Evening star., 1933-04-25
CRABbE'S $50 SET
ALL-T|ME RECORD
Tops Old Class E Mark by
80 Sticks-GirIs Try
for Big Entry.
BY r. d. THOMAS.

BY X. ID. THOMAS.
~ LID MAN CRABBE of the
adjutant generals office
" remarkably active, went
about his duties today a
bit more spry than usual.
II guess I'm pretty good, eh?'
he ventured in comebacks to-
well, whadda you think of your
self"
In spite Of his 60-odd Summers, W
O. Crabbe hung up an all-time record
last night for the Washington City
Duckpin Association. In the class E
singles, he shot set Of 800 which was
30 pins better than the previous high
and AL things considered, it was q
score outstanding in the 23-year his
tory Of the association.
The twenty-th tournament Of the
W. @. d. A. got off to a happy start.
It has been predicted all records Of the
city tournament would be smashed and
straight of-with three weeks remain
ing to attack the others. A capacity
crowd saw the opening.
Crabbe, whose average is only 95, had
the high game, 149, as well as top set
for the night.
DENA LEVY, the shadow Of her old
N self but cheerful as ever, typed
scores, q job the famous southpaw
has handled through many tourna-
ments
Something bowls me over every
April" Rena grinned when asked about
her health. 1.-TWO years ago." she said.
Il got in the way of golfer and paid
for it with q broken jaw Last April I
lost my Job. This April my health
seems to have cracked up. I've lost 81
pounds. Don't ask me why. The doctor
enumerated the causes, but can't re-
member 'em. He said something about
six months, maybe, in a sanitarium II I
didn't show. sudden Improvement. I
think I started to feel better soon as he
made that crack"
IN odd moments Rena collected entries
i for the women's city championships,
to open next Monday at the Lucky
Strike. The girl leaders are having a
little difficulty assembling their flocks
due to the leagues having finished.
Next Thursday night Is the deadllne
for the girls entries.
If the Washington tournament fol-
lows the national trend, 1t will be
"bigger'n better" George Isemann,
secretary of the National Duckpin
Bowling Congress, attended the mems
opening last night and was mltted by
many on the success of his event at
Hartford.
To Lorraine GULL, president of the
Washington Women'S Duckpin ASSo-
citation, who is hopeful OF putting over
the girls pin party as 1t never mas
been promoted before, 1semann spoke
these encouraging words: The girls
showing at Hartford was the biggest
Sunrise of the tournament. Their
entry was so large and their enthusiasm
such that I believe in another year or
two they will hold their end OF the
national championships separate from
the mems. They're almost strong
enough now to 60 things alone
TsEMAN explained why Bernard Kees
i of Martinsburg won't be crediteo
with a record for the 5-game score
OF 757 rolled recently by the west
Virginian. ,.o,, -
said George, land the other two Dy
himself on two alleys. 1t wasn't q
reo1llar ive-game set. 1t was a long
way from conforming to conditions re-
ouired by the National Duckpin BOWL
ing Congress"
Earl McPhilomy of the Lucky Strike
team. assured of record average IN
the District League, has never won
title in the city tournament, but IS
due, This has been the most bril-
liant season for Earl in 3 remarkable
career. D...u,,.
Yeaeue title, McPhilomy is the only
bowler beside the immortal Harry
Krauss to triumph three times in the
District League.
Earl's average Is about 1874, three
points above the record he established
last season, and he has only one set
to shoot. It's an even-money bet ne
picks up on the 124.