standard 15game sweepstakes route He knocked
over those ducks for 1854 bowling night in team doubles
and singles.
He believes there is considerable advantage in bowling on
Connecticut alleys and that if he rolled there he would
be expert enough to add possibly 100 pins to his best
15-game effort.
Because there advantages the approved alley I'M
Connecticut First the pin pit enclosed wire cage top,
sides and back thereby keeping flying wood bouncing
back the alley topping pins Second the cutters
yonder half inch than those here, and many
pins that find the gutter find their way out again.
Just Matter of Practice
Practice in this of setup Clarke holds in time gives al
bowler the knack of taking advantage of these two aids o
higher Fact they such aid that in the national
rankings Connecticut bowler is Handicapped three al
game because of the Gagged pit and narrower gutter
Other than Asos three United States victories he
has dominated such events The Times Dixie which he won
twice. and the Campbell which he has also twice captured
should say this demon of the drives weighs about 172
pounds He is of only medium height but his shoulders are
broad and he has back which gives him
power when projecting the mineralites their way
He abandons the alleys five months each summer and de-
votes his energies go which he plays well within the COS
Clarke is ngerprnt expert in j. Edgar Hoovers Federal
Bureau of Investigation but not prepared to what
familiarity with fingers has do with his superb bowling grip
What does he do with the rich money prizes which have
him in his major sweepstakes competition9
Why the most natural thing in the world
He's saving it to insure college educaton for his two daugh
ters, in the midst of their high school