Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-04

Star singles tournament, opening
December 20, at Convention Hall,
4 will come the big battle of ban1-
binos, the Campbell sweepstakes,
and what a scrap that promises to be
this year. New stars, old stars come
back to life and the -after-year
regulars will be In there clutching for
the coin.
Considering the uncertainty ever at
tached to a short bowling series, it Is
an interesting fact that in the three
years the stokes have been held with
three prizes each time, only six bowlers
have shared in the money.
Three Of them have been among the
skilled and fortunate twice. Red Megaw,
the Red Terror of the Northeast
Temple, has perhaps the best record,
with victory and a third place. Glenn
Weidman, the King Primer, twice has
been runner-up, and his captain,
Howard Campbell, has finished Sec
ond and third
Glenn Wolstenholme won the first,
Megaw the second and Bradley Mand-
ley the third. Each time an average of
better than 100 has been necessary to
win. Wolstenholme hung up the record
with score Of 1874 for the IS games.
Besides those mentioned only one
other has cut himself slice of sweep
stakes money. In the second event
John Henry HiSer, the sports boss Of
Hyattsville, took third dough.
The big bump in the road Of the
sweepstakes bowler has been the third
set. In two instances bowlers who led
the field with only five games to 90
have collapsed
Johnny WEIGH holds the distinction
OF having made the greatest effort to
come from behind. He came from no.
where" to finish fourth with a $50 set
on the final night. This was the high
est f1ve-game score ever made in the
classic. Freddy Moore has rolled the
top game Of 1856.
The best scores, on the average, have
been made at the Coliseum, where the
beginners were several points better
than at the King Pin and Convention
Hall.
With none but the best of the great
army Of Washington bowlers entered,
there has never been an undisputed IA
vorite at the start. One mans chance
has been considered quite as good as
any others. The three who twice have
been in the money account themselves
fortunate, in that they were in fettle
three successive Saturday nights two
different years. One poor set has been
enough to make q player an also ran.
II one must be lucky to lead the field
in a 15-game stretch, then he is three
fold fortunate to come out on top in
The Evening Stars tournament, in
which men roll only five strings and
the girls only three.
The stars go into an event like this
merely hopeful of being in form for
one night With a thousand or more
bowlers OF moderate skill arrayed against
them it's clnch some dub" will shoot
far above his head and get a score that
star achieves but seldom.
In this lies an appeal for The Star
tournament. Clarence Taft, who won
it last year, would be a set-up for a
Campbell or a Weidman or Ia Megaw
in a long series. But for one set he
might be supreme.
hand" figures to lift one of The Stars
prizes. There will be 20 for men and
10 for the girls, and they're all worth
while.
Although the lists will remain open
until midnight, December 81, the entries
already are flowing in. Blanks may be
obtained at any bowling alley. There is
no entry fee, the bowler merely paying
in advance for the games to be rolled.
A Highlander may take part In the
southpaw sweepstakes to be run by
Gino SINH at the Northeast Temple and
the Coliseum this month. This oddity
is none other than Perez Elicit. the
Stanford Paper Co. and Odd Fellow
star. 1t was revealed recently that
Perez, though ostensibly a right-sider,
can do not half bad with his left wing.
Not the least respected candidate for
the southpaw crown is a girl. Rena
Levy is entered.
In all the 20 years history Of the
Washington Post League only one MEM
Money is the proud owner of the rec
ord, 412, rolled at the Coliseum yester-
day. with the Bears against the Bugs.
Franks 156 string also is a top mark.
His other games were 1l8 and 1873. His
heavy scoring was instrumental in CIV
ing the Bears a clean sweep and en-
abling them to remain in first place.
Glenn Weidman, who is having his
best season in a bright career shot q
set Of 405 to lead the King Pins to q
Shutout victory over the Arcadians In
the District League. The King Pins
totaled 1916 and strengthened their hold
on first place. Weidman's games we're
l09, Isl and las. The King Pins best
score was 636.
A team composed of Georgetown Uni
verSity faculty members took a beating
from senior student lineup in an
exciting battle at Convention Hall, the
students winning by IL pins. The fac
llty team was made up of Drs. william
Collision, A. @. Miller, Nathan Gone.
John Hallesay and John P Burke and
the students were Albert Bougie, Bob
Nevereth. Charles Halaby, Bang Hall
and w. Wasserman.
A courageous effort resulted in VIC
,ory for the Butter Krust team over
he Leonardtown quint at Leonardtown,
Md. The Bakers were 81 pins behind
after the flrst game, but kept their
heads up and emerged from the three
yarne set naples in front. The win
ltng lineup was: Wallach, Kearns,
oape, Gaylor. Mattingly and Capt.
3oggs. After the holidays Butter Krust
will visit Leonardtown again.