Evening star., 1939-03-31
u. 5. Duckpin Chiefs
To Ballot Tonight;
Stars Roll Here
RossIyn and Ice Palace
Are Hosts to Bong-Up
Intereity Matches

While the bowling forces OF New
England and the South are gather
ing for the final week end OF compe-
tition in the National Duckpin Bowl
ing Congress championships at the
Lucky Strike, executives and direc-
tors Of the congress will hold their
annual meeting at the Annapolis
Hotel tonight and signally honor
Bronson Qualities by electing her their
first woman president.
The session, scheduled to get un-
derway at 10 pm. promises to be one
Of the shortest in the history Of the
congress. With New Haven, Conn.,,
already chosen as the 1910 tourna-
ment site. this important item which
usually consumed hours OF discus
sion will be eliminated. Several bits
of legislation will be introduced.
Miss Quaites, Washington's FORE
most woman bowling leader for
years, will succeed AL Hossleton of
Richmond who made great strides In
the promotion Of the congress dur
ing his one-year term.
True Blues Headline.
Tournament aplenty Is in store for
tonight. Washington's crack Tru-
Blu team figures to supply the snap
piest fireworks in the national classic
at the Lucky Strike. Ollie Pacini.
twice the country's No. duckpln-
ner and captain of Northeast Tenn
pies winning team of 1885:
Walter Megaw who shared the
doubles championship with Jimmy
Waters of Hartford the same year;
Gene Hargett, Eddie Keith and
Frank Mischou, all topnotchers, will
compose the Tom FARRELL entry.
The Meriden Police of Meriden,
Conn, with Joe Wollschlager, cap
tain, will share the drives with the
Tru-Blus. The Vintage Club of
Meriden, the Silver Grille of Sey-
mour, Conn. and Washington's two
booster teams representing the Pro-
curement and Chestnut Farms and
Chevy Chase Dairy Leagues also will
see action.
Some red hot competition is
scheduled for the Rosslyn Bowling
Center and Chevy Chase Ice Palace
tonight at 8. The Connecticut Blue
Ribbons. under the leadership Of
Frank Barber, Willimantic, Conn,
duckpin mogul, will invade Rosslyn
for the finals of an intercity match
with Max Rosenberg's Regal Neon
Sign sharpshooters. who are out to
square walloping they received last
month in the Nutmeg State.
One of New England's finest pin
men. Steve Witkowski, will perform
when his Capitol Five of Middle
town. Conn. clashes with the Ice
Palace All-StarS
! Benson Rolls Whopper.
Banging out 185, the highest game
OF the current N. D. B. c. tourna-
ment, "Lumbago" Sam Benson, ma
tional all-events champion Of 1929,
featured the rolling at the Lucky
Strike last night.
The veteran Georgetown star and
Jack Talbert, who the last several
years has We'd with Benson for bowl
Ing honors in Georgetown, moved to
fifth place in the doubles with 7s4.
Benson rolled his whopper between
strings Of 131 and 122. Benson made
nine marks, including a double
header strike, after a nat second
frame. His 438 is the third highest
set Of the classic.
Potomac Electric Power pinmen,
led by Bill Lanahan's 376, totaled
1852 to land high in the booster di-
vision. The University of Georgia
team failed with a 1893 set in the
intercollegiate class.
With the Holland five of Bridge
port, Conn, defending team cham
pions, heading the delegation, more
than so strong man and woman
teams from the New England duck
pin territory will bid for national
titles tomorrow.
John Blick's Atlantans and sew
eral other Georgia Cracker teams
are carded on the heavy week end
schedule that will be brought to
close Sunday. Ida Simmons, the
No. girl bowler Of the country, and
her Norfolk Health Center team also
will squeeze in on the card.