Evening star., 1942-12-11
War Bond Bowling Tourney PeEm to Continue Next Week
Payday for Federal
Workers Will Offer
Chance 10 Many
Alley Men, Shorthanded,
Would Welcome Aid
From League Heads
BY ROD THOMAS.

Originally limited to this week
competition In the qualification
round of The Stars War Savings
Bowling Tournament will be con.
tinued through the next, by request
Of hundreds of bowlers and many
alley managers.
Although the entry fee is only 81
important to a flock of pinshooters
who haven't taken turns in the
three-game preliminary is a Gov
ernment payday coming up next
week.
In the case of the alley men, the
fellows have been so shorthandeo
that few have found it possible to
spread completely the bowling bond
gospel, what with many of their
patrons newcomers to the Capital
unacquainted with the unique SET
up OF the annual event which is
to be duplicated, with official Gov
eminent blessing, in cities through
out the country.
In extending the preliminary, in
which so per cent of the entrants
at each alley will qualify for and
bowl free in the three-game final,
the Tournament Committee last
night was careful to point out that
none will be permitted to shoot
more than once. Those firing this
week will not be allowed to try
again during the extra qualification
period.
They Get the Idea Quickly.
AT some bowling plants a simple
sales talk on the tournament has
BEEN sufficient to enroll the entire
memberships of their leagues. Full
handicaps, based upon league aver
ages, afford equal opportunity for
al in the battle for an extraordi-
nHy list Of prizes, all in War
savings. In investing a dollar the
participant, If among the upper half
OF the field at his alley, receives
back, in free bowling, so cents.
Thus the alley proprietor makes
little or no profit in immediate cash,
Good will of the customer is his
business slant, but in the observa-
ton OF this reporter Metropolitan
washington duckpin promoters in
general are inspired patriotically in
their effort to help make the tour
nament a worthy example for the
bowling world.
Hard pressed. because of short
STAINS, to carry on normal work allev
proprietors and managers have not
been able to devote as much effort
TO the current tournament as they
nave to the previous IA annual
Evening Star events. For many the
current tournament has lenpthened
their working day to Is or more
hours.
They Deserve Help.
Heretofore the task of rounding
up entries has been mainly in the
hands of the alley men, the men
on the scene. In the past
'ears the tournament has been good
business for them, it is true. but
mail investment with big dividends
or the bowler. But now the alley
STAINS, considering the primary pa
'riotlc purpose of the tournament.
reasonably may expect assistance
rom league officials. Seeing the
situation, not a few of the latter
Voluntarily have pitched in and sold
their memberships the plan of ap-
propriating money from league
FUNDS to enter. An example is the
Masonic League which to-
night at Convention Hall will COM
pete In body.
In this tournament every bowler,
even the fellow with an 8O-average
IN fact, particularly him, because of
the full handicap system. is pre-
Eented genuine opportunity to hit
the jackpot and if he misses that
there are many other awards far
q aoove average for duckpin competi-
ton to invite his participation.
One target he can't miss. though
hguratively his dollar may be only a
beam shooter. You name il