The Washington times., 1936-05-05
7 Teams Roll
New Record
Average
By GNO SINH

its first season, proved itself, be
yond all shadows Of doubt, the
country's major small pin bowling
circuit.
Occidental Restaurant, Wash
ington, D. c., bettered the world
record team average for season
with 615-6S in winning the pen
nant, while Recreation Centre Five
Baltimore, Md, which placed third
also topped the former mark, GIL
AZ.
The league had 258 games over
600 out of $50, and 81 sets over
5000 out of 112. Twenty-Six Of the
SO bowlerS averaged over 12O.
The pennant winners proved
their high caliber by turning in
1S victories in row and 48 games
over the 900 mark out Of 10 and II
5000 team sets out Of IA, seven be
ing over 3100.
Recreation, Baltimore, had the
highest number Of 5000 sets, IL out
Of IA, and the Baltimore crew also
rolled the only two TOO games, 718
and 713.
The third place team further
distinguished itself by establishing
a Central-South Atlantic team set
mark Of 1890.
Wind Up With Nine Wins
The Temple Dixie Pigs. Wash.
ington, D. c., who grabbed second
money by winning nine out OF
their last ten games, Travelled a
more consistent road but flashed
when they chalked up a new Rich
mond city tie q m mark OF 1928
against Coca Cola Cavaliers.
Temple Pigs tied Occidental for
consecutive 800 games with nine
in row each.
Meyer jacobson, Recreation Cen
ter'S youthful sensation, accounted
for a new Central-South Atlantic
seasons record average with
1918 for his so games, and
Astor Clarke, Occidental, holder Of
the previous record, also topped it
with 127-1 for 10 games. Clarke
turned in IL 600 sets in row and
had IL COOS out Of IA sets.
"Dutch" Newman, Occidental
captain, garnered q bit Of indi,
vidual glory with eight marks in a
row, seven spares and one strike,
while Eli "Doc" PickuS hung UP
seven straight spares.
Spares and Strikes Galore
Recreation Center ripped off a
record total Of 90 spares to chalk
up its. 1890 record set, while Tenn
pie Dixie Pigs had the remarkable
total Of 80 strikes in its 1928
set. Recreation and Occidental
slmacked out 1855 spares between
them on February 81, while TEN
pie Pigs and Coca-Cola Cavaliers
had 54 strikes on April IL.
Joe FreSchi, Temple Pigs, had
high set, 725, and Schreck and
jacobson both topped TOO with
7O5 and 701, respectively. Clocking
off seven spares on his final ap'
pearance, George Honey, Temple
Pigs, tied Joe Harrison, Occiden'
tai. for high strikes with 81 each.
Occidental started its 18-game
winning streak by taking the
fourth and fifth game from Coca
Cola Cavaliers on october 26p
sweeping Plaza, Norfolk Health
Center and Temple Pigs, and win
ming the first game from John
Marshall Statesmen on December
Z. Twelve of OccidentaIs "a de-
faofo 1ryarn S(10 games
Only Two Tie Games
Only two tie games occurred,
Coca-Cola Cavaliers beating Re
creation Center on a 6O6 tie roll,
off and Recreation turning right
around and triumphing over Plaza
after q 622 tie.
Plaza captured the most Sensa'
tional game of the season when 1t
defeated Occidental by one pin,
6S1 to $50. Wilmer Robey won
with an eight pin spare. PENN
s,;la Bus, Norfolk, and John Mar
shall Statesmen, Richmond, both
registered three one-pin victories,
John Marshall twice downing
Temple Pigs by that margin
Temple Pigs also were the victim
Of q 677 to 667 beating at the
hands Of Coca Cola Cavaliers. One
pin victories:
Plaza, 6S1; Occidental, $50.
Peninsula Bus. sS7; Recreation Center
Peninsula Bus, 614, Occidental, 61S
Peninsula Bus, 576; John Marshall, SIS
John Marshall. 57S; Plaza, ST..
TAmnVA
John Marshall, 572; Temple Pigs, S71'
Recreation, 592: Occidental, sol.
Eddie Espey had 81 spares and
Ollie Pacini nine strikes for the
highest individual marks in one
fiVe-game set. Perce Wolfe lee
Temple Pig by averaging over ~
for the second series.
NOTEWORTHY TEAM RECORDS
Consecutive Wins-Occidental, 1S In g
tO Most 1900" Games-occldentaI. 4s
Recreation. "A; Temple Pigs. Al.
Most 1900" Games in a Row-Occiden'
Most "S,OOO' Team sets-RecreatIOr
Center, Il; Occidental. II,
Most Games Lost with Scores of Bet
ter Than "6OO'-Occidental, IL; Temple
Pigs, Plaza, Cavaliers and John Mar
shall, 10 each.
Highest Number Of Spares per Team
Set-RecreatiOn, 90.
Highest Number Of Strikes per Team
Het-TempIe Dixie Pigs, SO.
: Highest Number Of Spares, Boil
Teams-RecreatiOn- Occidental. 1865.
Nlkhest Number Of Strikes, Boil
Teams-Temple Pigs Coca Cola, 81.
Highest Number of Spares per Team
Game-RecreatiOr. 1921.
Highest Number Of Strikes per Team
Game-RecreatiOn, 1870.
HNnIVInIIAI NOTE WORTHY RECORDi