Evening star., 1938-12-19
Would Become Second
Woman ITO WinGiant
Maple Event Twice
Joe Harrison Is Hero
As MorIboros Beut
AII-Stor Quint

Georgia Hays. distinguished as the
fourth girl bowler to win the Meyer
Davis Sweepstakes, virtually monop-
olized by Lorraine Gull, in its II
years, today looked anxiously toward
The Evening Star Yuletide tourna-
ment finals next week, when she
will endeavor to become the second
in the women's division ever to win
this coveted championship twice.
But the star from Silver Spring
and Chevy Chase averred that
probably it would take a lot more
pins to repeat her victory in The
Stars 18th annual giant maple
tournament than either her first
block 5-game score of $50 or the
500 which climaxed her Meyer Davis
victory last night at the Lucky
Strike.
Not since Bess Ackman won The
Star tournament in 1929 and 1880
has any champion repeated.
With the deadline for qualifying
In the tournament falling next Sun
day. officials Of the Washington
City Duckpin Association will bend
every effort this week in co-opera-
ton with alley heads to bring every
bowler possible into the tourna-
ment.
Mrs. Hays Victory Close.
Leader at the end of the first five
games in the Davis sweepstakes,
Mrs. Hays went on to win by a
margin of three pins over Caroline
Hiser of the Lucky Strike Ladies
District League team. Mrs. Hays
10-game total was 1,159.
Miss Hiser, sister of j. Henry
Hiser, pioneer bowling promoter of
Prince Georges and Montgomery
Counties, tossed away the cham
pionship when she missed three
pin spare break in her final frame.
Holding forth place at the end
of the first block with 572, Caroline,
with strings of 1l9, l03. 1876, ITO and
1875. registered 584, the highest set
of the final block Her grand total
of 1,156 far outstripped the efforts
of Lucy Rose, the Rosslyn team ace
who finished third with 1,122 with
sets of 545-577.
Lorraine GULL, the defending
champion, pulled up to fourth with
a final set of 564 after holding fif-
teenth position in the opening round
with SIS. Washington's bowling
queen, who was far off stride in an
attempt to win for the seventh
straight time, was pleased over the
fact that she had finished in the
money every time With 1.079 Miss
GULL nosed out Evelyn Ellis by one
pin for last money place
The prize winners received $25.
SIS, $40 and 81. Block prizes of 50
went to Ruth Rothgeb and Bronson
Quaites with 1872 and 1873 games
while Mabelle Hering's second high
set of $50 in the first block got her
entry fee back. Ora Emge. the Bea-
yer Dam golf champion. rolled ST.
to collect the final block prize.
While Tony Santini today was be-
ing extolled for his slashing victory
over Astor Clarke by a score of 662
to 608, the unsung hero of the
Herald Times Toy Fund matches at
Convention Hall yesterday was Joe
Harrison.
1t was Joe's 432 set that gave the
Marlboro Hotel team its margin of
victory over the crack Cuff and San
TIM combination when the three
game battle went to the very last
frame before being decided by a
score of 1881 to 1870.
The sizzling contest witnessed the
Santinis taking a one-pin lead in
the first game, $40 to 619. Joe con-
tributed 129 Counting 153, Joe
gave the Marlboros the second game.
654 to 642. This 11-pin lead the
Marlboros held to the end, when
both teams counted SOB in the final
skirmish. Successive spares in his
last three frames gave Joe a $50
string, the telling wallop in the
Marlboro victory. Perce Wolfe, roll
ing anchor back of Harrison, capped
the triumph with a seven-pin spare.
Ed Blakeney, the crack Cuff and
Santini anchorman, had the misfor-
tune to see No. z pin stand up on
seemingly perfect spare hit in his
final frame.
Joe Always a Winner.
Incidentally, Harrison is the only
bowler among the stars who have
performed in the charity matches
to be on the winning team every
year. In five of the six years his
bowling has been superlative. Joe
Freschi also had an important
hand in the win with a sparkling
401 set.
The show was a thriller from
start to finish. Lorraine GULL and
Bill Krauss came from behind to
win from Lucy Rose and Clarke in
a 5-game mixed doubles, 1890 to
1,219. The Rose-Clarke combina-
ton held a 45-pin lead going into
the fourth game when the Silver
Spring ST. Patrick's day champions
cut their advantage to 10 pins to
win going away in the final game.
Mrs. Rose counted 629, registering
All for the first three games to
top Miss GULL by pins. Krauss
collected 655 naples to 500 for
Clarke.
Shooting 6e2, Santini handily de-
feated Clarke for the fourth time
In five of the annual charity
clashes. Rolling 168 for his first
game to Clarke's 116, the lanky
leader of the losing Cuff and San
TIM crew never was headed.