Evening star., 1939-04-29
Diamond Cab Roller
Shoots 432 10 Top
Glass A Singles
District League Champs
Total 1916; Jormon
Has Big Night

Washington City Duckpin Asso-
citation championships today were
well within the grasp of Frank
(Bub) Guethler, southpaw bowler Of
the Diamond Cabmen, and the Cuff
and Santini team, pennant winner
of the all-star District League, as
the former boasted 432 for Glass A
singles and the latter an all-time
tournament record with a Glass A
count of 1916.
On District League night two other
major leaguers, Paul Jarman and
Karl Gochenour, came through with
colors flying to place among the five
new leaders as the city's annual
bowling classic finished its second
week of competition at Columbia
last night
Banging out 418, his second 400
set of the night, Jarman was the
star of 1852 Glass A doubles event.
An even 700 gave E. Cooke and G.
Assay first place in Glass D doubles.
A Procurement League duo, A. Ois-
bold and c. Mckinney, with 696,
moved to first place in Glass E.
Tru-Blu Bowlers Star.
Three members of the strong Tru-
Blu team gained high standings.
Eddie Keith and Ellsworth Geib
moved to second place in Glass A
doubles with 748, and Ollie Pacini
took over third place in Glass A
singles with Alb. The former No.
l duckpinner rolled games of 147,
1873 and 133 Fred Murphy, the Ar
cadia speedballer, rolled a fourth
place score of 400 Ed Blakeney, who
hit for 1872 with Cuff and Santini
came back with 40l to take over
fifth place in singles.
Guethler, probably the Capital s
leading lefthahder since Al WorI,
and top shooter of the Southeas-
League with a 122 average. shot the
/ highest three-gam total of the cur
rent tournament to snatch the lead
from Ray Watson, the Columbia
Heights League star, with games of
146, 1876 and Isl. His bangup rolling
however, missed by 10 pins the all
time record established by Ed Blake
ney at Lucky Strike in 1887.
Guethler, too, might have grippee!
a second title, in the class A all
events, had he not elected to count
his 372 District League team set last
night. Earlier in the week he rolled
399 with the Square Deal outfit ot
the Southeast League. AS a result
his 1.158 falls short by one stick of
the total posted by Howard Parsons
The portsider turned in 354 for his
doubles.
uantini Team Clicks.
The massive 1946 registered by the
Cuff g. Santini boWlers simply was q
case of a great bowling team. one Of
the finest in the country clicking
together. Jarman, who paced with
AL, like Guethler, also could be lead
ing the class A all-events had he
been allowed to count his highest
team set. Jarman took chance Oh
his first set. rolling 372 with the
Jacobs Transfer team.
James Caruth OF the Department
of Labor League turned in some
nifty rolling with 1876 that gave
him second place in class c singles
while o. G. Green of the Silver
Spring Georgia Avenue League
banged out 3s3 to gain second place
in Glass B singles. Bill Seidenhers
of the A. 6 P League tied for thirc
place in Class B with 375 while G
w. Freeburg of the Petroleum
League went third in Glass c single;
with 376.
Another to shine was Harry White
of the Bankers League who tied fol
second place in Glass D singles with
359. D. Slayton and E. Watson with
667 took fourth place in Glass I
doubles, while Lou Howder and M
Jenkins. also Procurement rollers
totaled 703 to take fourth place ir
Glass c.
The 29th annual tournament viii
be resumed Monday.