Evening star., 1939-01-31
Massive Score Shot
By Bowler With
112 Average
Meyer, D. c. Junior Golf
Champ, Gets 5 Strikes
In Row, 1874 Count

AlteI UCi VI d SCll-
tllry of maple spilling, Tom Galleher
of the Navy Department League
today had gained duckpins hall Of
fame.
Twenty-four years of rolling for
this 1l2-average bowler was wrap
ped up into an hour of greatness
last night at the Arcadia when Gal
leher smashed all records for
Washington league competition with
a massive game of 210.
For seven years Galleher had
been propelling duckpin balls down
the Arcadia drives with none too
startling results. And little did he
suspect he was on his way to un-
usual achievement last night when
he gathered in 10 pins for his first
frame with the photographic team,
of which he had several times been
a cog in a pennant-winning COM
bination.
Sparing his his next two frames
wasn't out of the ordinary but a
strike in his fourth brought forth a
cheer from his mates which in
cluded the venerable Ralph (Bus)
Provost, one of the city's bowling
pioneers. Then came a fifth frame
strike and true shot in his sixth
frame gave him triple-header.
Gets Fourth Straight Strike.
AS if they had been hit by a ball
of magic the pins fairly flew off
the alley for his fourth strike in
row. At this point Jim Falck, who
had held the season record game of
1874 for the loop was among the
excited spectators.
But Galleher didn't stop at crack
ing Falck's mark. Greater things
were in store for him. In his next
three frames he chalked up two sue
cessive spares and a strike.
Counting six pins on his tenth
frame strike, Galleher brought to
an end the most spectacular single
game exhibition ever witnessed here.
Once before Arcadia fans had
watched a superlative bit of rolling
when Tony De Fino little less than
two years ago rolled 20S in the Co.
lunbia Heights League Two pins
better than De Fino's former all
time record, Galleher missed by five
sticks the national mark of 2l5
rolled by j. Wilson Dillon at High
Point, N. c., in November, 1887.
Youngsters in Great Feat.
However, Galleher wasn't the only
pinmen to gain bowling's busy spot
light last night.
Out at Chevy Chase. Dick Meyer,
the District junior golf champion.
cut loose for five strikes in row,
the first recorded in league COM
petition since Carroll DAILY estab-
lished his District loop mark at
Convention Hall in 1882
With two spares in his first five
frames, the 18year-old youngster
of the Dupont Circle team struck
from the sixth frame through the
tenth to establish season record
of 1874 for the Chevy Chase Com
mercial League.
Dick might have posted a 200
string. but on the roll-off of his
fifth strike he cut deuce and went
through the hole. His set, also a
league record, was 1926.
Excitement probably caused Gal
leher to turn in 94 for his second
string but he was fast gaining his
stride when he shot 112 for his final |
effort, to give him a season record |
set of 4l6. Gallehers whopper also
gave his photographic team a sea-
son record game of 635.
Here's how he scored his all-time
record came. IN oQy 4oy 7Qyy 10Qyy
135xx 155Xx TAX 194X 210XX.
Ware Rolls 402 Set.
Posting season record set OF
4O2 at Rosslyn, Clayton Ware, presi-
dent of the R. F. c. League. led his
Control Proof team to a sweep over
Securities Review. Wares string
was 142. Bill Hills 388 was the
former high set. Primary Control
gained a commanding lead OF six
games by blanking the runner-up
Legal team.
A crucial match is scheduled for
the Rosslyn Independent League to-
night when the Kingans, leading by
one game, clash with the second
place McGlincy's Market at $50.
Jack Preller's 355 and Pearson's
142 were top scores for the Jewellers
League at Chevy Chase, Bill Spur
geon led the Chamber of Commerce
League with 144-387 as the Wild
cats hit 579-15 $40 for top team
counts.