Evening star., 1939-01-14
Ida Simmons Seekinq
Third Consecutive
Title in Classic
Lorraine GuIIi Big
Hope Of Capital as
40 Stors Compete

~ StorS compete
With more than 20 of the first
80 ranking girl duckpinners Of the
East entered, the eighth annual
Times Dixie Sweepstakes for women
got under way today at Silver Spring
at 1890 with the second three-game
block slated at the Arcadia for $3.50,
and the final for Rosslyn at 7:30.
Fans hereabout were afforded their
first opportunity of the season to
see Ida Simmons, Norfolk's No. /
girl bowler of the country in big
time competition. Ida is rolling for
her third consecutive victory in the
Dixie and her fourth championship
this season.
Washington looks mostly to Lor-
raine GULL, three-time winner of
the Dixie, to halt Miss Simmons,
who also has won the tournament
three times.
Among the late entrants to swell
the all-star field to more than 40
rollers was Ora Emge, Beaver Dams
champion woman golfer who fin
ished fourth in the recent Evening
Star Yuletide tournament with 48-
500 at the New Recreation.
Helen Randlett, nationally ranked
No. 2; Olivia Schmidt. seventh;
Phyllis Wills, eighth, and Dorothy
Lawson, ninth, head Richmond's
delegation. Mae Sahlman, one of
Baltimore'S newer stars, Is among
the dozen or more Oriole rollers.
Catherine Wick, ranked No. 4, is
among the Norfolk representatives.
Bulla Rolls Set Of 473.
Harold Bulla sports the seasons
second highest set by virtue Of
473 rolled at the Government Print
ing Office alleys last night. A sub
stitute on the Casters team, Bulla
came within seven pins of Earl
McPhilomy's season record set of
480 rolled at the Lucky Strike.
BAlla's games were 1T, 140 and 156.
Bulla was on his way to big
evening when he climaXed his first
game with four strikes in a row. A
double-header strike, spare and
strike came in the second game after
five fiat frames. Three spares and
three strikes were chalked up by
Bulla in the final game.
Breech Mechanism No. bowlers
gained first place on total pinfall
over c. e. R., the erstwhile undis-
puted leader, when the former, led
bye sMilbrooke's 130-37O, took a 81
decision from Radio while the latter
was dropping 81 verdict to Opti-
cal. George Luscombe's 123-340
and Glen Weidman's 134-34O were
high for Radio. Graefe was Opti-
calls best bowler with 117-338 and
F'rye's 127-332 were high for C.
& r.
Tool Shop No. l, sweeping Torpedo
Tube No. l, moved into third place
tie with Apprentices as the latter
1ost the old skirmish to West No. /.
Abe Beavers featured for Tool Shop
with 1871, while Andy Prices
l34-373 were the heaviest wallops
for the T. T. No. outfit.
Whitley Bausch of Foundry was
the 32-club loops leading shooter
of the evening at the Lucky Strike
when the 107-average bowler copped
set honors with 4Q1. His games were
1874, 1873 and 129. Top single string
honors went to AL Tayman of Proof
with 143. Gun Shop garnered top
game of 592 and F. & A. No. ! the
best 3-game total with 1896.
Manor No. l Challenges.
With Dallas Pratts top set of 375
pacing a top team count of 1,708,
the champion Manor No. l team
forged into pennant-contending
position in the Country Club Golf
League. A sweep moved the defend
ing titleholders close on the heels of
Beaver Dam No. l, the leader, and
Manor No. 2 and Indian Spring No.
deadlocked in second place. All
three clubs dropped 2-1 decisions.
Walter Romer of Congressional
No. 2 turned in top string of 148.
Indian Spring No. l captured its
only win with high count of 598.
Laurels in the Ladies' Independent
League went to Louise Maske of
United Typewriter with IA, Mamie
Payne with 329, j. Leo Kolb with
Sol and Phil Bobys with 1851.
. Old Milwaukee bowlers of Balti-
more and Washington will clash
IN team, doubles and singles at
Takoma tonight. When action
starts at Tom Taylor's lineup
selected from rollers in the Takoma
Duckpin Association League will
include Red Megaw, Monk Stevens,
Judge Hughes, George and Will
Skinker and AL Spivey. The Orioles
have equally as strong a team.
Two postponed sets in the South
east League tonight will bring to-
0ether Shaffer's Flower Shop and
Square Deal at 8, while tomorrow
Capitol Hill Bowling Alleys team
tangles with the league leading
Brtnkleys.