Evening star., 1938-09-19
Bowling Army S,ues Church Leagues Open Season This Weeh
CATHOLIC LEAGUE
HAS VAST ROSTER
Harbin Out for 100 Teams.
DR.. Rustin of Mt. Vernon
Church Able Leader.

Church Able Leader.
Church and fraternal leagues, long
. major part Of Washington bowling,
will add impetus to an infant duckpin
season this week when more than
1000 bowlers Of these loops swing into
action.
Due to usher in its 1889 campaign
Is the Catholic League, formerly the
Holy Name Society League. Already
the biggest bowling league in the
country, it will reach the astounding
figure of 100 teams If the plans OF
George F. Harbin, its president and
indefatigable leader. are carried
through. Last season 81 teams were
In the circuit.
This mammoth loop will have
openings Tuesday and Thursday at
Georgetown Recreation, Queen Pin,
Northeast Temple and Takoma pin
plants. The Sodality League with Is
women's teams gets under way to-
night at the Recreation, and tomor-
row night the Ladies' Catholic League
of IL teams opens at the Lucky Strike.
The interest taken by many OF the
spiritual directors has played leading
part in the unusual success OF these
Catholic leagues.
Minister Is Keen Booster.
One might search long to find
el\ater bowling enthusiast than DR..
JOIN w. Ruskin, minister OF the
MoufA Vernon Place Church. A bowler
himseN, his efforts have paved the
vay i'd the Mount Vernon Place
Church League to come to the fore
lately. With Is mems teams and
women's teams, the loop opens Satur-
oay night at the Lucky Strike. William
Firth is its president and Bill Miller,
one of the city's leading bowlers, is
scorer.
One of the oldest in the city. the East
Washington Church League opens fire
Tuesday night at the Recreation.
Out at Takoma tonight the eight
club Takoma Church League gets go
ing, while Tad Howard's Rendezvous
will be swarn1ing with rollers OF the
12-team Nativity League.
Tuesday night for the opening OF
the Lutheran League. There are 16
teams of men and 10 teams of women.
Bowlers of the 30-club B. Y. P. U.
League are to start Saturday at Ar
cadia. The same night IA teams OF
the Ladies Christian Endeavor League
will Join forces with the 18 mems
teams already rolling at Columbia.
The Friendship Church League is
cue for an opening at Bethesda before
the week is out, while the schedules
ct the Episcopal Young Peoples Fel-
lowslip and Methodist Protestant
Leagues call for openings at the
Recreation Wednesday a week.
Fraternalists in Action.
With the 32-club Masonic League
season in full swing at Convention
Hall bowlers of the Knights OF Colum-
bus and Elks Leagues are all set for
their openings wednesday night at
Rendezvous and the Recreation, re-
spectively.
Other prominent league openings
during the week will find the Atlantic
& Pacific, Graphic Arts and Kilowatt
Leagues tonight at the Lucky Strike
followed tomorrow afternoon by the
Ladies' Railroad Retirement loop. and
Wednesday the Ladies Commissioner
and Miscellaneous Tax is scheduled.
Ben Hare is looking for two teams
t. complete the roster of the National
Capital League, which is due to start
Thursday at Lucky Strike.
The crack mems Federal League with
q. A. O., the defending champion,
faces the barrier tonight at Arcadia.
Swelled to 16 teams the Merchants
League, under the direction Of Adrian
Dries, is ready for action tonight at
Convention Hall.
The 1nterclub Hebrew League opens
Tuesday, and the Electrical League
eharpshooters will take up the firing
Wednesday at Convention Hall. Bill
Mehler, member Of the champion City
Bank team. also Is president of the
18-club Bankers League, opening We'd
nesday at Arcadia.
Nicholson High Scorer.
To Charley Nicholson goes the dis
tinction Of rolling the highest game
end set among the some 1000 bowlers
Who started their season last week.
1t was great opening for the 81
club Navy Yard League Friday night
at the Lucky Strike. with Capts. Ducey
Its. Couch and Davis and Master Me-
chanics Ragsdale, Carnahan and
Green present
Nicholson ripped off games of 116,
172 and 125 for set of 4l3 His wal
Looping enabled F. &, A. No. to smear
the strong Sight No team with top
scores Of 625 and 1876 The champion
Breech Mechanism club dropped a
81 decision to the runner-up Miscel-
laneous No. l outfit.
But Nicholson wasn't the only one
10 shoot 400 set, for down at Con-
vention Hall Tuesday afternoon ven-
tured Lonnie Krauss to witness the
opening of the Mixed G. A. o. League
Lonnie, now on the pay roll Of Uncle
Sam since he gave up managing bowl
lng alleys, filled in on one of the teams
and southpawed his way to 406 set
Smiths Tavern. paced by Chet Lii
ieys l53-375 and Jim Madden's
1892, walked away with honors in
the Mount Rainier opening. Team to-
tails of COL and 1,746 put the bee or
the Mount Rainier club. The cham.
DION Recreation. led by Scorer Bill
Ward, was whitewashed by Jimmie!
Restaurant.