Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-11-01
BY BILL DISMER, Jr.

~ NE of the most remarkable
4 games Of this, or any other
season, was turned in by
~ Grady Sharp at Convention
Hall last wednesday night when his
Diamond Service team moved into
first place in the Commercial League.
Knocking OF nine successive marks,
including double-header strike,
Grady hung up a league record score
Of 1877, as q split through the middle
In the tenth box Melted him only a
three-pin spare count and left him
without a spare break for his only
markless frame.
The Diamond Service star, who Is
rolling in the Commercial loop for the
first time this season after several
years in the Diamond Cab League,
spared In the first, second, third, sixth,
eighth and ninth frames and got EN-
all with the first ball In the fourth,
fifth and seventh.
His score by boxes was 19-37-57-
Observation-Disclosures.
Altogether 1t was a big night for
the league, as two new team records
were established by Diamond Cab and
Diamond Service. Paced by Sharp,
the latter shot q high game Of 657,
with Diamond Cab ringing up a rec
ord set of 1,766 on the defending
championship Evening Star quint.
The Cab teams odd-game victory
projected it into third place-three
games behind the leaders. Daily
News and Bell Cab are tied for second
with IL victories in 10 starts. The
front-running Diamond Service pin
men have won IA out Of 10.
Although they dropped their first
set Of the season only last week,
woodward e. Lothrop pinmen find
themselves tied for the leadership of
the Department Store League today
by a fast-coming Lansburgh quintet.
Palais Royal was the team to soak it
to Woodies for the first time while
Lansburgh's was sweeping its set from
Guy-Curran. s. Kann Sons, defend
ing champs, also are coming along
with a rush, its whitewash of Hecht
Co. enabling it to climb into third
place. Fleishman's 373 set was high.
one better than Cecil Aylor's.
FIRST place in the Bankers League
will be at stake at the Arcadia
alleys on Wednesday night when two
contenders crash head-on in what
may prove to be one Of the crucial
matches Of the season.
Now tied with Union Trust for
first place with a record of IL VIC
tories against 3 defeats, American
Security and Trusts first team must
face a dangerous City Bank combina-
ton, only two games behind. At the
same time. Union Trust apparently
has a set-up against Alex Brown &
Sons, who have won but once in IS
games.
That American Security-City Bank
match brings together such outstand-
ing pinmen as Bill Grimes, Al Wright,
Bill Purnell and "Biggy" Biglow of the
leaders against Jim Hayden, Johnny
Hummer. Bill Mehler. Elzie Meyer
and Carl Williams of City Bank.
Should Union Trust continue its
slump which cost it two matches to
Auchincloss. Parker & Redpath and
National Savings last week when
double-headers were scheduled, one
or both of the other contenders may
get q firm hold on the top position.
ITNLJE uopvv Five NJ noN;r,o~o ~,,.
cessfully withstood the challenge
Of a local team in the Baltimore
Washington Major League when it
took three games from the Monu-
mental Printing quint. which started
the match only one game behind the
pace settlers. Although rolling games
of 592, GA and 587 for a set of 1928,
the Printers met a counter attack Of
629. $50 and 622 for 1909. Wash
ington Brewers now are in second
place, three games behind Happy Five,
which has won IA and lost 4.
Undisputed leaders in various local
leagues with their affiliations. fol-
low: Cools Fountain (still unde-
feateD, Columbia Heights. ditto; Trim
ity No. 1. Lutheran Church Women's:
Luther Place. Lutheran Church Mems;
Temple, B. Y. P. U. Ladies; B. M. C..
Permits. Interstate Commerce Mems.
General Office, C. g. P. Telephone
Ladies'; Lido, Civic Clubs; Litho-
graphers. Navy Department Mems:
Secretary, United States Maritime
Commission; Purchasing, Southern
Railway Clerks; Southern Whole
salers, Radio and Refrigeration; Dials,
Western Electric; Progressive Print
ing, Graphic Arts; Schlegel e. Golden,
Takoma Suburban: Emory M. E.. Ia
koma Church; Douglas, East Wash
ington Church: Carpenter No. 1, D.
c. Repair Shop; Fort Myer Heights,
Methodist Protestant: Plant Industry,
Agriculture Interbureau; Shepherd
Park Wine & Liquor, Silver Spring.
Georgia Avenue: Beaver Dam No. J.,
Country Club, and Antlers, Elk.