Evening star., 1939-04-26
Former Has 431 SET
In Count Believed
An-Time Record
Watson Contributes Ala
To Jump to the Front
In Class A Singles

With 7S1, believed to be an all
time record for class B doubles, Mac
Snellings and Lou Bonbrest today
loomed as the first bowlers to clinch
q title in the 29th annual Washing
ton City Duckpin Association
tournament by virtue Of their heavy
maple pounding at Columbia last
night
Snellings, ace pinman Of Southern
Railway Clerks League, scorched
the drives for 43l, not only the
highest set rolled so far in the cur
rent spring classic, but one of the
biggest ever shot in the long history
OF the affairs. With games of 1853,
148 and 1870. Bonbrest, member of
the pace-setting Brinkley's team of
the Southeast League, added a set
of $50.
The 758 rolled by Harry Dixon and
Charley Phillips at Convention Hall
last year was the existing class B
doubles mark so far as could be
traced. Ironically, too. it was this
Masonic League duo 7l5, rolled only
the night before, that Snellings and
Bonbrest bettered.
Watson Goes Into Lead.
Roy Watson. star of the Columbia
Heights League, gave the city's lead
ing boWlers something to shoot at
when he posted 414 in class A singles.
His games of 148, 1872 and 1874,
eclpsed the 1888 rolled by Mike
Vitale of Arcadia. incidentally,
Vitale and AL Tanner of the Luth-
eran Church League did a pretty
neat Job with combined set of 722
that moved them to second place in
class B doubles.
Frank Donaldson and Perce Elicit,
president of the w. c. D. A.. gained
fourth place in class B doubles with
an even 700 after the strong Amity
No. l team of the Odd Fellows
League had made a poor showing.
Richie Peck and Harry Colin, the
Petworth youngsters. made bril-
liant tournament debut with It's
doubles set that landed them in
second place of class C. Peck
counted 375.
Chaconas Team in Van.
Pete Metrakos with 400 sparkled
as Chaconas Market, champion of
the Columbia Heights League, took
over first place in class A with 1.743
as competition. among the city's
leading teams got under way. Lor-
raine GULL was more or less flop
in her initial appearance in the
mems tournament. Her set was 325,
far under her 118 season average.
Hessick Coal gained second place
In class A with 1877. with Watson
coming through with his second
count of 38l. Led by Paul Jarman's
372, Jacobs Tranfer moved to third
place in class A with 1,730.
Woody James of the National
Capital League and one of Bill
Woods assistants at the Lucky
Strike popped 367 set to take sec
ond place in class B singles. Here's
Q bowler to watch In the future.
A 355 gave w. j. Rhees of the In
tercollSgiate League tie for second
place in Class c singles, while Eddie
Hoyer of the Building Supply
League with 354 and w. r. Lewis of
the D. G. S. League with 349 took
over third and fourth places, respec-
lively. in Glass D singles.
Frank Barnes of Soil Conserva-
tion League with 331 moved to sec
ond place in Glass E singles. with
329 set giving John Miller Of Build
ing Supply fourth place.
Reynolds Has Big Night.
A new leader appeared in Glass F
singles when T. H. Reynolds of the
National Metropolitan Bank hit 3O1.
Reynolds then paired with NJ Quig-
ley to take over the Glass F doubles
lead with 605.
Members OF the A. P. Price team
Of the Southeast League. c. Nc
Clintic and W. Baldwin moved to
second place In Glass D doubles
with 672.
Tonight's rolling will be featured
by teams OF the 32-club Sanico
League and the crack clubs OF the
Recreation League with Astor
Clarke. No. duckpin shooter, rolling
with Herzogs and Joe Harrison, his
doubles side-kick, shooting with Joe
Tucci's Plumbers.