Evening star., 1939-10-29
bIakeney Faces Big
Field in Defense
OF Duckpin Title
Thirty Aces Expected
To Compete Today in
Campbell Stokes

In competition with an unusually
large field, Ed Blakeney, anchorman
Of Columbia's crack District League
team, today will seek his second
straight victory in the Howard
Campbell Sweepstakes. An all-time
record for the 15-game tournament
of 2,044 won him the title last Janu-
ary.
With approximately 80 duckpin |
howitzers expected to shoot at q !
cost Of $28 each, the 14th annual
classic will get underway at the
Georgetown Recreation at 2 pm.
The second 5-game block is carded
at the Lucky Strike at S. Conven-
ton Hall will stage the wind-up
starting at 8.
The last big field was in 1882 when
Al competed. Since the entry has
averaged less than "a. The peak
year was 1880 when 81 enrolled.
Last season the Washington City
Duckpin Association, under whose
direction the affair is staged, let
the bars down to Maryland and Vir-
ginia bowlers in an effort to in
crease the field. Only three out-of-
towners rolled. Unless this number
Is increased greatly today, the as
soc1atlon next year again will make
the Campbell strictly a local affair
Baltimore Stars Entered.
Hank Mowbray, who shortly will
take over the management of Balti-
more's new Eastway drives, and
Nova Hamilton will be in the Oriole
squad. George Demeres OF Freder-
1cksburg. Va, and member of
Arcadia's District League team, is
sure starter. Al Hosselton. former
president of the N. D. B. c., and Ray
Barnes of Richmond are likely en-
trants from Virginia.
Former champions of the Camp
bell are, 1927, Glenn Wolsten-
holme; 1928, Red Megaw; 1929, Brad
Mandley; 1890, Max Rosenberg;
1881, Astor Clarke; 1882, Tony San
TIM; 1888, Whip Litchfield; 1884,
Sam Simon; 1885. Eddie Espey: 1886.
Harry Hilliard: 1887, Astor Clarke;
1888, Astor Clarke.
Ray Ward hiked his TOP Mount
Rainier League average to l25-l3
for q games with a 4ll-set, the
weeks highest in the suburban loop
His Russell Motors team and Johns
Restaurant are deadlocked in first
place. Chet Lilley's top single of
163 and Jim Madden's l43-394 gave
the third-place Smiths Tavern a
shutout. Jimmy Dewhurst's 1896
counts were potent in the Johns
Restaurant sweep over the Odd
Fellows.
Singer Has Big Fight.
Julie Singer. the Evening Star
Yuletlde tournament champion.
starred in the Hebrew League with
a season record set of 435. Brother
Dave ably assisted him in SPORTS
Center's 81 win from A. z. A. with
$50. Bantam Press climbed two
games In the lead as Lou Ruche's
387 led shutout over Hofberg Deli
catessen. Ben Bookoffs 382 and
Himmelfarbs $50 paced the second
place Millions service to a 81 VIC
tory over Moseans.
Bell team rollers took the odd one
from De Forest to climb back into
the lead Of the Patent Office League.
Four first division clubs were white
washed when Edison, Wright,
Marconi and Whitney dropped de-
cisions to Howe, Morse, Fulton and
Remsen, respectively. Strizak of
Howe spilled 397 of Tad Howard's
Rendezvous Naples for top set.
Nader of Fulton copped the weekly
81 prize for high game with a 140
which was Al over his average.
Friberg of Bell also rolled 14O.
While Eastern was forging to the
front in the Odd Fellows League
by routing Metropolis, Bill Hum
phrey was coping individual set
honors with 427. Perce Elicit banged
out 4l3; Wally Donaldson, 399;
Chalmers Croft, 1896; Art Custer,
375. The latter's 164 was tops for
the week at Brookland.
Navy Yard Deadlocked.
F & A. No. rollers finally have
been caught in the Navy Yard
League pennant chase. Dusting off
Optical No. 2, Miscellaneous tied for
first place when the No crew
dropped a game to Erecting Shop
Moving along at fast pace. F. & A.
No. / pulled up within a game of
the leaders by sweeping Inspection
as Fitzwater shot 35l and Howard
Treese, the loops president. rolled
$40 to lead the charge. The win
ming of two games from C. & r.
made the last-place F. &. A. No. 4
team happy. Emick with 124 and
Weiner with 327 were high for the
cellarites. Bucky Burns 359 was