Evening star., 1939-01-04
Joins Other Experts
Al Takoma Tonight
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Lorraine GuIIi Fires
Set of Alb to Lead
Male Competitors

Lou jenkins can go places tonight
when he bids for free entry in the
United States Duckpin Sweepstakes
at Takoma If he can stay "hot."
This newcomer to the ranks OF
Washingtons topnotchers sizzled
last night at Rosslyn, when he rock
eted his average to 126-l2 for 81
games in the Rosslyn Indedendent
League.
Lou, throwing a triple-header
strike to climax 163-last game,
counted 428, a three-game set that
will take lot of fancy pin pounding
to beat tonight, when the citys stars
lay So so on the line for crack at
the 50 500 in the classic at ConVen-
ton Hall next Saturday.
Virginia will have at least nine
sharpshooters in the country's rich
est duckpin attraction, according to
George L. Isemann, the N. D. B. G.
executive secretary, who is getting
things shipshape for the affair.
Norfolk is sending Jimmy Wallace,
Lynwood (Tick) Thumm, Steve Kane
and Billy Gauer,. Wallace and
'Thumm already have scored major
victories this season, the former
winning the Norman Levy at Nor
folk and the latter the Maryland
State Open at Baltimore. Gauer was
eighth in the Dixie a month ago.
Steve Lindamood, the youngster
from Roanoke who showed the way
home in the Jimmy Wallace Sweep
stakes at Norfolk, will augment the
Old Dominion entry, as will AL Hos
selton. president of the N. D. B. c.
who will head the Richmond con-
tingent that will include Ray Barnes,
the 1882 winner who recently trans
ferred his bowling affiliations from
Baltimore; Chubby McNew, the ma
tional all-events champion. and
Blair Creedle, another Richmond
top-fighter.
Lorraine Shoots Big Set.
Lorraine GULL newly crowned
Evening Star tournament champion,
hit the high spots in the men CO.
llnbia Heights League at the Ar
cadia last night with a Alb set, her
highest three-game count OF the sea-
son, With strings of 1873, l46 and
139. the great GULL, tying Team
mate Pete Metrakos' second highest
set of the loop this season, led Cha
conas Market back into possession
of first place, with Daly's Food Shop
IS the victim. A 655 count gave the
Nick Chaconas aggregation second
high set of the season, While their
1906 set was tops for the night.
Hessick Coal knocked Arcadia out
of a tie for the top rung when Al
Wright led a 81 win with 37O.
Sholl's Cafe trimmed last years
champion Jacobs Transfer two
games. while Arcade-Pontiac swept
Lucky Five to complete the nights
matches.
Last years Evening Star woman
titleholder, Georgia Hays, who made
a gallant bid to retain her laurels by
finishing fifth with scratch score
of 5o9 last Saturday, also had large
evening out at Silver Spring, Seven
spares and a strike gave her a sea-
son record game of l69 for the
Ladies' Suburban League, while her
359 that topped off Shaffer Flower
Shops sweep over National Ale en-
abled her to win an entry IN the
Ladies' Dixie Sweepstakes.
Dora Gullickson's 1888, coupled
with Caroline Hiser's 100, paved the
way for r. E. A. Cleaners to mop up
the erstwhile leading Monument
Electric. The victory gave the R. E.
AS first place. Talismans nicked
Grotto Grill twice and HoWard's
Nairdressers nipped Custom Inte-
riors in the odd game.
Wertz Tops Lutherans.
Top shooting in the Lutheran
League at the Arcadia was turned
In by Wertz of Keller No. l with 139
and Pietila of Luther Place No. l,
who led in 580-1,7O3 team counts
with a 335 set.
st. Anthony pinettes were off on
the wrong foot by losing three games
to Holy Comforter G team after a
holiday lay-off, but managed to hold
irst place in the Ladies Catholic
League when the runners-up, L. A.
A. o. H. and st. Francis Xavier lost
2 game each to st. Joseph's and Holy
Comforter D. respectively.
Ida Fitzgibbon, sweeping the
naples at the Lucky Strike for 125,
climaxed her top string with
double-header strike that gave st.
Joseph's high team game of SOB and
its lone win. Catherine Hanlein's
top set of 316 led the L. A. A. o, H,
win. Last years champion Holy
Comforter E team snapped a long
losing streak by busting of st.
Peters.
Meyer Weinberg hiked his average
in the Distributors League to 1874,
but his top counts of 149-301 ac-
counted for only one game against
the leading B'nai-B'rith team. Roma
pinmen. blanking E Kahn, moved
up to third place.
A tie for first place in the United
States Housing Authority League re-
suited when Accounts, winning two
games from Legal. moved in on
Finance as the former undisputed
leader dropped two to Management.
Office Service rollers monopolized
the high scoring when John Sheehan
turned in 100 and Dave Bent 324.
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