Evening star., 1932-02-10
suburban STAKES
LEADER NO FLASH
Better Than Average of 1903
Indicates-Temples Near
Big Pennant.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN.

T IE carries a league average
Fl of only 108 and a nick
i name of Flicker" out Sill
yer Spring way, but Walter
Barrett, who forged to the front
in the Maryland Virginia Subur-
ban Sweepstakes last Saturday,
stands an excellent chance to belly
both his average and nickname
next Saturday when the big sub
urban classic winds up at Claren-
don.
Flicker" is not such a flicker as most
bowling folk think. His flrst-place
conquest is not so surprising. He is
better bowler than his 108 average
would indicate.
Frank Proctor, impresario OF the
Silver Spring bowling plant. is author
ity for this. Here's Franks view, and
he has watched Barrett ever since the
latter began bowling:
Flicker may flicker a little too
long to suit the rest of the field. He's
carrying only a 108 average, but here's
a fact nearly every one has overlooked.
About three years ago Barrett was one
of the best bowlers In Silver Spring
and in the city.
He held an average Of around ia
then but since has slipped back a lit
tie. But his slipping wasn't due to a
lost ball or anything-just interest:
'Flicker's' only a youngster now and
now that he's out in front he could
spend this week getting tuned up and
on Saturday step out and shoot an
other powerful score and win"
Should Parrett StaV on ton after
Saturdays final block, it will mark the
second consecutive year that Silver
Spring has furnished the suburban
champion. Last year Ollie Webb, rep
resenting the Proctor plant. won by
single stick over Astor Clarke of Clar-
endon.
- out of ten bowling experts figured
to win the District League cham
pionship this season, Northeast Tenn
pies great pin combination last night
practically clinched the flag, although
only this week was the final series
started.
lucky Strikes constellation of stars
Ray Barnes of Baltimore, Howard
Campbell Astor Clarke, Earl McPhilo-
my and Carroll Daly-last night blew
up in the face of a determined charge
by the Templemen, who rolled 1882 to
take all three games.
From the time the barrier went up
last September. the Northeast Temple
aggregation, led by Capt. Red Megaw.
high-average man of the District
League, was on top. Today, with only
"a games to be rolled, the Megaw clan
is leading by 10 games and is virtually
assured of the pannant.
Temple wasn't conceded such good
chance back in September. for while 1t
boasted of Red Megaw and Ollie
Pacini, it had lost from its 1930-31
team Make Rosenberg and Paul and
Joe Harrison. True, Megaw signed
Glenn Wolstenholme, George Honey
and Ed Blakeney, the latter one of
Baltimore's stars, but Wolstenholme
was far past his peak and Honey. one
Of the two good boWlers to roll of his
wrong foot whip Litchfield is the
other), was regarded as big question
mark.
To top this, Wolstenholme gave up
the game and MegaW was forced to
recruit Chester Bid, another question
mark.
But both Honey and Bid came
through the campaign with flying col
ors. Honey Is averaging over 1l6 and
while Bid hasn't done so well, he has
been SteaQy. IL was Bio VINO leu IHe
attack last night, shooting $50 and 412.
THREE all-time league records, one
i season mark and one tie for sea-
son record were made last night
in four leagues, the Columbia Heights,
North Washington Church, the Post
Office Department and Washington
Wcmen's.
In the North Washington Church
loop the First Reform team rolled a
1707 score for three games, the high
est set total ever made during the
circuits nine years of existence.
Paul Harrison was the big shot in
the Columbia Heights League. The
Cool Drink ace rolled 172 to tie the
season record. His set was 400.
Shamrocks, who provided big up
set in the Washington Women's League
by trimming the leading Columbians
twice, shot q season record game OF
562. Betty Hoffman, with 1873. led the
Shamrocks.
The other two marks were furnished
by the Post Office Department League.
Mahoney shot $50 for new high-game
record, while the Wrens totaled 1854
for new high set.