Evening star., 1938-10-17
Eddie E$pey Named Boss Of Chevy Chase Pin Plant
WON SPURS EARLY
AS SSHARPSHOOTER
39.A|Iey Plant Will Open
Next Month-D. L. Leaders
Still in Deadlock.

Speculation as to who would manage
the new Chevy Chase bowling estab-
lishment was put to An end today
when Eddie Espey was named for the
lob by Garfield Kass, proprietor Of the
3o-alley plant on Connecticut avenue
which opens its doors next month.
For the last five years Espey has
been assistant manager of Convention
Hall and under the tutelage of Man.
ager Charlie Bell has learned the bowl
ing business from the ground up. His
former boss. in fact. helped to land
him his new assignment.
AS bowler Espey rose to the heights
at the age of Is. Almost from the
time he first rolled ball he was a
star He shot Alb in his first set in
the District League a decade ago. He
was the second Capital bowler ever to
roll 700 on Connecticut drives.
But his greatest fame probably came
as lead-of shooter on Ben McAlWee's
Original Washington Juniors. In 1885
he wrote his name indelibly into the
records by winning the Howard Camp
ptll S"CC L lNC . bSCli
named among the 10 ranking bowlers
of the city.
District Race Still Tied.
Still deadlocked for first place in
the District League are the crack COM
binations of Marlboro Hotel and Cuff
and Santini by virtue of sweeps over
Arcadia and Lucky Strike last night.
A brother act was staged at Con-
yention Hall when the winning Marl-
boros presented Joe and Ouncie Harri-
son and Perce and Harry Wolfe. On
the losing Arcadia side was Paul Harri-
son. who watched brother Joe hang
up top set of the match with 39l.
Irving Simon. rolling his first set for
the losers, shot 37l.
Tom Jarrells Tru-Blu outfit moved
into third place, three games back of
the leaders, by swamping Convention
Hall at Takoma Park Eddie Keith's
372 was high for the victors with Eddie
Espey's 3Sl topping the match for the
Hallmen.
Howard Parsons shot 403 top set of
the evening, to lead Diamond Cabs
2-l win from Georgetown. Joe Di Misa
featured the West Enders lone win
with 149. His set was 384
Bill Krauss' high game of 165 and
Hokie Smiths lat were the wallops
that gave the Santinis two of three
games they won from the Lucky
Strikes at Columbia. Bill grabbed the
second tilt out of the fire by two pins,
$40 to sos, and Hokie followed suit
in the final that was won by 10 sticks.
Krauss rolled high set of 397 with
Carl Gochenour of the losers collect
ing 38l for second honors.
D. c. BowIers Fare Well.
Four of the eight money places in
the Norman Levy Anniversary Sweep
stakes. held at the Boush Street Alleys
IN Norfolk Saturday, were won by
Washington bowlers The victor was
Jimmy Wallace. manager of the Nor
folk Health Center. who shot a 10.
game score of 1870. First place was
worth $3.50.
Tony Santini led the Capital VIM
ners with a second-place score of
1853. He collected S100. Astor Clarke
pocketed $50 for his third-place total
finish sixth and Ed Blakeney was
eighth with 1878. Carl Gochenour
was just out of the money with 1870 |
Santini, finishing his last five games
with 7l8. top set of the event. ap-
peared to be sure winner until Wal
lace pounded out 706 in the last
block. Wallace. former University of
days, hurled no-hitters against Har-
ward and Yale, rifled 16l. 176 and 1877
for his last three games.
But probably the standout perform
ance of the tournament was the l99
game rolled by Al Hosselton. presi-
dent of the National Duckpin Bowling
Congress The Richmond southpaw,
whose big string was an all-time rec
ord for Norfolk. started it with a
fye-bOX
BilgerateS Catch Leaders.
Mopping up the Beachfleas, the Bill
CcrateS gained a tie for first place with
the Squds in the Bureau of Engineer
ing League when the latter dropped
4 game to the Barnacles The Mer-
maids. rolling three games of 469
each, won two from the Eels to hold
third place. 1t Comdr Sullivan shot
weekly high set of 343. II sticks under
the season record of 355 held by Bill
koons. Lou Willmans 1872 missed
Irish Presher's season high mark by
seven pins.
First place will be at stake tonight
in the Ladies Takoma League when
Joanna Varella'S Federal Lithograph- !
ers tangle with Evelyn Gays Corr
Bicycle Store rollers. Alice Meaney,
with 109 game and 288 set is the
SEASONS record holder.
Lou Jenkins. one of the early sea-
sons brightest stars, is topping the
Commercial League with 121-5 for II
games. His 1870 also far outstrips his
rivals in the RoSSlyn Independent. |
High-game honors in the ancient
Commercial loop belong to Scaldaferro
of National Smoke Shop, with 176 !
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