Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-25
ROLLS 662 TO TOP
NEAREST FOE BY e
Watson Second and Has High
Game-Ten in Field of 40
Land in 600 Class.

~ RADLEY MANDLEY, who
X came within a -wiggle
IL of winning the national
sweepstakes, shot a score of
662 at the Coliseum last night
to gain a strong advantage over
AZ other starters in the Howard
Campbell stakes, Washington's
blue ribbon bowling tournament.
Trailing Mandley by 30 sticks
was Charlie Watson of Silver
Spring, with 663. Ten bettered
500. AStor Clark had 627; Paul
Harrison, $40; Ollie Pacini, 1872:
Oscar Hiser, 500; Hokie Smith,
COB; Eddie Espey, GOT; Freddie
Moore, 603, and B. A. Lynn, 500
Although the pinfall on the whole
was heavy, it was a dismal night for
many of the leading favorites. Jack
Whalen. the national champion. who
barely outlasted Mandley Ito win his
title several weeks ago, fell by the way-
side with set of SAB. Only sensa-
tional bowling through the final two
blocks will get him in the money.
Champion Max Stih In.
Max Rosenberg, defending title hold
er. still has chance with $50. Howard
Campbell, originator of the tournament.
IS about washed out with 5A4. Glenn
Weidman, winner of The Stars Yule-
Toe singles. turned in q miserable 522.
tted Morgan had SAT, Glenn Wslsten-
noime 543, Red Megaw SAL and Georgie
FRIEND, last years runner-up, Sal,
Inc prize money, at SIS a. imam.
totaled 81 ,225, which will be sblit S55O
lor first place, $3.50 for second. tSl5O for
tnlro and SIS for fourth, with a dia-
mond medal also to go to the winner.
hign game and high set of EACH block
VIII be worth $25, provided bAwlers
split. anu
Mandley was his usual self. color.ess.
machine-like and effective. The pdns
Droke well for him and he sWept IN
smoothly to scores of 129, 1874, 144, I3O
liant streaks.
Watson Has High Game.
WaSoh SIdICeu MS SET with a game
OF. 159 that was high for the night and
assured him of $25. MandIey's Ave
game score will be worth that much II
ne fails to finish fourth or better. His
662 came within three pins of euuaIinp
the tournament record established last
year by Joe Harrison.
Billheimer, in his fifth string. made
brave effort to top walson's big
game, but got only $50.
Mandley was outstanding, but not
more So tnan were the youngsters Of
Ine National Pale Dry team as group.
and a fourth barely fell short. Paul
Harrison shot $40, Hokie Smith had
6OS, Eddie Espey GOT, which was ex-
actly 100 pins shy of score he rolled
IN recent intercity match, and Jack
Wolstenholme had 594
Brad Always Close.
Mandley has been close to scoring
money tournaments. He won the
Campbell event two years ago. Last
year ne all but had the title cirlched.
out tel down in the final game. Need
ing ITO to win he rolled an unaccount-
aole II. In the National Sweepstakes
Cnree weeks ago, a stick that woIlld
nave given him the championship wob-
oled, but didn't fall.
crowd that packed the Coliseum
saw the Campbell opener. The second
set VIII be rolled next Saturday nioI,t
at Convention Hall and the third fhs
following Saturday at the Lucky Strike
The entry was seven short of the rec-
ORD established last wear. Aho,,t IN
VINO competed then did not return on
the other hand there were a dozen ~
more newcomers.