Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-03

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OF pneumonia. The name won't
register with the current crop
Of bowlers. except those who
have delved into duclpin ar
chives, But for followers Of the
game q quarter century ago 1t
rings a poignant bell.
Paulie was one Of three Har-
rlson brothers who earned
duckpin distinction. Joe. for
seven consecutive years start
ing with the lo3l-32 season.
placed among the first 10 In
the National rankings. In 1883
"a. he was No. "Ouncie." baby
OF the group. never attained
the fame Of his brothers. but
was rated q star.
Paulie will be remembered
peculiarly BY the bowlers Of
New england. AS an invader
Of that stronghold Of duckpins,
he was the first TO shoot q Ave-
game TOO" on New England
lanes. This he accomplished 81
years ago. II memory serves. In
q special match at Hartford.
Conn. as q member Of the
Original Washington Juniors.
The score was TIA. a National
record at the time. The follow
ing year It was topped by Eddie
Espey Of the same team with a
TIC.
The Original Juniors. organ
lied by Ben McAIwees himself
q prominent figure in duckpins
as a writer and promoter. were
q remarkable team. No member
was as old as 81. Besides Paulie
and Espey. there were Hokie
Smith. Jack Wolstenholme. Tim
Dunworth and Johnny Ander-
son. and later. Bill Krauss.
/ McAlwee formed the team in
answer TO a challenge hurled
by julius Friedburg. Baltimore
bowling operator. Il believe"
Friedburg told McAlwee one
evening at the Baltimore Rec
reatlon. that we can form a
team Of Baltimore youngsters
that no other city can touch. :"
The Original Juniors not
only whipped julius team but.
In the course Of three years.
some Of the finest duckpin line
ups ever assembled up to that
time. In those three years. the
Original Juniors lost only one
match, and this to the famed
Connecticut Blue Ribbons. fea-
turing the great Nick Tron-
sky. Paulie, Smith. Espey and
Krauss later were TO hit the
top 10 in the National rankings.
While still a youngster. Paulie
hung up an all-time record for
the District Major League with
q set Of 467.
After the first four National
Duckpin Congress champion
ships, he stood sixth in total
pins. with 1928 for 50 games.
ian average Of 1879. q pace fast
enough in those day to have
won the titles in most major
duckpin leagues. He was only
SO pins behind the leader, our
own Jack Whalen.
: $50
In 1880 and 81. Paulie estab-
llished a unique record in dou-
bles competition. which still
stands. In 1880 he paired with
Joe Mulroe to win the National
doubles. In 1881. with Espey.
he won again. and thus became
the only bowler to share the Ma
tional doubles title two years
straight. Moreover, in 1891. he
teamed with Elsie Fischer to
capture the National mixed
doubles. This made him the
only duckpinner to hold two
National doubles titles at the
same time.
All Of which suggests that
Paulie was q peerless doubles
shooter. In further evidence:
In the season Of ls2S-9. he and
another unforgettable bowler.
Make Rosenberg. averaged Gas
q game in the District Doubles
League. believed at the time to
be a record. incidentally, it
was In a special match with
Rosenberg that Joe Harrison
first acquired fame. II was
audacious for the youthful Joe
to challenge Mighty Max. noted
throughout the duckpin w0rld
for proves in such compete
ton. But. with a marked dis
play Of eameness. the youngster
won.
Besides the two brothers,
Paulie is survived by his mother.
Mrs. Nellie E. Maske. and his
wife. Virginia. with whom he
resided at 6512 Marlboro pike,
Oakland, Md: a daughter. Mrs