Evening star., 1935-03-23
NATIONAL EVENT
HOLDS SPOTLIGHT
Megaw and Dub Sweep
stakes Fill Out Big Program
Today and Tonight.

circus Occupying the CEN
ter circle will be the eighth annual
tournament of the National Duckpin
Bowling Congress, f1anked by the
Red Megaw Sweepstakes and the Bill
Wood Dub event.
Capt. Howard C. Clark, Assistant
EngineerCo Commissioner of the District,
will officiate at the opening of the
national tournament at the Arcadia.
Assisting him will be Chris Graham,
Baltimore's pioneer bowling organizer,
and John Y. Dennis of Norfolk, sec
ond vice president of the congress.
Somewhere in the background will
be George L. Isemann, the man who
after weeks of tireless effort has
given the Capital its second national
tournament and one that promises
to be the finest ever held.
Ten teams, representing four cities,
are scheduled to get the country's
blue ribbon duckpin attraction under
way. Washington will have six teams
rolling, Norfolk two. Baltimore one
and Raleigh, N. c., one.
Arcadias Are Strong.
A RCADIA will be the only District
~ team shooting in the champion
ship division. but its topnotch
rollers, who include the redoubtable
Paul Harrison, Buck Share and ISe-
mann. should spill enough naples to
set up some sort of mark for the
parade of all-Star teams to shoot at.
Raleigh's first tournament team,
the Carolina Bowling Club. is COM
posed of P. T. Stone, Congress eXecu-
tive; R. c. Hodge, C. H. Andrews, w.
G. Black, j. D. Bland and L. T.
Mincey, captain. But probably the
most conspicuous roller of the night
will be Leslie Mincey, the 15-year-old
youngster, son of the teams captain,
who will pit his skill against the
country's best in singles.
The Boush Street Alley Team of
Norfolk, recently crowned champions
in the Virginia State tournament,
will have such noted Dixie shooters
as Bryce Wagner. E. L. johnson,
Harold Griffith, Tom Haralson and
Bill Gauer, captain, shooting for ma
tional honors.
The Red Megaw Sweepstakes is on
this afternoon Al the Lucky Strike
with the final five games to be rolled at
Georgetown at pm. Some 80 Bal
timore, Annapolis and District experts
were expected to compete.
Orletsky Out in Front.
ERANK ORLETSKY will strive to
hold first place as the second
block of the Bill Wood Dub
stakes is contested at the King Pin.
The Sanico League shooter, with a
set of 638, grabbed 20-pin lead
over ]. E. Rupert. Agriculture roller,
last week in the opening block at the
Lucky Strike.
Sam Suger, D. G. S. League, is
holding third place with 614. Clar-
ence Appler of the Times is fourth
with an even 900.
The National Capital League flag
race promises to wind up with lots of
excitement. BY winning two games
from the leading Sholl's team last
night the King Pins moved to within
q game of first place.
Jim Burns of the Paramount team
won the Motion Picture Leagues
sweepstakes, at the Boulevard, with
608, which included 48-pin handi-
cap. Fourteen competed.
Following is a revised schedule for
tonight in the national tournament:
Mems Teams, 8 PM.
Alley. Team. City.
3 Rendezvous Juniors. Washington: Al
bert Kay. captain.
4 Motion Picture League. Bethesda.
5 Maryland Casualty Co.. Baltimore; ].
o. Layne captain.
Carolina Bowling Alleys. Raleigh; L. T.
Mincey. captain.
2 Boush Street Bowling Alleys. Norfolk;
w Gauer. captain.
8 Arcadia Bowling Alleys, Washington;
Paul Harrison. captain.
3 American Security g. Trust, Washing
ton: w. Grimes. captain.
10 Health Center Bowling Alleys. Norfolk;
Joe Read captain.
IL Occidental Hotel No. Q, Washington;
Fred Buchholz captain.
IL Bell Cab Washington; C. Smith, cap