Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-03
TOPS GIRLS IN YULE
TOURNEY WITH 3S
Alice Burke's $50 Is Second,
Followed by CULTS 329c
Man Leaders Unchanged. '
BY n. d. THOMAS.

LILLE MINER BUTLER or
*. the Beeque and Lucky
IL Strike teams today had q
Arm hold on first place in
the woman's division of The Eve
ming Star Yuletide bowling tour
nament at the Coliseum, with a
three-game score Of 336.
Ordinarily Mrs. Buffers set,
rolled last night, would give her
only an outside chance of collectl
ing top money, but high scores
have been rare in this tourna-
ment, and there is no reason to
look for great improvement.
Only a few leading woman bowlers
remain on the schedule, among them
Bess Ackman, the defending champion.
who will shoot next Monday. =
The girls heaviest artillery was Aired
last night when many members Of the
District Ladies League performed Alice
Burke of the Daughters of Isabella
team, rolled into second place with n
set OF 800. One stick behind her was
Lorraine GULL, foremost girl duekpin
shooter IN the country. Elsie Fischer.
consistent prize winner, shot 3i3:
Virginia Yarnell had 500. Edith Brown
3O5 and Irene Scott. 3O3.
In the wonen's division 1t was the
heaviest pinfall OF any one night.
A RLEAN CARMICHAEL's s22. which
4 \ leo Tor several nights, is now fourth.
OF the brilliant group from the Dis
trlct Ladies League only Billie Butler
was able to beat 100 for all games. In
the second she made i've spares, four
In succession, for score of 125. She
puileo several monkey marks =
Alice Burke made brave attempt b
lead the pack. She finished with a
game of 125 that included two 4 boxes
In the last four frames of her second
she gathered 20 sticks.
Virginia Yarnell had everything com.
ing ner way through the first two
strings, in which she totaled 220. biYf
the final was a struggle and she
counted Sc.
Elsie Fisher did well to get s1s. She
was logged by tough luck.
,l~
7 ORRAINE GULL was IL pins be-
II hind the frame in the eighth of her
opener, but finished fiashily for a
l06. Her third, 1913, was high for the
night. She started this with three
straight marks and ended 1t with two.
Marjorie Bradt Smith, Bill WOOD
Sweepstakes champion, was unable 10
ma the range and rolled out of the
money with 202. She had company IN
the redoubtable southpaw, Rena Lew.
who shot 279, which included a game
of 100.
Marie Frere Whalen, who set the
pace for girl bowlers of Atlanta, Ca.
through most Of this season, celebrated
| her return to Washington by shooting
IN the tournament. Her score was 297.
! NONE Of the mems sets last night
Y will figure in the pay-off. Saif
{, Simon was high with SIS.
| Harry Aiken, southpaw sweepstakes
champion. averaged 125 for two games,
then fivvered: total, SAB ~
Sam Del Vecchio. holder of the naS
tional unofhcial single game record.
$40, rolled $40. but would have done
much better but for heel rubber on the
runway. Tournament Chairman Ar
Vile Ebersole observed the condition
and issued an edict that hereafter any
bowler with shoes that leave marks on
the runway viii be ruled out. He was
too late to help Sam. g
George Lang and Ed Blakeney, crack
doubles team from Baltimore. looked
in on the tournament They figured
in several hot battles at the Lucky
Strike that were sideshows of the
Connecticut Blue Ribbon-National Pale
Dry meet. incidentally. Blakeney top
ped of the evening with a game Of
1876. which he started with four straight
strikes. Lang added 125, and the total
of 321 gave them a national doubles
record. beating by seven pins one made
yesterday afternoon by Tronsky and
Gacek of Connecticut.