Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-02
D. c. ENTRY VICTOR
IN UPHILL BATTLE
Boston Girl Beats Capital
and Baltimore Stars
With Fine Score.
BY r. ID. THOMAS.
A N Italian beat Portuguese
~ and a Greek yesterday and
II last night for an American

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~ and a Greek yesterday and
~ last night for an American
bowling championship.
To elucidate, Tony De Elmo of
Washington finished in front of
Manuel Silveira of Boston and
Leo VulgariS of Baltimore in the
grand finale of duckpin tourna-
mentS held by The Washington
Star, the Boston Herald and the
Baltimore Sun.
Silveira is a product of Portugal and
Vulgar1s of Greece, but both are thor
oughly Yankeeized, and De Fino's at
tachment to Italy Is only one of senti-
ment.
Tony totaled 1923 for 10 games, five
rolled in the afternoon at the Balti-
more Recreation and the others at Con-
vention Hall last night. Manuel COL
lected l,095 sticks and Leo 1,044. None
Of the three performed UP to the
standards they set in winning tourna-
mentS that had grand field of more
than 5000 bowlers.
Girl Gets Spotlight.
De Elmo was downright fancy at
times, but the spotlight was swiped
from him by Janette Killgren of Bos-
ton, who won the girls play-off, with
a total of 500 for six games. She van
pushed Helen Spencer of Baltimore,
who shot GIT, and Bess Ackman of
Washington, with an even 600.
Both De Elmo and Miss Killgren
struggled uphill. Silveira opened with
a game OF 152 and came away from
Baltimore strong favorite, with a set
OF $50, against 564 for De Elmo and
$50 for Vulgaris. Only the Washing
tonian, however, was able to keep going
In the last set. His score was the same
as In Baltimore to a pin, but Silveira
slumped to 5l3 and Vulgaris to 494.
| Both OF the latter were victims of an
uncommon number of wicked splits
from excellent hits.
Miss Spencer looked an almost GER
tain winner after shooting 321 in Bal
timore, against 300 for Miss Killgren
and 285 for Mrs. Ackman, but the
Boston entry, a comedy youngster
whose skill and gameness won her
many supporters in the galleries of
both cities. swept to victory at Con-
ventional Hall with a set of 800. one
OF the highest ever rolled here in
championship competition. Her score
was well earned. She missed few
breaks and her first ball invariably was
IN the pocket. Miss Killgren rolls an
inshoot," over which she has excep-
tional control.
De Elmo Rolls Steadily.
De Fino's steadiness in the pinches
won for him. He had no more breaks
than his rivals, but he hit almost all
the sticks he aimed for. In the Balti-
more skirmish he converted several
splits into spares.
Tony wen The Stars tournament
with a score of 632. Silveira topped the
Boston field with 662 and Vulgaris had
o75 In the Baltimore event.
Miss Killgren was the only particle
pant In the finale who beat her tourna-
ment score, which was 354 for three
strings. Miss Spencer rolled 557 for
I'VE games and Mrs. Ackman 344 for
| three. -0A
"A gold medal was presented Miss
killgren by The Star and De Elmo re-
ceived the Suns trophy The presen-
tatlons were made by George =. Ise-
mann. secretary of the National D,,ck-
pm sowing Congress, under the aus
pices OF which the finale was staged.