The Washington times., 1938-01-14
GRIFF'S FINDS"
SWAMP RODIERS
i'm DUCKPIN TILT.

Henry TAFT Rodler'S THURSDAY
Nighters last night at the Lucky
Strike.
So badly beaten were the Thurs
day Nighters when the Pinochlers
chalked up a three-game score OF
1852 to 1,517 that Rodier today
charged the Old Fox with using
everything from sponges to paint
ed horses to win by an overwhelm-
ing margin of 145 pins.
Led by Press Box Manager
Thurmon6 Cordell's 353 set, the
PinochlerS won all three games
pulled W.. With Freddie Baxter
kid brother of frankie, who is
Mike Martins clubhouse assistant
sailing into the maple for 351,
the Ball ParkerS counted games
to 556, $40 and 566 against 489,
SIG and 512 for the Thursday
Nighters. who were plainly off
their game.
RICE BATS FOR RODIER
After rolling the first game
Rodier pulled himself out of the
fray and inserted the veteran DR.
Tommy Rice.
AS a rooter, Rodier has few
equals but ever his mighty urging
was to no avail.
DR.. Tom Webb's 1926 effort was
tops for the Rodier gang.
Bucky Harris, Griff's boy won
der manager, contented himself
with the role of chief cheer leader
for the Pinochlers and was ably
aided by Ball Club Secretary Ed
die Eynon and Earl Griffith,
brother of the Old Fox.
Superintendent Bill Wood capped
the party with swell display of
cuisine which was served by his
Red Circle food shop manager,
Einar Christensen.
PRESENTS CARDS
George L. Isemann, secretary of
the National Duckpin Bowling
Congress, was on hand to present
30.year-old gold membership cards
to DR.. Tom Rice, DR.. Clyde Shade
and Rodier. Harold "Biggy" Sup
plee was awarded 20-year silver
card.
Arville Ebersole, secretary of the
washington City Duckpin Associ-
alton, was among the same 80
guests Wined and dined in the tap.
room.
Last nights match was the first
of a series of bowling, bridge,
fcooncan, pinochle and golf
matches. Best three out of the
five will be declared the winners of
celluloid gas stove or something.
Marked by Perce Wolfe's record
season set of 438. Occidental Res
taurant showed under rthe Heu-
rich Brewers last night in a Dis
trict League match at Convention
Hall, sweeping the match with an
1,849 top set, when every game
count bettered 600. Wolfe'S games
were 166, 1873 and 139. Bill
Krauss, a teammate, held the for
mer recrod-426.
The victory today had regained
two-game lead over the second
place Convention Hall Club in the
all-Star District League by virtue
of the Hallmen's two losses to
Regal Neon Sign at the Lucky
Strike. Johnnie Anderson's 15O-
401 featured the Regal win. A
tripleheader strike was the high
light of his big string.
Lucky Strike, with Ray Ward
rolling top set of 382, trimmed
Tru-Blu in the odd-game skirmish
at Takoma Park. Lou Jenkins
800 was tops for the losers. Jack
Talbert, rolling a last game of 146
saved Georgetown Recreation
from a sweep after Arcadia, led
by Carl Gochenour's 369, had won
the first two tilts.
Lou Fincham chalked up an all.
time record 400 set for the West.
ern Electric League, after getting
off to a banner start with a whop
ping III. His pin smashing gave
Inspection the odd game from
Hand Set, which grabbed the
nightcap tilt when Hayden rolled
a timely 154.
Jalepes Restaurant rollers are
holding first place in the National
Capital League on total pins today
by routing the Benmacks out o1
undisputed possession of the tor
rung with a singing three.gam,
setback.
Ben Hare, rolling high set of 40l
which was marked by a game o.
1855 was the big gun in the sweer
which was aided by Lou Rucht
$50. The latter's count regainec
him his individual leadership b!
six pins over Charlie Croft. Hi
average stands at 118-43.
Washington Canoe Club was ;
2-to-1 winner over Red Circle Foot
Shop when Gait Davis 1873
proved the winners edge. Dali,
News with Groff's 356 tops, de
feated Washington Beef and Pre-
vision the odd game.