Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-15

- L.AMM1NG the naples for big
counts in his first three games
and carrying on at rate well
- above the average in his last
two Walter Megaw. lcad-of
man of the District League Conven-
ton Hall team, led the field of -
bowiers that shot IN the toisenM
alleys last night in the opening block
Of the 15-same Howard Camphel
Sweepstakes. Megaw piled up total
of esS pins for the FIVE games.
Second TO Mssaw al the finish was
Bert Sheehy. HyattsNille entrant WHO
is the bowling star of the Bankers
League here He totaled 6Hh. How
ard Campbell, king pin bowler VINO
instituted the sweepstakes last WIN
teri and whose name WAS gwen 10 Tue
event when control OF II was issue"
by the Washington City Duckpln AS
ISOLATION finished third with tl6-
Others in the COO class at the end
of the FIVE game block were Henry
Hlser. another EVANSVILLE entrant,
who shoots in the Prince Georges
County Duckpin Association, with
SIS. Jack Whalen. N"unc star nf the
Convention Hall team with Gil. an
Al Work. another Convention ttaH
bowler. with Sn6.
The other IS scores returned Tor
the block dropped from Bradley
Mandley's 59$ IL 5l3 shot by John
Slick. president Of the District l.easne
ard head Of the Convention Hall and
Arcadia alleys.
Glenn Woistenholme Eighth.
Glenn Woistenholme. also 4 Con
vent;on Hall sharpshooier. who wen
the sweepstakes last Winter with a
gallant rally in the last block after
bowling ony at an average rate IN
the first 10 games. opened this event
with a total of $50, and is eighth in
the field. This is the same count he
made in his first block last Winter.
Me-sw, leader last night. finished
third i'm the 1927 sweepstakes. Glenn
Waidnlan runner-up IN NolsI enhoime
last year did not start in the conpe-
tition this time.
Prize money in the event acgre-
gates Ss75. The hulk of this will 60
10 the winner and he will receive in
addition a dianond-siu dded gold medal
enlhlenlat5c of his triumph. The sec
nnd fve-San1e block will he bewled
next Saturday night on the Cnnyen.
t:on Hall drives and the concluding
block is scheduled for the King Pin
alleys January IS.
In heading the field that includes
most of the topnotch duckpin BOWERS
OF Washington and vicinity. Megaw
did some excellent counting. He
opened with a game of ISL and in his
second effort toppled I55 naples. al
though missing a brace Of two-Itin
breaks for spares. He followed with
a third game OF 1874. then fell to counts
Of III and liz. During his FIVE games
he missed with seven shots for marks.
Sl,eehy Consistent Bowler.
Sheehv was the most consistent
bowler OF the initial block of the sweep.
stakes. His high game was 49, and
his low Ia. He was one Of only f"uT
boWlerg who waited until the final
game 10 shoot the big count of the
block Others who did this were Max
Rosenberg. Will kessier. Claude
Cowies and Fred Moore Rosenberg
one Of the brightest of bowling stars
here two seasons ago. returned from
Eichmond for me sweepstakes. hut
failed 10 shoot up TO his former stan
6ard. He totaled but $50 for the five
games and stands in a tie for four.
teenth placer
Hiser. high average man Of the
Prince Georges County Association,
Nh3 finished fourth in the first block.
shot the high game OF the night. In
his fourth effort he counted i65. get
ting four spares and three strikes
The HyattsviIie duckpinner spared
In the first two frames and struck in
the next two. He finished ilis game
with spare i'm the ninth box. a
strike In the tenth and a r1ine-pin
roii-of
In the fourth game Campbell open