The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-02
The OTHER SIDE
Of SPORTS
BY GIL SMITH


wilmington is fast becoming the bowling center Of North nth Caro-,
IA according to reports from upstate bowlers, n local kSg s'afs
Who have travelled to other Tar Heel I. cities s in t0urna 5no W51 PaS:
rs PARTICIPATE in organized league matches each week at the .e In In
a ssa ' sss n afo roll 4 Il the balls for genuine love of it
The Ingram trio, Art Claude, and %n AGeh M IN aRC 80 to tb uoa 9ne their
psc.s each week, and predicted double that amount noun n. mex Ta season @r
January has been a record month at the Local Res Sn0p' LII s''DAl
Several r re- omntb sas have indicated Wilmington is becoming
famed for its bowling interest come from the payers eaSoHn em stns1as
Duck-Pin tourney, have voiced loud praise for the policy OF n local
Bowling centers in Charlotte, Durham. Raleigh, Greensboro, and
Ashevine fail to click with the crowds due to a few errors IN hd prac nae
seem like a small issue, but actually n one appreciates the poncy
Is approt seas In IN da a PROVING the Georgfans are up or their
thing W lack, a s a move to give all Georgia governors a job as
The sport rapidly becoming one \, Of tseo most popular POI Harm in the he n ratdS1s
m nas 'S % or knowledge. leagues organized in such a business
Ike manner as here. Even the beauty pariors re handing out perma.
GOWN low the the most vooa: i said person r does doesn't own a car he can get
All nd kinds 5sd. Of 1s matshf Roa gG at the 5r. l ggd HlT paea'1 Lee r0 srs having swo nl a
xrudge match in a duck-pin contest. During the coming week the
1 @e1 % D ,sssd P4n, "" Msn IS city, tt'I Ladies lie In Industrial u st D: Independent, Busi
.d n nx circuit Greld, on 9ame n0y Wa nna Memor MlN hospi Msn nur nnauS'''@'
Of H. l meme or themselves a $ they sst. those smooth muscles in shape
the wilmington Anstar Ten-Pin keglers, including; Bill sordna,
Bob Thomas, Bill Stanley, Mary shinn. and Earl Bender, who have
fame of Wilmington bowlers throughout the state.
Duck Pin stars clash in Savannah Feb. Is, against the best in the
Southeast in the annual Pastime Classics tourney, with S.. 500 prizes
Representing Wilmington will be the local Duck-pn AH-Stars. incud-
ing: Dick Craig, Marv shinn, Bill Stanley, :. D. Clark, and Harry
Kirk.
And still another group of Wilnnington's bowlers will invade Camp
Lejeune, only team holding a slight advantage over local outfits, to
play the Marine timbertumblers. This group will be made up from
the Orren Realty team and Sports Center bowlers, both members of
the local Mems City league. George Canady, president Of the Will
nington Bowling association, heads the Sports Center crew.
Last night at Ingrams the new high score for ten pin bowlers
was posted by Henry Shepard, bowling with the DR.. Pepper team
when full of his companys product he piled up a score of 25S, with
q consecutive u of seven strikes.
Other top marks r. held bv Dick Craig currently ridinU the
crest of Duck-pin stars with a mark of 11, and Jan Pridgen, who put
h feminine blast o n 228 logs in a recent ten-pin contest.
So bowling, less spectacular than most other sports. has excited
the keen interest of Wilmingtonians, and a vote of thanks should 20
o the Ingram trio for the part they've played in building UP the sport
to its present peak.