The Washington times., 1934-01-17
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BY GINO SINH
Duckpindom boasts a female
damon and Pythias" combina.
ton made up of two Of its finest
performers.
One-haH Of that combination is
Rosalia Lorraine Gulli, mistress Of
sll she surveys in the realm Of
duckpinS.
The other is Hilda Wilhelmina
Butler, nee Miner, who is widely
known as Billie" nickname de-
rived from her middle name.
:, Billie is far from a mere satellite
to the Diana Of the drives.
:: She is a topnotch bowler who
three years ago was rated nation
ally only second to Gulli, and last
season was placed third.
Not only do these two bowl to-
agether, but they also work in the
same office and live in the same
apartment, and Billie's greatest
Joy is cooking for her pal and
playmate.
Billie is perhaps the most mod
est bowler in the world. She is
unable to see anything extraor-
binary in her duckpin featS, point
ing out that the only thing she
ever actually won was the United
States Ladies Sweepstakes last
year.
But the duckpin records of the
7oast few wears show both locally
and nationally that she usually
finished second only to her bosom
friend, who more often than not
was setting the pace for the field.
once in the while, Butler man
aged to end nearer the top than
Gull. and, as they have b0wled
doubles together and have been
on the same team for years, most
of the times they come off even.
Born in Cumberland
Hilda was born on the out
skirts of Cumberland more than
as years ago. She took a busi-
ness course, including stenogra-
ply and typing at Cathermans
Business College in her home
town. A short time after gradu-
-ating she passed a civil service
exam and obtained a job with
Public Health Bureau in Washing
ton. She transferred to the Vet
Grams Bureau sometime later and
worked there until she was mar
Fied, In 1881 she was reemployed
by Uncle Sam in the Navy De-
Cva1liI% Affian
: She played a bit Of basketball
in her school days, and tried out
for teams after she came to
washington. GULL attempted to
teach her tennis, but she just
wasn't made for it.
She made her bowling debut
around 1923 under the personal
tutelage of Gull, who placed her
on her team, Hilltoppers, then
leading the Washington Ladies'
League. Butler finished that
season with an 81 average.
CULTS instructions bore quick
fruit for the next season, 1924-25,
Butler hung up fourth high aver.
age in the league, and except for
the three years she was out OF
competition, she has never been
out of the first 10 in either the
Washington Ladies' or the Ladies'
District League since.
When she returned to the duck
pin wars in the fall of 1880
she flashed into the limelight by
finishing second to GulN in the
Ladies' District League and third
In the washington Ladies'.
: Besides she placed fifth in the
N. D. P. B. c. all-events and singles
and with GULL split second
money in the doubles, and with
her also annexed the VIDA,
doubles. Butler also tied for the
Star tournament lead but lost
in roll-off to Bess Ackman.
Since then she has been near
the top in every league she has
-bowled and has a peculiar knack
of landing in the money in spe.
cial events.
- OF course. her greatest achieve
nent was winning the U. S.
Ladies Sweepstakes, and to prove
that lasting friendship is one
thing and the desire to win is
another, she beat her pal, GULL,
coming from behind to do it.
Another great feat is her worlds
rine-game record rolled two years
ago.
Outstanding FeatS
Scme Of her other outstanding
performances are second in the
n. D. P. B. c. all-events in 1882,
winning the Columbia mixed dou-
bleS title with Carroll Daily and
finishing in the coin several
times in the Meyer Davis Sweep
stakes.
She is bowling with the Lucky
Strike team in the Ladies Dis
trict League and with the Bee
Quees in the Washington Ladies
loop, and has rolled with those
two teams since her comeback.
.. Billie is fond of cooking and
almost forgetS her modeSty when
she speaks Of it. She is also
fond Of dancing.
She has two daughters. One
she has named Jean Lorraine
after her good friend, and the
other Carol Marie, because she
was born two days before Christ
mas, when the carols ring out.
She is hopeful that they will
amount to something more than
their mother as bowlers.