Evening star., 1939-09-27
First Southern Coin
Event Of Campaign
Slated Saturday
Siegy SoIem Is Hot Shot
At RossIyn; Ed Keith
Couples 400-Sets

While Washington dips heavily
into boom duckpin season, added
interest will be aroused next Sat-
urday when the Jimmie Wallace
Sweepstakes, first of the Southern
money tournaments, sends a nota-
BILE field of District sharpshooters
into action over the Norfolk Health
Center drives.
Such Capital topnotchers as Astor
Clarke, Joe Harrison, who finished
second in the 10-game event last
year; Ed Blakeney, Karl Gochenour,
Fred Murphy, Al Wright, Ray Ward,
Bill Krauss, Tony Santini, Perce
Wolfe and Hugh Crawley are likely
to be lured by the 500 top prize.
The defending champion is Steve
Lindamond of Roanoke, Va.
Solem High for Night.
Slggy Solem was the brightest
star last night as he smashed out
423 set in the Rosslyn indie
pendent League. His heavy count
ing enabled Banton Market to nick
Clarendon Decorators twice. Astor
Clarke shot 387 for the losers. Incl
dentally the No. l duckpinner is
holding his own in the early-season
rush by averaging 1874 for his first
six games in the Federal League.
Eddie Keith shot 4O1 to top Dia-
mond Cabs 80 win from Mario
Kidwell Senators as Lou Jenkins,
the loops champion, turned in 383
for the losers. 1t was Keiths Sec
ond straight 400 for the first two
marrow rolled this season. Holt
Neese marked up the third 400 of
the night when he walloped 4O3 in
the champion Y M. c. A. teams
2-1 win from Cooke Press.
Billy Stalcup's 1893 not only fea-
tured Sherman Clothiers 81 win
from c. & c. Restaurant, but earned
him an entry in the Pop Wolfe
Memorial Stakes.
Set Winging Start.
The newly MIDI. C.
Ladies' League got away winging at
Silver Spring when only 4 games
out OF "a rolled fell below 500. The
loop is made up of the 49O-team
averages.
Alma Schultz shone with top
scores OF l39-376 in Occidental Res
taurants 2-1 win from National Ale.
Led by Lucille Young's 1853 and Marie
Spates' 345, Shepherd Park Wine
and Liquor swept Liberty Wallpaper
with exceptional team counts of 572-
1855. R. E. A. Cleaners hit for 566-
1882 to take the odd game from
Shaffer's Flower Shop.
Nearly quarter of a century of
pin shooting hasn't dimmed the en-
thuslasm of Mae Morgan, who this
season is rolling with four teams.
Last night found this pioneer woman
bowler making her debut in the A.
club Ladies Catholic League opener
at the Lucky Strike as member of
the new Holy Trinity team.
Miss Morgan is a member of the
Cardinals, one of the two remaining
original teams of the Washington
Ladies League. She also rolls in
the Federal and Treasury Depart
ment loops.
Margaret Smith, a teammate of
Miss Morgan, featured the Catholic
Womens inaugural with 13O-32O.
Her top string gave Holy Trinity it's
lone win from St. Gabriels. The
champion L. A. A. o. H. was on the
short end of 81 decision with last
years runnerup, ST. Anthony, when
Margaret OBrien led with 112-3l3.
Bnai Birth Swamped.
In the Distributors League starter
at the Lucky Strike Stanley Norman
garnered top game of 148 to aid In
ternational's 2-1 win from E. Kahn.
Walter Qsins high 373 led Try-Me's
IL victory over the Cardinals. Bnai
Birth, defending champion, was
sWamped by the Milton Kronheims.
Officers reelected are Sidney Eisen-
berg, president, and Nanny Lands
man, secretary.
Office Service deadlocked for first
place with Accounts in the United
States Housing Authority League
when John Sheehan's high 141 and
Elmer Gustavson's 358 provided the
winning edge as the former white
washed the latter.
Agriculture Forest Service Mixed
League honors went to Elsie Lusher
OF Linden with 1872 and Fred Har-
tung of Spruce with 1876.
Opening night laurels in the
Acacia Insurance League were di-
vided between Dorothy Wilson. who
with 1886 paved the way for the Err
ways to capture two games from
the Hammerlund's, while Grace
Sanders of the opposition took high
game with 1876. Bus Boyd's l45 was
timely in the mems section. saving
the Roberts from being shut out by
the Heitmullers. Montgometys
swept the Kacys as w. Bealls 348
led the attack.
Under the direction of Maude
Fuschine, the 10-club Lucky Strike
Ladies League will get under way
tonight. The 10-team Mixed Palais
Royal League and the Civic Clubs
League will swing into action at
the Recreation.
Smith Is Named Prexy
NJ II