Evening star., 1938-11-07
District Loop Leader
Scores Second Biq
Money Triumph
Chevy Chase Alleys
Open-Humphries
Legion Victor

Boosting two sweepstakes vic
tories and the leadership of the Dis
trict League. Hokie Smith today
held the center stage Of Washing
tons bowling.
The Cuff and Santini team shooter
annexed the Pop Wolfe memorial
event out at Hyattsville and Silver
Spring a month ago. Two weeks
later he grabbed the top spot in the
all-star circuit with 1913 average.
A second sweepstakes triumph was
his last night when he spread-eagled
the field in the New Recreation
classic that carried with it a first
prize of 5000. His l0-game score was
1854.
Thirtv-nine of the South's lead
ing duck -pinners lined up yesterday
afternoon at Bob McKeever's Rec
reation, but only three games had
been rolled when Hokie took COM
mand and from that point he never
was headed. His opening three
games were 100, 145 and 174-439.
Adding 1873 and 1872, he led the first
block with 500.
Pulls Iron Man Act.
With his Cuff and Santini team
mates he hurried out to Silver
Spring to help trim Diamond Cab
two games in a District League
match. Hot as ever when he re-
turned, Hokie registered 655 with
games of lis. 1876, 1873, 158 and 1l3.
Baltimore placed two rollers in the
money when Nova Hamilton fin
ished second with 673-640-1, ,313
and Ted Weinberger was fourth with
635-650-1, ,268. They won sos and
$3.50.
Virginia shooters came in for the
two other money places as Billy
Stalcup, the Rosslyn youngster, shot
jim-dandv scores of 653 and 658 for
a 1911 total and Sammy Swami of
Richmond rolled 653-620-1,273.
Consolation winners of $40 each
we're: High sets-Frank Robertson,
Washington, 664, and Lee Seim, Bal
timore, sos. High games-HoWard
Parsons, 1853, and Astor Clarke, 168.
Chevy Chase Alleys Open.
SlItNN SlldSt Will lldNb DO"llIlE
In its midst tonight, when Garfield
Kass opens his brand-new 39-alley
establishment on upper Connecticut
avenue.
Its manager will be Eddie Espey,
who a decade ago was the hoy
bowling wonder of the city. For
the last five years he has been
assistant manager at Convention
Hall.
Fourteen teams from three
leagues-the Chamber of Com
merce, Capital Garage and North
east Motors-Will christen the
mapleWays.
Tomorrow the P. w. A. League
Is slated to roll Wednesday the
Western Electric and Ladies' Dis
trict Leagues will share the drives
Accounting and Bookkeeping rollers
of the c.. A. o. will usher in their
season.
Odd Fellows Open.
Bowling at the new Brookland
pin plant will be marked tonight
by the opening of the Odd Fellows
League for its oath season. Officers
for the season are: Ed Donaldson,
president: Eyeo Lund, vice presi-
dent: Chalmers Croft. secretary
treasurer, and Perce Elicit, scorer
The l0-club loop includes Bright
wood. Friendship, Eastern. Mount
Pleasant Columbia No. |, Columbia
No. 2. Metropolis. Amity No. l.
lAmity No. 2 and Amity No. 3. Men,
bers are asked to report Is minutes
prior to the o'clock starting time.
Big Night for Arbaugh.
Hugh Arbaugh, boss of Silver
Springs booming mapleways, was
doubly pleased today.
Yesterday 1872 boWlers turned out
to roll in the annual American
Legion Sweepstakes at his suburban
establishment and out of this over
flowing field he was only four pins
short of being the standout shooter
in the event.
J. B. Humphries, 1896 champion
of the Bill Wood Dub Sweepstakes,
was the winner. He tackled handi-
cap of lis pins to a five-game score
of 6l9 for a gross score Of 1874. His
victory was worth $40 Percy Pat
rick. the Dome Oil team shooter,
adding 10 franked sticks to 65l, the
highest set shot from scratch. was
the runner-up with 73l. John Basile
of Bethesda copped third place with
600--1 20-T30