Evening star., 1932-01-31
ROLLS 2,611 SCORE
IN 25-GAME GRIND
Averages 1O4 to Set Three
World Marks; Baltimore
Girl Is Second.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN.
DID to WaShington's long list

A LII 10 washington long llSC
" of assorted bowling cham
Il pions the women's 25-
game sweepstakes title
holder.
And chalk up three more world
records, existent today for the
simple reason that no such
previous marks had ever been
established.
Shooting the surprisingly high score
of 2,61l-or an average of l04-ll-
Mrs. Catherine Quiglay of the Women's
District League yesterday emerged VIC
torious over field of II women from
Washington Baltimore and Norfolk in
the John Blicks 25-game stakes at
Convention Hall
Sue Miller Of Baltimore was second,
with 1853, and Mary Stapleton OF Nor
folk was third, with 2,543.
But it was not Mrs. Quigley's average,
nor the three new world records which
she established, but the IL surprising
exhibitions of stamina that eight wash
ington girls, two Norfolk maids and one
Baltimore miss gave in finishing out
the longest bowling sweepstakes ever
staged for women.
None of Them Troubled.
While a large gallery. attracted by
the novel event Speculated as to the
number of girls who would last the %
strings predictions ranged from three
to eight, Catherine Quigley, Peggy
Babcock, Lucille Young, Doris Goodan,
Edna johnson, Evelyn Ream, Merceda
Isemann and Evelyn Ellis of Washing
ton; Sue Miller of Baltimore and Mary
Stapleton and Dorothy Keel Of Nor
folk almost breezed through the 25
games, we'll within the time limit OF
three hours.
A measurable mixture of skill and
stamina proved Mrs. Quigley's winning
essentials, but for sheer speed and
stamina the laurel went to Mary
Stapleton of Norfolk, who finished 25
games in l hour and SIS minutes.
pace of one game every 4 3-5 minutes.
Rolling without effort and almost no
delivery at all, the Norfolk star sent
the 2-pound balls down the alley as
fast as the pin boy set them up and
| finished with an average of 10l-18,
which, in view of the record time In
which she rolled it, enabled Miss
| Stapleton to rival Mrs. Quigley'S high
| er-scoring performance, for the winner
required 2 hours and 81 minutes to
| complete her 25 games.
Rolls Game of 14O.
Doris Goodall, throwing in a game
of l40, took the lead at the end of the
first five games with a 558 total, but
lost it to Mrs. Quigley at the 10-game
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felled 1850 sticks Sue Miller of Bal
Limore took second place at this stage.
with LOIS
At the 15-game stage, Mrs. Quigley
still was out in front with l,547. but
her Baltimore rival had advanced to
within five sticks.
At the 20-game mark Mrs. Quigley
had gained considerably and it was only
a question of how second and third
places would be decided The Wash
ington woman'S total at the end of 20
games was 2l05.
Her scores at the end of Is, 20 and
Is games all were world sweepstakes
records, which are about as rare as
championship wrestling claimant, for
the simple reason that never before had
woman rolled Is, 20 or IS games In
sweepstakes competition.
In her 25 games the champion made
So spares and strikes. She threw
686 balls down the alley. The average
duckpin ball weighs 2 pounds, so it
can be estimated that Mrs. Quigley
handled 1872 pounds.
Rolls at Fast Pace.
Miss Stapleton may have established
| some sort Of record for tossing the
mineraliteS. Though making only 80
| spares, she scored Is strikes for total
number of 682 deliveries. Thus, in fin
ishing in l hour and SIS minutes. she
rolled at pace of nearly IT balls
minute
None of the girls was forced to rest.
Nearly all experienced blistered fingers,
especially Peggy Babcock. who finished
! fourth. Miss Babcock had bandaged
large blister at the end of the seventh
game, but remained very much in the
race.
Evelyn Ellis, the smallest girl in the
event finished fourth in the point of
time, belying her 90 pounds. She was
| the second Washington girl to finish,
rolling out after 2 hours and 25 min
utes.
Mrs. Quigley rolled 1e of her 25
games over 100, consistency entirely un-
looked for in view of the necessity to
roll fast and the grind She won $50,
while Sue Miller was awarded SIS and
Mary Stapleton SIS.