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Evening star., 1928-12-16
MANY VALUABLE PRIZES
FOR PIN MEET In EXHIBIT
Showing of Articles to go to High Scorers in Big
Contest Starts at Noon Monday in Woodward 4
LOthrops 18th and Streets Window.

circuit. has announced that every team
| win be represented. Forty howlers from
| this eight-team loop plan to roll as a
group on December 81. This league is
one of the growing departmental cir
cults and numbers on its roster some
of the best bowlers to be found in closed
leagues.
Perpetual Building Association team,
present leader of Bankers League, Is
the first of that loop to file entries as
a group. This team includes Wilfred E..
and Harry N. Aiken, Edward c.. Baltz,
w. Jennings and James c. Roy. Bank
erS' League is one of the many to enter
the majority of its regular bowlers.
Charest on List.
Among the latest entrants are Clar-
ence M. Charest and Earle T. Lewis of
Federal League. Charest, who Is best
known as a tennis star, Is high-average
man in General Counsel League, while
Lewis is one of his chief rivals for
honors in Federal League. Federal and
War Department Leagues are to be rep
resented practically in entirety.
George L. ISemann. secretary OF the
National Duckpin Bowling Congress;
w. P. Ellis and G.. N. Mantzouris, ISe-
mannS partner Ill .OlStTlCG LOupAco
League, are also among the latest en-
trants They are the high-scoring stars
of Harmony team of Masonic League.
Ellis is one of the Masonic League stars
this season.
Blackwell Castle, 1924 Oak street, and
Roy L. Swensen, 1915 Girard street
northeast, are among the. first Agricul-
ture League pinmen to enter. William
Warren, 1887 Newton street, of Post
Office League; John Wignall and John
B. Lord, 1886 Newton street, and their
neighbor, a. o. McFayden, 1889 New
ton street, are also among the new
comerS.
Entries will be received until mid
night next Saturday A schedule Will
be drafted the following day and print
ed III The Evening Star on Monday,
two days before the tourney opens. \
Evening star., 1928-12-16

~ OWLERS who plan to shoot fol
prizes In the first annual indi-
vidual duckpin championship
tournament of The Evening
Star will have an opportunity
beginning tomorrow at noon, to see the
attractive awards on display in Wood
ward & Lothrop's windows at the cor
ner of F and Eleventh streets. These
prizes will be on display throughout the
coming week.
twenty prizes are to be awarded the
high scorers in the mems division and
half that number are to be awarded
the winners in the woman's division.
The display will include the Elgin wrist
watches to be awarded the champions
of each division, a Gladstone travelling
bag to be awarded the runner-up in
the mems group, and week end bag,
fitted with a shell-on- amber toilet set,
to be presented the runner-up in the
woman's division.
Other Attractive Prizes.
Third prize in the mems division
Is a handsome silver cigarette case and
a silver bread tray is to be awarded
the third high scorer among the women.
Those recording the next seven high
scores among the men are to be
awarded sport sets, consisting of golf
sweaters and hose to match. Beltogram
sets, including belt buckles and watch
chains, will be awarded the next 10
high scorers To the women finishing
fourth to eleventh, latest style hand
bags will be awarded. All of these
prizes are to be suitably engraved or
Inscribed as having been won in the
first Evening Star tournament.
! The largest number of individuals
eS@~to participate in duckpin tourna-
rnent here is now assured for the big
tourney. With the great bulk of entries
vet to be received it is assured that the
entries will far exceed the 1000 mark
IN number.
Interior Department League is the
latest to enter large delegation. Henry
D. Billings, secretary-treasurer Of the
Evening star., 1928-12-16
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT LEAGUE.

High team Set-Survey NO. l, 1,60l.
High team game-Suryey No. l, STA.
High individual sets-Peterson and Dot
Hish Individual games-sechrest. wannan
High individual averages-Flanery, 1o7-so;
Peterson, l05-ll; Boteler, l06-l0; King,
l04-10; Sechrest, 104-7.
With the first series nearing the end
and the first five teams fighting to hold
ground, many good scores were record
ed in last weeks matches. Two teams
are tied for second, the next two are
tied for fourth, and 'Disbursing Is lead
ing by two-game margin.
The leaders took two games from Sur
vey No. !, with much aid coming from
Perry and Hoover, who shot sets of
353 and 327, respectively.
Survey No. lost the odd game to
Indian, when Gray and Armstrong came
to life with sets of 335 and 334.
Flanery, who Is now well out in front
for high average, was the big gun for
Secretary. His 1873 and 13l games were
big factors in downing Education twice
Pension. grabbed the odd game from
Land. Curley was high man in this
match with 337 set and 134 game.
Evening star., 1928-12-16
SOUTHERN RAILWAY CLERKS LEAGUE.


Construction and Treasury had a good
fight for the odd game and it looked
like Treasury until Miller and Thomas
both spared in the last box and Con-
struction took the last by very close
margin.
Purchasing No. came back and, for
the first time this year, made Traffic
take the short end of two games.
Purchasing No. Q continued its march
up the ladder, taking Auditors for two.
Operation won two from Law, Sole
being the only member of Operation
who seemed to be in form. Terry for
Law continued his assault on the pins
and is gradually nearing the top of in
dividuals.
Miller had high game of 1872 and Sole
high set of 339.
Evening star., 1928-12-16
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS LEAGUE.

The pleasing custom OF SWatt1ng the
fellow higher up was carried out again
last week. Christopher was the only
firSt-division team able to win two
games, thereby showing Balboa into the
cellar. Santa Maria lost two to Colum-
bia; Salvador took the odd one from
Genoa; Ovando went the same way
before De Soto, and Trinidad capped it
all by dropping the entire set to Pinta,
losing the second game on the roll-off
Santa Maria's suffering was increased
by the fact that the team rolled high
set, 1859, and second high game, 544.
Christopher Jared better with high
game, 563, and second set, 1,499.
Individual honors were distributed
among Kearney of Christopher, with
high game, 1874, followed by O'Brien of
Pinta, with 129 The latter, whose good
work was largely instrumental in Pinta's
success, rolled high set of $50, with
the reliable DR.. Sullivan of Ovando
coming next with 349
Evening star., 1928-12-16
MARKS SMASHED
/ BY GIRL BOWLER
Marjorie Bradt Has 608 Set,
Which Includes Games
of 157 and 143.

Marjorie Bradt last night shattered
many of the District women's bowling
records when she upset 6oS pins in five
games, including 157 and 14S games
Her sensational counts enabled her
and Marie Frere to defeat Howard
Campbell and Arthur Logan in a re-
turn match at King Pin No. alleys
by 98 pin margin with the aid OF a
150-ptn handicap.
z Bradt's 608 set for games is new
record. Her 157 game is six pins short
Of Lorraine CULTS District mark.
q Bradt made marks. including z
spares and / strike, in her 157 game.
She also established new record for
successive marks when she spared in
the ninth box of her third game, fol-
lowed with a double header strike, and
registered successive spares.
She missed 2-pin break for a spare
IN the final box of her 157 game.
Campbell hung up 156 game in his
initial trial and finished with sos
total.
Evening star., 1928-12-16

:. High team sets-King David, 1913; La
High individual averages-Phillips. King
David, 1923; Watson, La Fayette, l11-32;
Urban. La Fayette, l11-3.
High individual games-Phillips. King Da-
yid, 1870; Armiger, La Fayette, 1853; Koehler,
High individual sets-PhiIlips, King David,
458: Stoner. Singleton, 405; Williams, La
High strikes-watson, La Fayette. %;
Evans. Mount Pleasant. "a; Stocking, King
Pavld; Ellis Harmony, and Phillips, King
High spares-Deputy. Petworth, l1S: Phil
lips: King David. i08 Robb, St Johns, lo7.
High weekly games--Pratt, Petwortht 143;
Burtner, Centennial, l43.
For the first time in many moons a
team representing Joppa enjoys the
privilege of topping the circuit by the
slender margin of one percentage point.
Using new man-Sugar-for lead
off man, he justified the confidence
placed in him by dropping in 358 set
for his initial set. This set had much
to do with taking two games from East
Gate ST. Johns wins three games by
forfeit from Potomac-incidentally the
first set that Potomac has lost this way
in many seasons.
c. B. Allen rolled nice set of 388
to top all shooting over the $50 mark.
The following shot $50 or better Dep
uty. $685. Burtner, 1868; George Miller,
500; Sugar, ISeman and Pratt of Pet
worth, 358.
Evening star., 1928-12-16
Trophies to Be A,ua1ed The Star Bo,vlng Tourney Dpa
Dope on Races in Various .Duckpin Leagues

breaks in the third held her total for
the set to 1926. ColumbianS displayed a
very nifty brand of pinning in the first
two tits. shooting 516 and 526, but
we're unable to hold the pace in the final
and lost their chance for high team set
honors when they dropped to 469 Peg
gy Babcock rolled her initial match with
the team and made a fine impression,
getting 305 for the set. Catherine Fort
eney also shot 305, while Margaret Lea
man contributed neat 122 in her first
effort. ~
Bertha Greevy of the Beeques seems
to have finally hit her stride and boost
ed her average with a 314 total, 125 in
the first being her high single mark.
Irene Scott of the Comets had her
speedy ball working nicely and hung
up nifty 1875, with total of 3oS for
the set.
Evening star., 1928-12-16
COMMERCIAL LEAGUE.

High team games--Patents No. /, 57e;
Patents No. 2. 57l.
entS No. 2, 1852.
High individual games-sperling. Bureau
Of Standards, l54; Lansdale, Secretary'S ycIt OF
fee, lat; Harget, Bureau Of Mines, and Holt,
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
AZ each.
High individual sets-Hargett, Bureau OF
Mines, 3s4: Lansdale, Secretary,s once, S72;
Foreign and Domestic Commerce, 37l each.
High individual averages-Hargett. Bllreau
of Mines, 1925; Patrick. Patents No. 2.
1898; Lansdale, Secretary's once, lO8-l2.
Patents No. / registered clean sweep
against Commercial Intelligence and
slipped into the lead, while Secretary's
once representatives we're taking two
games from Patents No. 2, now found
in the runner-up position. Bureau OF
Mines and Secretarys Office continue
in tie for third place.
Holt of Bureau of Foreign and Do
mestic Commerce rolled the best set
for the week with count of 371, and
his single game of 142 also excelled.
Evening star., 1928-12-16
ONLY SIX DAYS REMAIN
TO ENTER BIG TOURNEY

But six more days remain In
which to file entries for the first an
nual individual championship duck
pin tournament to be held under the
auspices of The Evening Star at
Lucky Strike alleys. Entries close
at midnight next Saturday.
The schedule committee will meet
next Sunday to assign date and
time for each entrant to bowl. Only
those enrolled at that time will be
permitted to compete.
Evening star., 1928-12-16
!. u. FRESHMAN T0SSERS
/ WIN BY 80 TO 6 COUNT

Catholic University Freshman basket
ball five easily defeated Baltimore Uni
versity Freshmen, 80 to 6, last night
in a preliminary to the Catholic Uni
versity- Baltimore University at the
Brookland gymnasium.
The score at the half was % to l,
the visitors failing to score a court goal
until five minutes of the second half
had passed
Ali members of the starting Cardinal
team took part in the heavy scoring.
Evening star., 1928-12-16

Greatest spares-Ehrlich and Logan. 81.
Eastern dropped two to Amity No,
and then won two from Mount Nebo.
In the other double header of the week,
Columbia defeated both Golden Rule
and Harmony, two to one. Williams
and Ehlers rolled good duckpins for
Columbia, as did Cones, their anchor
man. In the Columbia Harmony match
Hunter rolled 1873 in his last effort, say
ing hts team from whitewash and
earning the high-game prize for the
week.
E. Hager tied the high fiat game with
score of 96, making a quadruple tie
for this prize, Tobey, Ferguson and
Lund being the other three sharing this
score with Hager.
Arlington continues to lead by virtue
Of a two-game victory over Covenant.
Fonaroff rolled a game of 13l IN his
initial effort, giving Covenant the first
contest.
Fred D. Stuart rolled excellent duck
pins to win two from Central, securing
a total Of 1850, their highest to date.
John HarviIle came through with a
game Of $50 and set of 35l. Gregory
totAled $40 ,.s.','....,. .-...Ak''
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Evening star., 1928-12-16
D. C. GIRLS CAPTURE
MATCH AT DUCKPINS

BALTIMORE, Md, December 49,
The Convention Hall girls of Washing
ton, outclassed the Arlington lassies to-
night on the Arlington Bowling Alleys.
The visitors knocked down 1,l22 pins
in three games, while the locals could
scatter only 1884.
In all of the contests the District
girls led. Ahead by six pins in the first
game, they went to the front by a
total of 90 when the second terminated.
In the. final match they swamped the
Arlingtons, 513 to 448.
Emily Nell of Washington, rolled high
score with a total of 317.
Evening star., 1928-12-16
VISTA CLUB (2,s2s)
HYATTsVILLE FIREMEN (2,475).
TELEPHONE GIRLS WIN.

G. & P. telephone operators of Clar-
endon defeated Trinity No. team Of
Ladies Lutheran League at Conven-
ton Hall last night, 1.240 to 1924, but
were yanquished for the entire match
BY q 26-pin margin. Mason of Clar-
endon rolled high score for one game
with a 106 count.
Evening star., 1928-12-16
BALTIMOREANS BEAT
D. C. BOWLING TEAM

Convention Halls bowling team con-
tinued its slump last night and took
decisive drubbing from Recreation
bowiers of Baltimore, who bagged the
1O-game match with ease. Last nights
score was 1,735 to 1861, one of the
lowest the local team has ever rolled.
Recreations copped the series by 1856
pins.
Kullick was the individual star, get
ting a lat game and 378. Jack Wha-
len was high for the local team with
a 342 set.
Croracs
Evening star., 1928-12-16

Friendship, Amity No. and Mount
Nebo dropped two each to Harmony,
Canton and Beacon. Ackerman, Tuck
er and w. Donaldson rolled well in
these games.
Loyalty surprised by winning two
games from the strong Mount Pleasant
outfit. Folger rolled good duckpins for
the winners, totaling 323, after poor
start
Evening star., 1928-12-16
WASHINGTON LADIES' LEAGUE.

That no records were established last
the bowlers to keep up in their final eff
fort after getting of to good start.
Marie Frere of the Commercials made
game effort to smash the high set
mark, but after getting of nicely with
counts Of liz and 135, Topped badly
in the final and finished with lowly
49,.
Capt. Rena Levy Of Columbians also
got of to nice start with games of
1Q7 and l26. byt a SUCCESSION. Of bad
Evening star., 1928-12-16
AG GIRLS TAKE MATCH.

Rolling 524 game In their last ef-
fort, Agriculture ladies' team defeated
Mount Rainier ladies' team at Mount
Rainier last night by 15-pin margin
in three games Alice McQuinn led the
winners and Marguerite Brunette was
high for the losers. 'f
Scores,
Evening star., 1928-12-16
VISTA CLUB BOWLERS
SCORE OVER FIREMEN

Vista Club pinmen of Hebrew Inter-
club League defeated HyattSville Fire
men in flve-game match at Mount
Rainier Recreation Center by 153-pin
margin. Bortnick of the winners had
high set, 533, and Scheer of the same
team, had a 141 game. Waldrop led
the losers with a $50 total
x Scores.
Evening star., 1928-12-16
LADIES' DISTRICT LEAGUE.

High team set--Meyer Davis, 1887.
High team game-Arcadia, $50.
High individual set-Marie Frere, Meyer
High individual 'game-Marie Frere, Meyer
High strikes--Marie Frere, Meyer Davis,
High spares-Marjorie Bradt, Meyer Da-
Wis, 81.
High individual averase-Lorraine Gulli.
1919.
Evening star., 1928-12-16
TEAMS IN DEADLOCK
IN DUCKPIN DOUBLES

The Fellinger- Schneider and P. Nc
Curdy- -Arey teams are tied for the lead
in King Pin Doubles League with eight
wins and one loss each. as the result OF
last nights matches. The former COM
bination took three games from Dinglcr
and Morgan, while the other contenders
won three over Mcdaniel and S. Lam
horn.
Joe McGolrick had nice set of $50
with 1870 and 1873 games.
Evening star., 1928-12-16
BANKERS LEAGUE.

s7s ' ''O -..
High individual same-Harrington Hibbs,
High team set-Riggs, 1850.
High team game-American Security
Trust No. /, 579.
High strikes-Rosniski, 19.
High spareS-Brooks, 80.
High average-Brooks, Riggs, 107-20.
Harstin of Metropolitan took weekly
high set prize with 345, while Toomey
of Federal Reserve took the high game
with 1876.
Evening star., 1928-12-16
EBY MAY BECOME PRO.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, December Is P).-
Byron Eby, the elusive halfback Of the
Ohio State foot bali team for three
years, has practically decided to capi-
talize his gridiron ability by becoming
a professional.
Evening star., 1928-12-16
MILEY CHOSEN CAPTAIN.

CHARLES TOWN, w. Va, Decem-
Der l5.-Edward c'Bud') Miley, half
back, has been elected captain OF the
high school eleven for la2R
Evening star., 1928-12-16

High team set-Operating, 1880.
High team gasne-Operating, SIS.
High average-Heim. Treasurer, l10-6.
High set-Heim. Treasurer, 800.
High game-Edfeldt Operating, lat.
High strikeS-Fletcher. Records, l5.
High spares-Harbin. Bookkeeping, 60.
Evening star., 1928-12-16
GENERAL COUNSEL LEAGUE.

Opinions are running away with the
lead, but there is a great battle on
between the balance of the teams.
Evening star., 1928-12-16

In the doubles match between local
and Baltimore rivals brought partial
revenge to Convention Hall as Jack
Wolstenholme and Jack Whalen de-
feated Herschel end Kullick, 720 to 646.
Whalen was high man.
Evening star., 1928-12-16
TO IMPROVE RACE PLANT.

CHICAGO, December is R-A
million-do rehabilitation plan has
been voted by the new management OF
Washington Park, which hopes to make
it one of the foremost racing plants IN
America. A new clubhouse, additions
to the steel-constructed grandstand
and identification program is to be
carried out.
Evening star., 1928-12-16

Race continues close and excitirsS
with three teams still deadlocked in
first place to two others just one game
behind. While the team standing re-
mains about the same as last week,
three new individual record holders ap-
:peared In the persons Of Harry Mertz,
Evening star., 1928-12-16
DENVER WINS IN HAWAII.

HONOLULU, Hawaii, December 15.-s
Denver University defeated the Univer-
sity of Hawaii, Is to u, in a foot ball
game here TODAY.
Evening star., 1928-12-16
INTERNAL REVENUE LEAGUE.

High average--ManSuy, 106-l6.
High game-Jolliffe, 1855.
High Set-R. Lewis, 379.
High spareS--Jolliffe, "a.
High StTikes-Mansuy, 28.
High team game-General Counsel, 596.
High team Set--Miscellaneous, 1,664.
Special Adjustment took a clear title
to first place by handing a decisive
three-game beating to Miscellaneous.
These teams had been in tie for first
honors for four weeks and tight bat
tie was expected when they met, but
the losers were never in the running.
Special Assessment advanced notch
by virtue of three-game win over Rules
end Regulations. Mahoney of the win
ners led both teams with a set of 338.
Consolidated won two games from
Personal Audit and Anex won its match
with General Counsel. Schlosser of the
latter team rolled the weeks high set
with total of 355. ] s
Evening star., 1928-12-16
Line up and Summary.

= Totals III 80 Totals - 6
Referee-Mr. Simpson Central Board.
rmpire-Mr. Hughes Central Boardl.
3 Time of Quarters-8 minutes.
Evening star., 1928-12-16
EAST WASHINGTON CHURCH LEAGUE.

High individual average-Mertz, 110-l2.
High individual game-Lilley. 1866.
High individual set-Stephenson, 377.
High individual spareS-Stork, 49,
High individual strikes---Cady, 10.
High team game-Douglas No. /, 563.
High team Set-Douglas No I, 1878,
Evening star., 1928-12-16
oED FELLOWS LEAGUE.
Greatest strikeS-J. RodReTS. u.
Greatest spafes-Ehrlich and Logan, 84

High team game-Afnity No. /. tU2.
High team set-Amity No. j, l.644.
High Individual gan1e-EhlerS. $50.
High individual set-Ehlers, 1893.
Evening star., 1928-12-16

Totals ............ Ais 441 524-,
AGOTINr u A TNyTUF9
Evening star., 1928-12-16

! OWLERS who plan to shoot TO
prizes In the first annual indi
\ vidual duckpin championship
! tournament of The Evening
CO. .,,sYI 1aaxya on nrNVln,-fYfY1ify
Evening star., 1928-12-16

Convention Hall (I,56I
Evening star., 1928-04-05

the world He feels that the courts
have done him an injustice in turning
down his plea Of "Self-defense" i'll
shooting at the officers.
They regard me as foreigner, but
I lived most Of my life right here in
WASHINGTON / was born in Italy. but
my folks brought me over here when
I was just baby. went to the JEFF
ferson School here and also TO the
Atypical School You know what the
Atypical School is? No? That's for
dumb children. They sent me there
after I had my fingers blown of by a
dynamite cap. That sort OF set me
back IN my, studies, and I never got
much education after that.
Religion? Well. l never had much
religion My mother is a Protestant,
and / used to so to church with her
Sunday nights sometimes. I also went
TO Catholic church once in a while
But I wasn't much interested in re-
iigion. I joined the Catholic Church
after I came here. but haven't gone
10 any Of their services I've given more
thought to religion since I been in
Jail. though That's when YOU begin
TO think about things like that~after
Evening star., 1928-04-05
NEW YORK PUSHES
MRS. KNAPP PROBE
Special Grand Jury and Su.
preme Court Session Called
for Final Census Charges.
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press,
ALBANY. n. V, April s.--New YorE
state. through its attorney general, TO-
Gsy hegan a final effort to determine
whether former Secretary Of State
Florence &. S. Knapp, the only woman
ever elected to Statewide once. should
b. prosecuted on criminal charges
growing out Of her administration OF
the 1928 State census,
A special grand jury was convokeo
hy Gov Smith in connection With an
extraordinary special and trial term OF
Suprere Court 70 hear the testimony
Of at least 90 witnesses and to receive
q mass Of evidence bearing on recon-
mendsronS of Randall ], lie Boeuf, lr,,
investigating commissioner. that Mrs.
Knapp be prosecuted on charges of
grand larceny. forgery. false audit and
certafcation Of census pay rolls and
villful removal and destruction Of CEN
suS records,
Special Prosecutor George 2, Medalie
Of New York City. representing Attor-
new General Albert Ottinger, said that
indictment Of Mrs, Knapp on at least
one Of four counts would be sought
after four or five DAYS spent in pres
entation OF evidence.
Informs ton came from sources close
70 the prosecuting staff that Miss Eli2-
abeth F Egsn Of Syracuse. Mrs.
Knapp'S home city, listed as one of
the important witnesses scheduled for
appearance today. could not be found
and probably would not appear. Her
testimony was 70 have touched upon
payment Of counsel fees i'll negotiations
concerning injuries sustained by Mrs
Knapp and Miss Egsn on an automo-
bile trip.