Evening star., 1932-02-23
Santinii;S Pin Ranking Hit BY Averages
STAKE WINNER NOT
GREAT IN LEAGUES
Tony "Money" Bowler,
Though, Taking Washington
Prize With Fine Finish.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN.

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TONY SANTINI, who not long
ago boWled a classic finish
i to win the Howard Camp
bell Sweepstakes by one pin,
stamped himself last night king of
the Capitals stake shooters with
a three-pin victory in the George
Washington Stakes. Despite this
record, however, Santini is GER
tain to miss the No. l Washington
ranking unless he boosts his league
averages considerably in the few
remaining weeks of this season.
Still a-tingle from Santinis second
sensational sp,urge, Washing. .ons bowl
ing followers, now focusing their atten
ton on the battle for the coyeted rank
ing. counted Tony out because of his
averages and thought of the env.able
position Ollie Pacini would be in today
had not Santini, needing l8 pins in his
last box to defeat Ollie. spared and
then struck on top to win, 1858 to
1866, the 15-game test at the Lucky
Strike.
Santini. of course, will figure in the
first 10 rankings but the George Wash
ington and Campbell Sweepstakes
champion is holding averages Of only
around 1T in both the District and
National Capital Leagues and lis in
the Knights of Columbus circuit.
Pac!ni, of course, profits greatly in
his fight for the ranking by finishing
second to Santini, but to Ollie the
George Washington Stakes crown,
added to the Dixie Stakes title gained
earlier this season, plus his 120 aver
ages. would look very much as though
he couldn't well miss in the quest where
he failed by single ranking last year.
THAT finish yesterday rivaled the one
l. Santini staged in the Campbell
event The Italian star. whose
triumph made him the richest local
money winner of the season, opened
with 651 in the morning book to tie
Ray Barnes of Baltimore for second
place, behind Wesley Askew He fall
tered In the second set, getting only
$50, while Barnes, United States Sweep
stakes champion, shot 610. The scores
were then 1851 to 1,240.
Around about the end of the twelfth
game Louis PantoS passed both of the
thirteenth game and finished with a
628 set, which included 81 game, to
beat out his pal Pacini, who after
poor start in the morning. charged fast
Barnes Topped miserably in the final
block, but Askew, another Baltimorean,
took third place. with l.845. Pantos fin
isheo fourth. with 1921, and Barnes
fifth with 1876.
CANTINI'S record probably is the
- NOV noteworthy ever established by
local bowler SO far as sweepstakes
are concerned. Though rated dark
horse" before the Campbell and George
Washington stakes, the Italian proved
his mettle against fields COMPOSED o.
the cream of the crop from both Wash
inqton and Baltimore.
Victory yesterday fer Pacini would
have given him an even better record
for he already holds the Dixie title. In
addition, he finished second in the
United States Sweepstakes and is run
ming close behind Red Megaw in the
District League average race, the cham
pinoShip of which counts most in the
ranking.
Santini. who won S450'i cash and a
diamond medal in the Campbell stakes.
added $50 more last night Pacini
drew SITS; Askew, $50; Pantos, S25, and
Barnes. S12.50.
Other prize winners we're: Red Nor
gan. high game. III: Earl McPhilomv,
high set, 646; Pere Wolfe, high game,
174; Joe Harrison. high game. III;
Hugh Waldrop, high set, 657 Each was
awarded s125G
Scores: