Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01
LINEUP IS REPLE7E
WITH FAMOUS ACES
SpineIIa Stars Of Brooklyn
and Connecticut Blue
Ribbons Coming.
BY r.. d. THOMAS.

washington is privileged to
see again such a brilliant
gathering of bowlers as will
perform this week in the National
Duckpin Bowling Congress cham
pionshipS at Convention Hall.
Virtually every famous duckpin
shooter in the country will take
part in the last week of COMPETE
ton in the three-week tourna-
ment. The principal rivalry will
be among bowlers of Washington
and New England, with Brooklyn,
N. Y, adding to the show with a
small but choice delegation.
Tomorrow will be a comparatively
light night, but thereafter spectator
space probably will be at premium.
Rena Levy will trot out her cham
pion Recreation team tomorrow night.
It will bowl on the same drives with
the Queen Pins.
At the same time, the Rendezvous,
Recreation and Columbia teams OF
men will fire away and the pinfall fig
ures to be heavy. Not much is known
of the strength of the Holland Five Of
Bridgeport, Conn. also on the card,
but it Is a colorful outfit. Captained
by Neal Ball its members all are
former major league ball players.
VXTAsH1NoToN viii make its FIRST
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championship Tuesday 3 MT
when the King Pin and Northeast
Temple quints, hot rivals for the Dis
trict League pennant, take their turns.
On the same program will be
couple of strong teams from Taunton,
Mass, both captained by E. z. Wiley;
one from Providence, r. l., represents
ing the Casino bowling plant, led by
Frank Englebrook, and another from
Lawrence, Mass, representing the Rec
reation Center, captained by r. E.
Hardy.
Wiley is the big shot of bowling in
Taunton. He has two mems and one
woman's team entered, all to shoot
Tuesday.
Perhaps of more interest than the
nye-man team squad Tuesday will be
o group Of Washington doubles.
Holding the center of the stage at 8
o'clock will be the following girl duos:
Helen Whitbeck and Lucy owen, Mar
garet Miltner and Elise Fischer, Made
line Burk and Lucille Preble and Mar
garet Leaman and Peggy Babcock.
Mrs. Miltner was the singles CHAM
pion two years ago.
Mrs Fischer, paired with Paul Har-
rison, looks good to collect first money
IN the mixed doubles. They have
score Of 500.
Here are some of the crack mems
doubles to shoot Tuesday at 10 pm:
Glenn Weidmen and Howard Campbell,
Jack and Glenn Wolstenholme, Red
Megaw and Bernie Frye and d. New
man and q. Honey.
ALI will roll singles at IL O'Clock.
When these bans have finished it's
almost q cinch that there viii be
new leader or two.
u HoDE ISLAND bowlers viii hold
N sway Wednesday. Standing out on
Thursdays schedule is the Blue
Ribbon team Of Connecticut, the same
that fought 1t out sensationally with
the National Pale Dry Stars Of this city
in Midwinter.
The Fountain Ham quintet, captained
by Norman Schroth and composed Of
first class performers, viii roll with the
Blue Ribbons.
The Connecticut stars will bowl dou-
bles and singles in the afternoon. Nick
Tronsky, of national sweepstakes fame,
Is paired with j. Gacek and they form
powerful combination. Bill Tato, the
mighty mite, will share fortunes with
the colorful Jack White, Carl FriSk Is
doubled with M. Bogino, not well known
here. r. Barber. captain Of the Blue
Ribbons, has not announced his part
ner.
But for q foul, Tronsky would have
won the singles championship Of the
first N. d. 3. G. tournament.
The defending team champion, Hen
~ Hiser's Bethesda Stars, will start Fri
day night. Keeping the Bethesdans
company will be the Italian All Stars,
led by the redoubtable Ollie Pacini, one
Of the seasons outstanding rollers.
THERE WIN be keen doubles scrap
i among the girls at 8 pm. Friday.
In It will be G. Eerdeline 20. May
Morgan, Alice Burke and C. Moriarity,
Bertha Greevy and Bronson Qualities,
Billie williams and Pauline Bradburn,
Rena Levy and Catherine Quigley and
last but mighty important, Billie Butler
and Lorraine Gull. The latter are the
two high average girl bowlers Of Wash
angton.
Saturday will bring smashing wind
up, It will be North and South day,
with bowIers from as far north as New
England and as far south as Georgia,
competing. =,
Headlining q sparkling card VIII De
the Spinella stars of Brooklyn, featuring
the Uncomfortable Barney Spinella.
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