Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-07
over 800 TEAMS
ALREADY IN LINE
Doubles Sure to Exceed 500,
Singles to Go Between
800 and 900.

" NTRIES were still pouring in
- late last night for the nine
tenth. annual tournament Of
~ the Washington City Duckpin
Association when Secretary
Arville Ebersole announced that the
300-mark in teams had been passed.
He estimated the doubles would num-
Der more than 500 and the singles be-
tween 800 and 900.
TITS cinch," said he, that all pre-
vious records for entries will be beaten
by plenty"
Hyattsville surprised the association
officials By turning in II team entries
with to come, thus doubling the
suburbanites' representation of last
Play will start April IS at the
Coliseum.
Jim Baker, official scorer of the
Washington Ladies League from the
time 1t was organized, was asked last
night to give his big ten" Of girls.
His selections:
Lorraine GULL, Beeques.
Rena Levy, COlumbians.
Bess Hoffman, Colonials.
Margaret Miitner, Commercials.
Marie Frere, Commercials.
Elsie Fischer, Hoboes.
Marjorie Bradt, Commercials.
Catherine Quigley, Beeques.
Irene Misch0u, Hoboes.
Billie Butler, Columbians.
Members Of the Maryland Alumni
League will banquet tomorrow at $50
at Congressional Country Club. Sena-
tor Miller E. Tydings of Maryland will
be the POSTMASTER.
Marylands team won the champion
ship OF the intercollegiate Alumni
League and the trophy will be pre-
sented at the banquet. 1t will be in the
keeping Of DR.. Thomas B. Symons. sec
retary-treasurer of the Maryland
Alumni Association. The regular league
prizes also will be awarded.
James Burns, IL, Is president of the
Terrapin bowlers: George A. Tew, 90.
vice president; John C. Morris, ~, sec
retary-treaSurer, and H. o. Coster, 'I9,
of1cial scorer. The league has had a
big season.
Sam Benson, new alI-events cham
pion Of the National Duckpin Bowling
Congress. will be presented with a dia-
mond medal next Wednesday night by
Harry q. Greer, congress president. I'M
mediately after the presentation, at the
Georgetown Recreation, Benson and
Bromley, who finished fourth in the
doubles at Richmond, with 742 pins,
will take on A. Fischer. last wears
singles champion, and George L. Ise-
mann. congress secretary.
BenSon's all-events triumph cans a
bright season. He has averaged 1I3 in
the Georgetown Recreation League with
a high set Of 400 and game of 146 and
IN the Clarendon Commercial League
he has averaged lis, with a top set of
429 and best game of 158.
Isemann and Fischer recently bowled
Hodges and Talbert on the Georgetown
alleys and after being deadlocked at
the end OF five games, won the roll-off
Charlie Phillips, holder of the all
time District record for a league set.
45S, has a strange hold on the Masonic
League championship. The King David
stars average of lib is nearly points
better than those of Malcolm Watson
and Arthur Urban Of La Fayette Lodge,
each Of whom has ITO and fraction
in a struggle for runner-up honors.
Phillips average has climbed steadily
since he shot the memorable Asset.
A slice Of prize money is assured w.
Meyer OF the Central Presbyterian team
of the North Washington Church
League, who recently hung up league
record with a set of 397. His games
were 147, 116 and 1874.
Both Glenn and Jack Wolstenholme
now are members Of John Blick's staff
at the Arcadia. For a while Jack man
aged the Queenpin in southeast.
In looking over the sheets of the
leading performers of the National
Duckpin Bowling Congress tournament
one is impressed with the accuracy of
Jack Whalen who had 430 in the
singles. He shot at 800 pins and left
only standing. 2 in one game, in
one and 3 in the other. OF II spare