Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-12-17
War Yanks Federal
Workers but Event
Is Biggest Ever
Alley Managers Busy
Framing Schedules
For YuIe RoII-off
By ROD THOMAS.

Defense savings of more than
$4,000, maturity value, await those
who land In the pay-of Of The
Stars 14th annual duckpin tourna-
ment. the final round of which will
be rolled during the Christmas holi-
days.
The prizes will be announced as
soon as the entry lists for the quail
fication test, held at 81 Metropolitan
Washington bowling plants, are
audited. 1t is certain, however, the
fund, measured in defense savings,
will exceed $4,000 considerably,
with the male victor in the roll-of1
to receive a $1,000 bond and the
woman winner one Of $500.
In the meantime, alley managers
are busy with arrangements for the
roll-off. Within a day or two they
will announce in The Star the quail
fiers and the dates for their finals.
Cancellations by leagues composed
Of Government employees put huge
holes in the fields at many plants
but the tournament exceeds by Tar
any other in the sports history in
number Of participants, excepting
The Stars 1910 event in which there
was no entry fee.
Arville Ebersole, executive secre-
tary of the National Duckpin Bowl
ing Congress, said: Figures on past
duckpin tournaments with entry fees,
are dwarfed by this one"
Doing Alright for Uncle Sam.
From Maine to Florida defense
savings bowling tournaments, stem
ming from The Stars, are being held
or planned and Nationwide move
ment is under way to pay league
prizes in defense savings. 1t seems
a cinch that bowling will boost the
sale of Uncle Sans gilt-edged paper
more than any other sport.
One of the alleys hardest hit BY
withdrawal of Government workers,
called for extra duty or suddenly
bereft Of bowling interest by the war
with Japan, was the Lafayette,
whose manager, Aston Clarke, the
No. ranked duckpinner of the
country, lost a wager with Hugh
Arbaugh, Silver Spring bowling ty-
coon, of Of $50 defense bond. They
bet on the production of entries at
their plants. Silver Spring was
topped only by the Lucky Strike,
where The Star tournament was
born in 1928. The Lafayette, while
landing among the leaders, was we'll
behind In the battle with Silver
Spring. The tally was: Silver
Spring, s75; Lafayette, 564.
It wish" said Clarke today, every
alley in town had topped us as much
as Silver Springs"
Bowling Leaders on Job.
Most of 'em tried Alley owners,
managers and bowling officials have
teamed as never before. according
to veterans among them, to put over
q tournament.
Hokie Smith. Lucky Strike man
ager, who, with a hustling staff,
turned up with the top entry OF
e55, posed q question today that may
be of interest to many alley pilots.
SOf1l6 Ol OuI QudAllClS, OAHU
Smith, will be out of town over
the holidays. The tournament rule
is that a qualifier may use for the
final his first league set upon re-
turning, with deadline Of January
10. Does he pay for his games in
such case?'
The answer is no. Every qualifler
bowls without cost in the three
game final. In the case of quail
fer using league games, he pays
merely his league prize fee. Sew
enty-five cents of every dollar entry
fee paid in the preliminary went
into the prize fund and the other
quarter into fund to give quail
f1ers free ride" in the final. The
alley men have contributed to thu
prize fund a dime per oualifier.
Tied Bowlers Get Break
Another question. this from Jack
Talbert, Chevy Chase Ice Palace:
Fifty per cent of the bowlers at
each plant qualify. In the event of
a tie for last place, is there a roll
OFF,
Nope All who tie for the final
spot are eligible for the rolloff. to
bowl without cost, the alley taking
the rap.
Mems and women's entry fees 60
into separate prize funds and if
usual percentages govern, the wom-
ems fund will be about one-half that
of the mems.
Those who participated in the
preliminary are urged to watch
these columns for rolloff schedules
and other tournament information.
Some alley managers plan to send
individual notices to qualifiers, but
most expect their patrons to keep
informed through The Star.