Evening star., 1936-04-09

Grand CentraI VdleL only game ue-
hind, the District Duckpin League
pennant will be decided tonight with
the closing of the leagues season.
Installed in first place last week
on total pins. the champion Occiden-
tails hold a slight edge. but to retain
the title the Fred Buchholz entry must
win two games from the Brewers and
then top the Grand Centrals in
greater pinfan should the latter
sweep their set with Arcadia.
On the other hand the Heurich
team can win the flag by trimming
Occidental in the odd skirmish should
the Valetmen drop a game to Arcadia.
The Grand Centrals' only chance OF
winning the championship is on total
pins.
While the team fight is on Joe
Freschi of the Valetmen and Joe Har~
rison, Occidental roller, will be shoot
ing it out for high average. Freschi
Is leading Harrison by 33 pins.
The Occidental Heurich match is
scheduled at Convention Hall. The
Grand Centrals roll at Arcadia, while
Lucky Strike and Convention Hall.
the two tailenders, finish at Lucky
Strike. All matches are at 10 o'clock.
Columbia Booms City Tournament.
FROM more than a dozen leagues
rolling at the Columbia site of last
years Washington City Duckpin AS
sociation Silver Jubilee Tournament,
Beryl English and his two assistants,
Gene Archer and Hokie Smith, are
bending every effort to pull heavy
entry for the forthcoming city classic.
which opens at the Arcadia April 81.
With its president, Thomas j. DAILY,
and Scorer Pres Ellis as chief ballyhoo
men, the Reconstruction Finance Corp.
League, English reported today, will
have at least Il of its "a teams en-
tered.
From the Petroleum League, Ac-
counts and Deposits. Bureau Of Stand
ards. Census Bureau, Comptroller of
Currency. Federal Housing, Yards and
Docks, Works Progress, Works Progress
Administration, Post Office Depart
ment, Quarternaster Corps, English
hopes to draw many entries.
Francis Furman. manager OF the
Petworth alleys. assured Arville Eber-
sole, association secretary. that his
league would enter three teams. One
team entry was received from the
Dixie Pigs of College Park.
From every indication the 2-year-
old Navy Department League, under
the direction of Earl Keeler. a former
city association secretary, will triple
the entry of the 20-year-old War De-
partment League unless the latter
loops officers get busy before the dead
line falls next Saturday night Keeler
has promised practically his entire
circuit.
Accounts and Deposits, organized
since the first of the year, will roll en-
masse. according to Tony Schuman,
one of the Treasury Departments en-
terprising bowling leaders.
ROsslyns Catch Luckies.
A BATTLE to the wire today looned
in the Ladies' District League,
with the Rosslyn girls deadlocked for
the lead with Lucky Strike as a result
of last nights matches. Rosslyn de-
feated Northeast Temple, 2-l, while
the Luckies were being dropped by
like count by plugging Arcadia quint.
Blanche Wootton and Rena Levy
came through with sets of 337 and
329, respectively, to get Rosslyn over
the rough spots. Virginia Calvagno,
Temple captain, shot 120 and $50
to top the losers.
With Beth Minson and Evelyn Ream
supplying the big counts, Arcadia
romped over the Luckies in the final
two games, after Capt. Lorraine Gulli's
123 string decided the first game in
favor of the nag contenders, SGT to
623.
Mabelle Herring, Convention Hall
captain and anchor roller. came with
In an ace of delivering the winning
punch in every game against the Bill
Woods. Her last-frame marks won
the first two games, while in the last
skirnish her two last-box spares all
but made it sweep Her set was 344.
Swanee, with Hazel Jarrett's 308 lead
ing, won two from National Beer.
Lynn Sweepstakes Grows.
p PALPH A. KIRSCH of the Recon-
struction Finance Corp, one of
the organizers of the Margaret Lynn
Sweepstakes which will be rolled at
the Arcadia Saturday. April 10, is
tickled over the interest bowlers of
his department are taking in the
event
But he wants it understood that the
affair is open to any bowler in the
city. The R. F. c. rollers are only
the sponsors. Any fair roller with an
average under l03 and any male
shooter averaging LOG is eligible. A
handicap of two-thirds, based on these
averages, will be given. incidentally,
the women will shoot for separate