Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-24
Pilots Of New Plants
10 Get Instruction
On YuIetide Event
It's Simple for Bowler,
But Terrific Clerical
Job for Alley Men
By ROD THOMAS.

Managers OF some OF WaSnlng-
IONS seven new bowling plants are
fn for a new experience. They will
help direct the largest and the
bnly duckpin tournament of its
kind in the country, meaning the
! 3th annual Evening Star Yuletide
handicap, in which virtually every
league bowler in the city, man and
voman. will participate.
Familiar from practical expert
knce with the current setup of the
tournament, inaugurated last sea-
bon, are Eddie Espey of the Penn
Recreation, Jimmy Moore of the
King Pin and Oscar Hiser of Hyatts-
fille, who filled managerial spots
asst year at old establishments rep
resented in the giant affair.
Jimmy Wallace of Arlington, Ed
HE Goldberg of Clarendon, Ned
Warner of Del Ray and even Aston
Clarke the Great of the Lafayette
kre due for special instruction when
khe next meeting of the Metropoh-
IAN Washington Bowling Operators
Association is held Monday, Decem-
Der z, in which arrangements for
HE tournament will be completed.
bf the old maple plants, Harry
Newman of Takoma will be with
Ibis group, serving his first season
rs q manager.
Simple for the Bowler.
The general scheme of the tour
bament is simple. Every league
kcore at every maple plant in the
Metropolitan Washington Area rolled
huring the week of December 8 will
be tabulated, with handicap affixed,
Ind 25 per cent of the bowlers at
bach establishment will qualify for
y roll-off in which a long list OF
lash prizes will be awarded. A par
ticipant will shoot throughout on
his home drives. Both sexes will
hualify at three games but in the
toll-off the women will fire three
Ind the men five HandicapS will
be based on two-thirdS the differ
knce between league averages and
kcratch, with mems scratch at 1913
Ind women'S at lib.
It's simple enough for the bowler,
What with no entry fee or any 9TH
pr obligation, but the tournament is
whale of a job for alley men-Well
worth the labor, however, in view
bf the big volume of extra holiday
business accruing from the roll-off,
Tor which the managers will set
their own dates with December rs
IA opener.
Tough for the Alley Men.
Stan men at the maple plants
)rin tabulate scores, obtain handi-
fape from scorers, single out quail
1ers, notify them of roll-off dates
Ind attend to other clerical details.
The newcomers are warned it's an
task, with benefits to
kn establishment dependent greatly
hpon Initiative. Promoters who ex-
pierenced marked success with the
tournament last season will be called
bpon at the December 2 meeting to
demonstrate methods. One opera
tor told the writer yesterday he built
substantial summer business
through retaining his Star tourna-
Inent entry blanks for a mailing
list. And there's another chore for
tlley men. A blank with scores. adj
dress and phone number must be
piled out for each bowler. Last
7ear there were approximately r.
poo and that figure will be topped
khis time by lot.
You have the word of Arvil,e
sbersole, executive secretary of the
National Duckpin Bowling Con-
ress, there is no other maple shoot
ing tournament in the country like
he Stars; nor one that presents
20 many lures. He is preparing data
or q national bowling supplies cor
poration which plans to nationalize
fhe scheme of the tournament.
To be operated successfully. the
Star plan must have the advantage
pr uniformly high class bowling
Equipment. Washington's is rated
ops In the land.