Evening star., 1941-11-06
Leaders Say Most
OF City Bow|ers
Will Compete
Movement Begun Here
Promises to Sweep
Entire Country
BY ROD THOMAS.


Like a SNOWFALL starting down.
hill, the campaign for entries in
The Stars city-wide Defense Bond
Bowling Tournament for men and
women was on its way today with
prospects OF producing a sensa-
tional field. Bowling alleys through
out the Metropolitan area were
abuzz last night with the new setup
of the 14-year-old event in which
Defense bonds and stamps will be
the prizes. at least $4,000 worth of
them.
Following the opening announce
ment in yesterdays Star, bowling
leaders of both sexes pronounced the
new scheme of the tournament
striking natural"
With full handicaps affording
equal opportunity, large and numer-
Gus prizes offering incentive and an
entry fee of only 81 putting it within
reach of all, duckpin authorities
were unanimous the tournament, to
open December at every Metropoli-
tan Washington maple plant, should
gather in unique competition a ma
jority Of the Capitals army Of
bowlers.
Plan May Sweep Country.
SO attractive the event and worthy
its nature, the plan today was being
picked up in other cities and be-
fore long Defense tournaments are
expected to be arranged in cities
from Maine to Florida, where the
duckpin game fourishes. The Ma
tional Defense Savings organization.
headed by Eugene Sloan. plans to
adopt The Stars setup also to ten
pins and the movement promises to
sweep from coast to coast.
Among its keenly interested sup
porters is Secretary of the Treasury
Henry A. Morgenthau who yester-
day beamed his approval when
copy Of The Star, setting fourth
the tournament plans, was placed
before him. Like thousands of
others, the Secretary smiled broad
~ at sight of the caricature of
Uncle Sam bowling, drawn by Glib
son Crockett of The Star staff as
the centerpiece of a large poster
that will advertise the event in all
bowling plants here and other van-
tage spots and, altered to local de-
tail, be employed in the national
defense bowling drive
A single step behind The Star is
the influential Hartford Times,
which seized upon the plan when
shown photostat of the poster and
the circular letter Washington
bowling league officials are receiv-
Ing from the management of The
Star tournament. Said Arville
Ebersole, executive secretary of the
National Duckpin Congress, who
displayed the photostat at a meet
Ing Of the Connecticut bowling pro-
moters. and explained the Defense
bond scheme here, Il never have
seen a duckpin tournament plan re-
eeived with such spontaneous well
come. Well have no trouble selling
the idea throughout our territory
Ebersole to Head Rally.
Ebersole will be one of the speak
ers at rally Of District bowling
league officials and other leaders
next Sunday at 2 pm. at the Elks'
Club, 919 H street NV, when de-
tails of the tournament will be set
forth. With its magnitude, the
event will require a lot of handling.
and not only league officers but
alley managers and their assistants
are urged to attend.
The scratch figures set for handi-
caps met last night with general
approval. Mems handicaps will be
based upon a scratch of 129 and
women's 120, if they have league
averages, and if not the mems will
be computed on the basis of lis and
the women'S on 100.
Delivery of the posters and $4,000
entry blanks was promised by the
busy Government Printing Office
before the week is out and promptly
will be distributed. The entry blank
bears the message from H. l.. Rust,
jr. chairman of the District Com
mittee on Defense Savings:
Here is an excellent opportunity
to advance the defense program
of your Government and profit by so
doing"
He could have said nothing more
apt. generally it is agreed. AS to
profit, first prize for men will be
$1,000 Defense bond and for
women one of $500. With an initial
prize fund of $4,000 guaranteed, an
increase would depend upon the
number of contestants whose entry
fees would swell the amount.