Evening star., 1939-03-21
Women S Group Of 81
Quints Is An-Time
Mark for Meet
Big Bowling Event Gets
Over Third Of Squods
From Capital Area

All records for team entries In
National Duckpin Bowling Congress
tournaments will be broken in the
18th annual classic now in progress
at Lucky Strike, 1t was announced
today by Executive Secretary George
L. Isemann.
A check last night, nearly 10 days
after the start of the tournament,
revealed an entry of 237 teams,
which includes an all-time record
of ga women's teams.
Metropolitan Washington, supply
ing 81 teams, more than one-third
of the entries, also established
new mark for its participation in
the nationals. The list includes %
women's and So mems teams.
Baltimore and its nearby suburb,
Dundalk, has entered "a mems and
II women's teams Connecticut's
entry of SIS teams is the largest ever
to represent the Nutmeg State. With
Richmond topping the list with II
teams, Virginia will have % teams
bidding for the coveted titles.
The former record of 224 teams
was established in the first tourna-
ment at Baltimore in 1928.
Perry Nutwell secretary, last
night named Bill Via, Wes Trewolla,
Johnny Herbert, Bill Lanahan,
Buddy Kidwell and Vernon Soper
as the team to represent Washing
tons Kilowatt League in the booster
class.
Record Entry in st. Pats.
Earle Stocking, Silver Spring alley
manager, still is all smiles over the
record entry of SO in the st. Pat
rick's Day mixed doubles Of which
he is the originator.
IT would have had so entries If
I could have found another girl to
bowl. I threatened at one time to
put a skirt on one of the six men
who wanted to roll but couldn't
find partners, said Stocking.
A battle to the finish looms in the
Graphic Arts League as result Of
last nights matches when Judd &
Detweiler by 81 win from STAN
ford Paper deadlocked the pennant
issue with Chick Heimer's Progress
sive Printing team, which dropped
a 81 decision to Walker Supply.
Buck Jones 155 prevented the
Walker team from scoring a shut
out. Buddy Teachum's 374 topped
1.734 which enabled National
Capital Press to blank National
Publishing and remain in the chase.
Winning two games from Mod
ernists enabled Ionics to hold the
lead in the Procurement League as
the Normans moved to the runner
up spot by Goose -egging the Etrus-
cans.
Sleuths Set Season Mark.
With Dutch Newman popping up
with 1893 and Astor Clarke banging
ITO, Bureau of Investigation posted
season records OF 655 and 1887 in
the Federal League at Arcadia.
The veteran Ralph (Bus) Provost
with AIT and Andy Price with ISL
featured photographers 614-1,756 In
the Navy Department League. A
few alleys away at the Arcadia, Mac
Snellings hit 150-4O1 in the South
ern Railway Clerks League.
Far down in the pennant chase
a month ago, the Bombay team, led
by George Schmidt's top set Of
383, swept Sparkle to gain tie with
8 O'Clock and Self-Service for sec
ond place in the A. & P. League.
Bob Martins 142-342 was high as
Office stayed three games in front
by a 81 win from Condor.
Jim Holland, who Sunday night
paved the way for the A. & P. team
to tie for first place in the booster
class Of the national tournament,
came through with top string of
146 to save Sultana from a shutout
by the Atlantics. Frank Favorite's
357 led the victors.
Overend Is Transit Star.