Evening star., 1941-11-05
Men 10 Receive Top
Award Of S1,000;;
Women, $500
Full Hondieops to Give
All EquoI Opportunity
In City-wide Event
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fCOntlnue0 FROM rage ALL
Duckpin Association, the Washing
ton Women's Duckpin Association
and the Metropolitan District Duck
pin Operators Association. The
Defense bond scheme of awards
sprang from an idea put forth
several weeks ago by Richard L.
Hobart, secretary of the duckpin
operators organization.
Entry Fee to Be 81.
For the first time in the history
OF the tournament an entry fee
will be charged The levy of 81
will be the sole expense to the
contestant aside from the normal
alley fee charged for the three
games that will constitute the
qualification test and for this an
entrant may use his regular league
games.
One-half of the contestants at
each alley will qualify for the three
game final, for which there will be
no cost, due to an arrangement
with the duckpin operators.
Prizes will be distributed gener-
ously in both preliminary and final.
but the bulk of the awards Will
come in the rolloff. to be held, as
usual, during the Christmas holl-
DAYS. The week of December and
the following Sunday will be given
over to the qualification round.
Within a day or two large posters
setting forth the tournament will
decorate all the bowling plants III
Metropolitan Washington and other
vantage spots and $4,000 entry
blanks will be distributed among
alley managers to be passed on to
various bowling organizations. POST
ers and blanks are being supplied
by the National Defense Savings
Committee.
District Chairman Sees Bargain.
The entry blank includes this
message from Mr.. Rust:
ITO the bowlers Of Washington:
"Here is an excellent opportunity
to advance the defense program of
your Government and profit by so
doing
All contestants will be on an
equal footing due to the changed
handicap system. Where formerly
a two-thirds handicap was given,
this time the franked NAPLES will
be dealt in full measure, based upon
a scratch of 129 for men and 100
for women, these having been the
top averages in Washington last
season. Averages as of December
!. 194i. will be used to compute
handicaps of league bowlers and for
non-league members the mems
handicaps will be determined on a
basis of an average of lis and the
women's on one of 100, these having
been carefully decided upon by
committee of veteran bowling
leaders.
Each sex will form its own prize
fund from entry fees. Starting with
a guaranteed fund of $4,000, enough |
in itself to assure highly worth
while tournament. the awards, duck
pin leaders say, should hit much
higher total.
Urged to Enter En- Mass.
A circular letter being sent to
league officials by the tournament
management points out: The new
eetup of the tournament presents
30 many attractive features we feel
confident few bowlers would care
to pass it by. Hence. we unhesi-
tatingly suggest that the league Off
cials urge their organizations to
enter in a body. deducting money
from their prize lists, if feasible.
for the purpose. The investment
would be gilt-edged."
The letter includes an invitation
to all league officials and other
bowling leaders to attend rally
next Sunday at pm at the Elks'
Club. 979 H street NV. in which
a drive to line up virtually the
entire bowling population of Metro
politan Washington will be given
impetus. Some snappy speakers are
being enlisted.