The Washington times., 1938-01-12
Silver Spring Enters
Four in Times Classic
EarleStOCking
Boosts Game
To PinetteS
BY GINO SINH

| DJ NAANO SAAAA
When a bowling sweepstakes for
the female of the species is in the
offing, left-handed Earle D. Stock,
ing is somewhere around lending
moral and promotorial support un-
stintingly and wholeheartedly.
So be it from now until Ga
briel's trump sounds. Without de,
priving any one of credit due,
Earle D. Stocking has been con-
sistent and ardent booster of duck
pin walloping among the danes for
a generation.
1t was Earle, who while holding
the managerial reins at the Health
Center in Norfolk, told the duck
pin world about Ida Simmons. He
it was who arranged for the Blond
BombShell'S debut in Washington.
Katherine Wick Walls was another
who owes her wide reputation to
Stockings keen insight.
PLANT A MECCA
Since shifting his interests to
Silver Spring, Earle has been slow
ly but surely making his plant a
mecca for feminine duckpin talent.
Saturday when the seventh an
nual Washington Times Ladies
Dixie Sweepstakes will be rolled,
Stockings alleys will be represent
ed by at least four powerful dark
horses" Georgia Hayes, Ruth
Rothgeb, Caroline Hiser and Mary
Spates, the big four of Earle's re-
Gently organized Ladies Suburban
League.
Attractive Georgia is the stand
out of the quartet. She captured
the American Legion Sweepstakes
recently with a 684 set from
scratch, which is 10 pins under
Simmons world record. Georgia
followed this up by rolling 613,
which with a 20-pin handicap,
gave her top honors in the Star
Yuletide tournament. Her league
average is 107.
HISER TOPS IN AVERAGE
Hiser is top average bowler in
the league with 108, while Roth
geb has lot and Spates, 102.
And so when the so or so of the
country's leading pinetteS toe the
line at Rosslyn alleys at noon
Saturday, many a keen observer
of the game will watch Stockings
entries, aware of the fact that
from that quarter the sensational
is likely to occur. Thursday Stock
ing will stage preliminary with
an entry in the Dixie as the prize.
The second block of the Dixie
will be rolled at Convention Hall
at 4 p. M, with the final block at
Lucky Strike at 1880 p. m. Entry
fee is $3.50, including price of
games. George L. 1semann is
executive chairman.
If Washington girl bowlers have
their way the Catherine Quigley
Sweepstakes, to be held next Sun
day at the Lucky Strike in honor
of one of the finest girl bowlers
who ever heave a bowling ball, will
rank second to nine in entries.
Efforts to swell the field to rec
ord proportions got underway last
night at Arcadia when the Wash
ington Ladies League staged a pre-
liminary with Billie Butler and
Mary Esten the winners. With the
event coming a day after the
Washington Times Ladies Dixie
Stakes, the inaugural promises to
attract many of the leading girl
rollers from the North and South.
Long one of the topnotchers of
the city, Mrs. Quigley has uniquely
distinguished herself on the maple
ways. Since 1922 the Lucky Strike
team roller has shot over $3.50
league games without miss.
Duckpins by the cord are prom
ised to be piled up Saturday night
at the Queen Pin when the Wash
ington Gas Light Company,
leader of the Merchants League,
clashes with the Square Deal
Liquor shooters, pacesetters in
the Southeast Loop.
Sweeping a potent pennant
rival, Holy Comforter "a" team,
the front.running Holy Comforter
e" team held a lead of three
games today in the Ladies Cath.