Evening star., 1938-04-08
Paul Harrison Chalks Up Bo,vling Record
CRASHES 467 SET
IN DISTRICT LOOP
Clarke Boosts His Margin
to IS Pins in Scrap for
Individual Crown.

An old comet of the mapleways, al
most forgotten, was back in the Wash
ington armament today in the person
Of lanky Paul Harrison.
Harrison, member Of the Arcadia
team, who few years back recognized
few equals in the matter of toppling
duckpins. return to stardom with set
Of 467 last night at the Arcadia that
hung up a record for the brilliant and
venerable District League.
Looking for the first time in several
seasons the bowler who won honors
galore as youngster, Harrison reeled
OF games of Isl, 155 and l6l. includ-
ing eight strikes and dozen spares,
to beat by five sticks the leagues pre-
vious high mark, esta ablished several
weeks ago at the Lucky Strike by Eddie
Keith.
With Andy Gleeson backing up Har-
rison with 399 and Ed Cleary with
1872, the Arcadians smashed out the
second highest team set of the season.
1852. to trim Convention Hall, 2-1.
The Hallmen, winning the first game
with 656, shot a three game set of
1875 against game totals of $40, 651
and Csc for Arcadia. Whip Litch-
fields 3s6 and Paul Perkins 3S4 were
tops for the losers.
Clarke Boosts Average.
Astor Clarke, rolling 377 at Conven-
ton Hall, hiked his top average to
124-33, and gained "a pins and COM
nanding lead of IS pins over Perce
Wolfe. his Occidental teammate and
rival for the title, who shot 343. But
the star at the hall was Max Rosen-
berg, who led his Regal Neon Sign
team to 81 win from the league
leaders with 175-407. Max's whopper
was sandwiched between games of 113
and 119.
Heurich Brewers cut Occidentals
lead to four games by sweeping Tru-
Blu, but their only chance to finish
first lies in their winning six remain
ing games, Occidental losing five out
of six Hokie Smith. banging out 400,
and Bill Clampitt. shooting 404, paved
the way for the Brewers to win handily
Ed Blakeney, rolling $50, practically
dropped out of the high-average battle.
His average fell to 1894
Georgetown had little trouble dis
posing of Lucky Strike with Jack Tai
bert's 354 high for the winners.
Benmacks CIinch Pennant.
Winning two games from Washing
ton Canoe Club, the Benmacks
clinched the pennant in the National
Capital League last night at the Lucky
Strike, Russ Hopkins aided in the i'm
portant win with $50. The runner-up
Daily News, last years champion,
busted of Red Circle Food Shop for
the odd skirmish when John CLANCY
shot 138-379. Bus Mahoney's 37l was
the highlight in Washington Beef's
2-l win from Naval Medical Center.
Ben Hare's 359 aided Jalepes Restau-
rant to defeat Tribby's Real Estate the
odd one.
Internal Revenue No / bowlers are
champions of the American Federation
Of Government Employees for the Sec
ond straight season. A 81 win from
Public Health No. last night at the
Lucky Strike assured them of the flag.
Tariff Commission is the runner-up.
G. M. Van Hoesen, the loops scorer,
Is member of the flag winners.
w. and L. Nears Title.
Five games in front as result of
their sweep over Credit Bureau, the
leading Woodward & Lothrop bowlers
are about home with the Department
Store League flag Hecht Co., holding
second place, won two games from |
Guy-Curran, while the third-place |
Raleigh Haberdasher, with Ralph |
Scott rolling 35l, nicked Lamb Seal g.
Stencil for two. AL Mcdonald blasted |
out 1894 at the Recreation for two |
weekly honors in Lansburgh's sweep
over Hahn Shoes.
Bregman's Wildcats marched into |
first place in the Recreation League
by sweeping Herzogs, but the feature
Of the Recreation League matches was
the shooting Of 14-year-old Archie
Hearn who rolled 420 to enable
Marvin's Credit to knock University |
Shop out Of the lead with a 81 win.
Terrys Appliance, with Charlie
Nicholson's 1856 and Fred Murphy's 3sl
leading the charge. whitewashed |
Blaydes Contracting to deadlock for
second place. Joe Harrison shot 3s2
in Marlboro Hotels 2-l win from
Blanken's Restaurant to maintain his
individual leadership.