The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-05
City Duckpin Tourney
Entries Pass 200 Mark
Eberso|e Lauds
Workof Simon
And Clarke

MAKING B maui OF over on JeamS
last night, which included the en-
tire memberships Of the 1O-club
Recreation. an equal number from
the Department Store and eight
from the National Capital leagues,
Secretary Arville Ebersole an.
nounced today that entries for the
twenty-eighth annual Washington
City Duckpin Association tourna!
ment have passed the 400 mark.
Prafsing the efforts Of Irwin ST.
mon, who doubles in the capacity
Of scorer and publicity man for
the Department Store and Recrea-
ton loops, and President Aston
Clarke, Of the crack Recreation
League and adding that the city
needs more bowling leaders like
Carl Baudu, who has put new life
in the National Capital, Ebersole
this week is making his final drive
for entries.
Every team captain in the city
has received application blanks
through the mail and Ebersole is
hopeful baleful Of them will be
returned and signed by the many
teams that represent the some
175-odd mems leagues in the city
and suburbs.
The Odd Fellows League through
Perce Elicit, president Of the w.
C. D. A., has assured EberSole that
1t will roll in q body.
StresSing the point that bowl.
ers may find the particular night
they want to roll In the tournar
|ment filled by earlier entries, Eber-
sole sends out q warning to all
leagues and teams to have their
applications In before the deadline
hour falls next Saturday night.
Scorers are requested to send
In their league averages so that
the bowlers can be properly claSSi.
fed. The schedule committee is
stumped assigning to bowlers and
teams to the various six classes
unless they have their averages.
The tournament opens April 40
at Convention Hall.
Lawrence Dwyer, Of the Kilo-
watt League, today Is the owner
Of what is believed the highest
game shot here this season. But
it so happens that the only recog.
milton he will ever receive for his
2O1 string rolled last night at the
Lucky Strike Is q newspaper
notice.
AFTER SEASON ENDS
Dwyer, a member Of the Distri.
button Department team, waited
until after the league season
closed to pound out his whopper
in a pot game. He achieved his
feat with five spares and four
strikes. with a triple-header put
ting on the finishing touches. His
only flat frame was the third
when he counted 10.
Old Timers, tripping the runner
up Meters twice, coasted in to the
pennant. Fifty-four members Of
the league will shoot in q sweep
stakes next week.
Charles Molyneaux, shooting $50
which included an 18-pin handi-
cap, was the winner Of the Social
Security Tax League Sweepstakes.
Robert Shelley finished second
with 534-37-571. Bob Cook was
third with 50S-60-568. The ten
club loop finished its first season
on the maplepaths Last week.
Gaping their three-game sweep
with a season record set Of 1922,
the champion w. A. c. s.. team
clinched the pennant for the third
straight season in the What's In
A Name League. Ida Weinberg'S
346 and Ruth Moran'S 1855
were instrumental in the decid-
ing victory. Mines, a strong con-
tender which held the top posi-
ton several times during the sea-
son, was assured second place by
nipping the Standards twice.