Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-26

the naSny Wlno-up was uSeIul as
The Agriculture Interbureau
League has a new leader. Plant
Bureau swept past Economics by
cleaning up Blister Rust and now
holds one-game advantage.
Seaton with 348 and German
with 335 were Blister Rust's
poison.
Economics dropped two to Extension,
which shot one Of It's best sets Of the
season with Norman fuckers 364,
started with a game Of l42, featuring.
For many seasons a set of 434 was
the District record, but scores have
mounted so much in the last several
years, and particularly Of late, that a
set Of 438 rolled the other night created
no excitement. Ten years ago it would
have been the wonder of the bowling
world. Dave Boston rolled it in the
Recreation League, with the Cubs,
having games Of 1877. 1876 and 165.
To attract more than passing atten-
ton nowadays one must do something
never before recorded. BoSton's set
was the fourth highest ever rolled in
Washington.
He made strikes and Is spares, with
strike Of seven marks In the 1855 game.
Boston made 1t possible for his team
to establish a league record It's 1872
set was many pins better than the pre-
vious mark made by the Bearcats, who,
by the way. have beaten 500 in four
OF their last six games The Cubs
have won nine straight and are in Sec
and place.
1t was a high-scoring week in the
Masonic League, no less than IA shoot
ing $50 or better, as follows: Larcombe.
397; Meaney, 1885, Phillips, 38l Folger
1913: Lewis Parker, 369; Hunt, 564;
Anderson, 1872; Watson. 35o; Price
| (Columbia), $50: Horner, ass; Sims.
357; Wire, 352; Matthews, $50.
Larcombe's 397, rolled with Bright
wood. was the fourth highest in the
league this season.
Barrister Lodge strengthened its hold
on f1rst place by whitewashinr Roose-
welt and Hiram continued its climb nv
shutting out the former leader. Naval
Hiram is now tied for fourth place with
La Fayette.
Bradley Mandley. who the week pre-
vious rolled 1874 for high set in the
Southeast League, followed up with a
3I2 but his team, Lenders Shoe, lost
to the leading Standard Art quint.
E-oKle Smith, the youngster, Is the
leading individual with an average OF
ll6.
OF the eight teams in the Southern
railway C.cIKS' League, five still are i'll
Clle pennant scrap, Purchasing No. /.
IN NTH place, beng only four games
Dehlnd the leading Auditors. Construc-
tlon lost an opportunity to pull up even
with the AuoI.ors by dropping a gam ,
To Purchasing No. l.
All was serene with the Engineer.
VINO had a two-game lead in the G. a. \
Telephone Co. League, until thew n,ct
the Wire Chiefs. The Wire Chiefs shot
the second high set of the season, ,664
with SauPS 373 featuring, and won
tnree games. In the meantime Coin
BOX was winning two from Western Di-
vision and passing the Engineers with
slim margin in total pins.
AL Souder, captain of American Sc
cur1ty No /, is making a fight for the
Sankers' League championship. Has
last Two sets were 4O5 and $50, an aver
age OF better than 122 for six games.
ana ne now is In second place with an
average OF 100, a point and a fraction
behind the leader, Brown of Perpetual
newcomer 10 the league.
Riggs National is cake-walking In
the Bankers pennant, having an a.
game lead. Two hot rivals tor second
pIace-WaSh1ngtOn Loan & Trust No
and American Security a. Trust No. i
claShed, and w. L. g. T. won the odd
game with late rally.
1t was the business of nobody else
wnen the two Douglas teams got To-
gether in the East Washington Church
League, and 1t was like a good, old
aamAy russ. The No. l team lost the
4 q
the next two; and it was only the third
defeat OF the season for the No. ,
qulnt, which leads the league.
IN this battle Chester Lilley shot 33a
ana picked up few pins on his aver
age to hold fast to the runner-un nost.
ton. Lyle Seaton, the leader painec,
on Lilley with $50 SET showing his
average up to 1904.
Harry Mertz of Keller, rolled 4O5 for
second high set Of the season, Rudy
JarmanS 434 being BEST Mertz's TOD
game was 149 Wy
Eastern Presbyterian, hopelesslv in
the cellar, won its FIRST match NJ the
victim.
Barber & Ross increased its lead tn
nve games in the Merchants League
Dy shutting out w. r. Winslow Co.
| Wy Va GCuH ELeCCTlC rolled ISL for
tne seasons high game and with a set
OF SSl came within four pins of tying
r. Veihmeyer's high mark.
Inc struggle between Balboa and
trinidad for the Knights of Columbus
League Is becoming hectic. Balboa.
broke tie for first place by winning
Two from Columbia, while Trinidad was
cropping pair to Nina.
Betz OF Genoa had the best game OF
the week, 149. and Lansdale Of SAINTS.
Maria the high set, 358.
King Of H.-K. Advertising made n
noble effort to shoot high set in the
Typothetae League when his team
scored a double victory over Lewis M
Thayer, but his 395 fell 20 pins short
OF the mark set by Harold Hodges.
The leading Potomac Electrotype
team lost two to Maurice joyce En-
gravers. but held to the top runR by
winning the odd game from National
Capital Press, the runner-up, in a post
poned set.
Hodges continues to lead in individual
averages with lis.
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