Evening star., 1941-04-06
Veteran Loop Boasts
Many Titles Won in
". {. D. A. Meets
Other Major Circuits
Prepare to Support
Big Bowling Affair

Heavy supporters of Washington
City Duckpin Association tourna-
mentS and winners in them for 26
years, bowlers of the l6-club Agri-
culture Interbureau League again
will join with many other long
established Capital bowling loops
in throwing their full strength back
of the 3lst annual championships
which open April % at Lucky
Strike.
This is the cheering report Of
Harry Dixon, one of the Aggies'
star members and understudy to
the venerable John A. Ferrall, who
as director of the strong Govern
ment loop since 1917, has many
times had the league enter sew
eral teams more than its regular
quota.
Among latest to enter in a
body were the 28-club Ma
sonic and eight-club National
Capital Leagues. two of the city's
oldest circuits. The Brookland Mer-
| chants League also has filed all
its 20 teams. while ST. Martins
Club loop will send all teams to the
line If the efforts OF Joe Lo ia
como, president of the league, are
successful.
Other Big Leagues Due.
1t is expected that few teams
from such leagues as the Bankers,
Navy Department, Mount Rainier,
Takoma, Rosslyn Independent and
Chevy Chase Commercial will be
missing when these loops take the
drives on special nights.
A bulwark of the Odd Fellows
League. Perce Elicit, for four years
president of the association until
he retired this season, will seek to
enroll the entire membership of
the strong l4-club wheel, while Red
Megaw, Queen Pin manager. has
high hopes of signing all IA teams
in the Southeast League
With Wednesday midnight the
deadline for entries, tournament
officials, starting tomorrow, will re-
new their efforts to bring a record
number of teams. doubles and
singles into the classified competi-
ton.
There has been a lack of mixed
teams. All leagues with teams of
men and women bowlers are eligible
to enter and will be placed in the
classification corresponding to their
league averages.
Bowlers' Averages Needed.
League officers and scorers are
reminded to send to Ben McAlwee,
secretary averages of all bowlers
who have rolled in Is or more games
to March 81. The lists are neces-
sary. to place the bowlers in their
proper classes.
Proud of the accomplishments Of
his Agriculture bowlers. Ferrall, from
the time Joe McKericher won the
Glass C singles in the first tourna-
ment at the Palace alleys in 1910,
has kept complete record of their
feats.
Following the birth of the pres
ent loop in the fall of 1915. the Ac-
counts team broke the ice in the
1916 spring tournament by winning
the Glass B team event. With Lee
Rose as his partner, Farrall won
the Glass B doubles in 1918. Then
after a lapse of three years he
crashed through the Glass c singles
and an-events in 1921.
Aggies Shine Early.
A succession of winning feats
marked the next 19 years of rolling
in w. c. D. A tournaments In
1923. Economics No. carted off the
Glass C team prize, while Ellis E.
Barber, who was to play an i'm
portant role in league affairs, won
the Class C singles. After Rudy
De GlantZ had posted top score in
bagged the 1924 Glass c team lau-
rels.
Walter Stork's l66-418 was an out
standing feat when Agriculture won
the 1927 Glass B team trophy.
After the tournament had moved
to the Grand Central at Seventh
and Pennsylvania avenue in 1918
and to the Coliseum across Cen
ter Market in 1923, Mike German
was the Agriculture loop big shot
in the 1923 tournament at King Pin
now Columbia when he walked
off with Glass c singles and all
events triumphs.
Dixon Scores in Tourney.
Dixon, who during 1925-26 had
electrified bowling fans with CITY,
wide all-time record score of AS,
chalked up his first tournament win
in 1929 by annexing the class B
all-events. Skipping year, Crop
Estimates won the class E team
event. while Paul Mains and Roy
Jones took down the class E doubles
honors. Jones also annexed the
class E all-events.
The 1888 tournament was a ban
ner one Of the so bowlers who COM
peted 81 finished in the money.
Barber again won the class C sim
giles and added the all-events in the
same class for good measure. Jack
Caspar was the class D singles VIM
ner, while Allison and Newton took
the class C doubles prize. Dixon and
De Glantz finished second in class
B doubles. while six of the eight
teams entered won prizes.
George Ackerman won the class
G all-events in 1885 and shared the
class D doubles victory. Hoffecker
and Crosswhite were the class E
doubles champions. while Barber
won the class E all-events for the
second time. Ed Kessler's class c
win was the only 1896 victory.
Loop Strong Last Year.
Charley Phillips and Dixon ran
of with the class B doubles in 1898
and Charley Heleker topped the
class D singles. Forage Crop, Sugar
Division and Farm Credit finished
first, second and fifth to monopolize
class D in 1899, while Harold Rom
ming captured class E singles.
Still going strong the Agriculture
rollers turned in three winning ef-
forts in last years tournament at
Arcadia Economics was class D
team, chamnjnn Rill Rroun the class