Evening star., 1932-02-24
Columbian Girls Bo,ul6O7, Record Game
SHARE SPOTLIGHT
WITH RENDEZVOUS
Rivalry Between Two Crack
Teams Will Give Zest to
City Tourney.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN.

BY FRANCIS E. STAN.
A CONTROVERSY which began
~ gradually several months
ago in this duckpir minded
township was fired anew
today with the recording of a
woman'S national record game
score of GOT, rolled by the Colum-
bian team of the Washington
Women'S League last night.
Actually. the Columbians did not need
the sensational record to challenge the
Rendezvous maids of the District League
for the title of WaShington's standout
girl bowling team. but it will add to the
attractiveness of the Washington
Womens Duckpin Association tourna-
ment this Spring. when the Co,umbians
will pit their score against the Rem
devious.
If any two teams have so completely
dominated any two girl loops this sea-
son, or possibly any season. they have
been the Columbians, leaders of the
Washington League, and the Rendez-
vouS girls. pace-SetterS in the District
League. Unless one or both suffers 4
sustained slump between now and the
w c. D. A. tourney, no other pair of
teams. mems or women'S, is going 10
attract surprising attention.
Since the start of this season both of
these outfits have been in front of their
respective circuits, supposedly the fast
est in the country. Brilliant scores
galore have marked the trail of both
clubs and. rather strangely. neither
team boasts of really all-star lineup.
Seeming weak spots have been covered
by consistent teamwork, which has
eliminated in creating definite su
periority over several teams much more
potent on paper
THE Washington City Tournament
l. really offers the only chance to
compare the two outfits. and that
test will not be thorough because of the
limited number of games. To bring the
two teams together in a special match
or series of matches is out of the ques-
ton because two of the girls roll with
both teams.
The Rendezvous team, composed Of
Peggy Babcock. Lucille Young, Irene
Scott, Catherine Fcrteney and Mar
garet Leaman. today apparently is head
ed for the District League champion
ship, a title barely missed last year.
Just as pennant conscious are Rena
Levy, Margaret Lehman. Catherine
Fortney, Pauline Ford and Helen Sui
livan in the Washington League.
In the matter of record performances
the Columbians hold slight edge, for
they have made four season records.
tied another and by virtue of last
nights GOT game, laid claim to world
mark. But their games all have been
rolled on the same drives, while the
Rendezvous girls have been forced to
compete on circuit OF II drives.
THE columbians' 6o7 was not the
l. only brilliant performance last night
in the Washington League. Betty
Hoffman, rolling for the Shamrocks,
turned in a 152 string that missed by
three sticks the season high game rec
ord. while Margaret Leaman, with the
same number of marks as Mrs. Hoffman
-seven-rolled 149.
In rolling the record game, Catherine
Forteney shot ia, Pauline Ford ll6,
Helen Sullivan 95, Margaret Leaman
149 and Rena Levy 133. Their set,
however, was only 1893.
Only once before in duckpin history
has girls team rolled higher than 607.
That was last year, when the Meyer
Davis All Stars shot 613, but it was in
u SPCCldl dAld INV AAA ANo0AN VIM
petition.
ITO hear Gene Archer describe it, the
bedlam tire five elderly bowlers of
the Wallace Memorial team raised
last night would have put Detroit's
American Legion convention, as depict
ed by cnterprising college paper editors.
TO shame.
These five bowling buffers, after being
used ss doormatS all season in the
North Washington Church League, rose
last night to do some wonderful things.
First they wen three games for the first
time in the history of the Wallace Me-
morial team. defeating Columbia
Heights Christian, a strong outfit.
Secondly they rolled their first Il 500"
set of the year Thirdly, they brought
their total of 900" games from one to
four by shooting 523, 5ll and 532 (they
carry team average Of only 1867. And
lastly. they changed tt cir season record
from victories in so games to 10 in SO.
Much handshaking was the order
when the shock wore off.
They did themselves proud did Will
liam Hammers, who averages 104; j.
w. Kimbel, who shoots 102 sticks
game: A. L. Leeth, with an average of
49, w. A. Smith, who maintains a 100
pace, ana "A. u. I1dICOCh, "IICoC liiOot
sincere efforts yield only SO sticks per
string.
A MEETING of the Washington
n Suburban Duckpin Association of
Maryland and Virginia (WhewD
has been called by Howard Bailey,
president, for Saturday at pm. at
Mount Rainier
Business will consist Of election of
officers to fill some existing vacancies
and the completion of details for the
annual classified tournament, to be
held in the Spring.
Officers of all suburban leagues are
directors of the association and 1t IS
requested that every league under It's
jurisdiction have at least one repre-
sentative present.
CKINNY CARROLL had a flashback
y to the form that made him one Of
the truly great duckpin shooters
of a decade ago when he set single
game record for the ElkS League at the
Queen Pin last night. In his second
string with the jolly Antlers, captained
by Lawrence Phillips, who used to roar
announcements for the Griffmen, SKIN
ney shot l52. 1t was the big punch
that enabled the jolly Antlers to hang
up high team game and set, $40 ana
1904
1t was reminiscent of Carrolls per-
formance with the famous old Royal
team when he finished his record game
with doubleheader strike. He got
just enough, for in the first game OF
the evening Riani of the Justice team
had established mark of ISL.