The Washington times., 1938-04-22
Murray Stars
In City Pin
Tourney
BY GINO SINH

O"R WY " AANASs
For instance, Sunday Is or so
of the city'S Italian bowlerS will
gather at the N. E. Temple Alleys
at o'clock for their annual
Italian Sweepstakes, a five-game
handicap test, which will provide
its share of thrills. The entry fee
is SIS. Tony Santini is defending
champion.
Tomorrow the final open sweep
stakes of the season, the George
L. Isemann classic, opens at Mt.
Rainier at 2 o'clock and ends at
7:30 at RosSlyn. Entry fee is
$40, including the games. Aston
Clarke is defending champion.
HOLY ROSARY BOWLS
Over at Queen Pin tomorrow
night the Holy Rosary bowlers,
who have three teams in the Holy
Name League. will hold their an
nual sweepstakes as sort of a pre-
liminary to the Italian Sweep
lSCaKeS Cne next Qay.
Queen Pin is also the site of
the Holy Name Bowling League
tournament which opens Monday.
And tonight the G. A. o. Bowl
ing League stages its fifteenth
annual tournament and END OF
the season" party at Recreation
Alleys at 4 o'clock. There will be
six classes. ranging from IS aver
ages to 108 or better. Three games
will be rolled and the cost is only
$1.50.
The third nights competition in
the w. C. D. A. tournament had
hardly got underway at Conven-
ton Hall last night when Harry
Murray, of the General Motors
League, rifled I'll for his middle
singles game. With first and last
strings of Ill and 101, the Pc
hanka team shooter gained the
lead in Class C with 1888. Two
doubleheader strikes will net him
50 and chances are his high game
may stand up to earn him addi-
tional honorS.
Max Reznick is the new leader
in Glass E singles by virtue of his
357, while Fred Rosenberg, of the
Commercial League, moved into
second place with 1853. A 353 in
Class D singles gave Arthur John
son third place.
tn cnnOiol match of ArnoHio
the Reclamation No. team de-
feated the champion Reclamation
No. l team of the Interior League.
Shooting on the winning team was
Meyer, Sinner. Smith, Peckham,
Jenkins mad Barrett. The latter,
shooting anchor decided the match
with a laSt-box strike. Dey, of the
newly crowned league pennant
winners. topped with 384.
The best doubles efforts of the
evening were turned in by A. Will
mer and K. Ellington, of the
National Biscuit team, runner-up
) in the Merchants League. With
TOP they tied fol the lead in Class
C. E. Coffman and T. Crum
gained second place in Class D
doubles with 683. Howard Par
sons took the Glass A singles lead
away from Tony Santini with 361.
Pohanka Motors was top scoring
team with 1851. w. Bauman'S
375 was instrumental in gaining
first place in Class D.
Eric Larsen, of the Washington
Canoe Club team, is $18 richer to-
: day and the National Capital
League Sweepstakes champion as
result of his 372-20-392 last
night at the Lucky Strike. Lloyd
Farmer of the Daily News, fin
!, iSheI second in the annual event,
, with 366-6-372 to pocket $11.
Five dollars went to Carl Wing,
field, of the champion BenmackS.
! who copied third place with 345-
1851 to nose out Lou Ruche
who shot $4,000 to land
fourth money of So.
Woodward & Lothrop bowlers
clinched the Department Store
League pennant last night at the
Recreation by winning one game
from Kann'S. Henry Miller'S $50
Y was tops in last years champs
l winning the final two tits. Mike
' GaSS 352 enabled the second place
Hech' Company to take two games
y from Jelleff'S. Lansburgh'S took
n a 81 decision from Guy-Currar
y with Tom Moore'S 1886 tops.
! Astor Clarke, who last night
won the District League individual
v championship with an average o.
p 1912 for the season, tonight car
n add another title to his long lis
! of bowling achievement when HI
shoots it out in a roll-off with Box
Liberto, of Baltimore, for the ma
tional singles championship al
Bill HaSkins' Richmond Health
Center. Both duckpinners Sho
\ 44S to tie for the coveted honor'
: in the recent national tournament
. Incidentally. this Old Dominion
:, maple plant was the scene of thu
i roll-off in 1929 between Howard
!, Campbell and Jack Whalen for TIN
= singles title.