Evening star., 1943-11-28
Tourney Which Opens
Saturday Aims for
Fleet Of Planes
By ROD THOMAS.

Arlington County, Va, and Prince
Georges and Montgomery, In Mary
land. will shoot for their own bomb
ers in The Stars war bond bowling
tournament to open next Saturday
at all Metropolitan Washington
alleys with the goal feet OF war
planes.
II they sell enough bonds, and the
prospect Is they will, theirs will be
the privilege Of naming q plane
each, 1t was announced last night
by the Tournament Committee.
It would be q second plane for
Montgomery, whose Silver Spring
produced more than $1,000, 900 In a
Flying Fortress tournament, and a
second for Prince Georges, Hyatts-
vile having raised 4143,0 to pur-
chase the "Hyattsville Fighter"
The Bethesda area, only slightly
active in the Silver Spring affair,
will 60 all out in the coming tourna-
ment, it was said yesterday by bowl
ing, civic and business leaders there
Tomorrow a meeting Of these. with
s. Walter Bogley, banker and county
War Finance Committee chairman
George w. Huguely, jr., and Henry
Hiser, bowling operators, and tour
nament officials will start the Be-
thesda ball rolling.
Virginians to Rally.
Later In the week, Eddie Gold
berg, Clarendon duckpin operator
and chairman Of the Arlington sec.
ton Of the tournament, will gather
his henchmen to lay out campaign
The tournament win run from mex,
Saturday through January 9 anc
during that long stretch, it is felt
the bowling bond field will be vel
cleaned.
Only series E, F and G will coun
as bowlers become eligible for th'
event by non-payroll bond pur'
chases.
Before the week is out all thu
issuing agencies in the metropolitan
Area will be provided with receipts
for bond purchases and these viii
function as entry blanks. Ther'
will be no cost for bowling, due tt
the generosity of bowling operator
who, despite a heavy expense, art
entering into the bond effort with
q will.
Rules of the tournament are few
and>simple The National Duckpll
Bowling Congress code will govern
competition, in which full handicap
will afford equal opportunity for all
Men and women will compete To-
separate prizes, tctaling $2,500 II
bond maturity value.
Could Take Many Turns.
A bowler may employ leagu
games. or roll at the maple plan
of his choice and as many time
as he buys a bond-or sells one. !
the purchaser turns over his receipt
Sales by bowlers to non-bowlers ar
expected to make up major por
ton Of the fund raised,
Alley men shortly will be equippe'
with mimeographed copies of de
tails Of the tournament setup an
a week from tomorrow will max
the event a major topic at one
the biggest meetings of the Metro
politan Bowling Operators Associa
ton. The pin promoters are in tn
middle of a raft of dif1cultie
brought on by the war and in tn
handling of the tournament woul'
appreciate immensely the co-opera
ton Of bowlers and particularly
league ofhcials. The Star tourna
ment-this is the 18th annual-fo
years has been the alley mems big
gest single job, but the bigger 1t
this time the more they'll like il
Having started the War bond bowl
ing movement in Pearl Hsrbor yea
the Metropolitan Washington opera
tors are eager to remain in the fore
!. front as the Bowlers Victory Legio
strives this season for . nations
goal Of $3.50, 900 900.