Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-15
TO MEET
GREEKS ON DRIVES
First Block of Battle at
Coliseum Heads Bowling
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TOMORROW nignt Wnen SeJe
Metrakos sends his Greek
American stars. against Leo Rinaldfs
Italian American five on the Coliseum
alleys. These teams will meet in the
initial f1ve-game block of a match that
will be completed at Convention Hall In
the near future.
Rinaldi's mates have been waiting
anxiously to get back into competittons
since they dropped a close set to joe
Kronman's Rialto team, an all-Jewishs
five, at Convention Hall two weeks ago.
The latter team gained a victory by a.
slight margin in the first block and due,
to the fact that Kronman Is having
trouble getting his team together, the
second block has been postponed in-s
definitely. ~
The italians made great stand
against their Jewish rivals to finish only
II pins behind after trailing by nearly
200 pins at the end of the third game.
Rinaldi expects his team to take COM
handing lead over the Greek contin-
gent tomorrow night.
Greek Team Strong.
Metrakos, who captains the Bernard
Cafe team which is setting the pace in
the Columbia Heights League, is more
confident that his outfit will make q
better showing than either Of the other
two teams involved in this international
fracas. He has top-notch anchor man
in Louis Pantos, who leads the Columbia
Heights League bowlerS with lit
figure. Nick Chaconas, one of the first
Greek pinmen to gain recognition; Gus
TomproS of the National Capital League,
George Wallace, Charley PouloS, Louis
Chipourus and Metrakos will be on
hand. Johnny Papas, the popular Curb
Cafe leader, also is likely to break into
the lineup before hostilities close.
Tony Santini, Rinaldi, Joe Freschi,
Joe Pricci and Ollie Pacini probably
will start for the Italians with Johnny
Micro in reserve. Santini and Pactni
have earned prominent positions In local
circles this year. Pacini was among the
leaders in The Evening Star tourna-
ment and finished fourth in the Howard
Campbell sweepstakes. Santini caused
sensation when he remained in the
major sweepstakes front rank until the
final block was completed.
Tomorrow nights bowling program
is quite extensive and varied. In ad-
dition to the Italian-Gree battle at the
Coliseum, the following features are
slated:
Women's doubles challenge match
Lorraine GULL and Irene Mischou VS..
Marjorie Bradt and Marie Frere, second
block, King Pin No. /, 8 o'clock.
Federal and District government man
and woman sweepstakes-Open at Ar
cadia, o'clock.
Washington American Ice Co. ten
pin team VS.. Baltimore American Ice
Co.-First three-game block Of home
and-home series, at Arcadia, o'clock.
Washington man-and-woman West
ern Union teams VS.. Richmond Western
Union teanlS-Return match at Con-
vention Hi, 8 o'clock.
Clarence w. Taft, Evening Star
champion, VS.. Bob Myers, Baltimore
Sun champion: Bradley Mandley.
Washington, VS.. Gordon Seible, Balii-
more, and Howard Campbell and Glenn
Weidman, washington. vs.. George Lang
more Bowling Center
Some so man bowIers and more than
a score of fair maple artists have en-
tered the Federal and District govern
ment sweepstakes. All outstanding
bowlers of the various Government de-
partments have signed to shoot for the
attractive cash awards. A number of
added starters are expected before the
affair gets under way at 8 o'clock to-
morrow night.
Bob Myers, the Baltimore Sun duck
pin champion, who is to oppose young
Clarence Taft, The Star champ, tomor-
row night as part of three-feature
match program at Baltimore Bowling
Center, will be seen in action at Con-
vention Hall tonight, with Recreation
All-Stars against AL Gardeners pet five.
Hap BURNER and his mates rolled
3,016 for five games In the opening
block Of this match at Baltimore. In
addition to Myers, the visitors will have
George Herschel, L. Porter, George Fall
ter and Bill Cleaver. BURNER will use
his regular lineup in an effort to hang
up new 10-game record.
Jack WoIstenhoIme's 378 set COM
bined with his fathers 298 total, placed
the Wolstenholme team in front in the
Mount Rainier father and son tourna-
ment last night. Jack collected 141 in
his final effort to bring the doubles total
to 676. E. H. Miller and L. E. Miller
assumed second place with a 649 set,
displacing George Bromley and Georga,
jr.
Entries in wOmen's division of the
National Duck Pin Bowling Congress
tournament at Richmond next month
will probably exceed those of last year.
Sixteen Washington ladies' teams, the
number that were represented last year,
have entered to date with entries open
until tomorrow night.
Department of Agriculture will likely
be represented by three teams, five
doubles and ten singles. in the mems
division, according to John A. Ferrall.
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ALEXANDRIA T0SSERS