Evening star., 1935-01-30
SIMMONS |SSEEN
ASQUEEN'S RIVAL
Match Here May Determine
Who RuIes-GirIs Having
Big Year on Drives.
BY ROD THOMAS.

~ daddy taught her to bowl, in
~ fapper days, Lorraine Gulli
has been the ruler of women
bowlers, but at last has come a star
to challenge her right to the throne.
Several male veterans who saw the
recent Dixie Sweepstakes at Richmond
declare that Ida Simmons of Norfolk,
who won the tournament with ma
tional record for nine games, is every
whit as skilled as Lorraine, who, on
this occasion, took one of her rare
beatings.
Miss GULL, who long has wanted
company in the duckpin StratoSphere,
is one of the most generous in praise
Of the Old Dominion beauty.
The entry of Miss Simmons gives
Lorraine an opportunity to compete
in the GULL Sweepstakes, to be held
February %, an event The Washington
Star organized last season, but did
not participate in, it being a general
view she would breeze home with first
money. But no tournament in which
Ida Simmons is an entry would be
set-up for anybody, not even a male
ace.
IF THE Norfolk girl can come to
Washington a day ahead of the
GULL stakes, or remain over a day,
she and Miss GULL will have it out
in singles and the match will be
broadcast in detail by Billy Coyle of
station WMAL as a chapter of his
Sporting Vista. 1t would be the first
duckpin match ever reported thuSly,
unless one is radioed between now
and then.
Women are more active on the
mapleways this season than ever be-
fore, particularly in special events.
Monk Fraser expects a record entry
for his annual husband and wife
tournament which opens Saturday at
the Arcadia. A record field fought it
out in the Dixie stakes and every
other for the fair has drawn we'll.
A number of girls underwent severe
hardships to shoot in the Dixie. Dor
othy Lawson of Richmond ignored an
oOtRSh Va AlSNA4bAo w odFC AACL ANSOAd
OF having competed in all the Dixies
Dot OBrien of Norfolk smashed her
finger in the second frame of the first
game but carried on and in the final
block rolled high set Of 372.
With a painfully bliStered finger
Helen Randlett of Richmond landed
in the pay-off.
Christine Kirk of Bridgeport, Conn,
who heads the national honorary
rankings, rolled all nine games despite
a sprained ankle.
Sue Miller of Baltimore, i'll abed.
crawled out for the Dixie.
Not a few of the girls drove through
q binding snowStorm to get to Rich
mond. In spite of the weather the
tournament drew a field of 54, which
was 13 more than the record entry of
last year.
THERE will be no entry fee in the
husband-and-w tournament,
the participants paying only the
cost of games. Six strings will be
rolled in two blocks, the date Of the
second set to be announced later. The
spouses may roll at 2:30 o'clock in
the afternoon or at pm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry HiIliard are the
defending champions in Frasers event.
Others who have won the cup are Mr..
and Mrs. w. Quigley, twice; Mr.. and
Mrs. Wesley Miltner, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Young and Mr.. and Mrs. w.
MinSon.
The following men and their wives
already have entered: C. Purdy, j.
Barrell, Dave Legum, E. I. Snyder,
George Isemann, E. Federline, M.
Lynn, w. Minson, Charles Young, Sam
Simon, w. Burton, J. L. Gill, w. Quig-
ley, L. Rothgeb, Gino Simi, Gait Davis,
G. N. Stambaugh, c. Ford, Al Ford,
Preston Ellis, Hurley. Bradburn, Will
liam Share, Harry Hilllard, B. F. Tay-
1or, Carroll Simpson, w. K. McNeul
and Wesley Miltner.
Jimmy JolliffeS record 1T game in
the Federal League, part of 430 set,
WAS remindful of the days when Jol-
Life shone on the old Palace and Sher-
man mapleways. Time was when
Jimmy had few superiors. He's no
pushover now, although not as serious
over the game as formerly.
A N EXCITING race is on in the
n District Grocery Stores League.
With the first half ended, Rice's
Bakery leads by one game with South
ern Market and Stearman'S Liquor
Shop tied for second place.
L. Warner shot 165 last night for
Irving Billheimer seems to be a cinch
to win the championship of the big
Masonic League. The Joppa Lodge
star is holding steady pace of 116.
with Homer of Petworth, ia, and
Deputy of Petworth, 1l3, trailing.
The battle for weekly game honors
last night in the Masonic was won
by Wondrack of Naval, with las; Wolfe
of Stansbury was second, with 144.
In ninth place, Lebanon had an
opportunity to bound up the standing
but was unable to place team on the
drives and forfeited.
King David Lodge rolled nine games
winning six.
Stansbury's 639 was high game for
the season.
DOG RACE PROMOTER DIES.