Evening star., 1939-01-21
Ten Hours Required
To Run Off Tourney
In Three Shifts
Davis Event Biggest
Of Its Kind Ever
Promoted Here

Six years of constant effort on the
part OF Gait Davis to put Rosslyn on
the bowling map in big way, today
eliminated in the greatest duckpin
tournament of its kind ever staged
! hereabout when the fourth annual
= Virginia State Open Sweepstakes
got under way at pm. for more
than 10 hours of maple spilling with
out let-up.
Davis. who always gives good ac-
count Of himself once he tackles
Job. last night counted off 98 bowlers
from Virginia, Maryland and the
District, who indicated they would
compete.
And that doesn't include several
from Lynchburg, the Pannell father
Hnd-son combination from Wavnes-
boro, Paul James of Middleburg and
"a few scattered Others" said Davis.
Jarman Defends Title.
Baltimore was to be represented
by 20 OF its finest; Gene Raney, the
HagerstoWn mogul, was to bring
down his entire Coliseum five, Jack
llmmerman's Winchester crew had
signed up with u of Norfolk's lead
ing plnmen and ID topnotchers were
Que from Richmond. Nearby Vir-
glnla was to supply about 16 and the
Nations Capital was to swell the
field with 26.
with only u alleys to accommo-
cate this record-smashing field that
promised to pass the 100 mark. Davis
Planned to roll 36 boWlers in the
hrst and second squads and the re-
malnoer in third shift. Two five
game blocks will be rolled.
Paul Jarman, member of the lead
ing Cuff and Santini team of the
olstrlct League, who halls from Nc
Lean, Va, is the defending champion.
Manor BOWERS Gain.
Manor No. l, last seasons pen
nant winner, nicked the pace-setting
beaVer Dam No. l twice to move
only one and half games back of
nrst place in the Country Club
League. Top game of GOT gave the
champions the 2-1 edge.
kenWood No l, with high set of
1707, bagged two games from the
second-place Indian Spring No.
team despite the top scores of 151
and 383 turned in by Bill Feeney at
the Lucky Strike.
Mllbrooke of Breech Mechanism
No. l established season record
fiat game of 81, topping Andy Prices
mark by a pin, as he watched his
club lose two games to Bellevue
which cost it first place in the 90
club Navy Yard League. The re-
Gently organized Bellevue team lost
the first tilt, but bagged the last two
with $50 and GOT when Abel counted
I3o-348 and Bergstrom totaled 343
kozee rolled 356 for the losing B. M
Shop crew.
Top game Of the evening at the
Lucky Strike went to Abe Beavers
with 145. He was instrumental in
his clubs gaining first place. AL
Davis collected top set of 385 with
games OF 144, 104 and 1877, while his
miscellaneous team posted high
game OF 619. Gun Shop chalked up
l,785, the third high of the season.
Former Executives Team Well
Two former secretaries of the
washington Women's Duckpin As
soclatlon and their j. Leo Kolb. Inc,
team garnered all the scoring honors
IN the Ladies Independent League
at the Arcadia when Margaret
Lynn's 334 and Kay Burns 124 were
high in team counts of 538-1.5O5.
Honors were split four ways in the
Real Estate League at Chevy Chase
When Tom Schaffer of Weaver
Bros. turned in 376 and Bud Tallev
OF H. L. Rust No 2 team posted Isl,
with District Title Co. totaling 1647
and Fisher Co. 581.