Evening star., 1936-10-27
BY BILL DISMER, JR.

A oIOH CLARKE was hoping to-
~ day that most of the head
~ pin splits were out OF his sys-
tenn for his 20-game clash
with Meyer Jacobson. Baltimore star,
at Convention Hall, Saturday, follow
ing night full Of the disheartening
breaks at Arcadia.
But despite his constantly going
through the middle. Clarke contrived
to shoot a creditable 1853 to lead his
Bureau Of Investigation quint to q
three-game sweep over National Cap
ital Parks, defending champions Of the
Federal League.
The rout showed the G-Men two
games out in front, q sthe runner-up
Veterans Administration, lost one
game to Government Printing ONCE.
Charley Stephenson. with top indi-
vidual set of the night, q bang-up
3S7, paved the way for United States
Senate rollers to hang the bee on
p. w. A. twice, which deadlocked the
two clubs for third place. Navy De-
partment moves several notches up the
ladder by claiming forfeit from Dis
trict Building, which will be replaced
by new team next week. Carroll
DAILY, Nays redoubtable veteran, shot
367 to hold an even 123 average, the
second highest in the crack govern
mental loop.
Labor rollers grabbed two tits from
Civil Service, with George Vail the
feature pin-toppler with q string OF
147 and set Of 361. williams was high
for the losers with $50.
The big game of the night, 155,
went to Freddie Moore, who saved War
Department from q washout at the
hands Of the I. B. z. w., No. 12l, boys,
as Roger (Never Gets q Flyback) Brust
pounced on the naples for 142 and
1872 to lead the wining charge of the
Electricians in the first and last
skirmishes, that totaled $50 and 5S3.
Investigations $40 was top team
game, with Veterans Administration
hanging up GOT. Although topping
every club in the loop, g. p. o. is Just
holding its head above water to 500
winning percentage.
COME heavy pin rafting developed
In the Navy Department League
when almost simultaneously Hal Phil
lips Of Engineers and Charley Suthin
Of photographic shot even 400's to tie
for the high set Of the season. Hal
reeled OF strings of $50. 123 and 127
against 1873, 119 and 143 for Charley.
Ordnance team rollers scored double
honors with $40 and 1,675 to cap on
q big night at the Arcadia, while sew
eral alleys away Spud Topley,s 1873 and
Charley Dyer's 362 were the high in
dividual counts In the Southern Rail.
way Clerks League.
Here's one with reverse English.
A pinette the other night at Lucky
Strike complained that the pinboy set
the pins up 50 fast that she could not
count how many she had knocked
down. For years the general COM
plant has been the boys are too slow
In resetting the naples.
That clean slate Of Cool's Fountain
Is likely to be dented tonight when the
Columbia Heights League pacemakers
run smack into Hessick Coal, one of
the loops stronger outfits.
HIRAM barely clings to the top rung
of the Masonic League ladder
after having all the wind taken out of
its sails by an inspired Stansbury
team, led by League President Dave
Burrows, which took two games. al.
though Hiram rallied to take the Sec
ond game. after losing the first, Bur-
rows IA led . stansbury team to Q |
611 team game. including handicap, !.
as Rock shot . 136 and Pacas threw |
In q 125.
Naval drew to within one-half game |
Of first place by whitewashing Semper |
Peratus despite Anchor Man Big Boy
GrayS 143 game and 365 set
Victorious In l6 q It's first 10 games, !