Evening star., 1939-11-16
Peoples Drug Stores Organize
Big Mixed Bowling League;
Parsons Ace in Clutch

With every indication that it will
develop into one of the largest mixed
duckpin loops in the city, the brand
new Peoples Drug Store League will
inaugurate it's season tomorrow night
at Rosslyn at II.
Enthusiasm is running high and
If the plans of Pharmacist Joe Briles
and Frank Kenney work out every
unit Of the big drug concern will be
represented by one or more teams.
The near-midnight starting time
was decided on to give practically
all employees an opportunity to roll.
The idea of forming the league
met with hearty approval by Mana
gers Lowell, Jackson and Paul who
are aiding in getting the loop of to
flying start.
The exact number of teams won't
be known until Friday night but Gait
Davis, the Rosslyn bowling magnate,
is looking forward to a big turnout
OF both men and women.
All employees interested are asked
to report at Rosslyn in time to be
assigned to teams.
Parson Ace in Pinch.
Lead-off Shooter Howard Parsons
| double-header strike in the final two
frames of the last skirmish was the
deciding blow at Lucky Strike eked
out a FL victory over Mount Rainier
IN District League match last night
at Mount Rainier. The Hugh Craw-
ley gang, after splitting even in
the first two games. had the Luckies
on the run until Parsons came
through in the clutch. His 1870
counts were high. CraWley matched
his top set and with Teammate Bill
Beatty shared game honors with 141
as the losers swamped the invaders
in the middle tilt with 655.
It's getting pretty tough when
you roll 1874 and lose eight pins on
your average. But such was the
case with Astor Clarke as he dropped
his average in the Rosslyn Inde-
pendent League to a mere l34-8 for
"a games. Clarke's bowling featured
Clarendon Decorators sweep over
Mannings Service.
Frank Mischou, off to what prom
lses to be one of his best seasons
IN notable bowling career, hiked
his average to l26-l8 as he head
lined the Senators 2-1 win from
New York Restaurant. Sport Gen.
ter with top set of 1889 won two
games to tie Y. M. C. A. for first
place as the latter club dropped
the odd one to Bantam's Market
despite Neese's top individual count
of 406. Paul Schlosser's 384 anc
Ed Lelgh's 382 were high for Sports
Center. Johnny Burgers 1893 gave
Diamond Cab a 2-1 edge over Ar
lington Trust. Billy Stalcup's 1896
was the wallop that gave the Sher.
mans the odd tilt from Cooke Press
Brad Mandley's 384 was high TO,
| the losers.
Lucky Strike Girls Ahead.
Lucky Strike rides the crest in
/ SiAS 3@oNiSo o4SolIll dSuG Will ID
l7-pin margin over Rosslyn. The
two crack teams tied with Is games
won out of 81 rolled when the Lucky
Strikes swept an important match
from Arcade Pontiac last night
while the suburbanites were nickine
Red Circle Food Shop twice. Polly
Shugrue with 1868 was the Luckies
star as they climbed to the tor
with top set of 1890 Mildred Mis-
kelly's high string of 143 and An.
META Matthews 338 set we're OF nc
avail.
Helen O'Deas 1873 and Anchor
Roller Mamie Payne's last-frame g.
pin spare gave Red Circle the mid
die tussle by one stick, 569 to 568
The latter rolled 344 for her set
Blanche Wootton's 14l-354 was
high for Rosslyn. Marie Spates