Evening star., 1941-12-05
Suburban Leaguers
Pledged TO Enter
Event En- Masse
Greet Booking Is Given
By Arcadia, Recreation,
Temple and Del Roy
BY ROD THOMAS.

act in worthwhile causes, is on the
bandWagon in The Stars Defense
Bond Bowling Tournament. With
Silver Springs league bowlers in
line virtually a hundred per cent, as
announced a while back, Bethesda's,
We hear today from John Henry
Hiser. who operates the Bethesda
and Boulevard maple plants, are
pledged in similar ratio 10 fire next
week in the qualification round.
Most of the city's bowlers plan to
pay the 81 entry fee just before
shooting their league games next
week. but not so those Of the Be-
thesda Civic League, headed by
Joseph Mccain. They plucked from
their treasury $40 to enter their en-
tire membership and accounted the
move a gilt-edged investment.
Job Could Be Simplified.
A mass of labor would be saved
II the Bethesda Civic Leagues eX-
ample were followed throughout the
Metropolitan Area. where alley man
ayers are stumped in many in
stances when confronted with the
task of making individual solicita-
tons
The tournament has been pro-
claimed by bowling authorities, 10
cal and national, as such complete
bargain for duffer and star alike, re-
gardless of its patriotic feature. that
any bowler who passes it by might
miss the best opportunity for per-
sonal gain in his duckpin career.
All skeptics are urged to examine
the tentative prize list posted on
alley bulletin boards and to consider
that full handicaps will present
equal opportunity for pin shooters
Of every degree of skill. Indeed,
some of the duckpin doDesters have
calculated that the low average men
and women stand a better chance
than the stars to collect the prizes
all in Defense savings, ranging from
a $1,000 bond to one Of S25 in the
mems division and a $500 bond TO
one OF S25 in the womens field.
Seems Easy to Sell.
To give an idea of how boWlers
well informed on the details of the
tournament are going for it, the
boss Of a major maple plant said last
night: I've been a Star tournament
backer ever since it was held first
in 1923, and this year we have the
largest advance entry ever, al
though for the first time an entry
fee is being charged"
Washington boWlers traditionally
are slow to turn in entries and next
week when most of them are ex-
pected to use their league scores
for the qualification test. alley men
will be swamped A tough job would
be made easy if all league officials
co-operated in collecting entry
blanks and fees. Many have an
nounced their intention to do so.
No bowler will be permitted to
count his league scores unless his
entry fee is paid and his slip turned
in. all of which applies also. OF
Getting back to Bethesda, the
largest star-tournament entry by
far in the history of the ballvick
is expected, Hlser said.
Appears TO Be Solid Lineup.
The Bethesda Civic, Bethesda
Church. Bethesda. Bethesda Busi-
ness Mems, Plumbing Supply and
Montgomery County Ladies Lea
CUES, totaling 64 teams and 800 in
dividuals, not including substitutes
have given assurance through their
officials Of participation en- maSSe,
declared Hiser.
The Bethesda duckpin potentate,
World War veteran of the line
nightly pleased with his prospec-
tive turnout, commented: There
are a lot of guys working on this
tournament who couldn't squeeze
into the old uniforms but see how
to make a dollar march
Which reminds us that the Nc
Kinlev High School Cadets League
at Brookland has made % pald-uI
entries.
With the firing time closely ap-
preaching a canvass of maple plants
last night revealed general surge
in bond tournament interest
More Big Leagues in Line.
Among the larger leagues an-
nounced as likely to shoot in body
were the Temple Minor Of l6 teams
at the North East Temple where
Ollie Pacini holds sway; the Bever-
lev Hills of 16 teams of men anc
six of women at Del Ray, presided
over by Hap Newman; the Bankers
20 teams: Ladies Independent, 16
and Acacia Mems and Women's, Il
at the Arcadia where Monk Erase
annually turns in a bang-up Jo
on The Star tournament and tn
U. S. Air Corps Ladies, 20 teams
Maritime Commission, IA and Wa
Department Finance Quartermas
ters. 60, at the New Recreation
where Charley Parker very much !
on the job.