Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-12
COLUMB|ANS ROLL
FIVE 800" SCORES
Unbroken String of Large
Counts Fails to GAIN
Single Victory.

+ you note member of the Column
bian team of the Washington
Ladies' League looking bit goofey
these days don't blame 1t on pro-
hibition. The girls have had a punch,
or several, right enough. but not that
kind.
They were given a series of jolts by
old boy ink that nearly knocked 'em
goggle-eyed.
Figure this: The Columbians set up
a District record by scoring over 500 in
five consecutive league games but lost
every one of them.
Usually a score of 500 is good enough
to win. The Columbians were remark
ably unlucky. They shot 527 to start
the sensational streak and the Beeques
chose that spot to drop in 564 count,
the seasons highest.
The Columbians came back with 5l8,
but the Beeques rolled 543. In the last
of the set the Columbians got Sill and
the BeeQues 51S. 1t was the only time
in the history of the game that two
opposing girls teams beat 500 In every
game.
In their next match the Columbians
encountered the Commercials. 1t APP
peared the losing streak would end
the 500-mark, but Lorraine GULL, the
Commercial anchor, up and spared in
the last box and the Columbians lost
this one. 500 to Sill. They dropped the
next, $50 to 526.
BY this time, the Columbians were
getting punch drunk.
IT say" gurgled Rene Levy, captain,
If we can't win with 500 let's try a
punk score"
So the girls rolled 4S9-and wonl
Before the Columbians hit the record
Now they're second and four games
behind the Beeques. In each Of their
last five matches the Columbians have
totaled more than 1900 and this, too,
is q record.
Priced Jinx Story.
But the Columbians lost not only
the league leadership. They were shorn
of other laurels. Rena had the high set
with BAT until the match with the
Beeques. In this Catherine Quigley
shot $50 and Lorraine GULL, her play
mate, boosted the record to 352A
Peggy Babcock and Capt. Levy were
tied for high game with las and Lor-
raine topped this with 14S.
The set record was smashed again in
the Columbians' next match when Vir-
ginia Yarnell, of the Commercials,
rolled 354. Miss Yarnell also holds
high set in the District Ladies' League
with 365.
Even their enemies are sympathizing
with the Columbians. Their hard luck
tale is an epic.
Kensington's Firemen, all worked I'D
over a triumph scored In competition
with the dreflghters of Silver Spring,
Gaithersburg, Chevy Chase, Bethesda
and Takoma, banker for action with
the Fire Department teams of WASH
ington and Arlington County. Gene
Raney Is captain of the Kensingtons
and would be pleased to hear from the
others. He may be phoned at Ken
sngton 218 or Kensington 50.
They're getting ready for hot doings
over at Rosslyn. An inter-league
tournament. open to members of the
Arlington Fairfax Firemen, Rosslyn
Commercial and Builders Supply
leagues. will be held at the Rossiyn
alley January 20, %, "a, 81, 90 and 80.
There viii be teams, doubles. singles
and all-events, the prizes to be cups,
medals and cash.
This from w. w. Weaver. secretary
OF the Rosslyn Commercial League:
The singles event will be watched
with much interest. The Firemen will
have George Clark. with 1852 game
and a 392 set; Frank Lefty Jones of
the famous Temple Southpaws, and Jo-
seph Loveday, a star IS years ago, who
Is stiu able to shove George and Lefty
Tor top honors. The Rosslyn CONNER
cial Will have Weaver, with a 1853 game
and 403 set; Gene Gordon, with a
ITO average, and Aston Clark, with a
record Of 119 spares for As games.
Fails Church leads the Firemen. with
GOT game and liza set, while A. L.
Kelly & Son have set honors in the
RosSlyn Commercial, with l. 95 RossIvn
Post Once rolled a new record game
Tuesday night of GOT. The Builders,
supply. while four-man-team league
mas rolled up some powerful scores and
mas sumcient reserve power to put on
some mighty five-man teams"