Evening star., 1955-11-24


Not since the heyday of tht
great Harry Krauss. more thar
40 years ago. has Washington
produced q tenpin bowler such
as Frank w. Dunham, sub.
marine designer at the Bureau
of Ships. who is carrying a gen.
.eral average of 205 in three
leagues.
Only KrausS in the old day.
was able to hit a consistent 20(
pace on the mapleways here
about, and he was the best, too
In the early era Of duckpins.
But before long, Krauss anc
Durham may have a formidable
rival for all-time tenpin dis.
tinction In this bailiwick. He:
q l7-year-old, chunky l90-
FOUNDER named Dewey Hippeard
q native of Staunton, Va. but
now q resident Of Huntington
just outside Alexandria.
Over the last week end. the
Thanksgiving Mixed Double.
we're held at Tenpins. Inc. Re.
entries were permitted. and nine
times young Hippeard went tc
post. There were seven prizes
for mems doubles. He shared
four Of them. including the first
The tournament participants
including many Of the best ten
pinners In the area. were rueful
that one contestant. and a vir-
tual tyro at that, should gather
so much of the spoils. But they
were downright amazed when
Hippeard's performance was re.
capped. The boy had averaged
209-7 for 81 games and that fig
ure, mind you, included an un.
accountable three-game series oi
Sis. Throw that one out anc
his average would have been 8
pin short OF 214. In the course
Of his best set. 679, he strung II
consecutive strikes. Several times
he topped $50 in games.
Not at all surprised was Dewey
himself, in spite Of the fact that
this is only his second regular
season. He's as confident as he
Is robust.
For two seasons. the youngster
was a pinsetter ct Tenpins. Inc
At dull times the manager oi
the place. Harvey Tressler, an old
tenpin star, permitted the pin
boys to roll free. He quickly
spotted the unusual in Hippeard,
and tutored him.
In league play last season the
boy averaged ITO. well above
ordinary for seasoned bowlers.
But this season, he's averaging
1876 In the Navy Department
League. 1874 in the OCE. 1893 ir
the Commercial, 100 in the Met.
ropolitan Major and 1874 in tn,
ID. c. Classic. On October IL. Ii
the Navy Department League, HI
shot q series Of 712.
In the annual Cherry Bios
som tournament last spring HI
shared the doubles title Will
Dick Bures and was on the win,
ming team.
But that was insignifican
compared with his achievement
in the Late Spring Sweepstakei
lat Tenpins. Inc. This. with al
average Of better than zoe, hi
won--and collected a prize o
$500.
"It's fascinating" Tressle
says, TO contemplate this boy
future"
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incidentally. visiting out-of
town tenpinners. in a position
Ito make comparisons, are higl
In their praise OF the condition
of the lanes at Tenpins, Inc. T,
be thanked for this is an oil
master In such things, meaning
Harvey Tressler.
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Washington's duckpin star
will concentrate Sunday on tn
annual Brooklyn Open In Bal
timore.
Attractive to those with mod
lerate averages. both. men ant
women. is the sixth annua
THANKSGIVING Day Limite,
/ Handicap Mixed Doubles at For
Davis. It's a two-day affail
with competition from 2 pm. t,
CLOSING time today and Sunday
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The two top teams in the Cap
lital Women's Major League
TUfl1ioro ~ Uafoht and Ravs