Evening star., 1936-11-13
FIVE PINS BEHIND
IN DISTRICT LOOP
Leaders Hold Pace of 127.
Brewers Retain Margin
of Two Games.

~ UT Of sick bed only two days,
Astor Clarke today is back in
the thick of the battle for the
~ individual championship of
the District League, one Of the few
titles so far to escape the countrys
No bowler.
The Occidental Restaurant ace, by
virtue of 4l2 set last night, cut Ollie
Pacini's lead to five sticks when the
Washington Brewery expert slightly
shrunk his average to an even 127
with a 372 count. Clarke picked up 40
pins.
Johnny Anderson, Rose Liquor
Stores dynamic shooter, who sup
planted Clarke last week, has slipped
36S pins last night. His mark is 1851
for the "a games that the three leaders
have rolled.
May at 1t Again.
SHOWING admiral steadineSs, the
~ irrepressible rookie, Henry May,
has forged back into the limelight by
fitting his average to 124-22 with
sparkling 408 set to move ahead of Ed
Blakeney as the fourth high-average
pin buster in the all-star loop. How
ever. the Heurich Brewers captain
whacked out a 376 to hike his average
to Pail.
Washington Brewery held its two
game lead by trampling over the al
ready downtrodden Arcadians at
Northeast Temple. Even with Lou
Pantos pounding out a bang-up 408
set, Arcadia failed to stop the on
rush Of the pace settlers, who hung up
the top team set Of 1894 with counts
of 58e, 632 and 613. Arcadia totaled
1,741. The beer boys have won 18 out
Of "a games.
Rose Liquor Store with May leading
the way swept Convention Hall to take
second place A last-frame rally gave
the Ben Rose outfit the final skir-
mish, 613 to 6o4.
Georgetown Recreation gave Occi-
dental plenty of argument before bow
ing in three games, all won in the last
box Joe Briles' 373 topped the losers.
Clarke's big set was the telling factor
for Occidental. His spare decided the
first tilt.
Sam Simon's 412, with games Of
i43, 1872 and 14l, paved the way for
Heurich to annex the final two from
Lucky Strike, after Howard Campbell's
cohorts had won the first game by
three sticks.
News Ties Pennant Race.
pACED by John Chaney's 378 and
Groff's 375, Daily News rollers
hung the bee on Washington Canoe
Club to deadlock the pennant chase in
the National Capital League with the
Benmacks as the latter won two tilts
from Friars' Club. Lucky Strike Tap
rooms only win from Jalepes' ALL
stars was the result of high team
count Of 6oS. Lee eAtwell's 356 was
tops for the Jalepes. Carl Swindle-
hurst's $50 and Murrell Dawes 135
were high counts for the Benmacks.
Starlight won two from Tribbey Real
Estate.
Peyton Howard turned in some
IuSty oIIOOIAls a. 1kSllNC1fOuo, "AIAA
Isl for his high string and 396 for top
set Of the Intercollegiate League. v.
P. I. in downing v. NJ I. twice chalked
up high team totals with 575 and
1872. Lehigh hung up the only sweep,
with Brown the victim, as Michigan,
Syracuse, Navy and Dartmouth scored
2-to-1 decisions over Harvard, Yale,
Penn and Cornell. Bob Bruce of v. P.
!. tied for single honors with Isl.
The popular veteran of old District
League days, Nick Chaconas, proved
he still can whack the headpin by
shooting 1863 for top set in the Amer
lean Legion League. His Lincoln
Post quint won two from Sergt. Jas
per. Nash, league leader, won two
from Costello. Lincoln's 1878 was
high team set.
Marie Anderson with 125 and 325
featured the f1rst-place Pinettes' three
victories over Madcaps In the Ladies
Procurement League.